BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Baylor guards Davion Mitchell and Jared Butler were both selected by the in the 2021 NBA Draft on Thursday night at Barclays Center. Mitchell was chosen No. 9 overall in the first round by the Sacramento Kings, while Butler was selected No. 40 overall in the second round by the New Orleans Pelicans, with reports that he'll be traded to the Utah Jazz.
 
With the two picks tonight, Baylor has now had eight NBA Draft picks in the last 10 drafts, the most of any team in the state of Texas and the second-most in the Big 12 Conference since 2012. The Bears have accounted for eight of 28 draft picks from Texas universities since 2012.
 
The Bears have had nine NBA Draft picks in the Drew era – Ekpe Udoh (No. 6 in 2010), Perry Jones III (No. 28 in 2012), Quincy Acy (No. 37 in 2012), Quincy Miller (No. 38 in 2012), Pierre Jackson (No. 42 in 2014), Cory Jefferson (No. 60 in 2014), Taurean Prince (No. 12 in 2017), Mitchell (No. 9 in 2021) and Butler (No. 40 in 2021).
 
Mitchell's selections marks the third top-10 draft pick in program history behind Udoh (No. 6 in 2010) and Vinnie Johnson (No. 7 in 1979). He's the seventh first-round pick in program history, and the Bears have now had 22 all-time draft picks. Mitchell and Butler combine to give the Bears multiple draft picks in the same season for the third time, following Micheal Williams and Darryl Middleton in 1988 and Jones III, Miller and Acy in 2012.
 
Butler is the first Baylor player selected by the New Orleans Pelicans franchise, while Mitchell joins Alex Holcombe (1993, No. 44 overall) as the second BU player drafted by the Sacramento Kings.
 
Fellow draft-eligible Baylor players Mark Vital and MaCio Teague are now eligible to sign free agent contracts with any NBA team.
 
Vital, Teague, Butler and Mitchell combined to lead the Bears to the first Big 12 Championship and first National Championship in program history. BU won its first conference title since 1950 Southwest Conference play, and the Bears advanced to the third Final Four in program history (1948, 1950). That four-some combined to lead the Bears to a 54-6 record over the last two seasons.
 
Butler was named 2021 Final Four Most Outstanding Player and became the first consensus First-Team All-American in program history, while Mitchell was the 2021 National Defensive Player of the Year and was named 2021 NCAA South Regional MVP. Vital graduated as the Bears' all-time leader in Big 12 victories (45) and was a three-time All-Big 12 selection, and Teague earned All-Conference honors in all four of his collegiate seasons, capping that off with All-America recognition in his senior season.
 
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BAYLOR NBA DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR   NAMES, POS.                  RD       PICK     TEAM
1949      James Owens, G/F           2          21         Washington
1950      Don Heathington, F/C       9          -            New York
1957      Jerry Mallett, G                 4          31         Syracuse
1965      Spencer Carlson, F           10        79         St. Louis
1967      Darrell Hardy, C                3          21         Detroit
1971      William Chatmon, F          15        218       Buffalo
1979      Vinnie Johnson, G            1          7           Seattle
1982      Terry Teagle, G                 1          16         Houston
1986      Carlos Briggs, G               4          79         San Antonio
1988      Micheal Williams, G          2          48         Detroit
1988      Darryl Middleton, F/C        3          68         Atlanta
1993      Alex Holcombe, C             2          44         Sacramento
1998      Brian Skinner, F/C            1          22         L.A. Clippers
2010      Ekpe Udoh, F/C                1          6           Golden State
2012      Perry Jones III, F              1          28         Oklahoma City
2012      Quincy Acy, F                   2          37         Toronto
2012      Quincy Miller, F                 2          38         Denver
2013      Pierre Jackson, G             2          42         Philadelphia
2014      Cory Jefferson, F              2          60         San Antonio
2016      Taurean Prince, F             1          12         Utah
2021      Davion Mitchell, G            1          9           Sacramento
2021      Jared Butler, G                  2          40         New Orleans
 
BIG 12 NBA DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2012
Kansas – 13
BAYLOR – 8
Iowa State – 7
Texas – 7
Oklahoma – 4
Oklahoma State – 4
Texas Tech – 3
West Virginia – 2
Kansas State – 1
TCU – 1

NBA DRAFT PICKS FROM TEXAS SCHOOLS SINCE 2012
BAYLOR – 8
Texas – 7
SMU – 3
Texas Tech – 3
Houston – 2
Texas A&M – 2
North Texas – 1
TCU – 1
UT Arlington - 1
 
2020-21 BAYLOR MBB HONORS
Jared Butler
NBA Draft Second Round Pick (New Orleans Pelicans, No. 40 overall)
Wooden Award Finalist (1 of 5)
Naismith Trophy Semifinalist (1 of 10)
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Finalist (1 of 5)
All-America First Team (unanimous)
Final Four Most Outstanding Player
NCAA All-Tournament Team
NCAA Tournament All-South Region Team
Big 12 Player of the Year (AP; The Athletic)
NCAA Tournament All-Region Team
All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
USBWA District VII Player of the Year
USBWA District VII All-District Team
NABC All-District 8 First Team
Big 12 Conference Male Athlete of the Year
Big 12 Conference Male Sportsperson of the Year
Big 12 MBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 15)
Lute Olson Award Midseason Watch List
NCAA National Player of the Week (Jan. 25)
Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Jan. 25)
USBWA National Player of the Week (Jan. 26)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 25)
 
Scott Drew
Big 12 Coach of the Year (second-straight year)
Naismith Men's Coach of the Year Finalist (1 of 4)
USBWA Henry Iba Award Finalist (1 of 4)
NABC District 8 Coach of the Year
USBWA District VII Coach of the Year
 
Adam Flagler
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
 
Davion Mitchell
NBA Draft First Round Pick (Sacramento Kings, No. 9 overall)
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
NABC Defensive Player of the Year
Lefty Driesell Award
All-America Third Team (AP; NABC, Sporting News)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
NCAA All-Tournament Team
NCAA Tournament South Region MVP
NCAA Tournament All-South Region Team
All-Big 12 First Team (coaches)
All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (unanimous)
NABC District 8 First Team
USBWA District VII All-District Team
Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (1 of 30)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 1)
 
Jackson Moffatt
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
 
Mark Paterson
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
 
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
 
MaCio Teague
Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Finalist (1 of 5)
All-America Third Team (NCAA March Madness)
All-America Honorable Mention (AP)
NCAA Tournament All-Region Team
All-Big 12 Second Team (AP)
All-Big 12 Third Team (coaches)
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
USBWA District VII All-District Team
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
NCAA National Player of the Week (March 8)
Big 12 Player of the Week (March 8)
 
Mark Vital
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (The Athletic)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (unanimous)
Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List