COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Former University of Maryland basketball players Diamond Stone and Jake Layman were both selected in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Thursday night. Stone was selected 40th overall by the New Orleans Pelicans and Layman was drafted 47th overall by the Orlando Magic.
Stone was tabbed Associated Press Big Ten Newcomer of the Year in 2015-16, his lone season in College Park. The 6-11 center from Milwaukee, Wisc., was a Third Team All-Big Ten selection and ranked third all-time in program history in blocks for a freshman in a single season (56). He was second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and established the Maryland freshman record and all-time mark at XFINITY Center with 39 points versus Penn State (12/30/15) in his inaugural Big Ten game. Stone also established Maryland single-game records for free throws made (19) and attempted (25) against the Nittany Lions.
A two-time All-Big Ten pick from Wrentham, Mass., Layman tied Juan Dixon for the most games played at Maryland (114). He capped his Maryland career ranked 18th in points (1,436) and rebounds (674). The 6-9 forward is one of only 12 players in school history to record 1,400 points and 600 rebounds. Layman shined during the 2015-16 postseason run, matching a career-high 27 points against South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He averaged 11.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting .500 from the floor and .832 from the charity stripe. Layman earned his degree in American Studies in May.
Below is a list of Maryland all-time draft selections.
Year Selection (Round/Team)
1954 Gene Shue (1st , #3 overall/Philadelphia)
1955 Bob Kessler (2nd/Fort Wayne)
1958 John Nacincik (3rd/Syracuse)
Nick Davis (11th/Philadelphia)
1960 Al Bunge (1st, #7 overall/Philadelphia
Charlie McNeil (6th/New York)
Jerry Bechtle (16th/New York)
1963 Jerry Greenspan (3rd/Syracuse)
1966 Gary Ward (6th/Boston)
1967 Jay McMillen (9th/L.A. Lakers)
Joe Harrington (11th/Boston)
1970 Will Hetzel (9th/Baltimore)
1971 Barry Yates (8th/Philadelphia)
1973 Jim O'Brien (3rd/Portland)
Bob Bodell (10th/Seattle)
Howard White (14th/Washington)
1974 Tom McMillen (1st, #9 overall/Buffalo)
Len Elmore (1st/#13 overall/Washington)
1975 Tom Roy (3rd/Portland)
Owen Brown (9th/Phoenix)
1976 John Lucas (1st, #1 overall/Houston)
Maurice Howard (2nd/Cleveland)
1977 Brad Davis (1st, #15 overall/L.A. Lakers)
1978 Larry Boston (4th/Washington)
1979 Larry Gibson (3rd/Milwaukee)
1981 Buck Williams (1st, #3 overall/New Jersey)
Albert King (1st, #10 overall/New Jersey)
Ernest Graham (3rd/Philadelphia)
Greg Manning (7th/Denver)
1982 Charles Pittman (3rd/Phoenix)
1984 Ben Coleman (2nd/Chicago)
Herman Veal (6th/Phoenix)
Mark Fothergill (8th/Phoenix)
1985 Adrian Branch (2nd/Chicago)
1986 Len Bias (1st, #2 overall/Boston)
1988 Derrick Lewis (3rd/Chicago)
1990 Jerrod Mustaf (1st, #17 overall/New York)
Tony Massenburg (2nd/San Antonio)
1992 Walt Williams (1st, #7 overall/Sacramento)
1993 Evers Burns (2nd/Sacramento)
1995 Joe Smith (1st, #1 overall/Golden State)
1997 Keith Booth (1st, #28 overall/Chicago)
1999 Steve Francis (1st, #2 overall/Vancouver)
Obinna Ekezie (2nd/Vancouver)
Laron Profit (2nd/Orlando)
2001 Terence Morris (2nd/Atlanta)
2002 Chris Wilcox (1st, #8 overall /L. A. Clippers)
Juan Dixon (1st, #17 overall/Washington)
Lonny Baxter (2nd/Chicago)
2003 Steve Blake (2nd/Washington)
2007 D.J. Strawberry (2nd/Phoenix)
2008 James Gist (2nd/San Antonio)
2010 Greivis Vasquez (1st, #28 overall/Memphis)
2011 Jordan Williams (2nd/New Jersey)
2013 Alex Len (1st, #5 overall/Phoenix)
2016 Diamond Stone (2nd, #40 overall/New Orleans)
Jake Layman (2nd, #47 overall/Orlando)
Terps Drafted By Round
First Round 18
Second Round 16
Third Round 8
Fourth Round 1
Fifth Round 0
Sixth Round 3
Seventh Round 1
Eighth Round 2
Ninth Round 3
10th Round 1
11th Round 2
14th Round 1
16th Round 1
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Former University of Maryland basketball players Diamond Stone and Jake Layman were both selected in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Thursday night. Stone was selected 40th overall by the New Orleans Pelicans and Layman was drafted 47th overall by the Orlando Magic.
Stone was tabbed Associated Press Big Ten Newcomer of the Year in 2015-16, his lone season in College Park. The 6-11 center from Milwaukee, Wisc., was a Third Team All-Big Ten selection and ranked third all-time in program history in blocks for a freshman in a single season (56). He was second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and established the Maryland freshman record and all-time mark at XFINITY Center with 39 points versus Penn State (12/30/15) in his inaugural Big Ten game. Stone also established Maryland single-game records for free throws made (19) and attempted (25) against the Nittany Lions.
A two-time All-Big Ten pick from Wrentham, Mass., Layman tied Juan Dixon for the most games played at Maryland (114). He capped his Maryland career ranked 18th in points (1,436) and rebounds (674). The 6-9 forward is one of only 12 players in school history to record 1,400 points and 600 rebounds. Layman shined during the 2015-16 postseason run, matching a career-high 27 points against South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He averaged 11.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting .500 from the floor and .832 from the charity stripe. Layman earned his degree in American Studies in May.
Below is a list of Maryland all-time draft selections.
Year Selection (Round/Team)
1954 Gene Shue (1st , #3 overall/Philadelphia)
1955 Bob Kessler (2nd/Fort Wayne)
1958 John Nacincik (3rd/Syracuse)
Nick Davis (11th/Philadelphia)
1960 Al Bunge (1st, #7 overall/Philadelphia
Charlie McNeil (6th/New York)
Jerry Bechtle (16th/New York)
1963 Jerry Greenspan (3rd/Syracuse)
1966 Gary Ward (6th/Boston)
1967 Jay McMillen (9th/L.A. Lakers)
Joe Harrington (11th/Boston)
1970 Will Hetzel (9th/Baltimore)
1971 Barry Yates (8th/Philadelphia)
1973 Jim O'Brien (3rd/Portland)
Bob Bodell (10th/Seattle)
Howard White (14th/Washington)
1974 Tom McMillen (1st, #9 overall/Buffalo)
Len Elmore (1st/#13 overall/Washington)
1975 Tom Roy (3rd/Portland)
Owen Brown (9th/Phoenix)
1976 John Lucas (1st, #1 overall/Houston)
Maurice Howard (2nd/Cleveland)
1977 Brad Davis (1st, #15 overall/L.A. Lakers)
1978 Larry Boston (4th/Washington)
1979 Larry Gibson (3rd/Milwaukee)
1981 Buck Williams (1st, #3 overall/New Jersey)
Albert King (1st, #10 overall/New Jersey)
Ernest Graham (3rd/Philadelphia)
Greg Manning (7th/Denver)
1982 Charles Pittman (3rd/Phoenix)
1984 Ben Coleman (2nd/Chicago)
Herman Veal (6th/Phoenix)
Mark Fothergill (8th/Phoenix)
1985 Adrian Branch (2nd/Chicago)
1986 Len Bias (1st, #2 overall/Boston)
1988 Derrick Lewis (3rd/Chicago)
1990 Jerrod Mustaf (1st, #17 overall/New York)
Tony Massenburg (2nd/San Antonio)
1992 Walt Williams (1st, #7 overall/Sacramento)
1993 Evers Burns (2nd/Sacramento)
1995 Joe Smith (1st, #1 overall/Golden State)
1997 Keith Booth (1st, #28 overall/Chicago)
1999 Steve Francis (1st, #2 overall/Vancouver)
Obinna Ekezie (2nd/Vancouver)
Laron Profit (2nd/Orlando)
2001 Terence Morris (2nd/Atlanta)
2002 Chris Wilcox (1st, #8 overall /L. A. Clippers)
Juan Dixon (1st, #17 overall/Washington)
Lonny Baxter (2nd/Chicago)
2003 Steve Blake (2nd/Washington)
2007 D.J. Strawberry (2nd/Phoenix)
2008 James Gist (2nd/San Antonio)
2010 Greivis Vasquez (1st, #28 overall/Memphis)
2011 Jordan Williams (2nd/New Jersey)
2013 Alex Len (1st, #5 overall/Phoenix)
2016 Diamond Stone (2nd, #40 overall/New Orleans)
Jake Layman (2nd, #47 overall/Orlando)
Terps Drafted By Round
First Round 18
Second Round 16
Third Round 8
Fourth Round 1
Fifth Round 0
Sixth Round 3
Seventh Round 1
Eighth Round 2
Ninth Round 3
10th Round 1
11th Round 2
14th Round 1
16th Round 1
