Fernando Selected No. 34 in 2019 NBA Draft
6/20/2019 11:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland center Bruno Fernando was selected 34th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft Thursday evening. Fernando was drafted as the fourth pick of the second round (No. 34 overall) by the Philadelphia 76ers, who are expected to trade his draft rights to the Atlanta Hawks. He becomes the 60th player in program history selected to the league.
Fernando is now the first Angolan national to ever be selected in the NBA Draft. He is the sixth player at Maryland drafted under head coach Mark Turgeon, and will join fellow Terps Kevin Huerter and Alex Len in Atlanta.
"I'm thrilled for Bruno that his dreams of being drafted into the NBA have become a reality," said Turgeon. "The Hawks are getting one of the hardest working players I have ever had the pleasure of coaching, and Bruno has an incredible opportunity in front of him. This is a special night for Bruno and his family, especially being the first Angolan to be drafted in the NBA's history. I can't wait to see what he achieves at the next level."
Fernando had a sensational sophomore season in 2018-19, leading the Big Ten Conference in double-doubles (22) and field goal percentage (.607), while posting the fourth-most rebounds in Maryland single-season history (362). He was Maryland's first-ever finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and was the only Big Ten player to earn First Team All-Big Ten and All-Defensive team honors.
Fernando capped his career ranking second in program history in field goal percentage (.595), t-8th in blocks/g (1.6), t-9th in double-doubles (25) and 10th in rebounds/g (8.7). He appeared in 64 career games, making 53 starts.
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) | |
| 2018 | Kevin Huerter (1st, #19 overall/Atlanta) |
| Justin Jackson (2nd, #43 overall/Denver) | |
| 2019 | Bruno Fernando (2nd, /#34 overall/Philadelphia) |
Terps Drafted By Round
| First Round | 19 |
| Second Round | 18 |
| 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 |
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