Blugolds in men's professional basketball
NBA
| Name |
Team |
Years |
| Mike Ratliff |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
1972-74 |
| Frank Schade |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
1972-73 |
NBA Draft
| Name |
Year |
Team |
Pick/Round |
| Mike Ratliff |
1972 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
28th overall (second round) |
| Frank Schade |
1972 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
53rd overall (fourth round) |
| Tom Peck |
1973 |
Houston Rockets |
92nd overall (sixth round) |
| Romie Thomas |
1975 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
165th overall (10th round) |
| Gib Hinz |
1980 |
San Antonio Spurs |
107th overall (fifth round) |
| Joe Merten |
1981 |
Utah Jazz |
207th overall (10th round) |
| Rich DiBenedetto |
1982 |
Indiana Pacers |
100th overall (fifth round) |
| Tony Carr |
1982 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
135th overall (sixth round) |
| Bob Coenen |
1982 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
223rd overall (10th round) |
Continental Basketball Association
| Name |
Team |
Year(s) |
Role |
| Sherm Carstensen |
Saskatchewan Hawks |
2001-02 |
Player |
| Gib Hinz |
Wisconsin Flyers |
1982-83 |
Player |
| Joe Merten |
Alberta Dusters |
1982-83 |
Player |
| Joe Merten |
Las Vegas Silvers |
1983 |
Player |
| Joe Merten |
Wisconsin Flyers |
1983-85 |
Player |
| Joe Merten |
Wisconsin Flyers |
1985-86 |
Head Coach |
National Industrial Basketball League
| Name |
Team |
Year(s) |
| Roger Hanson |
Milwaukee Allen-Bradleys |
1956-57 |
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European Leagues
| Name |
Team |
League |
Year(s) |
| Jeff Ellenson |
SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg |
2. Basketball Bundesliga (Germany) |
1973-75 |
| Gib Hinz |
Basket CRO Lyon |
Nationale 2 (France) |
1980-81 |
| Mike Johnson |
CB Vetusta |
Primera Division (Spain) |
1992-93 |
| Brian Krueger |
Værløse BBK |
Basketligaen (Denmark) |
1988-89 |
| Cory Kulig |
Debreceni Egyetem |
Hungarian A Division (Hungary) |
1997-99 |
| Mike Ratliff |
Basket Brescia |
Serie A (Italy) |
1973-75 |
| Mike Ratliff |
Alsace de Bagnolet |
Liga Francesa Basquetebol (France) |
1975-78 |
| Mike Ratliff |
Unknown |
Unknown (Belgium) |
1978 |
Australian Leagues
| Name |
Team |
League |
Year(s) |
| Jeff Ellenson |
Bankstown Bruins |
National Basketball League |
1979 |
| Jeff Ellenson |
Lithgow Tornadoes |
Sydney Metropolitan League |
1979-89 |
| Gib Hinz |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Two years |
| Mike Morgan |
Unknown |
Sydney Basketball Conference |
1983 |
Asian Leagues
| Name |
Team |
League |
Year(s) |
Role |
| Eric Gardow |
Qatar SC |
Qatar Basketball League |
2008-11 |
Head Coach |
| Eric Gardow |
Chiba Jets |
bj League (Japan) |
2011-12 |
Head Coach |
Notes: Chester Smith was drafted by the Wisconsin Flyers of the CBA in 1985, but was one of the cuts made in the team’s preseason camp...Several Blugolds in the 1950s and 1960s played in the Northwest Conference and its equivalents, circuits in which some teams (often operated by local businesses) were considered semi-pro at the time.
