The 2009 NBA Development League draft was the ninth draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on November 5, 2009, before the 2009–10 season. In this draft, all 16 of the league's teams took turns selecting eligible players. The D-League uses a "serpentine" format whereby the order of selections for each team alternates in each round. For example, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds won the number one overall selection, but in round two they picked last (16th selection, 32nd overall).

Carlos Powell of South Carolina was the first overall selection and was taken by Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Coincidentally, Powell had been selected second overall in the 2007 Draft, making him the only player to have been chosen as the first and second overall selections in D-League Draft history. Six players taken in the 2009 Draft had also previously been selected in an NBA draft: Deron Washington (2008), JamesOn Curry (2007), Latavious Williams (2010), Orien Greene (2005), Reece Gaines (2003) and Yaroslav Korolev (2005). Two players, Nate Miles and Brian Kortovich, played college basketball solely at the junior college level. The highest drafted international player was Amara Sy, who holds a dual citizenship with both Mali and France, as the Bakersfield Jam selected him fourth overall.

Although some of the players chosen in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.

Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter ^ Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s)* Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) and was also selected in an NBA draft† Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College11^ F Albuquerque Thunderbirds South Carolina12 G/F Erie BayHawks UAB13† F Los Angeles D-Fenders Virginia Tech14 F Bakersfield Jam—15 C Utah Flash Augusta State16^ F Austin Toros Alabama17^ G Reno Bighorns Southern California18 F Maine Red Claws Syracuse19 G/F Iowa Energy Connecticut110^ F/C Fort Wayne Mad Ants Georgia Tech111 F Dakota Wizards UNC Charlotte112^ G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Memphis113 F Sioux Falls Skyforce Clemson114† G Springfield Armor Oklahoma State115^ G Idaho Stampede Georgia116† F Tulsa 66ers—217^ G Tulsa 66ers Arizona218 G Idaho Stampede DePaul219 C Springfield Armor Tennessee220 F Sioux Falls Skyforce Butler221 G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Georgetown222 F Dakota Wizards Iowa223 G/F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Auburn224 G Iowa Energy Saint Joseph's225^ F Maine Red Claws LSU226 F Reno Bighorns Kent State227 G Austin Toros Notre Dame228* G Utah Flash Louisiana–Lafayette229† G/F Bakersfield Jam Louisville230 F/C Los Angeles D-Fenders San Francisco231 C Erie BayHawks Santa Clara232 G Albuquerque Thunderbirds New Mexico333 C Albuquerque Thunderbirds Iowa334 G Erie BayHawks Texas Tech335 G Los Angeles D-Fenders Southern Mississippi336 G Bakersfield Jam Stanford337 F Utah Flash Chattanooga338 G Austin Toros Georgia Tech339 G Reno Bighorns Massachusetts340 G/F Maine Red Claws West Virginia341 G/F Iowa Energy Wingate342 F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Penn State343 F Dakota Wizards Oklahoma State344 G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Indiana345^ F Sioux Falls Skyforce VMI346 C Springfield Armor Northern Kentucky347 F Idaho Stampede DePaul348 G Tulsa 66ers Santa Barbara449 C Tulsa 66ers Talladega450 F Idaho Stampede UCLA451 G Springfield Armor Connecticut452 G Sioux Falls Skyforce UNC Charlotte453 F/C Rio Grande Valley Vipers Alabama A&M454 C Dakota Wizards St. Bonaventure455 G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Creighton456 F Iowa Energy Jarvis Christian457 G Maine Red Claws Arkansas458 F Reno Bighorns Georgia Southern459 F Austin Toros Gonzaga460 G Utah Flash Davidson461 G/F Bakersfield Jam Tennessee–Martin462 F Los Angeles D-Fenders Detroit463 G Erie BayHawks American464† G/F Albuquerque Thunderbirds—565 C Albuquerque Thunderbirds Kentucky566 G Erie BayHawks Indiana567 F Los Angeles D-Fenders Virginia Union568 G Bakersfield Jam Miami (FL)569 F Utah Flash UNLV570 G/F Austin Toros Duke571 G Reno Bighorns LSU572 G Maine Red Claws Tennessee573 G/F Iowa Energy Milwaukee574 G/F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Cincinnati575 G Dakota Wizards Wyoming576 G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Lamar577 G Sioux Falls Skyforce DePaul578 F Springfield Armor Northwood579 F Idaho Stampede Michigan580 F Tulsa 66ers Jarvis Christian681 F Tulsa 66ers Fayetteville State682 G Idaho Stampede West Virginia683 F Springfield Armor Louisville684 G/F Sioux Falls Skyforce Southern Idaho JC (Twin Falls, ID)685 G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Air Force686 G Dakota Wizards Portland687 G/F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Xavier688 F/C Iowa Energy Robert Morris689 F Maine Red Claws UNC Wilmington690 F Reno Bighorns College of Charleston691^ F Austin Toros DePaul692 G Utah Flash VMI693 C Bakersfield Jam Loyola Marymount694 G Los Angeles D-Fenders Millersville695 C Erie BayHawks Wisconsin–Platteville696 F Albuquerque Thunderbirds Cleveland State797 G Albuquerque Thunderbirds American798 G Erie BayHawks Tusculum799 C Los Angeles D-Fenders—7100 F Bakersfield Jam Houston7101 F Utah Flash North Florida7102 C Austin Toros Northwood7103 G Reno Bighorns Southern U.7104 G Maine Red Claws Cincinnati7105 C Iowa Energy Florida International7106 G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Dayton7107 F Dakota Wizards Idaho7108 G/F Rio Grande Valley Vipers Kent State7109 F Sioux Falls Skyforce Oklahoma City7110 F Springfield Armor Amherst7111 C Idaho Stampede Northern Illinois7112 G Tulsa 66ers North Texas8113 F Tulsa 66ers Maryland–Eastern Shore8114 G Idaho Stampede UC Davis8115 C Springfield Armor American8116 G Sioux Falls Skyforce Minnesota8117 G Rio Grande Valley Vipers UNC Charlotte8118 F Dakota Wizards Dayton8119 G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Indiana8120 G Iowa Energy Colorado State8121 F Maine Red Claws Maine Maritime Academy8122 F/C Reno Bighorns Cincinnati8123 F Austin Toros Huston–Tillotson8124 G/F Utah Flash Utah Valley8125 G Bakersfield Jam Chattanooga8126 F Los Angeles D-Fenders Yale8127 G Erie BayHawks William Jessup8128 G Albuquerque Thunderbirds Cuyahoga CC (Cleveland, OH)

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