Philadelphia takes the guard, who becomes the first No. 1 pick in Husky basketball history and gives Washington the top pick in the NBA and WNBA drafts, a first for any school.
As expected, Washington point guard Markelle Fultz was the first pick in Thursday’s NBA draft in New York.
Fultz was the No. 1 selection by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Fultz averaged 23.2 points last season at UW, tops among freshmen, and added 5.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game, the only Division I player to reach those stats. He walked across the stage Thursday night at Barclays Center wearing red sneakers made of basketballs.