BROOKLYN, N.Y. – BYU guard Egor Demin was selected with the No. 8 pick by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2025 NBA Draft Wednesday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Egor Demin is selected 8th overall by the @BrooklynNets in the 2025 #NBADraft presented by State Farm!
— NBA (@NBA) June 26, 2025
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Demin, BYU’s fifth NBA Lottery selection and the first since Jimmer Fredette was picked 10th in the 2011 NBA Draft. BYU has now had 19 NBA Draft picks since the ABA/NBA merger in 1976 including five of the last seven going in the first round.
| BYU - NBA Draft First Round Selections (Since 1976) | |||
| Year | Player | Pick | Team |
| 2025 | Egor Demin | 8th | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2011 | Jimmer Fredette | 10th | Sacramento (from Milwaukee) |
| 2004 | Rafael Araujo | 8th | Toronto Raptors |
| 1993 | Shawn Bradley | 2nd | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1989 | Michael Smith | 13th | Boston Celtics |
| 1983 | Greg Kite | 21st | Boston Celtics |
The 6-foot-9 guard is one of two freshmen in Big 12 history to average at least 10.5 points, 5.5 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game in a single season, joining fellow lottery pick Trae Young of Oklahoma. He set a freshman program record in assists (180) and assists per game (5.5), previously held by Danny Ainge. He is also one of four freshmen in program history with multiple games of 10 or more assists, including an 18-point, 11-assist double-double in his collegiate debut.
During the Cougars' run to the Sweet 16, Demin averaged 13.7 points, 5.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game in the NCAA Tourament. He nearly recorded his first career triple-double in the Round of 32 win over Wisconsin, finishing with 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. He is one of nine freshmen in NCAA history to record that stat line, joining the likes of Jalen Suggs, Jameer Nelson, Jason Kidd and Magic Johnson.