Bucks Take Bogut With No. 1 Pick in Draft

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sure was a g&#39;day for Andrew Bogut. The 7-footer from Australia was chosen first Tuesday night in the NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, becoming the first player in five years with U.S. college experience to be drafted No. 1 overall.<br> <br> The 20-year-old Bogut, who played two seasons at Utah and was the college player of the year, straightened his tie, adjusted his suit jacket and took a deep breath in the moments before commissioner David Stern summoned him to the podium onstage at Madison Square Garden. When his name was called, Bogut raised a clenched right fist.<br> <br> Utah is the first school to have players picked first in both the NBA and NFL drafts in the same year. Quarterback Alex Smith was drafted No. 1 by the San Francisco 49ers in April.<br> <br> Milwaukee had been debating whether to take Bogut or North Carolina small forward Marvin Williams with the franchise&#39;s first overall No. 1 pick since 1994, when the Bucks selected Glenn Robinson. In the end, the lure of a versatile, athletic 7-footer with Olympic experience was too much to pass up. <br> <br> The Atlanta Hawks chose second, and the Utah Jazz - after making a trade with Portland earlier in the day - were to select third.<br> <br> © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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