"It is an honor and a privilege to be selected in the CBA draft," said Washington, who was drafted in the second round by Houston in the 1999 NBA player draft. "I am looking forward to playing in China again this season."

Washington played in the CBA last season. He averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds per game for Fujian. He was the first of 56 elite international basketball players drafted or were re-signed to play in the CBA during the 2006-'07 season. General managers and coaches from 14 CBA teams evaluated and selected players during the tryout camp July 28 through Aug. 2 at the USBA.

"Our teams have selected strong players whose skills will complement their new teammates in the CBA," said Wang Du, vice president of the CBA League Committee. "Through our strong partnership with the USBA, our teams have had an excellent opportunity to evaluate many elite players at one time and location."

Teams picked players in reverse order of how they finished in the CBA standings last season. The team with the best record drafted last while the team with the fewest wins picked first.

Results of the 2006 CBA draft are the following:

CBA Draft Results 2006
* Denotes that a team used first-round pick to resign foreign players from their 2005-2006 roster.
Round #1
No.	Team:	Player:
1	Henan Jigang	Tyrone Washington, center, Mississippi State '99
2	Guangdong Dongguan New Century	Anthony Myles, forward, Xavier '04 *
3	Shanxi Gaitianli	Brandon Crump, center, Tennessee '05 *
4	Shandong Jinsidun	Herve Lamizana, center, Rutgers '04
5	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones	Soumalia Samake, center *
6	Fujian Xunxing	Chris Porter, forward, Auburn '00 *
7	Shanghai Dongfang	Reggie Okosa, forward, LaSalle '02 *
8	Jilin Tonggang	Darius Rice, forward, Miami '04
9	Liaoning Panpan	Ernest Brown, center, Indian Hills CC '00 *
10	Yunnan Honghe Bulls	Ken Johnson, center, Ohio State ’01
11	Xinjiang Guanghui	Lorenzo Coleman, center, Tennessee Tech *
12	Jiangsu Nangang Dragons	Garnett Thompson, center, Providence '02
13	Beijing Shougang	Micah Brand, center, UMass. '03
14	Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers	Jason Dixon, center, Liberty University *
Round #2
No.	Team:	Player:
15	Henan Jigang	God Shammgod, guard, Providence College '97
16	Guangdong Dongguan New Century	Michael Fey, center, UCLA '06
17	Shanxi Gaitianli	Jerod Ward, forward, Michigan '98
18	Shandong Jinsidun	Mack Tuck, guard/forward, Central Oklahoma’03
19	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones	Kevin Freeman, forward, UConn '00
20	Fujian Xunxing	Kit Ryhmer, center, UMass '02
21	Shanghai Dongfang	Jermaine Dearman, forward, Southern Illinois '03
22	Jilin Tonggang	Babacar Camara, center, Cal State Fullerton '04
23	Liaoning Panpan	Robert Jackson, forward, Marquette '03
24	Yunnan Honghe Bulls	Wil Frisby, forward, Miami '05
25	Xinjiang Guanghui	Doug Wrenn, forward, Washington '03
26	Jiangsu Nangang Dragons	Carlos Dixon, forward, Virginia Tech '05
27	Beijing Shougang	Robby Joyner, guard, North Carolina-Asheville '02
28	Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers	Terrance Green, guard, Nevada-Reno '03
Round #3
No.	Team:	Player:
29	Henan Jigang	Rashid Byrd, center, Eastern Oklahoma JC '01
30	Guangdong Dongguan New Century	Tyler Smith, forward, Penn State '02
31	Shanxi Gaitianli	Mike Jensen, forward, Washington '06
32	Shandong Jinsidun	Eddy Fobbs, center, Sam Houston State '05
33	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones	Curtis Millage, guard, Arizona State '03
34	Fujian Xunxing	Eric Sandrin, forward, Seattle Pacific '02
35	Shanghai Dongfang	Reggie Butler, center, Xavier '01
36	Jilin Tonggang	Alexus Foyle, forward, BYU Hawaii '03
37	Liaoning Panpan	Pat Simpson, center, SMU '05
38	Yunnan Honghe Bulls	Dontay Harris, forward
39	Xinjiang Guanghui	Galen Young, forward, North Carolina-Charlotte '99
40	Jiangsu Nangang Dragons	Albert White, guard, Missouri '99
41	Beijing Shougang	Mohamed Woni, center, Hampton '00
42	Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers	Michael Ford, guard, West Georgia '06
Round #4
No.	Team:	Player:
43	Henan Jigang	Damon Jackson, guard, Fresno State '03
44	Guangdong Dongguan New Century	Alvin Cruz, guard, Niagra '05
45	Shanxi Gaitianli	Darnell Miller, guard, West Georgia '05
46	Alan Daniels	Eddy Fobbs, guard, Lamar University '06
47	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones	Brandon Hawkins, guard, San Jose State '03
48	Fujian Xunxing	Chuks Neboh, center, Portland '00
49	Shanghai Dongfang	Simeon Haley, center, Missouri '96
50	Jilin Tonggang	Bonell Coles,, forward, Florida '04
51	Liaoning Panpan	John Bryant, forward, St. Joseph’s '05
52	Yunnan Honghe Bulls	Eric Fiegi, forward, Corban College '06
53	Xinjiang Guanghui	Noah Brown, guard, Appalachian State '05
54	Jiangsu Nangang Dragons	Ryan Rourke, forward, Cornell '06
55	Beijing Shougang	Kenny Tate, guard, Edinboro State '02
56	Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers	Obie Trotter, guard, Alabama A & M '05

Through daily games and workouts players showcased their talent and teamwork to the coaches and general managers of the 14 CBA teams. On Aug. 3, all players and team officials gathered in the USBA Great Hall for the four-round player draft.

"This has been another excellent CBA tryout camp and draft," said Bruce O'Neil, president and CEO of the USBA. "The USBA is pleased to continue to partner with the CBA to grow basketball's popularity in China as well as match these outstanding teams with terrific basketball talent who want to play in China."

Players drafted in the first two rounds negotiate and sign contracts on draft day and then are placed immediately on the team's active roster, while the other two players will be on the team's reserve list, ready for call-up in case of injury to one of the other foreign players. CBA teams are allowed two active foreign players each on their 12 man rosters. If chosen on draft day, players are required to commit to their new team and sign a contract before they leave the USBA or they will not play in the CBA next season.

Eighty elite players were invited to the 2006 tryout camp and draft. Players were divided into teams coached by NBA and NCAA coaches. The camp was directed by Ted Owens, former University of Kansas coach; Ernie Woods, former coach at Bellevue Community College; Rob Evans, former coach at Arizona State University; J.D. Barnett, former coach at several Division 1 programs; and Pete Gillen, former coach at the University of Virginia. All are members of the USBA's Coaches Advisory Board. The players at this year's camp were from the United States, Canada, Africa, Puerto Rico, South America and Europe.

Since 2003, the CBA has contracted with the USBA to create the player draft and replacement player personnel system. As in the past, members of the CBA management team attended this year's session and worked with USBA staff to administer all aspects of the player draft and player personnel system. The draft is one of several initiatives the USBA and the CBA are creating to improve the quality of basketball for the 300 million basketball players and fans in China.