NEWARK, N.J. — The Utah Jazz used its No. 12 pick on Colorado guard Alec Burks after watching local star Jimmer Fredette get drafted at No. 10 by Milwaukee.

The 6-foot-6 Burks has the size to play in the NBA, and the shooting touch.

He averaged 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists for Colorado. He was the first Colorado player in school history to score over 770 points, grab 240 rebounds and hand out 100 assists in a single season.

The Jazz needs a guard to fill the shoes of Deron Williams, but Kyrie Irving, Brandon Knight, Kemba Walker and Fredette were already taken.

In two seasons, Burks shot 50 percent or better from the field and 60 percent or better in 16 games.

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Irving with the No. 1 pick Thursday, making the Duke point guard their first of two choices in the top four of the NBA draft.

Loudly cheered by family and friends not far from where he starred at St. Patrick’s High School in Elizabeth, Irving showed no signs of any lingering problems with a right foot injury as he walked up the stairs to shake hands with Commissioner David Stern.

Despite playing 11 games in his only college season because of a toe injury, Irving was too good to pass up with the Cavaliers’ first No. 1 pick since taking LeBron James in 2003.

The draft gives them a chance to quickly rebuild less than a year after James left for Miami, as they also own the No. 4 selection.

Irving has said he has no health concerns, making him the best choice in what’s been called a weak draft.

The Minnesota Timberwolves took Arizona forward Derrick Williams with the No. 2 pick.

NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, poses Colorado’s Alec Burks, who was selected with the 12th pick by the Utah Jazz in the NBA draft Thursday in Newark, N.J. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The NBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick, Kyrie Irving, right, of Duke, hugs his father, Dred Irving, after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA draft Thursday in Newark, N.J. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bill Kostroun