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Round 1
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 1 Detroit Pistons Bob Lanier St. Bonaventure University
2 2 San Diego Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich University of Michigan
3 3 Atlanta Hawks Pete Maravich Louisiana State University
4 4 Boston Celtics Dave Cowens Florida State University
5 5 Cincinnati Royals Sam Lacey New Mexico State University
6 6 Seattle Supersonics Jim Ard University of Cincinnati
7 7 Cleveland Cavaliers John Johnson University of Iowa
8 8 Portland Trail Blazers Geoff Petrie Princeton University
9 9 Baltimore Bullets George Johnson Stephen F. Austin State University
10 10 Phoenix Suns Greg Howard University of New Mexico
11 11 Chicago Bulls Jimmy Collins New Mexico State University
12 12 Philadelphia 76ers Al Henry University of Wisconsin
13 13 Los Angeles Lakers Jim McMillian Columbia University
14 14 Atlanta Hawks John Vallely University of California, Los Angeles
15 15 Buffalo Braves John Hummer Princeton University
16 16 Milwaukee Bucks Gary Freeman Oregon State University
17 17 New York Knickerbockers Mike Price University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Round 2
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 18 San Diego Rockets Calvin Murphy Niagara University
2 19 Cincinnati Royals Tiny Archibald University of Texas at El Paso
3 20 Seattle Supersonics Jake Ford University of Maryland Eastern Shore
4 21 Boston Celtics Rex Morgan Jacksonville University
5 22 Cincinnati Royals Doug Cook Davidson College
6 23 Seattle Supersonics Pete Cross University of San Francisco
7 24 Buffalo Braves Cornell Warner Jackson State University
8 25 Portland Trail Blazers Walt Gilmore Fort Valley State University
9 26 Cleveland Cavaliers Dave Sorenson Ohio State University
10 27 Phoenix Suns Fred Taylor University of Texas-Pan American
11 28 Chicago Bulls Paul Ruffner Brigham Young University
12 29 Phoenix Suns Joe DePre St. John's University
13 30 Los Angeles Lakers Earnie Killum Stetson University
14 31 Atlanta Hawks Dan Hester Louisiana State University
15 32 Detroit Pistons Ken Warzynski DePaul University
16 33 Milwaukee Bucks Bill Zopf Duquesne University
17 34 New York Knickerbockers Howie Wright Austin Peay State University
Round 3
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 35 San Diego Rockets Curtis Perry Missouri State University
2 36 San Francisco Warriors Earle Higgins Eastern Michigan University
3 37 Detroit Pistons Bob St. Pierre Hanover College
4 38 Boston Celtics Willie Williams Florida State University
5 39 Cincinnati Royals Greg Hyder Eastern New Mexico University
6 40 Seattle Supersonics Gar Heard University of Oklahoma
7 41 Cleveland Cavaliers Surry Oliver Stephen F. Austin State University
8 42 Portland Trail Blazers Bill Cain Iowa State University
9 43 Buffalo Braves Chip Case University of Virginia
10 44 Phoenix Suns Greg McDivitt Ohio University
11 45 Chicago Bulls Lou Herndon Jackson State University
12 46 Philadelphia 76ers Dennis Awtrey Santa Clara University
13 47 Detroit Pistons Jim Hayes Boston University
14 48 Phoenix Suns Vann Williford North Carolina State University
15 49 Baltimore Bullets Seaburn Hill Arizona State University
16 50 Milwaukee Bucks Marv Winkler University of Louisiana at Lafayette
17 51 New York Knickerbockers Al Williams Drake University
Round 4
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 52 San Diego Rockets Jody Finney Ohio State University
2 53 San Francisco Warriors Ralph Ogden Santa Clara University
3 54 Baltimore Bullets Bill Stricker University of the Pacific
4 55 Boston Celtics Jon McKinney Norfolk State University
5 56 Cincinnati Royals Wade Fuller Loyola University of Chicago
6 57 Chicago Bulls John Davis Alabama State University
7 58 Buffalo Braves Erwin Polnick Stephen F. Austin State University
8 59 Portland Trail Blazers Jim Penix Bowling Green State University
9 60 Cleveland Cavaliers Glen Vidnovic University of Iowa
10 61 Phoenix Suns Bob Lienhard University of Georgia
11 62 Chicago Bulls Jim Wilson Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
12 63 Philadelphia 76ers Dan Crenshaw Alabama State University
13 64 Los Angeles Lakers Larry Mikan University of Minnesota
14 65 Atlanta Hawks Fred Davis Howard Payne University
15 66 Baltimore Bullets Billy Jones Louisiana College
16 67 Milwaukee Bucks Virgle Fredricks Drury University
17 68 New York Knickerbockers John Marren Manhattan College
Round 5
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 69 San Diego Rockets James Gilbert Adams State College
2 70 San Francisco Warriors Levi Fontaine University of Maryland Eastern Shore
3 71 Detroit Pistons Bill Jankans California State University, Long Beach
4 72 Boston Celtics Tom Carter Paul Quinn College
5 73 Cincinnati Royals Uluss Thompson Wiley College
6 74 Seattle Supersonics Boyd Lynch Eastern Kentucky University
7 75 Cleveland Cavaliers Wayne Sokolowski Ashland University
8 76 Portland Trail Blazers Ron Knight California State University, Los Angeles
9 77 Buffalo Braves Robert Moore Central State University
10 78 Phoenix Suns John Canine Ohio University
11 79 Chicago Bulls George Johnson Dillard University
12 80 Philadelphia 76ers Perry Wallace Vanderbilt University
13 81 Los Angeles Lakers John Fultz University of Rhode Island
14 82 Atlanta Hawks Bob Riley Mount St. Mary's University
15 83 Baltimore Bullets Gary Zeller Drake University
16 84 Milwaukee Bucks Mike Grosso University of Louisville
17 85 New York Knickerbockers Jim Oxley United States Military Academy
Round 6
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 86 San Diego Rockets Mike Kretzer East Tennessee State University
2 87 San Francisco Warriors Vic Bartolome Oregon State University
3 88 Detroit Pistons Seviro Brown DePaul University
4 89 Boston Celtics Rod McIntyre Jacksonville University
5 90 Cincinnati Royals Charles Bishop Louisiana Tech University
6 91 Seattle Supersonics Samuel Robinson California State University, Long Beach
7 92 Buffalo Braves Doug Hess University of Toledo
8 93 Portland Trail Blazers George Janky University of Dayton
9 94 Cleveland Cavaliers Joe Cooke Indiana University
10 95 Phoenix Suns Joe Thomas Marquette University
11 96 Chicago Bulls Lonnie Kluttz North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
12 97 Philadelphia 76ers Jerry Venable Kansas State University
13 98 Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Kroll Davidson College
14 99 Atlanta Hawks Dave Parker Windham College
15 100 Baltimore Bullets Marvin Polnick Stephen F. Austin State University
16 101 Milwaukee Bucks Willy Watson Oklahoma City University
17 102 New York Knickerbockers Jim Signorile New York University
Round 7
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 103 San Diego Rockets Billy Paultz St. John's University
2 104 San Francisco Warriors Joe Bergman Creighton University
3 105 Detroit Pistons Marv Copeland
4 106 Boston Celtics Charlie Scott University of North Carolina
5 107 Cincinnati Royals Mike Bernard Kentucky State University
6 108 Seattle Supersonics James Morgan University of Maryland
7 109 Cleveland Cavaliers Narvis Anderson Stephen F. Austin State University
8 110 Portland Trail Blazers Claude English University of Rhode Island
9 111 Buffalo Braves Cliff Shegogg Colorado State University
10 112 Phoenix Suns Heyward Dotson Columbia University
11 113 Chicago Bulls Lou West Seattle University
12 114 Philadelphia 76ers Carlton Poole Philadelphia University
13 115 Los Angeles Lakers Willie Woods Eastern Kentucky University
14 116 Atlanta Hawks John Shinall Jackson State University
15 117 Baltimore Bullets Charlie Wallace Oklahoma City University
16 118 Milwaukee Bucks John Rinka Kenyon College
17 119 New York Knickerbockers Roy Hodge Wagner College
Round 8
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 120 San Diego Rockets Don Adams Northwestern University
2 121 San Francisco Warriors Jeff Sewell Marquette University
3 122 Detroit Pistons Dan Issel University of Kentucky
4 123 Boston Celtics Bobby Croft University of Tennessee
5 124 Cincinnati Royals Joel McBride Augusta State University
6 125 Seattle Supersonics George Irvine University of Washington
7 126 Buffalo Braves Larry Woods West Virginia University
8 127 Portland Trail Blazers Doug Boyd Texas Christian University
9 128 Cleveland Cavaliers Walter Robertson Loyola University of Chicago
10 129 Phoenix Suns Steve Patterson University of California, Los Angeles
11 130 Chicago Bulls Mike Casey University of Kentucky
12 131 Philadelphia 76ers Fran O'Hanlon Villanova University
13 132 Los Angeles Lakers Richard Mount Purdue University
14 133 Atlanta Hawks Herb White University of Georgia
15 134 Baltimore Bullets Tom Dyksera Wheaton College
16 135 Milwaukee Bucks Jim Samo Northwestern University
17 136 New York Knickerbockers Greg Fillmore Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Round 9
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 137 San Diego Rockets Jim Gottschall University of Dayton
2 138 San Francisco Warriors Lou Small University of Nevada, Reno
3 139 Detroit Pistons Alex Wynn Dartmouth College
4 140 Boston Celtics Tom Little Seattle University
5 141 Cincinnati Royals Bob Mabry University of Rio Grande
6 142 Seattle Supersonics Claude Virden Murray State University
7 143 Cleveland Cavaliers Tom Lagodich Kent State University
8 144 Portland Trail Blazers Billy Gaskins University of Oregon
9 145 Buffalo Braves Larry Duckworth Henderson State University
10 146 Phoenix Suns Carl Ashley University of Wyoming
11 147 Chicago Bulls Glen Johnson Jackson State University
12 148 Philadelphia 76ers Mike Hauer Saint Joseph's University
13 149 Los Angeles Lakers Bobby Sands Pepperdine University
14 150 Atlanta Hawks Larry Jackson Sul Ross State University
15 151 Baltimore Bullets Will Hetzel University of Maryland
16 152 Milwaukee Bucks Joe Hamilton North Texas State University
17 153 New York Knickerbockers Walker Banks Western Kentucky University
Round 10
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 154 San Diego Rockets Toke Coleman Eastern Kentucky University
2 155 San Francisco Warriors Coby Dietrick San Jose State University
3 156 Detroit Pistons Bruce Chapman University of Nevada, Reno
4 157 Boston Celtics Mike Maloy Davidson College
5 158 Cincinnati Royals Carl Johnson Gustavus Adolphus
6 159 Seattle Supersonics Chuck Lloyd Yankton College
7 160 Buffalo Braves Joe Taylor Dillard University
8 161 Portland Trail Blazers Israel Oliver Elizabeth City State University
9 162 Cleveland Cavaliers Ken Johnson Indiana University
10 163 Phoenix Suns Gerhardus Schreur Arizona State University
11 164 Chicago Bulls Dale Blaut West Texas A&M University
12 165 Philadelphia 76ers Gordon Stiles American University
13 166 Los Angeles Lakers Kindell Stephens Fisk University
14 167 Atlanta Hawks Manuel Raga
15 168 Baltimore Bullets Ron Becker University of New Mexico
16 169 Milwaukee Bucks Bob Seemer Georgia Institute of Technology
17 170 New York Knickerbockers Don Curnutt University of Miami
Round 11
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 171 San Diego Rockets Ron Belton Bellarmine University
2 172 Detroit Pistons Rick Anhauser North Carolina State University
3 173 Cincinnati Royals Ted Hillary Saint Joseph's College
4 174 Seattle Supersonics Andy Owens University of Florida
5 175 Cleveland Cavaliers Dave Schneider Wayne State University
6 176 Portland Trail Blazers Don McClemore Bowling Green State University
7 177 Buffalo Braves Dick Walker Wake Forest University
8 178 Phoenix Suns Jim Walls Clark Atlanta University
9 179 Chicago Bulls Doug Howard Brigham Young University
10 180 Philadelphia 76ers David Whitley Tufts University
11 181 Los Angeles Lakers Bob Duklet Boston College
12 182 Atlanta Hawks Deno Mengham
13 183 Baltimore Bullets Mel Bell University of Houston
Round 12
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 184 San Diego Rockets Jim Brooks University of Nebraska
2 185 Detroit Pistons Don Ogletree University of Cincinnati
3 186 Cincinnati Royals Reggie Roach Virginia State University
4 187 Seattle Supersonics John Brunson Furman University
5 188 Portland Trail Blazers Paul Adams Central Washington University
6 189 Cleveland Cavaliers Oliver Taylor University of Houston
7 190 Phoenix Suns Ric Cobb Marquette University
8 191 Chicago Bulls Booker Brown Middle Tennessee State University
9 192 Los Angeles Lakers Dewey Varner Tuskegee University
10 193 Baltimore Bullets Ben McGilmer University of Iowa
Round 13
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 194 San Diego Rockets Harry Lozon Old Dominion University
2 195 Detroit Pistons Ernest Hardy Harvard University
3 196 Cincinnati Royals Larry Gray Huston-Tillotson University
4 197 Seattle Supersonics Allen McManus Winston-Salem State University
5 198 Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Wilson Ashland University
6 199 Portland Trail Blazers Alex Boyd University of Nevada, Reno
7 200 Phoenix Suns Fred Carpenter University of Hawaii
8 201 Chicago Bulls Charles Bloodworth Northwestern State University
9 202 Los Angeles Lakers Garry Elliott University of Washington
10 203 Baltimore Bullets Dan Debardabi Northern Arizona University
Round 14
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 204 San Diego Rockets Clyde Oatis Aurora University
2 205 Detroit Pistons Randy Smith Buffalo State College
3 206 Cincinnati Royals Andy Jennings Alderson-Broaddus College
4 207 Seattle Supersonics Don Beeson Linfield College
5 208 Portland Trail Blazers Frank Loteridge University of Texas-Pan American
6 209 Cleveland Cavaliers Don Tomilson University of Missouri
7 210 Phoenix Suns Chad Calabria University of Iowa
8 211 Chicago Bulls Paul Funkhouser McKendree College
9 212 Los Angeles Lakers Ron Sanford University of New Mexico
10 213 Baltimore Bullets Mike Williams Northern Arizona University
Round 15
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 214 San Diego Rockets Jay Bond University of Washington
2 215 Detroit Pistons Dennis Clark Springfield College
3 216 Cincinnati Royals Mike Neer Washington & Lee University
4 217 Cleveland Cavaliers Steve Wannamaker Drake University
5 218 Portland Trail Blazers John Canady University of Miami
6 219 Phoenix Suns Walt Williams Miami University
7 220 Chicago Bulls Paul Otay Boise State University
8 221 Los Angeles Lakers Will Teague Youngstown State University
9 222 Baltimore Bullets Ted Rose Northern Michigan University
Round 16
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 223 San Diego Rockets Dean Olofson Wayne State University
2 224 Detroit Pistons Harvey Mariatt Eastern Michigan University
3 225 Cincinnati Royals Paul Favorite Georgetown University
4 226 Portland Trail Blazers Doug Williams St. Mary's University
5 227 Cleveland Cavaliers Stephen Wilson Hanover College
6 228 Los Angeles Lakers Pete Walthour Fort Valley State University
7 229 Baltimore Bullets Don Rather Northern Arizona University
Round 17
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 230 San Diego Rockets Dennis Dickens Azusa Pacific University
2 231 Cleveland Cavaliers Bob Peterson University of Oregon
3 232 Los Angeles Lakers Bob Thati Occidental College
4 233 Baltimore Bullets Vince Fritz Oregon State University
Round 18
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 234 San Diego Rockets Jeff Cunningham University of California, Irvine
2 235 Portland Trail Blazers Bruce Butchko Southern Illinois University
3 236 Cleveland Cavaliers John Cannon Grambling State University
Round 19
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 237 San Diego Rockets Rick Erickson Washington State University
2 238 Cleveland Cavaliers Allen Waller Saint Mary of the Plains College
3 239 Portland Trail Blazers Mark Gabriel Hanover College