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Round 1
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 1 Cleveland Cavaliers Austin Carr University of Notre Dame
2 2 Portland Trail Blazers Sidney Wicks University of California, Los Angeles
3 3 Buffalo Braves Elmore Smith Kentucky State University
4 4 Cincinnati Royals Ken Durrett LaSalle University
5 5 Atlanta Hawks George Trapp California State University, Long Beach
6 6 Seattle Supersonics Fred Brown University of Iowa
7 7 Houston Rockets Cliff Meely University of Colorado
8 8 Golden State Warriors Darnell Hillman San Jose State University
9 9 Baltimore Bullets Stan Love University of Oregon
10 10 Boston Celtics Clarence Glover Western Kentucky University
11 11 Detroit Pistons Curtis Rowe University of California, Los Angeles
12 12 Philadelphia 76ers Dana Lewis University of Tulsa
13 13 Los Angeles Lakers Jim Cleamons Ohio State University
14 14 Phoenix Suns John Roche University of South Carolina
15 15 Chicago Bulls Kenny McIntosh Eastern Michigan University
16 16 New York Knickerbockers Dean Meminger Marquette University
17 17 Milwaukee Bucks Collis Jones University of Notre Dame
Round 2
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 18 Cleveland Cavaliers Steve Patterson University of California, Los Angeles
2 19 Buffalo Braves Fred Hilton Grambling State University
3 20 Chicago Bulls Willard Sojourner Weber State University
4 21 Cincinnati Royals John Mengelt Auburn University
5 22 Atlanta Hawks Ted McClain Tennessee State University
6 23 Seattle Supersonics Jim McDaniels Western Kentucky University
7 24 Houston Rockets Mike Newlin University of Utah
8 25 Portland Trail Blazers Charlie Yelverton Fordham University
9 26 Buffalo Braves Amos Thomas Southwestern Oklahoma State University
10 27 Portland Trail Blazers Richard Fisher Colorado State University
11 28 Boston Celtics Jim Rose Western Kentucky University
12 29 Detroit Pistons Isaiah Wilson University of Baltimore
13 30 Buffalo Braves Spencer Haywood University of Detroit Mercy
14 31 Cincinnati Royals Joe Bergman Creighton University
15 32 Chicago Bulls Howard Porter Villanova University
16 33 Philadelphia 76ers Marvin Stewart University of Nebraska
17 34 New York Knickerbockers Gregg Northington Alabama State University
18 35 Cleveland Cavaliers Willie Long University of New Mexico
Round 3
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 36 Cleveland Cavaliers Gerald Lockett University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
2 37 Portland Trail Blazers Larry Steele University of Kentucky
3 38 Cincinnati Royals Rich Yunkus Georgia Institute of Technology
4 39 Atlanta Hawks Jeff Halliburton Drake University
5 40 Chicago Bulls Clifford Ray University of Oklahoma
6 41 Cleveland Cavaliers Jackie Ridgle University of California
7 42 Portland Trail Blazers William Smith Syracuse University
8 43 Baltimore Bullets Rich Rinaldi Saint Peter's College
9 44 Boston Celtics Dave Robisch University of Kansas
10 45 Detroit Pistons Marv Roberts Utah State University
11 46 Philadelphia 76ers Dave Wohl University of Pennsylvania
12 47 Chicago Bulls Mike Gale Elizabeth City State University
13 48 Phoenix Suns Dennis Layton University of Southern California
14 49 Chicago Bulls Dick Gibbs University of Texas at El Paso
15 50 New York Knickerbockers Ken Mayfield Tuskegee University
16 51 Milwaukee Bucks Gary Brell Marquette University
Round 4
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 52 Cleveland Cavaliers Cliff Harris Hardin-Simmons University
2 53 Buffalo Braves Jimmy O'Brien Boston College
3 54 Portland Trail Blazers Bobby Fields LaSalle University
4 55 Cincinnati Royals Sid Catlett University of Notre Dame
5 56 Atlanta Hawks Jim Welch University of Houston
6 57 Seattle Supersonics Pembroke Burrows Jacksonville University
7 58 Houston Rockets Tom Owens University of South Carolina
8 59 Golden State Warriors Greg Gary St. Bonaventure University
9 60 Baltimore Bullets Willie Allen University of Miami
10 61 Boston Celtics Randy Denton Duke University
11 62 Detroit Pistons Jarrett Durham Duquesne University
12 63 Philadelphia 76ers Erwin Johnson Augusta State University
13 64 Los Angeles Lakers Roger Brown University of Kansas
14 65 Phoenix Suns Walt Szczerbiak George Washington University
15 66 Chicago Bulls Jim Irving Saint Louis University
16 67 New York Knickerbockers Steve Niles Texas A&M University
17 68 Milwaukee Bucks Henry Smith University of Missouri
Round 5
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 69 Cleveland Cavaliers Brian Mahoney Manhattan College
2 70 Buffalo Braves Garry Nelson Duquesne University
3 71 Portland Trail Blazers Hector Blondet Murray State University
4 72 Cincinnati Royals Jim Guymond Eastern New Mexico University
5 73 Cincinnati Royals Tyrone Marionneaux Loyola University New Orleans
6 74 Seattle Supersonics Jeff Smith New Mexico State University
7 75 Houston Rockets Rudy Benjamin Michigan State University
8 76 Golden State Warriors Odis Allison University of Nevada, Las Vegas
9 77 Baltimore Bullets Don Johnson University of Tennessee
10 78 Houston Rockets Greg Nelson Jacksonville University
11 79 Detroit Pistons Vincent White Savannah State University
12 80 Philadelphia 76ers Richard Hood Phillips University
13 81 Los Angeles Lakers Lee Dedmon University of North Carolina
14 82 Phoenix Suns Kenneth Gardner University of Utah
15 83 Chicago Bulls Larry Weatherford Purdue University
16 84 Phoenix Suns Bob Kissane College of the Holy Cross
17 85 Milwaukee Bucks Barry Nelson Duquesne University
Round 6
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 86 Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Childress Colorado State University
2 87 Buffalo Braves Glen Summors Gannon University
3 88 Portland Trail Blazers Jim Day Morehead State University
4 89 Cincinnati Royals Gil McGregor Wake Forest University
5 90 Atlanta Hawks Willie Humes University of Idaho
6 91 Seattle Supersonics Mike Neciase William Carey College
7 92 Houston Rockets Garry Reist Rice University
8 93 Golden State Warriors Charles Johnson University of California
9 94 Baltimore Bullets John Novey Mount St. Mary's University
10 95 Boston Celtics Thorpe Weber Vanderbilt University
11 96 Detroit Pistons Jim Larranga Providence College
12 97 Philadelphia 76ers Jake Jones Assumption College
13 98 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Brickhouse Montana State University
14 99 Phoenix Suns William Graham Kentucky State University
15 100 Chicago Bulls Jim England University of Tennessee
16 101 New York Knickerbockers Bill Mainor Fordham University
17 102 Milwaukee Bucks Ed Kemp Adams State College
Round 7
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 103 Cleveland Cavaliers Tom Bush Drake University
2 104 Buffalo Braves Randy Smith Buffalo State College
3 105 Portland Trail Blazers Gene Knolle Texas Tech University
4 106 Cincinnati Royals Ollie Shannon University of Minnesota
5 107 Atlanta Hawks Mike Jordan Savannah State University
6 108 Seattle Supersonics John Duncan Kentucky Wesleyan College
7 109 Houston Rockets Eric Hill University of Minnesota
8 110 Golden State Warriors Ken May University of Dayton
9 111 Baltimore Bullets Dennis Hogg Washington State University
10 112 Boston Celtics Skip Young Florida State University
11 113 Detroit Pistons Steve Kelly Brigham Young University
12 114 Philadelphia 76ers Curtis Ford Northeastern State University
13 115 Los Angeles Lakers Gene Gathers Bradley University
14 116 Phoenix Suns Ralph Brateris Trenton State University
15 117 Chicago Bulls Artis Gilmore Jacksonville University
16 118 New York Knickerbockers Danny Davis Henderson State University
17 119 Milwaukee Bucks Gene Phillips Southern Methodist University
Round 8
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 120 Cleveland Cavaliers Charlie Davis Wake Forest University
2 121 Buffalo Braves Craig Love Ohio University
3 122 Portland Trail Blazers John Sutter Tulane University
4 123 Cincinnati Royals Frank Fitzgerald Boston College
5 124 Atlanta Hawks Jim Smith Kentucky Wesleyan College
6 125 Seattle Supersonics Charlie Lowery University of Puget Sound
7 126 Houston Rockets Rich Katherman Duke University
8 127 Golden State Warriors Jim Haderlein Loyola Marymount University
9 128 Baltimore Bullets Russell Golden Jackson State University
10 129 Boston Celtics John Ribock University of South Carolina
11 130 Detroit Pistons Wayne Jones Niagara University
12 131 Philadelphia 76ers Barry Yates University of Maryland
13 132 Los Angeles Lakers Luke Adams Lamar University
14 133 Phoenix Suns Vernell Ellzy Florida State University
15 134 Chicago Bulls Clarence Sherrod University of Wisconsin
16 135 New York Knickerbockers Leroy Eldridge Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
17 136 Milwaukee Bucks Felix Thurston Trinity University
Round 9
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 137 Cleveland Cavaliers Rich Walker Bowling Green State University
2 138 Buffalo Braves Gary Stewart Canisius College
3 139 Portland Trail Blazers Goo Kennedy Texas Christian University
4 140 Atlanta Hawks Ernie Fleming Jacksonville University
5 141 Seattle Supersonics Larry Holliday University of Oregon
6 142 Houston Rockets Willie Kerry University of Denver
7 143 Golden State Warriors Clarence Smith Villanova University
8 144 Baltimore Bullets Ron Johnston Murray State University
9 145 Boston Celtics Ray Green California University of Pennslyvania
10 146 Detroit Pistons Paul Botts Central Michigan University
11 147 Philadelphia 76ers Tom Lee University of Arizona
12 148 Los Angeles Lakers Bob Cheeks Whittier College
13 149 Phoenix Suns Mike Johnson Kansas State University
14 150 Chicago Bulls Jackie Dinkins Voorhees College
15 151 New York Knickerbockers Mike O'Brien Saint Leo University
16 152 Milwaukee Bucks Rick Howat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Round 10
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 153 Cleveland Cavaliers Jim Meredith Washington State University
2 154 Buffalo Braves Don Ward Colgate University
3 155 Portland Trail Blazers Greg Starrick Southern Illinois University
4 156 Atlanta Hawks Ron Rippitoe Lipscomb University
5 157 Seattle Supersonics Ed Huston University of Puget Sound
6 158 Houston Rockets Calvin Oliver University of Texas-Pan American
7 159 Golden State Warriors Bill Drosdiak University of Oregon
8 160 Baltimore Bullets Eddie Myers University of Arizona
9 161 Boston Celtics Dale Dover Harvard University
10 162 Detroit Pistons Steve Butcher Pikeville College
11 163 Philadelphia 76ers Jim Dinwiddie University of Kentucky
12 164 Los Angeles Lakers Cliff Mosely Quinnipiac University
13 165 Phoenix Suns Tom Newell University of Hawaii
14 166 Chicago Bulls David Withers University of Delaware
15 167 New York Knickerbockers Andy Toth Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
16 168 Milwaukee Bucks Dan Fife University of Michigan
Round 11
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 169 Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Casey University of Kentucky
2 170 Buffalo Braves Bill Warner University of Arizona
3 171 Portland Trail Blazers Howard Burford Gonzaga University
4 172 Atlanta Hawks Levi Wyatt Alcorn State University
5 173 Seattle Supersonics Jerome Perry Western Kentucky University
6 174 Houston Rockets Doug Rex University of California, Santa Barbara
7 175 Baltimore Bullets Chuck Olowski University of Baltimore
8 176 Boston Celtics Reggie Brooks Southern New Hampshire University
9 177 Detroit Pistons Larry Saunders Duke University
10 178 Philadelphia 76ers Dana Pagett University of Southern California
11 179 Phoenix Suns Paul Leitz Western Carolina University
12 180 Chicago Bulls Al Smith Bradley University
13 181 New York Knickerbockers Ken Davis Georgetown College
14 182 Milwaukee Bucks Blaine Henry Marshall University
Round 12
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 183 Cleveland Cavaliers Doug Hess University of Toledo
2 184 Buffalo Braves Butch Webster Louisiana State University
3 185 Portland Trail Blazers Don Sechler Delaware Valley College
4 186 Atlanta Hawks Roger Moore
5 187 Houston Rockets Chris Schrobilgen University of Southern California
6 188 Baltimore Bullets Bob Connor Loyola College in Maryland
7 189 Boston Celtics John Dalton Suffolk University
8 190 Detroit Pistons Bob Horn Drake University
9 191 Philadelphia 76ers Ken Kowall Ohio University
10 192 Phoenix Suns Floyd Mason Alcorn State University
11 193 Chicago Bulls Ken Riley Middle Tennessee State University
12 194 New York Knickerbockers Carl Greenfield Eastern Kentucky University
13 195 Milwaukee Bucks Gene Mumford University of Scranton
Round 13
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 196 Cleveland Cavaliers Bobby Jones Drake University
2 197 Buffalo Braves Pete Smith Valdosta State University
3 198 Atlanta Hawks Ed Jenkins
4 199 Houston Rockets Lee McCollough Indiana University
5 200 Baltimore Bullets Ron Crosswhite University of Dayton
6 201 Boston Celtics Leroy Chalk University of Nebraska
7 202 Detroit Pistons Willie Roberson University of Wyoming
8 203 Philadelphia 76ers Hank Commodore Northwestern Oklahoma State University
9 204 Phoenix Suns Ron Dorsey Tennessee State University
10 205 Chicago Bulls Ed Goode DePaul University
11 206 New York Knickerbockers Larry Duckworth Henderson State University
12 207 Milwaukee Bucks Pierre Russell University of Kansas
Round 14
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 208 Cleveland Cavaliers Bubbles Harris Indiana University
2 209 Buffalo Braves Ray Lavender Drury University
3 210 Houston Rockets Gene Roberson Canisius College
4 211 Baltimore Bullets Rudolph Peele Norfolk State University
5 212 Detroit Pistons Art Davis Johnson C. Smith University
6 213 Phoenix Suns Ken Booker University of California, Los Angeles
7 214 Chicago Bulls Richard Dixon Loyola University New Orleans
8 215 New York Knickerbockers Jack O'Connor University of Great Falls
9 216 Milwaukee Bucks George Jackson University of Dayton
Round 15
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 217 Cleveland Cavaliers Larry Baker Wittenberg University
2 218 Buffalo Braves William Chatmon Baylor University
3 219 Houston Rockets Terry Guigg Gonzaga University
4 220 Baltimore Bullets James Morrell Norfolk State University
5 221 Detroit Pistons James Fleming Alcorn State University
6 222 Phoenix Suns Curtis Carter Bishop College
7 223 Chicago Bulls Liscio Thomas Furman University
8 224 Milwaukee Bucks Loyd King Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Round 16
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 225 Cleveland Cavaliers Vance Tyree University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
2 226 Buffalo Braves James Douglas University of Memphis
3 227 Houston Rockets Leonard Jackson University of Oregon
4 228 Detroit Pistons Fred Smiley University of Detroit Mercy
5 229 Chicago Bulls Bob Bissant Loyola University New Orleans
Round 17
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 230 Buffalo Braves Nelson Isley Louisiana State University
2 231 Houston Rockets Steve Sims Pepperdine University
3 232 Detroit Pistons Leroy Jenkins University of Detroit Mercy
Round 18
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 233 Buffalo Braves Joey Meyer DePaul University
2 234 Houston Rockets Carlos Quintar
3 235 Detroit Pistons Ike Bundy Lawrence Technological University
Round 19
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 236 Houston Rockets Gary Schneider San Diego State University
2 237 Detroit Pistons Ed Jenkins Shaw University