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Round 1
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 1 Portland Trail Blazers LaRue Martin Loyola University of Chicago
2 2 Buffalo Braves Bob McAdoo University of North Carolina
3 3 Cleveland Cavaliers Dwight Davis University of Houston
4 4 Phoenix Suns Corky Calhoun University of Pennsylvania
5 5 Philadelphia 76ers Freddie Boyd Oregon State University
6 6 Milwaukee Bucks Russ Lee Marshall University
7 7 Seattle Supersonics Bud Stallworth University of Kansas
8 8 New York Knickerbockers Tom Riker University of South Carolina
9 9 Detroit Pistons Bob Nash University of Hawaii
10 10 Boston Celtics Paul Westphal University of Southern California
11 11 Chicago Bulls Ralph Simpson Michigan State University
12 12 Milwaukee Bucks Julius Erving University of Massachusetts Amherst
13 13 Los Angeles Lakers Travis Grant Kentucky State University
Round 2
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 14 Portland Trail Blazers Bob Davis Weber State University
2 15 Buffalo Braves Harold Fox Jacksonville University
3 16 Los Angeles Lakers Jim Price University of Louisville
4 17 Detroit Pistons Chris Ford Villanova University
5 18 Seattle Supersonics Joby Wright Indiana University
6 19 KC-Omaha Kings Sam Sibert Kentucky State University
7 20 Houston Rockets John Gianelli University of the Pacific
8 21 Atlanta Hawks Steve Bracey University of Tulsa
9 22 Los Angeles Lakers Paul Stovall Arizona State University
10 23 Seattle Supersonics Brian Taylor Princeton University
11 24 Cleveland Cavaliers Steve Hawes University of Washington
12 25 Baltimore Bullets Tom Patterson Ouachita Baptist University
13 26 Portland Trail Blazers Dave Twardzik Old Dominion University
14 27 Boston Celtics Dennis Wuycik University of North Carolina
15 28 KC-Omaha Kings Mike Ratliff University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
16 29 Milwaukee Bucks Chuck Terry California State University, Long Beach
17 30 Portland Trail Blazers Ollie Johnson Temple University
Round 3
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 31 Portland Trail Blazers Lloyd Neal Tennessee State University
2 32 Buffalo Braves Bob Morse University of Pennsylvania
3 33 Phoenix Suns Scott English University of Texas at El Paso
4 34 Phoenix Suns Don Buse University of Evansville
5 35 Chicago Bulls Frank Russell University of Detroit Mercy
6 36 Philadelphia 76ers Charlie Tharpe Belhaven College
7 37 Houston Rockets Eric McWilliams California State University, Long Beach
8 38 KC-Omaha Kings Ron Riley University of Southern California
9 39 Baltimore Bullets Kevin Porter Saint Francis University
10 40 Seattle Supersonics Jim Creighton University of Colorado
11 41 New York Knickerbockers Ansley Truitt University of California
12 42 Phoenix Suns Claude Terry Stanford University
13 43 Golden State Warriors Bill Chamberlain University of North Carolina
14 44 Boston Celtics Wayne Grabiec University of Michigan
15 45 Chicago Bulls Chuck Jura University of Nebraska
16 46 Milwaukee Bucks George Adams Gardner-Webb University
17 47 Los Angeles Lakers Gregg Northington Alabama State University
Round 4
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 48 Portland Trail Blazers Gary Stewart Canisius College
2 49 Buffalo Braves George Bryant Eastern Kentucky University
3 50 Cleveland Cavaliers Hank Siemiontkowski Villanova University
4 51 Detroit Pistons Ernie Fleming Jacksonville University
5 52 Philadelphia 76ers Marshall Wingate Niagara University
6 53 KC-Omaha Kings Frank Schade University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
7 54 Houston Rockets Wilbert Robinson West Virginia University
8 55 Atlanta Hawks Reggie Bird Princeton University
9 56 Baltimore Bullets Al Saunders Louisiana State University
10 57 Seattle Supersonics Joe Mackey University of Southern California
11 58 New York Knickerbockers Henry Bibby University of California, Los Angeles
12 59 Phoenix Suns Matt Gantt St. Bonaventure University
13 60 Golden State Warriors John Tshogl University of California, Santa Barbara
14 61 Boston Celtics Nate Stephens California State University, Long Beach
15 62 Chicago Bulls Ted Martiniuk Saint Peter's College
16 63 Milwaukee Bucks Art White Georgetown University
Round 5
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 64 Portland Trail Blazers Mike Reid University of California, Riverside
2 65 Buffalo Braves Arnie Berman Brown University
3 66 Cleveland Cavaliers Sam Cash University of California, Riverside
4 67 Detroit Pistons Ernest Pettis Western Michigan University
5 68 KC-Omaha Kings David Bustion University of Denver
6 69 Philadelphia 76ers Joe Bynes University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
7 70 Houston Rockets James Silas Stephen F. Austin State University
8 71 Atlanta Hawks Bob Lackey Marquette University
9 72 Baltimore Bullets Walter Jones Long Island University
10 73 Seattle Supersonics Gary Ladd Seattle University
11 74 New York Knickerbockers Bob Ford Purdue University
12 75 Phoenix Suns Wardell Dyson Shaw University
13 76 Golden State Warriors Charles Dudley University of Washington
14 77 Boston Celtics Bryan Adrian Davidson College
15 78 Chicago Bulls Rowland Garrett Florida State University
16 79 Milwaukee Bucks Ron Harris Wichita State University
17 80 Los Angeles Lakers Glen Summors Gannon University
Round 6
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 81 Portland Trail Blazers Joe Gaines Belmont University
2 82 Buffalo Braves Ed Czernota Sacred Heart University
3 83 Cleveland Cavaliers Tom Parker University of Kentucky
4 84 Detroit Pistons Terry Benton Wichita State University
5 85 Philadelphia 76ers John Glover Wiley College
6 86 KC-Omaha Kings Jerry Crocker Guilford College
7 87 Houston Rockets Mike Collins Seattle University
8 88 Atlanta Hawks Randy Knoll Marshall University
9 89 Baltimore Bullets Wayne Dillard Eastern Michigan University
10 90 Seattle Supersonics Ronald Thomas University of Louisville
11 91 New York Knickerbockers Greg Cleuss St. John's University
12 92 Phoenix Suns Charles Edge LeMoyne-Owen College
13 93 Golden State Warriors Henry Bacon University of Louisville
14 94 Boston Celtics Doug Holcomb University of Memphis
15 95 Chicago Bulls Mike Stewart Santa Clara University
16 96 Boston Celtics Wally Wright Widener University
17 97 Los Angeles Lakers Sam Simmons Bradley University
Round 7
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 98 Portland Trail Blazers Bob Lynn California State University, Long Beach
2 99 Buffalo Braves Greg Kohls Syracuse University
3 100 Cleveland Cavaliers Steve Davidson West Texas A&M University
4 101 Detroit Pistons Bruce Anderson University of Arizona
5 102 KC-Omaha Kings Mike Sneed Fayetteville State University
6 103 Philadelphia 76ers Curtis Pritchett Saint Augustine's College
7 104 Houston Rockets Mike Jackson California State University, Los Angeles
8 105 Atlanta Hawks Billy Pleas University of Detroit Mercy
9 106 Baltimore Bullets Marvin Brown Jackson State University
10 107 Seattle Supersonics Jerry Dunn Western Kentucky University
11 108 New York Knickerbockers Tracy Tripucka Lafayette College
12 109 Phoenix Suns Bernie Fryer Brigham Young University
13 110 Golden State Warriors William Franklin Purdue University
14 111 Boston Celtics Stephen Previs University of North Carolina
15 112 Chicago Bulls Jerry Pender California State University, Fresno
16 113 Milwaukee Bucks Mickey Davis Duquesne University
Round 8
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 114 Portland Trail Blazers Ruben Vance Kent State University
2 115 Buffalo Braves Andy Denny University of South Alabama
3 116 Cleveland Cavaliers Roger Evans Kent State University
4 117 Detroit Pistons Ben Kelso Central Michigan University
5 118 Philadelphia 76ers Jim Kopp Rockhurst University
6 119 KC-Omaha Kings Jerry Clack Oklahoma State University
7 120 Houston Rockets Henry Harris Auburn University
8 121 Atlanta Hawks Oscar Evans Butler University
9 122 Baltimore Bullets Jim Floyd Shaw University
10 123 Seattle Supersonics Willy Stoudamire Portland State University
11 124 New York Knickerbockers Tom Corde Ohio University
12 125 Phoenix Suns Russell Golden Jackson State University
13 126 Golden State Warriors John Burks University of San Francisco
14 127 Boston Celtics Sam McCarney Oral Roberts University
15 128 Chicago Bulls Cavin Anderson Valley City State University
16 129 Milwaukee Bucks Charles Kirkland Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Round 9
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 130 Portland Trail Blazers Scott McCandlish University of Virginia
2 131 Buffalo Braves John Collins State University of New York at Brockport
3 132 Cleveland Cavaliers Greg Starrick Southern Illinois University
4 133 Detroit Pistons Kessie Mangam Ferris State University
5 134 KC-Omaha Kings Steve McMahon Merrimack College
6 135 Philadelphia 76ers Rod Murray University of California, Los Angeles
7 136 Atlanta Hawks Larry Strozier Morehouse College
8 137 Baltimore Bullets Ruppert Breedlove Oglethorpe University
9 138 Seattle Supersonics Dwight Holliday University of Hawaii
10 139 New York Knickerbockers Tom Sullivan Fordham University
11 140 Phoenix Suns Bill Kennedy University of Arizona
12 141 Golden State Warriors Bill Duey University of California
13 142 Chicago Bulls Ralph Houston West Texas A&M University
14 143 Milwaukee Bucks Jim Regenold Ball State University
Round 10
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 144 Portland Trail Blazers Kresimir Cosic Brigham Young University
2 145 Cleveland Cavaliers Kent Martens Abilene Christian University
3 146 Detroit Pistons Kent Hollenbeck University of Kentucky
4 147 Philadelphia 76ers Gary Watson University of Wisconsin
5 148 KC-Omaha Kings David Hall Kansas State University
6 149 Atlanta Hawks Jim Clesson University of Tulsa
7 150 Baltimore Bullets Will Loftin University of Louisiana at Lafayette
8 151 Seattle Supersonics Dan Stewart Washington State University
9 152 New York Knickerbockers Richie Garner Manhattan College
10 153 Phoenix Suns Al Vilcheck University of Louisville
11 154 Boston Celtics Marty Hunt Kenyon College
12 155 Chicago Bulls Chuck Taylor West Liberty State College
13 156 Milwaukee Bucks Jolly Spight Santa Clara University
Round 11
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 157 Portland Trail Blazers Jimmy Wilkins San Diego State University
2 158 Buffalo Braves Jim Prokell Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
3 159 KC-Omaha Kings Floyd Mathew Northern Arizona University
4 160 Atlanta Hawks Charles Allen Texas Southern University
5 161 Baltimore Bullets Marvin Watkins Jackson State University
6 162 Seattle Supersonics Steve Turner Vanderbilt University
7 163 New York Knickerbockers Chic Downing Benedictine University
8 164 Phoenix Suns John Belcher Arkansas State University
9 165 Boston Celtics Mark Minor Ohio State University
10 166 Chicago Bulls Jackie Young Rocky Mountain College
Round 12
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 167 Buffalo Braves Frank Dewitt University of Virginia
2 168 KC-Omaha Kings Len Baltimore George Washington University
3 169 Atlanta Hawks James Green Paine College
4 170 Baltimore Bullets Lloyd Adams University of Rhode Island
5 171 Seattle Supersonics Gregg Daust University of Missouri-St. Louis
6 172 Phoenix Suns Mark Soderberg University of Utah
7 173 Boston Celtics Phil Stephens South Carolina State University
8 174 Chicago Bulls Al Cotler University of Pennsylvania
Round 13
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 175 Portland Trail Blazers Larry Morris University of Tulsa
2 176 Buffalo Braves Kim Huband University of North Carolina
3 177 KC-Omaha Kings Kent Scott University of Pittsburgh
4 178 Baltimore Bullets Mike Krawzyk Loyola College in Maryland
5 179 Phoenix Suns Kelly Utley Shaw University
6 180 Chicago Bulls Mike Barr Duquesne University
Round 14
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 181 Portland Trail Blazers Paul Kelley Shaw University
2 182 Buffalo Braves Greg Corson University of North Carolina
3 183 KC-Omaha Kings Bob Allen University of Missouri
4 184 Baltimore Bullets Aubrey Nash University of Kansas
5 185 Seattle Supersonics Cleveland Hill Nicholls State University
6 186 Phoenix Suns Ray Golson West Texas A&M University
7 187 Chicago Bulls Andrew Pettes University of Oklahoma
Round 15
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 188 Portland Trail Blazers Rich Haubeggar Wake Forest University
2 189 Buffalo Braves Paul Hoffman St. Bonaventure University
3 190 KC-Omaha Kings Mike Jefferies Oklahoma State University
4 191 Baltimore Bullets Gary Handleman Johns Hopkins University
5 192 Chicago Bulls Greg Lowery Texas Tech University
Round 16
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 193 Portland Trail Blazers Mose Adolph California State University, Los Angeles
2 194 Buffalo Braves Norman Bounds State University of New York at Brockport
3 195 KC-Omaha Kings Mike Peterson University of Nebraska
4 196 Chicago Bulls Charles Hall University of Montana-Western
Round 17
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 197 Chicago Bulls John Thornton South Carolina State University
Round 18
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 198 Chicago Bulls Ron Manning Manhattan College