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1972 NBA Draft

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Date: Monday, April 10, 1972
Location: New York, New York

Number of Picks: 198 (48 played in NBA)
First Overall Pick: LaRue Martin (1.9 Win Shares)

Most Win Shares: J. Erving (106.2), B. McAdoo (89.1) and P. Westphal (67.7)

All-Stars: 5 (D. Buse, J. Erving, B. McAdoo, J. Price and P. Westphal)

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198 Selections

Stats shown are for the player's NBA career
Round 1 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
1 POR LaRue Martin Loyola University of Chicago 271 3795 1430 1258 203 .416 .685 14.0 5.3 4.6 0.7 1.9 .024
2 BUF Bob McAdoo University of North Carolina 852 28327 18787 8048 1951 .503 .081 .754 33.2 22.1 9.4 2.3 89.1 .151
3 CLE Dwight Davis University of Houston 340 8010 2936 1991 529 .423 .730 23.6 8.6 5.9 1.6 11.4 .068
4 PHO Corky Calhoun University of Pennsylvania 542 10901 2896 1962 601 .460 .782 20.1 5.3 3.6 1.1 14.4 .064
5 PHI Freddie Boyd Oregon State University 327 7723 2784 533 986 .414 .667 23.6 8.5 1.6 3.0 1.4 .009
6 MIL Russ Lee Marshall University 97 582 282 114 65 .391 .685 6.0 2.9 1.2 0.7 0.5 .038
7 SEA Bud Stallworth University of Kansas 313 5489 2403 861 213 .414 .686 17.5 7.7 2.8 0.7 0.7 .006
8 NYK Tom Riker University of South Carolina 82 605 225 138 24 .380 .593 7.4 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.4 .033
9 DET Bob Nash University of Hawaii 219 2557 1036 483 147 .435 .730 11.7 4.7 2.2 0.7 2.6 .048
10 BOS Paul Westphal University of Southern California 823 20947 12809 1580 3591 .504 .275 .820 25.5 15.6 1.9 4.4 67.7 .155
11 CHI Ralph Simpson Michigan State University 218 3980 1832 445 479 .404 .000 .724 18.3 8.4 2.0 2.2 0.7 .008
12 MIL Julius Erving University of Massachusetts Amherst 836 28677 18364 5601 3224 .507 .261 .777 34.3 22.0 6.7 3.9 106.2 .178
13 LAL Travis Grant Kentucky State University 36 159 128 53 7 .433 .828 4.4 3.6 1.5 0.2 0.4 .124
Round 2 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
14 POR Bob Davis Weber State University 9 41 16 5 2 .214 .667 4.6 1.8 0.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.396
15 BUF Harold Fox Jacksonville University
16 LAL Jim Price University of Louisville 510 12815 5088 1566 1886 .444 .815 25.1 10.0 3.1 3.7 19.7 .074
17 DET Chris Ford Villanova University 794 22043 7314 2394 2719 .460 .375 .731 27.8 9.2 3.0 3.4 35.6 .077
18 SEA Joby Wright Indiana University 77 931 303 218 36 .478 .416 12.1 3.9 2.8 0.5 0.6 .033
19 KCO Sam Sibert Kentucky State University 5 26 12 4 0 .308 .800 5.2 2.4 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.105
20 HOU John Gianelli University of the Pacific 541 13650 4210 3188 832 .470 .702 25.2 7.8 5.9 1.5 23.0 .081
21 ATL Steve Bracey University of Tulsa 187 2853 1141 291 408 .466 .684 15.3 6.1 1.6 2.2 3.9 .066
22 LAL Paul Stovall Arizona State University 25 211 76 61 13 .342 .632 8.4 3.0 2.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.024
23 SEA Brian Taylor Princeton University 330 10262 4064 797 1476 .487 .376 .803 31.1 12.3 2.4 4.5 24.7 .116
24 CLE Steve Hawes University of Washington 688 15831 5768 4272 1288 .483 .298 .790 23.0 8.4 6.2 1.9 37.1 .112
25 BAL Tom Patterson Ouachita Baptist University 25 100 56 24 5 .420 .778 4.0 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 .102
26 POR Dave Twardzik Old Dominion University 280 6921 2666 611 940 .552 .571 .823 24.7 9.5 2.2 3.4 21.8 .151
27 BOS Dennis Wuycik University of North Carolina
28 KCO Mike Ratliff University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 60 685 241 194 38 .417 .536 11.4 4.0 3.2 0.6 -0.2 -0.014
29 MIL Chuck Terry California State University, Long Beach 135 1800 439 291 83 .380 .756 13.3 3.3 2.2 0.6 0.7 .018
30 POR Ollie Johnson Temple University 690 14554 5341 2280 1212 .496 .150 .827 21.1 7.7 3.3 1.8 27.0 .089
Round 3 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
31 POR Lloyd Neal Tennessee State University 435 11015 4846 3370 632 .485 .672 25.3 11.1 7.7 1.5 22.7 .099
32 BUF Bob Morse University of Pennsylvania
33 PHO Scott English University of Texas at El Paso 29 196 93 44 15 .387 .724 6.8 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.0 .002
34 PHO Don Buse University of Evansville 648 17070 4485 1507 2920 .442 .333 .780 26.3 6.9 2.3 4.5 34.9 .098
35 CHI Frank Russell University of Detroit Mercy 23 131 74 17 15 .377 .889 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 0.1 .030
36 PHI Charlie Tharpe Belhaven College
37 HOU Eric McWilliams California State University, Long Beach 44 245 86 60 5 .347 .486 5.6 2.0 1.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.074
38 KCO Ron Riley University of Southern California 264 4852 1542 1368 318 .419 .691 18.4 5.8 5.2 1.2 2.5 .024
39 BAL Kevin Porter Saint Francis University 659 19107 7645 1179 5314 .483 .188 .737 29.0 11.6 1.8 8.1 36.0 .090
40 SEA Jim Creighton University of Colorado 32 172 31 45 4 .279 .438 5.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.063
41 NYK Ansley Truitt University of California
42 PHO Claude Terry Stanford University 72 711 287 61 65 .467 .818 9.9 4.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 .065
43 GSW Bill Chamberlain University of North Carolina 28 367 153 80 37 .438 .696 13.1 5.5 2.9 1.3 0.5 .063
44 BOS Wayne Grabiec University of Michigan
45 CHI Chuck Jura University of Nebraska
46 MIL George Adams Gardner-Webb University
47 LAL Gregg Northington Alabama State University
Round 4 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
48 POR Gary Stewart Canisius College
49 BUF George Bryant Eastern Kentucky University
50 CLE Hank Siemiontkowski Villanova University
51 DET Ernie Fleming Jacksonville University
52 PHI Marshall Wingate Niagara University
53 KCO Frank Schade University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9 76 10 6 10 .286 1.000 8.4 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.0 .031
54 HOU Wilbert Robinson West Virginia University
55 ATL Reggie Bird Princeton University
56 BAL Al Saunders Louisiana State University
57 SEA Joe Mackey University of Southern California
58 NYK Henry Bibby University of California, Los Angeles 675 15475 5775 1581 2259 .424 .293 .782 22.9 8.6 2.3 3.3 24.5 .076
59 PHO Matt Gantt St. Bonaventure University
60 GSW John Tshogl University of California, Santa Barbara
61 BOS Nate Stephens California State University, Long Beach
62 CHI Ted Martiniuk Saint Peter's College
63 MIL Art White Georgetown University
Round 5 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
64 POR Mike Reid University of California, Riverside
65 BUF Arnie Berman Brown University
66 CLE Sam Cash University of California, Riverside
67 DET Ernest Pettis Western Michigan University
68 KCO David Bustion University of Denver
69 PHI Joe Bynes University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
70 HOU James Silas Stephen F. Austin State University 357 8633 5060 745 1215 .485 .000 .852 24.2 14.2 2.1 3.4 22.0 .122
71 ATL Bob Lackey Marquette University
72 BAL Walter Jones Long Island University
73 SEA Gary Ladd Seattle University
74 NYK Bob Ford Purdue University
75 PHO Wardell Dyson Shaw University
76 GSW Charles Dudley University of Washington 361 6337 1908 1089 1230 .497 .672 17.6 5.3 3.0 3.4 14.0 .106
77 BOS Bryan Adrian Davidson College
78 CHI Rowland Garrett Florida State University 263 2905 1337 607 106 .441 .772 11.0 5.1 2.3 0.4 5.4 .089
79 MIL Ron Harris Wichita State University
80 LAL Glen Summors Gannon University
Round 6 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
81 POR Joe Gaines Belmont University
82 BUF Ed Czernota Sacred Heart University
83 CLE Tom Parker University of Kentucky
84 DET Terry Benton Wichita State University
85 PHI John Glover Wiley College
86 KCO Jerry Crocker Guilford College
87 HOU Mike Collins Seattle University
88 ATL Randy Noll Marshall University
89 BAL Dwaine Dillard Eastern Michigan University
90 SEA Ronald Thomas University of Louisville
91 NYK Greg Cleuss St. John's University
92 PHO Charles Edge LeMoyne-Owen College
93 GSW Henry Bacon University of Louisville
94 BOS Doug Holcomb University of Memphis
95 CHI Mike Stewart Santa Clara University
96 BOS Wally Wright Widener University
97 LAL Sam Simmons Bradley University
Round 7 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
98 POR Bob Lynn California State University, Long Beach
99 BUF Greg Kohls Syracuse University
100 CLE Steve Davidson West Texas A&M University
101 DET Bruce Anderson University of Arizona
102 KCO Mike Sneed Fayetteville State University
103 PHI Curtis Pritchett Saint Augustine's College
104 HOU Mike Jackson California State University, Los Angeles
105 ATL Billy Pleas University of Detroit Mercy
106 BAL Marvin Brown Jackson State University
107 SEA Jerry Dunn Western Kentucky University
108 NYK Tracy Tripucka Lafayette College
109 PHO Bernie Fryer Brigham Young University 111 2106 686 205 331 .457 .787 19.0 6.2 1.8 3.0 2.0 .046
110 GSW William Franklin Purdue University
111 BOS Stephen Previs University of North Carolina
112 CHI Jerry Pender California State University, Fresno
113 MIL Mickey Davis Duquesne University 286 3711 1478 800 295 .458 .842 13.0 5.2 2.8 1.0 8.9 .115
Round 8 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
114 POR Ruben Vance Kent State University
115 BUF Andy Denny University of South Alabama
116 CLE Roger Evans Kent State University
117 DET Ben Kelso Central Michigan University 46 298 85 31 18 .365 .682 6.5 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 .000
118 PHI Jim Kopp Rockhurst University
119 KCO Jerry Clack Oklahoma State University
120 HOU Henry Harris Auburn University
121 ATL Oscar Evans Butler University
122 BAL Jim Floyd Shaw University
123 SEA Willy Stoudamire Portland State University
124 NYK Tom Corde Ohio University
125 PHO Russell Golden Jackson State University
126 GSW John Burks University of San Francisco
127 BOS Sam McCarney Oral Roberts University
128 CHI Cavin Anderson Valley City State University
129 MIL Charles Kirkland Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Round 9 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
130 POR Scott McCandlish University of Virginia
131 BUF John Collins State University of New York at Brockport
132 CLE Greg Starrick Southern Illinois University
133 DET Kessie Mangam Ferris State University
134 KCO Steve McMahon Merrimack College
135 PHI Rod Murray University of California, Los Angeles
136 ATL Larry Strozier Morehouse College
137 BAL Ruppert Breedlove Oglethorpe University
138 SEA Dwight Holliday University of Hawaii
139 NYK Tom Sullivan Fordham University
140 PHO Bill Kennedy University of Arizona
141 GSW Bill Duey University of California
142 CHI Ralph Houston West Texas A&M University
143 MIL Jim Regenold Ball State University
Round 10 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
144 POR Kresimir Cosic Brigham Young University
145 CLE Kent Martens Abilene Christian University
146 DET Kent Hollenbeck University of Kentucky
147 PHI Gary Watson University of Wisconsin
148 KCO David Hall Kansas State University
149 ATL Jim Clesson University of Tulsa
150 BAL Will Loftin University of Louisiana at Lafayette
151 SEA Dan Stewart Washington State University
152 NYK Richie Garner Manhattan College
153 PHO Al Vilcheck University of Louisville
154 BOS Marty Hunt Kenyon College
155 CHI Chuck Taylor West Liberty State College
156 MIL Jolly Spight Santa Clara University
Round 11 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
157 POR Jimmy Wilkins San Diego State University
158 BUF Jim Prokell Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
159 KCO Floyd Mathew Northern Arizona University
160 ATL Charles Allen Texas Southern University
161 BAL Marvin Watkins Jackson State University
162 SEA Steve Turner Vanderbilt University
163 NYK Chic Downing Benedictine University
164 PHO John Belcher Arkansas State University
165 BOS Mark Minor Ohio State University 4 20 5 4 2 .250 .750 5.0 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.0 .081
166 CHI Jackie Young Rocky Mountain College
Round 12 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
167 BUF Frank Dewitt University of Virginia
168 KCO Len Baltimore George Washington University
169 ATL James Green Paine College
170 BAL Lloyd Adams University of Rhode Island
171 SEA Gregg Daust University of Missouri-St. Louis
172 PHO Mark Soderberg University of Utah
173 BOS Phil Stephens South Carolina State University
174 CHI Al Cotler University of Pennsylvania
Round 13 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
175 POR Larry Morris University of Tulsa
176 BUF Kim Huband University of North Carolina
177 KCO Kent Scott University of Pittsburgh
178 BAL Mike Krawzyk Loyola College in Maryland
179 PHO Kelly Utley Shaw University
180 CHI Mike Barr Duquesne University 73 1224 285 130 175 .437 .719 16.8 3.9 1.8 2.4 1.4 .054
Round 14 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
181 POR Paul Kelley Shaw University
182 BUF Greg Corson University of North Carolina
183 KCO Bob Allen University of Missouri
184 BAL Aubrey Nash University of Kansas
185 SEA Cleveland Hill Nicholls State University
186 PHO Ray Golson West Texas A&M University
187 CHI Andrew Pettes University of Oklahoma
Round 15 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
188 POR Rich Haubeggar Wake Forest University
189 BUF Paul Hoffman St. Bonaventure University
190 KCO Mike Jefferies Oklahoma State University
191 BAL Gary Handleman Johns Hopkins University
192 CHI Greg Lowery Texas Tech University
Round 16 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
193 POR Mose Adolph California State University, Los Angeles
194 BUF Norman Bounds State University of New York at Brockport
195 KCO Mike Peterson University of Nebraska
196 CHI Charles Hall University of Montana-Western
Round 17 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
197 CHI John Thornton South Carolina State University
Round 18 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
198 CHI Ron Manning Manhattan College