1976 NBA Draft

1975 NBA Draft 1977 NBA Draft

Date: Tuesday, June 8, 1976

Location: New York, New York

Number of Picks: 173 (53 played in NBA)

First Overall Pick: John Lucas (53.7 Win Shares)

Most Win Shares: R. Parish (147.0), A. Dantley (134.2) and A. English (100.7)

All-Stars: 5 (A. Dantley, A. English, D. Johnson, R. Parish and L. Shelton)

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173 Selections

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173 Selections Table
			Round 1			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
1	1	HOU	John Lucas	Maryland	14	928	25556	9951	2151	6454	.449		.776	27.5	10.7	2.3	7.0	53.7	.101	1.3	21.1
2	2	CHI	Scott May	Indiana	7	355	8029	3690	1450	610	.462		.811	22.6	10.4	4.1	1.7	17.4	.104	-0.7	2.7
3	3	KCK	Richard Washington	UCLA	6	351	7874	3456	2204	409	.453		.711	22.4	9.8	6.3	1.2	10.8	.066	-2.5	-1.1
4	4	DET	Leon Douglas	Alabama	7	456	10111	3587	2954	479	.495		.601	22.2	7.9	6.5	1.1	15.2	.072	-3.0	-2.4
5	5	POR	Wally Walker	Virginia	8	565	10168	3968	1759	844	.467		.643	18.0	7.0	3.1	1.5	12.9	.061	-2.2	-0.6
6	6	BUF	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame	15	955	34151	23177	5455	2830	.540		.818	35.8	24.3	5.7	3.0	134.2	.189	3.1	43.8
7	7	MIL	Quinn Buckner	Indiana	10	719	16245	5929	1969	3114	.461		.657	22.6	8.2	2.7	4.3	24.7	.073	-0.1	7.7
8	8	GSW	Robert Parish	Centenary (LA)	21	1611	45704	23334	14715	2180	.537		.721	28.4	14.5	9.1	1.4	147.0	.154	1.5	40.7
9	9	ATL	Armond Hill	Princeton	8	468	11785	3214	917	2194	.408		.829	25.2	6.9	2.0	4.7	11.3	.046	-2.3	-0.9
10	10	PHO	Ron Lee	Oregon	6	448	9586	3285	1219	1688	.416		.705	21.4	7.3	2.7	3.8	10.7	.054	-0.4	3.9
11	11	SEA	Bob Wilkerson	Indiana	7	536	14883	5424	2236	1835	.425		.751	27.8	10.1	4.2	3.4	8.2	.027	-2.2	-0.6
12	12	PHI	Terry Furlow	Michigan State	4	239	4809	2550	507	568	.459		.862	20.1	10.7	2.1	2.4	7.3	.073	0.0	2.4
13	13	WSB	Mitch Kupchak	UNC	9	510	9905	5202	2730	377	.523		.704	19.4	10.2	5.4	0.7	27.1	.131	-0.7	3.2
14	14	WSB	Larry Wright	Grambling State University	6	343	6834	2824	550	1165	.465		.777	19.9	8.2	1.6	3.4	10.6	.074	-1.2	1.4
15	15	CLE	Chuckie Williams	Kansas State	1	22	65	37	4	7	.298		.750	3.0	1.7	0.2	0.3	-0.2	-.137	-6.5	-0.1
16	16	BOS	Norm Cook	Kansas	2	27	148	65	30	6	.373		.529	5.5	2.4	1.1	0.2	-0.1	-.018	-4.4	-0.1
17	17	GSW	Sonny Parker	Texas A&M	6	452	10916	4471	1841	954	.501		.755	24.2	9.9	4.1	2.1	26.9	.118	1.8	10.5
			Round 2			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
18	18	CHI	Willie Smith	Missouri	4	78	1200	357	134	277	.400		.754	15.4	4.6	1.7	3.6	1.3	.052	-0.2	0.6
19	19	SEA	Bayard Forrest	Grand Canyon University	2	139	2130	569	565	296	.449		.509	15.3	4.1	4.1	2.1	2.7	.060	-0.7	0.7
20	20	POR	Major Jones	Albany State University	6	374	5063	1643	1323	215	.490	.111	.586	13.5	4.4	3.5	0.6	5.5	.052	-2.6	-0.8
21	21	LAL	Earl Tatum	Marquette	4	262	5229	2508	682	507	.459		.746	20.0	9.6	2.6	1.9	7.8	.071	-0.4	2.1
22	22	POR	Johnny Davis	Dayton	10	750	21200	9710	1505	3368	.448		.821	28.3	12.9	2.0	4.5	38.5	.087	-0.8	6.4
23	23	MIL	Alex English	South Carolina	15	1193	38063	25613	6538	4351	.507		.832	31.9	21.5	5.5	3.6	100.7	.127	2.0	38.2
24	24	MIL	Scott Lloyd	Arizona State	6	372	5638	1694	1114	356	.425		.718	15.2	4.6	3.0	1.0	2.5	.021	-4.3	-3.4
25	25	NYK	Lonnie Shelton	Oregon State	10	673	18530	8049	4136	1459	.492		.738	27.5	12.0	6.1	2.2	37.5	.097	-0.3	7.9
26	26	NOJ	Jacky Dorsey	Georgia	3	60	449	143	141	16	.389		.544	7.5	2.4	2.4	0.3	0.3	.031	-5.4	-0.4
27	27	HOU	Phil Hicks	Tulane	2	57	390	132	94	32	.447		.778	6.8	2.3	1.6	0.6	0.5	.058	-2.7	-0.1
28	28	ATL	Bob Carrington	Boston College	2	82	1787	672	187	120	.428		.760	21.8	8.2	2.3	1.5	1.3	.036	-3.2	-0.6
29	29	SEA	Dennis Johnson	Pepperdine	14	1100	35954	15535	4249	5499	.445		.797	32.7	14.1	3.9	5.0	82.6	.110	0.7	24.3
30	30	PHO	Al Fleming	Arizona	1	20	97	40	30	7	.484		.588	4.9	2.0	1.5	0.4	0.0	.018	-4.1	-0.1
31	31	WSB	Joe Pace	Coppin State University	2	79	557	255	168	27	.467		.598	7.1	3.2	2.1	0.3	1.1	.092	-2.1	0.0
32	32	CLE	Mo Howard	Maryland	1	32	345	152	39	42	.485		.686	10.8	4.8	1.2	1.3	0.6	.084	-1.0	0.2
33	33	PHO	Butch Feher	Vanderbilt	1	48	487	248	74	36	.531		.768	10.1	5.2	1.5	0.8	1.5	.145	0.6	0.3
34	34	GSW	Marshall Rogers	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	1	26	176	100	11	10	.371		.933	6.8	3.8	0.4	0.4	-0.2	-.043	-6.9	-0.3
			Round 3			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
35	35	CHI	Dallas Smith	West Texas A&M University
36	36	LAL	Mike Dabney	Rutgers University
37	37	CHI	Lars Hansen	Washington	1	15	205	76	59	14	.509		.581	13.7	5.1	3.9	0.9	0.6	.149	-1.3	0.1
38	38	DET	Phil Sellers	Rutgers University	1	44	329	198	41	25	.384		.722	7.5	4.5	0.9	0.6	0.0	-.007	-5.0	-0.3
39	39	POR	Jeff Tyson	Western Michigan
40	40	MIL	Lloyd Walton	Marquette	5	341	5387	1442	370	1243	.454		.711	15.8	4.2	1.1	3.6	5.2	.047	-1.6	0.6
41	41	NYK	John McGill	Alcorn State
42	42	NOJ	Steve Copp	San Diego State
43	43	LAL	Tom Abernethy	Indiana	5	319	5434	1779	1011	384	.492		.747	17.0	5.6	3.2	1.2	13.4	.118	0.2	3.0
44	44	HOU	Barnes Hauptfuhrer	Princeton
45	45	PHO	Ira Terrell	SMU	2	127	2483	886	533	144	.498		.638	19.6	7.0	4.2	1.1	4.1	.080	-1.2	0.5
46	46	ATL	Larry Cooke	Virginia Tech
47	47	PHI	Ron Norwood	DePaul
48	48	BUF	Gary Brewster	Texas-El Paso
49	49	WSB	Bill Cook	Memphis
50	50	CLE	Abdul Jeelani	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	2	143	2394	1290	500	160	.473	.000	.802	16.7	9.0	3.5	1.1	5.4	.108	0.3	1.4
51	51	BOS	Jerry Fort	Nebraska
			Round 4			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
52	52	CHI	Keith Starr	Pitt	1	17	65	14	10	6	.250		1.000	3.8	0.8	0.6	0.4	-0.2	-.111	-6.1	-0.1
53	53	ATL	Tom Barker	Hawaii	2	98	1830	639	520	75	.422		.692	18.7	6.5	5.3	0.8	1.3	.034	-3.8	-0.9
54	54	KCK	Clarence Ramsey	Washington
55	55	DET	Scott Thompson	Iowa
56	56	POR	David Everett	Grand Canyon University
57	57	NYK	Rick Bullock	Texas Tech
58	58	NOJ	John Service	UC Santa Barbara
59	59	MIL	Dan Frost	Iowa
60	60	LAL	Wayman Britt	Michigan	1	7	16	9	4	2	.300		.750	2.3	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	.046	-4.5	0.0
61	61	HOU	Hercle Ivy	Iowa State
62	62	PHO	Paul Miller	Oregon State
63	63	SEA	Willie Parr	LeMoyne-Owen College
64	64	PHI	Freeman Blade	Montana State University, Billings
65	65	WSB	Marion Hillard	Memphis
66	66	CLE	John Engles	Penn
67	67	BOS	Lewis Linder	Kentucky State University
68	68	GSW	Jeff Fosnes	Vanderbilt
			Round 5			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
69	69	CHI	Nate Williams	Illinois
70	70	ATL	Ron Davis	Washington State	3	78	951	417	139	53	.420		.571	12.2	5.3	1.8	0.7	0.1	.007	-3.6	-0.5
71	71	KCK	Willie Hodge	Duke
72	72	DET	Jim Hearns	Marymount College
73	73	POR	Gary Redding	Auburn
74	74	NOJ	Paul Griffin	Western Michigan	7	480	10053	2443	2650	1116	.505		.692	20.9	5.1	5.5	2.3	19.6	.094	0.3	5.9
75	75	MIL	Tom Lockhart	Manhattan College
76	76	NYK	Beaver Smith	St. John's
77	77	MIL	James Rappis	Arizona
78	78	HOU	Dave Marrs	Houston
79	79	PHO	Ralph Walker	Saint Mary's
80	80	SEA	Robert Gray	Wichita State
81	81	PHI	Jeff Brown	Missouri Western State College
82	82	ATL	Connie White	California
83	83	WSB	L.C. Mason	Alabama State University
84	84	CLE	Edmund Lawrence	McNeese State University	1	3	19	12	4	1	.625		.500	6.3	4.0	1.3	0.3	0.1	.201	-3.7	0.0
85	85	BOS	Lewis McKinney	Saint Louis
86	86	GSW	Carl Bird	California
			Round 6			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
87	87	CHI	Tom Paulin	Winston-Salem State
88	88	ATL	Pete Padgett	Nevada
89	89	KCK	Andre McCarter	UCLA	3	103	1182	392	95	172	.431		.725	11.5	3.8	0.9	1.7	1.1	.046	-2.5	-0.2
90	90	DET	Russell Davis	Virginia Tech
91	91	GSW	Dwayne Barnett	Stanford
92	92	MIL	Phil Spence	NC State
93	93	NYK	Joe Jones	Grambling State University
94	94	NOJ	Bernard Tomlin	Hofstra
95	95	LAL	Ed Schweitzer	Stanford
96	96	HOU	Robert Paige	Houston Baptist University
97	97	PHO	Carl Brown	Eastern Kentucky University
98	98	SEA	Daryl Peterson	Wake Forest
99	99	PHI	Mike Dunleavy	South Carolina	11	438	8428	3496	689	1723	.467		.810	19.2	8.0	1.6	3.9	16.1	.092	-0.7	2.9
100	100	BUF	Danny Odums	Fairfield
101	101	WSB	Pat Tallent	George Washington
102	102	CLE	Harry Davis	Morris Brown College
103	103	BOS	Art Collins	St. Thomas University	1	29	395	94	41	25	.354	.000	.667	13.6	3.2	1.4	0.9	-0.4	-.054	-5.8	-0.4
104	104	GSW	Gene Cunningham	Norfolk State
			Round 7			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
105	105	CHI	Barry McLeod	Centenary (LA)
106	106	ATL	Carl Gerlach	Kansas State
107	107	KCK	Craig Prosser	Canisius
108	108	DET	Curt Peterson	University of Puget Sound
109	109	POR	Al DeWitt	Weber State
110	110	NYK	Boyd Batts	UNLV
111	111	NOJ	Andy Walker	Niagara University	1	40	438	180	75	32	.462		.766	11.0	4.5	1.9	0.8	0.7	.081	-1.1	0.1
112	112	MIL	Ron Barrow	Southern University and A&M College
113	113	LAL	Tommie Lipsey	UCLA
114	114	HOU	Barry Davis	Texas A&M
115	115	PHO	Brad Warble	Eastern Illinois University
116	116	SEA	Mark Klein	Malone College
117	117	PHI	Phil Walker	Millersville	1	40	384	178	52	54	.354		.667	9.6	4.5	1.3	1.4	-0.4	-.045	-4.6	-0.3
118	118	BUF	Frank Jones	Tennessee Technological University
119	119	WSB	Ralph Vallot	Loyola Chicago
120	120	CLE	Johnny Britt	Western Kentucky
121	121	BOS	Ralph Drollinger	UCLA	1	6	67	15	19	14	.500		.250	11.2	2.5	3.2	2.3	-0.2	-.117	-4.1	-0.1
122	122	GSW	Jesse Campbell	Mercyhurst College
			Round 8			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
123	123	CLE	Dale Koehler	Wisconsin
124	124	ATL	Doug Terry	Utah
125	125	KCK	Mike Davis	Bradley
126	126	DET	Randy Henry	Illinois State
127	127	POR	Brant Gibler	University of Puget Sound
128	128	NOJ	Richard Bryant	Texas State University
129	129	MIL	Bob Warner	University of Maine
130	130	NYK	Rick McCutcheon	Arizona State
131	131	LAL	Ed Gregg	Utah State University
132	132	HOU	Dan Krueger	Texas
133	133	PHO	Tom DeBerry	Northern Arizona University
134	134	SEA	Norton Barnhill	Washington State	1	4	10	4	3	1	.333			2.5	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	-.198	-5.3	0.0
135	135	PHI	Lee Dixon	Hardin-Simmons University
136	136	BUF	Mark McAndrew	Providence
137	137	WSB	Merlin Wilson	Georgetown
138	138	CLE	Tim Sisneros	Middle Tennessee
139	139	BOS	John Clark	Northeastern University
140	140	GSW	Stan Boskovich	West Virginia
			Round 9			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
141	141	CHI	John Thomas	UConn
142	142	ATL	Bob Kovach	San Diego State
143	143	KCK	Dave Logan	Colorado
144	144	DET	Bill Martin	Hartwick College
145	145	POR	Rob Torresdal	Linfield College
146	146	MIL	Bennie Shaw	Central Florida
147	147	NYK	Archie Talley	Salem University
148	148	NOJ	Calvin Robinson	Mississippi Valley State University
149	149	LAL	David Pickett	Louisiana-Monroe
150	150	PHO	John Irving	Hofstra
151	151	SEA	Ron Johnson	North Carolina A&T
152	152	PHI	Fly Williams	Austin Peay State University
153	153	BUF	Bob Rozyczko	St. Bonaventure
154	154	WSB	Clyde Agnew	Newberry College
155	155	CLE	Bruce Parkinson	Purdue
156	156	BOS	Bill Collins	Boston College
157	157	GSW	Howard Smith	San Francisco
			Round 10			Totals					Shooting			Per Game				Advanced
Rk	Pk	Tm	Player	College	Yrs	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP
158	158	CHI	John Hudson	Concord University
159	159	ATL	Mike Dickerson	South Florida
160	160	KCK	Terry Bailey	University of North Texas
161	161	DET	Bob Johnson	Wisconsin
162	162	POR	Marcos Leite	Pepperdine
163	163	NYK	Gene Shy	Florida
164	164	NOJ	Art Johnson	Iowa State
165	165	MIL	Hugo Cabrera
166	166	PHO	Gary Jackson	Arizona State
167	167	SEA	Ricky Lewis	Alcorn State
168	168	PHI	Ed Stefanski	Penn
169	169	BUF	Tim Stokes	Canisius
170	170	WSB	Mike Buescher	Seton Hall
171	171	CLE	Elisha McSweeney	Minnesota State University, Mankato
172	172	BOS	Otho Tucker	Illinois
173	173	GSW	Ken Smith	San Diego State

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