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1980 NBA Draft

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Date: Tuesday, June 10, 1980
Location: New York, New York

Number of Picks: 214 (57 played in NBA)
First Overall Pick: Joe Barry Carroll (35.6 Win Shares)

Most Win Shares: K. McHale (113.0), K. Vandeweghe (75.6) and M. Gminski (55.9)

All-Stars: 5 (J. Carroll, K. McHale, J. Ruland, A. Toney and K. Vandeweghe)

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214 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 GSW Joe Barry Carroll Purdue University 705 22838 12455 5404 1264 .474 .000 .747 32.4 17.7 7.7 1.8 35.6 .075
2 UTA Darrell Griffith University of Louisville 765 21403 12391 2519 1627 .463 .332 .707 28.0 16.2 3.3 2.1 22.0 .049
3 BOS Kevin McHale University of Minnesota 971 30118 17335 7122 1670 .554 .261 .798 31.0 17.9 7.3 1.7 113.0 .180
4 CHI Kelvin Ransey Ohio State University 474 11586 5380 901 2480 .454 .132 .782 24.4 11.4 1.9 5.2 17.9 .074
5 DEN James Ray Jacksonville University 103 843 334 228 76 .428 .333 .629 8.2 3.2 2.2 0.7 -0.3 -0.017
6 NJN Mike O'Koren University of North Carolina 407 8810 3355 1391 856 .490 .271 .651 21.6 8.2 3.4 2.1 14.6 .080
7 NJN Mike Gminski Duke University 938 24058 10953 6480 1203 .465 .122 .843 25.6 11.7 6.9 1.3 55.9 .111
8 PHI Andrew Toney University of Louisiana at Lafayette 468 12608 7458 1009 1965 .500 .342 .797 26.9 15.9 2.2 4.2 26.9 .103
9 SDC Michael Brooks La Salle University 319 9372 4086 2001 818 .486 .152 .714 29.4 12.8 6.3 2.6 16.5 .085
10 POR Ronnie Lester University of Iowa 250 4959 1816 473 1003 .469 .227 .788 19.8 7.3 1.9 4.0 6.3 .061
11 DAL Kiki Vandeweghe University of California, Los Angeles 810 24521 15980 2785 1668 .525 .368 .872 30.3 19.7 3.4 2.1 75.6 .148
12 NYK Mike Woodson Indiana University 786 20021 10981 1838 1822 .466 .271 .813 25.5 14.0 2.3 2.3 34.6 .083
13 GSW Rickey Brown Mississippi State University 340 4487 1482 1200 119 .464 .000 .667 13.2 4.4 3.5 0.4 4.7 .051
14 WSB Wes Matthews University of Wisconsin 465 9305 3654 626 1955 .478 .225 .788 20.0 7.9 1.3 4.2 11.0 .057
15 SAS Reggie Johnson University of Tennessee 305 5979 2564 1238 262 .505 .143 .716 19.6 8.4 4.1 0.9 11.0 .088
16 KCK Hawkeye Whitney North Carolina State University 70 1048 404 146 87 .462 .286 .750 15.0 5.8 2.1 1.2 1.3 .062
17 DET Larry Drew University of Missouri 714 18370 8110 1265 3702 .467 .291 .798 25.7 11.4 1.8 5.2 24.4 .064
18 ATL Don Collins Washington State University 303 6134 2983 837 546 .485 .069 .749 20.2 9.8 2.8 1.8 10.5 .082
19 UTA John Duren Georgetown University 201 2947 712 226 411 .435 .120 .750 14.7 3.5 1.1 2.0 -0.8 -0.014
20 SEA Bill Hanzlik University of Notre Dame 748 15534 5414 2058 2058 .434 .213 .781 20.8 7.2 2.8 2.8 24.7 .076
21 PHI Monti Davis Tennessee State University 2 10 3 4 0 .200 .200 5.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.311
22 CLE Chad Kinch University of North Carolina at Charlotte 41 353 118 33 45 .369 .778 8.6 2.9 0.8 1.1 -0.5 -0.071
23 DEN Carl Nicks Indiana State University 156 2579 1067 297 249 .462 .000 .570 16.5 6.8 1.9 1.6 -0.4 -0.007
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
24 GSW Larry Smith Alcorn State University 883 22879 5904 8125 941 .531 .000 .531 25.9 6.7 9.2 1.1 46.0 .096
25 GSW Jeff Ruland Iona College 332 11088 5763 3378 1002 .564 .158 .718 33.4 17.4 10.2 3.0 34.3 .149
26 CHI Sam Worthen Marquette University 69 967 239 116 118 .492 .000 .750 14.0 3.5 1.7 1.7 0.7 .032
27 HOU John Stroud University of Mississippi 9 88 25 13 9 .324 .750 9.8 2.8 1.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.036
28 ATL Craig Shelton Georgetown University 59 607 240 141 27 .453 .000 .600 10.3 4.1 2.4 0.5 0.0 -0.001
29 IND Louis Orr Syracuse University 569 13353 5545 2117 853 .468 .083 .787 23.5 9.7 3.7 1.5 25.7 .093
30 IND Kenny Natt University of Louisiana at Monroe 49 388 150 40 41 .417 .200 .621 7.9 3.1 0.8 0.8 -0.2 -0.026
31 LAL Wayne Robinson Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 81 1592 643 294 112 .460 .000 .729 19.7 7.9 3.6 1.4 1.7 .052
32 POR David Lawrence McNeese State University
33 POR Bruce Collins Weber State University
34 DAL Roosevelt Bouie Syracuse University
35 WSB Rick Mahorn Hampton University 1117 25779 7763 6957 1082 .493 .132 .704 23.1 6.9 6.2 1.0 51.7 .096
36 NYK DeWayne Scales Louisiana State University 49 521 224 140 10 .417 .167 .628 10.6 4.6 2.9 0.2 0.2 .017
37 LAL Butch Carter Indiana University 361 6814 3137 546 683 .475 .307 .788 18.9 8.7 1.5 1.9 8.5 .060
38 HOU Terry Stotts University of Oklahoma
39 SAS Michael Wiley California State University, Long Beach 94 1284 692 246 63 .561 .000 .709 13.7 7.4 2.6 0.7 2.9 .107
40 IND Dick Miller University of Toledo 8 53 8 7 5 .444 .000 6.6 1.0 0.9 0.6 -0.1 -0.102
41 DEN Jawann Oldham Seattle University 329 5241 1455 1353 162 .479 .000 .607 15.9 4.4 4.1 0.5 4.3 .039
42 PHO Kimberly Belton Stanford University
43 HOU Billy Williams Clemson University
44 PHI Clyde Austin North Carolina State University
45 DET Brad Branson Southern Methodist University 72 856 391 206 52 .422 .000 .725 11.9 5.4 2.9 0.7 0.9 .053
46 BOS Arnette Hallman Purdue University
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
47 DEN Kurt Nimphius Arizona State University 564 11441 3602 2474 681 .487 .100 .668 20.3 6.4 4.4 1.2 17.5 .074
48 DEN Eddie Lee University of Cincinnati
49 GSW John Virgil University of North Carolina
50 CHI James Wilkes University of California, Los Angeles 114 1531 547 274 104 .463 .000 .723 13.4 4.8 2.4 0.9 2.0 .063
51 DEN Ronnie Valentine Old Dominion University 24 123 84 30 7 .378 .500 .474 5.1 3.5 1.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.128
52 NJN Lowes Moore West Virginia University 112 2118 752 227 316 .442 .200 .750 18.9 6.7 2.0 2.8 1.5 .035
53 CLE Stuart House Washington State University
54 BOS Ron Perry College of the Holy Cross
55 CLE Wayne Abrams Southern Illinois University
56 POR Mike Harper North Park University 123 1894 613 432 71 .474 .000 .559 15.4 5.0 3.5 0.6 2.4 .062
57 DAL Dave Britton Texas A&M University 2 9 4 2 3 .667 4.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 .093
58 NYK Kurt Rambis Santa Clara University 880 16299 4603 4961 931 .534 .000 .689 18.5 5.2 5.6 1.1 38.3 .113
59 PHO John Campbell Clemson University
60 SAS Lavon Mercer University of Georgia
61 SAS Rich Yonakor University of North Carolina 10 70 33 27 3 .538 .714 7.0 3.3 2.7 0.3 0.3 .201
62 KCK Tony Murphy Southern University and A&M College
63 MIL Al Beal University of Oklahoma
64 DET Jonathan Moore Furman University
65 PHO Doug TRUE University of California
66 SEA Carl Bailey Tuskegee University 1 7 2 0 0 1.000 7.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.268
67 PHI Reggie Gaines Winston-Salem State University
68 CLE Ron Jones Illinois State University
69 BOS Donald Newman University of Idaho
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
70 DET Darwin Cook University of Portland 612 14156 5820 1308 2248 .453 .196 .764 23.1 9.5 2.1 3.7 22.9 .078
71 GSW Robert Scott University of Alabama
72 UTA Alan Taylor Brigham Young University
73 DEN Sammie Ellis University of Pittsburgh
74 CHI Ron Charles Michigan State University
75 NJN Rory Sparrow Villanova University 836 22550 7557 1755 4192 .466 .260 .797 27.0 9.0 2.1 5.0 28.3 .060
76 SDC Ed Odom Oklahoma State University
77 CLE Murray Brown Florida State University
78 IND Rich Branning University of Notre Dame
79 POR Kelvin Henderson Saint Louis University
80 DAL David Johnson Weber State University
81 WSB Francois Wise California State University, Long Beach
82 NYK Joseph Chmelich University of Wisconsin
83 SAS Calvin Roberts California State University, Fullerton
84 HOU Dean Hunger Utah State University
85 PHI Billy Bryant Western Kentucky University
86 MIL Jeff Wolf University of North Carolina
87 LAL Tony Jackson Florida State University 2 14 2 2 2 .333 7.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 .124
88 PHO Leroy Stampley Loyola University of Chicago
89 SEA Gary Ray Hooker Murray State University
90 PHI Harold Hubbard Savannah State University
91 LAL Ron Baxter University of Texas at Austin
92 BOS Kevin Hamilton Iona College
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
93 DET Tony Fuller Pepperdine University 15 248 60 42 28 .364 .000 .750 16.5 4.0 2.8 1.9 -0.1 -0.021
94 UTA Wally West Boston University
95 GSW Don Carlino University of Southern California
96 CHI Mike Campbell Northwestern University
97 DEN James Patrick Texas State University
98 NJN Aaron Curry University of Oklahoma
99 SDC Wally Rank San Jose State University 25 153 55 30 17 .368 .464 6.1 2.2 1.2 0.7 -0.4 -0.140
100 IND Joe Galvin Illinois State University
101 CLE LaVon Williams University of Kentucky
102 POR Larry Belin University of New Mexico
103 DAL Darrell Allums University of California, Los Angeles 22 276 59 65 25 .343 .000 .591 12.5 2.7 3.0 1.1 -0.3 -0.054
104 NYK William Carey Albright College
105 WSB Daryl Strickland Rutgers University
106 HOU Albert Jones University of New Mexico
107 SAS Gib Hinz University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
108 KCK Kevin Blakley Eastern Michigan University
109 MIL Ken Jones Virginia Commonwealth University
110 ATL Mike Doyle University of South Carolina
111 PHO Mark Stevens Northern Arizona University
112 SEA Lenny Horton Georgia Institute of Technology
113 PHI Jim Swaney University of Toledo
114 LAL Rick Raivio University of Portland
115 BOS Rufus Harris University of Maine
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
116 DET Tony Turner University of Alaska Anchorage
117 GSW Neil Bresnahan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
118 UTA Ken Cunningham Western Michigan University
119 DEN Ernie Hill Oklahoma City University
120 CHI Bernard Rencher St. John's University
121 NJN Rick Mattick Louisiana State University
122 SDC Londale Theus Santa Clara University
123 CLE Antonio Martin Oral Roberts University
124 IND Randy Owens Philadelphia University
125 POR Perry Mirkovich University of Lethbridge
126 DAL Leroy Jackson Cameron University
127 WSB Ken Dancy Chicago State University
128 NYK Kelvin Hicks New York Institute of Technology
129 SAS Dean Uthoff Iowa State University
130 HOU Everette Jefferson University of New Mexico
131 KCK Trent Grooms Kent State University
132 MIL Alex Gilbert Indiana State University
133 ATL Mike Zagardo George Washington University
134 PHO Coby Leavitt University of Utah
135 SEA Jim Strickland University of South Carolina
136 PHI Donald Cooper Saint Augustine's College
137 LAL Odis Boddie University of North Alabama
138 BOS Kenny Evans Norfolk State 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
139 DET Carl Pierce Gonzaga University
140 UTA Dave Colescott University of North Carolina
141 GSW Lorenzo Romar University of Washington 291 5188 1731 385 1022 .464 .211 .749 17.8 5.9 1.3 3.5 8.0 .074
142 CHI Robert Byrd Marquette University
143 DEN Tommy Springer Vanderbilt University
144 NJN Larry Spicer University of Alabama at Birmingham
145 SDC Paul Anderson University of Southern California
146 IND Charles Naddaff Lafayette College
147 CLE Leroy Berry Wilmington College
148 POR Gig Sims University of California, Los Angeles
149 DAL Tony Forch Midwestern State University
150 NYK Bobby Turner University of Louisville
151 WSB Karl Godine Stephen F. Austin State University
152 HOU Joe Nehls University of Arizona
153 SAS Allan Zahn University of Arkansas
154 KCK Arnold McDowell Montana State University
155 MIL Ron White Furman University
156 ATL Charles Hightower Dillard University
157 PHO Ron Williams University of Montana-Western
158 SEA Carl Ervin Seattle University
159 PHI Richard Smith Weber State University
160 BOS Les Hanson Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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
161 DET Leroy Loggins Fairmont State University
162 GSW Kurt Kanaskie La Salle University
163 UTA Jim Brandon Saint Peter's College
164 CHI Modzel Greer North Park University
165 NJN Lloyd Terry University of New Orleans
166 CLE Jim Ellinghausen Ohio State University
167 IND Steve Stielper James Madison University
168 POR John Stroeder University of Montana 46 293 82 85 23 .369 .000 .667 6.4 1.8 1.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.010
169 DAL Clarence Kea Lamar University 51 447 198 128 19 .485 .000 .692 8.8 3.9 2.5 0.4 1.0 .107
170 WSB Rich Valavicious Auburn University
171 NYK James Salters University of Pennsylvania
172 SAS Bill Bailey University of Texas-Pan American
173 HOU Rosie Barnes Bowling Green State University
174 MIL Keith Valentine Virginia Union University
175 PHO Jim Conolly La Salle University
176 SEA Al Dutch Georgetown University
177 PHI Martin Lemelle Grambling State University
178 LAL Melvin Hooker Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
179 BOS Steve Wright Boston University
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
180 DET Terry Dupris Huron University
181 UTA Paul Renfro University of Texas at Arlington
182 GSW Billy Reid University of San Francisco 59 597 190 60 71 .454 .000 .564 10.1 3.2 1.0 1.2 -0.6 -0.050
183 CHI Jay Shidler University of Kentucky
184 DEN Jim Graziano University of South Carolina
185 NJN Barry Young Colorado State University
186 IND Scott Rogers Kenyon College
187 CLE Melvin Crafter Central State University
188 POR Rich Boucher University of Maine
189 DAL Ken Williams University of Houston
190 NYK Don Wiley Monmouth University
191 WSB Clinton Wyatt Alcorn State University
192 SAS Al Williams North Texas State University
193 KCK Charley Cole Delta State University
194 MIL Del Yarbrough Illinois State University
195 ATL Stanley Lamb Franciscan University of Steubenville
196 PHO Keith French North Park University
197 SEA Jim Tillman Eastern Kentucky University
198 PHI Luke Griffin Saint Joseph's University
199 BOS Brian Jung Northwestern 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
200 GSW Tim Higgins University of Nebraska at Kearney
201 UTA Leroy Coleman Middle Tennessee State University
202 DEN Earl Sango Regis University
203 CHI Billy Foster Montana State University, Billings
204 IND John Bates West Virginia Wesleyan College
205 POR Dave Kufeld Yeshiva University
206 DAL Tom Morgan California State University, Fullerton
207 WSB Don Youman Oklahoma State University
208 NYK Gerald Ross Grand Canyon University
209 SAS Steve Schall University of Arkansas
210 MIL Melvin Crayton Alabama State University
211 PHO Randy Carroll University of Kansas
212 SEA Kent Williams Texas Tech University
213 PHI Joe Hand King's College
214 BOS John Nolan Providence College