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Round 1 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Golden State Warriors Joe Barry Carroll Purdue University 705 22838 12455 5404 1264 .474 .000 .747 32.4 17.7 7.7 1.8
2 Utah Jazz Darrell Griffith University of Louisville 765 21403 12391 2519 1627 .463 .332 .707 28.0 16.2 3.3 2.1
3 Boston Celtics Kevin McHale University of Minnesota 971 30118 17335 7122 1670 .554 .261 .798 31.0 17.9 7.3 1.7
4 Chicago Bulls Kelvin Ransey Ohio State University 474 11586 5380 901 2480 .454 .132 .782 24.4 11.4 1.9 5.2
5 Denver Nuggets James Ray Jacksonville University 103 843 334 228 76 .428 .333 .629 8.2 3.2 2.2 0.7
6 New Jersey Nets Mike O'Koren University of North Carolina 407 8810 3355 1391 856 .490 .271 .651 21.6 8.2 3.4 2.1
7 New Jersey Nets Mike Gminski Duke University 938 24058 10953 6480 1203 .465 .122 .843 25.6 11.7 6.9 1.3
8 Philadelphia 76ers Andrew Toney University of Louisiana at Lafayette 468 12608 7458 1009 1965 .500 .342 .797 26.9 15.9 2.2 4.2
9 San Diego Clippers Mike Brooks LaSalle University 319 9372 4086 2001 818 .486 .152 .714 29.4 12.8 6.3 2.6
10 Portland Trail Blazers Ronnie Lester University of Iowa 250 4959 1816 473 1003 .469 .227 .788 19.8 7.3 1.9 4.0
11 Dallas Mavericks Kiki Vandeweghe University of California, Los Angeles 810 24521 15980 2785 1668 .525 .368 .872 30.3 19.7 3.4 2.1
12 New York Knickerbockers Mike Woodson Indiana University 786 20021 10981 1838 1822 .466 .271 .813 25.5 14.0 2.3 2.3
13 Golden State Warriors Rickey Brown Mississippi State University 340 4487 1482 1200 119 .464 .000 .667 13.2 4.4 3.5 0.4
14 Washington Bullets Wes Matthews University of Wisconsin 465 9305 3654 626 1955 .478 .225 .788 20.0 7.9 1.3 4.2
15 San Antonio Spurs Reggie Johnson University of Tennessee 305 5979 2564 1238 262 .505 .143 .716 19.6 8.4 4.1 0.9
16 Kansas City Kings Hawkeye Whitney North Carolina State University 70 1048 404 146 87 .462 .286 .750 15.0 5.8 2.1 1.2
17 Detroit Pistons Larry Drew University of Missouri 714 18370 8110 1265 3702 .467 .291 .798 25.7 11.4 1.8 5.2
18 Atlanta Hawks Don Collins Washington State University 303 6134 2983 837 546 .485 .069 .749 20.2 9.8 2.8 1.8
19 Utah Jazz John Duren Georgetown University 201 2947 712 226 411 .435 .120 .750 14.7 3.5 1.1 2.0
20 Seattle Supersonics Bill Hanzlik University of Notre Dame 748 15534 5414 2058 2058 .434 .213 .781 20.8 7.2 2.8 2.8
21 Philadelphia 76ers Monti Davis Tennessee State University 2 10 3 4 0 .200 .200 5.0 1.5 2.0 0.0
22 Cleveland Cavaliers Chad Kinch University of North Carolina at Charlotte 41 353 118 33 45 .369 .778 8.6 2.9 0.8 1.1
23 Denver Nuggets Carl Nicks Indiana State University 156 2579 1067 297 249 .462 .000 .570 16.5 6.8 1.9 1.6
Round 2 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
24 Golden State Warriors Larry Smith Alcorn State University 883 22879 5904 8125 941 .531 .000 .531 25.9 6.7 9.2 1.1
25 Golden State Warriors Jeff Ruland Iona College 332 11088 5763 3378 1002 .564 .158 .718 33.4 17.4 10.2 3.0
26 Chicago Bulls Sam Worthen Marquette University 69 967 239 116 118 .492 .000 .750 14.0 3.5 1.7 1.7
27 Houston Rockets John Stroud University of Mississippi 9 88 25 13 9 .324 .750 9.8 2.8 1.4 1.0
28 Atlanta Hawks Craig Shelton Georgetown University 59 607 240 141 27 .453 .000 .600 10.3 4.1 2.4 0.5
29 Indiana Pacers Louis Orr Syracuse University 569 13353 5545 2117 853 .468 .083 .787 23.5 9.7 3.7 1.5
30 Indiana Pacers Kenny Natt University of Louisiana at Monroe 49 388 150 40 41 .417 .200 .621 7.9 3.1 0.8 0.8
31 Los Angeles Lakers Wayne Robinson Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 81 1592 643 294 112 .460 .000 .729 19.7 7.9 3.6 1.4
32 Portland Trail Blazers David Lawrence McNeese State University
33 Portland Trail Blazers Bruce Collins Weber State University
34 Dallas Mavericks Roosevelt Bouie Syracuse University
35 Washington Bullets Rick Mahorn Hampton University 1117 25779 7763 6957 1082 .493 .132 .704 23.1 6.9 6.2 1.0
36 New York Knickerbockers DeWayne Scales Louisiana State University 49 521 224 140 10 .417 .167 .628 10.6 4.6 2.9 0.2
37 Los Angeles Lakers Butch Carter Indiana University 361 6814 3137 546 683 .475 .307 .788 18.9 8.7 1.5 1.9
38 Houston Rockets Terry Stotts University of Oklahoma
39 San Antonio Spurs Michael Wiley California State University, Long Beach 94 1284 692 246 63 .561 .000 .709 13.7 7.4 2.6 0.7
40 Indiana Pacers Dick Miller University of Toledo 8 53 8 7 5 .444 .000 6.6 1.0 0.9 0.6
41 Denver Nuggets Jawann Oldham Seattle University 329 5241 1455 1353 162 .479 .000 .607 15.9 4.4 4.1 0.5
42 Phoenix Suns Kimberly Belton Stanford University
43 Houston Rockets Billy Williams Clemson University
44 Philadelphia 76ers Clyde Austin North Carolina State University
45 Detroit Pistons Brad Branson Southern Methodist University 72 856 391 206 52 .422 .000 .725 11.9 5.4 2.9 0.7
46 Boston Celtics Arnette Hallman Purdue University
Round 3 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
47 Denver Nuggets Kurt Nimphius Arizona State University 564 11441 3602 2474 681 .487 .100 .668 20.3 6.4 4.4 1.2
48 Denver Nuggets Eddie Lee University of Cincinnati
49 Golden State Warriors John Virgil University of North Carolina
50 Chicago Bulls James Wilkes University of California, Los Angeles 114 1531 547 274 104 .463 .000 .723 13.4 4.8 2.4 0.9
51 Denver Nuggets Ronnie Valentine Old Dominion University 24 123 84 30 7 .378 .500 .474 5.1 3.5 1.3 0.3
52 New Jersey Nets Lowes Moore West Virginia University 112 2118 752 227 316 .442 .200 .750 18.9 6.7 2.0 2.8
53 Cleveland Cavaliers Stuart House Washington State University
54 Boston Celtics Ron Perry College of the Holy Cross
55 Cleveland Cavaliers Wayne Abrams Southern Illinois University
56 Portland Trail Blazers Mike Harper North Park University 123 1894 613 432 71 .474 .000 .559 15.4 5.0 3.5 0.6
57 Dallas Mavericks Dave Britton Texas A&M University 2 9 4 2 3 .667 4.5 2.0 1.0 1.5
58 New York Knickerbockers Kurt Rambis Santa Clara University 880 16299 4603 4961 931 .534 .000 .689 18.5 5.2 5.6 1.1
59 Phoenix Suns John Campbell Clemson University
60 San Antonio Spurs Lavon Mercer University of Georgia
61 San Antonio Spurs Rich Yonakor University of North Carolina 10 70 33 27 3 .538 .714 7.0 3.3 2.7 0.3
62 Kansas City Kings Tony Murphy Southern University and A&M College
63 Milwaukee Bucks Al Beal University of Oklahoma
64 Detroit Pistons Jonathan Moore Furman University
65 Phoenix Suns Doug TRUE University of California
66 Seattle Supersonics Carl Bailey Tuskegee University 1 7 2 0 0 1.000 7.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
67 Philadelphia 76ers Reggie Gaines Winston-Salem State University
68 Cleveland Cavaliers Ron Jones Illinois State University
69 Boston Celtics Donald Newman University of Idaho
Round 4 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
70 Detroit Pistons Darwin Cook University of Portland 612 14156 5820 1308 2248 .453 .196 .764 23.1 9.5 2.1 3.7
71 Golden State Warriors Robert Scott University of Alabama
72 Utah Jazz Alan Taylor Brigham Young University
73 Denver Nuggets Sammie Ellis University of Pittsburgh
74 Chicago Bulls Ron Charles Michigan State University
75 New Jersey Nets Rory Sparrow Villanova University 836 22550 7557 1755 4192 .466 .260 .797 27.0 9.0 2.1 5.0
76 San Diego Clippers Ed Odom Oklahoma State University
77 Cleveland Cavaliers Murray Brown Florida State University
78 Indiana Pacers Rich Branning University of Notre Dame
79 Portland Trail Blazers Kelvin Henderson Saint Louis University
80 Dallas Mavericks David Johnson Weber State University
81 Washington Bullets Francois Wise California State University, Long Beach
82 New York Knickerbockers Joseph Chmelich University of Wisconsin
83 San Antonio Spurs Calvin Roberts California State University, Fullerton
84 Houston Rockets Dean Hunger Utah State University
85 Philadelphia 76ers Billy Bryant Western Kentucky University
86 Milwaukee Bucks Jeff Wolf University of North Carolina
87 Los Angeles Lakers Tony Jackson Florida State University 2 14 2 2 2 .333 7.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
88 Phoenix Suns Leroy Stampley Loyola University of Chicago
89 Seattle Supersonics Gary Ray Hooker Murray State University
90 Philadelphia 76ers Harold Hubbard Savannah State University
91 Los Angeles Lakers Ron Baxter University of Texas at Austin
92 Boston Celtics Kevin Hamilton Iona College
Round 5 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
93 Detroit Pistons Tony Fuller Pepperdine University 15 248 60 42 28 .364 .000 .750 16.5 4.0 2.8 1.9
94 Utah Jazz Wally West Boston University
95 Golden State Warriors Don Carlino University of Southern California
96 Chicago Bulls Mike Campbell Northwestern University
97 Denver Nuggets James Patrick Southwest Texas State University
98 New Jersey Nets Aaron Curry University of Oklahoma
99 San Diego Clippers Wally Rank San Jose State University 25 153 55 30 17 .368 .464 6.1 2.2 1.2 0.7
100 Indiana Pacers Joe Galvin Illinois State University
101 Cleveland Cavaliers LaVon Williams University of Kentucky
102 Portland Trail Blazers Larry Belin University of New Mexico
103 Dallas Mavericks Darrell Allums University of California, Los Angeles 22 276 59 65 25 .343 .000 .591 12.5 2.7 3.0 1.1
104 New York Knickerbockers William Carey Albright College
105 Washington Bullets Daryl Strickland Rutgers University
106 Houston Rockets Albert Jones University of New Mexico
107 San Antonio Spurs Gib Hinz University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
108 Kansas City Kings Kevin Blakley Eastern Michigan University
109 Milwaukee Bucks Ken Jones Virginia Commonwealth University
110 Atlanta Hawks Mike Doyle University of South Carolina
111 Phoenix Suns Mark Stevens Northern Arizona University
112 Seattle Supersonics Lenny Horton Georgia Institute of Technology
113 Philadelphia 76ers Jim Swaney University of Toledo
114 Los Angeles Lakers Rick Raivio University of Portland
115 Boston Celtics Rufus Harris University of Maine
Round 6 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
116 Detroit Pistons Tony Turner University of Alaska Anchorage
117 Golden State Warriors Neil Bresnahan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
118 Utah Jazz Ken Cunningham Western Michigan University
119 Denver Nuggets Ernie Hill Oklahoma City University
120 Chicago Bulls Bernard Rencher St. John's University
121 New Jersey Nets Rick Mattick Louisiana State University
122 San Diego Clippers Londale Theus Santa Clara University
123 Cleveland Cavaliers Antonio Martin Oral Roberts University
124 Indiana Pacers Randy Owens Philadelphia University
125 Portland Trail Blazers Perry Mirkovich University of Lethbridge
126 Dallas Mavericks Leroy Jackson Cameron University
127 Washington Bullets Ken Dancy Chicago State University
128 New York Knickerbockers Kelvin Hicks New York Institute of Technology
129 San Antonio Spurs Dean Uthoff Iowa State University
130 Houston Rockets Everette Jefferson University of New Mexico
131 Kansas City Kings Kent Grooms Kent State University
132 Milwaukee Bucks Alex Gilbert Indiana State University
133 Atlanta Hawks Mike Zagardo George Washington University
134 Phoenix Suns Coby Leavitt University of Utah
135 Seattle Supersonics Jim Strickland University of South Carolina
136 Philadelphia 76ers Donald Cooper Saint Augustine's College
137 Los Angeles Lakers Odis Boddie University of North Alabama
138 Boston Celtics Kenny Evans Norfolk State University
Round 7 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
139 Detroit Pistons Carl Pierce Gonzaga University
140 Utah Jazz Dave Colescott University of North Carolina
141 Golden State Warriors Lorenzo Romar University of Washington 291 5188 1731 385 1022 .464 .211 .749 17.8 5.9 1.3 3.5
142 Chicago Bulls Robert Byrd Marquette University
143 Denver Nuggets Tommy Springer Vanderbilt University
144 New Jersey Nets Larry Spicer University of Alabama at Birmingham
145 San Diego Clippers Paul Anderson University of Southern California
146 Indiana Pacers Charles Naddaff Lafayette College
147 Cleveland Cavaliers Leroy Berry Wilmington College
148 Portland Trail Blazers Gig Sims University of California, Los Angeles
149 Dallas Mavericks Tony Forch Midwestern State University
150 New York Knickerbockers Bobby Turner University of Louisville
151 Washington Bullets Karl Godine Stephen F. Austin State University
152 Houston Rockets Joe Nehls University of Arizona
153 San Antonio Spurs Allan Zahn University of Arkansas
154 Kansas City Kings Arnold McDowell Montana State University
155 Milwaukee Bucks Ron White Furman University
156 Atlanta Hawks Charles Hightower Dillard University
157 Phoenix Suns Ron Williams University of Montana-Western
158 Seattle Supersonics Carl Ervin Seattle University
159 Philadelphia 76ers Richard Smith Weber State University