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1981 NBA
1981 NBA Draft
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Round 1
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
1
Dallas Mavericks
Mark Aguirre
DePaul University
2
2
Detroit Pistons
Isiah Thomas
Indiana University
3
3
New Jersey Nets
Buck Williams
University of Maryland
4
4
Atlanta Hawks
Al Wood
University of North Carolina
5
5
Seattle Supersonics
Danny Vranes
University of Utah
6
6
Chicago Bulls
Orlando Woolridge
University of Notre Dame
7
7
Kansas City Kings
Steve Johnson
Oregon State University
8
8
San Diego Clippers
Tom Chambers
University of Utah
9
9
Dallas Mavericks
Rolando Blackman
Kansas State University
10
10
New Jersey Nets
Albert King
University of Maryland
11
11
Washington Bullets
Frank Johnson
Wake Forest University
12
12
Detroit Pistons
Kelly Tripucka
University of Notre Dame
13
13
Utah Jazz
Danny Schayes
Syracuse University
14
14
Indiana Pacers
Herb Williams
Ohio State University
15
15
Portland Trail Blazers
Jeff Lamp
University of Virginia
16
16
Portland Trail Blazers
Darnell Valentine
University of Kansas
17
17
Kansas City Kings
Kevin Loder
Alabama State University
18
18
New Jersey Nets
Ray Tolbert
Indiana University
19
19
Los Angeles Lakers
Mike McGee
University of Michigan
20
20
Phoenix Suns
Larry Nance
Clemson University
21
21
Milwaukee Bucks
Alton Lister
Arizona State University
22
22
Philadelphia 76ers
Franklin Edwards
Cleveland State University
23
23
Boston Celtics
Charles Bradley
University of Wyoming
Round 2
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
24
Dallas Mavericks
Jay Vincent
Michigan State University
2
25
Boston Celtics
Tracy Jackson
University of Notre Dame
3
26
Portland Trail Blazers
Brian Jackson
Utah State University
4
27
Utah Jazz
Howard Wood
University of Tennessee
5
28
San Antonio Spurs
Gene Banks
Duke University
6
29
Kansas City Kings
Eddie Johnson
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
7
30
San Antonio Spurs
Ed Rains
University of South Alabama
8
31
Boston Celtics
Danny Ainge
Brigham Young University
9
32
Chicago Bulls
Mike Olliver
Lamar University
10
33
Golden State Warriors
Sam Williams
Arizona State University
11
34
Denver Nuggets
Ken Green
University of Texas-Pan American
12
35
Washington Bullets
Charles Davis
Vanderbilt University
13
36
Indiana Pacers
Ray Blume
Oregon State University
14
37
Indiana Pacers
Al Leslie
Bucknell University
15
38
Atlanta Hawks
Clyde Bradshaw
DePaul University
16
39
Los Angeles Lakers
Harvey Knuckles
University of Toledo
17
40
New York Knickerbockers
Greg Cook
Louisiana State University
18
41
Washington Bullets
Claude Gregory
University of Wisconsin
19
42
Los Angeles Lakers
Elvis Rolle
Florida State University
20
43
Dallas Mavericks
Elston Turner
University of Mississippi
21
44
Washington Bullets
Steve Lingenfelter
South Dakota State University
22
45
Houston Rockets
Ed Turner
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
23
46
Philadelphia 76ers
Vernon Smith
Texas A&M University
Round 3
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
47
Dallas Mavericks
Art Housey
University of Kansas
2
48
Washington Bullets
Mike Ferrara
Colgate University
3
49
New Jersey Nets
David Burns
Saint Louis University
4
50
Portland Trail Blazers
Derek Holcomb
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5
51
Los Angeles Lakers
Zam Fredrick
University of South Carolina
6
52
Atlanta Hawks
Rudy Macklin
Louisiana State University
7
53
Seattle Supersonics
Mark Radford
Oregon State University
8
54
San Diego Clippers
Jim Smith
Ohio State University
9
55
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mickey Dillard
Florida State University
10
56
Golden State Warriors
Carlton Neverson
University of Pittsburgh
11
57
New York Knickerbockers
Frank Brickowski
Pennsylvania State University
12
58
Kansas City Kings
Curtis Berry
University of Missouri
13
59
Cleveland Cavaliers
Russell Bowers
American University
14
60
Indiana Pacers
Purvis Miller
University of Southern California
15
61
Portland Trail Blazers
Petur Gudmundsson
University of Washington
16
62
Phoenix Suns
Sam Clancy
University of Pittsburgh
17
63
New York Knickerbockers
Wayne McKoy
St. John's University
18
64
San Antonio Spurs
Tom Baker
Eastern Kentucky University
19
65
Los Angeles Lakers
Ron Cornelius
University of the Pacific
20
66
Phoenix Suns
Craig Dykema
California State University, Long Beach
21
67
Milwaukee Bucks
Mark Smith
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
22
68
Philadelphia 76ers
Ernest Graham
University of Maryland
23
69
Boston Celtics
John Johnson
University of Michigan
Round 4
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
70
Dallas Mavericks
Eddie Moss
Syracuse University
2
71
Detroit Pistons
John May
University of South Alabama
3
72
New Jersey Nets
Edmund Sherod
Virginia Commonwealth University
4
73
Utah Jazz
George Torres
Southern Nazarene University
5
74
Cleveland Cavaliers
Ethan Martin
Louisiana State University
6
75
Atlanta Hawks
Kevin Figaro
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
7
76
Golden State Warriors
Lewis Lloyd
Drake University
8
77
San Diego Clippers
Lee Raker
University of Virginia
9
78
Kansas City Kings
Kenny Dennard
Duke University
10
79
Washington Bullets
Ron Davis
University of Arizona
11
80
Golden State Warriors
Terry Adolph
West Texas A&M University
12
81
Houston Rockets
Larry Spriggs
Howard University
13
82
Kansas City Kings
B. B. Davis
Lamar University
14
83
Indiana Pacers
Rolando Frazier
Briar Cliff University
15
84
Chicago Bulls
Oliver Lee
Marquette University
16
85
Portland Trail Blazers
Pete Verhoeven
California State University, Fresno
17
86
New York Knickerbockers
Alex Bradley
Villanova University
18
87
San Antonio Spurs
Earl Belcher
St. Bonaventure University
19
88
Los Angeles Lakers
Kevin McKenna
Creighton University
20
89
Detroit Pistons
Don Koonce
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
21
90
Milwaukee Bucks
Kris Anderson
Florida State University
22
91
Boston Celtics
Stanley Williams
LaSalle University
23
92
Philadelphia 76ers
Rynn Wright
Texas A&M University
Round 5
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
93
Dallas Mavericks
Pete Budko
University of North Carolina
2
94
Detroit Pistons
George DeVone
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
3
95
New Jersey Nets
Joe Cooper
University of Colorado
4
96
Cleveland Cavaliers
Ken Page
University of New Mexico
5
97
Utah Jazz
Mike Clark
University of Oregon
6
98
Atlanta Hawks
Steve Krafscisin
University of Iowa
7
99
Seattle Supersonics
Andra Griffin
University of Washington
8
100
San Diego Clippers
Dennis Isbell
University of Memphis
9
101
Denver Nuggets
Willie Sims
Louisiana State University
10
102
Golden State Warriors
Hank McDowell
University of Memphis
11
103
Washington Bullets
Garry Witts
College of the Holy Cross
12
104
Kansas City Kings
U. S. Reed
University of Arkansas
13
105
Houston Rockets
Hasan Houston
Bradley University
14
106
Indiana Pacers
George Peterson
New Jersey City University
15
107
Portland Trail Blazers
Herb Andrew
University of South Alabama
16
108
Chicago Bulls
Johnny Nash
Arizona State University
17
109
New York Knickerbockers
Jim Wright
University of Rhode Island
18
110
San Antonio Spurs
Mike Rhodes
Vanderbilt University
19
111
Los Angeles Lakers
Craig Watts
North Carolina State University
20
112
Phoenix Suns
Paul Heuerman
University of Michigan
21
113
Milwaukee Bucks
Kelvin Troy
Rutgers University
22
114
Philadelphia 76ers
Steve Craig
Brigham Young University
23
115
Boston Celtics
Glen Grunwald
Indiana University
Round 6
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
116
Dallas Mavericks
Karl Bakowski
University of Utah
2
117
Detroit Pistons
Vince Brookins
University of Iowa
3
118
New Jersey Nets
Kevin Lynam
LaSalle University
4
119
Utah Jazz
Kevin Sprewer
Loyola University of Chicago
5
120
Cleveland Cavaliers
Aaron Strayhorn
University of Hawaii
6
121
Atlanta Hawks
Darryl Warwick
Hampton University
7
122
Seattle Supersonics
Earl Banks
Auburn University
8
123
San Diego Clippers
Mike Pepper
University of North Carolina
9
124
Denver Nuggets
Alonzo Weatherley
University of Denver
10
125
Washington Bullets
Robert Williams
Grambling State University
11
126
Golden State Warriors
Carter Scott
Ohio State University
12
127
Houston Rockets
Fred Cowan
University of Kentucky
13
128
Kansas City Kings
Brian Walker
Purdue University
14
129
Indiana Pacers
Robert Fronk
University of Washington
15
130
Chicago Bulls
Roger Burkman
University of Louisville
16
131
Portland Trail Blazers
Roshern Arnie
University of Texas at El Paso
17
132
New York Knickerbockers
John Blair
Monmouth University
18
133
San Antonio Spurs
Norman Shavers
Jackson State University
19
134
Los Angeles Lakers
Kevin Singleton
University of California
20
135
Phoenix Suns
Pete Harris
Northeastern University
21
136
Milwaukee Bucks
Jo Jo Hunter
University of Colorado
22
137
Boston Celtics
Steve Waite
University of Iowa
23
138
Philadelphia 76ers
Michael Thomas
North Park University
Round 7
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
139
Dallas Mavericks
Danny Davis
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
2
140
Detroit Pistons
Greg Nance
West Virginia University
3
141
New Jersey Nets
Rod Robertson
Northwestern University
4
142
Cleveland Cavaliers
Andre Smith
University of Nebraska
5
143
Utah Jazz
Mike Robinson
Central Michigan University
6
144
Atlanta Hawks
Kevin Vesey
Iona College
7
145
Seattle Supersonics
Tom Sienkiewicz
Villanova University
8
146
San Diego Clippers
Randy Johnson
University of Southern Colorado
9
147
Denver Nuggets
Greg Manning
University of Maryland
10
148
Golden State Warriors
Robby Dosty
University of Arizona
11
149
Washington Bullets
Randy Martel
Houston Baptist University
12
150
Kansas City Kings
Clinton Wheeler
William Paterson University
13
151
Houston Rockets
Joe Faine
Bowling Green State University
14
152
Indiana Pacers
Larry McKinney
Boise State University
15
153
Portland Trail Blazers
Julius Wayne
University of Texas at El Paso
16
154
Chicago Bulls
Scott Williams
University of South Alabama
17
155
New York Knickerbockers
Terry Cramer
Ripon College
18
156
San Antonio Spurs
Mark Minderman
Northern Michigan University
19
157
Los Angeles Lakers
Larry Petty
University of Wisconsin
20
158
Phoenix Suns
David Williams
Southern University and A&M College
21
159
Milwaukee Bucks
Lewis Latimore
University of Virginia
22
160
Philadelphia 76ers
John Crawford
University of Kansas
23
161
Boston Celtics
Tom Seaman
College of the Holy Cross
Round 8
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
162
Dallas Mavericks
David Kennedy
University of Cincinnati
2
163
Detroit Pistons
Joe Schoen
Saint Francis University
3
164
New Jersey Nets
Ken Webb
Fairleigh Dickinson University
4
165
Utah Jazz
Bobby Cattage
Auburn University
5
166
Cleveland Cavaliers
Glen Marcus
University of Alabama at Birmingham
6
167
Atlanta Hawks
Gilbert Salinas
University of Notre Dame
7
168
San Diego Clippers
Todd Haynes
Davidson College
8
169
Denver Nuggets
Curtis Redding
St. John's University
9
170
Washington Bullets
Mike Howard
Wofford College
10
171
Golden State Warriors
Yasutaka Okayama
11
172
Houston Rockets
Stanley Brewer
State University of West Georgia
12
173
Kansas City Kings
Randy Smithson
Wichita State University
13
174
Indiana Pacers
Len Hatzenbeller
Drexel University
14
175
Chicago Bulls
Ben Mitchell
University of Alabama at Huntsville
15
176
Portland Trail Blazers
John Smith
Saint Joseph's University
16
177
New York Knickerbockers
Brian O'Connor
Thomas More College
17
178
San Antonio Spurs
Bob Bartholomew
University of San Diego
18
179
Los Angeles Lakers
Jay Triano
Simon Fraser University
19
180
Phoenix Suns
Steve Risley
Indiana University
20
181
Milwaukee Bucks
Mike Brkovich
Michigan State University
21
182
Boston Celtics
George Morrow
Creighton University
22
183
Philadelphia 76ers
Frank Gilroy
St. John's University
Round 9
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
184
Dallas Mavericks
John Hollinden
University of Southern Indiana
2
185
Detroit Pistons
Eddie Baker
Alcorn State University
3
186
New Jersey Nets
Rudy Williams
Providence College
4
187
Cleveland Cavaliers
Paul Roba
Cleveland State University
5
188
Utah Jazz
Ken Ollie
University of Wyoming
6
189
Atlanta Hawks
Howard Thompkins
Wagner College
7
190
San Diego Clippers
Art Jones
North Carolina State University
8
191
Denver Nuggets
Andrew Burton
Austin Peay State University
9
192
Golden State Warriors
Doug Murrey
San Jose State University
10
193
Washington Bullets
Eddie Brown
Valdosta State University
11
194
Kansas City Kings
Mike Perry
University of Richmond
12
195
Indiana Pacers
Scott Whitley
College of William & Mary
13
196
Portland Trail Blazers
Sid Williams
San Jose State University
14
197
Chicago Bulls
Terry Martin
Lambath University
15
198
New York Knickerbockers
Marty Headd
Syracuse University
16
199
San Antonio Spurs
Leonel Marquetti
Hampton University
17
200
Phoenix Suns
Brian Johnson
University of Colorado
18
201
Milwaukee Bucks
Chip Rucker
Northeastern University
19
202
Philadelphia 76ers
Ron Wister
Temple University
20
203
Boston Celtics
Greg McCray
Virginia Commonwealth University
Round 10
Pick
Overall
Team
Player
College
1
204
Dallas Mavericks
Scott Bolanko
Northern State University
2
205
Detroit Pistons
Melvin Maxwell
Western Michigan University
3
206
New Jersey Nets
Vic Sison
University of California, Los Angeles
4
207
Utah Jazz
Joe Merten
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
5
208
Cleveland Cavaliers
Greg Boone
Augsburg College
6
209
Atlanta Hawks
Mike Frazier
Georgetown University
7
210
San Diego Clippers
Tony Gwynn
San Diego State University
8
211
Denver Nuggets
Derrick Rowland
State University of New York at Potsdam
9
212
Washington Bullets
Ralton Way
Houston Baptist University
10
213
Golden State Warriors
Barry Brooks
University of Southern California
12
214
Kansas City Kings
Mark Wilson
Fort Hays State University
13
215
Indiana Pacers
Rodney Benson
Wright State University
14
216
Chicago Bulls
Kenny Easley
University of California, Los Angeles
15
217
Portland Trail Blazers
Steve Cochran
Lewis and Clark College
16
218
New York Knickerbockers
Kevin Rogers
Saint Peter's College
17
219
San Antonio Spurs
Alvin Brooks
Lamar University
19
220
Phoenix Suns
Felton Sealey
University of Oregon
20
221
Milwaukee Bucks
Artie Green
Marquette University
21
222
Boston Celtics
Ken Matthews
North Carolina State University
22
223
Philadelphia 76ers
Pete Mullenberg
University of Delaware