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1972 NBA Draft
1973 1972
1971
Round 1 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
LaRue Martin
|
Loyola (IL) |
2 |
BUF
|
Bob McAdoo
|
North Carolina |
3 |
CLE
|
Dwight Davis
|
Houston |
4 |
PHO
|
Corky Calhoun
|
Pennsylvania |
5 |
PHI
|
Fred Boyd
|
Oregon State |
6 |
MIL
|
Russell Lee
|
Marshall |
7 |
SEA
|
Bud Stallworth
|
Kansas |
8 |
NYK
|
Tom Riker
|
South Carolina |
9 |
DET
|
Bob Nash
|
Hawaii |
10 |
BOS
|
Paul Westphal
|
Southern California |
11 |
CHI
|
Ralph Simpson
|
Michigan State |
12 |
MIL
|
Julius Erving
|
Massachusetts |
13 |
LAL
|
Travis Grant
|
Kentucky State |
Round 2 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Bob Davis
|
Weber State |
2 |
BUF
|
Harold Fox
|
Jacksonville |
3 |
LAL
|
Jim Price
|
Louisville |
4 |
DET
|
Chris Ford
|
Villanova |
5 |
SEA
|
Joby Wright
|
Indiana |
6 |
CIN
|
Sam Sibert
|
Kentucky State |
7 |
HOU
|
John Gianelli
|
Pacific |
8 |
ATL
|
Steve Bracey
|
Tulsa |
9 |
LAL
|
Paul Stovall
|
Arizona State |
10 |
SEA
|
Brian Taylor
|
Princeton |
11 |
CLE
|
Steve Hawes
|
Washington |
12 |
BAL
|
Tom Patterson
|
Ouachita Baptist |
13 |
POR
|
Dave Twardzik
|
Old Dominion |
14 |
BOS
|
Dennis Wuycik
|
North Carolina |
15 |
CIN
|
Mike Ratliff
|
Eau Claire State |
16 |
MIL
|
Chuck Terry
|
Long Beach State |
17 |
POR
|
Ollie Johnson
|
Temple |
Round 3 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Lloyd Neal
|
Tennessee State |
2 |
BUF
|
Bob Morse |
Pennsylvania |
3 |
PHO
|
Scott English
|
Texas-El Paso |
4 |
PHO
|
Don Buse
|
Evansville |
5 |
CHI
|
Frank Russell
|
Detroit |
6 |
PHI
|
Charlie Tharpe |
Belhaven |
7 |
HOU
|
Eric McWilliams |
Long Beach State |
8 |
CIN
|
Ron Riley
|
Soputhern California |
9 |
BAL
|
Kevin Porter
|
St. Francis (PA) |
10 |
SEA
|
Jim Creighton
|
Colorado |
11 |
NYK
|
Ansley Truitt
|
California |
12 |
PHO
|
Claude Terry
|
Stanford |
13 |
GSW
|
Bill Chamberlain
|
North Carolina |
14 |
BOS
|
Wayne Grabiec |
Michigan |
15 |
CHI
|
Chuck Jura |
Nebraska |
16 |
MIL
|
George Adams
|
Gardner-Webb |
17 |
LAL
|
Gregg Northington |
Alabama State |
Round 4 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Gary Stewart |
Canisius |
2 |
BUF
|
George Bryant |
Eastern Kentucky State |
3 |
CLE
|
Hank Siemiontkowski |
Villanova |
4 |
DET
|
Ernie Fleming |
Jacksonville |
5 |
PHI
|
Marshall Wingate |
Niagara |
6 |
CIN
|
Frank Schade
|
Eau Claire State |
7 |
HOU
|
Wil Robinson
|
West Virginia |
8 |
ATL
|
Reggie Bird |
Princeton |
9 |
BAL
|
Al Saunders |
Louisiana State |
10 |
SEA
|
Joe Mackey |
Southern California |
11 |
NYK
|
Henry Bibby
|
UCLA |
12 |
PHO
|
Matt Gantt |
St. Bonaventure |
13 |
GSW
|
John Tshogl
|
UC Santa Barbara |
14 |
BOS
|
Nate Stephens |
Long Beach State |
15 |
CHI
|
Ted Martiniuk |
St. Peter's |
16 |
MIL
|
Art White |
Georgetown |
Round 5 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Mike Reid |
California-Riverside |
2 |
BUF
|
Arnie Berman |
Brown |
3 |
CLE
|
Sam Cash
|
California-Riverside |
4 |
DET
|
Ernest Pettis |
Western Michigan |
5 |
CIN
|
Dave Bustion
|
Denver |
6 |
PHI
|
Joe Bynes |
Arkansas AM&N |
7 |
HOU
|
James Silas
|
Stephen F. Austin |
8 |
ATL
|
Bob Lackey
|
Marquette |
9 |
BAL
|
Walter Jones |
Long Island |
10 |
SEA
|
Gary Ladd |
Seattle |
11 |
NYK
|
Bob Ford
|
Purdue |
12 |
PHO
|
Wardell Dyson |
Shaw |
13 |
GSW
|
Charles Dudley
|
Washington |
14 |
BOS
|
Bryan Adrian |
Davidson |
15 |
CHI
|
Rowland Garrett
|
Florida State |
16 |
MIL
|
Ron Harris |
Wichita State |
17 |
LAL
|
Glen Summors |
Gannon |
Round 6 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Joe Gaines |
Belmont |
2 |
BUF
|
Ed Czernota |
Sacred Heart |
3 |
CLE
|
Tom Parker |
Kentucky |
4 |
DET
|
Terry Benton |
Wichita State |
5 |
PHI
|
John Glover |
Wiley |
6 |
CIN
|
Jerry Crocker |
Guilford |
7 |
HOU
|
Mike Collins |
Seattle |
8 |
ATL
|
Randy Knoll |
Marshall |
9 |
BAL
|
Wayne Dillard
|
Eastern Michigan |
10 |
SEA
|
Ron Thomas
|
Louisville |
11 |
NYK
|
Greg Cleuss |
St. John's |
12 |
PHO
|
Charles Edge
|
LeMoyne-Owen |
13 |
GSW
|
Henry Bacon
|
Louisville |
14 |
BOS
|
Doug Holcomb |
Memphis |
15 |
CHI
|
Mike Stewart |
Santa Clara |
16 |
BOS
|
Wally Wright |
PMC Colleges |
17 |
LAL
|
Sam Simmons |
Bradley |
Round 7 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Bob Lynn |
Long Beach State |
2 |
BUF
|
Greg Kohls |
Syracuse |
3 |
CLE
|
Steve Davidson |
West Texas State |
4 |
DET
|
Bruce Anderson |
Arizona |
5 |
CIN
|
Mike Sneed |
Fayetteville |
6 |
PHI
|
Curtis Pritchett |
St. Augustine |
7 |
HOU
|
Mike Jackson
|
Cal State-Los Angeles |
8 |
ATL
|
Billy Pleas |
Detroit |
9 |
BAL
|
Marvin Brown |
Jackson State |
10 |
SEA
|
Jerry Dunn |
Western Kentucky |
11 |
NYK
|
Tracy Tripucka |
Lafayette |
12 |
PHO
|
Bernie Fryer
|
Brigham Young |
13 |
GSW
|
William Franklin
|
Purdue |
14 |
BOS
|
Steve Previs
|
North Carolina |
15 |
CHI
|
Jerry Pender |
Fresno State |
16 |
MIL
|
Mickey Davis
|
Duquesne |
Round 8 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Ruben Vance |
Kent State |
2 |
BUF
|
Andy Denny |
South Alabama State |
3 |
CLE
|
Roger Evans |
Kent State |
4 |
DET
|
Ben Kelso
|
Central Michigan |
5 |
PHI
|
Jim Kopp |
Rockhurst |
6 |
CIN
|
Jerry Clack |
Oklahoma |
7 |
HOU
|
Henry Harris |
Auburn |
8 |
ATL
|
Oscar Evans |
Butler |
9 |
BAL
|
Jim Floyd |
Shaw |
10 |
SEA
|
Willy Stoudamire |
Portland State |
11 |
NYK
|
Tom Corde |
Ohio |
12 |
PHO
|
Russell Golden |
Jackson State |
13 |
GSW
|
John Burks |
San Francisco |
14 |
BOS
|
Sam McCarney |
Oral Roberts |
15 |
CHI
|
Cavin Anderson |
Valley City |
16 |
MIL
|
Charles Kirkland |
Cheyney |
Round 9 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Scott McCandlish |
Virginia |
2 |
BUF
|
John Collins |
Brockport State |
3 |
CLE
|
Greg Starrick |
Southern Illinois |
4 |
DET
|
Kessie Mangam |
Ferris State |
5 |
CIN
|
Steve McMahon |
Merrimack |
6 |
PHI
|
Rod Murray
|
Cal State-Los Angeles |
7 |
ATL
|
Larry Strozier |
Morehouse |
8 |
BAL
|
Ruppert Breedlove |
Oglethorpe |
9 |
SEA
|
Dwight Holliday |
Hawaii |
10 |
NYK
|
Tom Sullivan |
Fordham |
11 |
PHO
|
Bill Kennedy |
Arizona |
12 |
GSW
|
Bill Duey |
California |
13 |
CHI
|
Ralph Houston |
West Texas State |
14 |
MIL
|
Jim Regenold |
Ball State |
Round 10 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Kresimir Cosic |
Brigham Young |
2 |
CLE
|
Kent Martens |
Abilene Christian |
3 |
DET
|
Kent Hollenbeck |
Kentucky |
4 |
PHI
|
Gary Watson |
Wisconsin |
5 |
CIN
|
David Hall |
Kansas State |
6 |
ATL
|
Jim Clesson |
Tulsa |
7 |
BAL
|
Will Loftin |
SW Louisiana |
8 |
SEA
|
Dan Stewart |
Washington State |
9 |
NYK
|
Richie Garner |
Manhattan |
10 |
PHO
|
Al Vilcheck |
Louisville |
11 |
BOS
|
Marty Hunt |
Kenyon |
12 |
CHI
|
Chuck Taylor |
West Liberty State |
13 |
MIL
|
Jolly Spight |
Santa Clara |
Round 11 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Jimmy Wilkins |
San Diego State |
2 |
BUF
|
Jim Prokell
|
Edinboro State |
3 |
CIN
|
Floyd Mathew |
Northern Arizona |
4 |
ATL
|
Charles Allen |
Texas Southern |
5 |
BAL
|
Marvin Watkins |
Jackson State |
6 |
SEA
|
Steve Turner |
Vanderbilt |
7 |
NYK
|
Chic Downing |
Benedictine |
8 |
PHO
|
John Belcher |
Arkansas State |
9 |
BOS
|
Mark Minor
|
Ohio State |
10 |
CHI
|
Jackie Young |
Rocky Mountain |
Round 12 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
BUF
|
Frank Dewitt |
Virginia |
2 |
CIN
|
Len Baltimore |
George Washington |
3 |
ATL
|
James Green |
Paine College |
4 |
BAL
|
Lloyd Adams |
Rhode Island |
5 |
SEA
|
Gregg Daust |
U. of Missouri (St. Louis) |
6 |
PHO
|
Mark Soderberg |
Utah |
7 |
BOS
|
Phil Stephens |
South Carolina State |
8 |
CHI
|
Al Cotler |
Penn |
Round 13 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Larry Morris |
Tulsa |
2 |
BUF
|
Kim Huband |
U. of North Carolina |
3 |
CIN
|
Kent Scott |
Pittsburgh |
4 |
BAL
|
Mike Krawzyk |
Loyola (Md.) |
5 |
PHO
|
Kelly Utley |
Shaw |
6 |
CHI
|
Mike Barr
|
Duquesne |
Round 14 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Paul Kelley |
Shaw |
2 |
BUF
|
Greg Corson |
North Carolina |
3 |
CIN
|
Bob Allen |
Missouri |
4 |
BAL
|
Aubrey Nash |
Kansas |
5 |
SEA
|
Cleveland Hill |
Nicholas State |
6 |
PHO
|
Ray Golson |
West Texas State |
7 |
CHI
|
Andrew Pettes |
Oklahoma |
Round 15 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Rich Haubeggar |
Wake Forest |
2 |
BUF
|
Paul Hoffman |
St. Bonaventure |
3 |
CIN
|
Mike Jefferies |
Oklahoma State |
4 |
BAL
|
Gary Handleman |
Hopkins |
5 |
CHI
|
Greg Lowery |
Texas Tech |
Round 16 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
POR
|
Mose Adolph |
Los Angeles State |
2 |
BUF
|
Norman Bounds |
Brockport State |
3 |
CIN
|
Mike Peterson |
Nebraska |
4 |
CHI
|
Charles Hall |
W. Montana |
Round 17 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CHI
|
John Thornton |
South Carolina State |
Round 18 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CHI
|
Ron Manning |
Manhattan |