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1972 NBA Draft

198 picks — 166 college · 0 international

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Round 1 (13 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
1 POR LaRue Martin C 6-11 / 208 Loyola, Chicago College Senior
2 BUF Bob McAdoo F/C 6-9 / 210 North Carolina College Junior
3 CLE Dwight Davis F 6-8 / 220 Houston College Senior
4 PHO Corky Calhoun F 6-7 / 210 Pennsylvania College Senior
5 PHI Freddie Boyd G 6-2 / 180 Oregon State College Senior
6 MIL Russ Lee — — Marshall College —
7 SEA Bud Stallworth F 6-5 / 190 Kansas College Senior
8 NYK Tom Riker F/C 6-10 / 224 South Carolina College Senior
9 DET Bob Nash F 6-8 / 195 Hawaii College Senior
10 BOS Paul Westphal G 6-4 / 195 Southern California College Senior
11 CHI Ralph Simpson F 6-5 / 200 Michigan State College —
12 MIL Julius Erving F 6-6 / 200 Massachusetts College —
13 LAL Travis Grant F 6-8 / 215 Kentucky State College Senior
Round 2 (17 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
14 POR Bob Davis F 6-7 / 215 Weber State College Senior
15 BUF Harold Fox G 6-2 / 175 Jacksonville College Senior
16 LAL Jim Price G 6-3 / 195 Louisville College Senior
17 DET Chris Ford G 6-5 / 190 Villanova College Senior
18 SEA Joby Wright F 6-8 / 220 Indiana College Senior
19 KCO Sam Sibert F 6-7 / 210 Kentucky State College Senior
20 HOU John Gianelli C 6-10 / 220 Pacific College Senior
21 ATL Steve Bracey G 6-1 / 175 Tulsa College Senior
22 LAL Paul Stovall F 6-4 / 215 Arizona State College Senior
23 SEA Brian Taylor G 6-3 / 185 Princeton College Junior
24 CLE Steve Hawes F 6-9 / 200 Washington College Senior
25 BAL Tom Patterson F 6-6 / 210 Ouachita Baptist College Senior
26 POR Dave Twardzik G 6-1 / 170 Old Dominion College Senior
27 BOS Dennis Wuycik F 6-5 / 215 North Carolina College Senior
28 KCO Mike Ratliff C 6-10 / 232 Wisconsin-Eau Claire College Senior
29 MIL Chuck Terry F 6-6 / 215 Long Beach State College Senior
30 POR Ollie Johnson F 6-6 / 200 Temple College Senior
Round 3 (17 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
31 POR Lloyd Neal — — Tennessee State College —
32 BUF Bob Morse — — Pennsylvania College —
33 PHO Scott English — — Texas-El Paso College —
34 PHO Don Buse — — Evansville College —
35 CHI Frank Russell — — Detroit Mercy College —
36 PHI Charlie Tharpe — — Belhaven — —
37 HOU Eric McWilliams — — Long Beach State College —
38 KCO Ron Riley — — Southern California College —
39 BAL Kevin Porter — — St. Francis (Pa.) College —
40 SEA Jim Creighton — — Colorado College —
41 NYK Ansley Truitt — — California College —
42 PHO Claude Terry — — Stanford College —
43 GSW Bill Chamberlain — — North Carolina College —
44 BOS Wayne Grabiec — — Michigan College —
45 CHI Chuck Jura — — Nebraska College —
46 MIL George Adams — — Gardner-Webb College —
47 LAL Gregg Northington — — Alabama State College —
Round 4 (16 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
48 POR Gary Stewart — — Canisius College —
49 BUF George Bryant — — Eastern Kentucky College —
50 CLE Hank Siemiontkowski — — Villanova College —
51 DET Ernie Fleming — — Jacksonville College —
52 PHI Marshall Wingate — — Niagara College —
53 KCO Frank Schade — — Wisconsin-Eau Claire College —
54 HOU Wil Robinson — — West Virginia College —
55 ATL Reggie Bird — — Princeton College —
56 BAL Al Sanders — — Louisiana State College —
57 SEA Joe Mackey — — Southern California College —
58 NYK Henry Bibby — — UCLA College —
59 PHO Matt Gantt — — St. Bonaventure College —
60 GSW John Tschogl — — Cal-Santa Barbara College —
61 BOS Nate Stephens — — Long Beach State College —
62 CHI Ted Martiniuk — — St. Peters — —
63 MIL Art White — — Georgetown College —
Round 5 (17 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
64 POR Mike Reid — — California-Riverside — —
65 BUF Arnie Berman — — Brown — —
66 CLE Sam Cash — — California-Riverside — —
67 DET Ernest Pettis — — Western Michigan College —
68 KCO David Bustion — — Denver College —
69 PHI Joe Bynes — — Arkansas-Pine Bluff College —
70 HOU James Silas — — Stephen F. Austin College —
71 ATL Bob Lackey — — Marquette College —
72 BAL Walter Jones — — Long Island College —
73 SEA Gary Ladd — — Seattle College —
74 NYK Bob Ford — — Purdue College —
75 PHO Wardell Dyson — — Shaw College —
76 GSW Charles Dudley — — Washington College —
77 BOS Bryan Adrian — — Davidson College —
78 CHI Rowland Garrett — — Florida State College —
79 MIL Ron Harris — — Wichita State College —
80 LAL Glen Summors — — Gannon — —
Round 6 (17 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
81 POR Joe Gaines — — Belmont College —
82 BUF Ed Czernota — — Sacred Heart — —
83 CLE Tom Parker — — Kentucky College —
84 DET Terry Benton — — Wichita State College —
85 PHI John Glover — — Wiley — —
86 KCO Jerry Crocker — — Guilford College —
87 HOU Mike Collins — — Seattle College —
88 ATL Randy Knoll — — Marshall College —
89 BAL Dwaine Dillard — — Eastern Michigan College —
90 SEA Ron Thomas — — Louisville College —
91 NYK Greg Cluess — — St. Johns College —
92 PHO Charles Edge — — LeMoyne-Owen — —
93 GSW Henry Bacon — — Louisville College —
94 BOS Don Holcomb — — Memphis College —
95 CHI Mike Stewart — — Santa Clara College —
96 BOS Wally Rice — — Widener — —
97 LAL Sam Simmons — — Bradley College —
Round 7 (16 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
98 POR Bob Lynn — — Long Beach State College —
99 BUF Greg Kohls — — Syracuse College —
100 CLE Steve Davidson — — West Texas A&M College —
101 DET Bruce Anderson — — Arizona College —
102 KCO Mike Sneed — — Fayetteville State — —
103 PHI Curtis Pritchett — — St. Augustine — —
104 HOU Mike Jackson — — Cal State-Los Angeles College —
105 ATL Billy Pleas — — Detroit Mercy College —
106 BAL Marvin Brown — — Jackson State College —
107 SEA Jerry Dunn — — Western Kentucky College —
108 NYK Tracy Tripucka — — Lafayette — —
109 PHO Bernie Fryer — — BYU College —
110 GSW Bill Franklin — — Purdue College —
111 BOS Steve Previs — — North Carolina College —
112 CHI Jerry Pender — — Fresno State College —
113 MIL Mickey Davis — — Duquesne College —
Round 8 (16 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
114 POR Ruben Vance — — Kent — —
115 BUF Andy Denny — — South Alabama College —
116 CLE Roger Evans — — Kent — —
117 DET Ben Kelso — — Central Michigan College —
118 PHI Jim Kopp — — Rockhurst — —
119 KCO Jerry Clack — — Oklahoma State College —
120 HOU Henry Harris — — Auburn College —
121 ATL Oscar Evans — — Butler College —
122 BAL Jim Floyd — — Shaw College —
123 SEA Willie Stoudamire — — Portland State College —
124 NYK Tom Corde — — Ohio College —
125 PHO Russell Golden — — Jackson State College —
126 GSW John Burks — — San Francisco College —
127 BOS Sam McCamey — — Oral Roberts College —
128 CHI Cavin Andersen — — Valley City — —
129 MIL Charles Kirkland — — Cheyney College —
Round 9 (14 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
130 POR Scott McCandlish — — Virginia College —
131 BUF John Collins — — Brockport — —
132 CLE Greg Starrick — — Southern Illinois College —
133 DET Jesse Mangham — — Ferris State — —
134 KCO Steve McMahon — — Merrimack — —
135 PHI Rod Murray — — UCLA College —
136 ATL Larry Strozier — — Morehouse — —
137 BAL Ruppert Breedlove — — Oglethorpe — —
138 SEA Dwight Holiday — — Hawaii College —
139 NYK Tom Sullivan — — Fordham College —
140 PHO Bill Kennedy — — Arizona College —
141 GSW Bill Duwe — — California College —
142 CHI Ralph Houston — — West Texas A&M College —
143 MIL Jim Regenold — — Ball State College —
Round 10 (13 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
144 POR Kresimir Cosic — — BYU College —
145 CLE Kent Martens — — Abilene Christian — —
146 DET Kent Hollenbeck — — Kentucky College —
147 PHI Gary Watson — — Wisconsin College —
148 KCO David Hall — — Kansas State College —
149 ATL Jim Clesson — — Tulsa College —
150 BAL Wilbert Loftin — — Louisiana-Lafayette College —
151 SEA Dan Steward — — Washington State College —
152 NYK Richie Garner — — Manhattan College —
153 PHO Al Vilcheck — — Louisville College —
154 BOS Marty Hunt — — Kenyon — —
155 CHI Chuck Taylor — — West Liberty — —
156 MIL Jolly Spight — — Santa Clara College —
Round 11 (10 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
157 POR Jimmy Wilkins — — San Diego State College —
158 BUF Jim Prokell — — St. Cloud — —
159 KCO Floyd Mathew — — Northern Arizona College —
160 ATL Charles Allen — — Texas Southern College —
161 BAL Arvin Watkins — — Jackson State College —
162 SEA Steve Turner — — Vanderbilt College —
163 NYK Chic Downing — — Benedictine — —
164 PHO John Belcher — — Arkansas State College —
165 BOS Mark Minor — — Ohio State College —
166 CHI Jackie Young — — Rocky Mountain — —
Round 12 (8 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
167 BUF Frank DeWitt — — Virginia College —
168 KCO Len Baltimore — — George Washington College —
169 ATL James Green — — Paine — —
170 BAL Lloyd Adams — — Rhode Island College —
171 SEA Greg Daust — — Missouri-St. Louis College —
172 PHO Mark Soderberg — — Utah College —
173 BOS Phil Stephens — — South Carolina State College —
174 CHI Al Cotler — — Pennsylvania College —
Round 13 (6 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
175 POR Larry Morris — — Tulsa College —
176 BUF Kim Huband — — North Carolina College —
177 KCO Kent Scott — — Pittsburgh College —
178 BAL Mike Krawczyk — — Loyola (Md.) College —
179 PHO Kelly Utley — — Shaw College —
180 CHI Mike Barr — — Duquesne College —
Round 14 (7 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
181 POR Paul Kelley — — Shaw College —
182 BUF Craig Corson — — North Carolina College —
183 KCO Bob Allen — — Missouri College —
184 BAL Aubrey Nash — — Kansas College —
185 SEA Cleveland Hill — — Nicholls State College —
186 PHO Ray Golson — — West Texas A&M College —
187 CHI Andrew Pettes — — Oklahoma College —
Round 15 (5 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
188 POR Rich Habegger — — Wake Forest College —
189 BUF Paul Hoffman — — St. Bonaventure College —
190 KCO Mike Jeffries — — Oklahoma State College —
191 BAL Gary Handleman — — Johns Hopkins — —
192 CHI Greg Lowery — — Texas Tech College —
Round 16 (4 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
193 POR Mose Adolph — — Cal State-Los Angeles College —
194 BUF Norman Bounds — — Brockport — —
195 KCO Mike Peterson — — Nebraska College —
196 CHI Charles Hall — — Western Montana — —
Round 17 (1 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
197 CHI John Thornton — — South Carolina State College —
Round 18 (1 picks)
Pick Team Player Pos Ht/Wt School Level Class
198 CHI Ron Manning — — Manhattan College —

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