Completed draft · verified results

1972 NBA Draft

198 selections across 18 rounds, with source attribution and no retrospective commentary added.

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PickRoundPlayerPositionCollege / former clubDrafted by

11LaRue Martin—Loyola ChicagoPOR

21Bob McAdoo—UNCBUF

31Dwight Davis—HoustonCLE

41Corky Calhoun—PennPHO

51Freddie Boyd—Oregon StatePHI

61Russ Lee—MarshallMIL

71Bud Stallworth—KansasSEA

81Tom Riker—South CarolinaNYK

91Bob Nash—HawaiiDET

101Paul Westphal—USCBOS

111Ralph Simpson—Michigan StateCHI

121Julius Erving—UMassMIL

131Travis Grant—Kentucky State UniversityLAL

142Bob Davis—Weber StatePOR

152Harold Fox—Jacksonville UniversityBUF

162Jim Price—LouisvilleLAL

172Chris Ford—VillanovaDET

182Joby Wright—IndianaSEA

192Sam Sibert—Kentucky State UniversityKCO

202John Gianelli—University of the PacificHOU

212Steve Bracey—TulsaATL

222Paul Stovall—Arizona StateLAL

232Brian Taylor—PrincetonSEA

242Steve Hawes—WashingtonCLE

252Tom Patterson—Ouachita Baptist UniversityBAL

262Dave Twardzik—Old DominionPOR

272Dennis Wuycik—UNCBOS

282Mike Ratliff—University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireKCO

292Chuck Terry—Cal State Long BeachMIL

302Ollie Johnson—TemplePOR

313Lloyd Neal—Tennessee StatePOR

323Bob Morse—PennBUF

333Scott English—Texas-El PasoPHO

343Don Buse—University of EvansvillePHO

353Frank Russell—Detroit MercyCHI

363Charlie Tharpe—Belhaven CollegePHI

373Eric McWilliams—Cal State Long BeachHOU

383Ron Riley—USCKCO

393Kevin Porter—Saint Francis UniversityBAL

403Jim Creighton—ColoradoSEA

413Ansley Truitt—CaliforniaNYK

423Claude Terry—StanfordPHO

433Bill Chamberlain—UNCGSW

443Wayne Grabiec—MichiganBOS

453Chuck Jura—NebraskaCHI

463George Adams—Gardner-Webb UniversityMIL

473Gregg Northington—Alabama State UniversityLAL

484Gary Stewart—CanisiusPOR

494George Bryant—Eastern Kentucky UniversityBUF

504Hank Siemiontkowski—VillanovaCLE

514Ernie Fleming—Jacksonville UniversityDET

524Marshall Wingate—Niagara UniversityPHI

534Frank Schade—University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireKCO

544Wil Robinson—West VirginiaHOU

554Reggie Bird—PrincetonATL

564Al Sanders—LSUBAL

574Joe Mackey—USCSEA

584Henry Bibby—UCLANYK

594Matt Gantt—St. BonaventurePHO

604John Tschogl—UC Santa BarbaraGSW

614Nate Stephens—Cal State Long BeachBOS

624Ted Martiniuk—Saint Peter's CollegeCHI

634Art White—GeorgetownMIL

645Mike Reid—University of California, RiversidePOR

655Arnie Berman—Brown UniversityBUF

665Sam Cash—University of California, RiversideCLE

675Ernest Pettis—Western MichiganDET

685David Bustion—DenverKCO

695Joe Bynes—University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPHI

705James Silas—Stephen F. AustinHOU

715Bob Lackey—MarquetteATL

725Walter Jones—Long Island UniversityBAL

735Gary Ladd—Seattle UniversitySEA

745Bob Ford—PurdueNYK

755Wardell Dyson—ShawPHO

765Charles Dudley—WashingtonGSW

775Bryan Adrian—DavidsonBOS

785Rowland Garrett—Florida StateCHI

795Ron Harris—Wichita StateMIL

805Glen Summors—Gannon UniversityLAL

816Joe Gaines—BelmontPOR

826Ed Czernota—Sacred Heart UniversityBUF

836Tom Parker—KentuckyCLE

846Terry Benton—Wichita StateDET

856John Glover—Wiley CollegePHI

866Jerry Crocker—Guilford CollegeKCO

876Mike Collins—Seattle UniversityHOU

886Randy Knoll—MarshallATL

896Dwaine Dillard—Eastern MichiganBAL

906Ron Thomas—LouisvilleSEA

916Greg Cluess—St. John'sNYK

926Charles Edge—LeMoyne-Owen CollegePHO

936Henry Bacon—LouisvilleGSW

946Don Holcomb—MemphisBOS

956Mike Stewart—Santa ClaraCHI

966Wally Rice—Widener UniversityBOS

976Sam Simmons—BradleyLAL

987Bob Lynn—Cal State Long BeachPOR

997Greg Kohls—SyracuseBUF

1007Steve Davidson—West Texas A&M UniversityCLE

1017Bruce Anderson—ArizonaDET

1027Mike Sneed—Fayetteville State UniversityKCO

1037Curtis Pritchett—Saint Augustine's CollegePHI

1047Mike Jackson—California State University, Los AngelesHOU

1057Billy Pleas—Detroit MercyATL

1067Marvin Brown—Jackson State UniversityBAL

1077Jerry Dunn—Western KentuckySEA

1087Tracy Tripucka—Lafayette CollegeNYK

1097Bernie Fryer—BYUPHO

1107Bill Franklin—PurdueGSW

1117Steve Previs—UNCBOS

1127Jerry Pender—Fresno StateCHI

1137Mickey Davis—DuquesneMIL

1148Ruben Vance—Kent State UniversityPOR

1158Andy Denny—University of South AlabamaBUF

1168Roger Evans—Kent State UniversityCLE

1178Ben Kelso—Central Michigan UniversityDET

1188Jim Kopp—Rockhurst UniversityPHI

1198Jerry Clack—Oklahoma StateKCO

1208Henry Harris—AuburnHOU

1218Oscar Evans—ButlerATL

1228Jim Floyd—ShawBAL

1238Willie Stoudamire—Portland StateSEA

1248Tom Corde—Ohio UniversityNYK

1258Russell Golden—Jackson State UniversityPHO

1268John Burks—San FranciscoGSW

1278Sam McCamey—Oral RobertsBOS

1288Cavin Andersen—Valley City State UniversityCHI

1298Charles Kirkland—Cheyney (PA)MIL

1309Scott McCandlish—VirginiaPOR

1319John Collins—State University of New York at BrockportBUF

1329Greg Starrick—Southern IllinoisCLE

1339Jesse Mangham—Ferris State UniversityDET

1349Steve McMahon—Merrimack CollegeKCO

1359Rod Murray—UCLAPHI

1369Larry Strozier—Morehouse CollegeATL

1379Ruppert Breedlove—Oglethorpe UniversityBAL

1389Dwight Holiday—HawaiiSEA

1399Tom Sullivan—FordhamNYK

1409Bill Kennedy—ArizonaPHO

1419Bill Duwe—CaliforniaGSW

1429Ralph Houston—West Texas A&M UniversityCHI

1439Jim Regenold—Ball State UniversityMIL

14410Kresimir Cosic—BYUPOR

14510Kent Martens—Abilene Christian UniversityCLE

14610Kent Hollenbeck—KentuckyDET

14710Gary Watson—WisconsinPHI

14810David Hall—Kansas StateKCO

14910Jim Clesson—TulsaATL

15010Wilbert Loftin—LouisianaBAL

15110Dan Steward—Washington StateSEA

15210Richie Garner—Manhattan UniversityNYK

15310Al Vilcheck—LouisvillePHO

15410Marty Hunt—Kenyon CollegeBOS

15510Chuck Taylor—West Liberty State CollegeCHI

15610Jolly Spight—Santa ClaraMIL

15711Jimmy Wilkins—San Diego StatePOR

15811Jim Prokell—Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaBUF

15911Floyd Mathew—Northern Arizona UniversityKCO

16011Charles Allen—Texas SouthernATL

16111Arvin Watkins—Jackson State UniversityBAL

16211Steve Turner—VanderbiltSEA

16311Chic Downing—Benedictine CollegeNYK

16411John Belcher—Arkansas State UniversityPHO

16511Mark Minor—Ohio StateBOS

16611Jackie Young—Rocky Mountain CollegeCHI

16712Frank DeWitt—VirginiaBUF

16812Len Baltimore—George WashingtonKCO

16912James Green—Paine CollegeATL

17012Lloyd Adams—Rhode IslandBAL

17112Greg Daust—Missouri-St. LouisSEA

17212Mark Soderberg—UtahPHO

17312Phil Stephens—South Carolina StateBOS

17412Al Cotler—PennCHI

17513Larry Morris—TulsaPOR

17613Kim Huband—UNCBUF

17713Kent Scott—PittKCO

17813Mike Krawczyk—Loyola (MD)BAL

17913Kelly Utley—ShawPHO

18013Mike Barr—DuquesneCHI

18114Paul Kelley—ShawPOR

18214Craig Corson—UNCBUF

18314Bob Allen—MissouriKCO

18414Aubrey Nash—KansasBAL

18514Cleveland Hill—Nicholls StateSEA

18614Ray Golson—West Texas A&M UniversityPHO

18714Andrew Pettes—OklahomaCHI

18815Rich Habegger—Wake ForestPOR

18915Paul Hoffman—St. BonaventureBUF

19015Mike Jeffries—Oklahoma StateKCO

19115Gary Handleman—Johns Hopkins UniversityBAL

19215Greg Lowery—Texas TechCHI

19316Mose Adolph—California State University, Los AngelesPOR

19416Norman Bounds—State University of New York at BrockportBUF

19516Mike Peterson—NebraskaKCO

19616Charles Hall—Montana-WesternCHI

19717John Thornton—South Carolina StateCHI

19818Ron Manning—Manhattan UniversityCHI