Completed draft · verified results

1977 NBA Draft

170 selections across 8 rounds, with source attribution and no retrospective commentary added.

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PickRoundPlayerPositionCollege / former clubDrafted by

11Kent Benson—IndianaMIL

21Otis Birdsong—HoustonKCK

31Marques Johnson—UCLAMIL

41Greg Ballard—OregonWSB

51Walter Davis—UNCPHO

61Kenny Carr—NC StateLAL

71Bernard King—TennesseeNJN

81Jack Sikma—Illinois Wesleyan UniversitySEA

91Tom LaGarde—UNCDEN

101Ray Williams—MinnesotaNYK

111Ernie Grunfeld—TennesseeMIL

121Cedric Maxwell—UNC CharlotteBOS

131Tate Armstrong—DukeCHI

141Tree Rollins—ClemsonATL

151Brad Davis—MarylandLAL

161Rickey Green—MichiganGSW

171Bo Ellis—MarquetteWSB

181Wesley Cox—LouisvilleGSW

191Rich Laurel—HofstraPOR

201Glenn Mosley—Seton HallPHI

211Anthony Roberts—Oral RobertsDEN

221Norm Nixon—DuquesneLAL

232Mike Glenn—Southern IllinoisCHI

242Larry Johnson—KentuckyBUF

252Wilson Washington—Old DominionPHI

262Glen Gondrezick—UNLVNYK

272Glen Williams—St. John'sMIL

282Kim Anderson—MissouriPOR

292Alonzo Bradley—Texas SouthernIND

302Steve Sheppard—MarylandCHI

312Eddie Owens—UNLVKCK

322Toby Knight—Notre DameNYK

332Eddie Jordan—Rutgers UniversityCLE

342Larry Moffett—UNLVHOU

352Mark Landsberger—Arizona StateCHI

362Ben Poquette—Central Michigan UniversityDET

372Jeff Wilkins—Illinois StateSAS

382Ricky Love——GSW

392Phil Walker—MillersvilleWSB

402Robert Reid—St. Mary's UniversityHOU

412T.R. Dunn—AlabamaPOR

422Bob Elliott—ArizonaPHI

432Herm Harris—ArizonaPHI

442Essie Hollis—St. BonaventureNOJ

453Bill Paterno—Notre DameKCK

463James Edwards—WashingtonLAL

473Gary Yoder—CincinnatiMIL

483Sam Smith—UNLVATL

493Eddie Johnson—AuburnATL

503Tony Hanson—UConnNOJ

513Stan Mayhew—Weber StateIND

523Joe Hassett—ProvidenceSEA

533John Kuester—UNCKCK

543Lloyd McMillian—Cal State Long BeachNYK

553Steve Grote—MichiganCLE

563Skip Brown—Wake ForestBOS

573Steve Puidokas—Washington StateWSB

583John Irving—HofstraDET

593Dan Henderson—Arkansas State UniversitySAS

603Marlon Redmond—San FranciscoGSW

613Jerry Schellenberg—Wake ForestWSB

623Phil Bond—LouisvilleHOU

633Ricky Brown—AlabamaPOR

643Arnold Dugger—Oral RobertsPHI

653Robert Smith—UNLVDEN

663Mike Bratz—StanfordPHO

674Bob Elmore—Wichita StateNJN

684Melvin Watkins—UNC CharlotteBUF

694Lewis Brown—UNLVMIL

704Dave Bormann—Gardner-Webb UniversityATL

714Greg Griffin—Idaho State UniversityPHO

724Dennis Boyd—Detroit MercyNOJ

734George Pendleton—Georgia State UniversityIND

744Jim Cooper—Alabama State UniversitySEA

754Larry Williams—Texas SouthernKCK

764Steve Hayes—Idaho State UniversityNYK

774Melvin Jones—West Texas A&M UniversityCLE

784Jeff Cummings—TulaneBOS

794Mike McConalthy—Louisiana TechCHI

804Bruce King—IowaDET

814Matt Hicks—Northern IllinoisSAS

824Roy Smith—Kentucky State UniversityGSW

834David Reavis—GeorgiaWSB

844Rocky Smith—Oregon StateHOU

854Greg White—USCPOR

864Jeff Jonas—UtahPHI

874Leartha Scott—University of Wisconsin-ParksideGSW

884Tony Robertson—West VirginiaLAL

895Gerald Cunningham—Kentucky State UniversityNJN

905Mike Hanley—Niagara UniversityBUF

915Ron Norwood—DePaulMIL

925Bill Gordon—ChattanoogaATL

935Cecil Rellford—St. John'sPHO

945Jim Grady—GonzagaNOJ

955Marvin Jackson—Prairie View A&M UniversityIND

965Dale Haverman—McKendree CollegeSEA

975Bob Chapman—Michigan StateKCK

985Bill Terry—Monmouth UniversityNYK

995Al Smith—Jackson State UniversityCLE

1005Bill Langloh—VirginiaBOS

1015Nate Davis—South CarolinaCHI

1025Jim Kennedy—MissouriDET

1035Scott Sims—MissouriSAS

1045Ray Epps—Norfolk StateGSW

1055Bruce Parkinson—PurdueWSB

1065Ed Thompson—Idaho State UniversityHOU

1075Donn Wilber—La SallePOR

1085Teko Wynder—TulsaPHI

1095John Billips—Ole MissDEN

1105John Robinson—MichiganLAL

1116Mark Crow—DukeNJN

1126Curvan Lewis—Virginia Union UniversityBUF

1136Chuck Goodyear—Miami UniversityMIL

1146Calvin Crews—LouisianaATL

1156Billy McKinney—NorthwesternPHO

1166Wayne Golden—ChattanoogaNOJ

1176Tom Scheffler—PurdueIND

1186Bucky O'Brien—Seattle UniversitySEA

1196Bob Cooper—ProvidenceKCK

1206Jerry Craycraft—Milligan CollegeNYK

1216Ron Cox—Eastern WashingtonCLE

1226Roy Pace—Rutgers University-CamdenBOS

1236Jay Cheesman—BYUCHI

1246Herb Nobles—KansasDET

1256Bruce Buckley—UNCSAS

1266Jack Phelan—Saint Francis UniversityGSW

1276Ernie Wansley—Virginia TechWSB

1286Myron Jordan—University of the PacificPOR

1296George Gibson—Winston-Salem StatePHI

1306Jim Town—UMassDEN

1316Grover Woolard—Murray StateLAL

1327Scott Conant—Newberry CollegeNJN

1337Mike Jackson—TennesseeBUF

1347Ron Bostick—Detroit MercyMIL

1357James Holliman—Arizona StateATL

1367Alvin Scott—Oral RobertsPHO

1377Lusia Harris—Delta State UniversityNOJ

1387Billy Reynolds—Northwestern State UniversitySEA

1397Caitlyn Jenner—Graceland UniversityKCK

1407Tom Weadock—St. John'sNYK

1417Bob Riddle—Eastern MichiganCLE

1427Dave Kyle—Cleveland State UniversityBOS

1437Mike Smith—University of EvansvilleCHI

1447Robert Lewis—Johnson C. Smith UniversityDET

1457Richard Robinson—New MexicoSAS

1467Jerry Thruston—Mercer UniversityGSW

1477Calvin Brown—American UniversityWSB

1487Don Smith—Oregon StatePOR

1497Dennis Forrest—Nebraska-OmahaPHI

1507Willie High—Alabama State UniversityDEN

1517Lars Hansen—WashingtonLAL

1528Ralph Drollinger—UCLANJN

1538Emery Sammons—Philadelphia UniversityBUF

1548Larry Pikes—UW-MilwaukeeMIL

1558Verne Thompson—BYUATL

1568Alvin Joseph—University of California, RiversidePHO

1578Dave Speicher—ToledoNOJ

1588Jeff Frey—University of EvansvilleSEA

1598Ken Slappy—Saint Peter's CollegeNYK

1608Tom Cutter—Western MichiganCLE

1618Tom Harris—Bowling GreenBOS

1628Rich Rhodes—Eastern Illinois UniversityCHI

1638Tim Appleton—Kenyon CollegeDET

1648Jerome Gladney—ArizonaSAS

1658Ricky Marsh—Manhattan UniversityGSW

1668Pat McKinley—Towson UniversityWSB

1678Harold Rhodes—WashingtonPOR

1688John Olive—VillanovaPHI

1698Len Sanders—FloridaDEN

1708Art Allen—PepperdineLAL