Completed draft · verified results

1980 NBA Draft

214 selections across 10 rounds, with source attribution and no retrospective commentary added.

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PickRoundPlayerPositionCollege / former clubDrafted by

11Joe Barry Carroll—PurdueGSW

21Darrell Griffith—LouisvilleUTA

31Kevin McHale—MinnesotaBOS

41Kelvin Ransey—Ohio StateCHI

51James Ray—Jacksonville UniversityDEN

61Mike O'Koren—UNCNJN

71Mike Gminski—DukeNJN

81Andrew Toney—LouisianaPHI

91Michael Brooks—La SalleSDC

101Ronnie Lester—IowaPOR

111Kiki Vandeweghe—UCLADAL

121Mike Woodson—IndianaNYK

131Rickey Brown—Mississippi StateGSW

141Wes Matthews—WisconsinWSB

151Reggie Johnson—TennesseeSAS

161Hawkeye Whitney—NC StateKCK

171Larry Drew—MissouriDET

181Don Collins—Washington StateATL

191John Duren—GeorgetownUTA

201Bill Hanzlik—Notre DameSEA

211Monti Davis—Tennessee StatePHI

221Chad Kinch—UNC CharlotteCLE

231Carl Nicks—Indiana State UniversityDEN

242Larry Smith—Alcorn StateGSW

252Jeff Ruland—Iona CollegeGSW

262Sam Worthen—MarquetteCHI

272John Stroud—Ole MissHOU

282Craig Shelton—GeorgetownATL

292Louis Orr—SyracuseIND

302Kenny Natt—Louisiana-MonroeIND

312Wayne Robinson—Virginia TechLAL

322David Lawrence—McNeese State UniversityPOR

332Bruce Collins—Weber StatePOR

342Roosevelt Bouie—SyracuseDAL

352Rick Mahorn—HamptonWSB

362DeWayne Scales—LSUNYK

372Butch Carter—IndianaLAL

382Terry Stotts—OklahomaHOU

392Michael Wiley—Cal State Long BeachSAS

402Dick Miller—ToledoIND

412Jawann Oldham—Seattle UniversityDEN

422Kimberly Belton—StanfordPHO

432Billy Williams—ClemsonHOU

442Clyde Austin—NC StatePHI

452Brad Branson—SMUDET

462Arnette Hallman—PurdueBOS

473Kurt Nimphius—Arizona StateDEN

483Eddie Lee—CincinnatiDEN

493John Virgil—UNCGSW

503James Wilkes—UCLACHI

513Ronnie Valentine—Old DominionDEN

523Lowes Moore—West VirginiaNJN

533Stuart House—Washington StateCLE

543Ron Perry—Holy CrossBOS

553Wayne Abrams—Southern IllinoisCLE

563Mike Harper—North Park UniversityPOR

573Dave Britton—Texas A&MDAL

583Kurt Rambis—Santa ClaraNYK

593John Campbell—ClemsonPHO

603LaVon Mercer—GeorgiaSAS

613Rich Yonakor—UNCSAS

623Tony Murphy—Southern University and A&M CollegeKCK

633Al Beal—OklahomaMIL

643Jonathan Moore—Furman UniversityDET

653Doug True—CaliforniaPHO

663Carl Bailey—Tuskegee UniversitySEA

673Reggie Gaines—Winston-Salem StatePHI

683Ron Jones—Illinois StateCLE

693Don Newman—IdahoBOS

704Darwin Cook—University of PortlandDET

714Robert Scott—AlabamaGSW

724Alan Taylor—BYUUTA

734Sammie Ellis—PittDEN

744Ron Charles—Michigan StateCHI

754Rory Sparrow—VillanovaNJN

764Ed Odom—Oklahoma StateSDC

774Murray Brown—Florida StateCLE

784Rich Branning—Notre DameIND

794Kelvin Henderson—Saint LouisPOR

804David Johnson—Weber StateDAL

814Francois Wise—Cal State Long BeachWSB

824Joe Chrnelich—WisconsinNYK

834Calvin Roberts—Cal State FullertonSAS

844Dean Hunger—Utah State UniversityHOU

854Billy Bryant—Western KentuckyPHI

864Jeff Wolf—UNCMIL

874Tony Jackson—Florida StateLAL

884Leroy Stampley—Loyola ChicagoPHO

894Gary Ray Hooker—Murray StateSEA

904Harold Hubbard—Savannah State UniversityPHI

914Ron Baxter—TexasLAL

924Kevin Hamilton—Iona CollegeBOS

935Tony Fuller—PepperdineDET

945Wally West—Boston UniversityUTA

955Don Carfino—USCGSW

965Mike Campbell—NorthwesternCHI

975James Patrick—Texas State UniversityDEN

985Aaron Curry—OklahomaNJN

995Wally Rank—San Jose StateSDC

1005Joe Galvin—Illinois StateIND

1015LaVon Williams—KentuckyCLE

1025Larry Belin—New MexicoPOR

1035Darrell Allums—UCLADAL

1045William Carey—Albright CollegeNYK

1055Daryl Strickland—Rutgers UniversityWSB

1065Albert Jones—New MexicoHOU

1075Gib Hinz—University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireSAS

1085Kelvin Blakely—Eastern MichiganKCK

1095Ken Jones—VCUMIL

1105Mike Doyle—South CarolinaATL

1115Mark Stevens—Northern Arizona UniversityPHO

1125Lenny Horton—Georgia TechSEA

1135Jim Swaney—ToledoPHI

1145Rick Raivio—University of PortlandLAL

1155Rufus Harris—University of MaineBOS

1166Tony Turner—University of Alaska AnchorageDET

1176Neil Bresnahan—IllinoisGSW

1186Kenny Cunningham—Western MichiganUTA

1196Ernie Hill—Oklahoma City UniversityDEN

1206Bernard Rencher—St. John'sCHI

1216Rick Mattick—LSUNJN

1226Londale Theus—Santa ClaraSDC

1236Antonio Martin—Oral RobertsCLE

1246Randy Owens—Philadelphia UniversityIND

1256Perry Mirkovich—University of LethbridgePOR

1266Leroy Jackson—Cameron UniversityDAL

1276Ken Dancy—Chicago StateWSB

1286Kelvin Hicks—New York Institute of TechnologyNYK

1296Dean Uthoff—Iowa StateSAS

1306Everette Jefferson—New MexicoHOU

1316Trent Grooms—Kent State UniversityKCK

1326Alex Gilbert—Indiana State UniversityMIL

1336Mike Zagardo—George WashingtonATL

1346Coby Leavitt—UtahPHO

1356Jim Strickland—South CarolinaSEA

1366Donald Cooper—Saint Augustine's CollegePHI

1376Otis Boddie—University of North AlabamaLAL

1386Kenny Evans—Norfolk StateBOS

1397Carl Pierce—GonzagaDET

1407Dave Colescott—UNCUTA

1417Lorenzo Romar—WashingtonGSW

1427Robert Byrd—MarquetteCHI

1437Tommy Springer—VanderbiltDEN

1447Larry Spicer—UABNJN

1457Paul Anderson—Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaSDC

1467Charles Naddaff—Lafayette CollegeIND

1477Leroy Berry—Wilmington CollegeCLE

1487Gig Sims—UCLAPOR

1497Tony Forch—Midwestern State UniversityDAL

1507Bobby Turner—LouisvilleNYK

1517Karl Godine—Stephen F. AustinWSB

1527Joe Nehls—ArizonaHOU

1537Alan Zahn—ArkansasSAS

1547Arnold McDowell—Montana StateKCK

1557Ron White—Furman UniversityMIL

1567Charles Hightower—Dillard UniversityATL

1577Ron Williams—Montana-WesternPHO

1587Carl Ervin—Seattle UniversitySEA

1597Richard Smith—Weber StatePHI

1607Les Henson—Virginia TechBOS

1618Leroy Loggins—Fairmont State UniversityDET

1628Kurt Kanaskie—La SalleGSW

1638Jim Brandon—Saint Peter's CollegeUTA

1648Modzel Greer—North Park UniversityCHI

1658Lloyd Terry—New OrleansNJN

1668Jim Ellinghausen—Ohio StateCLE

1678Steve Stielper—James Madison UniversityIND

1688John Stroeder—MontanaPOR

1698Clarence Kea—LamarDAL

1708Rich Valavicius—AuburnWSB

1718James Salters—PennNYK

1728Bill Bailey—University of Texas Rio Grande ValleySAS

1738Rosie Barnes—Bowling GreenHOU

1748Keith Valentine—Virginia Union UniversityMIL

1758Jim Connolly—La SallePHO

1768Al Dutch—GeorgetownSEA

1778Martin Lemelle—Grambling State UniversityPHI

1788Melvin Hooker—Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaLAL

1798Steve Wright—Boston UniversityBOS

1809Terry DuPris—Huron UniversityDET

1819Paul Renfro—UT ArlingtonUTA

1829Billy Reid—San FranciscoGSW

1839Jay Shidler—KentuckyCHI

1849Jim Graziano—South CarolinaDEN

1859Barry Young—Colorado StateNJN

1869Scott Rogers—Kenyon CollegeIND

1879Melvin Crafter—Central State UniversityCLE

1889Rick Boucher—University of MainePOR

1899Ken Williams—HoustonDAL

1909Don Wiley—Monmouth UniversityNYK

1919Clinton Wyatt—Alcorn StateWSB

1929Al Williams—University of North TexasSAS

1939Charley Cole—Delta State UniversityKCK

1949Del Yarbrough—Illinois StateMIL

1959Stanley Lamb—Franciscan University of SteubenvilleATL

1969Keith French—North Park UniversityPHO

1979Jim Tillman—Eastern Kentucky UniversitySEA

1989Luke Griffin—Saint Joseph'sPHI

1999Brian Jung—NorthwesternBOS

20010Tim Higgins—University of Nebraska at KearneyGSW

20110Leroy Coleman—Middle TennesseeUTA

20210Earl Sango—Regis UniversityDEN

20310Billy Foster—Montana State University, BillingsCHI

20410John Bates—West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeIND

20510Dave Kufeld—Yeshiva UniversityPOR

20610Tom Morgan—Cal State FullertonDAL

20710Don Youman—Oklahoma StateWSB

20810Gerard Ross—Grand Canyon UniversityNYK

20910Steve Schall—ArkansasSAS

21010Melvin Crayton—Alabama State UniversityMIL

21110Randy Carroll—KansasPHO

21210Kent Williams—Texas TechSEA

21310Joe Hand—King's College (Pennsylvania)PHI

21410John Nolan—ProvidenceBOS