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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1971 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1971 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Cleveland Cavaliers	Austin Carr	Notre Dame
2	Portland Trail Blazers	Sidney Wicks	UCLA
3	Buffalo Braves	Elmore Smith	Kentucky State University
4	Cincinnati Royals	Ken Durrett	La Salle
5	Atlanta Hawks	George Trapp	Cal State Long Beach
6	Seattle SuperSonics	Fred Brown	Iowa
7	Houston Rockets	Cliff Meely	Colorado
8	Golden State Warriors	Darnell Hillman	San Jose State
9	Baltimore Bullets	Stan Love	Oregon
10	Boston Celtics	Clarence Glover	Western Kentucky
11	Detroit Pistons	Curtis Rowe	UCLA
12	Philadelphia 76ers	Dana Lewis	Tulsa
13	Los Angeles Lakers	Jim Cleamons	Ohio State
14	Phoenix Suns	John Roche	South Carolina
15	Chicago Bulls	Kenny McIntosh	Eastern Michigan
16	New York Knicks	Dean Meminger	Marquette
17	Milwaukee Bucks	Collis Jones	Notre Dame
18	Cleveland Cavaliers	Steve Patterson	UCLA
19	Buffalo Braves	Fred Hilton	Grambling State University
20	Chicago Bulls	Willie Sojourner	Weber State
21	Cincinnati Royals	John Mengelt	Auburn
22	Atlanta Hawks	Ted McClain	Tennessee State
23	Seattle SuperSonics	Jim McDaniels	Western Kentucky
24	Houston Rockets	Mike Newlin	Utah
25	Portland Trail Blazers	Charlie Yelverton	Fordham
26	Buffalo Braves	Amos Thomas	Southwestern Oklahoma State University
27	Portland Trail Blazers	Rick Fisher	Colorado State
28	Boston Celtics	Jim Rose	Western Kentucky
29	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Wilson	University of Baltimore
30	Buffalo Braves	Spencer Haywood	Detroit Mercy
31	Cincinnati Royals	Joe Bergman	Creighton
32	Chicago Bulls	Howard Porter	Villanova
33	Philadelphia 76ers	Marvin Stewart	Nebraska
34	New York Knicks	Gregg Northington	Alabama State University
35	Cleveland Cavaliers	Willie Long	New Mexico
36	Cleveland Cavaliers	Gerald Lockett	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
37	Portland Trail Blazers	Larry Steele	Kentucky
38	Cincinnati Royals	Rich Yunkus	Georgia Tech
39	Atlanta Hawks	Jeff Halliburton	Drake University
40	Chicago Bulls	Clifford Ray	Oklahoma
41	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jackie Ridgle	California
42	Portland Trail Blazers	William Smith	Syracuse
43	Baltimore Bullets	Rich Rinaldi	Saint Peter's College
44	Boston Celtics	Dave Robisch	Kansas
45	Detroit Pistons	Marv Roberts	Utah State University
46	Philadelphia 76ers	Dave Wohl	Penn
47	Chicago Bulls	Mike Gale	Elizabeth City State University
48	Phoenix Suns	Mo Layton	USC
49	Chicago Bulls	Dick Gibbs	Texas-El Paso
50	New York Knicks	Ken Mayfield	Tuskegee University
51	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Brell	Marquette
52	Cleveland Cavaliers	Cliff Harris	Hardin-Simmons University
53	Buffalo Braves	Jimmy O'Brien	Boston College
54	Portland Trail Blazers	Bobby Fields	La Salle
55	Cincinnati Royals	Sid Catlett	Notre Dame
56	Atlanta Hawks	Jim Welch	Houston
57	Seattle SuperSonics	Pembrook Burrows	Jacksonville University
58	Houston Rockets	Tom Owens	South Carolina
59	Golden State Warriors	Greg Gary	St. Bonaventure
60	Baltimore Bullets	Willie Allen	Miami (FL)
61	Boston Celtics	Randy Denton	Duke
62	Detroit Pistons	Jarrett Durham	Duquesne
63	Philadelphia 76ers	Erwin Johnson	Augusta State University
64	Los Angeles Lakers	Roger Brown	Kansas
65	Phoenix Suns	Walt Szczerbiak	George Washington
66	Chicago Bulls	Jim Irving	Saint Louis
67	New York Knicks	Steve Niles	Texas A&M
68	Milwaukee Bucks	Henry Smith	Missouri
69	Cleveland Cavaliers	Brian Mahoney	Manhattan University
70	Buffalo Braves	Garry Nelson	Duquesne
71	Portland Trail Blazers	Hector Blondet	Murray State
72	Cincinnati Royals	Jimmie Guymon	Eastern New Mexico University
73	Cincinnati Royals	Tyrone Marioneaux	Loyola New Orleans
74	Seattle SuperSonics	Jeff Smith	New Mexico State
75	Houston Rockets	Rudy Benjamin	Michigan State
76	Golden State Warriors	Odis Allison	UNLV
77	Baltimore Bullets	Don Johnson	Tennessee
78	Houston Rockets	Greg Nelson	Jacksonville University
79	Detroit Pistons	Vincent White	Savannah State University
80	Philadelphia 76ers	Richard Hood	Phillips University
81	Los Angeles Lakers	Lee Dedmon	UNC
82	Phoenix Suns	Ken Gardner	Utah
83	Chicago Bulls	Larry Weatherford	Purdue
84	Phoenix Suns	Bob Kissane	Holy Cross
85	Milwaukee Bucks	Barry Nelson	Duquesne
86	Cleveland Cavaliers	Mike Childress	Colorado State
87	Buffalo Braves	Glen Summors	Gannon University
88	Portland Trail Blazers	Jim Day	Morehead State University
89	Cincinnati Royals	Gil McGregor	Wake Forest
90	Atlanta Hawks	Willie Humes	Idaho
91	Seattle SuperSonics	Mike Necaise	William Carey College
92	Houston Rockets	Gary Reist	Rice University
93	Golden State Warriors	Charles Johnson	California
94	Baltimore Bullets	John Novey	Mount St. Mary's University
95	Boston Celtics	Thorpe Weber	Vanderbilt
96	Detroit Pistons	Jim Larranaga	Providence
97	Philadelphia 76ers	Jake Jones	Assumption College
98	Los Angeles Lakers	Bill Brickhouse	Montana State
99	Phoenix Suns	William Graham	Kentucky State University
100	Chicago Bulls	Jim England	Tennessee
101	New York Knicks	Bill Mainor	Fordham
102	Milwaukee Bucks	Ed Kemp	Adams State College
103	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tom Bush	Drake University
104	Buffalo Braves	Randy Smith	Buffalo State
105	Portland Trail Blazers	Gene Knolle	Texas Tech
106	Cincinnati Royals	Ollie Shannon	Minnesota
107	Atlanta Hawks	Mike Jordan	Savannah State University
108	Seattle SuperSonics	John Duncan	Kentucky Wesleyan College
109	Houston Rockets	Eric Hill	Minnesota
110	Golden State Warriors	Ken May	Dayton
111	Baltimore Bullets	Dennis Hogg	Washington State
112	Boston Celtics	Ahmad Aliyy	Florida State
113	Detroit Pistons	Steve Kelly	BYU
114	Philadelphia 76ers	Curtis Ford	Northeastern State University
115	Los Angeles Lakers	Gene Gathers	Bradley
116	Phoenix Suns	Ralph Brateris	Trenton State University
117	Chicago Bulls	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville University
118	New York Knicks	Danny Davis	Henderson State University
119	Milwaukee Bucks	Gene Phillips	SMU
120	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlie Davis	Wake Forest
121	Buffalo Braves	Craig Love	Ohio University
122	Portland Trail Blazers	John Sutter	Tulane
123	Cincinnati Royals	Frank Fitzgerald	Boston College
124	Atlanta Hawks	Jim Smith	Kentucky Wesleyan College
125	Seattle SuperSonics	Charlie Lowery	University of Puget Sound
126	Houston Rockets	Rick Katherman	Duke
127	Golden State Warriors	Jim Haderlein	Loyola Marymount
128	Baltimore Bullets	Russell Golden	Jackson State University
129	Boston Celtics	John Ribock	South Carolina
130	Detroit Pistons	Wayne Jones	Niagara University
131	Philadelphia 76ers	Barry Yates	Maryland
132	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Adams	Lamar
133	Phoenix Suns	Vernell Ellzy	Florida State
134	Chicago Bulls	Clarence Sherrod	Wisconsin
135	New York Knicks	Leroy Eldridge	Cheyney (PA)
136	Milwaukee Bucks	Felix Thurston	Trinity University
137	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rich Walker	Bowling Green
138	Buffalo Braves	Gary Stewart	Canisius
139	Portland Trail Blazers	Goo Kennedy	TCU
140	Atlanta Hawks	Ernie Fleming	Jacksonville University
141	Seattle SuperSonics	Larry Holliday	Oregon
142	Houston Rockets	Willie Cherry	Denver
143	Golden State Warriors	Clarence Smith	Villanova
144	Baltimore Bullets	Ron Johnson	Murray State
145	Boston Celtics	Ray Greene	California University of Pennslyvania
146	Detroit Pistons	Paul Botts	Central Michigan University
147	Philadelphia 76ers	Tom Lee	Arizona
148	Los Angeles Lakers	Bob Cheeks	Whittier College
149	Phoenix Suns	Mike Johnson	Kansas State
150	Chicago Bulls	Jackie Dinkins	Voorhees College
151	New York Knicks	Mike O'Brien	Saint Leo University
152	Milwaukee Bucks	Rick Howat	Illinois
153	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jim Meredith	Washington State
154	Buffalo Braves	Don Ward	Colgate
155	Portland Trail Blazers	Greg Starrick	Southern Illinois
156	Atlanta Hawks	Ron Rippetoe	Lipscomb
157	Seattle SuperSonics	Ed Huston	University of Puget Sound
158	Houston Rockets	Calvin Oliver	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
159	Golden State Warriors	Bill Drozdiak	Oregon
160	Baltimore Bullets	Eddie Myers	Arizona
161	Boston Celtics	Dale Dover	Harvard University
162	Detroit Pistons	Steve Butcher	Pikeville College
163	Philadelphia 76ers	Jim Dinwiddie	Kentucky
164	Los Angeles Lakers	Cliff Mosley	Quinnipiac University
165	Phoenix Suns	Tom Newell	Hawaii
166	Chicago Bulls	David Withers	University of Delaware
167	New York Knicks	Andy Toth	Cheyney (PA)
168	Milwaukee Bucks	Dan Fife	Michigan
169	Cleveland Cavaliers	Mike Casey	Kentucky
170	Buffalo Braves	Bill Warner	Arizona
171	Portland Trail Blazers	Howard Burford	Gonzaga
172	Atlanta Hawks	Levi Wyatt	Alcorn State
173	Seattle SuperSonics	Jerome Perry	Western Kentucky
174	Houston Rockets	Doug Rex	UC Santa Barbara
175	Baltimore Bullets	Chuck Olkowski	University of Baltimore
176	Boston Celtics	Reggie Brooks	Southern New Hampshire University
177	Detroit Pistons	Larry Saunders	Duke
178	Philadelphia 76ers	Dana Pagett	USC
179	Phoenix Suns	Paul Litz	Western Carolina University
180	Chicago Bulls	Al Smith	Bradley
181	New York Knicks	Ken Davis	Georgetown College
182	Milwaukee Bucks	Blaine Henry	Marshall
183	Cleveland Cavaliers	Doug Hess	Toledo
184	Buffalo Braves	Butch Webster	LSU
185	Portland Trail Blazers	Don Sechler	Delaware Valley College
186	Atlanta Hawks	Roger Moore	Columbus State University
187	Houston Rockets	Chris Schrobilgen	USC
188	Baltimore Bullets	Bob Connor	Loyola (MD)
189	Boston Celtics	John Dalton	Suffolk University
190	Detroit Pistons	Bob Horn	Drake University
191	Philadelphia 76ers	Ken Kowall	Ohio University
192	Phoenix Suns	Floyd Mason	Alcorn State
193	Chicago Bulls	Ken Riley	Middle Tennessee
194	New York Knicks	Carl Greenfield	Eastern Kentucky University
195	Milwaukee Bucks	Gene Mumford	University of Scranton
196	Cleveland Cavaliers	Bobby Jones	Drake University
197	Buffalo Braves	Pete Smith	Valdosta State University
198	Atlanta Hawks	Ed Jenkins	Shaw College (MI)
199	Houston Rockets	Lee McCullough	Indiana
200	Baltimore Bullets	Tom Crosswhite	Dayton
201	Boston Celtics	Leroy Chalk	Nebraska
202	Detroit Pistons	Willie Roberson	Wyoming
203	Philadelphia 76ers	Hank Commodore	Northwestern Oklahoma State University
204	Phoenix Suns	Ron Dorsey	Tennessee State
205	Chicago Bulls	Ed Goode	DePaul
206	New York Knicks	Larry Duckworth	Henderson State University
207	Milwaukee Bucks	Pierre Russell	Kansas
208	Cleveland Cavaliers	Bubbles Harris	Indiana
209	Buffalo Braves	Ray Lavender	Drury University
210	Houston Rockets	Gene Roberson	Canisius
211	Baltimore Bullets	Rudolph Peele	Norfolk State
212	Detroit Pistons	Art Davis	Johnson C. Smith University
213	Phoenix Suns	Ken Booker	UCLA
214	Chicago Bulls	Richard Dixon	Loyola Marymount
215	New York Knicks	Jack O'Connor	University of Great Falls
216	Milwaukee Bucks	George Jackson	Dayton
217	Cleveland Cavaliers	Larry Baker	Wittenberg University
218	Buffalo Braves	William Chatmon	Baylor
219	Houston Rockets	Bill Quigg	Gonzaga
220	Baltimore Bullets	Morrell James	Norfolk State
221	Detroit Pistons	James Fleming	Alcorn State
222	Phoenix Suns	Curtis Carter	Bishop College
223	Chicago Bulls	Lisco Thomas	Furman University
224	Milwaukee Bucks	Loyd King	Virginia Tech
225	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tyree Vance	University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
226	Buffalo Braves	James Douglas	Memphis
227	Houston Rockets	Leonard Jackson	Oregon
228	Detroit Pistons	Fred Smiley	Davenport University
229	Chicago Bulls	Bob Bissant	Loyola New Orleans
230	Buffalo Braves	Nelson Isley	LSU
231	Houston Rockets	Steve Sims	Pepperdine
232	Detroit Pistons	Leroy Jenkins	Davenport University
233	Buffalo Braves	Joey Meyer	DePaul
234	Houston Rockets	Carlos Quintanar
235	Detroit Pistons	Ike Bundy	Detroit Institute of Technology
236	Houston Rockets	Gary Schneider	San Diego State
237	Detroit Pistons	Ed Jenkins	Shaw