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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1972 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1972 Draft

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