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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1973 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1973 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Philadelphia 76ers	Doug Collins	Illinois State
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jim Brewer	Minnesota
3	Buffalo Braves	Ernie DiGregorio	Providence
4	Seattle SuperSonics	Mike Green	Louisiana Tech
5	Los Angeles Lakers	Kermit Washington	American University
6	Houston Rockets	Ed Ratleff	Cal State Long Beach
7	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	Ron Behagen	Minnesota
8	Phoenix Suns	Mike Bantom	Saint Joseph's
9	Atlanta Hawks	Dwight Jones	Houston
10	Atlanta Hawks	John Brown	Missouri
11	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Joyce	South Carolina
12	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Kunnert	Iowa
13	Capital Bullets	Nick Weatherspoon	Illinois
14	New York Knicks	Mel Davis	St. John's
15	Portland Trail Blazers	Barry Parkhill	Virginia
16	Milwaukee Bucks	Swen Nater	UCLA
17	Boston Celtics	Steve Downing	Indiana
18	Philadelphia 76ers	Raymond Lewis	California State University, Los Angeles
19	Capital Bullets	Louie Nelson	Washington
20	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	Mike D'Antoni	Marshall
21	Philadelphia 76ers	Allan Bristow	Virginia Tech
22	Philadelphia 76ers	George McGinnis	Indiana
23	Los Angeles Lakers	Billy Schaeffer	St. John's
24	Chicago Bulls	Kevin Stacom	Providence
25	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	Larry McNeill	Marquette
26	Cleveland Cavaliers	Allan Hornyak	Ohio State
27	Atlanta Hawks	Tom Ingelsby	Villanova
28	New York Knicks	Pat McFarland	Saint Joseph's
29	Golden State Warriors	Derrek Dickey	Cincinnati
30	Chicago Bulls	Wendell Hudson	Alabama
31	Los Angeles Lakers	Jim Chones	Marquette
32	Philadelphia 76ers	Caldwell Jones	Albany State University
33	Phoenix Suns	Gary Melchionni	Duke
34	Los Angeles Lakers	John Perry	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
35	Boston Celtics	Phil Hankinson	Penn
36	Atlanta Hawks	Ted Manakas	Princeton
37	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jim O'Brien	Maryland
38	Buffalo Braves	Ken Charles	Fordham
39	Chicago Bulls	Martin Terry	Arkansas
40	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ozie Edwards	Oklahoma City University
41	Cleveland Cavaliers	James Lister	Sam Houston State University
42	Phoenix Suns	Joe Reaves	Bethel College
43	Phoenix Suns	Steve Mitchell	Kansas State
44	Detroit Pistons	Bo Lamar	Louisiana
45	Atlanta Hawks	Leonard Gray	Cal State Long Beach
46	Golden State Warriors	Jim Retseck	Auburn
47	Chicago Bulls	Steve Newsome	Houston
48	Capital Bullets	Tom Kozelko	Toledo
49	New York Knicks	Allie McGuire	Marquette
50	Detroit Pistons	Larry Kenon	Memphis
51	Houston Rockets	E.C. Coleman	Houston Baptist University
52	Boston Celtics	Martinez Denmon	Iowa State
53	Philadelphia 76ers	Darryl Minniefield	New Mexico
54	Buffalo Braves	Doug Little	Oregon
55	Portland Trail Blazers	Bird Averitt	Pepperdine
56	Seattle SuperSonics	June Harris	North Carolina A&T
57	Cleveland Cavaliers	Luke Witte	Ohio State
58	Houston Rockets	Lee Colburn	South Dakota State
59	Milwaukee Bucks	Clyde Turner	Minnesota
60	Phoenix Suns	Ronnie Robinson	Memphis
61	Detroit Pistons	Ken Brady	Michigan
62	Atlanta Hawks	James Brown	Harvard University
63	Golden State Warriors	Ron King	Florida State
64	Chicago Bulls	Mark Sibley	Northwestern
65	Capital Bullets	Aron Stewart	Richmond
66	New York Knicks	George Karl	UNC
67	Milwaukee Bucks	Harry Rogers	Saint Louis
68	Los Angeles Lakers	Larry Finch	Memphis
69	Boston Celtics	Richie Fuqua	Oral Roberts
70	Philadelphia 76ers	Reggie Royals	Florida State
71	Portland Trail Blazers	Fran Costello	Providence
72	Buffalo Braves	Randy Knoll	Marshall
73	Seattle SuperSonics	Chuck Iverson	South Dakota
74	Cleveland Cavaliers	John Coughran	California
75	Houston Rockets	Gary Rhoades	Colorado State
76	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	M.L. Carr	Guilford College
77	Phoenix Suns	Clinton Harris	Iowa State
78	Detroit Pistons	Henry Wilmore	Michigan
79	Atlanta Hawks	Dave Winfield	Minnesota
80	Golden State Warriors	Nate Stephens	Cal State Long Beach
81	Chicago Bulls	Roy Simpson	Furman University
82	Capital Bullets	Danny Traylor	South Carolina
83	New York Knicks	Dennis Bell	Drake University
84	Los Angeles Lakers	Kresimir Cosic	BYU
85	Milwaukee Bucks	Larry Jackson	Northern Illinois
86	Boston Celtics	Byron Jones	San Francisco
87	Philadelphia 76ers	Sterling Wright	Lincoln University (PA)
88	Buffalo Braves	Mike Macaluso	Canisius
89	Portland Trail Blazers	Neal Jurgensen	Oregon State
90	Seattle SuperSonics	Bill McCoy	University of Northern Iowa
91	Cleveland Cavaliers	Willie Calvert	Abilene Christian University
92	Houston Rockets	Tom Peck	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
93	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	Mike Quick	San Francisco
94	Phoenix Suns	Gene Doyle	Holy Cross
95	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Johnson	Ferris State University
96	Atlanta Hawks	John Williamson	New Mexico State
97	Golden State Warriors	Bob Lauriski	Utah State University
98	Chicago Bulls	Johnny Neumann	Ole Miss
99	Capital Bullets	Mike Allocco	Stonehill College
100	New York Knicks	Lawrence Lilly	Alabama State University
101	Milwaukee Bucks	James Floyd	Shaw
102	Los Angeles Lakers	David Brent	Jacksonville University
103	Boston Celtics	Joe Cafferky	NC State
104	Philadelphia 76ers	James Greene	Kentucky Wesleyan College
105	Portland Trail Blazers	Larry Hollyfield	UCLA
106	Buffalo Braves	Tim Bassett	Georgia
107	Seattle SuperSonics	Jim Andrews	Kentucky
108	Cleveland Cavaliers	Larry Farmer	UCLA
109	Houston Rockets	Fred DeVaughn	Westmont College
110	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	Mike Jeffries	Missouri
111	Phoenix Suns	Jerry Bisbano	Louisiana
112	Detroit Pistons	Fred Smiley	Northwood University
113	Atlanta Hawks	Pete Harris	Stephen F. Austin
114	Golden State Warriors	Steve Smith	Loyola Marymount
115	Chicago Bulls	Billy Harris	Northern Illinois
116	Capital Bullets	Ronnie Hogue	Georgia
117	New York Knicks	Mike Moore	Manhattan University
118	Los Angeles Lakers	Nate Hawthorne	Southern Illinois
119	Milwaukee Bucks	Eddie Childress	Austin Peay State University
120	Boston Celtics	Mike Stewart	Santa Clara
121	Philadelphia 76ers	Dave Langston	Drake University
122	Buffalo Braves	Carl Jackson	St. Bonaventure
123	Portland Trail Blazers	Lindell Reason	Eastern Michigan
124	Seattle SuperSonics	Wardell Jeffries	Oklahoma Baptist University
125	Cleveland Cavaliers	John Ritter	Indiana
126	Houston Rockets	John Thomas	Missouri Southern State
127	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	Mike Williams	Kentucky Wesleyan College
128	Phoenix Suns	Jim Owens	Arizona State
129	Detroit Pistons	Ben Kelso	Central Michigan University
130	Atlanta Hawks	Tim Dominey	Valdosta State University
131	Golden State Warriors	Jeff Dawson	Illinois
132	Chicago Bulls	B.G. Brosterhous	Texas
133	Capital Bullets	Mark Jellison	Northeastern University
134	New York Knicks	Steve Rowell	Rhode Island
135	Milwaukee Bucks	Walt McGary	Chattanooga
136	Los Angeles Lakers	Roy McPipe	Montana State University, Billings
137	Boston Celtics	Robert White	Sam Houston State University
138	Philadelphia 76ers	Harvey Catchings	Hardin-Simmons University
139	Portland Trail Blazers	Mike Contreras	Arizona State
140	Buffalo Braves	Bob Fullarton	Xavier
141	Seattle SuperSonics	Greg Williams	Seattle University
142	Cleveland Cavaliers	Les Taylor	Murray State
143	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	James Brown	Dartmouth College
144	Phoenix Suns	Sandy Smith	Winston-Salem State
145	Detroit Pistons	Bill Kilgore	Michigan State
146	Golden State Warriors	Everett Fopma	Idaho State University
147	Chicago Bulls	Ruben Montanez	Duquesne
148	Capital Bullets	Mike Boylan	Assumption College
149	New York Knicks	Joe Wise	Bridgewater State College
150	Milwaukee Bucks	Bob Vacca	Quinnipiac University
151	Boston Celtics	Corky Taylor	Minnesota
152	Philadelphia 76ers	Abe Steward	Jacksonville University
153	Buffalo Braves	Nick Conner	Illinois
154	Portland Trail Blazers	Sam Whitehead	Oregon State
155	Seattle SuperSonics	Bob Bodell	Maryland
156	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dean Martin	Baldwin-Wallace College
157	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	Ernie Kusnyer	Kansas State
158	Phoenix Suns	Claude White	Elmhurst College
159	Detroit Pistons	Bob Solomon	Wayne State University
160	Golden State Warriors	Fred Lavaroni	Santa Clara
161	Chicago Bulls	Russ Hunt	Furman University
162	Capital Bullets	Dicky Kelly	Bay College
163	New York Knicks	Ed Fields	LIU Post
164	Milwaukee Bucks	Ron Battle	Sam Houston State University
165	Boston Celtics	Steve Turner	Vanderbilt
166	Philadelphia 76ers	Rod Freeman	Vanderbilt
167	Portland Trail Blazers	Eddie Payne	Wake Forest
168	Buffalo Braves	Mike Lee	Syracuse
169	Cleveland Cavaliers	Floyd Lewis	Harvard University
170	Phoenix Suns	Lynn Greer	Virginia State University
171	Detroit Pistons	Len Paul	University of Akron
172	Capital Bullets	Dale Adams	St. Mary's College of Maryland
173	New York Knicks	Charles Edge	LeMoyne-Owen College
174	Boston Celtics	Ed Hastings	Villanova
175	Philadelphia 76ers	Connie Warren	Xavier
176	Buffalo Braves	Aaron Covington	Canisius
177	Portland Trail Blazers	Rick Holdt	NC State
178	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chris McMurray	San Diego State
179	Phoenix Suns	Laymon Williamson	Samford University
180	Detroit Pistons	Clarence Carlisle	Ferris State University
181	Capital Bullets	Mike Battle	George Washington
182	Boston Celtics	Bruce Winkler	Santa Clara
183	Philadelphia 76ers	Jim Crawford	La Salle
184	Buffalo Braves	Bob Vartanian	Buffalo
185	Cleveland Cavaliers	John Penebacker	Hawaii
186	Phoenix Suns	Kalevi Sarkalahti	BYU
187	Capital Bullets	Chet Davis	Morgan State University
188	Boston Celtics	Scott Koelzer	Montana State
189	Philadelphia 76ers	Ernie Johnson	Michigan
190	Buffalo Braves	Ron Gilliam	State University of New York at Brockport
191	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charles Mitchell	Eastern Kentucky University
192	Capital Bullets	Howard White	Maryland
193	Boston Celtics	Rick Williams	Iowa
194	Philadelphia 76ers	Lionel Harris	Cincinnati
195	Buffalo Braves	John Fraley	Georgia
196	Cleveland Cavaliers	Reese Stovall	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
197	Capital Bullets	Shorty Simmons	St. Mary's College of Maryland
198	Boston Celtics	James Gilchrist	Florida Southern College
199	Philadelphia 76ers	Larry Robinson	Tennessee
200	Buffalo Braves	John Green	Oregon
201	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tom O'Connor	Iowa
202	Boston Celtics	Sam Barber	Bethune-Cookman College
203	Philadelphia 76ers	Tony Prince	St. John's
204	Buffalo Braves	Jim Garvin	Boston University
205	Cleveland Cavaliers	Phil Elderkin
206	Boston Celtics	Lamont King	Cal State Long Beach
207	Buffalo Braves	Donn Johnston	UNC
208	Boston Celtics	Peter Gavett	University of Maine
209	Buffalo Braves	Ron Thorsen	University of British Columbia
210	Boston Celtics	Tom Austin	UMass
211	Buffalo Braves	Phil Tollestrup	BYU