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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1978 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1978 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Portland Trail Blazers	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota
2	Kansas City Kings	Phil Ford	UNC
3	Indiana Pacers	Rick Robey	Kentucky
4	New York Knicks	Michael Ray Richardson	Montana
5	Golden State Warriors	Purvis Short	Jackson State University
6	Boston Celtics	Larry Bird	Indiana State University
7	Portland Trail Blazers	Ron Brewer	Arkansas
8	Boston Celtics	Freeman Williams	Portland State
9	Chicago Bulls	Reggie Theus	UNLV
10	Atlanta Hawks	Butch Lee	Marquette
11	New Orleans Jazz	James Hardy	San Francisco
12	Milwaukee Bucks	George Johnson	St. John's
13	Brooklyn Nets	Winford Boynes	San Francisco
14	Washington Bullets	Roger Phegley	Bradley
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	Mike Mitchell	Auburn
16	Atlanta Hawks	Jack Givens	Kentucky
17	Denver Nuggets	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
18	Washington Bullets	Dave Corzine	DePaul
19	Phoenix Suns	Marty Byrnes	Syracuse
20	San Antonio Spurs	Frankie Sanders	Southern University and A&M College
21	Denver Nuggets	Mike Evans	Kansas State
22	Golden State Warriors	Raymond Townsend	UCLA
23	Detroit Pistons	Terry Tyler	Detroit Mercy
24	Portland Trail Blazers	Keith Herron	Villanova
25	Atlanta Hawks	Rick Wilson	Louisville
26	Los Angeles Lakers	Ron Carter	Virginia Military Institute
27	Indiana Pacers	Wayne Radford	Indiana
28	Houston Rockets	Buster Matheney	Utah
29	Detroit Pistons	John Long	Detroit Mercy
30	Boston Celtics	Jeff Judkins	Utah
31	Chicago Bulls	Marvin Johnson	New Mexico
32	New York Knicks	John Rudd	McNeese State University
33	Cleveland Cavaliers	Harry Davis	Florida State
34	New York Knicks	Greg Bunch	Cal State Fullerton
35	New Orleans Jazz	Tommie Green	Southern University and A&M College
36	Philadelphia 76ers	Maurice Cheeks	West Texas A&M University
37	Washington Bullets	Terry Sykes	Grambling State University
38	Los Angeles Lakers	Lew Massey	UNC Charlotte
39	Seattle SuperSonics	James Lee	Kentucky
40	Golden State Warriors	Wayne Cooper	New Orleans
41	San Diego Clippers	Jerome Whitehead	Marquette
42	Seattle SuperSonics	Keven McDonald	Penn
43	Philadelphia 76ers	Glenn Hagan	St. Bonaventure
44	Portland Trail Blazers	Clemon Johnson	Florida A&M
45	Brooklyn Nets	Mike Phillips	Kentucky
46	Denver Nuggets	Hollis Copeland	Rutgers University
47	Houston Rockets	Billy Ray Bates	Kentucky State University
48	San Diego Clippers	Mike Santos	Utah State University
49	Kansas City Kings	Jeff Cook	Idaho State University
50	Boston Celtics	Dana Skinner	Merrimack College
51	San Diego Clippers	Ricky Gallon	Louisville
52	Kansas City Kings	Mike Russell	Texas Tech
53	Chicago Bulls	Randy Ayers	Miami University
54	Atlanta Hawks	Steve Grant	Manhattan University
55	New York Knicks	Marc Iavaroni	Virginia
56	Golden State Warriors	Steve Neff	Southern Nazarene University
57	Cleveland Cavaliers	Kenny Higgs	LSU
58	Washington Bullets	Rick Apke	Creighton
59	Milwaukee Bucks	Pat Cummings	Cincinnati
60	Los Angeles Lakers	Michael Cooper	New Mexico
61	Seattle SuperSonics	Dave Baxter	Michigan
62	Brooklyn Nets	Dave Batton	Notre Dame
63	Phoenix Suns	Joel Kramer	San Diego State
64	San Antonio Spurs	Gerald Henderson	VCU
65	San Diego Clippers	Marvin Delph	Arkansas
66	Portland Trail Blazers	Sterling Edmonds	Dartmouth College
67	Houston Rockets	Jackie Robinson	UNLV
68	San Diego Clippers	Jim Boylan	Marquette
69	Houston Rockets	Joel Thompson	Michigan
70	Kansas City Kings	Geoff Crompton	UNC
71	Indiana Pacers	Rickey Lee	Oregon State
72	Boston Celtics	Dave Nelson	Bloomfield College
73	San Diego Clippers	Larry Harris	Pitt
74	New Orleans Jazz	Mel Davis	University of North Texas
75	New Orleans Jazz	Jeff Covington	Youngstown State University
76	San Diego Clippers	Leroy McDonald	Wake Forest
77	Golden State Warriors	Derrick Jackson	Georgetown
78	Cleveland Cavaliers	Stan Rome	Clemson
79	New York Knicks	Erving Giddings	Dayton
80	Milwaukee Bucks	Otis Howard	Austin Peay State University
81	Washington Bullets	Lawrence Boston	Maryland
82	Los Angeles Lakers	Harold Robertson	Lincoln University of Missouri
83	Seattle SuperSonics	Billy Lewis	Illinois State
84	Brooklyn Nets	Walter Jordan	Purdue
85	Phoenix Suns	Bob Miller	Cincinnati
86	San Antonio Spurs	Rich Adams	Illinois
87	Philadelphia 76ers	Brett Vroman	UNLV
88	Phoenix Suns	Wayne Smith	University of California, Irvine
89	Brooklyn Nets	Cecil Rose	Houston
90	San Diego Clippers	David Thompson	Florida State
91	Houston Rockets	Gary Goodner	Texas
92	Indiana Pacers	James Sparrow	North Carolina A&T
93	Kansas City Kings	Derrick Clairborne	UMass
94	Boston Celtics	Greg Tynes	Seton Hall
95	Detroit Pistons	Dave Caligaris	Northeastern University
96	New Orleans Jazz	Duck Williams	Notre Dame
97	Chicago Bulls	Ron Anthony	Jacksonville University
98	Atlanta Hawks	Chris Potter	Holy Cross
99	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ken Koenigs	Kansas
100	New York Knicks	Greg Green	Southern University and A&M College
101	Golden State Warriors	Bubba Wilson	Western Carolina University
102	Washington Bullets	Roger Dickens	Towson University
103	Milwaukee Bucks	Russ Coleman	University of the Pacific
104	Los Angeles Lakers	Carlos Terry	Winston-Salem State
105	Seattle SuperSonics	Ralph Drollinger	UCLA
106	Denver Nuggets	Michael Edwards	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
107	Phoenix Suns	Andre Wakefield	Loyola Chicago
108	San Antonio Spurs	Eugene Parker	Purdue
109	Philadelphia 76ers	Mark Haymore	UMass
110	Portland Trail Blazers	Clay Johnson	Missouri
111	Brooklyn Nets	Golie Augustus	South Carolina
112	San Diego Clippers	Bob Misevicius	Providence
113	Houston Rockets	Eddie Joe Chavez	Santa Clara
114	Kansas City Kings	Jim Krivacs	Texas
115	Indiana Pacers	Sherman Dillard	James Madison University
116	Boston Celtics	Dave Winey	Minnesota
117	Detroit Pistons	Audie Matthews	Illinois
118	New Orleans Jazz	John Douglas	Kansas
119	Chicago Bulls	John Shoemaker	Miami University
120	Atlanta Hawks	Gerald Glover	Howard University
121	New York Knicks	Eddie Warren	Briar Cliff University
122	Golden State Warriors	Buzz Harnett	University of San Diego
123	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ron Bell	Virginia Tech
124	Milwaukee Bucks	Dave Kyle	Cleveland State University
125	Washington Bullets	Archie Aldridge	Miami University
126	Los Angeles Lakers	Kim Stewart	Washington
127	Denver Nuggets	Robert Heard	Columbus State University
128	Phoenix Suns	Charles Thompson	Houston
129	San Antonio Spurs	Harry Morgan	Indiana State University
130	Philadelphia 76ers	Osborne Lockhart	Minnesota
131	Portland Trail Blazers	Tim Evans	University of Puget Sound
132	Brooklyn Nets	Doug Jemison	San Francisco
133	San Diego Clippers	Stan Pietkiewicz	Auburn
134	Houston Rockets	Stan Stewart	Loyola Marymount
135	Indiana Pacers	Ollie Matson Jr.	Pepperdine
136	Kansas City Kings	Charles McMillian	University of North Texas
137	Boston Celtics	Steve Balkun	Fairfield
138	Detroit Pistons	Herb Entzminger	Johnson C. Smith University
139	New Orleans Jazz	Willie Howard	New Mexico
140	Chicago Bulls	Jarvis Reynolds	West Georgia
141	Atlanta Hawks	Jim DeWeese	Gonzaga
142	Golden State Warriors	Rick Bernard	Saint Mary's
143	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tony Smith	UNLV
144	New York Knicks	Gary Pember	Nasson College
145	Washington Bullets	Ed Hopkins	Georgetown
146	Milwaukee Bucks	Kim Anderson	Missouri
147	Los Angeles Lakers	Larry Paige	Colorado State
148	Denver Nuggets	Jack Gilloon	South Carolina
149	Phoenix Suns	Steve Malovic	San Diego State
150	San Antonio Spurs	Hector Olivencia	Sacred Heart University
151	Philadelphia 76ers	Anthony Murray	Alabama
152	Portland Trail Blazers	Walter Reason	Pacific University
153	Brooklyn Nets	Bruce Campbell	Providence
154	San Diego Clippers	Felton Young	Jacksonville University
155	Kansas City Kings	Ron Hammye	Bowling Green
156	Boston Celtics	Kim Fisher	Fairfield
157	Detroit Pistons	Earl Evans	UNLV
158	New Orleans Jazz	Carl Kilpatrick	Louisiana-Monroe
159	Chicago Bulls	Chubby Cox	San Francisco
160	Atlanta Hawks	Ed Murphy	Merrimack College
161	Cleveland Cavaliers	Roland Martin	Missouri Southern State
162	New York Knicks	Greg Sanders	St. Bonaventure
163	Golden State Warriors	Tony Searcy	Appalachian State University
164	Milwaukee Bucks	Tom Zaliagiris	UNC
165	Washington Bullets	Nestor Cora	St. Francis College
166	Denver Nuggets	Larry Vaculik	Colorado
167	Phoenix Suns	George Fowler	University of the Pacific
168	San Antonio Spurs	Henry Taylor	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
169	Philadelphia 76ers	Alan Cunningham	Colorado State
170	Portland Trail Blazers	Mark Wickman	Linfield College
171	Brooklyn Nets	Frank Sowinski	Princeton
172	San Diego Clippers	Bobby White	Centenary (LA)
173	Boston Celtics	Les Anderson	George Washington
174	Detroit Pistons	Ulice Payne	Marquette
175	New Orleans Jazz	Chad Nelson	Drake University
176	Chicago Bulls	Joe Ponsetto	DePaul
177	Atlanta Hawks	Maurice Robinson	West Virginia
178	New York Knicks	Denny Fields	UNC Wilmington
179	Golden State Warriors	Bobby Humbles	Bradley
180	Cleveland Cavaliers	Steve Bayless	Central State University
181	Washington Bullets	Tim Claxton	Temple
182	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Rosenberger	Marquette
183	Denver Nuggets	Tom Schneeberger	Air Force
184	Phoenix Suns	Nate Stokes	Grand Canyon University
185	San Antonio Spurs	Rick Taylor	Arizona State
186	Portland Trail Blazers	Paul Cozens	Holy Cross
187	Brooklyn Nets	Michael Vicens	Holy Cross
188	Boston Celtics	Walter Harrigan	Brandeis University
189	Detroit Pistons	Dave Grauzer	Central Michigan University
190	New Orleans Jazz	Rickey Williams	Cal State Long Beach
191	Chicago Bulls	Mark Tucker	Oklahoma State
192	Atlanta Hawks	Marshall Lester	Florida Southern College
193	Golden State Warriors	Mike Muff	Murray State
194	Cleveland Cavaliers	Gary Winton	United States Military Academy
195	New York Knicks	Ernest Simons	Pace University
196	Milwaukee Bucks	Tom Anderson	Green Bay
197	Washington Bullets	Steve Connor	Boise State
198	Denver Nuggets	Phil Taylor	Arizona
199	Phoenix Suns	Lewis Cohen	Cal Poly
200	San Antonio Spurs	Larry Brewster	Florida
201	Philadelphia 76ers	Dennis James	Widener University
202	Portland Trail Blazers	Tim Warkentin	Biola University