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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1970 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1970 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Detroit Pistons	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure
2	San Diego Rockets	Rudy Tomjanovich	Michigan
3	Atlanta Hawks	Pete Maravich	LSU
4	Boston Celtics	Dave Cowens	Florida State
5	Cincinnati Royals	Sam Lacey	New Mexico State
6	Seattle SuperSonics	Jim Ard	Cincinnati
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	John Johnson	Iowa
8	Portland Trail Blazers	Geoff Petrie	Princeton
9	Baltimore Bullets	George Johnson	Stephen F. Austin
10	Phoenix Suns	Greg Howard	New Mexico
11	Chicago Bulls	Jimmy Collins	New Mexico State
12	Philadelphia 76ers	Al Henry	Wisconsin
13	Los Angeles Lakers	Jim McMillian	Columbia University
14	Atlanta Hawks	John Vallely	UCLA
15	Buffalo Braves	John Hummer	Princeton
16	Milwaukee Bucks	Gary Freeman	Oregon State
17	New York Knicks	Mike Price	Illinois
18	San Diego Rockets	Calvin Murphy	Niagara University
19	Cincinnati Royals	Tiny Archibald	Texas-El Paso
20	Seattle SuperSonics	Jake Ford	University of Maryland Eastern Shore
21	Boston Celtics	Rex Morgan	Jacksonville University
22	Cincinnati Royals	Doug Cook	Davidson
23	Seattle SuperSonics	Pete Cross	San Francisco
24	Buffalo Braves	Cornell Warner	Jackson State University
25	Portland Trail Blazers	Walt Gilmore	Fort Valley State University
26	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dave Sorenson	Ohio State
27	Phoenix Suns	Fred Taylor	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
28	Chicago Bulls	Paul Ruffner	BYU
29	Phoenix Suns	Joe DePre	St. John's
30	Los Angeles Lakers	Earnie Killum	Stetson University
31	Atlanta Hawks	Dan Hester	LSU
32	Detroit Pistons	Ken Warzynski	DePaul
33	Milwaukee Bucks	Bill Zopf	Duquesne
34	New York Knicks	Howie Wright	Austin Peay State University
35	San Diego Rockets	Curtis Perry	Missouri State
36	San Francisco Warriors	Earle Higgins	Eastern Michigan
37	Detroit Pistons	Bob St. Pierre	Hanover College
38	Boston Celtics	Willie Williams	Florida State
39	Cincinnati Royals	Greg Hyder	Eastern New Mexico University
40	Seattle SuperSonics	Gar Heard	Oklahoma
41	Cleveland Cavaliers	Surry Oliver	Stephen F. Austin
42	Portland Trail Blazers	Bill Cain	Iowa State
43	Buffalo Braves	Chip Case	Virginia
44	Phoenix Suns	Greg McDivitt	Ohio University
45	Chicago Bulls	Lou Herndon	Jackson State University
46	Philadelphia 76ers	Dennis Awtrey	Santa Clara
47	Detroit Pistons	Jim Hayes	Boston University
48	Phoenix Suns	Vann Williford	NC State
49	Baltimore Bullets	Seabern Hill	Arizona State
50	Milwaukee Bucks	Marv Winkler	Louisiana
51	New York Knicks	Al Williams	Drake University
52	San Diego Rockets	Jody Finney	Ohio State
53	San Francisco Warriors	Ralph Ogden	Santa Clara
54	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Stricker	University of the Pacific
55	Boston Celtics	Jon McKinney	Norfolk State
56	Cincinnati Royals	Wade Fuller	Loyola Chicago
57	Chicago Bulls	John Davis	Alabama State University
58	Buffalo Braves	Erwin Polnick	Stephen F. Austin
59	Portland Trail Blazers	Jim Penix	Bowling Green
60	Cleveland Cavaliers	Glenn Vidnovic	Iowa
61	Phoenix Suns	Bob Lienhard	Georgia
62	Chicago Bulls	Jim Wilson	Cheyney (PA)
63	Philadelphia 76ers	Dan Crenshaw	Alabama State University
64	Los Angeles Lakers	Larry Mikan	Minnesota
65	Atlanta Hawks	Fred Davis	Howard Payne University
66	Baltimore Bullets	Billy Jones	Louisiana College
67	Milwaukee Bucks	Virgle Fredrick	Drury University
68	New York Knicks	John Marren	Manhattan University
69	San Diego Rockets	James Gilbert	Adams State College
70	San Francisco Warriors	Levi Fontaine	University of Maryland Eastern Shore
71	Detroit Pistons	Bill Jankans	Cal State Long Beach
72	Boston Celtics	Tom Carter	Paul Quinn College
73	Cincinnati Royals	Uluss Thompson	Wiley College
74	Seattle SuperSonics	Boyd Lynch	Eastern Kentucky University
75	Cleveland Cavaliers	Wayne Sokolowski	Ashland University
76	Portland Trail Blazers	Ron Knight	California State University, Los Angeles
77	Buffalo Braves	Robert Moore	Central State University
78	Phoenix Suns	John Canine	Ohio University
79	Chicago Bulls	George Johnson	Dillard University
80	Philadelphia 76ers	Perry Wallace	Vanderbilt
81	Los Angeles Lakers	John Fultz	Rhode Island
82	Atlanta Hawks	Bob Riley	Mount St. Mary's University
83	Baltimore Bullets	Gary Zeller	Drake University
84	Milwaukee Bucks	Mike Grosso	Louisville
85	New York Knicks	Jim Oxley	United States Military Academy
86	San Diego Rockets	Mike Kretzer	East Tennessee State University
87	San Francisco Warriors	Vic Bartolome	Oregon State
88	Detroit Pistons	Sevira Brown	DePaul
89	Boston Celtics	Rod McIntyre	Jacksonville University
90	Cincinnati Royals	Charles Bishop	Louisiana Tech
91	Seattle SuperSonics	Sam Robinson	Cal State Long Beach
92	Buffalo Braves	Doug Hess	Toledo
93	Portland Trail Blazers	George Janky	Dayton
94	Cleveland Cavaliers	Joe Cooke	Indiana
95	Phoenix Suns	Joe Thomas	Marquette
96	Chicago Bulls	Lonnie Kluttz	North Carolina A&T
97	Philadelphia 76ers	Jerry Venable	Kansas State
98	Los Angeles Lakers	Jerry Kroll	Davidson
99	Atlanta Hawks	Dave Parker	Windham College
100	Baltimore Bullets	Marvin Polnick	Stephen F. Austin
101	Milwaukee Bucks	Willie Watson	Oklahoma City University
102	New York Knicks	Jim Signorile	NYU
103	San Diego Rockets	Billy Paultz	St. John's
104	San Francisco Warriors	Joe Bergman	Creighton
105	Detroit Pistons	Marv Copeland	Shaw College (MI)
106	Boston Celtics	Charlie Scott	UNC
107	Cincinnati Royals	Mike Bernard	Kentucky State University
108	Seattle SuperSonics	James Morgan	Maryland
109	Cleveland Cavaliers	Narvis Anderson	Stephen F. Austin
110	Portland Trail Blazers	Claude English	Rhode Island
111	Buffalo Braves	Cliff Shegogg	Colorado State
112	Phoenix Suns	Heyward Dotson	Columbia University
113	Chicago Bulls	Lou West	Seattle University
114	Philadelphia 76ers	Carlton Poole	Philadelphia University
115	Los Angeles Lakers	Willie Woods	Eastern Kentucky University
116	Atlanta Hawks	John Shinall	Jackson State University
117	Baltimore Bullets	Charlie Wallace	Oklahoma City University
118	Milwaukee Bucks	John Rinka	Kenyon College
119	New York Knicks	Ray Hodge	Wagner College
120	San Diego Rockets	Don Adams	Northwestern
121	San Francisco Warriors	Jeff Sewell	Marquette
122	Detroit Pistons	Dan Issel	Kentucky
123	Boston Celtics	Bobby Croft	Tennessee
124	Cincinnati Royals	Joe McBride	Augusta State University
125	Seattle SuperSonics	George Irvine	Washington
126	Buffalo Braves	Larry Woods	West Virginia
127	Portland Trail Blazers	Doug Boyd	TCU
128	Cleveland Cavaliers	Walter Robertson	Loyola Chicago
129	Phoenix Suns	Steve Patterson	UCLA
130	Chicago Bulls	Mike Casey	Kentucky
131	Philadelphia 76ers	Fran O'Hanlon	Villanova
132	Los Angeles Lakers	Rick Mount	Purdue
133	Atlanta Hawks	Herb White	Georgia
134	Baltimore Bullets	Tom Dykstra	Wheaton College
135	Milwaukee Bucks	Jim Sarno	Northwestern
136	New York Knicks	Greg Fillmore	Cheyney (PA)
137	San Diego Rockets	Jim Gottschall	Dayton
138	San Francisco Warriors	Lou Small	UNLV
139	Detroit Pistons	Alex Winn	Dartmouth College
140	Boston Celtics	Tom Little	Seattle University
141	Cincinnati Royals	Bob Mabry	University of Rio Grande
142	Seattle SuperSonics	Claude Virden	Murray State
143	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tom Lagodich	Kent State University
144	Portland Trail Blazers	Billy Gaskins	Oregon
145	Buffalo Braves	Larry Duckworth	Henderson State University
146	Phoenix Suns	Carl Ashley	Wyoming
147	Chicago Bulls	Glen Johnson	Jackson State University
148	Philadelphia 76ers	Mike Hauer	Saint Joseph's
149	Los Angeles Lakers	Bobby Sands	Pepperdine
150	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Jackson	Sul Ross State University
151	Baltimore Bullets	Will Hetzel	Maryland
152	Milwaukee Bucks	Joe Hamilton	University of North Texas
153	New York Knicks	Walker Banks	Western Kentucky
154	San Diego Rockets	Toke Coleman	Eastern Kentucky University
155	San Francisco Warriors	Coby Dietrick	San Jose State
156	Detroit Pistons	Bruce Chapman	UNLV
157	Boston Celtics	Mike Maloy	Davidson
158	Cincinnati Royals	Carl Johnson	Gustavus Adolphus
159	Seattle SuperSonics	Chuck Lloyd	Yankton College
160	Buffalo Braves	Joe Taylor	Dillard University
161	Portland Trail Blazers	Israel Oliver	Elizabeth City State University
162	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ken Johnson	Indiana
163	Phoenix Suns	Gerhard Schreur	Arizona State
164	Chicago Bulls	Dale Blaut	West Texas A&M University
165	Philadelphia 76ers	Gordon Stiles	American University
166	Los Angeles Lakers	Kindell Stephens	Fisk University
167	Atlanta Hawks	Manuel Raga
168	Baltimore Bullets	Ron Becker	New Mexico
169	Milwaukee Bucks	Bob Seemer	Georgia Tech
170	New York Knicks	Don Curnutt	Miami (FL)
171	San Diego Rockets	Ron Belton	Bellarmine University
172	Detroit Pistons	Rick Anheuser	NC State
173	Cincinnati Royals	Ted Hillary	Saint Joseph's College
174	Seattle SuperSonics	Andy Owens	Florida
175	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dave Schneider	Wayne State College
176	Portland Trail Blazers	Dan McLemore	Bowling Green
177	Buffalo Braves	Dick Walker	Wake Forest
178	Phoenix Suns	Jim Walls	Clark Atlanta University
179	Chicago Bulls	Doug Howard	BYU
180	Philadelphia 76ers	David Whitley	Tufts University
181	Los Angeles Lakers	Bob Dukiet	Boston College
182	Atlanta Hawks	Dino Meneghin
183	Baltimore Bullets	Mel Bell	Houston
184	San Diego Rockets	Jim Brooks	Nebraska
185	Detroit Pistons	Don Ogletree	Cincinnati
186	Cincinnati Royals	Reggie Roach	Virginia State University
187	Seattle SuperSonics	Joe Brunson	Furman University
188	Portland Trail Blazers	Paul Adams	Central Washington University
189	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ollie Taylor	Houston
190	Phoenix Suns	Ric Cobb	Marquette
191	Chicago Bulls	Booker Brown	Middle Tennessee
192	Los Angeles Lakers	Dewey Varner	Tuskegee University
193	Baltimore Bullets	Ben McGilmer	Iowa
194	San Diego Rockets	Harry Lozon	Old Dominion
195	Detroit Pistons	Ernest Hardy	Harvard University
196	Cincinnati Royals	Larry Gray	Huston-Tillotson University
197	Seattle SuperSonics	Allen McManus	Winston-Salem State
198	Cleveland Cavaliers	Kevin Wilson	Ashland University
199	Portland Trail Blazers	Alex Boyd	Nevada
200	Phoenix Suns	Fred Carpenter	Hawaii
201	Chicago Bulls	Charles Bloodworth	Northwestern State University
202	Los Angeles Lakers	Gary Elliot	Washington State
203	Baltimore Bullets	Don Debardelaben	Northern Arizona University
204	San Diego Rockets	Clyde Oatis	Aurora University
205	Detroit Pistons	Randy Smith	Buffalo State
206	Cincinnati Royals	Andy Jennings	Alderson-Broaddus College
207	Seattle SuperSonics	Dan Beeson	Linfield College
208	Portland Trail Blazers	Frank Lothridge	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
209	Cleveland Cavaliers	Don Tomilson	Missouri
210	Phoenix Suns	Chad Calabria	Iowa
211	Chicago Bulls	Paul Funkhouser	McKendree College
212	Los Angeles Lakers	Ron Sanford	New Mexico
213	Baltimore Bullets	Mike Williams	Northern Arizona University
214	San Diego Rockets	Jay Bond	Washington
215	Detroit Pistons	Denis Clark	Springfield College
216	Cincinnati Royals	Mike Neer	Washington & Lee University
217	Cleveland Cavaliers	Steve Wannamaker	Drake University
218	Portland Trail Blazers	Wayne Canaday	Miami (FL)
219	Phoenix Suns	Walt Williams	Miami University
220	Chicago Bulls	Paul Otay	Boise State
221	Los Angeles Lakers	Will Teague	Youngstown State University
222	Baltimore Bullets	Ted Rose	Northern Michigan University
223	San Diego Rockets	Dean Elofson	Wayne State College
224	Detroit Pistons	Harvey Marlatt	Eastern Michigan
225	Cincinnati Royals	Paul Favorite	Georgetown
226	Portland Trail Blazers	Doug Williams	St. Mary's University
227	Cleveland Cavaliers	Steve Wilson	Hanover College
228	Los Angeles Lakers	Pete Walthour	Fort Valley State University
229	Baltimore Bullets	Don Rather	Northern Arizona University
230	San Diego Rockets	Dennis Dickens	Azusa Pacific University
231	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rich Peterson	Concordia College
232	Los Angeles Lakers	Bob Thati	Occidental College
233	Baltimore Bullets	Vince Fritz	Oregon State
234	San Diego Rockets	Jeff Cunningham	University of California, Irvine
235	Portland Trail Blazers	Bruce Butchko	Southern Illinois
236	Cleveland Cavaliers	Emmanuel Cannon	Grambling State University
237	San Diego Rockets	Rick Erickson	Washington State
238	Cleveland Cavaliers	Allen Waller	Saint Mary of the Plains College
239	Portland Trail Blazers	Mark Gabriel	Hanover College