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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1979 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1979 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Los Angeles Lakers	Magic Johnson	Michigan State
2	Chicago Bulls	Dave Greenwood	UCLA
3	New York Knicks	Bill Cartwright	San Francisco
4	Detroit Pistons	Greg Kelser	Michigan State
5	Milwaukee Bucks	Sidney Moncrief	Arkansas
6	Seattle SuperSonics	James Bailey	Rutgers University
7	Seattle SuperSonics	Vinnie Johnson	Baylor
8	Brooklyn Nets	Calvin Natt	Louisiana-Monroe
9	New York Knicks	Larry Demic	Arizona
10	Detroit Pistons	Roy Hamilton	UCLA
11	Brooklyn Nets	Cliff Robinson	USC
12	Portland Trail Blazers	Jim Paxson	Dayton
13	Indiana Pacers	Dudley Bradley	UNC
14	Los Angeles Lakers	Brad Holland	UCLA
15	Detroit Pistons	Phil Hubbard	Michigan
16	Philadelphia 76ers	Jim Spanarkel	Duke
17	Houston Rockets	Lee Johnson
18	Kansas City Kings	Reggie King	Alabama
19	San Antonio Spurs	Wiley Peck	Mississippi State
20	Utah Jazz	Larry Knight	Loyola Chicago
21	New York Knicks	Sly Williams	Rhode Island
22	Phoenix Suns	Kyle Macy	Kentucky
23	Utah Jazz	Tico Brown	Georgia Tech
24	Phoenix Suns	Johnny High	Nevada
25	Los Angeles Lakers	Ollie Mack	East Carolina University
26	Cleveland Cavaliers	Bruce Flowers	Notre Dame
27	New York Knicks	Reggie Carter	St. John's
28	Golden State Warriors	Danny Salisbury	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
29	Detroit Pistons	Tony Price	Penn
30	Denver Nuggets	Gary Garland	DePaul
31	Milwaukee Bucks	Edgar Jones	Nevada
32	Indiana Pacers	Tony Zeno	Arizona State
33	Chicago Bulls	Lawrence Butler	Idaho State University
34	New York Knicks	Kim Goetz	San Diego State
35	Atlanta Hawks	James Bradley	Memphis
36	Philadelphia 76ers	Clint Richardson	Seattle University
37	Philadelphia 76ers	Bernard Toone	Marquette
38	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Wilson	Nicholls State
39	Los Angeles Lakers	Victor King	Louisiana Tech
40	Portland Trail Blazers	Andrew Fields	Cheyney (PA)
41	Los Angeles Lakers	Mark Young	Fairfield
42	Houston Rockets	Paul Mokeski	Kansas
43	Seattle SuperSonics	Johnny Moore	Texas
44	Washington Bullets	Joe DeSantis	Fairfield
45	Utah Jazz	Arvid Kramer	Augustana College (SD)
46	Washington Bullets	Andrew Parker	Iowa State
47	Chicago Bulls	Calvin Garrett	Oral Roberts
48	Detroit Pistons	Terry Duerod	Detroit Mercy
49	Chicago Bulls	Cedrick Hordges	South Carolina
50	New York Knicks	Geoff Huston	Texas Tech
51	Brooklyn Nets	John Gerdy	Davidson
52	Milwaukee Bucks	Larry Gibson	Maryland
53	Boston Celtics	Wayne Kreklow	Drake University
54	Golden State Warriors	Cheese Johnson	Wichita State
55	San Diego Clippers	Tom Channel	Boston University
56	Portland Trail Blazers	Mickey Fox	Saint Mary's University
57	Atlanta Hawks	Don Marsh	Franklin & Marshall College
58	Philadelphia 76ers	Earl Cureton	Detroit Mercy
59	Houston Rockets	Ricardo Brown	Pepperdine
60	Los Angeles Lakers	Walter Daniels	Georgia
61	Boston Celtics	Ernesto Malcolm	Briar Cliff University
62	Kansas City Kings	Terry Crosby	Tennessee
63	San Antonio Spurs	Sylvester Norris	Jackson State University
64	Phoenix Suns	Al Green	LSU
65	Cleveland Cavaliers	Bill Laimbeer	Notre Dame
66	Washington Bullets	Charles Floyd	High Point University
67	Utah Jazz	Greg Deane	Utah
68	Boston Celtics	Nick Galis	Seton Hall
69	Milwaukee Bucks	Eugene Robinson	Louisiana-Monroe
70	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rick Swing	The Citadel
71	New York Knicks	Larry Rogers	SE Missouri State
72	Chicago Bulls	George Maynor	East Carolina University
73	Seattle SuperSonics	James Donaldson	Washington State
74	Indiana Pacers	Don Newman	Idaho
75	Golden State Warriors	Ron Ripley	Green Bay
76	Houston Rockets	Sammy Drummer	Georgia Tech
77	San Diego Clippers	Lionel Garrett	Southern University and A&M College
78	Portland Trail Blazers	Darryl Robinson	Appalachian State University
79	Los Angeles Lakers	Ray White	Mississippi State
80	Houston Rockets	Lionel Green	LSU
81	Los Angeles Lakers	Ricky Reed	Temple
82	Golden State Warriors	Jerry Sichting	Purdue
83	Philadelphia 76ers	Mike Niles	Cal State Fullerton
84	San Antonio Spurs	Al Daniel	Furman University
85	Kansas City Kings	John McCullough	Oklahoma
86	Phoenix Suns	Malcolm Cesare	Florida
87	Seattle SuperSonics	Richie Allen	Cal State Dominguez Hills
88	Washington Bullets	Lamont Reid	Oral Roberts
89	Utah Jazz	Perry Wolfe	Stanford
90	Boston Celtics	Jimmy Allen	University of New Haven
91	Cleveland Cavaliers	Matt Simpkins	Georgia Southern University
92	Detroit Pistons	Flintie Ray Williams	UNLV
93	Chicago Bulls	Larry Washington	Drury University
94	New York Knicks	Johnny Green	University of California, Riverside
95	Brooklyn Nets	Jim Abromaitis	UConn
96	Golden State Warriors	George Lett	Centenary (LA)
97	Milwaukee Bucks	Jim Tillman	Eastern Kentucky University
98	Indiana Pacers	Billy Reid	San Francisco
99	San Diego Clippers	Greg Joyner	Middle Tennessee
100	Portland Trail Blazers	Matt White	Penn
101	Atlanta Hawks	Tiny Pinder	NC State
102	Denver Nuggets	Larry Williams	Louisville
103	Philadelphia 76ers	Carl McPipe	Nebraska
104	Houston Rockets	Allen Leavell	Oklahoma City University
105	Kansas City Kings	Curtis Watkins	DePaul
106	San Antonio Spurs	Steve Schall	Arkansas
107	Phoenix Suns	Mark Eaton	UCLA
108	Washington Bullets	Marshall Ashford	Virginia Tech
109	Utah Jazz	Ernie Cobb	Boston University
110	Boston Celtics	Marvin Delph	Arkansas
111	Detroit Pistons	Truman Claytor	Kentucky
112	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jon Manning	University of North Texas
113	New York Knicks	Phil Abney	New Mexico
114	Chicago Bulls	Steve Smith	USC
115	Brooklyn Nets	Tony Smith	UNLV
116	Milwaukee Bucks	Derrick Mayes	Illinois State
117	Indiana Pacers	Greg Guye	Stetson University
118	Golden State Warriors	Jim Mitchem	DePaul
119	San Diego Clippers	Bob Bender	Duke
120	Portland Trail Blazers	Ray Ellis	Pepperdine
121	Atlanta Hawks	Dwight Williams	Gardner-Webb University
122	Denver Nuggets	Odell Ball	Marquette
123	Philadelphia 76ers	Dan Hartshorne	Oregon
124	Houston Rockets	Collie Davis	Southern University and A&M College
125	San Antonio Spurs	Terry Knight	Pitt
126	Kansas City Kings	Bob Roma	Princeton
127	Phoenix Suns	Dale Shackleford	Syracuse
128	Washington Bullets	Garcia Hopkins	Morgan State University
129	Utah Jazz	Paul Poe	Louisiana College
130	Boston Celtics	Steve Castellan	Virginia
131	Cleveland Cavaliers	Steve Skaggs	Ohio University
132	Detroit Pistons	Ken Jones	Saint Mary's
133	Chicago Bulls	Mike Eversley	Chicago State
134	New York Knicks	Marc Coleman	Seton Hall
135	Brooklyn Nets	Jim Strickland	South Carolina
136	Indiana Pacers	Dirk Ewing	Stetson University
137	Golden State Warriors	Ren Watson	VCU
138	Milwaukee Bucks	Stan Ray	Cal State Fullerton
139	San Diego Clippers	Jene Grey	LeMoyne College
140	Portland Trail Blazers	Jeff Tropf	Central Michigan University
141	Atlanta Hawks	Tim Waterman	St. Bonaventure
142	Philadelphia 76ers	Bobby Willis	Penn
143	Houston Rockets	Rich Valavicius	Auburn
144	Denver Nuggets	John Johnson	Creighton
145	Kansas City Kings	Nick Daniels	Xavier
146	San Antonio Spurs	Tyrone Branyan	Texas
147	Phoenix Suns	Ollie Matson Jr.	Pepperdine
148	Utah Jazz	Keith McDonald	Utah State University
149	Boston Celtics	Glenn Sudhop	NC State
150	Detroit Pistons	Rodney Lee	Memphis
151	Cleveland Cavaliers	Mark Haymore	UMass
152	New York Knicks	Billy Tucker	Tennessee State
153	Chicago Bulls	Tony Warren	NC State
154	Brooklyn Nets	Henry Hollingsworth	Hofstra
155	Golden State Warriors	Mario Butler	Briar Cliff University
156	Milwaukee Bucks	Larry Spicer	UAB
157	Indiana Pacers	Brian Magid	George Washington
158	San Diego Clippers	Renaldo Lawrence	Appalachian State University
159	Portland Trail Blazers	Willie Pounds	Chaminade University of Honolulu
160	Atlanta Hawks	John Goedeke	UMBC
161	Houston Rockets	Delbert Watson	East Tennessee State University
162	Denver Nuggets	Matt Teahan	Denver
163	Philadelphia 76ers	Rick Raivio	University of Portland
164	Kansas City Kings	Tony Vann
165	Phoenix Suns	Charles Jones	Albany State University
166	Washington Bullets	Jo Jo Walters	Manhattan University
167	Utah Jazz	Milt Huggins	Southern Illinois
168	Boston Celtics	Kevin Sinnett	United States Naval Academy
169	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tim Joyce	Ohio University
170	Detroit Pistons	Val Bracey	Central Michigan University
171	Chicago Bulls	James Jackson	Minnesota
172	New York Knicks	Brett Wyatt	New Jersey City University
173	Brooklyn Nets	Ricky Free	Columbia University
174	Milwaukee Bucks	Roger Lapham	University of Maine
175	Golden State Warriors	Gene Ransom	California
176	San Diego Clippers	Mike Dodd	San Diego State
177	Portland Trail Blazers	Stan Eckwood	Harding University
178	Atlanta Hawks	Cedric Oliver	Hamilton College
179	Denver Nuggets	Emmett Lewis	Colorado
180	Philadelphia 76ers	Coby Leavitt	Utah
181	Kansas City Kings	Gary Wilson	Southern Illinois
182	San Antonio Spurs	Eddie McLeod	UNLV
183	Phoenix Suns	Hosea Champine	Robert Morris University (PA)
184	Washington Bullets	Gary Ray Hooker	Murray State
185	Utah Jazz	Paul Dawkins	Northern Illinois
186	Boston Celtics	Alton Byrd	Columbia University
187	Detroit Pistons	Willie Polk	Grand Canyon University
188	Cleveland Cavaliers	Terry Peavy	Point Park University
189	New York Knicks	Gordon Thomas	St. John's
190	Chicago Bulls	Marvin Thomas	UCLA
191	Brooklyn Nets	Eric Fleisher	Tulane
192	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Heenan	Cal State Fullerton
193	Milwaukee Bucks	Chris Fahrbach	University of North Dakota
194	San Diego Clippers	Greg Hunter	Loyola Marymount
195	Portland Trail Blazers	Kelvin Small	Oregon
196	Atlanta Hawks	Chad Nelson	Drake University
197	Chicago Bulls	Cortez Collins	Southern Indiana
198	Philadelphia 76ers	Keith McCord	UAB
199	San Antonio Spurs	Glenn Fine	Harvard University
200	Kansas City Kings	Russell Saunders	New Mexico
201	Phoenix Suns	Korky Nelson	Santa Clara
202	Washington Bullets	Steve Martin	Georgetown