1971 NBA draft picks Full list

First round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
1	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	Portland Trail Blazers
3	Elmore Smith	Kentucky State	Buffalo Braves
4	Ken Durrett	La Salle	Cincinnati Royals
5	George Trapp	Long Beach State	Atlanta Hawks
6	Fred Brown	Iowa	Seattle SuperSonics
7	Cliff Meely	Colorado	San Diego Rockets
8	Darnell Hillman	San Jose State	San Francisco Warriors
9	Stan Love	Oregon	Baltimore Bullets
10	Clarence Glover	Western Kentucky	Boston Celtics
11	Curtis Rowe	UCLA	Detroit Pistons
12	Dana Lewis	Tulsa	Philadelphia 76ers
13	Jim Cleamons	Ohio State	Los Angeles Lakers
14	John Roche	South Carolina	Phoenix Suns
15	Kenny McIntosh	Eastern Michigan	Chicago Bulls
16	Dean Meminger	Marquette	New York Knicks
17	Collis Jones	Notre Dame	Milwaukee Bucks

Second round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
18	Steve Patterson	UCLA	Cleveland Cavaliers
19	Fred Hilton	Grambling	Buffalo Braves
20	Willie Sojourner	Weber State	Chicago Bulls
21	John Mengelt	Auburn	Cincinnati Royals
22	Ted McClain	Tennessee State	Atlanta Hawks
23	Jim McDaniels	Western Kentucky	Seattle SuperSonics
24	Mike Newlin	Utah	San Diego Rockets
25	Charles Yelverton	Fordham	Portland Trail Blazers
26	Amos Thomas	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Buffalo Braves
27	Rick Fisher	Colorado State	Portland Trail Blazers
28	Jim Rose	Western Kentucky	Boston Celtics
29	Isaiah Wilson	Baltimore	Detroit Pistons
30	Spencer Haywood	Detroit Mercy	Buffalo Braves
31	Joe Bergman	Creighton	Cincinnati Royals
32	Howard Porter	Villanova	Chicago Bulls
33	Marvin Stewart	Nebraska	Philadelphia 76ers
34	Gregg Northington	Alabama State	New York Knicks
35	Willie Long	New Mexico	Cleveland Cavaliers

Third round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
36	Gerald Lockett	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Cleveland Cavaliers
37	Larry Steele	Kentucky	Portland Trail Blazers
38	Rich Yunkus	Georgia Tech	Cincinnati Royals
39	Jeff Halliburton	Drake	Atlanta Hawks
40	Clifford Ray	Oklahoma	Chicago Bulls
41	Jackie Ridgle	California	Cleveland Cavaliers
42	Bill Smith	Syracuse	Portland Trail Blazers
43	Rich Rinaldi	Saint Peter's	Baltimore Bullets
44	Dave Robisch	Kansas	Boston Celtics
45	Marv Roberts	Utah State	Detroit Pistons
46	Dave Wohl	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia 76ers
47	Mike Gale	Elizabeth City State	Chicago Bulls
48	Mo Layton	USC	Phoenix Suns
49	Dick Gibbs	UTEP	Chicago Bulls
50	Ken Mayfield	Tuskegee	New York Knicks
51	Gary Brell	Marquette	Milwaukee Bucks

4th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
52	Cliff Harris	Hardin-Simmons	Cleveland Cavaliers
53	Jimmy O'Brien	Boston College	Buffalo Braves
54	Bobby Fields	La Salle	Portland Trail Blazers
55	Sid Catlett	Notre Dame	Cincinnati Royals
56	Poo Welch	Houston	Atlanta Hawks
57	Pembroke Burrows	Jacksonville	Seattle SuperSonics
58	Tom Owens	South Carolina	San Diego Rockets
59	Greg Gary	St. Bonaventure	San Francisco Warriors
60	Willie Allen	Miami	Baltimore Bullets
61	Randy Denton	Duke	Boston Celtics
62	Jarrett Durham	Duquesne	Detroit Pistons
63	Chip Johnson	Augusta State	Philadelphia 76ers
64	Roger Brown	Kansas	Los Angeles Lakers
65	Walt Szerbiak	George Washington	Phoenix Suns
66	Jim Irving	Saint Louis	Chicago Bulls
67	Steve Niles	Texas A&M	New York Knicks
68	Henry Smith	Missouri	Milwaukee Bucks

5th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
69	Brian Mahoney	Manhattan	Cleveland Cavaliers
70	Garry Nelson	Duquesne	Buffalo Braves
71	Hector Blondet	Murray State	Portland Trail Blazers
72	Jim Guymond	Eastern New Mexico	Cincinnati Royals
73	Tyrone Marionneaux	Loyola (LA)	Cincinnati Royals
74	Jeff Smith	New Mexico State	Seattle SuperSonics
75	Rudy Benjamin	Michigan State	San Diego Rockets
76	Odis Allison	UNLV	San Francisco Warriors
77	Don Johnson	Tennessee	Baltimore Bullets
78	Greg Nelson	Jacksonville	San Diego Rockets
79	Vincent White	Savannah State	Detroit Pistons
80	Richard Hood	Phillips	Philadelphia 76ers
81	Lee Dedmon	North Carolina	Los Angeles Lakers
82	Ken Gardner	Utah	Phoenix Suns
83	Larry Weatherford	Purdue	Chicago Bulls
84	Bob Kissane	Holy Cross	Phoenix Suns
85	Barry Nelson	Duquesne	Milwaukee Bucks

6th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
86	Mike Childress	Colorado State	Cleveland Cavaliers
87	Glen Summors	Gannon	Buffalo Braves
88	Jim Day	Morehead State	Portland Trail Blazers
89	Gil McGregor	Wake Forest	Cincinnati Royals
90	Willie Humes	Idaho	Atlanta Hawks
91	Mike Neciase	William Carey	Seattle SuperSonics
92	Garry Reist	Rice	San Diego Rockets
93	Charles Johnson	California	San Francisco Warriors
94	John Novey	Mount St. Mary's	Baltimore Bullets
95	Thorpe Weber	Vanderbilt	Boston Celtics
96	Jim Larranga	Providence	Detroit Pistons
97	Jake Jones	Assumption	Philadelphia 76ers
98	Bill Brickhouse	Montana State	Los Angeles Lakers
99	Bill Graham	Kentucky State	Phoenix Suns
100	Jim England	Tennessee	Chicago Bulls
101	Bill Mainor	Fordham	New York Knicks
102	Ed Kemp	Adams State	Milwaukee Bucks

7th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
103	Tom Bush	Drake	Cleveland Cavaliers
104	Randy Smith	Buffalo State	Buffalo Braves
105	Gene Knolle	Texas Tech	Portland Trail Blazers
106	Ollie Shannon	Minnesota	Cincinnati Royals
107	Mike Jordan	Savannah State	Atlanta Hawks
108	John Duncan	Kentucky Wesleyan	Seattle SuperSonics
109	Eric Hill	Minnesota	San Diego Rockets
110	Ken May	Dayton	San Francisco Warriors
111	Dennis Hogg	Washington State	Baltimore Bullets
112	Skip Young	Florida State	Boston Celtics
113	Steve Kelly	BYU	Detroit Pistons
114	Curtis Ford	Northeastern State	Philadelphia 76ers
115	Gene Gathers	Bradley	Los Angeles Lakers
116	Ralph Brateris	College of New Jersey	Phoenix Suns
117	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	Chicago Bulls
118	Danny Davis	Henderson State	New York Knicks
119	Gene Phillips	SMU	Milwaukee Bucks

8th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
120	Charlie Davis	Wake Forest	Cleveland Cavaliers
121	Craig Love	Ohio	Buffalo Braves
122	John Sutter	Tulane	Portland Trail Blazers
123	Frank Fitzgerald	Boston College	Cincinnati Royals
124	Jim Smith	Kentucky Wesleyan	Atlanta Hawks
125	Chuck Lowery	Puget Sound	Seattle SuperSonics
126	Rich Katherman	Duke	San Diego Rockets
127	Jim Haderlein	Loyola Marymount	San Francisco Warriors
128	Russell Golden	Jackson State	Baltimore Bullets
129	John Ribock	South Carolina	Boston Celtics
130	Wayne Jones	Niagara	Detroit Pistons
131	Barry Yates	Maryland	Philadelphia 76ers
132	Luke Adams	Lamar	Los Angeles Lakers
133	Vernell Ellzy	Florida State	Phoenix Suns
134	Clarence Sherrod	Wisconsin	Chicago Bulls
135	Leroy Eldridge	Cheyney State	New York Knicks
136	Felix Thurston	Trinity (TX)	Milwaukee Bucks

9th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
137	Rich Walker	Bowling Green	Cleveland Cavaliers
138	Gary Stewart	Canisius	Buffalo Braves
139	Goo Kennedy	TCU	Portland Trail Blazers
140	Ernie Fleming	Jacksonville	Atlanta Hawks
141	Larry Holliday	Oregon	Seattle SuperSonics
142	Willie Kerry	Denver	San Diego Rockets
143	Clarence Smith	Villanova	San Francisco Warriors
144	Ron Johnston	Murray State	Baltimore Bullets
145	Ray Green	California University (PA)	Boston Celtics
146	Paul Botts	Central Michigan	Detroit Pistons
147	Tom Lee	Arizona	Philadelphia 76ers
148	Bob Cheeks	Whittier	Los Angeles Lakers
149	Mike Johnson	Kansas State	Phoenix Suns
150	Jackie Dinkins	Voorhees	Chicago Bulls
151	Mike O'Brien	Saint Leo	New York Knicks
152	Rick Howat	Illinois	Milwaukee Bucks

10th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
153	Jim Meredith	Washington State	Cleveland Cavaliers
154	Don Ward	Colgate	Buffalo Braves
155	Greg Starrick	Southern Illinois	Portland Trail Blazers
156	Ron Rippitoe	Lipscomb	Atlanta Hawks
157	Ed Huston	Puget Sound	Seattle SuperSonics
158	Calvin Oliver	UT Rio Grande Valley	San Diego Rockets
159	Bill Drosdiak	Oregon	San Francisco Warriors
160	Eddie Myers	Arizona	Baltimore Bullets
161	Dale Dover	Harvard	Boston Celtics
162	Steve Butcher	Pikeville	Detroit Pistons
163	Jim Dinwiddie	Kentucky	Philadelphia 76ers
164	Cliff Mosely	Quinnipiac	Los Angeles Lakers
165	Tom Newell	Hawaii	Phoenix Suns
166	David Withers	Delaware	Chicago Bulls
167	Andy Toth	Cheyney State	New York Knicks
168	Dan Fife	Michigan	Milwaukee Bucks

11th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
169	Mike Casey	Kentucky	Cleveland Cavaliers
170	Bill Warner	Arizona	Buffalo Braves
171	Howard Burford	Gonzaga	Portland Trail Blazers
172	Levi Wyatt	Alcorn State	Atlanta Hawks
173	Jerome Perry	Western Kentucky	Seattle SuperSonics
174	Doug Rex	UC Santa Barbara	San Diego Rockets
175	Chuck Olowski	Baltimore	Baltimore Bullets
176	Reggie Brooks	New Hampshire	Boston Celtics
177	Larry Saunders	Duke	Detroit Pistons
178	Dana Pagett	USC	Philadelphia 76ers
179	Paul Leitz	West Georgia	Phoenix Suns
180	Al Smith	Bradley	Chicago Bulls
181	Ken Davis	Georgetown	New York Knicks
182	Blaine Henry	Marshall	Milwaukee Bucks

12th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
183	Skip Hess	Toledo	Cleveland Cavaliers
184	Butch Webster	LSU	Buffalo Braves
185	Don Sechler	Delaware Valley	Portland Trail Blazers
186	Roger Moore	Columbus State	Atlanta Hawks
187	Chris Schrobilgen	USC	San Diego Rockets
188	Bob Connor	Loyola (MD)	Baltimore Bullets
189	John Dalton	Suffolk	Boston Celtics
190	Bob Horn	Drake	Detroit Pistons
191	Ken Kowall	Ohio	Philadelphia 76ers
192	Floyd Mason	Alcorn State	Phoenix Suns
193	Ken Riley	Middle Tennessee State	Chicago Bulls
194	Carl Greenfield	Eastern Kentucky	New York Knicks
195	Gene Mumford	Scranton	Milwaukee Bucks

13th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
196	Bobby Jones	Drake	Cleveland Cavaliers
197	Pete Smith	Valdosta State	Buffalo Braves
198	Ed Jenkins	Concordia (MI)	Atlanta Hawks
199	Lee McCollough	Indiana	San Diego Rockets
200	Tom Crosswhite	Dayton	Baltimore Bullets
201	Leroy Chalk	Nebraska	Boston Celtics
202	Willie Roberson	Wyoming	Detroit Pistons
203	Hank Commodore	Northwestern Oklahoma State	Philadelphia 76ers
204	Ron Dorsey	Tennessee State	Phoenix Suns
205	Ed Goode	DePaul	Chicago Bulls
206	Larry Duckworth	Henderson State	New York Knicks
207	Pierre Russell	Kansas	Milwaukee Bucks

14th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
208	Bubbles Harris	Indiana	Cleveland Cavaliers
209	Ray Lavender	Drury	Buffalo Braves
210	Gene Roberson	Canisius	San Diego Rockets
211	Rudy Peele	Norfolk State	Baltimore Bullets
212	Art Davis	Johnson C. Smith	Detroit Pistons
213	Ken Booker	UCLA	Phoenix Suns
214	Richard Dixon	Loyola (LA)	Chicago Bulls
215	Jack O'Connor	Great Falls	New York Knicks
216	George Jackson	Dayton	Milwaukee Bucks

15th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
217	Larry Baker	Wittenberg	Cleveland Cavaliers
218	William Chatmon	Baylor	Buffalo Braves
219	Terry Guigg	Gonzaga	San Diego Rockets
220	James Morrell	Norfolk State	Baltimore Bullets
221	James Fleming	Alcorn State	Detroit Pistons
222	Curtis Carter	Bishop College	Phoenix Suns
223	Liscio Thomas	Furman	Chicago Bulls
224	Loyd King	Virginia Tech	Milwaukee Bucks

16th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
225	Vance Tyree	Wisconsin-La Crosse	Cleveland Cavaliers
226	James Douglas	Memphis	Buffalo Braves
227	Leonard Jackson	Oregon	San Diego Rockets
228	Fred Smiley	Detroit Mercy	Detroit Pistons
229	Bob Bissant	Loyola (LA)	Chicago Bulls

17th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
230	Nelson Isley	LSU	Buffalo Braves
231	Steve Sims	Pepperdine	San Diego Rockets
232	Leroy Jenkins	Detroit Mercy	Detroit Pistons

18th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
233	Joey Meyer	DePaul	Buffalo Braves
234	Carlos Quintar	Mexico	San Diego Rockets
235	Ike Bundy	Detroit Tech	Detroit Pistons

19th round of the 1971 NBA draft

POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹	TEAM
236	Gary Schneider	San Diego State	San Diego Rockets
237	Ed Jenkins	Shaw	Detroit Pistons

(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.

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