1979 NBA draft picks Full list
First round of the 1979 NBA draft
Second round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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23 | Tico Brown | Georgia Tech | Utah Jazz |
24 | Johnny High | Nevada | Phoenix Suns |
25 | Oliver Mack | East Carolina | Los Angeles Lakers |
26 | Bruce Flowers | Notre Dame | Cleveland Cavaliers |
27 | Reggie Carter | St. John's | New York Knicks |
28 | Danny Salisbury | UT Rio Grande Valley | Golden State Warriors |
29 | Tony Price | Pennsylvania | Detroit Pistons |
30 | Gary Garland | DePaul | Denver Nuggets |
31 | Edgar Jones | Nevada | Milwaukee Bucks |
32 | Tony Zeno | Arizona State | Indiana Pacers |
33 | Lawrence Butler | Idaho State | Chicago Bulls |
34 | Kim Goetz | San Diego State | New York Knicks |
35 | James Bradley | Memphis | Atlanta Hawks |
36 | Clint Richardson | Seattle | Philadelphia 76ers |
37 | Bernard Toone | Marquette | Philadelphia 76ers |
38 | Larry Wilson | Nicholls State | Atlanta Hawks |
39 | Victor King | Louisiana Tech | Los Angeles Lakers |
40 | Andrew Fields | Cheyney State | Portland Trail Blazers |
41 | Mark Young | Fairfield | Los Angeles Lakers |
42 | Paul Mokeski | Kansas | Houston Rockets |
43 | Johnny Moore | Texas | Seattle SuperSonics |
44 | Joe DeSantis | Fairfield | Washington Bullets |
Third round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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45 | Arvid Kramer | Augustana College (SD) | Utah Jazz |
46 | Andrew Parker | Iowa State | Washington Bullets |
47 | Calvin Garrett | Oral Roberts | Chicago Bulls |
48 | Terry Duerod | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Pistons |
49 | Cedrick Hordges | South Carolina | Chicago Bulls |
50 | Geoff Huston | Texas Tech | New York Knicks |
51 | John Gerdy | Davidson | New Jersey Nets |
52 | Larry Gibson | Maryland | Milwaukee Bucks |
53 | Wayne Kreklow | Drake | Boston Celtics |
54 | Cheese Johnson | Wichita State | Golden State Warriors |
55 | Tom Channel | Boston University | San Diego Clippers |
56 | Mickey Fox | Saint Mary's | Portland Trail Blazers |
57 | Don March | Franklin & Marshall | Atlanta Hawks |
58 | Earl Cureton | Detroit Mercy | Philadelphia 76ers |
59 | Ricardo Brown | Pepperdine | Houston Rockets |
60 | Walter Daniels | Georgia | Los Angeles Lakers |
61 | Ernesto Malcolm | Briar Cliff | Boston Celtics |
62 | Terry Crosby | Tennessee | Kansas City Kings |
63 | Sylvester Norris | Jackson State | San Antonio Spurs |
64 | Al Green | LSU | Phoenix Suns |
65 | Bill Laimbeer | Notre Dame | Cleveland Cavaliers |
66 | Charles Floyd | High Point | Washington Bullets |
4th round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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67 | Greg Deane | Utah | Utah Jazz |
68 | Nick Galis | Seton Hall | Boston Celtics |
69 | Eugene Robinson | UL Monroe | Milwaukee Bucks |
70 | Rick Swing | The Citadel | Cleveland Cavaliers |
71 | Larry Rogers | SE Missouri State | New York Knicks |
72 | George Maynor | East Carolina | Chicago Bulls |
73 | James Donaldson | Washington State | Seattle SuperSonics |
74 | Don Newman | Idaho | Indiana Pacers |
75 | Ron Ripley | Green Bay | Golden State Warriors |
76 | Sammy Drummer | Georgia Tech | Houston Rockets |
77 | Lionel Garrett | Southern | San Diego Clippers |
78 | Daryll Robinson | Appalachian State | Portland Trail Blazers |
79 | Ray White | Mississippi State | Los Angeles Lakers |
80 | Lionel Green | LSU | Houston Rockets |
81 | Ricky Reed | Temple | Los Angeles Lakers |
82 | Jerry Sichting | Purdue | Golden State Warriors |
83 | Mike Niles | CSU Fullerton | Philadelphia 76ers |
84 | Al Daniel | Furman | San Antonio Spurs |
85 | John McCullough | Oklahoma | Kansas City Kings |
86 | Malcolm Cesare | Florida | Phoenix Suns |
87 | Richie Allen | Cal State-Dominguez Hills | Seattle SuperSonics |
88 | Lamont Reid | Oral Roberts | Washington Bullets |
5th round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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89 | Perry Wolfe | Stanford | Utah Jazz |
90 | Jimmy Allen | New Haven | Boston Celtics |
91 | Matt Simpkins | Georgia Southern | Cleveland Cavaliers |
92 | Flintie Ray Williams | UNLV | Detroit Pistons |
93 | Larry Washington | Drury | Chicago Bulls |
94 | Johnny Green | UC Riverside | New York Knicks |
95 | Jim Abromaitis | Uconn | New Jersey Nets |
96 | George Lett | Centenary College (LA) | Golden State Warriors |
97 | Jim Tillman | Eastern Kentucky | Milwaukee Bucks |
98 | Billy Reid | San Francisco | Indiana Pacers |
99 | Greg Joyner | Middle Tennessee State | San Diego Clippers |
100 | Matt White | Pennsylvania | Portland Trail Blazers |
101 | Tiny Pinder | NC State | Atlanta Hawks |
102 | Larry Williams | Louisville | Denver Nuggets |
103 | Carl McPipe | Nebraska | Philadelphia 76ers |
104 | Allen Leavell | Oklahoma City | Houston Rockets |
105 | Curtis Watkins | DePaul | Kansas City Kings |
106 | Steve Schall | Arkansas | San Antonio Spurs |
107 | Mark Eaton | Cypress CC | Phoenix Suns |
108 | Marshall Ashford | Virginia Tech | Washington Bullets |
6th round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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109 | Ernie Cobb | Boston University | Utah Jazz |
110 | Marvin Delph | Arkansas | Boston Celtics |
111 | Truman Clayton | Kentucky | Detroit Pistons |
112 | Joe Manning | North Texas | Cleveland Cavaliers |
113 | Phil Abney | New Mexico | New York Knicks |
114 | Steve Smith | USC | Chicago Bulls |
115 | Tony Smith | UNLV | New Jersey Nets |
116 | Derrick Mayes | Illinois State | Milwaukee Bucks |
117 | Greg Guye | Stetson | Indiana Pacers |
118 | Jim Mitchem | DePaul | Golden State Warriors |
119 | Bob Bender | Duke | San Diego Clippers |
120 | Ray Ellis | Pepperdine | Portland Trail Blazers |
121 | Dwight Williams | Gardner-Webb | Atlanta Hawks |
122 | Odell Ball | Marquette | Denver Nuggets |
123 | Dan Hartshorne | Oregon | Philadelphia 76ers |
124 | Collie Davis | Southern | Houston Rockets |
125 | Terry Knight | Pittsburgh | San Antonio Spurs |
126 | Bob Roma | Princeton | Kansas City Kings |
127 | Dale Shackelford | Syracuse | Phoenix Suns |
128 | Garcia Hopkins | Morgan State | Washington Bullets |
7th round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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129 | Paul Poe | Louisiana College | Utah Jazz |
130 | Steve Castellan | Virginia | Boston Celtics |
131 | Steve Skaggs | Ohio | Cleveland Cavaliers |
132 | Ken Jones | Saint Mary's | Detroit Pistons |
133 | Mike Eversley | Chicago State | Chicago Bulls |
134 | Marc Coleman | Seton Hall | New York Knicks |
135 | Jim Strickland | South Carolina | New Jersey Nets |
136 | Dirk Ewing | Stetson | Indiana Pacers |
137 | Ren Watson | VCU | Golden State Warriors |
138 | Stan Ray | CSU Fullerton | Milwaukee Bucks |
139 | Jene Grey | Le Moyne | San Diego Clippers |
140 | Jeff Tropf | Central Michigan | Portland Trail Blazers |
141 | Tim Waterman | St. Bonaventure | Atlanta Hawks |
142 | Bobby Willis | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia 76ers |
143 | Rich Valavicius | Auburn | Houston Rockets |
144 | John Johnson | Creighton | Denver Nuggets |
145 | Nick Daniels | Xavier | Kansas City Kings |
146 | Tyrone Branyan | Texas | San Antonio Spurs |
147 | Ollie Matson | Pepperdine | Phoenix Suns |
8th round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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148 | Keith McDonald | Utah State | Utah Jazz |
149 | Glenn Sudhop | NC State | Boston Celtics |
150 | Rodney Lee | Memphis | Detroit Pistons |
151 | Mark Haymore | Massachusetts | Cleveland Cavaliers |
152 | Billy Tucker | Tennessee State | New York Knicks |
153 | Tony Warren | NC State | Chicago Bulls |
154 | Henry Hollingsworth | Hofstra | New Jersey Nets |
155 | Mario Butler | Briar Cliff | Golden State Warriors |
156 | Larry Spicer | UAB | Milwaukee Bucks |
157 | Brian Magid | George Washington | Indiana Pacers |
158 | Renaldo Lawrence | Appalachian State | San Diego Clippers |
159 | Willie Pounds | Chaminade | Portland Trail Blazers |
160 | John Goedeke | UMBC | Atlanta Hawks |
161 | Delbert Watson | East Tennessee State | Houston Rockets |
162 | Matt Teahan | Denver | Denver Nuggets |
163 | Rick Raivio | Portland | Philadelphia 76ers |
164 | Tony Vann | Alabama A&M | Kansas City Kings |
165 | Charles Jones | Albany State (GA) | Phoenix Suns |
166 | Jo Jo Walters | Manhattan | Washington Bullets |
9th round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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167 | Milt Huggins | Southern Illinois | Utah Jazz |
168 | Kevin Sinnett | Navy | Boston Celtics |
169 | Tim Joyce | Ohio | Cleveland Cavaliers |
170 | Val Bracey | Central Michigan | Detroit Pistons |
171 | James Jackson | Minnesota | Chicago Bulls |
172 | Brett Wyatt | New Jersey City | New York Knicks |
173 | Ricky Free | Columbia | New Jersey Nets |
174 | Roger Lapham | Maine | Milwaukee Bucks |
175 | Gene Ransom | California | Golden State Warriors |
176 | Mike Dodd | San Diego State | San Diego Clippers |
177 | Stan Eckwood | Harding | Portland Trail Blazers |
178 | Cedric Oliver | Hamilton | Atlanta Hawks |
179 | Emmett Lewis | Colorado | Denver Nuggets |
180 | Coby Leavitt | Utah | Philadelphia 76ers |
181 | Gary Wilson | Southern Illinois | Kansas City Kings |
182 | Eddie McLeod | UNLV | San Antonio Spurs |
183 | Hosea Champine | Robert Morris | Phoenix Suns |
184 | Ray Hooker | Murray State | Washington Bullets |
10th round of the 1979 NBA draft
POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
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185 | Paul Dawkins | Northern Illinois | Utah Jazz |
186 | Alton Byrd | Columbia | Boston Celtics |
187 | Willie Polk | Grand Canyon | Detroit Pistons |
188 | Terry Peavy | Point Park | Cleveland Cavaliers |
189 | Gordon Thomas | St. John's | New York Knicks |
190 | Marvin Thoms | UCLA | Chicago Bulls |
191 | Eric Fleisher | Tulane | New Jersey Nets |
192 | Kevin Heenan | CSU Fullerton | Golden State Warriors |
193 | Chris Fahrbach | North Dakota | Milwaukee Bucks |
194 | Greg Hunter | Loyola Marymount | San Diego Clippers |
195 | Kelvin Small | Oregon | Portland Trail Blazers |
196 | Chad Nelson | Drake | Atlanta Hawks |
197 | Cortez Collins | Southern Indiana | Chicago Bulls |
198 | Keith McCord | UAB | Philadelphia 76ers |
199 | Glen Fine | Harvard | San Antonio Spurs |
200 | Russell Saunders | New Mexico | Kansas City Kings |
201 | Korky Nelson | Santa Clara | Phoenix Suns |
202 | Steve Martin | Georgetown | Washington Bullets |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.