1981 NBA draft picks Full list
First round of the 1981 NBA draft
Second round of the 1981 NBA draft
Third round of the 1981 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Art Housey | Kansas | Dallas Mavericks |
| 48 | Mike Ferrara | Colgate | Washington Bullets |
| 49 | David Burns | Saint Louis | New Jersey Nets |
| 50 | Derek Holcomb | Illinois | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 51 | Zam Fredrick | South Carolina | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 52 | Rudy Macklin | LSU | Atlanta Hawks |
| 53 | Mark Radford | Oregon State | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 54 | Jim Smith | Ohio State | San Diego Clippers |
| 55 | Mickey Dillard | Florida State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 56 | Carlton Neverson | Pittsburgh | Golden State Warriors |
| 57 | Frank Brickowski | Penn State | New York Knicks |
| 58 | Curtis Berry | Missouri | Kansas City Kings |
| 59 | Russell Bowers | American | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 60 | Purvis Miller | USC | Indiana Pacers |
| 61 | Petur Gudmundsson | Washington | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 62 | Sam Clancy | Pittsburgh | Phoenix Suns |
| 63 | Wayne McKoy | St. John's | New York Knicks |
| 64 | Tom Baker | Eastern Kentucky | San Antonio Spurs |
| 65 | Ron Cornelius | Pacific | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 66 | Craig Dykema | Long Beach State | Phoenix Suns |
| 67 | Mark Smith | Illinois | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 68 | Ernest Graham | Maryland | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 69 | John Johnson | Michigan | Boston Celtics |
4th round of the 1981 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Eddie Moss | Syracuse | Dallas Mavericks |
| 71 | John May | South Alabama | Detroit Pistons |
| 72 | Ed Sherod | VCU | New Jersey Nets |
| 73 | Georgie Torres | Southern Nazarene | Utah Jazz |
| 74 | Ethan Martin | LSU | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 75 | Kevin Figaro | Louisiana | Atlanta Hawks |
| 76 | Lewis Lloyd | Drake | Golden State Warriors |
| 77 | Lee Raker | Virginia | San Diego Clippers |
| 78 | Kenny Dennard | Duke | Kansas City Kings |
| 79 | Ron Davis | Arizona | Washington Bullets |
| 80 | Terry Adolph | West Texas A&M | Golden State Warriors |
| 81 | Larry Spriggs | Howard | Houston Rockets |
| 82 | B.B. Davis | Lamar | Kansas City Kings |
| 83 | Rolando Frazier | Briar Cliff | Indiana Pacers |
| 84 | Oliver Lee | Marquette | Chicago Bulls |
| 85 | Pete Verhoeven | Fresno State | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 86 | Alex Bradley | Villanova | New York Knicks |
| 87 | Earl Belcher | St. Bonaventure | San Antonio Spurs |
| 88 | Kevin McKenna | Creighton | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 89 | Don Koonce | Charlotte | Detroit Pistons |
| 90 | Kris Anderson | Florida State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 91 | Stanley Williams | La Salle | Boston Celtics |
| 92 | Rynn Wright | Texas A&M | Philadelphia 76ers |
5th round of the 1981 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Pete Budko | North Carolina | Dallas Mavericks |
| 94 | George DeVone | Charlotte | Detroit Pistons |
| 95 | Joe Cooper | Colorado | New Jersey Nets |
| 96 | Ken Page | New Mexico | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 97 | Mike Clark | Oregon | Utah Jazz |
| 98 | Steve Krafscisin | Iowa | Atlanta Hawks |
| 99 | Andra Griffin | Washington | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 100 | Dennis Isbell | Memphis | San Diego Clippers |
| 101 | Willie Sims | LSU | Denver Nuggets |
| 102 | Hank McDowell | Memphis | Golden State Warriors |
| 103 | Garry Witts | Holy Cross | Washington Bullets |
| 104 | U.S. Reed | Arkansas | Kansas City Kings |
| 105 | Hasan Houston | Bradley | Houston Rockets |
| 106 | George Peterson | New Jersey City | Indiana Pacers |
| 107 | Herb Andrew | South Alabama | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 108 | Johnny Nash | Arizona State | Chicago Bulls |
| 109 | Jim Wright | Rhode Island | New York Knicks |
| 110 | Mike Rhodes | Vanderbilt | San Antonio Spurs |
| 111 | Craig Watts | NC State | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 112 | Paul Heuerman | Michigan | Phoenix Suns |
| 113 | Kelvin Troy | Rutgers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 114 | Steve Craig | BYU | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 115 | Glen Grunwald | Indiana | Boston Celtics |
6th round of the 1981 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | Karl Bakowski | Utah | Dallas Mavericks |
| 117 | Vince Brookins | Iowa | Detroit Pistons |
| 118 | Kevin Lynam | La Salle | New Jersey Nets |
| 119 | Kevin Sprewer | Loyola Chicago | Utah Jazz |
| 120 | Aaron Strayhorn | Hawaii | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 121 | Darryl Warwick | Hampton | Atlanta Hawks |
| 122 | Earl Banks | Auburn | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 123 | Mike Pepper | North Carolina | San Diego Clippers |
| 124 | Alonzo Weatherley | Denver | Denver Nuggets |
| 125 | Robert Williams | Grambling | Washington Bullets |
| 126 | Carter Scott | Ohio State | Golden State Warriors |
| 127 | Fred Cowan | Kentucky | Houston Rockets |
| 128 | Brian Walker | Purdue | Kansas City Kings |
| 129 | Robert Fronk | Washington | Indiana Pacers |
| 130 | Roger Burkman | Louisville | Chicago Bulls |
| 131 | Roshern Arnie | UTEP | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 132 | John Blair | Monmouth | New York Knicks |
| 133 | Norman Shavers | Jackson State | San Antonio Spurs |
| 134 | Kevin Singleton | California | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 135 | Pete Harris | Northeastern | Phoenix Suns |
| 136 | Jo Jo Hunter | Colorado | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 137 | Steve Waite | Iowa | Boston Celtics |
| 138 | Michael Thomas | North Park | Philadelphia 76ers |
7th round of the 1981 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | Danny Davis | UNC Wilmington | Dallas Mavericks |
| 140 | Greg Nance | West Virginia | Detroit Pistons |
| 141 | Rod Robertson | Northwestern | New Jersey Nets |
| 142 | Andre Smith | Nebraska | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 143 | Mike Robinson | Central Michigan | Utah Jazz |
| 144 | Kevin Vesey | Iona | Atlanta Hawks |
| 145 | Tom Sienkiewicz | Villanova | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 146 | Randy Johnson | Colorado State-Pueblo | San Diego Clippers |
| 147 | Greg Manning | Maryland | Denver Nuggets |
| 148 | Robby Dosty | Arizona | Golden State Warriors |
| 149 | Randy Martel | Houston Baptist | Washington Bullets |
| 150 | Clinton Wheeler | William Paterson | Kansas City Kings |
| 151 | Joe Faine | Bowling Green | Houston Rockets |
| 152 | Larry McKinney | Boise State | Indiana Pacers |
| 153 | Julius Wayne | UTEP | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 154 | Scott Williams | South Alabama | Chicago Bulls |
| 155 | Terry Cramer | Ripon | New York Knicks |
| 156 | Mark Minderman | Northern Michigan | San Antonio Spurs |
| 157 | Larry Petty | Wisconsin | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 158 | David Williams | Southern | Phoenix Suns |
| 159 | Lewis Latimore | Virginia | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 160 | John Crawford | Kansas | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 161 | Tom Seaman | Holy Cross | Boston Celtics |
8th round of the 1981 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | David Kennedy | Cincinnati | Dallas Mavericks |
| 163 | Joe Schoen | St. Francis (PA) | Detroit Pistons |
| 164 | Ken Webb | Fairleigh Dickinson | New Jersey Nets |
| 165 | Bob Cattage | Auburn | Utah Jazz |
| 166 | Glen Marcus | UAB | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 167 | Gilbert Salinas | Notre Dame | Atlanta Hawks |
| 168 | Todd Haynes | Davidson | San Diego Clippers |
| 169 | Curtis Redding | St. John's | Denver Nuggets |
| 170 | Mike Howard | Wofford | Washington Bullets |
| 171 | Yasutaka Okayama | Japan | Golden State Warriors |
| 172 | Stanley Brewer | West Georgia | Houston Rockets |
| 173 | Randy Smithson | Wichita State | Kansas City Kings |
| 174 | Len Hatzenbeller | Drexel | Indiana Pacers |
| 175 | Ben Mitchell | Alabama A&M | Chicago Bulls |
| 176 | John Smith | Saint Joseph's | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 177 | Brian O'Connor | Thomas More | New York Knicks |
| 178 | Bob Bartholomew | San Diego | San Antonio Spurs |
| 179 | Jay Triano | Canada | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 180 | Steve Risley | Indiana | Phoenix Suns |
| 181 | Mike Brkovich | Michigan State | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 182 | George Morrow | Creighton | Boston Celtics |
| 183 | Frank Gilroy | St. John's | Philadelphia 76ers |
9th round of the 1981 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | John Hollinden | Southern Indiana | Dallas Mavericks |
| 185 | Eddie Baker | Alcorn State | Detroit Pistons |
| 186 | Rudy Williams | Providence | New Jersey Nets |
| 187 | Paul Roba | Cleveland State | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 188 | Ken Ollie | Wyoming | Utah Jazz |
| 189 | Howard Thompkins | Wagner | Atlanta Hawks |
| 190 | Art Jones | NC State | San Diego Clippers |
| 191 | Andrew Burton | Austin Peay | Denver Nuggets |
| 192 | Doug Murrey | San Jose State | Golden State Warriors |
| 193 | Eddie Brown | Valdosta State | Washington Bullets |
| 194 | Mike Perry | Richmond | Kansas City Kings |
| 195 | Scott Whitley | William & Mary | Indiana Pacers |
| 196 | Sid Williams | San Jose State | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 197 | Terry Martin | Lambuth | Chicago Bulls |
| 198 | Marty Headd | Syracuse | New York Knicks |
| 199 | Leonel Marquetti | Hampton | San Antonio Spurs |
| 200 | Brian Johnson | Colorado | Phoenix Suns |
| 201 | Chip Rucker | Northeastern | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 202 | Ron Wister | Temple | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 203 | Greg McCray | VCU | Boston Celtics |
10th round of the 1981 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | Scott Bolanko | Northern State | Dallas Mavericks |
| 205 | Melvin Maxwell | Western Michigan | Detroit Pistons |
| 206 | Vic Sison | UCLA | New Jersey Nets |
| 207 | Joe Merten | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Utah Jazz |
| 208 | Greg Boone | Augsburg College | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 209 | Mike Frazier | Georgetown | Atlanta Hawks |
| 210 | Tony Gwynn | San Diego State | San Diego Clippers |
| 211 | Derrick Rowland | SUNY Potsdam | Denver Nuggets |
| 212 | Ralton Way | Houston Baptist | Washington Bullets |
| 213 | Barry Brooks | USC | Golden State Warriors |
| 214 | Mark Wilson | Fort Hays State | Kansas City Kings |
| 215 | Rodney Benson | Wright State | Indiana Pacers |
| 216 | Kenny Easley | UCLA | Chicago Bulls |
| 217 | Steve Cochran | Lewis & Clark | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 218 | Kevin Rogers | Saint Peter's | New York Knicks |
| 219 | Alvin Brooks | Lamar | San Antonio Spurs |
| 220 | Felton Sealey | Oregon | Phoenix Suns |
| 221 | Artie Green | Marquette | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 222 | Ken Matthews | NC State | Boston Celtics |
| 223 | Pete Mullenberg | Delaware | Philadelphia 76ers |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.