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1972 NBA draft picks
Full list
First round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
1
LaRue Martin
Loyola Chicago
Portland Trail Blazers
2
Bob McAdoo
North Carolina
Buffalo Braves
3
Dwight Davis
Houston
Cleveland Cavaliers
4
Corky Calhoun
Pennsylvania
Phoenix Suns
5
Fred Boyd
Oregon State
Philadelphia 76ers
6
Russell Lee
Marshall
Milwaukee Bucks
7
Bud Stallworth
Kansas
Seattle SuperSonics
8
Tom Riker
South Carolina
New York Knicks
9
Bob Nash
Hawaii
Detroit Pistons
10
Paul Westphal
USC
Boston Celtics
11
Ralph Simpson
Michigan State
Chicago Bulls
12
Julius Erving
Massachusetts
Milwaukee Bucks
13
Travis Grant
Kentucky State
Los Angeles Lakers
Second round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
14
Bob Davis
Weber State
Portland Trail Blazers
15
Harold Fox
Jacksonville
Buffalo Braves
16
Jim Price
Louisville
Los Angeles Lakers
17
Chris Ford
Villanova
Detroit Pistons
18
Joby Wright
Indiana
Seattle SuperSonics
19
Sam Sibert
Kentucky State
Cincinnati Royals
20
John Gianelli
Pacific
Houston Rockets
21
Steve Bracey
Tulsa
Atlanta Hawks
22
Paul Stovall
Arizona State
Los Angeles Lakers
23
Brian Taylor
Princeton
Seattle SuperSonics
24
Steve Hawes
Washington
Cleveland Cavaliers
25
Tom Patterson
Ouachita Baptist
Baltimore Bullets
26
Dave Twardzik
Old Dominion
Portland Trail Blazers
27
Dennis Wuycik
North Carolina
Boston Celtics
28
Mike Ratliff
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Cincinnati Royals
29
Chuck Terry
Long Beach State
Milwaukee Bucks
30
Ollie Johnson
Temple
Portland Trail Blazers
Third round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
31
Lloyd Neal
Tennessee State
Portland Trail Blazers
32
Bob Morse
Pennsylvania
Buffalo Braves
33
Scott English
UTEP
Phoenix Suns
34
Don Buse
Evansville
Phoenix Suns
35
Frank Russell
Detroit Mercy
Chicago Bulls
36
Charlie Tharp
Belhaven
Philadelphia 76ers
37
Eric McWilliams
Long Beach State
Houston Rockets
38
Ron Riley
USC
Cincinnati Royals
39
Kevin Porter
St. Francis (PA)
Baltimore Bullets
40
Jim Creighton
Colorado
Seattle SuperSonics
41
Ansley Truitt
California
New York Knicks
42
Claude Terry
Stanford
Phoenix Suns
43
Bill Chamberlain
North Carolina
Golden State Warriors
44
Wayne Grabiec
Michigan
Boston Celtics
45
Chuck Jura
Nebraska
Chicago Bulls
46
George Adams
Gardner-Webb
Milwaukee Bucks
47
Gregg Northington
Alabama State
Los Angeles Lakers
4th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
48
Gary Stewart
Canisius
Portland Trail Blazers
49
George Bryant
Eastern Kentucky
Buffalo Braves
50
Hank Siemiontkowski
Villanova
Cleveland Cavaliers
51
Ernie Fleming
Jacksonville
Detroit Pistons
52
Marshall Wingate
Niagara
Philadelphia 76ers
53
Frank Schade
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Cincinnati Royals
54
Wilbert Robinson
West Virginia
Houston Rockets
55
Reggie Bird
Princeton
Atlanta Hawks
56
Al Saunders
LSU
Baltimore Bullets
57
Joe Mackey
USC
Seattle SuperSonics
58
Henry Bibby
UCLA
New York Knicks
59
Matt Gantt
St. Bonaventure
Phoenix Suns
60
John Tschogl
UC Santa Barbara
Golden State Warriors
61
Nate Stephens
Long Beach State
Boston Celtics
62
Ted Martiniuk
Saint Peter's
Chicago Bulls
63
Art White
Georgetown
Milwaukee Bucks
5th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
64
Mike Reid
UC Riverside
Portland Trail Blazers
65
Arnie Berman
Brown
Buffalo Braves
66
Sam Cash
UC Riverside
Cleveland Cavaliers
67
Ernest Pettis
Western Michigan
Detroit Pistons
68
Dave Bustion
Denver
Cincinnati Royals
69
Joe Bynes
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Philadelphia 76ers
70
James Silas
Stephen F. Austin
Houston Rockets
71
Bob Lackey
Marquette
Atlanta Hawks
72
Walter Jones
Long Island
Baltimore Bullets
73
Gary Ladd
Seattle
Seattle SuperSonics
74
Bob Ford
Purdue
New York Knicks
75
Wardell Dyson
Shaw
Phoenix Suns
76
Charles Dudley
Washington
Golden State Warriors
77
Bryan Adrian
Davidson
Boston Celtics
78
Rowland Garrett
Florida State
Chicago Bulls
79
Ron Harris
Wichita State
Milwaukee Bucks
80
Glen Summors
Gannon
Los Angeles Lakers
6th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
81
Joe Gaines
Belmont
Portland Trail Blazers
82
Ed Czernota
Sacred Heart
Buffalo Braves
83
Tom Parker
Kentucky
Cleveland Cavaliers
84
Terry Benton
Wichita State
Detroit Pistons
85
John Glover
Wiley
Philadelphia 76ers
86
Jerry Crocker
Guilford
Cincinnati Royals
87
Mike Collins
Seattle
Houston Rockets
88
Randy Knoll
Marshall
Atlanta Hawks
89
Dwaine Dillard
Eastern Michigan
Baltimore Bullets
90
Ron Thomas
Louisville
Seattle SuperSonics
91
Greg Cleuss
St. John's
New York Knicks
92
Charlie Edge
LeMoyne-Owen
Phoenix Suns
93
Henry Bacon
Louisville
Golden State Warriors
94
Doug Holcomb
Memphis
Boston Celtics
95
Mike Stewart
Santa Clara
Chicago Bulls
96
Wally Wright
Widener
Boston Celtics
97
Sam Simmons
Bradley
Los Angeles Lakers
7th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
98
Bob Lynn
Long Beach State
Portland Trail Blazers
99
Greg Kohls
Syracuse
Buffalo Braves
100
Steve Davidson
West Texas A&M
Cleveland Cavaliers
101
Bruce Anderson
Arizona
Detroit Pistons
102
Mike Sneed
Fayetteville
Cincinnati Royals
103
Curtis Pritchett
St. Augustine's
Philadelphia 76ers
104
Mike Jackson
Cal State-Los Angeles
Houston Rockets
105
Billy Pleas
Detroit Mercy
Atlanta Hawks
106
Marvin Brown
Jackson State
Baltimore Bullets
107
Jerry Dunn
Western Kentucky
Seattle SuperSonics
108
Tracy Tripucka
Lafayette
New York Knicks
109
Bernie Fryer
BYU
Phoenix Suns
110
Will Franklin
Purdue
Golden State Warriors
111
Stephen Previs
North Carolina
Boston Celtics
112
Jerry Pender
Fresno State
Chicago Bulls
113
Mickey Davis
Duquesne
Milwaukee Bucks
8th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
114
Ruben Vance
Kent State
Portland Trail Blazers
115
Andy Denny
South Alabama
Buffalo Braves
116
Roger Evans
Kent State
Cleveland Cavaliers
117
Ben Kelso
Central Michigan
Detroit Pistons
118
Jim Kopp
Rockhurst
Philadelphia 76ers
119
Jerry Clack
Oklahoma
Cincinnati Royals
120
Henry Harris
Auburn
Houston Rockets
121
Oscar Evans
Butler
Atlanta Hawks
122
Jim Floyd
Shaw
Baltimore Bullets
123
Willy Stoudamire
Portland State
Seattle SuperSonics
124
Tom Corde
Ohio
New York Knicks
125
Russell Golden
Jackson State
Phoenix Suns
126
John Burks
San Francisco
Golden State Warriors
127
Sam McCarney
Oral Roberts
Boston Celtics
128
Cavin Anderson
Valley City
Chicago Bulls
129
Charles Kirkland
Cheyney State
Milwaukee Bucks
9th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
130
Scott McCandlish
Virginia
Portland Trail Blazers
131
John Collins
Brockport State
Buffalo Braves
132
Greg Starrick
Southern Illinois
Cleveland Cavaliers
133
Jessie Mangam
Ferris State
Detroit Pistons
134
Steve McMahon
Merrimack
Cincinnati Royals
135
Rod Murray
Cal State-Los Angeles
Philadelphia 76ers
136
Larry Strozier
Morehouse
Atlanta Hawks
137
Ruppert Breedlove
Oglethorpe
Baltimore Bullets
138
Dwight Holliday
Hawaii
Seattle SuperSonics
139
Tom Sullivan
Fordham
New York Knicks
140
Bill Kennedy
Arizona
Phoenix Suns
141
Bill Duey
California
Golden State Warriors
142
Ralph Houston
West Texas A&M
Chicago Bulls
143
Jim Regenold
Ball State
Milwaukee Bucks
10th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
144
Kresimir Cosic
BYU
Portland Trail Blazers
145
Kent Martens
Abilene Christian
Cleveland Cavaliers
146
Kent Hollenbeck
Kentucky
Detroit Pistons
147
Gary Watson
Wisconsin
Philadelphia 76ers
148
Dave Hall
Kansas State
Cincinnati Royals
149
Jim Clesson
Tulsa
Atlanta Hawks
150
Will Loftin
Louisiana
Baltimore Bullets
151
Dan Stewart
Washington State
Seattle SuperSonics
152
Richie Garner
Manhattan
New York Knicks
153
Al Vilcheck
Louisville
Phoenix Suns
154
Marty Hunt
Kenyon
Boston Celtics
155
Chuck Taylor
West Liberty State
Chicago Bulls
156
Jolly Spight
Santa Clara
Milwaukee Bucks
11th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
157
Jimmy Wilkins
San Diego State
Portland Trail Blazers
158
Jim Prokell
Edinboro State
Buffalo Braves
159
Floyd Mathew
Northern Arizona
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
160
Charles Allen
Texas Southern
Atlanta Hawks
161
Marvin Watkins
Jackson State
Baltimore Bullets
162
Steve Turner
Vanderbilt
Seattle SuperSonics
163
Chic Downing
Benedictine (IL)
New York Knicks
164
John Belcher
Arkansas State
Phoenix Suns
165
Mark Minor
Ohio State
Boston Celtics
166
Jackie Young
Rocky Mountain College
Chicago Bulls
12th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
167
Frank Dewitt
Virginia
Buffalo Braves
168
Len Baltimore
George Washington
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
169
James Green
Paine
Atlanta Hawks
170
Lloyd Adams
Rhode Island
Baltimore Bullets
171
Gregg Daust
Missouri-St. Louis
Seattle SuperSonics
172
Mark Soderberg
Utah
Phoenix Suns
173
Phil Stephens
South Carolina State
Boston Celtics
174
Al Cotler
Pennsylvania
Chicago Bulls
13th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
175
Larry Morris
Tulsa
Portland Trail Blazers
176
Kim Huband
North Carolina
Buffalo Braves
177
Kent Scott
Pittsburgh
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
178
Mike Krawzyk
Loyola (MD)
Baltimore Bullets
179
Kelly Utley
Shaw
Phoenix Suns
180
Mike Barr
Duquesne
Chicago Bulls
14th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
181
Paul Kelley
Shaw
Portland Trail Blazers
182
Greg Corson
North Carolina
Buffalo Braves
183
Bob Allen
Missouri
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
184
Aubrey Nash
Kansas
Baltimore Bullets
185
Cleveland Hill
Nicholls State
Seattle SuperSonics
186
Ray Golson
West Texas A&M
Phoenix Suns
187
Andrew Pettes
Oklahoma
Chicago Bulls
15th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
188
Rich Haubeggar
Wake Forest
Portland Trail Blazers
189
Paul Hoffman
Brockport State
Buffalo Braves
190
Mike Jefferies
Oklahoma State
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
191
Gary Handleman
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore Bullets
192
Greg Lowery
Texas Tech
Chicago Bulls
16th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
193
Mose Adolph
Cal State-Los Angeles
Portland Trail Blazers
194
Norman Bounds
Brockport State
Buffalo Braves
195
Mike Peterson
Nebraska
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
196
Charles Hall
Montana Western
Chicago Bulls
17th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
197
John Thornton
South Carolina State
Chicago Bulls
18th round of the 1972 NBA draft
POS.
PLAYER
COLLEGE
1
TEAM
198
Ron Manning
Manhattan
Chicago Bulls
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.