1969 NBA draft

Basketball player selection March 2026 August 2023 1969 NBA draft sport = basketball April 7, 1969 (Rounds 1 & 2)May 7, 1969 (Other rounds) New York City, New York NBA Lew Alcindor,1 Milwaukee Bucks 218 20 3 C Lew Alcindor G Jo Jo White G Bob Dandridge 1968 1970 The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, fourteen NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip.http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html Evolution of the Draft and Lottery March 16, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc https://web.archive.org/web/20100321141751/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html 21 March 2010 dead The Milwaukee Bucks won the coin flip in the commissioner's New York office on March 19 and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Phoenix Suns went second.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I5xRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=02wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1219%2C3209208 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Bucks flip – get Alcindor March 20, 1969 36https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iyZUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BDoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5596%2C2484419 Lawrence Daily Journal-World Kansas Associated Press Bucks edge Suns in flip, on court March 20, 1969 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OpYrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yXoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1097%2C4309957 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI Hintz Gene W. Bucks bid $$ for Big Lew March 20, 1969 D7 The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0q8iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FrMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6092,1629834 Big Dropoff in 2nd Pick The Beaver County Times April 8, 1969 March 18, 2010 The draft consisted of twenty rounds and selected 218 players.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1969.html 1969 NBA drafthttp://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1969 NBA Past Drafts - RealGM Draftee career notes Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) from UCLA was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and was selected to both All-NBA Second Team and All-Star Game in his first season.http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html Rookie of the Year NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307081705/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html 7 March 2009 deadhttp://www.nba.com/history/awards_allnba.html All-NBA Teams NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120109062543/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_allnba.html January 9, 2012 dead The following season, the Bucks acquired 31-year old point guard Oscar Robertson from the Cincinnati Royals.Royals Trade Robertson to Bucks for Robinson and Paulk, Rookie in Army April 22, 1970 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/22/archives/royals-trade-robertson-to-bucks-for-robinson-and-paulk-rookie-in.html They led the Bucks to a league-best 66 wins in the regular season. The Bucks then beat the Baltimore Bullets in the Finals to win their first NBA championship, in only their third season. In that season, Alcindor also won the Most Valuable Player Award and Finals Most Valuable Player Award. He went on to win five more NBA championships in the 1980s with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he teamed up with Magic Johnson, the first pick in 1979. He also won another Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 1985. He won a total of six Most Valuable Player Award, the most in the history of the NBA. He also held the record for the most All-Star Game selections with 19 and the most All-NBA Team selections with 15. Furthermore, he was selected to eleven All-Defensive Teams, the second most selections. He retired as all–time league scoring leader with 38,387 points and the all–time league leader in total blocked shots with 3,189 blocks.http://www.nba.com/history/players/abduljabbar_bio.html Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090305052436/http://www.nba.com/history/players/abduljabbar_bio.html 5 March 2009 live For his achievements, he has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees basketball-reference.com March 20, 2010 He was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html The NBA's 50 Greatest Players NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405004357/http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html 5 April 2010 dead Jo Jo White, the ninth pick, won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976. He was named as the Finals Most Valuable Player in the latter. He was selected to two All-NBA Teams and seven All-Star Games.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/whitejo01.html Jo Jo White Statistics basketball-reference.com March 20, 2010 45th pick Bob Dandridge won two NBA championships with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Washington Bullets in the 1978. He was selected to one All-NBA Team and four All-Star Games.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dandrbo01.html Bob Dandridge Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100428052226/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dandrbo01.html 28 April 2010 live Norm Van Lier, the 34th pick, was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. He was also selected to eight All-Defensive Teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vanlino01.html Norm Van Lier Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100317120251/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vanlino01.html 17 March 2010 live Two other players from this draft, 10th pick Butch Beard and 61st pick Steve Mix, was also selected to an All-Star Game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beardbu01.html Butch Beard Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mixst01.html Steve Mix Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010 Beard became a head coach after his playing career, he coached the New Jersey Nets for two seasons in the 1990s.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/beardbu01c.html Butch Beard Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 16, 2010 Three other players drafted also went on to have a coaching career: 43rd pick Fred Carter, 68th pick Gene Littles and 187th pick Mack Calvin.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/cartefr01c.html Fred Carter Coaching Record basketball-reference.com May 18, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/littlge01c.html Gene Littles Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 16, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/calvima01c.html Mack Calvin Coaching Record basketball-reference.com May 19, 2010 In the 13th round, the San Francisco Warriors selected Denise Long, a girl's high school player from Whitten, Iowa.http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1969/5/8/warriors-draft-girl-pa-real-blow/ Warriors Draft Girl May 8, 1969 March 20, 2010 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson, Inc Long, who averaged 62.8 points per game in her senior year, became the first female ever to be drafted by an NBA team.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0902/best.woman.athlete.by.birth.state.final/content.15.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090207030020/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0902/best.woman.athlete.by.birth.state.final/content.15.html dead February 7, 2009 Best Woman Athlete by Birth State Sports Illustrated Time Warner Company August 25, 2010 However, the selection was later voided by commissioner J. Walter Kennedy as a publicity stunt.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-10-sp-3529-story.html Denise Long, the Patron Saint of Girls Basketball, Is Now 33 Kevin Simpson February 10, 1985 March 20, 2010 Los Angeles Times In the 15th round, the Phoenix Suns selected track and field athlete Bob Beamon from the University of Texas at El Paso with the 189th pick. He had just broken the world record for long jump and won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00014092.html Beamon made sport's greatest leap Larry Schwartz ESPN March 29, 2010 Although he had played basketball before his athletics career, he stayed with it and never played in the NBA.http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html Draft Oddities Randy Kim NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 19, 2003 March 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324110250/http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html 24 March 2010 deadhttps://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/01/sports/track-and-field-soothing-an-old-ache.html Track and Field; Soothing an Old Ache Lena Williams The New York Times January 1, 2000 March 29, 2010 Draft selections Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y y thumb|150px|Center Lew Alcindor of UCLA (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)was selected first overallby the Milwaukee Bucks thumb|Bobby "Bingo" Smith was selected 6th overall by the San Diego Rockets. Rnd. Draft round Pick Overall pick number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationality Player's representative nationalityn nationality Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules. Team School / club team Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft11 Lew Alcindor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar^~1 C United States Milwaukee Bucks UCLA (Sr.)12 Neal Walk C United States Phoenix Suns Florida (Sr.)13 Lucius Allen G United States Seattle SuperSonics UCLA (Sr.)14 Terry Driscoll F United States Detroit Pistons Boston College (Sr.)15 Larry Cannon Larry Cannon (basketball) G United States Chicago Bulls La Salle (Sr.)16 Bingo Smith G/F United States San Diego Rockets Tulsa (Sr.)17 Bob Portman F United States San Francisco Warriors Creighton (Sr.)18 Herm Gilliam G/F United States Cincinnati Royals Purdue (Sr.)19 Jo Jo White^ G United States Boston Celtics Kansas (Sr.)110 Butch Beard+ G United States Atlanta Hawks Louisville (Sr.)111 John Warren John Warren (basketball) G/F United States New York Knicks St. John's (Sr.)112 Willie McCarter G United States Los Angeles Lakers Drake (Sr.)113 Bud Ogden F United States Philadelphia 76ers Santa Clara (Sr.)114 Mike Davis Mike Davis (basketball, born 1946) G United States Baltimore Bullets Virginia Union (Sr.)115 Rick Roberson F/C United States Los Angeles Lakers2 Cincinnati (Sr.)216 Simmie Hill# F United States Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix) West Texas State (Sr.)217 Bob Greacen F United States Milwaukee Bucks Rutgers (Sr.)218 Ron Taylor Tiny Ron Taylor# C United States Seattle SuperSonics USC (Sr.)219 Willie Norwood Willie Norwood (basketball) F United States Detroit Pistons Alcorn A&M (Sr.)220 Ken Spain# C United States Chicago Bulls Houston (Sr.)221 Bernie Williams Bernie Williams (basketball) G United States San Diego Rockets La Salle (Sr.)222 Ed Siudut# F United States San Francisco Warriors Holy Cross (Sr.)223 Johnny Baum F United States Chicago Bulls (from Cincinnati)Note1 a a Temple (Sr.)224 Gene Williams Gene Williams (basketball)# F United States Phoenix Suns (from Boston)Note2 b b Kansas State (Sr.)225 Wally Anderzunas F/C United States Atlanta Hawks Creighton (Sr.)226 Bill Bunting# F/C United States New York Knicks North Carolina (Sr.)227 Dick Garrett G United States Los Angeles Lakers Southern Illinois (Sr.)228 Willie Taylor Willie Taylor (basketball)# F/C United States Philadelphia 76ers LeMoyne–Owen (Sr.)229 Willie Scott Willie Scott (basketball)# F United States Baltimore Bullets Alabama State (Sr.)330 Floyd Kerr# G United States Phoenix Suns Colorado State (Sr.)331 Skeeter Swift# G United States Milwaukee Bucks East Tennessee State (Sr.)332 Lee Winfield G United States Seattle SuperSonics North Texas State (Sr.)333 Lamar Green F/C United States Phoenix Suns (from Detroit)Note3 c c Morehead State (Sr.)334 Norm Van Lier* G United States Chicago Bulls Saint Francis (PA) (Sr.)335 Charles Bonaparte 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Norfolk State (Sr.)336 Tom Hagan# G United States San Francisco Warriors Vanderbilt (Sr.)337 Luther Rackley C United States Cincinnati Royals Xavier (OH) (Sr.)338 Julius Keye# F-C United States Boston Celtics Alcorn State (Sr.)339 Lloyd Kerr 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Colorado State (Sr.)340 Eddie Mast F/C United States New York Knicks Temple (Sr.)341 Luther Green F United States Cincinnati Royals (from Los Angeles) Long Island (Sr.)342Mike Grosso# C United States Philadelphia 76ers Louisville (Jr.)343 Fred Carter G/F United States Baltimore Bullets Mount St. Mary's (Sr.)444 Dennis Stewart Dennis Stewart (basketball) F United States Phoenix Suns Michigan (Sr.)445 Bob Dandridge* G/F United States Milwaukee Bucks Norfolk State (Sr.)446 Butch Booker# C United States Seattle SuperSonics Cheyney (Sr.)447 Ted Wierman 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Washington State (Sr.)448 Dave Nash 1# C United States Chicago Bulls Kansas (Sr.)449 Johnnie Allen 1# F United States San Diego Rockets Bethune–Cookman (Sr.)450 Lee Lafayette 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Michigan State (Sr.)451 Ron Sanford# F United States Cincinnati Royals New Mexico (Sr.)452 Steve Kuberski F/C United States Boston Celtics Bradley (Sr.)453 Billy Hann 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Tennessee (Sr.)454 Elnardo Webster basketball# F United States New York Knicks Saint Peter's (Sr.)455 Don Griffin 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Stanford (Sr.)456 Dave Scholz F United States Philadelphia 76ers Illinois (Sr.)457 Gene Ford 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Western Michigan (Sr.)558 Rich Jones Rich Jones (basketball) F/C United States Phoenix Suns Memphis State (Sr.)559 Kenny Heitz# G United States Milwaukee Bucks UCLA (Sr.)560 Jerry King 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Louisville (Sr.)561 Steve Mix+ F United States Detroit Pistons Toledo (Sr.)562 Chris Ellis 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Virginia Tech (Sr.)563 Charlie Hentz# F United States San Diego Rockets Arkansas–Pine Bluff (Sr.)564 Willie Wise F United States San Francisco Warriors Drake (Sr.)565 Jake Ford G United States Cincinnati Royals Maryland State (Jr.)566 George Thompson George Thompson (basketball) G United States Boston Celtics Marquette (Sr.)567 Mike Mitchell 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks West Texas State (Sr.)568 Gene Littles# G United States New York Knicks High Point (Sr.)569 Wil Jones Wil Jones (basketball, born 1947) F United States Los Angeles Lakers Albany State (Sr.)570 Joe Cromer 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Temple (Sr.)571 Willie Jackson 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Morehead State (Sr.)672 Dan Sadlier 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Dayton (Sr.)673 John Arthurs G United States Milwaukee Bucks Tulane (Sr.)674 Ben McGilmer 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Iowa (Sr.)675 Larry Jeffries# G United States Detroit Pistons Trinity (TX) (Sr.)676 George Tinsley# F United States Chicago Bulls Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.)677 Bob Tallent 1# G United States San Diego Rockets George Washington (Sr.)678 Dan Obrovac 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Dayton (Sr.)679 Mel Coleman 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Stout State (Sr.)680 Dolph Pulliam# F United States Boston Celtics Drake (Sr.)681 Guy Mackner 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks South Dakota State (Sr.)682 Dwight Durante 1# G United States New York Knicks Catawba (Sr.)683 Dick Grubar# G United States Los Angeles Lakers North Carolina (Sr.)684 John Jones 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Villanova (Sr.)685 Paul Loveday 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets California (Sr.)786 Bill Sweek# G United States Phoenix Suns UCLA (Sr.)787 Billy Keller# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Purdue (Sr.)788 Greg Wittman# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Western Carolina (Sr.)789 Steve Vandenberg 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Duke (Sr.)790 Frank Judge 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Huston–Tillotson (Sr.)791 Lynn Shackelford# F United States San Diego Rockets UCLA (Sr.)792 Pat Foley 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Pacific (Sr.)793 L.C. Bowen 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Bradley (Sr.)794 Jim Johnson 1# F United States Boston Celtics Wisconsin (Sr.)795 Bob Bundy 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Vanderbilt (Sr.)796 Chris Thomforde 1# F United States New York Knicks Princeton (Sr.)797 Kari Liimo# F Finland Los Angeles Lakers BYU (Sr.)798 Dave Hamilton 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers West Virginia State (Sr.)799 Jeff Claypool 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Grove City (Sr.)8100 Bob Edwards 1# C United States Phoenix Suns Arizona State (Sr.)8101 John Schell 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Wisconsin (Sr.)8102 Theartis Wallace 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Central Washington (Sr.)8103 Bob Arnzen F United States Detroit Pistons Notre Dame (Sr.)8104 Roger Moller 1# C United States Chicago Bulls Westmar (Sr.)8105 Bill DeHeer 1# F United States San Diego Rockets Indiana (Sr.)8106 Steve Rippe 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)8107 Merton Bancroft 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Missouri State (Sr.)8108 Bob Whitmore 1# F United States Boston Celtics Notre Dame (Sr.)8109 Bob Christian Bob Christian (basketball) C United States Atlanta Hawks Grambling (Sr.)8110 Jim Healey 1# G United States New York Knicks Rockhurst (Sr.)8111 Joe Smith 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Oklahoma State (Sr.)8112 Jim Bowles 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Trinity (Sr.)8113 Barry White 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Hofstra (Sr.)9114 Steve Jennings 1# G United States Phoenix Suns USC (Sr.)9115 Jim Satalin# G United States Milwaukee Bucks St. Bonaventure (Sr.)9116 Vince Fritz 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Oregon State (Sr.)9117 George Reynolds George Reynolds (basketball) G United States Detroit Pistons Houston (Sr.)9118 Sterling Burke 1# F United States Chicago Bulls Northwestern (Sr.)9119 Larry Cheatham 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Tulsa (Sr.)9120 Greg Reed 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Sacramento State (Sr.)9121 James Hurley 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Transylvania (Sr.)9122 Gordon Smith 1# G United States Boston Celtics Cincinnati (Sr.)9123 Pete Gayeska 1# C United States Atlanta Hawks UMass (Sr.)9124 Roger Walaszek 1# G United States New York Knicks Columbia (Sr.)9125 Jim Smith 1# C United States Los Angeles Lakers Northern Illinois (Sr.)9126 Larry Lewis 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Saint Francis (Sr.)9127 Gary Major 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Duquesne (Sr.)10128 Rick Abrahamson 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Oregon (Sr.)10129 Willie Brown 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Middle Tennessee (Sr.)10130 Al Cueto# C Cuba Seattle SuperSonics Tulsa (Sr.)10131 Bill English 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Winston-Salem State (Sr.)10132 Al Smith basketball# G United States Chicago Bulls U.S. Armed Forces (AAU)10133 Lee Sims 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Ashland (Sr.)10134 Girard Chatman 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors San Francisco State (Sr.)10135 Bill Bowes 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Elon (Sr.)10136 Jim Picka 1# C United States Boston Celtics High Point (Sr.)10137 Dick Stewart 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Rutgers (Sr.)10138 Frank McLaughlin 1# G United States New York Knicks Fordham (Sr.)10139 Phil Argento 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Kentucky (Sr.)10140 Bill Justus 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Tennessee (Sr.)10141 Frank Bartleson 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Tennessee Tech (Sr.)11142 Fred Lind 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Duke (Sr.)11143 Bob Presley# C United States Milwaukee Bucks California (Sr.)11144 Jim Connally 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Bowling Green (So.)11145 Rusty Clark 1# F United States Detroit Pistons North Carolina (Sr.)11146 Larry Bergh# F United States Chicago Bulls Weber State (Sr.)11147 Justus Thigpen G United States San Diego Rockets Weber State (Sr.)11148 Rich Holmberg 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Saint Mary's (Sr.)11149 Jim Supple 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Georgetown (Sr.)11150 Larry Finstrom 1# C United States Boston Celtics Kenyon (Sr.)11151 Loran Bracci 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Cal State Northridge (Sr.)11152 Marvin Lewis 1# F United States New York Knicks Southampton (Sr.)11153 Ron Peret 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Texas A&M (Sr.)11154 Bruce Sloan 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Kansas (Sr.)11155 Jerry McKee# G United States Baltimore Bullets Ohio (Sr.)12156 Bob Miller 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Toledo (Sr.)12157 Jack Lutz 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Carthage (Sr.)12158 John Smith 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Puget Sound (Sr.)12159 Harry Hall 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Wyoming (Sr.)12160 Raúl Duarte basketball, born 1944# F Peru San Diego Rockets South Dakota State (Sr.)12161 Joe Callaghan 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors San Francisco State (Sr.)12162 Mike Davis 1# C United States Cincinnati Royals Colorado State (Sr.)12163 Rod Forbes 1# F United States Boston Celtics Boston State (Sr.)12164 Dave Jones 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks La Verne (Sr.)12165 Bill O'Rourke 1# G United States New York Knicks St. John Fisher (Sr.)12166 Jack Gillespie# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Montana State (Sr.)12167 Fatty Taylor G United States Philadelphia 76ers La Salle (Sr.)12168 Rob Washington 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Tulsa (Sr.)13169 Andy White 1# G United States Phoenix Suns UTEP (Sr.)13170 Leo Osgood 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Northeastern (Sr.)13171 Bob Burrows 1# G Canada Seattle SuperSonics Seattle Pacific (Sr.)13172 Pee Wee Kirkland# G United States Chicago Bulls Norfolk State (Sr.)13173 Joe McBride 1# F United States San Diego Rockets Augusta State (Sr.)13 San Francisco Warriors (forfeited due to selection of ineligible player)n The Warriors selected Denise Long who had graduated from Union-Whitten High School. The pick was voided by NBA commissioner J. Walter Kennedy either because of the federal statutes of gender or the NBA requiring players to be four years removed from their high school class.Denise Long - Ineligible Draftees https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3347 The Draft Review December 3, 202413174 Ted Johnson 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Baldwin–Wallace (Sr.)13175 Billy Evans basketball, born 1947# G United States Boston Celtics Boston College (Sr.)13176 Dick Barton 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks UC Riverside (Sr.)13177 James Wyatt 1# F United States New York Knicks Northwestern State (Sr.)13178 Mallory Chestnut 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Tuskegee (Sr.)13179 Bill Thompson 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Shepherd (Sr.)14180 Marv Schmitt 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Western New Mexico (Sr.)14181 Waymon Stewart 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Lakeland (Sr.)14182 Jerry Conley 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Morehead State (Sr.)14183 Bill Voight 1# G United States Chicago Bulls SMU (Sr.)14184 Mike Heckman 1# G United States San Diego Rockets UC Irvine (Sr.)14185 Mike Dahl 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Oglethorpe (Sr.)14186 Rich Travis 1# G United States New York Knicks Oklahoma City (Sr.)14187 Mack Calvin G United States Los Angeles Lakers USC (Sr.)14188 Perry Johnson 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Robert Morris (So.)15189 Bob Beamon 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Adelphi (Sr.)15190 Stan Wlodarczyk 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks La Salle (Sr.)15191 Ernie Powell 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics USC (Sr.)15192 Jerry Nickens 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Tougaloo (Sr.)15193 Norm Carmichael 1# C United States Atlanta Hawks Virginia (Sr.)15194 Jodie Harrison 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Illinois (Sr.)16195 Wayne Huckel 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Davidson (Sr.)16196 Bill Voight 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks SMU (Sr.)16197 Danny Cornett 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Morehead State (Sr.)16198 Dick Groves 1# F United States San Diego Rockets San Jose State (Sr.)16199 Buddy Cornelius 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Jacksonville State (Sr.)16200 Phil Harris 1# C United States Baltimore Bullets Trenton Colonials (EPBL)17201 Howie Dickenman# F United States Phoenix Suns Central Connecticut (Sr.)17202 Lynn Phillips 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks SMU (Sr.)17203 Steve Honeycutt 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Kansas State (Sr.)17204 Steve Howell 1# F United States San Diego Rockets Ohio State (Sr.)17205 John Tolmie 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Navy (Sr.)17206 Tom Haggerty 1# C United States Baltimore Bullets Brandeis (Sr.)18207 Al Nuness 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Minnesota (Sr.)18208 Ken Hall 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Westminster (Sr.)18209 Joe Pridgen 1# F United States San Diego Rockets North Carolina Central (Sr.)18210 Cliff Parsons 1# C United States Atlanta Hawks Air Force (Sr.)18211 Chip Case 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Virginia (Sr.)19212 Solomon Davis 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Kentucky State (Sr.)19213 Blaine Royer 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Illinois State (Sr.)19214 Grady O'Malley F United States Atlanta Hawks Manhattan (Sr.)19215 Brian Heaney G United States Baltimore Bullets Acadia (Canada) (Sr.)20216 Jim Plump 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Northern Arizona (Sr.)20217 Carl Rodwell# F Australia Atlanta Hawks UC Riverside (Sr.)20218 Stan McKain 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Southern (Sr.)Supp. Supplemental– John Brisker F United States Philadelphia 76ersABA ace John Brisker shifts to Super-Sonics https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-aba-ace-john-briske/160151918/ December 2, 2024 The Arizona Republic August 9, 1972 24 Newspapers.com Toledo (Jr.) n Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1969 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team Moe Barr G United States Duquesne (Sr.) A. W. Holt F United States Jackson State (Sr.) Gary Suiter C/F United States Midwestern State (Sr.) Bobby Washington G United States Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) Harthorne Wingo F United States New Haven Elms (EPBL) Trades Note1 a a On October 20, 1967, the Chicago Bulls acquired Flynn Robinson, 1968 and 1969 second-round picks from the Cincinnati Royals in exchange for Guy Rodgers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rodgegu01.html Guy Rodgers Statistics basketball-reference.com March 19, 2010http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/alltime_transactions.html Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions NBA.com/Bulls Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100319081149/http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/alltime_transactions.html 19 March 2010 live The Bulls used the pick to draft Johnny Baum. Note2 b b On August 27, 1968, the Phoenix Suns acquired a second-round pick from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Em Bryant.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanem01.html Em Bryant Statistics basketball-reference.com March 19, 2010 The Suns used the pick to draft Gene Williams. Note3 c c On December 17, 1968, the Phoenix Suns acquired Jim Fox and a third-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for McCoy McLemore.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mclemmc01.html McCoy McLemore Statistics basketball-reference.com March 19, 2010http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html Pistons: All-Time Transactions NBA.com/Pistons Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320040345/http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html 20 March 2010 live The Suns used the pick to draft Lamar Green. Notes 1 Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971. 2 The Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors on August 31, 1967.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/larusru01.html Rudy LaRusso Statistics basketball-reference.com March 18, 2010 See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1960s.html Complete First Round Results 1960–69 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100321192355/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1960s.html 21 March 2010 live https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1969.html 1969 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com March 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100406033432/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1969.html 6 April 2010 live http://www.apbr.org/6771drft.html 1967–1971 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research March 18, 2010 http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2593&Itemid=103 1969 NBA Draft The Draft Review March 18, 2010 Specific External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History 1969 NBA Draft at Basketball Reference Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City