1970 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1970 NBA draft Basketball March 23, 1970 New York City, New York NBA 239 19 Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons 8 C Bob Lanier F Rudy Tomjanovich G Pete Maravich F Dave Cowens G Calvin Murphy G Nate Archibald G Charlie Scott F Dan Issel 1969 1971 The 1970 NBA draft was the 24th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 23, 1970, before the 1970–71 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international 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 20, 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 Detroit Pistons won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the San Diego Rockets were awarded the second pick. 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. Three expansion franchises, the Buffalo Braves, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the seventh, the eighth and the ninth pick in each round. In the first round, the Cavaliers had the seventh pick, while the Blazers and the Braves had the eighth and the ninth pick respectively. In the subsequent rounds, the Cavaliers and the Braves exchanged their order of selection, while the Blazers had the eighth pick throughout the draft. The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising the selection of 239 players; it holds the record for the most prospects selected in any NBA draft. Draft selections and draftee career notes Bob Lanier from St. Bonaventure University was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons. Rudy Tomjanovich from the University of Michigan and Pete Maravich from Louisiana State University were selected second and third, respectively. Fourth pick Dave Cowens from Florida State University and eighth pick Geoff Petrie from Princeton University were joint winners of the Rookie of the Year Award in their first season.http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html Rookie of the Year NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329231204/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html 29 March 2010 dead Six players from this draft, Lanier, Maravich, Cowens, 18th pick Calvin Murphy, 19th pick Nate Archibald, and 122nd pick Dan Issel, have 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 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100510070651/http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html 10 May 2010 live Maravich, Cowens, and Archibald were also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History 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 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405004357/http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html 5 April 2010 dead Maravich had four All-NBA Team selections and five All-Star Game selections.http://www.nba.com/history/players/maravich_bio.html Pete Maravich Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100402064325/http://www.nba.com/history/players/maravich_bio.html 2 April 2010 live Cowens won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976, one Most Valuable Player Award in 1973, and had three All-NBA Team selections and seven All-Star Game selections.http://www.nba.com/history/players/cowens_bio.html Dave Cowens Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324120814/http://www.nba.com/history/players/cowens_bio.html 24 March 2010 live Archibald won one NBA championship with the Celtics in 1981 and had five All-NBA Team selections and six All-Star Game selections.http://www.nba.com/history/players/archibald_bio.html Nate "Tiny" Archibald Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324100221/http://www.nba.com/history/players/archibald_bio.html 24 March 2010 live Lanier and Murphy were selected to eight and one All-Star Games, respectively.http://www.nba.com/history/players/lanier_bio.html Bob Lanier Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320033221/http://www.nba.com/history/players/lanier_bio.html 20 March 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/history/players/murphy_bio.html Calvin Murphy Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 28, 2010 February 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090220185624/http://www.nba.com/history/players/murphy_bio.html live Issel initially opted to play in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Kentucky Colonels. He played six seasons in the ABA before finally joining the NBA with the Denver Nuggets when both leagues merged. He was selected to five All-ABA Teams, six ABA All-Star Games, and one NBA All-Star Game.http://www.nba.com/history/players/issel_bio.html Dan Issel Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 28, 2010 August 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120824025204/http://www.nba.com/history/players/issel_bio.html livehttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/isselda01.html Dan Issel Statistics basketball-reference.com June 10, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100610083919/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/isselda01.html June 10, 2010 Randy Smith, who was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 205th pick, did not enter the league until the 1971–72 season, after he was drafted again in the 1971 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves with the 104th pick. He was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithra01.html Randy Smith Statistics basketball-reference.com March 28, 2010 May 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130512192615/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/maravpe01.html live Tomjanovich was selected to five All-Star Games during his career.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tomjaru01.html Rudy Tomjanovich Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010 May 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130512192615/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/maravpe01.html live Charlie Scott, the 106th pick, initially played in the ABA with the Virginia Squires before joining the NBA in 1972. He was selected to two All-ABA Teams, two ABA All-Star Games, and three NBA All-Star Games.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scottch01.html Charlie Scott Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010 November 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101124073916/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scottch01.html live Three other players from this draft, fifth pick Sam Lacey, seventh pick John Johnson, and eighth pick Geoff Petrie, were also selected to at least one All-Star Game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/petrige01.html Geoff Petrie Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100524010030/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/petrige01.html 24 May 2010 livehttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/laceysa01.html Sam Lacey Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404171809/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/laceysa01.html 4 April 2010 livehttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsjo01.html John Johnson Statistics basketball-reference.com April 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100428051303/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsjo01.html 28 April 2010 live The Rockets' first and second-round picks, Tomjanovich and Murphy spent all of their playing career with the Rockets. Tomjanovich played 11 seasons while Murphy played 13 seasons with the Rockets. Lanier, Tomjanovich, Cowens, and Issel all became head coaches after ending their playing career. Lanier was the interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the 1995.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/laniebo01c.html Bob Lanier Coaching Record basketball-reference.com May 19, 2010 April 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090415013508/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/laniebo01c.html live Tomjanovich coached two NBA teams, the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He coached the Rockets for 12 seasons, leading them to the NBA championship twice in 1994 and 1995.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/tomjaru01c.html Rudy Tomjanovich Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 11, 2010 March 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190320190923/https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/tomjaru01c.html live He also coached the United States national basketball team to a gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. Cowens started his coaching career as a player-coach with the Celtics during the 1978–79 season, before returning to a full-time player in the next season. He later coached two more NBA teams, most recently with the Golden State Warriors.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/cowenda01c.html Dave Cowens Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 11, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080517143419/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/cowenda01c.html May 17, 2008 Issel coached the Denver Nuggets for six seasons in two separate three-year stints.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/isselda01c.html Dan Issel Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 11, 2010 November 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125074831/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/isselda01c.html live Two other players drafted also went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: 40th pick Gar Heard and 125th pick George Irvine.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/heardga01c.html Gar Heard Coaching Record basketball-reference.com May 18, 2010 December 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081228084417/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/heardga01c.html livehttps://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/irvinge01c.html George Irvine Coaching Record basketball-reference.com May 18, 2010 January 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130117193148/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/irvinge01c.html live The 1970 draft class is considered to be one of the best in NBA history as it produced eight Hall of Famers and 12 All-Stars from those who played in the NBA.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0903/nba.best.draft.classes/content.4.html NBA's Best Draft Classes Sports Illustrated Time Warner Company August 18, 2010 May 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110528111215/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0903/nba.best.draft.classes/content.4.html dead The first four picks were inducted to the Hall of Fame and seven of the first eight picks became All-Stars. The 1970 Draft also was the first draft where international players who had never played U.S. high school and college basketball were selected. In the 10th and 11th round, the Atlanta Hawks drafted Mexican Manuel Raga and Italian Dino Meneghin; both were playing in the Italian league at the time.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/zillgitt/2003-06-27-zillgitt_x.htm NBA goes global, with good reason June 27, 2003 Jeff Zilgitt USA Today June 24, 2010 November 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101116023843/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/zillgitt/2003-06-27-zillgitt_x.htm live They became the first two international players drafted to the NBA.http://www.nba.com/fedex/eng/mexico.html Out of the South Brad Friedman NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101210154622/http://www.nba.com/fedex/eng/mexico.html December 10, 2010 dead However, neither played in the league as the Hawks did not have US$35,000 to buy out either of their contracts with their teams.https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2004/news/story?id=1826128 Searching for the next Pau Gasol June 22, 2004 Darren Rovell ESPN.com June 24, 2010 November 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105005321/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2004/news/story?id=1826128 live Meneghin, who played 28 seasons in Italy, has been inducted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to the FIBA Hall of Fame and also to the Basketball Hall of Fame.http://www.corriere.it/sport/10_agosto_20/meneghin-hall-fame_52e29964-ac6c-11df-9663-00144f02aabe.shtml Un'altra Hall of Fame per Dino Meneghin February 8, 2013 October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101023192519/http://www.corriere.it/sport/10_agosto_20/meneghin-hall-fame_52e29964-ac6c-11df-9663-00144f02aabe.shtml live http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/news/p/newsid/42798/arti.html FIBA announces 2010 Hall of Fame Class August 20, 2010 FIBA November 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019073536/http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/news/p/newsid/42798/arti.html 19 October 2010 dead http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/play/2007/p/lid_17904_newsid/42701/bio.html Dino Meneghin Bio August 18, 2010 FIBA November 29, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120305034933/http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/play/2007/p/lid_17904_newsid/42701/bio.html March 5, 2012 Raga has also been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y y Draft upright|thumb|150px|Bob Lanier was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons.|alt=A black person, wearing a gray suit, a tie and glasses, is looking to the front. upright|thumb|150px|Rudy Tomjanovich was selected second overall by the San Diego Rockets. upright|thumb|150px|Pete Maravich was selected third overall by the Atlanta Hawks.|alt=A black and white photo of a man, wearing a basketball uniform that says Jazz with the number 7 below it, is looking to the right. upright|thumb|150px|Dave Cowens was selected fourth overall by the Boston Celtics. upright|thumb|150px|Geoff Petrie was selected eighth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. upright|thumb|150px|Calvin Murphy was selected 18th overall by the San Diego Rockets.|alt=A black person, wearing white t-shirt, is smiling and looking to the right. 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 Bob Lanier Bob Lanier (basketball)^ C United States Detroit Pistons St. Bonaventure (Sr.)12 Rudy Tomjanovich^ F United States San Diego Rockets Michigan (Sr.)13 Pete Maravich^ G United States Atlanta Hawks (from San Francisco)Note1 a a Louisiana State (Sr.)14 Dave Cowens^~ F/C United States Boston Celtics Florida State (Sr.)15 Sam Lacey+ C United States Cincinnati Royals New Mexico State (Sr.)16 Jim Ard F/C United States Seattle SuperSonics Cincinnati (Sr.)17 John Johnson John Johnson (basketball, born 1947)+ F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Iowa (Sr.)18 Geoff Petrie+~ G United States Portland Trail Blazers Princeton (Sr.)19 George E. Johnson George E. Johnson (basketball) C United States Baltimore Bullets (from Buffalo)Note2 b b 1 Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)110 Greg Howard Greg Howard (basketball) F/C United States Phoenix Suns Brill Cagliari (Italy)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wwAOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_HsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7185,3244452 Pete 3rd Draft Pick; Cowens 4th St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, Florida March 24, 1970 March 31, 2010111 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins (basketball) G United States Chicago Bulls New Mexico State (Sr.)112 Al Henry C United States Philadelphia 76ers Wisconsin (Sr.)113 Jim McMillian F United States Los Angeles Lakers Columbia (Sr.)114 John Vallely G United States Atlanta Hawks UCLA (Sr.)115 John Hummer F/C United States Buffalo Braves (from Baltimore)Note2 b 2 Princeton (Sr.)116 Gary Freeman Gary Freeman (basketball) F United States Milwaukee Bucks Oregon State (Sr.)117 Mike Price Mike Price (basketball) G United States New York Knicks Illinois (Sr.)218 Calvin Murphy^ G United States San Diego Rockets Niagara (Sr.)219 Nate Archibald^ G United States Cincinnati Royals (from San Francisco)Note3 c c Texas-El Paso (Sr.)220 Jake Ford G United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Detroit)Note4 d d Maryland State (Sr.)221 Rex Morgan Rex Morgan (basketball) G United States Boston Celtics Jacksonville (Sr.)222 Doug Cook basketball# F United States Cincinnati Royals Davidson (Sr.)223 Pete Cross F/C United States Seattle SuperSonics San Francisco (Sr.)224 Cornell Warner F/C United States Buffalo Braves Jackson State (Sr.)225 Walt Gilmore F United States Portland Trail Blazers Fort Valley State (Sr.)226 Dave Sorenson F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio State (Sr.)227 Fred Taylor Fred Taylor (basketball, born 1948) G/F United States Phoenix Suns Pan American (Sr.)228 Paul Ruffner F/C United States Chicago Bulls Brigham Young (Sr.)229 Joe DePre# G United States Phoenix Suns (from Philadelphia)Note5 e e St. John's (Sr.)230 Earnie Killum G United States Los Angeles Lakers Stetson (Sr.)231 Dan Hester# F United States Atlanta Hawks Louisiana State (Sr.)232 Ken Warzynski# F United States Detroit Pistons (from Baltimore)Note6 f f 1 DePaul (Sr.)233 Bill Zopf G United States Milwaukee Bucks Duquesne (Sr.)234 Howie Wright# G United States New York Knicks Austin Peay (Sr.)335 Curtis Perry F United States San Diego Rockets Southwest Missouri (Sr.)336 Earle Higgins# F United States San Francisco Warriors Eastern Michigan (Sr.)337 Bob St. Pierre 1# C United States Detroit Pistons Hanover (Sr.)338 Willie Williams Willie Williams (basketball) F United States Boston Celtics Florida State (Sr.)339 Greg Hyder F United States Cincinnati Royals Eastern New Mexico (Sr.)340 Gar Heard F United States Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma (Sr.)341 Surry Oliver 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)342 Bill Cain 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Iowa State (Sr.)343 Chip Case 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Virginia (Sr.)344 Greg McDivitt 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Ohio (Sr.)345 Lou Herndon 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Jackson State (Sr.)346 Dennis Awtrey C United States Philadelphia 76ers Santa Clara (Sr.)347 Jim Hayes basketball# G United States Detroit Pistons Boston University (Sr.)348 Vann Williford# F United States Phoenix Suns NC State (Sr.)349 Seabern Hill 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Arizona State (Sr.)350 Marv Winkler G United States Milwaukee Bucks Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)351 Al Williams basketball# F United States New York Knicks Drake (Sr.)452 Jody Finney 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Ohio State (Sr.)453 Ralph Ogden F United States San Francisco Warriors Santa Clara (Sr.)454 Bill Stricker F United States Baltimore Bullets (from Detroit)Note6 f 2 Pacific (Sr.)455 Jon McKinney 1# F United States Boston Celtics Norfolk State (Sr.)456 Wade Fuller 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Loyola Chicago (Sr.)457 John Davis 1# F United States Chicago Bulls Alabama State (Sr.)458 Erwin Polnick 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)459 Jim Penix# G United States Portland Trail Blazers Bowling Green (Sr.)460 Glenn Vidnovic 1# G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Iowa (Sr.)461 Bob Lienhard# C United States Phoenix Suns Georgia (Sr.)462 Jim Wilson basketball# G United States Chicago Bulls Cheyney State (Sr.)463 Dan Crenshaw 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Alabama State (Sr.)464 Larry Mikan F United States Los Angeles Lakers Minnesota (Sr.)465 Fred Davis 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Howard Payne (Sr.)466 Billy Jones 1# C United States Baltimore Bullets Louisiana College (Sr.)467 Virgle Fredrick 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Drury (Sr.)468 John Marren 1# F United States New York Knicks Manhattan (Sr.)569 James Gilbert 1# C United States San Diego Rockets Adams State (Sr.)570 Levi Fontaine G United States San Francisco Warriors Maryland State (Sr.)571 Bill Jankans 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Cal State Long Beach (Sr.)572 Tom Carter 1# F United States Boston Celtics Paul Quinn (Sr.)573 Uluss Thompson 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Wiley (Sr.)574 Boyd Lynch 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)575 Wayne Sokolowski 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ashland (Sr.)576 Ron Knight Ron Knight (basketball) F United States Portland Trail Blazers Cal State-Los Angeles (Sr.)577 Robert Moore 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Central State (Sr.)578 John Canine 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Ohio (Sr.)579 George T. Johnson George T. Johnson F/C United States Chicago Bulls Dillard (Sr.)580 Perry Wallace# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Vanderbilt (Sr.)581 John Fultz 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Rhode Island (Sr.)582 Bob Riley Bob Riley (basketball) F United States Atlanta Hawks Mount St. Mary's (Sr.)583 Gary Zeller G United States Baltimore Bullets Drake (Sr.)584 Mike Grosso# C United States Milwaukee Bucks Louisville (Sr.)585 Jim Oxley 1# G United States New York Knicks Army (Sr.)686 Mike Kretzer 1# F United States San Diego Rockets East Tennessee State (Sr.)687 Vic Bartolome C United States San Francisco Warriors Oregon State (Sr.)688 Sevira Brown 1# F United States Detroit Pistons DePaul (Sr.)689 Rod McIntyre 1# F United States Boston Celtics Jacksonville (Sr.)690 Charles Bishop 1# C United States Cincinnati Royals Louisiana Tech (Sr.)691 Sam Robinson basketball# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Cal State Long Beach (Sr.)692 Doug Hess 1# C United States Buffalo Braves Toledo (Jr.)693 George Janky 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Dayton (Sr.)694 Joe Cooke Joe Cooke (basketball) G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana (Sr.)695 Joe Thomas Joe Thomas (basketball) F United States Phoenix Suns Marquette (Sr.)696 Lonnie Kluttz# F United States Chicago Bulls North Carolina A&T (Sr.)697 Jerry Venable 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Kansas State (Sr.)698 Jerry Kroll 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Davidson (Sr.)699 Dave Parker 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Windham (Sr.)6100 Marvin Polnick 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)6101 Willie Watson 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Oklahoma City (Sr.)6102 Jim Signorile 1# F United States New York Knicks NYU (Sr.)7103 Billy Paultz F/C United States San Diego Rockets St. John's (Sr.)7104 Joe Bergman# F United States San Francisco Warriors Creighton (Sr.)7105 Marv Copeland 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Shaw College (Sr.)7106 Charlie Scott Charlie Scott (basketball)^ G/F United States Boston Celtics North Carolina (Sr.)7107 Michael Bernard# F United States Cincinnati Royals Kentucky State (Sr.)7108 James Morgan 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Maryland Eastern Shore (Sr.)7109 Narvis Anderson 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)7110 Claude English F United States Portland Trail Blazers Rhode Island (Sr.)7111 Cliff Shegogg 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Colorado State (Sr.)7112 Heyward Dotson# G United States Phoenix Suns Columbia (Sr.)7113 Lou West 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Seattle (Sr.)7114 Carlton Poole 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia (Sr.)7115 Willie Woods 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)7116 John Shinall 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Jackson State (Sr.)7117 Charlie Wallace basketball# F United States Baltimore Bullets Oklahoma City (Sr.)7118 John Rinka# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Kenyon (Sr.)7119 Ray Hodge 1# G United States New York Knicks Wagner (Sr.)8120 Don Adams Don Adams (basketball) F United States San Diego Rockets Northwestern (Sr.)8121 Jeff Sewell 1# G United States San Francisco Warriors Marquette (Sr.)8122 Dan Issel^ F/C United States Detroit Pistons Kentucky (Sr.)8123 Bobby Croft# C Canada Boston Celtics Tennessee (Sr.)8124 Joe McBride 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Augusta State (Sr.)8125 George Irvine basketball# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Washington (Sr.)8126 Larry Woods 1# F United States Buffalo Braves West Virginia (Sr.)8127 Doug Boyd 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers TCU (Sr.)8128 Walter Robertson 1# G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Loyola Chicago (Sr.)8129 Steve Patterson Steve Patterson (basketball) C United States Phoenix Suns UCLA (Sr.)8130 Mike Casey basketball# G United States Chicago Bulls Kentucky (Jr.)8131 Fran O'Hanlan 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Villanova (Sr.)8132 Rick Mount# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Purdue (Sr.)8133 Herb White G United States Atlanta Hawks Georgia (Sr.)8134 Tom Dykstra 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Wheaton (Illinois) (Sr.)8135 Jim Sarno 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Northwestern (Sr.)8136 Greg Fillmore C United States New York Knicks Cheyney State (Sr.)9137 Jim Gottschall 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Dayton (Sr.)9138 Lou Small 1# G United States San Francisco Warriors UNLV (Sr.)9139 Alex Winn 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Dartmouth (Sr.)9140 Tom Little 1# G United States Boston Celtics Seattle (Sr.)9141 Bob Mabry 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Rio Grande (Sr.)9142 Claude Virden# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Murray State (Sr.)9143 Tom Lagodich 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kent State (Sr.)9144 Billy Gaskins 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers Oregon (Sr.)9145 Larry Ducksworth 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Arkansas AM&N (Sr.)9146 Carl Ashley 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Wyoming (Sr.)9147 Glen Johnson 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Jackson State (Sr.)9148 Mike Hauer 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Saint Joseph's (Sr.)9149 Bobby Sands 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Pepperdine (Sr.)9150 Larry Jackson 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Sul Ross State (Sr.)9151 Will Hetzel 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Maryland (Sr.)9152 Joe Hamilton basketball# G United States Milwaukee Bucks North Texas (Sr.)9153 Walker Banks# C United States New York Knicks Western Kentucky (Sr.)10154 Toke Coleman 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)10155 Coby Dietrick F/C United States San Francisco Warriors San Jose State (Sr.)10156 Bruce Chapman 1# F United States Detroit Pistons UNLV (Sr.)10157 Mike Maloy# F United Statesn Maloy became an Austrian citizen in 1980 and played for the Austrian national team. Boston Celtics Davidson (Sr.)10158 Carl Johnson 1# C United States Cincinnati Royals Gustavus Adolphus (Sr.)10159 Chuck Lloyd# C United States Seattle SuperSonics Yankton (Sr.)10160 Joe Taylor 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Dillard (Sr.)10161 Cisco Oliver# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Elizabeth City State (Sr.)10162 Ken Johnson 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana (Sr.)10163 Gerhard Schreur 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Arizona State (Sr.)10164 Dale Blaut 1# G United States Chicago Bulls West Texas State (Sr.)10165 Gordon Stiles 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers American (Sr.)10166 Kindell Stephens 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Fisk (Sr.)10167 Manuel Raga# F Mexico Atlanta Hawks Ignis Varese (Italy)10168 Ron Becker 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets New Mexico (Sr.)10169 Bob Seemer# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Georgia Tech (Sr.)10170 Don Curnutt 1# G United States New York Knicks Miami (Florida) (Sr.)11171 Ron Belton 1# F United States San Diego Rockets Bellarmine (Sr.)11172 Rick Anheuser 1# F United States Detroit Pistons NC State (Sr.)11173 Ted Hillary 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Saint Joseph's College (Sr.)11174 Andrew Owens# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Florida (Sr.)11175 Dave Schneider 1# C United States Cleveland Cavaliers Wayne State College (Sr.)11176 Dan McLemore 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Bowling Green (Sr.)11177 Dick Walker 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Wake Forest (Sr.)11178 Jim Walls 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Clark Atlanta (Sr.)11179 Doug Howard baseball# G United States Chicago Bulls BYU (Sr.)11180 David Whitley 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Tufts (Sr.)11181 Bob Dukiet# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Boston College (Sr.)11182 Dino Meneghin^# C Italy Atlanta Hawks Ignis Varese (Italy)11183 Mel Ball 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Houston (Sr.)12184 Jim Brooks 1# F United States San Diego Rockets Nebraska (Sr.)12185 Don Ogletree 1# G United States Detroit Pistons Cincinnati (Sr.)12186 Reggie Roach 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Virginia State (Sr.)12187 Joe Brunson 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Furman (Sr.)12188 Paul Adams 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Central Washington (Sr.)12189 Ollie Taylor# G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Houston (Sr.)12190 Ric Cobb 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Marquette (Sr.)12191 Booker Brown 1# C United States Chicago Bulls Middle Tennessee (Sr.)12192 Dewey Varner 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Tuskegee (Sr.)12193 Ben McGilmer 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Iowa (Sr.)13194 Harry Lozon 1# G United States San Diego Rockets Old Dominion (Sr.)13195 Ernest Hardy 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Harvard (Sr.)13196 Larry Gray 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Huston–Tillotson (Sr.)13197 Allen McManus 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Winston-Salem State (Sr.)13198 Kevin Wilson 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ashland (Sr.)13199 Alex Boyd 1# F United 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St. Mary of the Plains (Sr.)19239 Mark Gabriel 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Hanover (Sr.) Trades Note1 a a On February 2, 1970, the Atlanta Hawks acquired a first-round pick and future consideration (the Hawks acquired Clyde Lee on October 4, 1974) from the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for Zelmo Beaty.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beatyze01.html Zelmo Beaty Statistics basketball-reference.com March 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100502012621/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beatyze01.html 2 May 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/warriors/media/0910_GSWMG_DraftTransactions.pdf Golden State Warriors 2009–10 Media Guite: Draft & Transactions NBA.com/Warriors Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320115556/http://www.nba.com/warriors/media/0910_GSWMG_DraftTransactions.pdf 20 March 2010 dead The Hawks used the pick to draft Pete Maravich. Note2 b b 1Note2 b 2 On the draft-day, the Baltimore Bullets acquired the Buffalo Braves' first-round pick from the Braves in exchange for Mike Davis and the Bullets' first-round pick.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/davismi01.html Mike Davis Statistics basketball-reference.com March 21, 2010 April 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416190200/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/davismi01.html livehttp://www.nba.com/clippers/history/transactions.html Clippers: All-Time Transactions NBA.com/Clippers Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100319232102/http://www.nba.com/clippers/history/transactions.html 19 March 2010 dead The Bullets used the pick to draft George E. Johnson while the Braves used the pick to draft John Hummer. Note3 c c On December 25, 1969, the Cincinnati Royals acquired a second-round pick from the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for Adrian Smith.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithad01.html Adrian Smith Statistics basketball-reference.com March 21, 2010 April 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190411030609/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithad01.html live The Royals used the pick to draft Nate Archibald. Note4 d d On November 1, 1969, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired a second-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Erwin Mueller.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mueller01.html Erwin Mueller Statistics basketball-reference.com March 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100316021313/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mueller01.html 16 March 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html Pistons: All-Time Transactions NBA.com/Pistons Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320040345/http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html 20 March 2010 live The Sonics used the pick to select Jake Ford. Note5 e e On September 13, 1969, the Phoenix Suns acquired a second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Bill Melchionni.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/melchbi01.html Bill Melchionni Statistics basketball-reference.com March 21, 2010 August 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100808015255/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/melchbi01.html live The Suns used the pick to draft Joe DePre. Note6 f f 1Note6 f 2 On February 1, 1970, the Detroit Pistons acquired Bob Quick and a second-round pick from the Bullets in exchange for Eddie Miles and a fourth-round pick.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/milesed01.html Eddie Miles Statistics basketball-reference.com March 21, 2010 March 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110306063607/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/milesed01.html live The Pistons used the pick to draft Ken Warzynski. The Bullets used the pick to select Bill Stricker. Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1970 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club teamCharlie CrissGUnited StatesNew Mexico State (Sr.)Jeff Webb basketballGUnited StatesKansas State (Sr.) Notes n See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1970s.html Complete First Round Results 1970–79 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100321192426/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1970s.html 21 March 2010 dead https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970.html 1970 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com March 20, 2010 May 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100525180418/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970.html live http://www.apbr.org/6771drft.html 1967–1971 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research March 20, 2010 September 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100917082401/http://apbr.org/6771drft.html live Specific 30em External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City