1972 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1972 NBA draft Basketball April 10, 1972 (first 10 rounds)April 15, 1972 (remaining rounds) New York City, New York NBA 198 18 LaRue Martin, Portland Trail Blazers 3 F Bob McAdoo G Paul Westphal G Julius Erving 1971 1973 The 1972 NBA draft was the 26th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 10 and 15, 1972, before the 1972–73 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, 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 Portland Trail Blazers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Buffalo Braves 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. As a result of last year's supplemental hardship draft, the Cincinnati Royals, the Atlanta Hawks, the Golden State Warriors and the Baltimore Bullets forfeited their first-round picks, while the Los Angeles Lakers forfeited their fourth round pick.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8N0OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tEsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3980,5316381 5 Players Chosen In Hardship Draft September 11, 1971 Ludington Daily News Ludington, Michigan Ludington Daily News, Inc. March 29, 2010 Prior to the start of the season, the Cincinnati Royals relocated and became the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. The draft consisted of 18 rounds comprising the selection of 198 players. Draft selections and draftee career notes 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. Before the draft, eight college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule, a similar case in which Spencer Haywood successfully argued in his court case against the NBA which allowed him to play in the NBA before his college class graduated.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SgUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-5cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2780,4741922 Off-Court Action Heavy Reading Eagle Reading, Pennsylvania April 7, 1972 April 1, 2010http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/steve_aschburner/03/16/haywood/ Haywood made a stand, and today's players benefit from it March 16, 2010 Steve Aschburner NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121108130034/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/steve_aschburner/03/16/haywood/ 2012-11-08 dead These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier.http://www.nba.com/history/players/haywood_bio.html Spencer Haywood Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 11, 2010 This was the first draft where college underclassmen were allowed to enter. LaRue Martin from Loyola University Chicago was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bob McAdoo, a college junior from the University of North Carolina, was selected second by the Buffalo Braves, and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html Rookie of the Year NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307081705/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html 7 March 2009 dead McAdoo, 10th pick Paul Westphal, and 12th pick Julius Erving 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 April 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100510070651/http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html 10 May 2010 live and Erving was also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History 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 April 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405004357/http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html 5 April 2010 dead McAdoo was a 3-time NBA Scoring champion, and NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1982 and 1985. He won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1975, had two All-NBA Team selections, and was a five-time All-Star.http://www.nba.com/history/players/mcadoo_bio.html Bob McAdoo Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 1, 2010 Erving had left college in 1971 to play professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Virginia Squires. He joined the NBA in 1976 after both leagues merged, playing 11 seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers. An NBA champion in 1983, he was MVP in 1981, won three ABA Most Valuable Player Awards, was All-ABA five times and All-NBA seven, and an ABA All-Star five times and NBA All-Star eleven.http://www.nba.com/history/players/erving_bio.html Julius Erving Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150711/http://www.nba.com/history/players/erving_bio.html 17 March 2010 livehttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ervinju01.html Julius Erving Statistics basketball-reference.com June 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100608235040/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ervinju01.html 8 June 2010 live Paul Westphal, the 10th pick, was named All-NBA four times, an All-Star five, and on the 1974 NBA championship Boston Celtics.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westppa01.html Paul Westphal Statistics basketball-reference.com April 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100413232940/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westppa01.html 13 April 2010 live After retiring as a player, he went on to coach three NBA teams, most recently the Sacramento Kings.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/westppa01c.html Paul Westphal Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100407061709/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/westppa01c.html 7 April 2010 dead The 16th pick, Jim Price, and 34th pick, Don Buse, were also selected to an All-Star Game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/priceji01.html Jim Price Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/busedo01.html Don Buse Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010 Chris Ford, the 17th pick, won the NBA championship in 1981 with the Celtics.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fordch01.html Chris Ford Statistics basketball-reference.com April 8, 2010 After retiring as a player, he went on to coach four NBA teams, including the Celtics.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/fordch01c.html Chris Ford Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 8, 2010 Ralph Simpson, the 11th pick, had left college in 1970 to play professionally in the ABA with Denver Rockets. He was selected to five ABA All-Star Games and four All-ABA Teams before he joined the NBA in 1976.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/simpsra01.html Ralph Simpson Statistics basketball-reference.com April 1, 2010 LaRue Martin is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history.https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=schoenfield/060427 The 100 worst draft picks ever David Schoenfield April 26, 2006 April 1, 2010 ESPN.comhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2003/draft/news/2003/06/21/draft_busts/ https://archive.today/20120629144702/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2003/draft/news/2003/06/21/draft_busts/ dead June 29, 2012 The 10 biggest draft flops in NBA history John Hollinger June 26, 2003 Sports Illustrated Time Warner Company April 1, 2010https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/NBA-DRAFT-All-time-busts-2658951.php NBA Draft: All-time busts Jake Curtis June 29, 2005 San Francisco Chronicle April 1, 2010 Martin only lasted four seasons in the league with a career scoring average of 5.3.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/martila01.html LaRue Martin Statistics basketball-reference.com April 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100502011858/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/martila01.html 2 May 2010 live Martin and eight other first-round picks all had insignificant contributions to the league; none of them had career scoring averages above 9 points per game and only one of them lasted more than six seasons in the NBA. Two of the first-round picks, Erving and Simpson, had already played in the ABA before the draft. They stayed there until both leagues merged in 1976 and only Simpson played for the team that he got drafted to. In the tenth round, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Krešimir Ćosić from Brigham Young University with the 144th pick. However, he opted to play another season in college before returning to Yugoslavia in 1973. Ćosić, who was also selected in the fifth round of the 1973 draft, had a successful career in Europe, winning numerous league and club titles, as well as six gold medals with the Yugoslavian national team. For his achievements, he has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to the FIBA Hall of Fame.http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/p/lid_9024_newsid/18008/playBio.html Krešimir Ćosić Bio February 24, 2007 FIBA November 29, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100419103436/http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/p/lid_9024_newsid/18008/playBio.html April 19, 2010 https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees basketball-reference.com November 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205010924/http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html 5 December 2010 live Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y y Draft upright|thumb|150px|LaRue Martin was the first overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers. upright|thumb|150px|Bob McAdoo was selected 2nd overall by the Buffalo Braves. upright|thumb|150px|Paul Westphal was selected 10th overall by the Boston Celtics.|alt=A man with long hair wearing a basketball jersey smiles. upright|thumb|150px|Julius Erving was selected 12th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.|alt=A basketball player, wearing a red jersey with the word "SIXERS" on the front, is looking to his right side. upright|thumb|150px|Brian Taylor was selected 23rd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics.|alt=A man, wearing a black jacket with blue shirt, is standing in the middle of a classroom. Rnd. Draft round Pick Overall pick number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationality Player's representative nationality n 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 LaRue Martin C United States Portland Trail Blazers Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.)12 Bob McAdoo^~ F/C United States Buffalo Braves North Carolina (Jr.)13 Dwight Davis Dwight Davis (basketball) F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Houston (Sr.)14 Corky Calhoun F United States Phoenix Suns (from Detroit via Houston)Note1 a a Penn (Sr.)15 Fred Boyd Fred Boyd (basketball) G United States Philadelphia 76ers Oregon State (Sr.)1 Cincinnati Royals (forfeited due to participation in the 1971 hardship draft)1972 NBA DRAFT https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=828:1972-nba-draft&catid=15&Itemid=370 The Draft Review October 18, 202416 Russ Lee G/F United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)Note2 b b Marshall (Sr.)1 Atlanta Hawks (forfeited due to participation in the 1971 hardship draft)1 Baltimore Bullets (forfeited due to participation in the 1971 hardship draft)17 Isaac Stallworth G/F United States Seattle SuperSonics Kansas (Sr.)18 Tom Riker F/C United States New York Knicks South Carolina (Sr.)19 Bob Nash Bob Nash (basketball) F United States Detroit Pistons (from Phoenix)Note3 c c Hawaii (Sr.)1 Golden State Warriors (forfeited due to participation in the 1971 hardship draft)110 Paul Westphal^ G United States Boston Celtics USC (Sr.)111 Ralph Simpson G/F United States Chicago Bulls Denver Rockets (ABA)112 Julius Erving^ G/F United States Milwaukee Bucks Virginia Squires (ABA)113 Travis Grant F United States Los Angeles Lakers Kentucky State (Sr.)214 Bob Davis Bob Davis (basketball player) F United States Portland Trail Blazers Weber State (Sr.)215 Harold Fox Harold Fox (basketball) G United States Buffalo Braves Jacksonville (Sr.)216 Jim Price Jim Price (basketball)+ G United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland)Note4 d d Louisville (Sr.)217 Chris Ford G/F United States Detroit Pistons Villanova (Sr.)218 Joby Wright F/C United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Philadelphia)Note5 e e Indiana (Sr.)219 Sam Sibert F United States Cincinnati Royals Kentucky State (Sr.)220 John Gianelli F/C United States Houston Rockets Pacific (Sr.)221 Steve Bracey G United States Atlanta Hawks Tulsa (Sr.)222 Paul Stovall F United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Baltimore)Note6 f f Arizona State (Sr.)223 Brian Taylor Brian Taylor (basketball) G United States Seattle SuperSonics Princeton (Jr.)224 Steve Hawes F/C United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from New York)Note7 g g Washington (Sr.)225 Tom Patterson Tom Patterson (basketball) F United States Baltimore Bullets (from Phoenix)Note8 h h Ouachita Baptist (Sr.)226 Dave Twardzik G United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Golden State)Note9 i i Old Dominion (Sr.)227 Dennis Wuycik# F United States Boston Celtics North Carolina (Sr.)228 Mike Ratliff C United States Cincinnati Royals (from Chicago)Note10 j j 1 Eau Claire State (Sr.)229 Chuck Terry F United States Milwaukee Bucks Long Beach State (Sr.)230 Ollie Johnson Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1949) F United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Los Angeles)Note11 k k Temple (Sr.)331 Lloyd Neal F/C United States Portland Trail Blazers Tennessee State (Sr.)332 Bob Morse# F United States Buffalo Braves Penn (Sr.)333 Scott English Scott English (basketball) F United States Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland)Note12 l l Texas-El Paso (Sr.)334 Don Buse+ G United States Phoenix Suns (from Detroit) Evansville (Sr.)335 Frank Russell Frank Russell (basketball) G United States Chicago Bulls (from Cincinnati)Note10 j 2 Detroit (Sr.)336 Charlie Tharpe 1# C United States Philadelphia 76ers Belhaven (Sr.)337 Eric McWilliams F United States Houston Rockets Long Beach State (Sr.)338 Ron Riley basketball, born 1950 F United States Cincinnati Royals (from Atlanta)Note13 m m Southern California (Sr.)339 Kevin Porter basketball, born 1950 G United States Baltimore Bullets Saint Francis (PA) (Sr.)340 Jim Creighton Jim Creighton (basketball) F United States Seattle SuperSonics Colorado (Sr.)341 Ansley Truitt# F United States New York Knicks California (Sr.)342 Claude Terry G/F United States Phoenix Suns Stanford (Sr.)343 Bill Chamberlain F United States Golden State Warriors North Carolina (Sr.)344 Wayne Grabiec 1# G United States Boston Celtics Michigan (Sr.)345 Chuck Jura# C United States Chicago Bulls Nebraska (Sr.)346 George Adams basketball# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Gardner–Webb (Sr.)347 Gregg Northington# C United States New York Knicks Alabama State (Sr.)448 Gary Stewart 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Canisius (Sr.)449 George Bryant 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)450 Hank Siemiontkowski# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Villanova (Sr.)451 Ernie Fleming 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Jacksonville (Sr.)452 Marshall Wingate 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Niagara (Sr.)453 Frank Schade G United States Cincinnati Royals Eau Claire State (Sr.)454 Wil Robinson# G United States Houston Rockets West Virginia (Sr.)455 Reggie Bird 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Princeton (Sr.)456 Al Sanders basketball# F United States Baltimore Bullets LSU (Sr.)457 Joe Mackey 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics USC (Sr.)458 Henry Bibby G United States New York Knicks UCLA (Sr.)459 Matt Gantt 1# F United States Phoenix Suns St. Bonaventure (Sr.)460 John Tschogl F United States Golden State Warriors UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)461 Nate Stephens 1# C United States Boston Celtics Long Beach State (Jr.)462 Ted Martiniuk 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Saint Peter's (Sr.)463 Art White 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Georgetown (Sr.)4 Los Angeles Lakers (forfeited due to participation in the 1971 hardship draft)1972 NBA Draft 3rd-4th Rounds https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4680&Itemid=103 The Draft Review October 18, 2024564 Michael Reid 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers UC Riverside (So.)565 Arnie Berman 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Brown (Sr.)566 Sam Cash# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers UC Riverside (Sr.)567 Ernest Pettis 1# G United States Detroit Pistons Western Michigan (Sr.)568 Dave Bustion# F United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Denver (Sr.)569 Joe Bynes 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Arkansas–Pine Bluff (Sr.)570 James Silas G United States Houston Rockets Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)571 Bob Lackey# G United States Atlanta Hawks Marquette (Sr.)572 Walter Jones 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets LIU (Sr.)573 Gary Ladd 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Seattle (Sr.)574 Bob Ford basketball# F United States New York Knicks Purdue (Sr.)575 Wardell Dyson 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Shaw College (Sr.)576 Charles Dudley Charles Dudley (basketball) G United States Golden State Warriors Washington (Sr.)577 Bryan Adrian 1# G United States Boston Celtics Davidson (Sr.)578 Rowland Garrett F United States Chicago Bulls Florida State (Sr.)579 Ron Harris 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Wichita State (Sr.)580 Glen Summors 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Gannon (Sr.)681 Joe Gaines 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Belmont (Sr.)682 Ed Czernota 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Sacred Heart (Sr.)683 Tom Parker basketball# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kentucky (Sr.)684 Terry Benton 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Wichita State (Sr.)685 John Glover 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Wiley (Sr.)686 Jerry Crocker 1# G United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Guilford (Sr.)687 Mike Collins 1# F United States Houston Rockets Seattle (Sr.)688 Randy Noll 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Marshall (Jr.)689 Dwaine Dillard# F United States Baltimore Bullets Eastern Michigan (So.)690 Ron Thomas basketball# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Louisville (Sr.)691 Greg Cluess 1# F United States New York Knicks St. John's (Sr.)692 Charles Edge basketball# F United States Phoenix Suns LeMoyne–Owen (Jr.)693 Henry Bacon basketball# G United States Golden State Warriors Louisville (Sr.)694 Don Holcomb 1# C United States Boston Celtics Memphis (Sr.)695 Mike Stewart basketball# C United States Chicago Bulls Santa Clara (Jr.)696 Wally Rice 1# G United States Boston Celtics Widener (Sr.)697 Sam Simmons 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Bradley (Sr.)798 Bob Lynn 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Long Beach State (Sr.)799 Greg Kohls 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Syracuse (Sr.)7100 Steve Davidson 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers West Texas State (Sr.)7101 Bruce Anderson 1# C United States Detroit Pistons Arizona (Sr.)7102 Mike Sneed 1# F United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Fayetteville State (Sr.)7103 Curtis Pritchett 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers St. Augustine's (Sr.)7104 Mike Jackson basketball# F United States Houston Rockets Cal State Los Angeles (Sr.)7105 Billy Pleas 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Detroit (Sr.)7106 Marvin Brown 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Jackson State (Sr.)7107 Jerry Dunn 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Western Kentucky (Sr.)7108 Tracy Tripucka 1# G United States New York Knicks Lafayette (Sr.)7109 Bernie Fryer G United States Phoenix Suns Brigham Young (Sr.)7110 Bill Franklin 1# F United States Golden State Warriors Purdue (Sr.)7111 Steve Previs# G United States Boston Celtics North Carolina (Sr.)7112 Jerry Pender# G United States Chicago Bulls Fresno State (Sr.)7113 Mickey Davis G/F United States Milwaukee Bucks Pittsburgh Condors (ABA)8114 Ruben Vance 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers Kent State (Sr.)8115 Andy Denny 1# F United States Buffalo Braves South Alabama (Sr.)8116 Roger Evans 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kent State (Sr.)8117 Ben Kelso G United States Detroit Pistons Central Michigan (Sr.)8118 Jim Kopp 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Rockhurst (Sr.)8119 Jerry Clack 1# G United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Oklahoma State (Sr.)8120 Henry Harris 1# G United States Houston Rockets Auburn (Sr.)8121 Oscar Evans 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Butler (Sr.)8122 James Floyd 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Shaw College (Sr.)8123 Willie Stoudamire 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Portland State (Sr.)8124 Tom Corde 1# G United States New York Knicks Ohio (Sr.)8125 Russell Golden 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Jackson State (Sr.)8126 John Burks 1# F United States Golden State Warriors San Francisco (Sr.)8127 Sam McCamey 1# F United States Boston Celtics Oral Roberts (Sr.)8128 Cavin Andersen 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Valley City State (Sr.)8129 Charles Kirkland# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Cheyney (Sr.)9130 Scott McCandlish 1# C United States Portland Trail Blazers Virginia (Sr.)9131 John Collins 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Brockport (Sr.)9132 Greg Starrick 1# G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Southern Illinois (Sr.)9133 Jesse Mangham 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Ferris State (Sr.)9134 Steve McMahon 1# F United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Merrimack (Sr.)9135 Rod Murray 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Cal State Los Angeles (Sr.)9136 Larry Strozier 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks Morehouse (Sr.)9137 Ruppert Breedlove 1# C United States Baltimore Bullets Oglethorpe (Sr.)9138 Dwight Holiday 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Hawaii (Sr.)9139 Tom Sullivan basketball# F United States New York Knicks Fordham (Sr.)9140 Bill Kennedy 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Arizona State (Sr.)9141 Bill Duwe 1# F United States Golden State Warriors California (Sr.)9 Boston Celtics (forfeited due to selection of ineligible player)n The Celtics selected Mark Wagar of the Ohio State Buckeyes who was a junior and ineligible for the draft. The Celtics mistakenly submitted the wrong name and had instead meant to select Wagar's teammate, Mark Minor. The NBA informed the Celtics that they had to forfeit their choice of Wagar.Mark Wagar - Ineligible Draftees https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11531 The Draft Review October 18, 20249142 Ralph Houston 1# F United States Chicago Bulls West Texas State (Sr.)9143 Jim Regenold 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Ball State (Sr.)10144 Krešimir Ćosić# C Yugoslavia Portland Trail Blazers BYU (Jr.)10145 Kent Martens 1# C United States Cleveland Cavaliers Abilene Christian (Sr.)10146 Kent Hollenbeck 1# G United States Detroit Pistons Kentucky (Sr.)10147 Gary Watson 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Wisconsin (Sr.)10148 David Hall university administrator# F United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Kansas State (Sr.)10149 Jim Clesson 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Tulsa (Sr.)10150 Wilbert Loftin 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)10151 Dan Steward 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Washington State (Sr.)10152 Richie Garner# G United States New York Knicks Manhattan (Sr.)10153 Al Vilcheck 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Louisville (Sr.)10154 Marty Hunt 1# G United States Boston Celtics Kenyon (Sr.)10155 Chuck Taylor 1# G United States Chicago Bulls West Liberty State (Sr.)10156 Jolly Spight 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Santa Clara (Sr.)11157 Jimmy Wilkins 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers San Diego State (Sr.)11158 Jim Prokell 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Edinboro (Sr.)11159 Floyd Mathew 1# F United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Northern Arizona (Sr.)11160 Charles Allen 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Texas Southern (Sr.)11161 Arvin Watkins 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Jackson State (Sr.)11162 Steve Turner 1# C United States Seattle SuperSonics Vanderbilt (Jr.)11163 Chic Downing 1# F United States New York Knicks Benedictine (Sr.)11164 John Belcher 1# C United States Phoenix Suns Arkansas State (Sr.)11165 Mark Minor F United States Boston Celtics Ohio State (Sr.)11166 Jackie Young 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Rocky Mountain (Sr.)12167 Frank DeWitt 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Virginia (Sr.)12168 Len Baltimore 1# F United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings George Washington (Sr.)12169 James Green 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Paine (Sr.)12170 Lloyd Adams 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Rhode Island (Jr.)12171 Greg Daust 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics UMSL (Sr.)12172 Mark Soderberg 1# C United States Phoenix Suns Utah (Sr.)12173 Phil Stephens 1# F United States Boston Celtics South Carolina State (Sr.)12174 Al Cotler 1# F United States Chicago Bulls Penn (Sr.)13175 Larry Morris 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Tulsa (Sr.)13176 Kim Huband 1# G United States Buffalo Braves North Carolina (Sr.)13177 Kent Scott 1# G United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Pittsburgh (Sr.)13178 Mike Krawczyk 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Loyola (Maryland) (Sr.)13179 Kelly Utley 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Shaw University (Sr.)13180 Mike Barr basketball G United States Chicago Bulls Duquesne (Sr.)14181 Paul Kelley 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Shaw University (Sr.)14182 Craig Corson 1# C United States Buffalo Braves North Carolina (Sr.)14183 Bob Allen 1# F United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Missouri (Sr.)14184 Aubrey Nash 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Kansas (Sr.)14185 Cleveland Hill 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Nicholls (Sr.)14186 Ray Golson 1# G United States Phoenix Suns West Texas State (Sr.)14187 Andrew Pettes 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Oklahoma (Sr.)15188 Rich Habegger 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Wake Forest (Sr.)15189 Paul Hoffman 1# G United States Buffalo Braves St. Bonaventure (Sr.)15190 Mike Jeffries 1# G United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Oklahoma State (Sr.)15191 Gary Handleman 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Johns Hopkins (Sr.)15192 Greg Lowery 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Texas Tech (Sr.)16193 Mose Adolph 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers Cal State Los Angeles (Sr.)16194 Norman Bounds 1# F United States Buffalo Braves Brockport (Sr.)16195 Mike Peterson 1# F United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Nebraska (Sr.)16196 Charles Hall 1# F United States Chicago Bulls Western Montana (Sr.)17197 John Thornton 1# G United States Chicago Bulls South Carolina State (Sr.)18198 Ron Manning 1# F United States Chicago Bulls Manhattan (Sr.) Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1972 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team Paul McCracken basketball G United States Cal State Northridge (Sr.) Trades Note1 a a On April 7, 1972, the Phoenix Suns acquired the fourth pick from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Otto Moore.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mooreot01.html Otto Moore Statistics basketball-reference.com April 2, 2010 Previously, the Rockets acquired a first-round pick on December 10, 1971, from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Jim Davis.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/davisji01.html Jim Davis Statistics basketball-reference.com April 2, 2010http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html Pistons: All-Time Transactions NBA.com/Pistons Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 2, 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 Corky Calhoun. Note2 b b On December 9, 1971, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Curtis Perry and a first-round pick from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Greg Smith and 1973 third-round pick.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/perrycu01.html Curtis Perry Statistics basketball-reference.com April 2, 2010 The Bucks used the pick to draft Russ Lee. Note3 c c On April 2, 1971, the Detroit Pistons acquired a first-round pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Otto Moore. The Pistons used the pick to draft Bob Nash. Note4 d d On October 13, 1971, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a 1973 first-round pick, 1972 and 1973 second-round picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Rick Roberson.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberri01.html Rick Roberson Statistics basketball-reference.com April 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100326154032/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberri01.html 26 March 2010 live The Lakers used the pick to draft Jim Price. Note5 e e On November 25, 1971, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired 1972 and a future second-round picks from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Bob Rule.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rulebo01.html Bob Rule Statistics basketball-reference.com April 2, 2010 The Sonics used the pick to draft Joby Wright. Note6 f f On November 11, 1970, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a second-round pick from the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for John Tresvant.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tresvjo01.html John Tresvant Statistics basketball-reference.com April 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100304215813/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tresvjo01.html 4 March 2010 live The Lakers used the pick to draft Paul Stovall. Note7 g g On November 15, 1971, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired a second-round pick and a future pick from the New York Knicks in exchange for Luther Rackley.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rackllu01.html Luther Rackley Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010 The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Steve Hawes. Note8 h h On the draft-day, the Baltimore Bullets acquired a second-round pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Gus Johnson.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsgu01.html Gus Johnson Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410075206/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsgu01.html 10 April 2010 live The Bullets used the pick to draft Tom Patterson. Note9 i i On March 23, 1971, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired 1971 and 1972 second-round picks and a 1971 third-round pick from the Golden State Warriors (as the San Francisco Warriors) in exchange for Jim Barnett.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barneji02.html Shaler Halimon Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010http://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 April 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409213137/http://www.nba.com/warriors/media/0910_GSWMG_DraftTransactions.pdf 2010-04-09 dead The Blazers used the pick to draft Dave Twardzik. Note10 j j 1Note10 j 2 On November 9, 1971, the Cincinnati Royals acquired Jim Fox and a second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Norm Van Lier and a third-round pick.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vanlino01.html Norm Van Lier Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100317120251/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vanlino01.html 17 March 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/bulls/history/alltime_transactions.html Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions NBA.com/Bulls Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409074259/http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/alltime_transactions.html 9 April 2010 live The Royals used the pick to draft Mike Ratliff. The Bulls used the pick to draft Frank Russell. Note11 k k On September 11, 1971, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for LeRoy Ellis.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellisle01.html Leroy Ellis Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010 The Blazers used the pick to draft Ollie Johnson. Note12 l l On August 13, 1971, the Phoenix Suns acquired 1972 and a future third-round picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Greg Howard.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/howargr01.html Greg Howard Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010 The Suns used the pick to draft Scott English. Note13 k k On October 12, 1969, the Cincinnati Royals acquired Wally Anderzunas and a third-round pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Dave Newmark.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderwa01.html Wally Anderzunas Statistics basketball-reference.com April 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100304223246/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderwa01.html 4 March 2010 live The Royals used the pick to draft Ron Riley. Early entrants College underclassmen Following the success of the first ever NBA Hardship Draft the previous year, the NBA decided to continue implementing the hardship exception for college underclassmen in need for it. Originally, eight college underclassmen signed up for the draft this year, but two of them in St. John's Mel Davis and Siena College's Tony Delgado both declined entry into this year's draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for an NBA hardship.1972 Underclassmen Hardship List https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3019:1972-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 December 11, 2022 USA Walter Gardner – G, Kaskaskia (junior) USA Bob McAdoo – F/C, North Carolina (junior) USA Michael Reid - G, UC Riverside (sophomore) USA Brian Taylor - G, Princeton (junior) USA John Tinsley - F, Pfeiffer (sophomore) USA Philmore Westbrook - G, Albemarle (freshman) 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 April 1, 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_1972.html 1972 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com April 1, 2010 http://www.apbr.org/7276drft.html 1972–1976 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research April 1, 2010 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