1966 NBA Draft
First Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Knicks | Cazzie Russell | F | Michigan |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | Dave Bing | G | Syracuse |
| 3 | San Francisco Warriors | Clyde Lee | F | Vanderbilt |
| 4 | St. Louis Hawks | Lou Hudson | F | Minnesota |
| 5 | Baltimore Bullets | Jack Marin | F | Duke |
| 6 | Cincinnati Royals | Walt Wesley | C | Kansas |
| 7 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jerry Chambers | G | Utah |
| 8 | Boston Celtics | Jim Barnett | G | Oregon |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | Matt Guokas | G | St. Joseph's (PA) |
| 10 | Chicago Bulls | Dave Schellhase | G | Purdue |
Second Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | New York Knicks | Henry Akin | C | Morehead State |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | Dorie Murrey | F | Detroit |
| 13 | San Francisco Warriors | Joe Ellis | F | San Francisco |
| 14 | St. Louis Hawks | Dick Snyder | F | Davidson |
| 15 | Baltimore Bullets | Neil Johnson | F | Creighton |
| 16 | Cincinnati Royals | Jerry Wells | G | Oklahoma City |
| 17 | Los Angeles Lakers | Henry Finkel | C | Dayton |
| 18 | Boston Celtics | Leon Clark | F | Wyoming |
| 19 | Philadelphia 76ers | Bill Melchionni | G | Villanova |
| 30 | Chicago Bulls | Erwin Mueller | F | San Francisco |
Third Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | New York Knicks | Stewart Johnson | F | Murray State |
| 32 | Detroit Pistons | Oliver Darden | F | Michigan |
| 33 | San Francisco Warriors | Steve Chubin | G | Rhode Island |
| 34 | St. Louis Hawks | Tommy Kron | F | Kentucky |
| 35 | Baltimore Bullets | Dave Wagnon | G | Idaho State |
| 36 | Cincinnati Royals | James Ware | F | Oklahoma City |
| 37 | Los Angeles Lakers | John Block | F | USC |
| 38 | Boston Celtics | Gary Turner | F | Texas Christian |
| 39 | Philadelphia 76ers | Don Freeman | G | Illinois |
| 40 | Chicago Bulls | Ed Bodkin | F | Eastern Kentucky |
Fourth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | New York Knicks | Lee DeFore | F | Auburn |
| 42 | Detroit Pistons | Jeff Congdon | G | BYU |
| 43 | San Francisco Warriors | Steve Vacendak | G | Duke |
| 44 | St. Louis Hawks | Bob McIntyre | G | St. John's |
| 45 | Baltimore Bullets | George Peeples | F | Iowa |
| 46 | Cincinnati Royals | Charles Schmaus | F | VMI |
| 47 | Los Angeles Lakers | Archie Clark | G | Minnesota |
| 48 | Boston Celtics | John Austin | G | Boston College |
| 49 | Philadelphia 76ers | Ken Wilburn | F | Central State (OH) |
| 50 | Chicago Bulls | Jim Williams | F | Temple |
Fifth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | New York Knicks | Ron Jackson | Clark | |
| 52 | Detroit Pistons | William Pickens | Georgia Southern | |
| 53 | San Francisco Warriors | Tom Kerwin | Centenary | |
| 54 | St. Louis Hawks | Dick Nemelka | BYU | |
| 55 | Baltimore Bullets | John Beasley | Texas A&M | |
| 56 | Baltimore Bullets | John Jones | LSU | |
| 57 | Cincinnati Royals | Rick Parks | St. Louis | |
| 58 | Los Angeles Lakers | Stan Washington | Michigan State | |
| 59 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tom Duff | St. Joseph's (PA) | |
| 60 | Chicago Bulls | Larry Humes | Evansville |
Sixth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | New York Knicks | George Fisher | Utah | |
| 62 | Detroit Pistons | Carroll Hooser | SMU | |
| 63 | San Francisco Warriors | Jim Pitts | Northwestern | |
| 64 | St. Louis Hawks | Lonnie Wright | Colorado State | |
| 65 | Baltimore Bullets | Jeff Newman | Penn | |
| 66 | Cincinnati Royals | Steve Cunningham | Western Kentucky | |
| 67 | Los Angeles Lakers | Keith Thomas | Vanderbilt | |
| 68 | Boston Celtics | Charlie Hunter | Oklahoma City | |
| 69 | Philadelphia 76ers | Red Robbins | Tennessee |
Seventh Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | New York Knicks | Mike Dabich | New Mexico State | |
| 71 | Detroit Pistons | Ted Manning | North Carolina College | |
| 72 | San Francisco Warriors | Lon Hughey | Fresno State | |
| 73 | St. Louis Hawks | Jay Neary | North Carolina-Wilmington | |
| 74 | Baltimore Bullets | Dave Mills | DePaul | |
| 75 | Cincinnati Royals | Gary Schull | Florida State | |
| 76 | Los Angeles Lakers | Tab Jackson | Idaho College | |
| 77 | Boston Celtics | Jerry Ward | Maryland | |
| 78 | Chicago Bulls | John Comeaux | Grambling |
Eighth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | New York Knicks | Mike Silliman | Army | |
| 81 | Detroit Pistons | George McNeil | Southern Illinois | |
| 82 | San Francisco Warriors | Ken Washington | UCLA | |
| 83 | St. Louis Hawks | Brian Williams | Xavier (OH) | |
| 84 | Baltimore Bullets | Roland West | Cincinnati | |
| 85 | Cincinnati Royals | Ron Krick | Cincinnati | |
| 86 | Los Angeles Lakers | John Wetzel | Virginia Tech | |
| 87 | Boston Celtics | Russ Gumina | San Francisco | |
| 88 | Chicago Bulls | Stan Curtis | Northern Michigan |
Ninth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | New York Knicks | Bill Turner | Akron | |
| 90 | St. Louis Hawks | Al Grant | Long Island | |
| 91 | Baltimore Bullets | Chuck Gardner | Colorado | |
| 92 | Cincinnati Royals | Billy Smith | Loyola (IL) | |
| 93 | Los Angeles Lakers | Julian Hammond | Tulsa | |
| 94 | Philadelphia 76ers | Pat Caldwell | Rockhurst | |
| 95 | Chicago Bulls | Gene Summers | Northern Michigan |
Tenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | New York Knicks | Rich Moore | Hiram Scott | |
| 97 | St. Louis Hawks | Don Yates | Minnesota | |
| 98 | Baltimore Bullets | Guy Manning | Prairie View A&M | |
| 99 | Cincinnati Royals | Freddie Lewis | Arizona State | |
| 100 | Los Angeles Lakers | Mike Rooney | Oklahoma | |
| 101 | Philadelphia 76ers | Bob Bedell | Stanford | |
| 102 | Chicago Bulls | Don Swanson | DePaul |
Eleventh Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | New York Knicks | Rich Dyer | New York University | |
| 104 | St. Louis Hawks | Curt Gammell | Pacific Lutheran | |
| 105 | Baltimore Bullets | Stan McKenzie | New York University | |
| 106 | Cincinnati Royals | RB Lynam | Oklahoma Baptist | |
| 107 | Los Angeles Lakers | George Grams | Purdue | |
| 108 | Chicago Bulls | Carver Clinton | Penn State |
Twelfth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | New York Knicks | Dave Deutsch | Rochester | |
| 110 | St. Louis Hawks | Lonnie Lynn | Wilberforce | |
| 111 | Baltimore Bullets | Grant Simmons | Nebraska |
Thirteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | New York Knicks | Bob Bennett | North Carolina | |
| 113 | St. Louis Hawks | Nick Aloi | Bowling Green | |
| 114 | Baltimore Bullets | Al Lopes | Kansas |
Fourteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | St. Louis Hawks | Ollie Carter | San Francisco | |
| 116 | Baltimore Bullets | Jim Harter | Pan America |
Fifteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | St. Louis Hawks | Paul Long | Wake Forest | |
| 118 | Baltimore Bullets | Howard Bayne | Tennessee |
Sixteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | St. Louis Hawks | Eddie Jackson | Bradley | |
| 120 | Baltimore Bullets | Ken Barnes | Wisconsin |
Seventeenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Baltimore Bullets | Chris Pervall | Iowa |
Eighteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Baltimore Bullets | Jerry Trice | Weber State |
Nineteenth Round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Baltimore Bullets | Gene Visscher | Weber State |
1966 NBA Expansion Draft
| Team | Player | Position | Old Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | John Barnhill | G | Detroit Pistons |
| Chicago Bulls | Al Bianchi | G | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Chicago Bulls | Ron Bonham | F | Boston Celtics |
| Chicago Bulls | Bob Boozer | F | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Chicago Bulls | Nate Bowman | C | Cincinnati Royals |
| Chicago Bulls | Len Chappell | F/C | New York Knicks |
| Chicago Bulls | Barry Clemens | F | New York Knicks |
| Chicago Bulls | Keith Erickson | G/F | San Francisco Warriors |
| Chicago Bulls | Johnny Kerr | F/C | Baltimore Bullets |
| Chicago Bulls | Jim King | G | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Chicago Bulls | Don Kojis | F | Detroit Pistons |
| Chicago Bulls | McCoy McLemore | F/C | San Francisco Warriors |
| Chicago Bulls | Jeff Mullins | G/F | St. Louis Hawks |
| Chicago Bulls | Jerry Sloan | G/F | Baltimore Bullets |
| Chicago Bulls | Tom Thacker | G/F | Cincinnati Royals |
| Chicago Bulls | John Thompson | F | Boston Celtics |
| Chicago Bulls | Gerry Ward | G | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Chicago Bulls | Jim Washington | F/C | St. Louis Hawks |
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