1968 NBA Draft
First Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 1 |
San Diego Rockets |
Elvin Hayes |
F |
Houston |
| 2 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Wes Unseld |
F |
Louisville |
| 3 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Bob Kauffman |
F |
Guilford |
| 4 |
Chicago Bulls |
Tom Boerwinkle |
C |
Tennessee |
| 5 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Don Smith |
F |
Iowa State |
| 6 |
Detroit Pistons |
Otto Moore |
C |
Pan American |
| 7 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Charles Paulk |
F |
NE Oklahoma |
| 8 |
Phoenix Suns |
Gary Gregor |
F |
South Carolina |
| 9 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Ron Williams |
G |
West Virginia |
| 10 |
New York Knicks |
Bill Hosket |
F |
Ohio State |
| 11 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Bill Hewitt |
F |
USC |
| 12 |
Boston Celtics |
Don Chaney |
G |
Houston |
| 13 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Skip Harlicka |
G |
South Carolina |
| 14 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Shaler Halimon |
F |
Utah State |
Second Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 15 |
San Diego Rockets |
John Trapp |
F |
UNLV |
| 16 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Art Harris |
G |
Stanford |
| 17 |
Chicago Bulls |
Loy Petersen |
F |
Oregon State |
| 18 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Bob Quick |
F |
Xavier (OH) |
| 19 |
Chicago Bulls |
Ron Dunlap |
F |
Illinois |
| 20 |
Detroit Pistons |
Manny Leaks |
F |
Niagara |
| 21 |
Phoenix Suns |
Dick Cunningham |
C |
Murray State |
| 22 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Eugene Moore |
F |
St. Louis |
Third Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 23 |
San Diego Rockets |
Stu Lantz |
G |
Nebraska |
| 24 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Jeff Ockel |
F |
Utah |
| 25 |
Detroit Pistons |
Don Dee |
F |
St. Mary of the Plains |
| 26 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Ron Nelson |
G |
New Mexico |
| 27 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Pat Frink |
G |
Colorado |
| 28 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Fred Foster |
F |
Miami (OH) |
| 29 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Don Sidle |
F |
Oklahoma |
| 30 |
New York Knicks |
Don May |
F |
Dayton |
| 31 |
Chicago Bulls |
Dave Newmark |
C |
Columbia |
| 32 |
Boston Celtics |
Garfield Smith |
F |
Eastern Kentucky |
| 33 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Jack Thompson |
G |
South Carolina |
| 34 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Ed Johnson |
F |
Tennessee State |
| 35 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Sam Williams |
F |
Iowa |
| 36 |
Phoenix Suns |
Art Beatty |
C |
American |
Fourth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 37 |
San Diego Rockets |
Harry Barnes |
G |
Northeastern |
| 38 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Henry Logan |
G |
Western Carolina |
| 39 |
Chicago Bulls |
Mike Lynn |
F |
UCLA |
| 40 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Dallas Thornton |
G |
Kentucky Weslyan |
| 41 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Dan Sparks |
F |
Weber State |
| 42 |
Detroit Pistons |
Rich Niemann |
C |
St. Louis |
| 43 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Edgar Lacy |
F |
UCLA |
| 44 |
New York Knicks |
Warren Armstrong |
G |
Wichita State |
| 45 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Ed Biedenbach |
G |
North Carolina State |
| 46 |
Boston Celtics |
Rich Johnson |
F |
Grambling |
| 47 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Bob Warren |
F |
Vanderbilt |
| 48 |
San Diego Rockets |
Darryl Jones |
F |
St. Benedict's |
| 49 |
Phoenix Suns |
Rich Jones |
F |
Memphis State |
| 50 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Greg Smith |
F |
Western Kentucky |
Fifth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 51 |
San Diego Rockets |
Glen Combs |
|
Virginia Tech |
| 52 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Al Hairston |
|
Bowling Green |
| 53 |
Chicago Bulls |
Jim Tillman |
|
Loyola (IL) |
| 54 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Ed Chaplin |
|
Voorhees |
| 55 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Jim Kissane |
|
Boston College |
| 56 |
Detroit Pistons |
Carl Fuller |
|
Bethune-Cookman |
| 57 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Jim Eakins |
|
BYU |
| 58 |
New York Knicks |
Hal Booker |
|
Chaney State |
| 59 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Lou Shephard |
|
SW Missouri State |
| 60 |
Boston Celtics |
Thad Jaracz |
|
Kentucky |
| 61 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Rusty Parker |
|
Miami (FL) |
| 62 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Larry Miller |
|
North Carolina |
| 63 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Joe Franklin |
|
Wisconsin |
| 64 |
Phoenix Suns |
Harry Hollines |
|
Denver |
Sixth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 65 |
San Diego Rockets |
Eldridge Webb |
|
Tulsa |
| 66 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Ron Guziak |
|
Duquesne |
| 67 |
Chicago Bulls |
Ken Barnett |
|
Delaware |
| 68 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Joe Heiser |
|
Princeton |
| 69 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Calvin Martin |
|
Texas Southern |
| 70 |
Detroit Pistons |
Wally Anderzunas |
|
Creighton |
| 71 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Bob Allen |
|
Marshall |
| 72 |
New York Knicks |
Brian Brunkhorst |
|
Marquette |
| 73 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Nick Pino |
|
Kansas State |
| 74 |
Boston Celtics |
Jerry Newson |
|
Indiana State |
| 75 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Phil Wagner |
|
Georgia Tech |
| 76 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Chuck Williams |
|
Colorado |
| 77 |
Phoenix Suns |
Rodney Knowles |
|
Davidson |
| 78 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Fred Smith |
|
Hawaii |
Seventh Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 79 |
San Diego Rockets |
Rick Adelman |
|
Loyola (CA) |
| 80 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Jim McKean |
|
Washington State |
| 81 |
Chicago Bulls |
Willie Davis |
|
North Texas State |
| 82 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Jasper Wilson |
|
Southern |
| 83 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Dick Dumas |
|
NE Oklahoma |
| 84 |
Detroit Pistons |
Larry Newbold |
|
Long Island |
| 85 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Dave Reasor |
|
West Virginia |
| 86 |
New York Knicks |
Bob Waldal |
|
Dickinson State |
| 87 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Dennis Hrcka |
|
Hillsdale |
| 88 |
Boston Celtics |
Mike Lewis |
|
Duke |
| 89 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Oscar Smith |
|
Elizabeth City |
| 90 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Bill Jones |
|
Fairfield |
| 91 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Tom Kondla |
|
Minnesota |
| 92 |
Phoenix Suns |
Charles Parkes |
|
Idaho State |
Eighth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 93 |
San Diego Rockets |
Aaron Sellers |
|
Jackson State |
| 94 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Willie Rodgers |
|
Oklahoma |
| 95 |
Chicago Bulls |
Lloyd Higgins |
|
Pasadena College |
| 96 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Barry Orms |
|
St. Louis |
| 97 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Dave Williams |
|
Mississippi State |
| 98 |
Detroit Pistons |
Harry Laurie |
|
St. Peter's |
| 99 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Walt Platkowski |
|
Bowling Green |
| 100 |
New York Knicks |
Bob Hooper |
|
Dayton |
| 101 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
John Smith |
|
Southern Colorado |
| 102 |
Boston Celtics |
Julius Keye |
|
Alcorn State |
| 103 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Marin Baietti |
|
Manhattan |
| 104 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Melvin Jones |
|
Albany State |
| 105 |
Phoenix Suns |
Brian Clare |
|
Denver |
| 106 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Elbert Miller |
|
Nevada Southern |
Ninth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 107 |
San Diego Rockets |
John Schetzsle |
|
Ashland |
| 108 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Jimmy Smith |
|
Utah State |
| 109 |
Chicago Bulls |
Corky Bell |
|
Loyola (IL) |
| 110 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Wayne Chapman |
|
Western Kentucky |
| 111 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Butch Joyner |
|
Indiana |
| 112 |
Detroit Pistons |
Vaughn Harper |
|
Syracuse |
| 113 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Art Wilmore |
|
San Francisco |
| 114 |
New York Knicks |
Roger Bohnenstiel |
|
Kansas |
| 115 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
George Stone |
|
Marshall |
| 116 |
Boston Celtics |
Bill Butler |
|
St. Bonaventure |
| 117 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Mack Daughty |
|
Albany State |
| 118 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Clarence Brookins |
|
Temple |
| 119 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Cliff Berger |
|
Kentucky |
| 120 |
Phoenix Suns |
Merv Jackson |
|
Utah |
Tenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 121 |
San Diego Rockets |
Mike Butler |
|
Memphis State |
| 122 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Joe Kennedy |
|
Duke |
| 123 |
Chicago Bulls |
Mike Weaver |
|
Northwestern |
| 124 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Steve Adelman |
|
Boston College |
| 125 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Robert Wyendanet |
|
Vanderbilt |
| 126 |
Detroit Pistons |
Tom Baack |
|
Nebraska |
| 127 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Bob Heaney |
|
Santa Clara |
| 128 |
New York Knicks |
Sylvester Adams |
|
North Carolina A&T |
| 129 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Charles Alford |
|
East Carolina |
| 130 |
Boston Celtics |
Ivan Leschinsky |
|
Long Island |
| 131 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Dwight Waller |
|
Tennessee State |
| 132 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Greg Cisson |
|
Rider |
| 133 |
Phoenix Suns |
Lee Davis |
|
North Carolina College |
| 134 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Eugene Jones |
|
Missouri |
Eleventh Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 135 |
San Diego Rockets |
Leonardo Epps |
|
Clark |
| 136 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Jim Marsh |
|
USC |
| 137 |
Chicago Bulls |
Jim McGonigle |
|
Iowa State |
| 138 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Al Dixon |
|
Bowling Green |
| 139 |
Cincinnati Royals |
James Robinson |
|
Rochester Institute |
| 140 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Jerry Chandler |
|
Nevada Southern |
| 141 |
New York Knicks |
Bob Redd |
|
Marshall |
| 142 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Harry Singletary |
|
Presbyterian |
| 143 |
Boston Celtics |
Tom Neimeir |
|
Evansville |
| 144 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Henry Watkins |
|
Tennessee State |
| 145 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Bill Soens |
|
Miami (FL) |
| 146 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Brad Luchini |
|
Marquette |
| 147 |
Phoenix Suns |
Ron Boone |
|
Idaho State |
Twelfth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 148 |
San Diego Rockets |
Roy Manning |
|
Lane |
| 149 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Walt Simon |
|
Utah |
| 150 |
Chicago Bulls |
John Lallensack |
|
Oshkosh State |
| 151 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Willie Cager |
|
Texas Western |
| 152 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Glynn Saulters |
|
Western Louisiana |
| 153 |
San Francisco Warriors |
Bob Wolfe |
|
California |
| 154 |
New York Knicks |
Pat Moriarty |
|
Guilford |
| 155 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Reggie Lacefield |
|
Western Michigan |
| 156 |
Boston Celtics |
Bill Langheld |
|
Fordham |
| 157 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Bill Harris |
|
Texas Western |
| 158 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Ted Campbell |
|
North Carolina A&T |
| 159 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Dave Miller |
|
Florida |
| 160 |
Phoenix Suns |
Bill Davis |
|
Arizona |
Thirteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 161 |
San Diego Rockets |
Marshall Evans |
|
Lincoln |
| 162 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Bud Ogden |
|
Santa Clara |
| 163 |
Chicago Bulls |
Herm Gilliam |
|
Purdue |
| 164 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Rudy Bogad |
|
St. John's |
| 165 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Jim Tindell |
|
Massachusetts |
| 166 |
New York Knicks |
Ken Morehead |
|
Hillside |
| 167 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Harvey Mumford |
|
Montana State |
| 168 |
Boston Celtics |
Art Stephenson |
|
Rhode Island |
| 169 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Frank Standard |
|
South Carolina |
| 170 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Earl Seyfert |
|
Kansas State |
| 171 |
Phoenix Suns |
Pat Hobard |
|
Cal State |
Fourteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 172 |
San Diego Rockets |
Bobby Lewis |
|
North Carolina State |
| 173 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Mike Warren |
|
UCLA |
| 174 |
Chicago Bulls |
Dave Carr |
|
Washington |
| 175 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Ernest Sims |
|
East Tennessee |
| 176 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Charles Core |
|
SE Louisiana |
| 177 |
New York Knicks |
John Harlow |
|
Princeton |
| 178 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
John Godfrey |
|
Abilene Christian |
| 179 |
Boston Celtics |
Keith Hockstein |
|
Holy Cross |
| 180 |
Atlanta Hawks |
George Hicker |
|
Syracuse |
| 181 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Tom Youngdale |
|
Davidson |
Fifteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 182 |
San Diego Rockets |
Bill Gaines |
|
East Texas State |
| 183 |
Chicago Bulls |
Mickey McCarthy |
|
Texas Christian |
| 184 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Joe Allen |
|
Bradley |
| 185 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Mike Drepling |
|
Westminster |
| 186 |
New York Knicks |
Ed Fellers |
|
Guilford |
| 187 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
John Baum |
|
Temple |
| 188 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Bernie Foster |
|
Pasadena |
| 189 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
George Mack |
|
North Carolina A&T |
Sixteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 190 |
San Diego Rockets |
Chuck Caldwell |
|
Missouri–St. Louis |
| 191 |
Chicago Bulls |
Fred Holden |
|
Louisville |
| 192 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Dennis Blace |
|
San Francisco |
| 193 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Dick Harris |
|
None |
| 194 |
New York Knicks |
Bob Ferguson |
|
Tennessee Wesleyan |
| 195 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Mike Eberle |
|
Wyoming |
| 196 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Terry Allerton |
|
Baldwin-Wallace |
| 197 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Joe Crews |
|
Villanova |
Seventeenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 198 |
San Diego Rockets |
Dave Miller |
|
South Dakota State |
| 199 |
Chicago Bulls |
Tom Benedict |
|
Central Washington State |
| 200 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Greg Morris |
|
Cornell |
| 201 |
Cincinnati Royals |
John Howard |
|
Cincinnati |
| 202 |
New York Knicks |
Milt Williams |
|
Lincoln |
| 203 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Nate Ware |
|
Tennessee State |
Eighteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 204 |
San Diego Rockets |
Harold Grant |
|
Pepperdine |
| 205 |
Chicago Bulls |
Bob Zoretich |
|
DePaul |
| 206 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Art Kenny |
|
Fairfield |
| 207 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Larry Humes |
|
Evansville |
Nineteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 208 |
San Diego Rockets |
Bill Corley |
|
Connecticut |
| 209 |
Chicago Bulls |
Rich Mason |
|
Indiana State |
| 210 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Jim LaCour |
|
Seattle |
| 211 |
Cincinnati Royals |
Jay Reffords |
|
None |
Twentieth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 212 |
Chicago Bulls |
Rich Rirkendal |
|
Norfolk State |
| 213 |
Baltimore Bullets |
Ron Woodruff |
|
Midwestern |
Twenty First Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 214 |
Chicago Bulls |
Willie Horton |
|
Delaware |
1968 NBA Expansion Draft
| Team |
Player |
Position |
Old Team |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Len Chappell |
F/C |
Detroit Pistons |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Larry Costello |
G |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Johnny Egan |
G |
Baltimore Bullets |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Wayne Embry |
F/C |
Boston Celtics |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Dave Gambee |
F |
San Diego Rockets |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Gary Gray |
G |
Cincinnati Royals |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Fred Hetzel |
F/C |
San Francisco Warriors |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Johnny Jones |
F |
Boston Celtics |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Bob Love |
F |
Cincinnati Royals |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Jon McGlocklin |
G/F |
San Diego Rockets |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Jay Miller |
F |
Atlanta Hawks |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Bud Olsen |
F/C |
Seattle SuperSonics |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
George Patterson |
F/C |
Detroit Pistons |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Jim Reid |
F |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Guy Rodgers |
G |
Cincinnati Royals |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Tom Thacker |
G/F |
Boston Celtics |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Bob Warlick |
G/F |
San Francisco Warriors |
| Milwaukee Bucks |
Bob Weiss |
G |
Seattle SuperSonics |
| Team |
Player |
Position |
Old Team |
| Phoenix Suns |
John Barnhill |
G |
San Diego Rockets |
| Phoenix Suns |
Em Bryant |
G |
New York Knicks |
| Phoenix Suns |
Gail Goodrich |
G |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| Phoenix Suns |
Dennis Hamilton |
F |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| Phoenix Suns |
Neil Johnson |
F/C |
New York Knicks |
| Phoenix Suns |
Dave Lattin |
F/C |
San Francisco Warriors |
| Phoenix Suns |
Paul Long |
G |
Detroit Pistons |
| Phoenix Suns |
Stan McKenzie |
G/F |
Baltimore Bullets |
| Phoenix Suns |
McCoy McLemore |
F/C |
Chicago Bulls |
| Phoenix Suns |
Bill Melchionni |
G |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| Phoenix Suns |
Dave Schellhase |
G |
Chicago Bulls |
| Phoenix Suns |
Dick Snyder |
G/F |
Atlanta Hawks |
| Phoenix Suns |
Craig Spitzer |
C |
Chicago Bulls |
| Phoenix Suns |
Bumper Tormohlen |
F/C |
Atlanta Hawks |
| Phoenix Suns |
Dick Van Arsdale |
G/F |
New York Knicks |
| Phoenix Suns |
Roland West |
G |
Baltimore Bullets |
| Phoenix Suns |
John Wetzel |
G/F |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| Phoenix Suns |
George Wilson |
C |
Seattle SuperSonics |
*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1968 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.
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