1969 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	Milwaukee Bucks	Lew Alcindor	C	UCLA
2	Phoenix Suns	Neal Walk	C	Florida
3	Seattle Supersonics	Lucius Allen	G	UCLA
4	Detroit Pistons	Terry Driscoll	F	Boston College
5	Chicago Bulls	Larry Cannon	G	La Salle
6	San Diego Rockets	Bobby Smith	F	Tulsa
7	San Francisco Warriors	Bob Portman	F	Creighton
8	Cincinnati Royals	Herm Gilliam	G	Purdue
9	Boston Celtics	Jo Jo White	G	Kansas
10	Atlanta Hawks	Butch Beard	G	Louisville
11	New York Knicks	John Warren	G	St. John's
12	Los Angeles Lakers	Willie McCarter	G	Drake
13	Philadelphia 76ers	Bud Ogden	F	Santa Clara
14	Baltimore Bullets	Mike Davis	G	Virginia Union
15	Los Angeles Lakers	Rick Roberson	F	Cincinnati

Second Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
16	Chicago Bulls	Simmie Hill	F	West Texas State
17	Milwaukee Bucks	Bob Greacen	F	Rutgers
18	Seattle Supersonics	Ron Taylor	C	USC
19	Detroit Pistons	Willie Norwood	F	Alcorn A&M
20	Chicago Bulls	Kenny Spain	C	Houston
21	San Diego Rockets	Bernie Williams	G	La Salle
22	San Francisco Warriors	Ed Siudet	F	Holy Cross
23	Chicago Bulls	John Baum	F	Temple
24	Phoenix Suns	Gene Williams	F	Kansas State
25	Atlanta Hawks	Wally Anderzunas	F	Creighton
26	New York Knicks	Bill Bunting	F	North Carolina
27	Los Angeles Lakers	Dick Garrett	G	Southern Illinois
28	Philadelphia 76ers	Willie Taylor	F	LeMoyne
29	Baltimore Bullets	Willie Scott	G	Alabama State

Third Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
30	Phoenix Suns	Floyd Kerr	G	Colorado State
31	Milwaukee Bucks	Harley Swift	G	East Tennessee State
32	Seattle Supersonics	Leroy Winfield	G	North Texas State
33	Phoenix Suns	Lamar Green	F	Morehead State
34	Chicago Bulls	Norm Van Lier	G	St. Francis (PA)
35	San Diego Rockets	Charles Bonaparte	G	Norfolk State
36	San Francisco Warriors	Tom Hagan	G	Vanderbilt
37	Cincinnati Royals	Luther Rackley	C	Xavier (OH)
38	Boston Celtics	Julius Keye	C	Alcorn A&M
39	Phoenix Suns	Lloyd Kerr	G	Colorado State
40	New York Knicks	Ed Mast	C/F	Temple
41	Cincinnati Royals	Luther Green	F	Long Island
42	Philadelphia 76ers	Mike Grosso	F	Louisville
43	Baltimore Bullets	Fred Carter	G	Mount St. Mary's

Fourth Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
44	Phoenix Suns	Dennis Stewart	F	Michigan
45	Milwaukee Bucks	Bob Dandridge	F	Norfolk State
46	Seattle Supersonics	Hal Booker	C	Cheyney State
47	Detroit Pistons	Ted Wierman	F	Washington State
48	Chicago Bulls	Dave Nash	C	Kansas
49	San Diego Rockets	Johnny Allen	F	Bethune-Cookman
50	San Francisco Warriors	Lee Lafayette	F	Michigan State
51	Cincinnati Royals	Ron Sanford	F	New Mexico
52	Boston Celtics	Steve Kuberski	F	Bradley
53	Atlanta Hawks	Billy Hann	G	Tennessee
54	New York Knicks	Elnardo Webster	F	St. Peter's
55	Atlanta Hawks	Don Griffin	G	Stanford
56	Philadelphia 76ers	Dave Scholz	F	Illinois
57	Baltimore Bullets	Gene Ford	F	Western Michigan

Fifth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
58	Phoenix Suns	Rich Jones	Memphis State
59	Milwaukee Bucks	Ken Heitz	UCLA
60	Seattle Supersonics	Jerry King	Louisville
61	Detroit Pistons	Steve Mix	Toledo
62	Chicago Bulls	Chris Ellis	Virginia Tech
63	San Diego Rockets	Charles Hentz	Arkansas A&M
64	San Francisco Warriors	Willie Wise	Drake
65	Cincinnati Royals	Jake Ford	Maryland State
66	Boston Celtics	George Thompson	Marquette
67	Atlanta Hawks	Mike Mitchell	West Texas State
68	New York Knicks	Gene Littles	High Point
69	Los Angeles Lakers	Wilbert Jones	Albany State
70	Philadelphia 76ers	Joe Cromer	Temple
71	Baltimore Bullets	Willie Jackson	Morehead State

Sixth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
72	Phoenix Suns	Dan Sadlier	Dayton
73	Milwaukee Bucks	John Arthurs	Tulane
74	Seattle Supersonics	Ben McGilmer	Iowa
75	Detroit Pistons	Larry Jeffries	Trinity
76	Chicago Bulls	George Tinsley	Kentucky Wesleyan
77	San Diego Rockets	Bob Tallent	George Washington
78	San Francisco Warriors	Dan Obravak	Dayton
79	Cincinnati Royals	Mel Coleman	Stout State
80	Boston Celtics	Dolph Pulliam	Drake
81	Atlanta Hawks	Guy Mackner	South Dakota
82	New York Knicks	Dwight Durante	Catawba
83	Los Angeles Lakers	Dick Grubar	North Carolina
84	Philadelphia 76ers	John Jones	Villanova
85	Baltimore Bullets	Paul Loveday	California

Seventh Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
86	Phoenix Suns	Bill Sweet	UCLA
87	Milwaukee Bucks	Bill Keller	Purdue
88	Seattle Supersonics	Greg Wittman	Western Carolina
89	Detroit Pistons	Steve Vandenberg	Duke
90	Chicago Bulls	Frank Judge	Houston Tillotson
91	San Diego Rockets	Lynn Shackelford	UCLA
92	San Francisco Warriors	Pat Foley	Pacific
93	Cincinnati Royals	LC Bowen	Bradley
94	Boston Celtics	Jim Johnson	Wisconsin
95	Atlanta Hawks	Bob Bundy	Vanderbilt
96	New York Knicks	Chris Thomforde	Princeton
97	Los Angeles Lakers	Kari Liimbo	Brigham Young
98	Philadelphia 76ers	Dave Hamilton	West Virginia State
99	Baltimore Bullets	Jeff Claypool	Grove City

Eighth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
100	Phoenix Suns	Bob Edwards	Arizona State
101	Milwaukee Bucks	John Schell	Wisconsin
102	Seattle Supersonics	Theartis Wallace	Central Washington
103	Detroit Pistons	Bob Arnzen	Notre Dame
104	Chicago Bulls	Roger Moller	Westmar
105	San Diego Rockets	Bill DeHeer	Indiana
106	San Francisco Warriors	Steve Rippe	Santa Barbara
107	Cincinnati Royals	Merton Bancroft	SW Missouri State
108	Boston Celtics	Bob Whitmore	Notre Dame
109	Atlanta Hawks	Bob Christian	Grambling
110	New York Knicks	Jim Healey	Rockhurst
111	Los Angeles Lakers	Joe Smith	Oklahoma State
112	Philadelphia 76ers	Jim Bowles	Trinity (TX)
113	Baltimore Bullets	Barry White	Hofstra

Ninth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
114	Phoenix Suns	Steve Jennings	USC
115	Milwaukee Bucks	Jim Satalin	St. Bonaventure
116	Seattle Supersonics	Vince Fritz	Oregon State
117	Detroit Pistons	George Reynolds	Houston
118	Chicago Bulls	Sterling Burke	Northwestern
119	San Diego Rockets	Larry Cheatham	Tulsa
120	San Francisco Warriors	Greg Reed	Sacramento State
121	Cincinnati Royals	James Hurley	Transylvania
122	Boston Celtics	Gordon Smith	Cincinnati
123	Atlanta Hawks	Pete Gayeska	Massachusetts
124	New York Knicks	Roger Walaszak	Columbia
125	Los Angeles Lakers	Jim Smith	Northern Illinois
126	Philadelphia 76ers	Larry Lewis	St. Francis (PA)
127	Baltimore Bullets	Gary Major	Duquesne

Tenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
128	Phoenix Suns	Rich Abrahamson	Oregon
129	Milwaukee Bucks	Willie Brown	Middle Tennessee
130	Seattle Supersonics	Al Cueto	Tulsa
131	Detroit Pistons	Bill English	Winston-Salem
132	Chicago Bulls	Al Smith	Bradley
133	San Diego Rockets	Lee Sims	Ashland
134	San Francisco Warriors	Dick Chapman	San Francisco State
135	Cincinnati Royals	Bill Bowes	Elon
136	Boston Celtics	Jim Picka	High Point
137	Atlanta Hawks	Dick Stewart	Rutgers
138	New York Knicks	Frank McLaughlin	Fordham
139	Los Angeles Lakers	Phil Argento	Kentucky
140	Philadelphia 76ers	Bill Justus	Tennessee
141	Baltimore Bullets	Frank Bartleson	Tennessee Tech

Eleventh Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
142	Phoenix Suns	Fred Lind	Duke
143	Milwaukee Bucks	Bob Presley	California
144	Seattle Supersonics	Jim Connolly	Bowling Green
145	Detroit Pistons	Rusty Clark	North Carolina
146	Chicago Bulls	Larry Bergh	Weber State
147	San Diego Rockets	Justus Thigpen	Weber State
148	San Francisco Warriors	Rich Holmberg	St. Mary's
149	Cincinnati Royals	Jim Supple	Georgetown
150	Boston Celtics	Larry Frinston	Kenyon
151	Atlanta Hawks	Loran Bracci	San Fernando Valley State
152	New York Knicks	Marvin Lewis	Southampton
153	Los Angeles Lakers	Ron Peret	Texas A&M
154	Philadelphia 76ers	Bruce Sloan	Kansas
155	Baltimore Bullets	Gerald McKee	Ohio

Twelfth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
156	Phoenix Suns	Bob Miller	Toledo
157	Milwaukee Bucks	Jack Lutz	Carthage
158	Seattle Supersonics	John Smith	Puget Sound
159	Chicago Bulls	Harry Hall	Wyoming
160	San Diego Rockets	Raul Duarte	South Dakota State
161	San Francisco Warriors	Joe Callahan	San Francisco State
162	Cincinnati Royals	Mike Davis	Colorado State
163	Boston Celtics	Rod Forbes	Boston State
164	Atlanta Hawks	Dave Jones	LaVerne
165	New York Knicks	Bill ORourke	St. John Fisher
166	Los Angeles Lakers	Jack Gillespie	Montana State
167	Philadelphia 76ers	Roland Taylor	La Salle
168	Baltimore Bullets	Bob Washington	Tulsa

Thirteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
169	Phoenix Suns	Andy White	Texas-El Paso
170	Milwaukee Bucks	Lee Osgood	Northeastern
171	Seattle Supersonics	Bob Burrow	Seattle Pacific
172	Chicago Bulls	Rick Kirkland	Norfolk State
173	San Diego Rockets	Joe McBride	Augusta
174	Cincinnati Royals	Ted Johnson	Baldwin Wallace
175	Boston Celtics	Billy Evans	Boston College
176	Atlanta Hawks	Dick Barton	Riverside
177	New York Knicks	James Wyatt	NW Louisiana
178	Los Angeles Lakers	Mallory Chestnutt	Tuskegee
179	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Thompson	Shephard

Fourteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
180	Phoenix Suns	Marv Schmitt	West Mexico
181	Milwaukee Bucks	Laymon Stewart	Lakeland
182	Seattle Supersonics	Jerry Conley	Morehead State
183	Chicago Bulls	Bill Boight	Southern Methodist
184	San Diego Rockets	Mike Heckman	California-Irvine
185	Atlanta Hawks	Mike Dahl	Oglethorpe
186	New York Knicks	Rich Travis	Oklahoma City
187	Los Angeles Lakers	Mack Calvin	USC
188	Baltimore Bullets	Perry Johnson	Robert Morris JC

Fifteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
189	Phoenix Suns	Bob Beamon	Texas-El Paso
190	Milwaukee Bucks	Stan Wiodarszek	La Salle
191	Seattle Supersonics	Ernie Powell	USC
192	San Diego Rockets	Jerry Nickens	Tougaloo
193	Atlanta Hawks	Norm Carmichael	Virginia
194	Baltimore Bullets	Jodie Harrison	Illinois

Sixteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
195	Phoenix Suns	Wayne Huckel	Davidson
196	Milwaukee Bucks	Bill Voigt	SMU
197	Seattle Supersonics	Danny Cornett	Morehead State
198	San Diego Rockets	Dick Groves	San Jose State
199	Atlanta Hawks	Buddy Cornelius	Jacksonville (AL)
200	Baltimore Bullets	Phil Harris	Texas A&M

Seventeenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
201	Phoenix Suns	Howie Dickerman	Central Connecticut
202	Milwaukee Bucks	Lynn Phillips	Southern Methodist
203	Seattle Supersonics	Steve Honeycutt	Kansas State
204	San Diego Rockets	Steve Howell	Ohio State
205	Atlanta Hawks	John Tolmie	Navy
206	Baltimore Bullets	Tom Haggart	Brandeis

Eighteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
207	Phoenix Suns	Al Nuness	Minnesota
208	Milwaukee Bucks	Ken Hall	Westminster
209	San Diego Rockets	Joe Pridgen	North Carolina College
210	Atlanta Hawks	Cliff Parsons	Air Force
211	Baltimore Bullets	Chip Case	Virginia

Nineteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
212	Phoenix Suns	Solomon Davis	Kentucky State
213	San Diego Rockets	Blaine Royer	Illinois State
214	Atlanta Hawks	Grady OMalley	Manhattan
215	Baltimore Bullets	Brian Heaney	Acadia

Twentieth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
216	Phoenix Suns	Jim Plump	Northern Arizona
217	Atlanta Hawks	Carl Rodwell	California-Riverside
218	Baltimore Bullets	Stan McKain	Southern

*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1969 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.

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