1972 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	Portland Trail Blazers	LaRue Martin	C	Loyola (IL)
2	Buffalo Braves	Bob McAdoo	F/C	North Carolina
3	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dwight Davis	F	Houston
4	Phoenix Suns	Corky Calhoun	F	Pennsylvania
5	Phiadelphia 76ers	Fred Boyd	G	Oregon State
6	Milwaukee Bucks	Russell Lee	F	Marshall
7	Seattle Supersonics	Bud Stallworth	F	Kansas
8	New York Knicks	Tom Riker	C/F	South Carolina
9	Detroit Pistons	Bob Nas	F	Hawaii
10	Boston Celtics	Paul Westphal	G	USC
11	Chicago Bulls	Ralph Simpson	G	Michigan State
12	Milwaukee Bucks	Julius Erving	F	Massachusetts
13	Los Angeles Lakers	Travis Grant	F	Kentucky State

Second Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
14	Portland Trail Blazers	Bob Davis	F	Weber State
15	Buffalo Braves	Harold Fox	G	Jacksonville
16	Los Angeles Lakers	Jim Price	G	Louisville
17	Detroit Pistons	Chris Ford	G	Villanova
18	Seattle Supersonics	Joby Wright	F	Indiana
19	Cincinnati Royals	Sam Sibert	F	Kentucky State
20	Houston Rockets	John Gianelli	C	Pacific
21	Atlanta Hawks	Steve Bracey	G	Tulsa
22	Los Angeles Lakers	Paul Stovall	F	Arizona State
23	Seattle Supersonics	Brian Taylor	G	Princeton
24	Cleveland Cavaliers	Steve Hawes	F	Washington
25	Baltimore Baltimore Bullets	Tom Patterson	F	Ouachita Baptist
26	Portland Trail Blazers	Dave Twardzik	G	Old Dominion
27	Boston Celtics	Dennis Wuycik	F	North Carolina
28	Cincinnati Royals	Mike Ratliff	C	Eau Claire State
29	Milwaukee Bucks	Chuck Terry	F	Long Beach State
30	Portland Trail Blazers	Ollie Johnson	F	Temple

Third Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
31	Portland Trail Blazers	Lloyd Neal	F	Tennessee State
32	Buffalo Braves	Bob Morse	F	Penn
33	Phoenix Suns	Scott English	F	UTEP
34	Phoenix Suns	Don Buse	G	Evansville
35	Chicago Bulls	Frank Russell	G	Detroit
36	Phiadelphia 76ers	Charlie Tharpe	C	Bellhaven
37	Houston Rockets	Eric McWilliams	F	Long Beach State
38	Cincinnati Royals	Ron Riley	F	USC
39	Baltimore Bullets	Kevin Porter	G	St. Francis (PA)
40	Seattle Supersonics	Jim Creighton	F	Colorado
41	New York Knicks	Ansley Truitt	F	California
42	Phoenix Suns	Claude Terry	G	Stanford
43	Golden State Warriors	Bill Chamberlain	F	North Carolina
44	Boston Celtics	Wayne Grabiec	G	Michigan
45	Chicago Bulls	Chuck Jura	C	Nebraska
46	Milwaukee Bucks	George Adams	F	Gardner-Webb
47	Los Angeles Lakers	Gregg Northington	C	Alabama State

Fourth Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
48	Portland Trail Blazers	Gary Stewart	F	Canisius
49	Buffalo Braves	George Bryant	G	Eastern Kentucky
50	Cleveland Cavaliers	Hank Siemiontkowski	F	Villanova
51	Detroit Pistons	Ernie Fleming	F	Jacksonville
52	Phiadelphia 76ers	Marshall Wingate	G	Niagara
53	Cincinnati Royals	Frank Schade	G	Eau Claire State
54	Houston Rockets	Wil Robinson	G	West Virginia
55	Atlanta Hawks	Reggie Bird	G	Princeton
56	Baltimore Bullets	Al Saunders	F	LSU
57	Seattle Supersonics	Joe Mackey	F	USC
58	New York Knicks	Henry Bibby	G	UCLA
59	Phoenix Suns	Matt Gantt	F	St. Bonaventure
60	Golden State Warriors	John Tshogl	F	Santa Barbara
61	Boston Celtics	Nate Stephens	C	Long Beach State
62	Chicago Bulls	Ted Martiniuk	G	St. Peter's
63	Milwaukee Bucks	Art White	F	Georgetown

Fifth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
64	Portland Trail Blazers	Mike Reid	California-Riverside
65	Buffalo Braves	Arnie Berman	Brown
66	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sam Cash	California-Riverside
67	Detroit Pistons	Ernest Pettis	Western Michigan
68	Cincinnati Royals	Dave Bustion	Denver
69	Phiadelphia 76ers	Joe Bynes	Arkansas AM&N
70	Houston Rockets	James Silas	Stephen F. Austin
71	Atlanta Hawks	Bob Lackey	Marquette
72	Baltimore Bullets	Walter Jones	Long Island
73	Seattle Supersonics	Gary Ladd	Seattle
74	New York Knicks	Bob Ford	Purdue
75	Phoenix Suns	Wardell Dyson	Shaw
76	Golden State Warriors	Charles Dudley	Washington
77	Boston Celtics	Bryan Adrian	Davidson
78	Chicago Bulls	Rowland Garrett	Florida State
79	Milwaukee Bucks	Ron Harris	Wichita State
80	Los Angeles Lakers	Glen Summors	Gannon

Sixth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
81	Portland Trail Blazers	Joe Gaines	Belmont
82	Buffalo Braves	Ed Czernota	Sacred Heart
83	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tom Parker	Kentucky
84	Detroit Pistons	Terry Benton	Wichita State
85	Phiadelphia 76ers	John Glover	Wiley
86	Cincinnati Royals	Jerry Crocker	Guilford
87	Houston Rockets	Mike Collins	Seattle
88	Atlanta Hawks	Randy Knoll	Marshall
89	Baltimore Bullets	Wayne Dillard	Eastern Michigan
90	Seattle Supersonics	Ron Thomas	Louisville
91	New York Knicks	Greg Cleuss	St. John's
92	Phoenix Suns	Charles Edge	LeMoyne-Owen
93	Golden State Warriors	Henry Bacon	Louisville
94	Boston Celtics	Doug Holcomb	Memphis
95	Chicago Bulls	Mike Stewart	Santa Clara
96	Boston Celtics	Wally Wright	PMC Colleges
97	Los Angeles Lakers	Sam Simmons	Bradley

Seventh Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
98	Portland Trail Blazers	Bob Lynn	Long Beach State
99	Buffalo Braves	Greg Kohls	Syracuse
100	Cleveland Cavaliers	Steve Davidson	West Texas State
101	Detroit Pistons	Bruce Anderson	Arizona
102	Cincinnati Royals	Mike Sneed	Fayetteville
103	Phiadelphia 76ers	Curtis Pritchett	St. Augustine
104	Houston Rockets	Mike Jackson	Cal State-Los Angeles
105	Atlanta Hawks	Billy Pleas	Detroit
106	Baltimore Bullets	Marvin Brown	Jackson State
107	Seattle Supersonics	Jerry Dunn	Western Kentucky
108	New York Knicks	Tracy Tripucka	Lafayette
109	Phoenix Suns	Bernie Fryer	Brigham Young
110	Golden State Warriors	William Franklin	Purdue
111	Boston Celtics	Steve Previs	North Carolina
112	Chicago Bulls	Jerry Pender	Fresno State
113	Milwaukee Bucks	Mickey Davis	Duquesne

Eighth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
114	Portland Trail Blazers	Ruben Vance	Kent State
115	Buffalo Braves	Andy Denny	South Alabama State
116	Cleveland Cavaliers	Roger Evans	Kent State
117	Detroit Pistons	Ben Kelso	Central Michigan
118	Phiadelphia 76ers	Jim Kopp	Rockhurst
119	Cincinnati Royals	Jerry Clack	Oklahoma
120	Houston Rockets	Henry Harris	Auburn
121	Atlanta Hawks	Oscar Evans	Butler
122	Baltimore Bullets	Jim Floyd	Shaw
123	Seattle Supersonics	Willy Stoudamire	Portland State
124	New York Knicks	Tom Corde	Ohio
125	Phoenix Suns	Russell Golden	Jackson State
126	Golden State Warriors	John Burks	San Francisco
127	Boston Celtics	Sam McCarney	Oral Roberts
128	Chicago Bulls	Cavin Anderson	Valley City
129	Milwaukee Bucks	Charles Kirkland	Cheyney

Ninth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
130	Portland Trail Blazers	Scott McCandlish	Virginia
131	Buffalo Braves	John Collins	Brockport State
132	Cleveland Cavaliers	Greg Starrick	Southern Illinois
133	Detroit Pistons	Kessie Mangam	Ferris State
134	Cincinnati Royals	Steve McMahon	Merrimack
135	Phiadelphia 76ers	Rod Murray	Cal State-Los Angeles
136	Atlanta Hawks	Larry Strozier	Morehouse
137	Baltimore Bullets	Ruppert Breedlove	Oglethorpe
138	Seattle Supersonics	Dwight Holliday	Hawaii
139	New York Knicks	Tom Sullivan	Fordham
140	Phoenix Suns	Bill Kennedy	Arizona
141	Golden State Warriors	Bill Duey	California
142	Chicago Bulls	Ralph Houston	West Texas State
143	Milwaukee Bucks	Jim Regenold	Ball State

Tenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
144	Portland Trail Blazers	Kresimir Cosic	BYU
145	Cleveland Cavaliers	Kent Martens	Abilene Christian
146	Detroit Pistons	Kent Hollenbeck	Kentucky
147	Phiadelphia 76ers	Gary Watson	Wisconsin
148	Cincinnati Royals	David Hall	Kansas State
149	Atlanta Hawks	Jim Clesson	Tulsa
150	Baltimore Bullets	Will Loftin	SW Louisiana
151	Seattle Supersonics	Dan Stewart	Washington State
152	New York Knicks	Richie Garner	Manhattan
153	Phoenix Suns	Al Vilcheck	Louisville
154	Boston Celtics	Marty Hunt	Kenyon
155	Chicago Bulls	Chuck Taylor	West Liberty State
156	Milwaukee Bucks	Jolly Spight	Santa Clara

Eleventh Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
157	Portland Trail Blazers	Jimmy Wilkins	San Diego State
158	Buffalo Braves	Jim Prokell	Edinboro State
159	Cincinnati Royals	Floyd Mathew	Northern Arizona
160	Atlanta Hawks	Charles Allen	Texas Southern
161	Baltimore Bullets	Marvin Watkins	Jackson State
162	Seattle Supersonics	Steve Turner	Vanderbilt
163	New York Knicks	Chic Downing	Benedictine
164	Phoenix Suns	John Belcher	Arkansas State
165	Boston Celtics	Mark Minor	Ohio State
166	Chicago Bulls	Jackie Young	Rocky Mountain

Twelfth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
167	Buffalo Braves	Frank Dewitt	Virginia
168	Cincinnati Royals	Len Baltimore	George Washington
169	Atlanta Hawks	James Green	Paine College
170	Baltimore Bullets	Lloyd Adams	Rhode Island
171	Seattle Supersonics	Gregg Daust	U. of Missouri (St. Louis)
172	Phoenix Suns	Mark Soderberg	Utah
173	Boston Celtics	Phil Stephens	South Carolina State
174	Chicago Bulls	Al Cotler	Penn

Thirteen Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
175	Portland Trail Blazers	Larry Morris	Tulsa
176	Buffalo Braves	Kim Huband	North Carolina
177	Cincinnati Royals	Kent Scott	Pittsburgh
178	Baltimore Bullets	Mike Krawzyk	Loyola (MD)
179	Phoenix Suns	Kelly Utley	Shaw
180	Chicago Bulls	Mike Barr	Duquesne

Fourteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
181	Portland Trail Blazers	Paul Kelley	Shaw
182	Buffalo Braves	Greg Corson	North Carolina
183	Cincinnati Royals	Bob Allen	Missouri
184	Baltimore Bullets	Aubrey Nash	Kansas
185	Seattle Supersonics	Cleveland Hill	Nicholas State
186	Phoenix Suns	Ray Golson	West Texas State
187	Chicago Bulls	Andrew Pettes	Oklahoma

Fifteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
188	Portland Trail Blazers	Rich Haubeggar	Wake Forest
189	Buffalo Braves	Paul Hoffman	St. Bonaventure
190	Cincinnati Royals	Mike Jefferies	Oklahoma State
191	Baltimore Bullets	Gary Handleman	Hopkins
192	Chicago Bulls	Greg Lowery	Texas Tech

Sixteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	College
193	Portland Trail Blazers	Mose Adolph	Los Angeles State
194	Buffalo Braves	Norman Bounds	Brockport State
195	Cincinnati Royals	Mike Peterson	Nebraska
196	Chicago Bulls	Charles Hall	W. Montana

Seventeenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
197	Chicago Bulls	John Thornton		South Carolina State

Eighteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
198	Chicago Bulls	Ron Manning		Manhattan

*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1972 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.

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