1973 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick Team Player Position College
1 Philadelphia 76ers Doug Collins G Illinois State
2 Cleveland Cavaliers Jim Brewer F Minnesota
3 Buffalo Braves Ernie DiGregorio G Providence
4 Seattle Supersonics Mike Green C/F Louisiana Tech
5 Los Angeles Lakers Kermit Washington F American
6 Houston Rockets Ed Ratleff F Long Beach State
7 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Ron Behagen F Minnesota
8 Phoenix Suns Mike Bantom F St. Joseph's (PA)
9 Atlanta Hawks Dwight Jones F Houston
10 Atlanta Hawks John Brown F Missouri
11 Golden State Warriors Kevin Joyce G South Carolina
12 Chicago Bulls Kevin Kunnert C Iowa
13 Capital Bullets Nick Weatherspoon F Illinois
14 New York Knicks Mel Davis F St. John's
15 Portland Trail Blazers Barry Parkhill G Virginia
16 Milwaukee Bucks Swen Nater C UCLA
17 Boston Celtics Steve Downing F Indiana
18 Philadelphia 76ers Raymond Lewis G Los Angeles State

Second Round

Pick Team Player Position College
19 Capital Bullets Louis Nelson G Washington
20 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Mike DAntoni G Marshall
21 Philadelphia 76ers Allan Bristow F Virginia Tech
22 Philadelphia 76ers George McGinnis F Indiana
23 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Schaeffer F St. John's
24 Chicago Bulls Kevin Stacom G Providence
25 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Larry McNeill F Marquette
26 Cleveland Cavaliers Allan Hornyak G Ohio State
27 Atlanta Hawks Tom Ingelsby G Villanova
28 New York Knicks Pat McFarland F St. Joseph's (PA)
29 Golden State Warriors Derrek Dickey F Cincinnati
30 Chicago Bulls Wendell Hudson F Alabama
31 Los Angeles Lakers Jim Chones C Marquette
32 Philadelphia 76ers Caldwell Jones C Albany State (GA)
33 Phoenix Suns Gary Melchionni G Duke
34 Los Angeles Lakers John Perry C Pan American
35 Boston Celtics Phil Hankinson F Pennsylvania

Third Round

Pick Team Player Position College
36 Atlanta Hawks Ted Manakas G Princeton
37 Cleveland Cavaliers Jim OBrien F Maryland
38 Buffalo Braves Ken Charles G Fordham
39 Chicago Bulls Martin Terry G Arkansas
40 Cleveland Cavaliers Ozzie Edwards G Oklahoma City
41 Cleveland Cavaliers James Lister C Sam Houston State
42 Phoenix Suns Joe Reaves F Bethel (TN)
43 Phoenix Suns Steve Mitchell C Center
44 Detroit Pistons Dwight Lamar G SW Louisiana
45 Atlanta Hawks Leonard Gray F Long Beach State
46 Golden State Warriors Jim Retseck F Auburn
47 Chicago Bulls Steve Newsome F Houston
48 Capital Bullets Tom Kozelko F Toledo
49 New York Knicks Allie McGuire G Marquette
50 Detroit Pistons Larry Kenon F Memphis State
51 Houston Rockets EC Coleman F Houston Baptist
52 Boston Celtics Martinez Denmon G Iowa State

Fourth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
53 Philadelphia 76ers Darrel Minniefield F New Mexico
54 Buffalo Braves Doug Little G Oregon
55 Portland Trail Blazers William Averitt G Pepperdine
56 Seattle Supersonics June Harris G North Carolina A&T
57 Cleveland Cavaliers Luke Witte C Ohio State
58 Houston Rockets Lee Colburn F South Dakota State
59 Milwaukee Bucks Clyde Turner F Minnesota
60 Phoenix Suns Ron Robinson F Memphis State
61 Detroit Pistons Ken Brady C Michigan
62 Atlanta Hawks James Brown F Havard
63 Golden State Warriors Ron King G Florida State
64 Chicago Bulls Mark Sibley G Northwestern
65 Capital Bullets Aaron Stewart G Richmond
66 New York Knicks George Karl G North Carolina
67 Milwaukee Bucks Harry Rogers F Saint Louis
68 Los Angeles Lakers Larry Finch G Memphis State
69 Boston Celtics Richie Fuqua G Oral Roberts

Fifth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
70 Philadelphia 76ers Reggie Royals   Florida State
71 Portland Trail Blazers Fran Costello   Providence
72 Buffalo Braves Randy Knoll   Marshall
73 Seattle Supersonics Chuck Iverson   South Dakota
74 Cleveland Cavaliers John Coughran   California
75 Houston Rockets Gary Rhoades   Colorado State
76 Kansas City-Omaha Kings ML Carr   Guilford
77 Phoenix Suns Clinton Harris   Iowa State
78 Detroit Pistons Henry Wilmore   Michigan
79 Atlanta Hawks Dave Winfield   Minnesota
80 Golden State Warriors Nate Stephens   Long Beach State
81 Chicago Bulls Ray Simpson   Furman
82 Capital Bullets Danny Traylor   South Carolina
83 New York Knicks Dennis Bell   Drake
84 Los Angeles Lakers Kresimir Cosic   Brigham Young
85 Milwaukee Bucks Larry Jackson   Northern Illinois
86 Boston Celtics Byron Jones   San Francisco

Sixth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
87 Philadelphia 76ers Sterling Wright   Lincoln
88 Buffalo Braves Mike Macaluso   Canisius
89 Portland Trail Blazers Neal Jurgensen   Oregon State
90 Seattle Supersonics Bill McCoy   Northern Iowa
91 Cleveland Cavaliers Willie Calvert   Abilene Christian
92 Houston Rockets Tom Peck   Eau Claire
93 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Mike Quick   San Francisco
94 Phoenix Suns Gene Doyle   Holy Cross
95 Detroit Pistons Dennis Johnson   Ferris State
96 Atlanta Hawks John Williamson   New Mexico State
97 Golden State Warriors Bob Lauriski   Utah State
98 Chicago Bulls John Neumann   Mississippi
99 Capital Bullets Mike Allocco   Stonehill
100 New York Knicks Lawrence Lilly   Alabama State
101 Milwaukee Bucks James Floyd   Shaw
102 Los Angeles Lakers David Brent   Jacksonville
103 Boston Celtics Joe Cafferky   North Carolina State

Seventh Round

Pick Team Player Position College
104 Philadelphia 76ers James Greene   Kentucky Wesleyan
105 Portland Trail Blazers Larry Hollyfield   UCLA
106 Buffalo Braves Tim Bassett   Georgia
107 Seattle Supersonics Jim Andrews   Kentucky
108 Cleveland Cavaliers Larry Farmer   UCLA
109 Houston Rockets Fred DeVaughn   Westmont
110 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Mike Jeffries   Missouri
111 Phoenix Suns Jerry Bisbano   SW Louisiana
112 Detroit Pistons Fred Smiley   Northwood Michigan
113 Atlanta Hawks Pete Harris   Stephen F. Austin
114 Golden State Warriors Steve Smith   Loyola (CA)
115 Chicago Bulls Billy Harris   Northern Illinois
116 Capital Bullets Rod Hogue   Georgia
117 New York Knicks Mike Moore   Manhattan
118 Los Angeles Lakers Nate Hawthorne   Southern Illinois
119 Milwaukee Bucks Eddie Childress   Austin Peay
120 Boston Celtics Mike Stewart   Santa Clara

Eighth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
121 Philadelphia 76ers Dave Langston   Drake
122 Buffalo Braves Carl Jackson   St. Bonaventure
123 Portland Trail Blazers Lendell Resson   Eastern Michigan
124 Seattle Supersonics Wardell Jeffries   Oklahoma Baptist
125 Cleveland Cavaliers John Ritter   Indiana
126 Houston Rockets John Thomas   Missouri Southern
127 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Mike Williams   Kentucky Wesleyan
128 Phoenix Suns Jim Owens   Arizona State
129 Detroit Pistons Ben Kelso   Central Michigan
130 Atlanta Hawks Tim Dominey   Valdosta State
131 Golden State Warriors Jeff Dawson   Illinois
132 Chicago Bulls JG Brosterhos   Texas
133 Capital Bullets Mark Jellison   Northeastern
134 New York Knicks Steve Rowell   Rhode Island
135 Milwaukee Bucks Walt McGrary   Tennessee-Chattanooga
136 Los Angeles Lakers Roy McPipe   Eastern Montana
137 Boston Celtics Robert White   Sam Houston State

Ninth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
138 Philadelphia 76ers Harvey Catchings   Hardin-Simmons
139 Portland Trail Blazers Mike Contreras   Arizona State
140 Buffalo Braves Bob Fullerton   Xavier (OH)
141 Seattle Supersonics Greg Williams   Seattle
142 Cleveland Cavaliers Les Taylor   Murray State
143 Kansas City-Omaha Kings James Brown   Dartmouth
144 Phoenix Suns Sandy Smith   Winston-Salem
145 Detroit Pistons Bill Kelgore   Michigan State
146 Golden State Warriors Everett Fopma   Idaho State
147 Chicago Bulls Rubin Montanez   Duquesne
148 Capital Bullets Mike Boylan   Assumption
149 New York Knicks Joe Wise   Bridgewater State
150 Milwaukee Bucks Bob Bocca   Quinnipiac
151 Boston Celtics Corky Taylor   Minnesota

Tenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
152 Philadelphia 76ers Abe Steward   Jacksonville
153 Buffalo Braves Nick Connor   Illinois
154 Portland Trail Blazers Sam Whitehead   Oregon State
155 Seattle Supersonics Bob Bodell   Maryland
156 Cleveland Cavaliers Dean Martin   Baldwin-Wallace
157 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Ernie Kusyner   Kansas State
158 Phoenix Suns Claude White   Elmhurst
159 Detroit Pistons Bob Solomon   Wayne State
160 Golden State Warriors Fred Lavoroni   Santa Clara
161 Chicago Bulls Russ Hunt   Furman
162 Capital Bullets Dick Kelly   Bay College
163 New York Knicks Ed Fields   C.W.Post
164 Milwaukee Bucks Ron Battle   Sam Houston State
165 Boston Celtics Steve Turner   Vanderbilt

Eleventh Round

Pick Team Player Position College
166 Philadelphia 76ers Rod Freeman   Vanderbilt
167 Portland Trail Blazers Ed Payne   Wake Forest
168 Buffalo Braves Mike Lee   Syracuse
169 Cleveland Cavaliers Floyd Lewis   Harvard
170 Phoenix Suns Lynn Greer   Virginia State
171 Detroit Pistons Len Paul   Akron
172 Capital Bullets Dale Adams   St. Mary's (MD)
173 New York Knicks Charles Edge   LeMoyne-Owen
174 Boston Celtics Ed Hastings   Villanova

Twelfth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
175 Philadelphia 76ers Connie Warren   Xavier(OH)
176 Buffalo Braves Aaron Covington   Canisius
177 Portland Trail Blazers Rick Holdt   North Carolina State
178 Cleveland Cavaliers Chris McMurray   San Diego State
179 Phoenix Suns Lyman Williamson   Samford
180 Detroit Pistons Clarence Carlisle   Ferris State
181 Capital Bullets Mike Battle   George Washington
182 Boston Celtics Bruce Winkler   Santa Clara

Thirteen Round

Pick Team Player Position College
183 Philadelphia 76ers Jim Crawford   La Salle
184 Buffalo Braves Bob Vartanian   Buffalo
185 Cleveland Cavaliers John Pennebacker   Hawaii
186 Phoenix Suns Kalevi Sarkalahti   Brigham Young
187 Capital Bullets Chester Davis   Morgan State
188 Boston Celtics Scott Koelzer   Montana State

Fourteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
189 Philadelphia 76ers Ernie Johnson   Michigan
190 Buffalo Braves Ron Gilliam   Brockport
191 Cleveland Cavaliers Charles Mitchell   Eastern Kentucky
192 Capital Bullets Howard White   Maryland
193 Boston Celtics Rick Williams   Iowa

Fifteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
194 Philadelphia 76ers Lionel Harris   Cincinnati
195 Buffalo Braves John Fraley   Georgia
196 Cleveland Cavaliers Reese Stovall   Pan American
197 Capital Bullets Shorty Simmons   St. Mary's (MD)
198 Boston Celtics James Gilchrist   Florida Southern

Sixteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
199 Philadelphia 76ers Larry Robinson   Tennessee
200 Buffalo Braves John Green   Oregon
201 Cleveland Cavaliers Tom O'Connor   Iowa
202 Boston Celtics Sam Barber   Bethune Cookman

Seventeenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
203 Philadelphia 76ers Tony Prince   St.John's
204 Buffalo Braves James Garvin   Boston University
205 Cleveland Cavaliers Phil Elderkin   Boston University
206 Boston Celtics Lamont King   Long Beach State

Eighteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
207 Buffalo Braves Don Johnston   North Carolina
208 Boston Celtics Peter Gavitt   Maine

Nineteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
209 Buffalo Braves Ron Thornson   British Columbia
210 Boston Celtics Tom Austin   Massachusetts

Twentieth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
211 Buffalo Braves Phil Tollestrop   BYU

*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1973 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.

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