1983 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick Team Player Position College
1 Houston Rockets Ralph Sampson C Virginia
2 Indiana Pacers Steve Stipanovich C Missouri
3 Houston Rockets Rodney McCray SF Louisville
4 San Diego Clippers Byron Scott SG Arizona State
5 Chicago Bulls Sidney Green PF UNLV
6 Golden State Warriors Russell Cross PF Purdue
7 Utah Jazz Thurl Bailey PF North Carolina State
8 Detroit Pistons Antoine Carr PF Wichita State
9 Dallas Mavericks Dale Ellis SF Tennessee
10 Washington Bullets Jeff Malone SG Mississippi State
11 Dallas Mavericks Derek Harper PG Illinois
12 New York Knicks Darrell Walker SG Arkansas
13 Kansas City Kings Ennis Whatley PG Alabama
14 Portland Trail Blazers Clyde Drexler SG/SF Houston
15 Denver Nuggets Howard Carter SG LSU
16 Seattle Supersonics Jon Sundvold PG Missouri
17 Philadelphia 76ers Leo Rautins SF Syracuse
18 Milwaukee Bucks Randy Breuer C Minnesota
19 San Antonio Spurs John Paxson PG Notre Dame
20 Cleveland Cavaliers Roy Hinson PF Rutgers
21 Boston Celtics Greg Kite C Brigham Young
22 Washington Bullets Randy Wittman SG Indiana
23 Indiana Pacers Mitchell Wiggins SG Florida State
24 Cleveland Cavaliers Stewart Granger PG Villanova

Second Round

Pick Team Player Position College
25 Chicago Bulls Sidney Lowe PG North Carolina State
26 Indiana Pacers Leroy Combs PF Oklahoma State
27 Cleveland Cavaliers John Garris PF Boston College
28 Phoenix Suns Rod Foster PG UCLA
29 Chicago Bulls Larry Micheaux PF Houston
30 Dallas Mavericks Mark West C Old Dominion
31 Atlanta Hawks Glenn Rivers PG Marquette
32 Washington Bullets Michael Britt SF South Carolina
33 Dallas Mavericks Dirk Minniefield PG Kentucky
34 Washington Bullets Guy Williams PF Washington State
35 San Antonio Spurs Darrell Lockhart PF Auburn
36 Seattle Supersonics Scooter McCray PF Louisville
37 Denver Nuggets David Russell SF St. John's
38 Kansas City Kings Chris McNealy SF San Jose State
39 Portland Trail Blazers Granville Waiters C Ohio State
40 Indaina Pacers James Thomas SG Indiana
41 Milwaukee Bucks Ted Kitchel SF Indiana
42 Milwaukee Bucks Mike Davis SG Alabama
43 Golden State Warriors Pace Mannion SF Utah
44 New Jersey Nets Horace Owens SG Rhode Island
45 Phoenix Suns Paul Williams SG Arizona State
46 San Antonio Spurs Kevin Williams SG St. John's
47 Philadelphia 76ers Ken Lyons SF North Texas State

Third Round

Pick Team Player Position College
48 Houston Rockets Craig Ehlo SG Washington State
49 Indiana Pacers Greg Jones PG West Virginia
50 Cleveland Cavaliers Paul Thompson SF Tulane
51 Phoenix Suns Derek Whittenburg PG North Carolina State
52 Boston Celtics Winfred King PF East Tennessee State
53 Golden State Warriors Michael Holton SG UCLA
54 Utah Jazz Robert Hansen SG Iowa
55 Detroit Pistons Erich Santifer SG Syracuse
56 Cleveland Cavaliers Larry Anderson SG UNLV
57 Washington Bullets Darren Daye SF UCLA
58 Atlanta Hawks John Pinone PF Villanova
59 New Jersy Nets Bruce Kuczenski PF Connecticut
60 Kansas City Kings Steve Harriel SF Washington State
61 Denver Nuggets David Little SF Oklahoma
62 Portland Trail Blazers Tom Piotrowski C LaSalle
63 Seattle Supersonics Frank Burnell SG Stetson
64 Philadephia 76ers Claude Riley PF Texas A&M
65 Milwaukee Bucks Billy Goodwin SG St. John's
66 Cleveland Cavaliers Les Craft PF Kansas State
67 Cleveland Cavaliers Derrick Hord SG Kentucky
68 Bston Celtics Craig Robinson PF Virginia
69 Los Angeles Lakers Orlando Phillips SF Pepperdine
70 Philadelphia 76ers Dan Ruland PF James Madison

Fourth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
71 Houston Rockets Darrell Browder PG TCU
72 Indiana Pacers Terry Fair SF Georgia
73 Cleveland Cavaliers Dwight Jones SF Cincinnati
74 Philadelphia 76ers Kalpatrick Wells PF Mississippi State
75 Chicago Bulls Ron Crevier C Boston College
76 Utah Jazz Doug Arnold PF TCU
77 Golden State Warriors Pete Thibeaux SF St. Mary's (CA)
78 Detroit Pistons Steve Bouchie PF Indiana
79 Dallas Mavericks Johnny Martin PF NW Louisiana
80 Washington Bullets Dan Gay SF SW Louisiana
81 Atlanta Hawks Harry Kelley SF Texas Southern
82 New York Knicks Mark Jones PG St. Bonaventure
83 Denver Nuggets York Gross SG UC Santa Barbara
84 Kansas City Kings Mike Jackson PG Wyoming
85 Portland Trail Blazers Tim Dunham SG Chaminade
86 Seattle Supersonics Pete DeBisschop C Fairfield
87 New Jersey Nets Barney Mines SG Bradley
88 Milwaukee Bucks Mark Nickens SG American
89 Phoenix Suns Sam Mosley SF Nevada
90 San Antonio Spurs Brant Weidner PF William & Mary
91 Boston Celtics Carlos Clark SG Mississippi
92 Los Angeles Lakers Terry Lewis SG Mississippi State
93 Philadelphia 76ers Craig Robinson SF Princeton

Fifth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
94 Houston Rockets Chuck Barnett   Oklahoma
95 Indiana Pacers Roger Stieg   Mississippi
96 Cleveland Cavaliers Chris Logan   Holy Cross
97 San Diego Clippers Manute Bol   Sudan
98 Chicago Bulls Tim Andree   Notre Dame
99 Goldens State Warriors Greg Hines   Hampton Institute
100 Utah Jazz Mark Clark   Oklahoma
101 Detroit Pistons Ken Austin   Rice
102 Dallas Mavericks Jim Lampley   Arkansas-Little Rock
103 Washington Bullets Robin Dixon   New Hampshire
104 Atlanta Hawks Charles Jones   Oklahoma
105 New York Knicks Troy Mikell   East Tennessee
106 Kansas City Kings Lorenza Andrews   Oklahoma State
107 Denver Nuggets James Braddock   North Carolina
108 Portland Trail Blazers Gary Monroe   Wright State
109 Seattle Supersonics Brad Watson   Washington
110 New Jeresy Nets Tyren Naulls   Texas A&M
111 Milwaukee Bucks Mark Petteway   New Orleans
112 San Antonio Spurs Jeff Pehl   Richmond
113 Phoenix Suns Rick Lamb   Illinois State
114 Botson Celtics Bob Reitz   Stonehill
115 Los Angeles Lakers Danny Dixon   Alabama A&M
116 Philadelphia 76ers Mike Milligan   Tennessee State

Sixth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
117 Houston Rockets Jim Stack   Northwestern
118 Indiana Pacers Cliff Pruitt   UAB
119 Cleveland Cavaliers Mel McLaughlin   Central Michigan
120 Milwaukee Bucks Russell Todd   West Virginia
121 Chicago Bulls Ernest Patterson   New Mexico State
122 Utah Jazz Fred Gilliam   Clemson
123 Golden State Warriors Tom Heywood   Weber State
124 Detroit Pistons Derek Perry   Michigan State
125 Dallas Mavericks Billy Allen   Nevada
126 Washington Bullets Donald Carroll   St. Augustine's
127 Atlanta Hawks Tom Bethea   Richmond
128 New York Knicks Tony Simms   Boston U
129 Denver Nuggets Glenn Green   Murray State
130 Kansas City Kings Alvis Rogers   Wake Forest
131 Portland Trail Blazers Derrick Pope   Montana
132 Seattle Supersonics Tony Wilson   Western Kentucky
133 New Jersey Nets Oscar Taylor   New Orleans
134 Milwaukee Bucks Charles Hurt   Kentucky
135 Phoenix Suns Edward Bona   Fordham
136 San Antonio Spurs Ricky Hooker   St. Mary's (TX)
137 Boston Celtics Paul Atkins   Houston Baptist
138 Los Angeles Lakers Mark Steele   Colorado State
139 Philadelphia 76ers Sedale Threatt   West Virginia Tech

Seventh Round

Pick Team Player Position College
140 Houston Rockets Brian Kellerman   Idaho
141 Indiana Pacers Tony Brown   Indiana
142 Cleveland Cavaliers John Columbo   John Carroll
143 San Diego Clippers Dan Evans   Oregon State
144 Chicago Bulls Jacque Hill   USC
145 Philadelphia Warriors Peter Williams   Utah
146 Utah Jazz Joe Kazanowski   Canada
147 Detroit Pistons Rob Gonzalez   Colorado
148 Dallas Mavericks Terrell Schlundt   Marquette
149 Washington Bullets Danny Womack   Winston-Salem
150 Atlanta Hawks Lex Drum   Alabama-Birmingham
151 New York Knicks Desi Barimore   Fresno State
152 Kansas City Kings Dane Suttle   Pepperdine
153 Denver Nuggets Maurice McDaniel   Catawba
154 Portland Trail Blazers Paul Little   Penn
155 Seattle Supersonics Tony Gattis   Mercer
156 New Jersey Nets Keith Bennett   Sacred Heart
157 Milwaukee Bucks Anthony Hicks   Xavier
158 San Antonio Spurs Keith Williams   Panhandle State
159 Phoenix Suns Fred Brown   Virginia Commonwealth
160 Botson Celtics Roy Jackson   Providence
161 Los Angeles Lakers Ricky Mixon   Cal State-Fullerton
162 Philadelphia 76ers Tony Bruin   Syracuse

Eighth Round

Pick Team College Position Player
163 Houston Rockets Jeff Bolding   Arkansas State
164 Indiana Pacers Ray McCallum   Ball State
165 Cleveland Cavaliers Larry Tucker   Lewis (IL)
166 San Diego Clippers Mark Gannon   Iowa
167 Chicago Bulls Terry Bradley   Chicago State
168 Utah Jazz Michael McCombs   Santa Fe
169 Golden State Warriors Doug Harris   Central Washington
170 Detroit Pistons George Wenzel   Augustana
171 Dallas Mavericks Bill Sadler   Pepperdine
172 Washington Bullets Bernard Perry   Howard
173 Atlanta Hawks George Thomas   Georgia Tech
174 New York Knicks Mike Lang   Penn State
175 Denver Nuggets Cliff Tribus   Davidson
176 Kansas City Kings Preston Neumayr   Cal State-Davis
177 Portland Trail Blazers Frank Smith   Arizona
178 Seattle Supersonics Ray Smith   Armstrong State
179 New Jersey Nets Joe Myers   Duquesne
180 Milwaukee Bucks Brett Burkholder   DePaul
181 Phoenix Suns Mike Mulquin   Villanova
182 San Antonio Spurs Norville Brown   Oklahoma Christian
183 Boston Celtics Trent Johnson   Pittsburgh
184 Philadelphia 76ers Gordon Austin   American

Ninth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
185 Houston Rockets James Campbell   Oklahoma City
186 Indiana Pacers Lynn Mitchem   Butler
187 Cleveland Cavaliers Joe Brown   Georgia State
188 San Diego Clippers David Maxwell   Fordham
189 Chicago Bulls Ray Orange   Oklahoma Christian
190 Golden State Warriors Greg Goorjiam   Loyola Marymount
191 Utah Jazz Ron Webb   Oklahoma Christian
192 Detroit Pistons Marlow McLain   Eastern Michigan
193 Dallas Mavericks Sherrod Arnold   Chicago State
194 Washington Bullets Ricky Moreland   Maryland-Baltimore
195 Atlanta Hawks Wil Kotchery   Livingston State
196 New York Knicks Charles Jones   Marshall
197 Kansas City Kings Bernard Hill   Panhandle State
198 Denver Nuggets Bobby Van Noy   Catawba
199 Portland Trail Blazers Phil Hopson   Idaho
200 Seattle Supersonics Tony Washington   Hampton Institute
201 New Jersey Nets Kevin Black   Rutgers
202 Milwaukee Bucks Bill Varner   Notre Dame
203 San Antonio Spurs Gary Gaspard   St. Mary's (TX)
204 Phoenix Suns Joe Dykstra   Western Illinois
205 Boston Celtics John Rice   Massachusetts-Boston
206 Philadelphia 76ers Charles Fisher   James Madison

Tenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
207 Indiana Pacers Mark Smed   Augustana (SD)
208 Cleveland Cavaliers Jon Hanley   Xavier
209 San Diego Clippers Keith Smith   San Diego State
210 Chicago Bulls Tom Emma   Duke
211 Utah Jazz Odell Mosteller   Auburn
212 Golden State Warriors Michael Zeno   Long Beach State
213 Detorit Pistons Ike Person   Michigan
214 Dallas Mavericks Clyde Corley   Florida International
215 Washington Bullets Isiah Singletary   St. Louis
216 Atlanta Hawks Ronnie Carr   Western Carolina
217 New York Knicks Bernard Randolph   DePaul
218 Denver Nuggets Cleveland McCrae   Catawba
219 Kansas City Kings Aaron Haskins   Washington State
220 Portland Trail Blazers Russ Christianson   East Oregon State
221 Seattle Supersonics David Binion   North Carolina Central
222 New Jersey Nets Rich Simkus   Princeton
223 Milwaukee Bucks Bob Kelly   St. John's
224 Phoenix Suns Bo Overton   Oklahoma
225 San Antonio Spurs Lamar Heard   Georgia
226 Boston Celtics Andy Kupec   Bentley

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