1971 NBA draft
1971 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | March 29, 1971 (first 10 rounds) March 30, 1971 (remaining rounds) |
Location | New York City, New York |
Overview | |
237 total selections in 19 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Austin Carr, Cleveland Cavaliers |
The 1971 NBA draft was the 25th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 29 and 30, 1971, before the 1971–72 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip.[1] The Cleveland Cavaliers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers were awarded the second pick. The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Prior to the start of the season, the San Diego Rockets and the San Francisco Warriors relocated to Houston, Texas, and Oakland, California, and became the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors respectively.[2][3] The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising the selection of 237 players. The league also hosted a supplemental hardship draft on September 20, 1971, for college underclassmen who wished to join the league.
Draft selections and draftee career notes
Austin Carr from the University of Notre Dame was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sidney Wicks from the University of California, Los Angeles, who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, was selected second by the Portland Trail Blazers.[4]
Spencer Haywood, the 30th pick, and Randy Smith, the 104th pick, were selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. Haywood was selected to four All-NBA Teams and five All-Star Games. He also won the NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980.[5] During his first and only season in the American Basketball Association (ABA), he won the ABA Most Valuable Player Award, and was selected to the ABA All-Star Game and All-ABA Team.[6] Smith was selected to one All-NBA Team and two All-Star Games.[7]
Artis Gilmore, the 117th pick, initially opted to play in the ABA. Gilmore spent five seasons with the Kentucky Colonels before finally joined the NBA in 1976 after both leagues merged. His achievements include ABA Most Valuable Player Award in 1972, five All-ABA Team selections, five ABA All-Star Game selections and six NBA All-Star Game selections.[8] For his achievements, he was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.[9]
Fred Brown, the 6th pick, spent all of his 13-year playing career with the Sonics and was selected to one All-Star Game.[10] Carr, Wicks, and 11th pick Curtis Rowe are the only other players from this draft who were selected to an All-Star Game.[11][12][13] Phil Chenier, a college underclassman selected in the supplemental hardship draft, was also selected to both All-NBA Team and All-Star Game.[14] Two players drafted went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: 13th pick Jim Cleamons and 46th pick Dave Wohl.[15][16]
Spencer Haywood was selected in the second round by the Buffalo Braves although he already played in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics in the previous season.[17] He left college basketball in 1969 with two years remaining in his college eligibility. At that time, the NBA prohibited the drafting or signing of a player before his college class had graduated. He then played in the ABA with the Denver Rockets for a season before controversially signed by the Sonics. The league and the other NBA teams opposed the move and argued Haywood should be prohibited to join and play with the Sonics. This led to a court case between the NBA against the Sonics and Haywood. He argued that he should be allowed to play because he was a "hardship case", due to his position as the sole wage earner in his family. He then won the case and was allowed to play late in the 1970–71 season. This led to the NBA allowing college underclassmen to enter the draft provided they could give evidence of "hardship". With the existing rules, Haywood was eligible for this year's draft, when his college class graduated. The Braves used one of their three second-round picks to select him, hoping that they would win the rights to sign him. However, he remained with the Sonics and never played for the Braves.[5][18]
Key
Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Draft
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Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
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1 | 1 | Austin Carr+ | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
1 | 2 | Sidney Wicks+ | F/C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | UCLA (Sr.) |
1 | 3 | Elmore Smith | C | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Kentucky State (Sr.) |
1 | 4 | Ken Durrett | F | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | La Salle (Sr.) |
1 | 5 | George Trapp | F/C | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Long Beach State (Sr.) |
1 | 6 | Fred Brown+ | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Iowa (Sr.) |
1 | 7 | Cliff Meely | F/C | ![]() |
San Diego Rockets | Colorado (Sr.) |
1 | 8 | Darnell Hillman | F/C | ![]() |
San Francisco Warriors | U.S. Armed Forces (AAU)[19] |
1 | 9 | Stan Love | F | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Oregon (Sr.) |
1 | 10 | Clarence Glover | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
1 | 11 | Curtis Rowe+ | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | UCLA (Sr.) |
1 | 12 | Dana Lewis# | C | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Tulsa (Sr.) |
1 | 13 | Jim Cleamons | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Ohio State (Sr.) |
1 | 14 | John Roche | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | South Carolina (Sr.) |
1 | 15 | Kennedy McIntosh | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) |
1 | 16 | Dean Meminger | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Marquette (Sr.) |
1 | 17 | Collis Jones# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
2 | 18 | Steve Patterson | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | UCLA (Sr.) |
2 | 19 | Fred Hilton | G/F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Grambling (Sr.) |
2 | 20 | Willie Sojourner# | F/C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (from Portland)[a] | Weber State (Sr.) |
2 | 21 | John Mengelt | G | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Auburn (Sr.) |
2 | 22 | Ted McClain | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
2 | 23 | Jim McDaniels | F/C | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
2 | 24 | Mike Newlin | G/F | ![]() |
San Diego Rockets | Utah (Sr.) |
2 | 25 | Charlie Yelverton | G/F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers (from San Francisco)[b] | Fordham (Sr.) |
2 | 26 | Amos Thomas# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Southwestern State (Sr.) |
2 | 27 | Rick Fisher# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Baltimore)[c] | Colorado State (Sr.) |
2 | 28 | Jim Rose# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
2 | 29 | Isaiah Wilson | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Baltimore (Sr.) |
2 | 30 | Spencer Haywood^ | F/C | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves (from Philadelphia)[d] | Seattle SuperSonics (NBA)[5] |
2 | 31 | Joe Bergman# | F | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals (from Los Angeles)[e] | Creighton (Sr.) |
2 | 32 | Howard Porter | F/C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix)[f] | Villanova (Sr.) |
2 | 33 | Marvin Stewart# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers (from Chicago)[g] | Nebraska (Sr.) |
2 | 34 | Gregg Northington# | C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Alabama State (Jr.) |
2 | 35 | Willie Long# | F/C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Milwaukee)[h] | New Mexico (Sr.) |
3 | 36 | Gerald Lockett# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Arkansas AM&N (Sr.) |
3 | 37 | Larry Steele | G/F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
3 | 38 | Rich Yunkus# | F | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
3 | 39 | Jeff Halliburton | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Drake (Sr.) |
3 | 40 | Clifford Ray | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (from Seattle)[i] | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
3 | 41 | Jackie Ridgle | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Diego)[j] | California (Sr.) |
3 | 42 | William Smith | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers (from San Francisco)[b] | Syracuse (Sr.) |
3 | 43 | Rich Rinaldi | G | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Saint Peter's (Sr.) |
3 | 44 | Dave Robisch | F/C | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Kansas (Sr.) |
3 | 45 | Marv Roberts | F/C | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Utah State (Sr.) |
3 | 46 | Dave Wohl | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Pennsylvania (Sr.) |
3 | 47 | Mike Gale | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (from Los Angeles)[k] | Elizabeth City State (Sr.) |
3 | 48 | Mo Layton | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | USC (Sr.) |
3 | 49 | Dick Gibbs | G/F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Texas-El Paso (Sr.) |
3 | 50 | Kenny Mayfield | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Tuskegee (Sr.) |
3 | 51 | Gary Brell# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Marquette (Sr.) |
4 | 52 | Cliff Harris# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Hardin–Simmons (Sr.) |
4 | 53 | Jimmy O'Brien# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Boston College (Sr.) |
4 | 54 | Bobby Fields# | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | La Salle (Sr.) |
4 | 55 | Sid Catlett | F | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
4 | 56 | Jim Welch# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Houston (Sr.) |
4 | 57 | Pembrook Burrows# | C | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
4 | 58 | Tom Owens | F/C | ![]() |
San Diego Rockets | South Carolina (Sr.) |
4 | 59 | Greg Gary# | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
4 | 60 | Will Allen# | F | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) |
4 | 61 | Randy Denton | C | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Duke (Sr.) |
4 | 62 | Jarrett Durham# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Duquesne (Sr.) |
4 | 63 | Erwin Johnson# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Augusta (Sr.) |
4 | 64 | Roger Brown | C | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Kansas (Sr.) |
4 | 65 | Walt Szczerbiak# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | George Washington (Sr.) |
4 | 66 | Jim Irving# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
4 | 67 | Steve Niles# | C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
4 | 68 | Henry Smith# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Missouri (Sr.) |
5 | 69 | Brian Mahoney# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Manhattan (Sr.) |
5 | 70 | Garry Nelson# | C | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Duquesne (Sr.) |
5 | 71 | Héctor Blondet# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Murray State (Sr.) |
5 | 72 | Jimmie Guymon# | G | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Eastern New Mexico (Sr.) |
5 | 73 | Tyrone Marioneaux# | C | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Loyola (Louisiana) (Sr.) |
5 | 74 | Jeff Smith# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
5 | 75 | Rudy Benjamin# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Michigan State (Sr.) |
5 | 76 | Odis Allison | F | ![]() |
San Francisco Warriors | Nevada-Las Vegas (Sr.) |
5 | 77 | Don Johnson# | F | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Tennessee (Sr.) |
5 | 78 | Greg Nelson# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
5 | 79 | Vincent White# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Savannah State (Sr.) |
5 | 80 | Richard Hood# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Phillips (Sr.) |
5 | 81 | Lee Dedmon# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | North Carolina (Sr.) |
5 | 82 | Ken Gardner# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Utah (Sr.) |
5 | 83 | Larry Weatherford# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Purdue (Sr.) |
5 | 84 | Bob Kissane# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Holy Cross (Sr.) |
5 | 85 | Barry Nelson | C | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Duquesne (Sr.) |
6 | 86 | Mike Childress# | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Colorado State (Sr.) |
6 | 87 | Glen Summors# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Gannon (Jr.) |
6 | 88 | Jim Day# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Morehead State (Sr.) |
6 | 89 | Gil McGregor | F | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
6 | 90 | Willie Humes# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Idaho State (Sr.) |
6 | 91 | Mike Necaise# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | William Carey (Sr.) |
6 | 92 | Gary Reist# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Rice (Sr.) |
6 | 93 | Charles Johnson | G | ![]() |
San Francisco Warriors | California (Sr.) |
6 | 94 | John Novey# | G | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Mount Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
6 | 95 | Thorpe Weber# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
6 | 96 | Jim Larrañaga# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Providence (Sr.) |
6 | 97 | Jake Jones | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Assumption (Sr.) |
6 | 98 | Bill Brickhouse# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Montana State (Sr.) |
6 | 99 | William Graham# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Kentucky State (Sr.) |
6 | 100 | Jim England# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Tennessee (Sr.) |
6 | 101 | Bill Mainor# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Fordham (Sr.) |
6 | 102 | Ed Kemp# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Adams State (Sr.) |
7 | 103 | Tom Bush# | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Drake (Sr.) |
7 | 104 | Randy Smith* | G/F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Buffalo State (Sr.) |
7 | 105 | Gene Knolle# | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Texas Tech (Sr.) |
7 | 106 | Ollie Shannon# | G | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Minnesota (Sr.) |
7 | 107 | Mike Jordan# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Savannah State (Sr.) |
7 | 108 | John Duncan# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.) |
7 | 109 | Eric Hill# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Minnesota (Sr.) |
7 | 110 | Ken May# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Dayton (Sr.) |
7 | 111 | Dennis Hogg# | F | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Washington State (Sr.) |
7 | 112 | Skip Young# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Florida State (Sr.) |
7 | 113 | Steve Kelly# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | BYU (Sr.) |
7 | 114 | Curtis Ford# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Northeastern State (Sr.) |
7 | 115 | Gene Gathers# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Bradley (Sr.) |
7 | 116 | Ralph Brateris# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Trenton State (Sr.) |
7 | 117 | Artis Gilmore^ | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Jacksonville (Sr.) |
7 | 118 | Danny Davis# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Henderson State (Sr.) |
7 | 119 | Gene Phillips# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | SMU (Sr.) |
8 | 120 | Charlie Davis | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
8 | 121 | Craig Love# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Ohio (Sr.) |
8 | 122 | John Sutter# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Tulane (Sr.) |
8 | 123 | Frank Fitzgerald# | F | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Boston College (Sr.) |
8 | 124 | Jim Smith# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.) |
8 | 125 | Charlie Lowery | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Puget Sound (Sr.) |
8 | 126 | Rick Katherman# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Duke (Sr.) |
8 | 127 | Jim Haderlein# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Loyola Marymount (Sr.) |
8 | 128 | Russell Golden# | F | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Jackson State (Jr.) |
8 | 129 | John Ribock# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | South Carolina (Sr.) |
8 | 130 | Wayne Jones# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Niagara (Sr.) |
8 | 131 | Barry Yates | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Maryland (Sr.) |
8 | 132 | Luke Adams# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Lamar (Sr.) |
8 | 133 | Vernell Ellzy# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Florida State (Sr.) |
8 | 134 | Clarence Sherrod# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
8 | 135 | Leroy Eldridge# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Cheyney (Sr.) |
8 | 136 | Felix Thruston# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Trinity (Sr.) |
9 | 137 | Rich Walker# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Bowling Green (Sr.) |
9 | 138 | Gary Stewart# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Canisius (Jr.) |
9 | 139 | Goo Kennedy | F/C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Texas Christian (Sr.) |
9 | 140 | Ernie Fleming# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Jacksonville (Jr.) |
9 | 141 | Larry Holliday# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Oregon (Sr.) |
9 | 142 | Willie Cherry# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Denver (Sr.) |
9 | 143 | Clarence Smith# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Villanova (Sr.) |
9 | 144 | Ron Johnson# | C | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Murray State (Sr.) |
9 | 145 | Ray Greene# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | California State (Pennsylvania) (Sr.) |
9 | 146 | Paul Botts# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Central Michigan (Sr.) |
9 | 147 | Tom Lee# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Arizona (Sr.) |
9 | 148 | Bob Cheeks# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Whittier (Sr.) |
9 | 149 | Mike Johnson# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Pittsburg State (Sr.) |
9 | 150 | Jackie Dinkins | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Voorhees (Sr.) |
9 | 151 | Mike O'Brien# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Saint Leo (Sr.) |
9 | 152 | Rick Howat# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Illinois (Sr.) |
10 | 153 | Jim Meredith# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington State (Sr.) |
10 | 154 | Don Ward# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Colgate (Sr.) |
10 | 155 | Greg Starrick# | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Southern Illinois (Jr.) |
10 | 156 | Ron Rippetoe# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Lipscomb (Sr.) |
10 | 157 | Ed Huston# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Puget Sound (Sr.) |
10 | 158 | Calvin Oliver# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Pan American (Sr.) |
10 | 159 | Bill Drozdiak# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Oregon (Sr.) |
10 | 160 | Eddie Myers# | C | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Arizona (Sr.) |
10 | 161 | Dale Dover# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Harvard (Sr.) |
10 | 162 | Steve Butcher# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Pikeville (Sr.) |
10 | 163 | Jim Dinwiddie# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
10 | 164 | Cliff Mosley# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Quinnipiac (Sr.) |
10 | 165 | Tom Newell# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Hawaii (Sr.) |
10 | 166 | David Withers# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Delaware State (Sr.) |
10 | 167 | Andy Toth# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Cheyney (Sr.) |
10 | 168 | Dan Fife# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan (Sr.) |
11 | 169 | Mike Casey# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
11 | 170 | Bill Warner# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Arizona (Sr.) |
11 | 171 | Howard Burford# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
11 | 172 | Levi Wyatt# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Alcorn State (Sr.) |
11 | 173 | Jerome Perry# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
11 | 174 | Doug Rex# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
11 | 175 | Chuck Olkowski# | F | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Baltimore (Sr.) |
11 | 176 | Reggie Brooks# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | New Hampshire College (Sr.) |
11 | 177 | Larry Saunders# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Duke (Sr.) |
11 | 178 | Dana Pagett# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | USC (Sr.) |
11 | 179 | Paul Litz# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Western Carolina (Sr.) |
11 | 180 | Al Smith# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Bradley (Sr.) |
11 | 181 | Kenneth Davis# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Georgetown (Kentucky) (Sr.) |
11 | 182 | Blaine Henry# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Marshall (Sr.) |
12 | 183 | Doug Hess# | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Toledo (Sr.) |
12 | 184 | Butch Webster# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | New Orleans (Sr.) |
12 | 185 | Don Sechler# | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Delaware Valley (Sr.) |
12 | 186 | Roger Moore# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Columbus (Sr.) |
12 | 187 | Chris Schrobilgen# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | USC (Sr.) |
12 | 188 | Bob Connor# | G | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Loyola (Maryland) (Sr.) |
12 | 189 | John Dalton# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Suffolk (Sr.) |
12 | 190 | Bob Horn# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Tulsa (Sr.) |
12 | 191 | Ken Kowall# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Ohio (Sr.) |
12 | 192 | Floyd Mason# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Alcorn State (Sr.) |
12 | 193 | Ken Riley# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) |
12 | 194 | Carl Greenfield# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) |
12 | 195 | Gene Mumford# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Scranton (Sr.) |
13 | 196 | Bobby Jones# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Drake (Sr.) |
13 | 197 | Pete Smith# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Hartford Capitols (EBA) |
13 | 198 | Ed Jenkins# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Shaw College (Sr.) |
13 | 199 | Lee McCullough# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Indiana (Pennsylvania) (Sr.) |
13 | 200 | Tom Crosswhite# | F | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Dayton (Sr.) |
13 | 201 | Leroy Chalk# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Nebraska (Sr.) |
13 | 202 | Willie Roberson# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Wyoming (Sr.) |
13 | 203 | Hank Commodore# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Northwestern State (Sr.) |
13 | 204 | Ron Dorsey# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
13 | 205 | Ed Goode# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | DePaul (Sr.) |
13 | 206 | Larry Duckworth# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Henderson State (Sr.) |
13 | 207 | Pierre Russell# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Kansas (Sr.) |
14 | 208 | Bubbles Harris# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Indiana (Sr.) |
14 | 209 | Ray Lavender# | C | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Drury (Sr.) |
14 | 210 | Gene Roberson# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Canisius (Sr.) |
14 | 211 | Rudolph Peele# | G | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Norfolk State (Sr.) |
14 | 212 | Art Davis# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Johnson C. Smith (Sr.) |
14 | 213 | Kenny Booker# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | UCLA (Sr.) |
14 | 214 | Richard Dixon# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Loyola Marymount (Sr.) |
14 | 215 | Jack O'Connor# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Great Falls (Sr.) |
14 | 216 | George Jackson# | C | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Dayton (Sr.) |
15 | 217 | Larry Baker# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Wittenberg (Sr.) |
15 | 218 | William Chatmon# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Baylor (Sr.) |
15 | 219 | Bill Quigg# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
15 | 220 | Morrell James# | G | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Norfolk State (Sr.) |
15 | 221 | James Fleming# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Alcorn State (Sr.) |
15 | 222 | Curtis Carter# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Bishop (Sr.) |
15 | 223 | Lisco Thomas# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Furman (Sr.) |
15 | 224 | Loyd King# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
16 | 225 | Tyree Vance# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (Sr.) |
16 | 226 | James Douglas# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Memphis (Sr.) |
16 | 227 | Leonard Jackson# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Oregon (Sr.) |
16 | 228 | Fred Smiley# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Detroit College of Business (Sr.) |
16 | 229 | Bob Bissant# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Loyola (Louisiana) (Sr.) |
17 | 230 | Nelson Isley# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | LSU (Sr.) |
17 | 231 | Steve Sims# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
17 | 232 | Leroy Jenkins# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Davenport (Sr.) |
18 | 233 | Joey Meyer# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | DePaul (Sr.) |
18 | 234 | Carlos Quintanar# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | – |
18 | 235 | Ike Bundy# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Detroit Tech (Sr.) |
19 | 236 | Gary Schneider# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | San Diego State (Sr.) |
19 | 237 | Ed Jenkins# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Shaw College (Sr.) |
Trades
- a On October 20, 1970, the Chicago Bulls acquired a second-round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Shaler Halimon.[20][21] The Bulls used the pick to draft Willie Sojourner.
- b 1 2 On March 23, 1971, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired 1971 and 1972 second-round picks and a 1971 third-round pick from the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for Jim Barnett.[22][23] The Blazers used the picks to draft Charlie Yelverton and William Smith.
- c On October 22, 1970, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a second-round pick from the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for Dorie Murrey.[24] The Blazers used the pick to draft Rick Fisher.
- d On May 11, 1970, the Buffalo Braves acquired Bob Kauffman and a second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Bailey Howell.[25][26] The Braves used the pick to draft Spencer Haywood.
- e On the draft-day, the Cincinnati Royals acquired a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Flynn Robinson.[27] The Royals used the pick to draft Joe Bergman.
- f On April 23, 1970, the Chicago Bulls acquired Jim Fox and a second-round pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Clem Haskins.[21][28] The Bulls used the pick to draft Howard Porte.
- g On October 16, 1970, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired a second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Matt Guokas.[21][29] The 76ers used the pick to draft Marvin Stewart.
- h On February 1, 1971, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Gary Freeman and a second-round pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for McCoy McLemore.[30] The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Willie Long.
- i On September 5, 1969, the Chicago Bulls acquired Bob Kauffman and a third-round pick from the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Bob Boozer and Barry Clemens.[21][31] The Bulls used the pick to draft Clifford Ray.
- j On December 9, 1970, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired a third-round pick from the San Diego Rockets in exchange for Johnny Egan.[32] The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Jackie Ridgle.
- k On September 9, 1969, the Chicago Bulls acquired a third-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Mike Lynn.[21][33] The Bulls used the pick to draft Mike Gale.
Hardship draft
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On September 10, 1971, the NBA hosted a supplemental hardship draft for college underclassmen who wish to join the league. Prior to the 1971 Draft, college underclassmen were not eligible to be drafted until their college class graduated. These underclassmen fulfilled the "hardship" criteria and were allowed to enter the draft early. This new rule came as a result of Spencer Haywood winning the court case against the NBA which allowed him to play in the NBA before his college class graduated.[5][34] The teams selected in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The team that made a selection must withdraw their equivalent selection in the 1972 draft.[35] The teams were allowed to not exercise their rights on this hardship draft and thus retained their full selection in the 1972 draft.
Three teams that were supposed to have the first three selections, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Buffalo Braves and Portland Trail Blazers, declined to exercise their rights. Therefore, the Cincinnati Royals had the first selection, which they used to select Nate Williams from Utah State University. Phil Chenier, a junior guard from the University of California, was selected by the Baltimore Bullets.[36] He is the only player from the hardship draft who was selected to All-NBA Team and All-Star Game.[14] Joe Hammond, who had not played high school and college basketball, was selected in the fourth round by the Los Angeles Lakers.[37] Hammond, who had played for the Allentown Jets in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) prior to the draft, had to apply as the "hardship case" because his college class could not graduate until 1972 if he had gone to the college.[38] From the six players that were available for selection, only Ed Owens from Weber State University was not selected by any NBA team.[39]
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Nate Williams | G/F | ![]() |
Cincinnati Royals | Utah State (Jr.) |
1 | 2 | Tom Payne | C | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Kentucky (So.) |
1 | 3 | Cyril Baptiste# | F/C | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Creighton (Jr.) |
1 | 4 | Phil Chenier* | G | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | California (Jr.) |
4 | 5 | Joe Hammond# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Allentown Jets (EBA) |
See also
References
- General
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- ^ "Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off". The Houston Chronicle. September 20, 2001. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Warriors take their hearts to Oakland". The Miami News. August 3, 1971. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Spencer Haywood Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Spencer Haywood Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Randy Smith Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ "Artis Gilmore Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2011 – Mullin, Rodman, Gilmore and VanDerveer Headline Distinguished Group". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. April 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
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- ^ "Curtis Rowe Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Phil Chenier Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ "Jim Cleamons Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Dave Wohl Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ Mike Recht (March 30, 1971). "Basketball War Heats Up As Braves Draft Haywood". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Public Welfare Foundation. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ Almond, Elliott (October 29, 1997). "The Original 'Hardship' – Spencer Haywood, The First Player To Bolt Early For The Pros, Waits For History To Remember Him". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Can Warriors Sign Hillman?". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California: The McClatchy Company. April 2, 1971. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "Shaler Halimon Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Jim Barnett Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Golden State Warriors 2009–10 Media Guite: Draft & Transactions" (PDF). NBA.com/Warriors. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Dorie Murrey Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Bailey Howell Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Clippers: All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Clippers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Flynn Robinson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Clem Haskins Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Matt Guokas Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "McCoy McLemore Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Bob Boozer Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Johnny Egan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Mike Lynn Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ Aschburner, Steve (March 16, 2010). "Haywood made a stand, and today's players benefit from it". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "Hardship Draft Set". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. September 10, 1971. Retrieved October 6, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rosen, Andrew (June 25, 2008). "Draft History: Phil Chenier". NBA.com/Wizards. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (November 11, 1990). "BASKETBALL; Legend of the Playground". The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "Payne, College Court Ace, Due to Go Into Pro Ranks". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania: Reading Eagle Company. September 2, 1971. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
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