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1971 NBA Draft

237 picks in 19 rounds · held after the 1970-71 season · from Wikipedia

◀ 1970 1972 ▶

All Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Round 16 Round 17 Round 18 Round 19

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	From	NBA career
1	1	Cavaliers	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	no NBA games
1	2	Trail Blazers	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	no NBA games
1	3	Braves	Elmore Smith	Creighton	no NBA games
1	4	Royals	Ken Durrett	La Salle	no NBA games
1	5	Hawks	George Trapp	Long Beach State	no NBA games
1	6	SuperSonics	Fred Brown	Iowa	no NBA games
1	7	Rockets	Cliff Meely	Colorado	no NBA games
1	8	Warriors	Darnell Hillman	U.S. Armed Forces (AAU)	no NBA games
1	9	Bullets	Stan Love	Oregon	no NBA games
1	10	Celtics	Clarence Glover	Western Kentucky
1	11	Pistons	Curtis Rowe	UCLA	no NBA games
1	12	76ers	Dana Lewis	Tulsa
1	13	Lakers	Jim Cleamons	Ohio State	no NBA games
1	14	Suns	John Roche	South Carolina	no NBA games
1	15	Bulls	Kennedy McIntosh	Eastern Michigan	no NBA games
1	16	Knicks	Dean Meminger	Marquette	no NBA games
1	17	Bucks	Collis Jones	Notre Dame	no NBA games
2	18	Cavaliers	Steve Patterson	UCLA
2	19	Braves	Fred Hilton	Grambling	no NBA games
2	20	Bulls	Willie Sojourner	Weber State	no NBA games	traded
2	21	Royals	John Mengelt	Auburn	no NBA games
2	22	Hawks	Ted McClain	Tennessee State	no NBA games
2	23	SuperSonics	Jim McDaniels	Western Kentucky	no NBA games
2	24	Rockets	Mike Newlin	Utah	no NBA games
2	25	Trail Blazers	Charlie Yelverton	Fordham	no NBA games	traded
2	26	Braves	Amos Thomas	Southwestern State
2	27	Trail Blazers	Rick Fisher	Colorado State	no NBA games	traded
2	28	Celtics	Jim Rose	Western Kentucky
2	29	Pistons	Isaiah Wilson	Baltimore
2	30	Braves	Spencer Haywood	Seattle SuperSonics (NBA)		traded
2	31	Royals	Joe Bergman	Creighton		traded
2	32	Bulls	Howard Porter	Villanova	no NBA games	traded
2	33	76ers	Marvin Stewart	Nebraska		traded
2	34	Knicks	Gregg Northington	Alabama State
2	35	Cavaliers	Willie Long	New Mexico	no NBA games	traded
3	36	Cavaliers	Gerald Lockett	Arkansas AM&N
3	37	Trail Blazers	Larry Steele	Kentucky	no NBA games
3	38	Royals	Rich Yunkus	Georgia Tech
3	39	Hawks	Jeff Halliburton	Drake	no NBA games
3	40	Bulls	Clifford Ray	Oklahoma	no NBA games	traded
3	41	Cavaliers	Jackie Ridgle	California	no NBA games	traded
3	42	Trail Blazers	William Smith	Syracuse	no NBA games	traded
3	43	Bullets	Rich Rinaldi	Saint Peter's	no NBA games
3	44	Celtics	Dave Robisch	Kansas	no NBA games
3	45	Pistons	Marv Roberts	Utah State	no NBA games
3	46	76ers	Dave Wohl	Pennsylvania	no NBA games
3	47	Bulls	Mike Gale	Elizabeth City State	no NBA games	traded
3	48	Suns	Mo Layton	USC
3	49	Bulls	Dick Gibbs	UTEP	no NBA games
3	50	Knicks	Kenny Mayfield	Tuskegee
3	51	Bucks	Gary Brell	Marquette
4	52	Cavaliers	Cliff Harris	Hardin-Simmons
4	53	Braves	Jimmy O'Brien	Boston College	no NBA games
4	54	Trail Blazers	Bobby Fields	La Salle	no NBA games
4	55	Royals	Sid Catlett	Notre Dame	no NBA games
4	56	Hawks	Jim Welch	Houston
4	57	SuperSonics	Pembrook Burrows	Jacksonville
4	58	Rockets	Tom Owens	South Carolina	no NBA games
4	59	Warriors	Greg Gary	St. Bonaventure
4	60	Bullets	Will Allen	Miami	no NBA games
4	61	Celtics	Randy Denton	Duke	no NBA games
4	62	Pistons	Jarrett Durham	Duquesne	no NBA games
4	63	76ers	Erwin Johnson	Augusta
4	64	Lakers	Roger Brown	Kansas	no NBA games
4	65	Suns	Walt Szczerbiak	George Washington	no NBA games
4	66	Bulls	Jim Irving	Saint Louis
4	67	Knicks	Steve Niles	Texas A&M
4	68	Bucks	Henry Smith	Missouri
5	69	Cavaliers	Brian Mahoney	Manhattan	no NBA games
5	70	Braves	Garry Nelson	Duquesne
5	71	Trail Blazers	Héctor Blondet	Murray State
5	72	Royals	Jimmie Guymon	Eastern New Mexico
5	73	Royals	Tyrone Marioneaux	Loyola (Louisiana)
5	74	SuperSonics	Jeff Smith	New Mexico State
5	75	Rockets	Rudy Benjamin	Michigan State
5	76	Warriors	Odis Allison	Nevada-Las Vegas	no NBA games
5	77	Bullets	Don Johnson	Tennessee
5	78	Rockets	Greg Nelson	Jacksonville
5	79	Pistons	Vincent White	Savannah State
5	80	76ers	Richard Hood	Phillips
5	81	Lakers	Lee Dedmon	North Carolina
5	82	Suns	Ken Gardner	Utah
5	83	Bulls	Larry Weatherford	Purdue
5	84	Suns	Bob Kissane	Holy Cross
5	85	Bucks	Barry Nelson	Duquesne	no NBA games
6	86	Cavaliers	Mike Childress	Colorado State
6	87	Braves	Glen Summors	Gannon
6	88	Trail Blazers	Jim Day	Morehead State
6	89	Royals	Gil McGregor	Wake Forest
6	90	Hawks	Willie Humes	Idaho State
6	91	SuperSonics	Mike Necaise	William Carey
6	92	Rockets	Gary Reist	Rice
6	93	Warriors	Charles Johnson	California	no NBA games
6	94	Bullets	John Novey	Mount St. Mary's
6	95	Celtics	Thorpe Weber	Vanderbilt
6	96	Pistons	Jim Larrañaga	Providence
6	97	76ers	Jake Jones	Assumption	no NBA games
6	98	Lakers	Bill Brickhouse	Montana State
6	99	Suns	William Graham	Kentucky State
6	100	Bulls	Jim England	Tennessee
6	101	Knicks	Bill Mainor	Fordham
6	102	Bucks	Ed Kemp	Adams State
7	103	Cavaliers	Tom Bush	Drake
7	104	Braves	Randy Smith	Buffalo State
7	105	Trail Blazers	Gene Knolle	Texas Tech
7	106	Royals	Ollie Shannon	Minnesota
7	107	Hawks	Mike Jordan	Savannah State
7	108	SuperSonics	John Duncan	Kentucky Wesleyan
7	109	Rockets	Eric Hill	Minnesota
7	110	Warriors	Ken May	Dayton
7	111	Bullets	Dennis Hogg	Washington State
7	112	Celtics	Skip Young	Florida State
7	113	Pistons	Steve Kelly	BYU
7	114	76ers	Curtis Ford	Northeastern State
7	115	Lakers	Gene Gathers	Bradley
7	116	Suns	Ralph Brateris	Trenton State
7	117	Bulls	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	no NBA games
7	118	Knicks	Danny Davis	Henderson State
7	119	Bucks	Gene Phillips	SMU	no NBA games
8	120	Cavaliers	Charlie Davis	Wake Forest	no NBA games
8	121	Braves	Craig Love	Ohio
8	122	Trail Blazers	John Sutter	Tulane
8	123	Royals	Frank Fitzgerald	Boston College
8	124	Hawks	Jim Smith	Kentucky Wesleyan
8	125	SuperSonics	Charlie Lowery	Puget Sound	no NBA games
8	126	Rockets	Rick Katherman	Duke
8	127	Warriors	Jim Haderlein	Loyola Marymount
8	128	Bullets	Russell Golden	Jackson State
8	129	Celtics	John Ribock	South Carolina
8	130	Pistons	Wayne Jones	Niagara
8	131	76ers	Barry Yates	Maryland
8	132	Lakers	Luke Adams	Lamar
8	133	Suns	Vernell Ellzy	Florida State
8	134	Bulls	Clarence Sherrod	Wisconsin
8	135	Knicks	Leroy Eldridge	Cheyney
8	136	Bucks	Felix Thruston	Trinity (IL)
9	137	Cavaliers	Rich Walker	Bowling Green
9	138	Braves	Gary Stewart	Canisius
9	139	Trail Blazers	Goo Kennedy	TCU	no NBA games
9	140	Hawks	Ernie Fleming	Jacksonville
9	141	SuperSonics	Larry Holliday	Oregon
9	142	Rockets	Willie Cherry	Denver
9	143	Warriors	Clarence Smith	Villanova
9	144	Bullets	Ron Johnson	Murray State
9	145	Celtics	Ray Greene	California State (Pennsylvania)
9	146	Pistons	Paul Botts	Central Michigan
9	147	76ers	Tom Lee	Arizona
9	148	Lakers	Bob Cheeks	Whittier
9	149	Suns	Mike Johnson	Pittsburg State
9	150	Bulls	Jackie Dinkins	Voorhees	no NBA games
9	151	Knicks	Mike O'Brien	Saint Leo
9	152	Bucks	Rick Howat	Illinois
10	153	Cavaliers	Jim Meredith	Washington State
10	154	Braves	Don Ward	Colgate
10	155	Trail Blazers	Greg Starrick	Southern Illinois
10	156	Hawks	Ron Rippetoe	Lipscomb
10	157	SuperSonics	Ed Huston	Puget Sound
10	158	Rockets	Calvin Oliver	UT Rio Grande Valley
10	159	Warriors	Bill Drozdiak	Oregon
10	160	Bullets	Eddie Myers	Arizona
10	161	Celtics	Dale Dover	Harvard
10	162	Pistons	Steve Butcher	Pikeville
10	163	76ers	Jim Dinwiddie	Kentucky
10	164	Lakers	Cliff Mosley	Quinnipiac
10	165	Suns	Tom Newell	Hawai'i
10	166	Bulls	David Withers	Delaware State
10	167	Knicks	Andy Toth	Cheyney
10	168	Bucks	Dan Fife	Michigan
11	169	Cavaliers	Mike Casey	Kentucky
11	170	Braves	Bill Warner	Arizona
11	171	Trail Blazers	Howard Burford	Gonzaga
11	172	Hawks	Levi Wyatt	Alcorn State
11	173	SuperSonics	Jerome Perry	Western Kentucky
11	174	Rockets	Doug Rex	UC Santa Barbara
11	175	Bullets	Chuck Olkowski	Baltimore
11	176	Celtics	Reggie Brooks	New Hampshire College
11	177	Pistons	Larry Saunders	Duke
11	178	76ers	Dana Pagett	USC	no NBA games
11	179	Suns	Paul Litz	Western Carolina
11	180	Bulls	Al Smith	Bradley
11	181	Knicks	Kenneth Davis	Georgetown
11	182	Bucks	Blaine Henry	Marshall
12	183	Cavaliers	Doug Hess	Toledo
12	184	Braves	Butch Webster	New Orleans
12	185	Trail Blazers	Don Sechler	Delaware Valley
12	186	Hawks	Roger Moore	Columbus State
12	187	Rockets	Chris Schrobilgen	USC
12	188	Bullets	Bob Connor	Loyola (Maryland)
12	189	Celtics	John Dalton	Suffolk
12	190	Pistons	Bob Horn	Tulsa
12	191	76ers	Ken Kowall	Ohio
12	192	Suns	Floyd Mason	Alcorn State
12	193	Bulls	Ken Riley	Middle Tennessee
12	194	Knicks	Carl Greenfield	Eastern Kentucky
12	195	Bucks	Gene Mumford	Scranton
13	196	Cavaliers	Bobby Jones	Drake	no NBA games
13	197	Braves	Pete Smith	Hartford Capitols (EBA)	no NBA games
13	198	Hawks	Ed Jenkins	Shaw College
13	199	Rockets	Lee McCullough	Indiana (PA)
13	200	Bullets	Tom Crosswhite	Dayton
13	201	Celtics	Leroy Chalk	Nebraska
13	202	Pistons	Willie Roberson	Wyoming
13	203	76ers	Hank Commodore	Northwestern State
13	204	Suns	Ron Dorsey	Tennessee State	no NBA games
13	205	Bulls	Ed Goode	DePaul
13	206	Knicks	Larry Ducksworth	Henderson State
13	207	Bucks	Pierre Russell	Kansas	no NBA games
14	208	Cavaliers	Bubbles Harris	Indiana
14	209	Braves	Ray Lavender	Drury
14	210	Rockets	Gene Roberson	Canisius
14	211	Bullets	Rudolph Peele	Norfolk State
14	212	Pistons	Art Davis	Johnson C. Smith
14	213	Suns	Kenny Booker	UCLA
14	214	Bulls	Richard Dixon	Loyola Marymount
14	215	Knicks	Jack O'Connor	Great Falls
14	216	Bucks	George Jackson	Dayton
15	217	Cavaliers	Larry Baker	Wittenberg
15	218	Braves	William Chatmon	Baylor
15	219	Rockets	Bill Quigg	Gonzaga
15	220	Bullets	Morrell James	Norfolk State
15	221	Pistons	James Fleming	Alcorn State
15	222	Suns	Curtis Carter	Bishop
15	223	Bulls	Lisco Thomas	Furman
15	224	Bucks	Loyd King	Virginia Tech	no NBA games
16	225	Cavaliers	Tyree Vance	Wisconsin–Oshkosh
16	226	Braves	James Douglas	Memphis
16	227	Rockets	Leonard Jackson	Oregon
16	228	Pistons	Fred Smiley	Detroit College of Business
16	229	Bulls	Bob Bissant	Loyola (Louisiana)
17	230	Braves	Nelson Isley	LSU
17	231	Rockets	Steve Sims	Pepperdine
17	232	Pistons	Leroy Jenkins	Davenport
18	233	Braves	Joey Meyer	DePaul
18	234	Rockets	Carlos Quintanar
18	235	Pistons	Ike Bundy	Detroit Tech
19	236	Rockets	Gary Schneider	San Diego State
19	237	Pistons	Ed Jenkins	Shaw College

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1971 NBA Draft