NBA Draft 1969

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Contents 1 First Round 2 Second Round 3 Third Round 4 Fourth Round 5 Fifth Round 6 Sixth Round 7 Seventh Round 8 Eighth Round 9 Ninth Round 10 Tenth Round 11 Eleventh Round 12 Twelfth Round 13 Thirteenth Round 14 Fourteenth Round 15 Fifteenth Round 16 Sixteenth Round 17 Seventeenth Round 18 Eighteenth Round 19 Nineteenth Round 20 Twentieth Round

First Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Lew Alcindor	UCLA	Milwaukee Bucks
2	Neal Walk	Florida	Phoenix Suns
3	Lucius Allen	UCLA	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Terry Driscoll	Boston College	Detroit Pistons
5	Larry Cannon	La Salle	Chicago Bulls
6	Bobby Smith	Tulsa	San Diego Rockets
7	Bob Portman	Creighton	San Francisco Warriors
8	Herm Gilliam	Purdue	Cincinnati Royals
9	Jo Jo White	Kansas	Boston Celtics
10	Butch Beard	Louisville	Atlanta Hawks
11	John Warren	St. John’s	New York Knicks
12	Willie McCarter	Drake	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Carlos Ogden	Santa Clara	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Mike Davis	Virginia Union	Baltimore Bullets
15	Rick Roberson	Cincinnati	Los Angeles Lakers

Second Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Simmie Hill	West Texas State	Chicago Bulls
2	Bob Greacen	Rutgers	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Ron Taylor	USC	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Willie Norwood	Alcorn A&M	Detroit Pistons
5	Kenny Spain	Houston	Chicago Bulls
6	Bernie Williams	La Salle	San Diego Rockets
7	Ed Siudet	Holy Cross	San Francisco Warriors
8	John Baum	Temple	Chicago Bulls
9	Gene Williams	Kansas State	Phoenix Suns
10	Wally Anderzunas	Creighton	Atlanta Hawks
11	Bill Bunting	North Carolina	New York Knicks
12	Eldo Garrett	Southern Illinois	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Willie Taylor	LeMoyne	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Willie Scott	Alabama State	Baltimore Bullets

Third Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Floyd Kerr	Colorado State	Phoenix Suns
2	Harley Swift	East Tennessee State	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Leroy Winfield	North Texas State	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Lamar Green	Morehead State	Phoenix Suns
5	Norm Van Lier	St. Francis (Pa.)	Chicago Bulls
6	Charles Bonaparte	Norfolk State	San Diego Rockets
7	Tom Hagan	Vanderbilt	San Francisco Warriors
8	Luther Rackley	Xavier (Ohio)	Cincinnati Royals
9	Julius Keye	Alcorn A&M	Boston Celtics
10	Lloyd Kerr	Colorado State	Phoenix Suns
11	Ed Mast	Temple	New York Knicks
12	Luther Green	Long Island	Cincinnati Royals
13	Mike Grosso	Louisville	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Fred Carter	Mount St. Mary’s	Baltimore Bullets

Fourth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Dennis Stewart	Michigan	Phoenix Suns
2	Bob Dandridge	Norfolk State	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Hal Booker	Cheyney State	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Ted Wierman	Washington State	Detroit Pistons
5	Dave Nash	Kansas	Chicago Bulls
6	Johnny Allen	Bethune-Cookman	San Diego Rockets
7	Lee Lafayette	Michigan State	San Francisco Warriors
8	Ron Sanford	New Mexico	Cincinnati Royals
9	Steve Kuberski	Bradley	Boston Celtics
10	Billy Hann	Tennessee	Atlanta Hawks
11	Elnardo Webster	St. Peter’s	New York Knicks
12	Don Griffin	Stanford	Atlanta Hawks
13	Dave Scholz	Illinois	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Gene Ford	Western Michigan	Baltimore Bullets

Fifth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Rich Jones	Memphis State	Phoenix Suns
2	Ken Heitz	UCLA	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Jerry King	Louisville	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Steve Mix	Toledo	Detroit Pistons
5	Chris Ellis	Virginia Tech	Chicago Bulls
6	Charles Hentz	Arkansas A&M	San Diego Rockets
7	Willie Wise	Drake	San Francisco Warriors
8	Jake Ford	Maryland State	Cincinnati Royals
9	George Thompson	Marquette	Boston Celtics
10	Mike Mitchell	West Texas State	Atlanta Hawks
11	Gene Littles	High Point	New York Knicks
12	Wilbert Jones	Albany State (Ga.)	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Joe Cromer	Temple	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Willie Jackson	Morehead State	Baltimore Bullets

Sixth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Dan Sadlier	Dayton	Phoenix Suns
2	John Arthurs	Tulane	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Ben McGilmer	Iowa	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Larry Jeffries	Trinity	Detroit Pistons
5	George Tinsley	Kentucky Wesleyan	Chicago Bulls
6	Bob Tallent	George Washington	San Diego Rockets
7	Dan Obravak	Dayton	San Francisco Warriors
8	Mel Coleman	Stout State	Cincinnati Royals
9	Dolph Pulliam	Drake	Boston Celtics
10	Guy Mackner	South Dakota	Atlanta Hawks
11	Dwight Durante	Catawba	New York Knicks
12	Dick Grubar	North Carolina	Los Angeles Lakers
13	John Jones	Villanova	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Paul Loveday	California	Baltimore Bullets

Seventh Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Bill Sweet	UCLA	Phoenix Suns
2	Bill Keller	Purdue	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Greg Wittman	Western Carolina	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Steve Vandenberg	Duke	Detroit Pistons
5	Frank Judge	Houston Tillotson	Chicago Bulls
6	Lynn Shackelford	UCLA	San Diego Rockets
7	Pat Foley	Pacific	San Francisco Warriors
8	L.C. Bowen	Bradley	Cincinnati Royals
9	Jim Johnson	Wisconsin	Boston Celtics
10	Bob Bundy	Vanderbilt	Atlanta Hawks
11	Chris Thomforde	Princeton	New York Knicks
12	Kari Liimbo	Brigham Young	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Dave Hamilton	West Virginia State	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Jeff Claypool	Grove City	Baltimore Bullets

Eighth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Bob Edwards	Arizona State	Phoenix Suns
2	John Schell	Wisconsin	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Theartis Wallace	Central Washington	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Bob Arnzen	Notre Dame	Detroit Pistons
5	Roger Moller	Westmar	Chicago Bulls
6	Bill DeHeer	Indiana	San Diego Rockets
7	Steve Rippe	Santa Barbara	San Francisco Warriors
8	Merton Bancroft	SW Missouri State	Cincinnati Royals
9	Bob Whitmore	Notre Dame	Boston Celtics
10	Bob Christian	Grambling	Atlanta Hawks
11	Jim Healey	Rockhurst (Mo.)	New York Knicks
12	Joe Smith	Oklahoma State	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Jim Bowles	Trinity (Tex.)	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Barry White	Hofstra	Baltimore Bullets

Ninth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Steve Jennings	USC	Phoenix Suns
2	Jim Satalin	St. Bonaventure	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Vince Fritz	Oregon State	Seattle SuperSonics
4	George Reynolds	Houston	Detroit Pistons
5	Sterling Burke	Northwestern	Chicago Bulls
6	Larry Cheatham	Tulsa	San Diego Rockets
7	Greg Reed	Sacramento State	San Francisco Warriors
8	James Hurley	Transylvania	Cincinnati Royals
9	Gordon Smith	Cincinnati	Boston Celtics
10	Pete Gayeska	Massachusetts	Atlanta Hawks
11	Roger Walaszak	Columbia	New York Knicks
12	Jim Smith	Northern Illinois	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Larry Lewis	St. Francis (Pa.)	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Gary Major	Duquesne	Baltimore Bullets

Tenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Rich Abrahamson	Oregon	Phoenix Suns
2	Willie Brown	Middle Tennessee	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Al Cueto	Tulsa	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Bill English	Winston-Salem	Detroit Pistons
5	Al Smith	Bradley	Chicago Bulls
6	Lee Sims	Ashland	San Diego Rockets
7	Dick Chapman	San Francisco State	San Francisco Warriors
8	Bill Bowes	Elon	Cincinnati Royals
9	Jim Picka	High Point	Boston Celtics
10	Dick Stewart	Rutgers	Atlanta Hawks
11	Frank McLaughlin	Fordham	New York Knicks
12	Phil Argento	Kentucky	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Bill Justus	Tennessee	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Frank Bartleson	Tennessee Tech	Baltimore Bullets

Eleventh Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Fred Lind	Duke	Phoenix Suns
2	Bob Presley	California	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Jim Connolly	Bowling Green	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Rusty Clark	North Carolina	Detroit Pistons
5	Larry Bergh	Weber State	Chicago Bulls
6	Justus Thigpen	Weber State	San Diego Rockets
7	Rich Holmberg	St. Mary’s	San Francisco Warriors
8	Jim Supple	Georgetown	Cincinnati Royals
9	Larry Frinston	Kenyon	Boston Celtics
10	Loran Bracci	San Fernando Valley State	Atlanta Hawks
11	Marvin Lewis	Southampton	New York Knicks
12	Ron Peret	Texas A&M	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Bruce Sloan	Kansas	Philadelphia 76ers
14	Gerald McKee	Ohio	Baltimore Bullets

Twelfth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Bob Miller	Toledo	Phoenix Suns
2	Jack Lutz	Carthage	Milwaukee Bucks
3	John Smith	Puget Sound	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Harry Hall	Wyoming	Chicago Bulls
5	Raul Duarte	South Dakota State	San Diego Rockets
6	Joe Callahan	San Francisco State	San Francisco Warriors
7	Mike Davis	Colorado State	Cincinnati Royals
8	Rod Forbes	Boston State	Boston Celtics
9	Dave Jones	LaVerne	Atlanta Hawks
10	Bill O'Rourke	St. John Fisher	New York Knicks
11	Jack Gillespie	Montana State	Los Angeles Lakers
12	Roland Taylor	La Salle	Philadelphia 76ers
13	Bob Washington	Tulsa	Baltimore Bullets

Thirteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Andy White	Texas–El Paso	Phoenix Suns
2	Lee Osgood	Northeastern	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Bob Burrow	Seattle Pacific	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Rick "Pee Wee" Kirkland	Norfolk State	Chicago Bulls
5	Joe McBride	Augusta	San Diego Rockets
6	Ted Johnson	Baldwin-Wallace	Cincinnati Royals
7	Billy Evans	Boston College	Boston Celtics
8	Dick Barton	Riverside	Atlanta Hawks
9	James Wyatt	NE Louisiana	New York Knicks
10	Mallory Chestnutt	Tuskegee	Los Angeles Lakers
11	Bill Thompson	Shephard	Baltimore Bullets

Fourteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Marv Schmitt	West Mexico	Phoenix Suns
2	Laymon Stewart	Lakeland	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Jerry Conley	Morehead State	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Bill Boight	Southern Methodist	Chicago Bulls
5	Mike Heckman	California–Irvine	San Diego Rockets
6	Mike Dahl	Oglethorpe	Atlanta Hawks
7	Rich Travis	Oklahoma City	New York Knicks
8	Mack Calvin	USC	Los Angeles Lakers
9	Perry Johnson	Robert Morris JC	Baltimore Bullets

Fifteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Bob Beamon	Texas–El Paso	Phoenix Suns
2	Stan Wiodarszek	La Salle	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Ernie Powell	USC	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Jerry Nickens	Tougaloo	San Diego Rockets
5	Norm Carmichael	Virginia	Atlanta Hawks
6	Jodie Harrison	Illinois	Baltimore Bullets

Sixteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Wayne Huckel	Davidson	Phoenix Suns
2	Bill Voigt	Southern Methodist	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Danny Cornett	Morehead State	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Dick Groves	San Jose State	San Diego Rockets
5	Buddy Cornelius	Jacksonville (Ala.)	Atlanta Hawks
6	Phil Harris	Texas A&M	Baltimore Bullets

Seventeenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Howie Dickerman	Central Connecticut	Phoenix Suns
2	Lynn Phillips	Southern Methodist	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Steve Honeycutt	Kansas State	Seattle SuperSonics
4	Steve Howell	Ohio State	San Diego Rockets
5	John Tolmie	Navy	Atlanta Hawks
6	Tom Haggart	Brandeis	Baltimore Bullets

Eighteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Al Nuness	Minnesota	Phoenix Suns
2	Ken Hall	Westminster	Milwaukee Bucks
3	Joe Pridgen	North Carolina College	San Diego Rockets
4	Cliff Parsons	Air Force	Atlanta Hawks
5	Chip Case	Virginia	Baltimore Bullets

Nineteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Solomon Davis	Kentucky State	Phoenix Suns
2	Blaine Royer	Illinois State	San Diego Rockets
3	Grady O'Malley	Manhattan	Atlanta Hawks
4	Brian Heaney	Acadia	Baltimore Bullets

Twentieth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Jim Plump	Northern Arizona	Phoenix Suns
2	Carl Rodwell	California–Riverside	Atlanta Hawks
3	Stan McKain	Southern	Baltimore Bullets