NBA Draft 1971

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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

First Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	Portland Trail Blazers
3	Elmore Smith	Kentucky State	Buffalo Braves
4	Ken Durrett	La Salle	Cincinnati Royals
5	George Trapp	Long Beach State	Atlanta Hawks
6	Fred Brown	Iowa	Seattle SuperSonics
7	Cliff Meely	Colorado	San Diego Rockets
8	Darnell Hillman	San Jose State	San Francisco Warriors
9	Stan Love	Oregon	Baltimore Bullets
10	Clarence Glover	Western Kentucky	Boston Celtics
11	Curtis Rowe	UCLA	Detroit Pistons
12	Dana Lewis	Tulsa	Philadelphia 76ers
13	Jim Cleamons	Ohio State	Los Angeles Lakers
14	John Roche	South Carolina	Phoenix Suns
15	Kennedy McIntosh	Eastern Michigan	Chicago Bulls
16	Dean Meminger	Marquette	New York Knicks
17	Collis Jones	Notre Dame	Milwaukee Bucks

Second Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Steve Patterson	UCLA	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Fred Hilton	Grambling	Buffalo Braves
3	Willie Sojourner	Weber State	Chicago Bulls
4	John Mengelt	Auburn	Cincinnati Royals
5	Ted McClain	Tennessee State	Atlanta Hawks
6	Jim McDaniels	Western Kentucky	Seattle SuperSonics
7	Mike Newlin	Utah	San Diego Rockets
8	Charles Yelverton	Fordham	Portland Trail Blazers
9	Amos Thomas	SW Oklahoma State	Buffalo Braves
10	Rick Fisher	Colorado State	Portland Trail Blazers
11	Jim Rose	Western Kentucky	Boston Celtics
12	Isaiah Wilson	Baltimore	Detroit Pistons
13	Spencer Haywood	Detroit	Buffalo Braves
14	Joe Bergman	Creighton	Cincinnati Royals
15	Howard Porter	Villanova	Chicago Bulls
16	Marvin Stewart	Nebraska	Philadelphia 76ers
17	Gregg Northington	Alabama State	New York Knicks
18	Willie Long	New Mexico	Cleveland Cavaliers

Third Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Gerald Lockett	Arkansas AM&N	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Larry Steele	Kentucky	Portland Trail Blazers
3	Rich Yunkus	Georgia Tech	Cincinnati Royals
4	Jeff Halliburton	Drake	Atlanta Hawks
5	Clifford Ray	Oklahoma	Chicago Bulls
6	Jackie Ridgle	California	Cleveland Cavaliers
7	Bill Smith	Syracuse	Portland Trail Blazers
8	Rich Rinaldi	St. Peter’s	Baltimore Bullets
9	Dave Robisch	Kansas	Boston Celtics
10	Marv Roberts	Utah State	Detroit Pistons
11	Dave Wohl	Penn	Philadelphia 76ers
12	Mike Gale	Elizabeth City State	Chicago Bulls
13	Dennis Layton	USC	Phoenix Suns
14	Dick Gibbs	Texas–El Paso	Chicago Bulls
15	Ken Mayfield	Tuskegee	New York Knicks
16	Gary Brell	Marquette	Milwaukee Bucks

Fourth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Cliff Harris	Hardin-Simmons	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Jim O'Brien	Boston College	Buffalo Braves
3	Bobby Fields	La Salle	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Sid Catlett	Notre Dame	Cincinnati Royals
5	Jim Welch	Houston	Atlanta Hawks
6	Pembroke Burrows	Jacksonville	Seattle SuperSonics
7	Tom Owens	South Carolina	San Diego Rockets
8	Greg Gary	St. Bonaventure	San Francisco Warriors
9	Willie Allen	Miami (Fla.)	Baltimore Bullets
10	Randy Denton	Duke	Boston Celtics
11	Jarrett Durham	Duquesne	Detroit Pistons
12	Erwin Johnson	Augusta	Philadelphia 76ers
13	Roger Brown	Kansas	Los Angeles Lakers
14	Walt Szerbiak	George Washington	Phoenix Suns
15	Jim Irving	St. Louis	Chicago Bulls
16	Steve Niles	Texas A&M	New York Knicks
17	Henry Smith	Missouri	Milwaukee Bucks

Fifth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Brian Mahoney	Manhattan	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Garry Nelson	Duquesne	Buffalo Braves
3	Hector Blondet	Murray State	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Jim Guymond	Eastern New Mexico	Cincinnati Royals
5	Tyrone Marionneaux	Loyola (La.)	Cincinnati Royals
6	Jeff Smith	New Mexico State	Seattle SuperSonics
7	Rudy Benjamin	Michigan State	San Diego Rockets
8	Odis Allison	Nevada–Las Vegas	San Francisco Warriors
9	Don Johnson	Tennessee	Baltimore Bullets
10	Greg Nelson	Jacksonville	San Diego Rockets
11	Vincent White	Savannah State	Detroit Pistons
12	Richard Hood	Phillips	Philadelphia 76ers
13	Lee Dedmon	North Carolina	Los Angeles Lakers
14	Ken Gardner	Utah	Phoenix Suns
15	Larry Weatherford	Purdue	Chicago Bulls
16	Bob Kissane	Holy Cross	Phoenix Suns
17	Barry Nelson	Duquesne	Milwaukee Bucks

Sixth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Mike Childress	Colorado State	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Glen Summors	Gannon	Buffalo Braves
3	Jim Day	Morehead State	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Gil McGregor	Wake Forest	Cincinnati Royals
5	Willie Humes	Idaho	Atlanta Hawks
6	Mike Neciase	William Carey	Seattle SuperSonics
7	Garry Reist	Rice	San Diego Rockets
8	Charlie Johnson	California	San Francisco Warriors
9	John Novey	Mount St. Mary’s	Baltimore Bullets
10	Thorpe Weber	Vanderbilt	Boston Celtics
11	Jim Larranga	Providence	Detroit Pistons
12	Jake Jones	Assumption	Philadelphia 76ers
13	Bill Brickhouse	Montana State	Los Angeles Lakers
14	William Graham	Kentucky State	Phoenix Suns
15	Jim England	Tennessee	Chicago Bulls
16	Bill Mainor	Fordham	New York Knicks
17	Ed Kemp	Adams State	Milwaukee Bucks

Seventh Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Tom Bush	Drake	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Randy Smith	Buffalo State	Buffalo Braves
3	Gene Knolle	Texas Tech	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Ollie Shannon	Minnesota	Cincinnati Royals
5	Mike Jordan	Savannah State	Atlanta Hawks
6	John Duncan	Kentucky Wesleyan	Seattle SuperSonics
7	Eric Hill	Minnesota	San Diego Rockets
8	Ken May	Dayton	San Francisco Warriors
9	Dennis Hogg	Washington State	Baltimore Bullets
10	Skip Young	Florida State	Boston Celtics
11	Steve Kelly	Brigham Young	Detroit Pistons
12	Curtis Ford	NE Oklahoma	Philadelphia 76ers
13	Gene Gathers	Bradley	Los Angeles Lakers
14	Ralph Brateris	Trenton State	Phoenix Suns
15	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	Chicago Bulls
16	Danny Davis	Henderson State	New York Knicks
17	Gene Phillips	Southern Methodist	Milwaukee Bucks

Eighth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Charlie Davis	Wake Forest	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Craig Love	Ohio	Buffalo Braves
3	John Sutter	Tulane	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Frank Fitzgerald	Boston College	Cincinnati Royals
5	Jim Smith	Kentucky Wesleyan	Atlanta Hawks
6	Chuck Lowery	Puget Sound	Seattle SuperSonics
7	Rich Katherman	Duke	San Diego Rockets
8	Jim Haderlein	Loyola (Cal.)	San Francisco Warriors
9	Russell Golden	Jackson State	Baltimore Bullets
10	John Ribock	South Carolina	Boston Celtics
11	Wayne Jones	Niagara	Detroit Pistons
12	Barry Yates	Maryland	Philadelphia 76ers
13	Luke Adams	Lamar Tech	Los Angeles Lakers
14	Vernell Ellzy	Florida State	Phoenix Suns
15	Clarence Sherrod	Wisconsin	Chicago Bulls
16	Leroy Eldridge	Cheyney State	New York Knicks
17	Felix Thurston	Trinity (Tex.)	Milwaukee Bucks

Ninth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Rich Walker	Bowling Green	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Gary Stewart	Canisius	Buffalo Braves
3	Gene Kennedy	Texas Christian	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Ernie Fleming	Jacksonville	Atlanta Hawks
5	Larry Holliday	Oregon	Seattle SuperSonics
6	Willie Kerry	Denver	San Diego Rockets
7	Clarence Smith	Villanova	San Francisco Warriors
8	Ron Johnston	Murray State	Baltimore Bullets
9	Ray Green	Cal State (Pa.)	Boston Celtics
10	Paul Botts	Central Michigan	Detroit Pistons
11	Tom Lee	Arizona	Philadelphia 76ers
12	Bob Cheeks	Whittier	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Mike Johnson	Kansas State	Phoenix Suns
14	Jackie Dinkins	Voorhees	Chicago Bulls
15	Mike O'Brien	St. Leo’s	New York Knicks
16	Rick Howat	Illinois	Milwaukee Bucks

Tenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Jim Meredith	Washington State	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Don Ward	Colgate	Buffalo Braves
3	Greg Starrick	Southern Illinois	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Ron Rippitoe	David Lipscomb (Tenn.)	Atlanta Hawks
5	Ed Huston	Puget Sound	Seattle SuperSonics
6	Calvin Oliver	Pan American	San Diego Rockets
7	Bill Drosdiak	Oregon	San Francisco Warriors
8	Eddie Myers	Arizona	Baltimore Bullets
9	Dale Dover	Harvard	Boston Celtics
10	Steve Butcher	Pikeville	Detroit Pistons
11	Jim Dinwiddie	Kentucky	Philadelphia 76ers
12	Cliff Mosely	Quinnipiac	Los Angeles Lakers
13	Tom Newell	Hawaii	Phoenix Suns
14	David Withers	Delaware	Chicago Bulls
15	Andy Toth	Cheyney State	New York Knicks
16	Dan Fife	Michigan	Milwaukee Bucks

Eleventh Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Mike Casey	Kentucky	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Bill Warner	Arizona	Buffalo Braves
3	Howard Burford	Gonzaga	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Levi Wyatt	Alcorn A&M	Atlanta Hawks
5	Jerome Perry	Western Kentucky	Seattle SuperSonics
6	Doug Rex	UC Santa Barbara	San Diego Rockets
7	Chuck Olowski	Baltimore	Baltimore Bullets
8	Reggie Brooks	New Hampshire College	Boston Celtics
9	Larry Saunders	Duke	Detroit Pistons
10	Dana Pagett	USC	Philadelphia 76ers
11	Paul Leitz	Western Carolina	Phoenix Suns
12	Al Smith	Bradley	Chicago Bulls
13	Ken Davis	Georgetown	New York Knicks
14	Blaine Henry	Marshall	Milwaukee Bucks

Twelfth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Doug Hess	Toledo	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Butch Webster	LSU/New Orleans	Buffalo Braves
3	Don Sechler	Delaware Valley	Portland Trail Blazers
4	Roger Moore	Columbus College	Atlanta Hawks
5	Chris Schrobilgen	USC	San Diego Rockets
6	Bob Connor	Loyola (Md.)	Baltimore Bullets
7	John Dalton	Suffolk	Boston Celtics
8	Bob Horn	Drake	Detroit Pistons
9	Ken Kowall	Ohio	Philadelphia 76ers
10	Floyd Mason	Alcorn A&M	Phoenix Suns
11	Ken Riley	Middle Tennessee	Chicago Bulls
12	Carl Greenfield	Eastern Kentucky	New York Knicks
13	Gene Mumford	Scranton	Milwaukee Bucks

Thirteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Bobby Jones	Drake	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Pete Smith	Valdosta State	Buffalo Braves
3	Ed Jenkins	Michigan Lutheran	Atlanta Hawks
4	Lee McCollough	Indiana	San Diego Rockets
5	Ron Crosswhite	Dayton	Baltimore Bullets
6	Leroy Chalk	Nebraska	Boston Celtics
7	Willie Roberson	Wyoming	Detroit Pistons
8	Hank Commodore	NW Oklahoma	Philadelphia 76ers
9	Ron Dorsey	Tennessee State	Phoenix Suns
10	Ed Goode	DePaul	Chicago Bulls
11	Larry Duckworth	Henderson State	New York Knicks
12	Pierre Russell	Kansas	Milwaukee Bucks

Fourteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Bubbles Harris	Indiana	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Ray Lavender	Drury (Mo.)	Buffalo Braves
3	Gene Roberson	Canisius	San Diego Rockets
4	Rudolph Peele	Norfolk State	Baltimore Bullets
5	Art Davis	J.C. Smith	Detroit Pistons
6	Ken Booker	UCLA	Phoenix Suns
7	Richard Dixon	Loyola (La.)	Chicago Bulls
8	Jack O'Connor	Grant Falls	New York Knicks
9	George Jackson	Dayton	Milwaukee Bucks

Fifteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Larry Baker	Wittenberg	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	William Chatmon	Baylor	Buffalo Braves
3	Terry Guigg	Gonzaga	San Diego Rockets
4	James Morrell	Norfolk State	Baltimore Bullets
5	James Fleming	Alcorn A&M	Detroit Pistons
6	Curtis Carter	Bishop	Phoenix Suns
7	Liscio Thomas	Furman	Chicago Bulls
8	Loyd King	Virginia Tech	Milwaukee Bucks

Sixteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Vance Tyree	Wisconsin State	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	James Douglas	Memphis	Buffalo Braves
3	Leonard Jackson	Oregon	San Diego Rockets
4	Fred Smiley	Detroit	Detroit Pistons
5	Bob Bissant	Loyola (La.)	Chicago Bulls

Seventeenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Nelson Isley	Louisiana State	Buffalo Braves
2	Steve Sims	Pepperdine	San Diego Rockets
3	Leroy Jenkins	Detroit	Detroit Pistons

Eighteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Joey Meyer	DePaul	Buffalo Braves
2	Carlos Quintar	Mexico City	San Diego Rockets
3	Ike Bundy	Detroit Tech	Detroit Pistons

Nineteenth Round

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Gary Schneider	San Diego State	San Diego Rockets
2	Ed Jenkins	Shaw	Detroit Pistons