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1965 NBA Draft Results

1965 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Fred Hetzel to San Francisco Warriors.

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The 1965 NBA Draft produced 112 selections across 17 rounds, with 9 franchises making at least one pick. San Francisco Warriors held the first overall selection and took Fred Hetzel out of Davidson.

Baltimore Bullets made the most selections that year with 17. 96 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Illinois with 4 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 San Francisco Warriors Fred Hetzel Davidson
2 New York Knicks Bill Bradley Princeton
3 Detroit Pistons Bill Buntin Michigan
4 San Francisco Warriors Rick Barry Miami (FL)
5 New York Knicks Dave Stallworth Wichita State
6 Baltimore Bullets Jerry Sloan University of Evansville
7 Philadelphia 76ers Billy Cunningham UNC
8 St. Louis Hawks Jim Washington Villanova
9 Cincinnati Royals Nate Bowman Wichita State
10 Los Angeles Lakers Gail Goodrich UCLA
11 Boston Celtics Ollie Johnson San Francisco
Round 2
12 San Francisco Warriors Will Frazier Grambling State University
13 New York Knicks Dick Van Arsdale Indiana
14 Detroit Pistons Tom Van Arsdale Indiana
15 Baltimore Bullets Tal Brody Illinois
16 Philadelphia 76ers Jesse Branson Elon University
17 New York Knicks Hal Blevins University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
18 Cincinnati Royals Flynn Robinson Wyoming
19 Los Angeles Lakers John Fairchild BYU
20 Boston Celtics Ron Watts Wake Forest
Round 3
21 San Francisco Warriors Keith Erickson UCLA
22 New York Knicks Barry Clemens Ohio Wesleyan University
23 Detroit Pistons Ron Reed Notre Dame
24 Baltimore Bullets Joe Newton Auburn
25 Philadelphia 76ers Bob Weiss Penn State
26 St. Louis Hawks Ken McIntyre St. John's
27 Cincinnati Royals Jon McGlocklin Indiana
28 Los Angeles Lakers Jim Caldwell Georgia Tech
29 Boston Celtics Toby Kimball UConn
Round 4
30 San Francisco Warriors Warren Rustand Arizona
31 New York Knicks Larry Lembo Manhattan University
32 Detroit Pistons Jim King Oklahoma State
33 Baltimore Bullets Skip Thoren Illinois
34 Philadelphia 76ers Hank Finkel Dayton
35 St. Louis Hawks Lynn Nance Washington
36 Cincinnati Royals Bob Love Southern University and A&M College
37 Los Angeles Lakers Brooks Henderson Florida
38 Boston Celtics Richie Tarrant Saint Michael's College
Round 5
39 San Francisco Warriors Eddie Jackson Oklahoma City University
40 New York Knicks Steve Nisenson Hofstra
41 Detroit Pistons Ted Manning NC Central
42 Baltimore Bullets Charles Dinkins Miami University
43 Philadelphia 76ers Richie Moore Villanova
44 St. Louis Hawks Ted Werner Washington State
45 Cincinnati Royals Warren Isaac Iona College
46 Los Angeles Lakers A.W. Davis Tennessee
47 Boston Celtics Don Davidson Davidson
Round 6
48 San Francisco Warriors Jim Jarvis Oregon State
49 New York Knicks Warren Davis North Carolina A&T
50 Detroit Pistons Barry Smith High Point University
51 Baltimore Bullets Lyvonne LeFlore Jackson State University
52 Philadelphia 76ers Mitch Edwards University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
53 St. Louis Hawks John Rambo Cal State Long Beach
54 Cincinnati Royals Leon Clements Ouachita Baptist University
55 Los Angeles Lakers Teo Cruz Seattle University
56 Boston Celtics Haskell Tison Duke
Round 7
57 San Francisco Warriors Dan Wolthers California
58 New York Knicks Dale Neel High Point University
59 Baltimore Bullets Willie Somerset Duquesne
60 Philadelphia 76ers John Young Midwestern State University
61 St. Louis Hawks Terry Kunze Minnesota
62 Cincinnati Royals Jeff Gehring Miami University
63 Los Angeles Lakers DeWayne Cruse Idaho State University
64 Boston Celtics George Deehan Lenoir-Rhyne College
Round 8
65 San Francisco Warriors Willie Cotton Central State University
66 New York Knicks Frank Granat Alliance College
67 Baltimore Bullets Jim Murphy DePaul
68 Philadelphia 76ers Bob Barnek St. Bonaventure
69 St. Louis Hawks Cincy Powell University of Portland
70 Cincinnati Royals Jim Fox South Carolina
71 Los Angeles Lakers George Unseld Kansas
Round 9
72 New York Knicks Jay Neary UNC Wilmington
73 Baltimore Bullets John Wendelken Holy Cross
74 Philadelphia 76ers Gene West Drake University
75 St. Louis Hawks LeRoy Walker Utah State University
76 Cincinnati Royals Ron Krick Cincinnati
77 Los Angeles Lakers Mal Pradd Dillard University
Round 10
78 New York Knicks Wayne Molis Lewis (IL)
79 Baltimore Bullets Bogie Redmon Illinois
80 Philadelphia 76ers Dean Church Louisiana
81 St. Louis Hawks Spencer Carlson Baylor
82 Cincinnati Royals Richie Dec Seton Hall
83 Los Angeles Lakers Don Rae Montana State
Round 11
84 New York Knicks Bill Meyer Hiram College
85 Baltimore Bullets Thales McReynolds Miles College
86 Philadelphia 76ers Curt Fromal La Salle
87 St. Louis Hawks Weldon Kytle Cleveland State University
88 Cincinnati Royals Dick Maile LSU
89 Los Angeles Lakers Bob Andrews Alabama
Round 12
90 New York Knicks Bob Trupin Yale
91 Baltimore Bullets Walt Sahm Notre Dame
92 Philadelphia 76ers Dan Anderson Augsburg College
93 St. Louis Hawks Elton McGriff Creighton
94 Cincinnati Royals Robert McCollough Benedict College
Round 13
95 New York Knicks Dennis McGovern Rhode Island
96 Baltimore Bullets Joe Ramsey Southern Illinois
97 Philadelphia 76ers Rick Park Tulsa
98 St. Louis Hawks Mel Northway Minnesota
99 Cincinnati Royals Oliver Jones Albany State University
Round 14
100 Baltimore Bullets Jerry Rook Arkansas State University
101 Philadelphia 76ers Jack Margenthaler Houston
102 St. Louis Hawks Terry Page Detroit Mercy
103 Cincinnati Royals Larry Franks Texas
Round 15
104 Baltimore Bullets Dave Hicks None listed
105 Philadelphia 76ers James Pitts Georgia
106 St. Louis Hawks George Pomey Michigan
107 Cincinnati Royals Ronald Scharf Georgia Tech
Round 16
108 Baltimore Bullets Bunk Adams Ohio University
109 Philadelphia 76ers Larry Rafferty Fairfield
110 St. Louis Hawks Bob Tolan Eastern Kentucky University
111 Cincinnati Royals Willie Porter Tennessee State
Round 17
112 Baltimore Bullets Roger Taylor Illinois

Selections by franchise

The same 112 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1965.

  • Baltimore Bullets 17 No. 6 Jerry Sloan, No. 15 Tal Brody, No. 24 Joe Newton, No. 33 Skip Thoren, No. 42 Charles Dinkins, No. 51 Lyvonne LeFlore, No. 59 Willie Somerset, No. 67 Jim Murphy, No. 73 John Wendelken, No. 79 Bogie Redmon, No. 85 Thales McReynolds, No. 91 Walt Sahm, No. 96 Joe Ramsey, No. 100 Jerry Rook, No. 104 Dave Hicks, No. 108 Bunk Adams, No. 112 Roger Taylor
  • Cincinnati Royals 16 No. 9 Nate Bowman, No. 18 Flynn Robinson, No. 27 Jon McGlocklin, No. 36 Bob Love, No. 45 Warren Isaac, No. 54 Leon Clements, No. 62 Jeff Gehring, No. 70 Jim Fox, No. 76 Ron Krick, No. 82 Richie Dec, No. 88 Dick Maile, No. 94 Robert McCollough, No. 99 Oliver Jones, No. 103 Larry Franks, No. 107 Ronald Scharf, No. 111 Willie Porter
  • Philadelphia 76ers 16 No. 7 Billy Cunningham, No. 16 Jesse Branson, No. 25 Bob Weiss, No. 34 Hank Finkel, No. 43 Richie Moore, No. 52 Mitch Edwards, No. 60 John Young, No. 68 Bob Barnek, No. 74 Gene West, No. 80 Dean Church, No. 86 Curt Fromal, No. 92 Dan Anderson, No. 97 Rick Park, No. 101 Jack Margenthaler, No. 105 James Pitts, No. 109 Larry Rafferty
  • New York Knicks 15 No. 2 Bill Bradley, No. 5 Dave Stallworth, No. 13 Dick Van Arsdale, No. 17 Hal Blevins, No. 22 Barry Clemens, No. 31 Larry Lembo, No. 40 Steve Nisenson, No. 49 Warren Davis, No. 58 Dale Neel, No. 66 Frank Granat, No. 72 Jay Neary, No. 78 Wayne Molis, No. 84 Bill Meyer, No. 90 Bob Trupin, No. 95 Dennis McGovern
  • St. Louis Hawks 15 No. 8 Jim Washington, No. 26 Ken McIntyre, No. 35 Lynn Nance, No. 44 Ted Werner, No. 53 John Rambo, No. 61 Terry Kunze, No. 69 Cincy Powell, No. 75 LeRoy Walker, No. 81 Spencer Carlson, No. 87 Weldon Kytle, No. 93 Elton McGriff, No. 98 Mel Northway, No. 102 Terry Page, No. 106 George Pomey, No. 110 Bob Tolan
  • Los Angeles Lakers 11 No. 10 Gail Goodrich, No. 19 John Fairchild, No. 28 Jim Caldwell, No. 37 Brooks Henderson, No. 46 A.W. Davis, No. 55 Teo Cruz, No. 63 DeWayne Cruse, No. 71 George Unseld, No. 77 Mal Pradd, No. 83 Don Rae, No. 89 Bob Andrews
  • San Francisco Warriors 9 No. 1 Fred Hetzel, No. 4 Rick Barry, No. 12 Will Frazier, No. 21 Keith Erickson, No. 30 Warren Rustand, No. 39 Eddie Jackson, No. 48 Jim Jarvis, No. 57 Dan Wolthers, No. 65 Willie Cotton
  • Boston Celtics 7 No. 11 Ollie Johnson, No. 20 Ron Watts, No. 29 Toby Kimball, No. 38 Richie Tarrant, No. 47 Don Davidson, No. 56 Haskell Tison, No. 64 George Deehan
  • Detroit Pistons 6 No. 3 Bill Buntin, No. 14 Tom Van Arsdale, No. 23 Ron Reed, No. 32 Jim King, No. 41 Ted Manning, No. 50 Barry Smith

Colleges and programs represented

96 programs produced at least one selection in the 1965 draft.

  • Illinois4
  • Indiana3
  • Davidson2
  • Georgia Tech2
  • High Point University2
  • Miami University2
  • Michigan2
  • Minnesota2
  • Notre Dame2
  • UCLA2
  • Villanova2
  • Wichita State2
  • Alabama
  • Albany State University
  • Alliance College
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas State University
  • Auburn
  • Augsburg College
  • Baylor
  • Benedict College
  • BYU
  • Cal State Long Beach
  • California
  • Central State University
  • Cincinnati
  • Cleveland State University
  • Creighton
  • Dayton
  • DePaul
  • Detroit Mercy
  • Dillard University
  • Drake University
  • Duke
  • Duquesne
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • Elon University
  • Fairfield
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Grambling State University
  • Hiram College
  • Hofstra
  • Holy Cross
  • Houston
  • Idaho State University
  • Iona College
  • Jackson State University
  • Kansas
  • La Salle
  • Lenoir-Rhyne College
  • Lewis (IL)
  • Louisiana
  • LSU
  • Manhattan University
  • Miami (FL)
  • Midwestern State University
  • Miles College
  • Montana State
  • NC Central
  • North Carolina A&T
  • Ohio University
  • Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Oklahoma City University
  • Oklahoma State
  • Oregon State
  • Ouachita Baptist University
  • Penn State
  • Princeton
  • Rhode Island
  • Saint Michael's College
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle University
  • Seton Hall
  • South Carolina
  • Southern Illinois
  • Southern University and A&M College
  • St. Bonaventure
  • St. John's
  • Tennessee
  • Tennessee State
  • Texas
  • Tulsa
  • UConn
  • UNC
  • UNC Wilmington
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
  • University of Evansville
  • University of Portland
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Utah State University
  • Wake Forest
  • Washington
  • Washington State
  • Wyoming
  • Yale

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