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1968 NBA Draft Results

1968 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Elvin Hayes to San Diego Rockets.

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The 1968 NBA Draft produced 214 selections across 21 rounds, with 14 franchises making at least one pick. San Diego Rockets held the first overall selection and took Elvin Hayes out of Houston.

Chicago Bulls made the most selections that year with 22. 151 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by South Carolina with 4 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 San Diego Rockets Elvin Hayes Houston
2 Baltimore Bullets Wes Unseld Louisville
3 Seattle SuperSonics Bob Kauffman Guilford College
4 Chicago Bulls Tom Boerwinkle Tennessee
5 Cincinnati Royals Zaid Abdul-Aziz Iowa State
6 Detroit Pistons Otto Moore University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
7 Milwaukee Bucks Charlie Paulk Northeastern State University
8 Phoenix Suns Gary Gregor South Carolina
9 San Francisco Warriors Ron Williams West Virginia
10 New York Knicks Bill Hosket Ohio State
11 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Hewitt USC
12 Boston Celtics Don Chaney Houston
13 Atlanta Hawks Skip Harlicka South Carolina
14 Philadelphia 76ers Shaler Halimon Utah State University
Round 2
15 San Diego Rockets John Trapp UNLV
16 Seattle SuperSonics Art Harris Stanford
17 Chicago Bulls Loy Petersen Oregon State
18 Baltimore Bullets Bob Quick Xavier
19 Chicago Bulls Ron Dunlap Illinois
20 Detroit Pistons Manny Leaks Niagara University
21 Phoenix Suns Dick Cunningham Murray State
22 Milwaukee Bucks Gene Moore Saint Louis
Round 3
23 San Diego Rockets Stu Lantz Nebraska
24 Seattle SuperSonics Jeff Ockel Utah
25 Detroit Pistons Don Dee Saint Mary of the Plains College
26 Baltimore Bullets Ron Nelson New Mexico
27 Cincinnati Royals Pat Frink Colorado
28 Cincinnati Royals Fred Foster Miami University
29 San Francisco Warriors Don Sidle Oklahoma
30 New York Knicks Don May Dayton
31 Chicago Bulls Dave Newmark Columbia University
32 Boston Celtics Garfield Smith Eastern Kentucky University
33 Baltimore Bullets Jack Thompson South Carolina
34 Seattle SuperSonics Ed Johnson Tennessee State
35 Milwaukee Bucks Sam Williams Iowa
36 Phoenix Suns Art Beatty American University
Round 4
37 San Diego Rockets Harry Barnes Northeastern University
38 Seattle SuperSonics Henry Logan Western Carolina University
39 Chicago Bulls Mike Lynn UCLA
40 Baltimore Bullets Dallas Thornton Kentucky Wesleyan College
41 Cincinnati Royals Dan Sparks Weber State
42 Detroit Pistons Rich Niemann Saint Louis
43 San Francisco Warriors Edgar Lacey UCLA
44 New York Knicks Warren Jabali Wichita State
45 Los Angeles Lakers Ed Biedenbach NC State
46 Boston Celtics Rich Johnson Grambling State University
47 Atlanta Hawks Bob Warren Vanderbilt
48 San Diego Rockets Darryl Jones Benedictine College
49 Phoenix Suns Rich Jones Memphis
50 Milwaukee Bucks Greg Smith Western Kentucky
Round 5
51 San Diego Rockets Glen Combs Virginia Tech
52 Seattle SuperSonics Al Hairston Bowling Green
53 Chicago Bulls Jim Tillman Loyola Chicago
54 Baltimore Bullets Theodore Chaplin Voorhees College
55 Cincinnati Royals Jim Kissane Boston College
56 Detroit Pistons Carl Fuller Bethune-Cookman College
57 San Francisco Warriors Jim Eakins BYU
58 New York Knicks Butch Booker Cheyney (PA)
59 Los Angeles Lakers Lou Shephard Missouri State
60 Boston Celtics Thad Jaracz Kentucky
61 Atlanta Hawks Rusty Parker Miami (FL)
62 Philadelphia 76ers Larry Miller UNC
63 Milwaukee Bucks Joe Franklin Wisconsin
64 Phoenix Suns Harry Hollines Denver
Round 6
65 San Diego Rockets Eldridge Webb Tulsa
66 Seattle SuperSonics Ron Guziak Duquesne
67 Chicago Bulls Kenn Barnett University of Delaware
68 Baltimore Bullets Joe Heiser Princeton
69 Cincinnati Royals Calvin Martin Texas Southern
70 Detroit Pistons Wally Anderzunas Creighton
71 San Francisco Warriors Bob Allen Marshall
72 New York Knicks Brian Brunkhorst Marquette
73 Los Angeles Lakers Nick Pino Kansas State
74 Boston Celtics Jerry Newsom Indiana State University
75 Atlanta Hawks Phil Wagner Georgia Tech
76 Philadelphia 76ers Chuck Williams Colorado
77 Phoenix Suns Rod Knowles Davidson
78 Milwaukee Bucks Fred Smith Hawaii
Round 7
79 San Diego Rockets Rick Adelman Loyola Marymount
80 Seattle SuperSonics Jim McKean Washington State
81 Chicago Bulls Willie Davis University of North Texas
82 Baltimore Bullets Jasper Wilson Southern University and A&M College
83 Cincinnati Royals Rich Dumas Northeastern State University
84 Detroit Pistons Larry Newbold Long Island University
85 San Francisco Warriors Dave Reaser West Virginia
86 New York Knicks Bob Waldal Dickinson State University
87 Los Angeles Lakers Dennis Hrcka Hillsdale College
88 Boston Celtics Mike Lewis Duke
89 Atlanta Hawks Oscar Smith Elizabeth City State University
90 Philadelphia 76ers Bill Jones Fairfield
91 Milwaukee Bucks Tom Kondla Minnesota
92 Phoenix Suns Charley Parks Idaho State University
Round 8
93 San Diego Rockets Aaron Sellers Jackson State University
94 Seattle SuperSonics Willie Rogers Oklahoma
95 Chicago Bulls Lloyd Higgins Point Loma Nazarene
96 Baltimore Bullets Barry Orms Saint Louis
97 Cincinnati Royals Dave Williams Mississippi State
98 Detroit Pistons Harry Laurie Saint Peter's College
99 San Francisco Warriors Walt Piatkowski Bowling Green
100 New York Knicks Bobby Hooper Dayton
101 Los Angeles Lakers John Smith University of Southern Colorado
102 Boston Celtics Julius Keye Alcorn State
103 Atlanta Hawks Marty Baietti Manhattan University
104 Philadelphia 76ers Melvin Jones Albany State University
105 Phoenix Suns Brian Clare Denver
106 Milwaukee Bucks Elburt Miller UNLV
Round 9
107 San Diego Rockets John Schetzsle Ashland University
108 Seattle SuperSonics Jimmy Smith Utah State University
109 Chicago Bulls Corky Bell Loyola Chicago
110 Baltimore Bullets Wayne Chapman Western Kentucky
111 Cincinnati Royals Butch Joyner Indiana
112 Detroit Pistons Vaughn Harper Syracuse
113 San Francisco Warriors Art Wilmore San Francisco
114 New York Knicks Rodger Bohnenstiehl Kansas
115 Los Angeles Lakers George Stone Marshall
116 Boston Celtics Bill Butler St. Bonaventure
117 Atlanta Hawks Mack Daughtry Albany State University
118 Philadelphia 76ers Clarence Brookins Temple
119 Milwaukee Bucks Cliff Berger Kentucky
120 Phoenix Suns Merv Jackson Utah
Round 10
121 San Diego Rockets Mike Butler Memphis
122 Seattle SuperSonics Joe Kennedy Duke
123 Chicago Bulls Mike Weaver Northwestern
124 Baltimore Bullets Steve Adelman Boston College
125 Cincinnati Royals Bo Wyenandt Vanderbilt
126 Detroit Pistons Tom Baack Nebraska
127 San Francisco Warriors Bob Heaney Santa Clara
128 New York Knicks Sylvester Adams North Carolina A&T
129 Los Angeles Lakers Charles Alford East Carolina University
130 Boston Celtics Ivan Leshinsky Long Island University
131 Atlanta Hawks Dwight Waller Tennessee State
132 Philadelphia 76ers Greg Cisson Rider University
133 Phoenix Suns Lee Davis NC Central
134 Milwaukee Bucks Eugene Jones Missouri
Round 11
135 San Diego Rockets Leonidas Epps Clark Atlanta University
136 Seattle SuperSonics Jim Marsh USC
137 Chicago Bulls Jim McGonigle Iowa State
138 Baltimore Bullets Al Dixon Bowling Green
139 Cincinnati Royals James Robinson Rochester Institute of Technology
140 San Francisco Warriors Jerry Chandler UNLV
141 New York Knicks Bob Redd Marshall
142 Los Angeles Lakers Harry Singletary Eckerd College
143 Boston Celtics Tom Niemeier University of Evansville
144 Atlanta Hawks Henry Watkins Tennessee State
145 Philadelphia 76ers Bill Soens Miami (FL)
146 Milwaukee Bucks Brad Luchini Marquette
147 Phoenix Suns Ron Boone Idaho State University
Round 12
148 San Diego Rockets Roy Manning Lane College
149 Seattle SuperSonics Walt Simon Utah
150 Chicago Bulls John Lallensack University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
151 Baltimore Bullets Willie Cager Texas-El Paso
152 Cincinnati Royals Glynn Saulters Louisiana-Monroe
153 San Francisco Warriors Bob Wolfe California
154 New York Knicks Pat Moriarty Guilford College
155 Los Angeles Lakers Reggie Lacefield Western Michigan
156 Boston Celtics Bill Langheld Fordham
157 Atlanta Hawks Phil Harris Texas-El Paso
158 Philadelphia 76ers Ted Campbell North Carolina A&T
159 Milwaukee Bucks Dave Miller Florida
160 Phoenix Suns Bill Davis Arizona
Round 13
161 San Diego Rockets Marshall Evans Lincoln University of Missouri
162 Seattle SuperSonics Bud Ogden Santa Clara
163 Chicago Bulls Herm Gilliam Purdue
164 Baltimore Bullets Rudy Bogad St. John's
165 Cincinnati Royals Billy Tindall UMass
166 New York Knicks Ken Morehead Hillsdale College
167 Los Angeles Lakers Harvey Munford Montana State
168 Boston Celtics Art Stephenson Rhode Island
169 Atlanta Hawks Frank Standard South Carolina
170 Philadelphia 76ers Earl Seyfert Kansas State
171 Phoenix Suns Pat Hobart California University of Pennslyvania
Round 14
172 San Diego Rockets Bobby Lewis NC State
173 Seattle SuperSonics Mike Warren UCLA
174 Chicago Bulls Dave Carr Washington
175 Baltimore Bullets Ernest Sims East Tennessee State University
176 Cincinnati Royals Charles Core Southeastern Louisiana University
177 New York Knicks John Haarlow Princeton
178 Los Angeles Lakers John Godfrey Abilene Christian University
179 Boston Celtics Keith Hochstein Holy Cross
180 Atlanta Hawks George Hicker Syracuse
181 Philadelphia 76ers Tom Youngdale Davidson
Round 15
182 San Diego Rockets Bill Gaines None listed
183 Chicago Bulls Mickey McCarty TCU
184 Baltimore Bullets Joe Allen Bradley
185 Cincinnati Royals Mike Drespling Westminster College of Pennsylvania
186 New York Knicks Ed Fellers Guilford College
187 Los Angeles Lakers Johnny Baum Temple
188 Atlanta Hawks Bennie Foster Point Loma Nazarene
189 Philadelphia 76ers George Mack North Carolina A&T
Round 16
190 San Diego Rockets Chuck Caldwell Missouri-St. Louis
191 Chicago Bulls Fred Holden Louisville
192 Baltimore Bullets Dennis Black San Francisco
193 Cincinnati Royals Dick Harris Manchester University
194 New York Knicks Bob Ferguson Tennessee Wesleyan College
195 Los Angeles Lakers Mike Eberle Wyoming
196 Atlanta Hawks Terry Allerton Baldwin-Wallace College
197 Philadelphia 76ers Joe Crews Villanova
Round 17
198 San Diego Rockets Tom Billars Dakota Wesleyan University
199 Chicago Bulls Dave Benedict Central Washington University
200 Baltimore Bullets Gregg Morris Cornell
201 Cincinnati Royals John Howard Cincinnati
202 New York Knicks Milt Williams Lincoln University of Missouri
203 Philadelphia 76ers Nate Ware Tennessee State
Round 18
204 San Diego Rockets Harold Grant Pepperdine
205 Chicago Bulls Bob Zoretich DePaul
206 Baltimore Bullets Art Kenney Fairfield
207 Cincinnati Royals Larry Humes University of Evansville
Round 19
208 San Diego Rockets Bill Corley UConn
209 Chicago Bulls Rich Mason Indiana State University
210 Baltimore Bullets Jim LaCour Seattle University
211 Cincinnati Royals Ray Jeffords Georgia
Round 20
212 Chicago Bulls Rich Kirkland Norfolk State
213 Baltimore Bullets Ron Woodruff Midwestern State University
Round 21
214 Chicago Bulls Ronald Horton University of Delaware

Selections by franchise

The same 214 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1968.

  • Chicago Bulls 22 No. 4 Tom Boerwinkle, No. 17 Loy Petersen, No. 19 Ron Dunlap, No. 31 Dave Newmark, No. 39 Mike Lynn, No. 53 Jim Tillman, No. 67 Kenn Barnett, No. 81 Willie Davis, No. 95 Lloyd Higgins, No. 109 Corky Bell, No. 123 Mike Weaver, No. 137 Jim McGonigle, No. 150 John Lallensack, No. 163 Herm Gilliam, No. 174 Dave Carr, No. 183 Mickey McCarty, No. 191 Fred Holden, No. 199 Dave Benedict, No. 205 Bob Zoretich, No. 209 Rich Mason, No. 212 Rich Kirkland, No. 214 Ronald Horton
  • Baltimore Bullets 21 No. 2 Wes Unseld, No. 18 Bob Quick, No. 26 Ron Nelson, No. 33 Jack Thompson, No. 40 Dallas Thornton, No. 54 Theodore Chaplin, No. 68 Joe Heiser, No. 82 Jasper Wilson, No. 96 Barry Orms, No. 110 Wayne Chapman, No. 124 Steve Adelman, No. 138 Al Dixon, No. 151 Willie Cager, No. 164 Rudy Bogad, No. 175 Ernest Sims, No. 184 Joe Allen, No. 192 Dennis Black, No. 200 Gregg Morris, No. 206 Art Kenney, No. 210 Jim LaCour, No. 213 Ron Woodruff
  • San Diego Rockets 20 No. 1 Elvin Hayes, No. 15 John Trapp, No. 23 Stu Lantz, No. 37 Harry Barnes, No. 48 Darryl Jones, No. 51 Glen Combs, No. 65 Eldridge Webb, No. 79 Rick Adelman, No. 93 Aaron Sellers, No. 107 John Schetzsle, No. 121 Mike Butler, No. 135 Leonidas Epps, No. 148 Roy Manning, No. 161 Marshall Evans, No. 172 Bobby Lewis, No. 182 Bill Gaines, No. 190 Chuck Caldwell, No. 198 Tom Billars, No. 204 Harold Grant, No. 208 Bill Corley
  • Cincinnati Royals 19 No. 5 Zaid Abdul-Aziz, No. 27 Pat Frink, No. 28 Fred Foster, No. 41 Dan Sparks, No. 55 Jim Kissane, No. 69 Calvin Martin, No. 83 Rich Dumas, No. 97 Dave Williams, No. 111 Butch Joyner, No. 125 Bo Wyenandt, No. 139 James Robinson, No. 152 Glynn Saulters, No. 165 Billy Tindall, No. 176 Charles Core, No. 185 Mike Drespling, No. 193 Dick Harris, No. 201 John Howard, No. 207 Larry Humes, No. 211 Ray Jeffords
  • New York Knicks 16 No. 10 Bill Hosket, No. 30 Don May, No. 44 Warren Jabali, No. 58 Butch Booker, No. 72 Brian Brunkhorst, No. 86 Bob Waldal, No. 100 Bobby Hooper, No. 114 Rodger Bohnenstiehl, No. 128 Sylvester Adams, No. 141 Bob Redd, No. 154 Pat Moriarty, No. 166 Ken Morehead, No. 177 John Haarlow, No. 186 Ed Fellers, No. 194 Bob Ferguson, No. 202 Milt Williams
  • Seattle SuperSonics 15 No. 3 Bob Kauffman, No. 16 Art Harris, No. 24 Jeff Ockel, No. 34 Ed Johnson, No. 38 Henry Logan, No. 52 Al Hairston, No. 66 Ron Guziak, No. 80 Jim McKean, No. 94 Willie Rogers, No. 108 Jimmy Smith, No. 122 Joe Kennedy, No. 136 Jim Marsh, No. 149 Walt Simon, No. 162 Bud Ogden, No. 173 Mike Warren
  • Atlanta Hawks 14 No. 13 Skip Harlicka, No. 47 Bob Warren, No. 61 Rusty Parker, No. 75 Phil Wagner, No. 89 Oscar Smith, No. 103 Marty Baietti, No. 117 Mack Daughtry, No. 131 Dwight Waller, No. 144 Henry Watkins, No. 157 Phil Harris, No. 169 Frank Standard, No. 180 George Hicker, No. 188 Bennie Foster, No. 196 Terry Allerton
  • Los Angeles Lakers 14 No. 11 Bill Hewitt, No. 45 Ed Biedenbach, No. 59 Lou Shephard, No. 73 Nick Pino, No. 87 Dennis Hrcka, No. 101 John Smith, No. 115 George Stone, No. 129 Charles Alford, No. 142 Harry Singletary, No. 155 Reggie Lacefield, No. 167 Harvey Munford, No. 178 John Godfrey, No. 187 Johnny Baum, No. 195 Mike Eberle
  • Philadelphia 76ers 14 No. 14 Shaler Halimon, No. 62 Larry Miller, No. 76 Chuck Williams, No. 90 Bill Jones, No. 104 Melvin Jones, No. 118 Clarence Brookins, No. 132 Greg Cisson, No. 145 Bill Soens, No. 158 Ted Campbell, No. 170 Earl Seyfert, No. 181 Tom Youngdale, No. 189 George Mack, No. 197 Joe Crews, No. 203 Nate Ware
  • Boston Celtics 13 No. 12 Don Chaney, No. 32 Garfield Smith, No. 46 Rich Johnson, No. 60 Thad Jaracz, No. 74 Jerry Newsom, No. 88 Mike Lewis, No. 102 Julius Keye, No. 116 Bill Butler, No. 130 Ivan Leshinsky, No. 143 Tom Niemeier, No. 156 Bill Langheld, No. 168 Art Stephenson, No. 179 Keith Hochstein
  • Phoenix Suns 13 No. 8 Gary Gregor, No. 21 Dick Cunningham, No. 36 Art Beatty, No. 49 Rich Jones, No. 64 Harry Hollines, No. 77 Rod Knowles, No. 92 Charley Parks, No. 105 Brian Clare, No. 120 Merv Jackson, No. 133 Lee Davis, No. 147 Ron Boone, No. 160 Bill Davis, No. 171 Pat Hobart
  • Milwaukee Bucks 12 No. 7 Charlie Paulk, No. 22 Gene Moore, No. 35 Sam Williams, No. 50 Greg Smith, No. 63 Joe Franklin, No. 78 Fred Smith, No. 91 Tom Kondla, No. 106 Elburt Miller, No. 119 Cliff Berger, No. 134 Eugene Jones, No. 146 Brad Luchini, No. 159 Dave Miller
  • San Francisco Warriors 11 No. 9 Ron Williams, No. 29 Don Sidle, No. 43 Edgar Lacey, No. 57 Jim Eakins, No. 71 Bob Allen, No. 85 Dave Reaser, No. 99 Walt Piatkowski, No. 113 Art Wilmore, No. 127 Bob Heaney, No. 140 Jerry Chandler, No. 153 Bob Wolfe
  • Detroit Pistons 10 No. 6 Otto Moore, No. 20 Manny Leaks, No. 25 Don Dee, No. 42 Rich Niemann, No. 56 Carl Fuller, No. 70 Wally Anderzunas, No. 84 Larry Newbold, No. 98 Harry Laurie, No. 112 Vaughn Harper, No. 126 Tom Baack

Colleges and programs represented

151 programs produced at least one selection in the 1968 draft.

  • South Carolina4
  • Tennessee State4
  • Bowling Green3
  • Guilford College3
  • Marshall3
  • North Carolina A&T3
  • Saint Louis3
  • UCLA3
  • UNLV3
  • Utah3
  • Albany State University2
  • Boston College2
  • Colorado2
  • Davidson2
  • Dayton2
  • Denver2
  • Duke2
  • Fairfield2
  • Hillsdale College2
  • Houston2
  • Idaho State University2
  • Indiana State University2
  • Iowa State2
  • Kansas State2
  • Kentucky2
  • Lincoln University of Missouri2
  • Long Island University2
  • Louisville2
  • Loyola Chicago2
  • Marquette2
  • Memphis2
  • Miami (FL)2
  • NC State2
  • Nebraska2
  • Northeastern State University2
  • Oklahoma2
  • Point Loma Nazarene2
  • Princeton2
  • San Francisco2
  • Santa Clara2
  • Syracuse2
  • Temple2
  • Texas-El Paso2
  • University of Delaware2
  • University of Evansville2
  • USC2
  • Utah State University2
  • Vanderbilt2
  • West Virginia2
  • Western Kentucky2
  • Abilene Christian University
  • Alcorn State
  • American University
  • Arizona
  • Ashland University
  • Baldwin-Wallace College
  • Benedictine College
  • Bethune-Cookman College
  • Bradley
  • BYU
  • California
  • California University of Pennslyvania
  • Central Washington University
  • Cheyney (PA)
  • Cincinnati
  • Clark Atlanta University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell
  • Creighton
  • Dakota Wesleyan University
  • DePaul
  • Dickinson State University
  • Duquesne
  • East Carolina University
  • East Tennessee State University
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • Eckerd College
  • Elizabeth City State University
  • Florida
  • Fordham
  • Georgia
  • Georgia Tech
  • Grambling State University
  • Hawaii
  • Holy Cross
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Jackson State University
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College
  • Lane College
  • Louisiana-Monroe
  • Loyola Marymount
  • Manchester University
  • Manhattan University
  • Miami University
  • Midwestern State University
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi State
  • Missouri
  • Missouri State
  • Missouri-St. Louis
  • Montana State
  • Murray State
  • NC Central
  • New Mexico
  • Niagara University
  • Norfolk State
  • Northeastern University
  • Northwestern
  • Ohio State
  • Oregon State
  • Pepperdine
  • Purdue
  • Rhode Island
  • Rider University
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Saint Mary of the Plains College
  • Saint Peter's College
  • Seattle University
  • Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Southern University and A&M College
  • St. Bonaventure
  • St. John's
  • Stanford
  • TCU
  • Tennessee
  • Tennessee Wesleyan College
  • Texas Southern
  • Tulsa
  • UConn
  • UMass
  • UNC
  • University of North Texas
  • University of Southern Colorado
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  • Villanova
  • Virginia Tech
  • Voorhees College
  • Washington
  • Washington State
  • Weber State
  • Western Carolina University
  • Western Michigan
  • Westminster College of Pennsylvania
  • Wichita State
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • Xavier

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