1971 NBA Draft Results
1971 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Austin Carr to Cleveland Cavaliers.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 |  Cleveland Cavaliers | Austin Carr | Notre Dame |
| 2 |  Portland Trail Blazers | Sidney Wicks | UCLA |
| 3 |  Buffalo Braves | Elmore Smith | Kentucky State University |
| 4 |  Cincinnati Royals | Ken Durrett | La Salle |
| 5 |  Atlanta Hawks | George Trapp | Cal State Long Beach |
| 6 |  Seattle SuperSonics | Fred Brown | Iowa |
| 7 |  Houston Rockets | Cliff Meely | Colorado |
| 8 |  Golden State Warriors | Darnell Hillman | San Jose State |
| 9 |  Baltimore Bullets | Stan Love | Oregon |
| 10 |  Boston Celtics | Clarence Glover | Western Kentucky |
| 11 |  Detroit Pistons | Curtis Rowe | UCLA |
| 12 |  Philadelphia 76ers | Dana Lewis | Tulsa |
| 13 |  Los Angeles Lakers | Jim Cleamons | Ohio State |
| 14 |  Phoenix Suns | John Roche | South Carolina |
| 15 |  Chicago Bulls | Kenny McIntosh | Eastern Michigan |
| 16 |  New York Knicks | Dean Meminger | Marquette |
| 17 |  Milwaukee Bucks | Collis Jones | Notre Dame |
| Round 2 | |||
| 18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Steve Patterson | UCLA |
| 19 | Buffalo Braves | Fred Hilton | Grambling State University |
| 20 | Chicago Bulls | Willie Sojourner | Weber State |
| 21 | Cincinnati Royals | John Mengelt | Auburn |
| 22 | Atlanta Hawks | Ted McClain | Tennessee State |
| 23 | Seattle SuperSonics | Jim McDaniels | Western Kentucky |
| 24 | Houston Rockets | Mike Newlin | Utah |
| 25 | Portland Trail Blazers | Charlie Yelverton | Fordham |
| 26 | Buffalo Braves | Amos Thomas | Southwestern Oklahoma State University |
| 27 | Portland Trail Blazers | Rick Fisher | Colorado State |
| 28 | Boston Celtics | Jim Rose | Western Kentucky |
| 29 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Wilson | University of Baltimore |
| 30 | Buffalo Braves | Spencer Haywood | Detroit Mercy |
| 31 | Cincinnati Royals | Joe Bergman | Creighton |
| 32 | Chicago Bulls | Howard Porter | Villanova |
| 33 | Philadelphia 76ers | Marvin Stewart | Nebraska |
| 34 | New York Knicks | Gregg Northington | Alabama State University |
| 35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Willie Long | New Mexico |
| Round 3 | |||
| 36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Gerald Lockett | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| 37 | Portland Trail Blazers | Larry Steele | Kentucky |
| 38 | Cincinnati Royals | Rich Yunkus | Georgia Tech |
| 39 | Atlanta Hawks | Jeff Halliburton | Drake University |
| 40 | Chicago Bulls | Clifford Ray | Oklahoma |
| 41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jackie Ridgle | California |
| 42 | Portland Trail Blazers | Bill Smith | Syracuse |
| 43 | Baltimore Bullets | Rich Rinaldi | Saint Peter's College |
| 44 | Boston Celtics | Dave Robisch | Kansas |
| 45 | Detroit Pistons | Marv Roberts | Utah State University |
| 46 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dave Wohl | Penn |
| 47 | Chicago Bulls | Mike Gale | Elizabeth City State University |
| 48 | Phoenix Suns | Mo Layton | USC |
| 49 | Chicago Bulls | Dick Gibbs | Texas-El Paso |
| 50 | New York Knicks | Ken Mayfield | Tuskegee University |
| 51 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gary Brell | Marquette |
| Round 4 | |||
| 52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Cliff Harris | Hardin-Simmons University |
| 53 | Buffalo Braves | Jimmy O'Brien | Boston College |
| 54 | Portland Trail Blazers | Bobby Fields | La Salle |
| 55 | Cincinnati Royals | Sid Catlett | Notre Dame |
| 56 | Atlanta Hawks | Jim Welch | Houston |
| 57 | Seattle SuperSonics | Pembrook Burrows | Jacksonville University |
| 58 | Houston Rockets | Tom Owens | South Carolina |
| 59 | Golden State Warriors | Greg Gary | St. Bonaventure |
| 60 | Baltimore Bullets | Willie Allen | Miami (FL) |
| 61 | Boston Celtics | Randy Denton | Duke |
| 62 | Detroit Pistons | Jarrett Durham | Duquesne |
| 63 | Philadelphia 76ers | Erwin Johnson | Augusta State University |
| 64 | Los Angeles Lakers | Roger Brown | Kansas |
| 65 | Phoenix Suns | Walt Szczerbiak | George Washington |
| 66 | Chicago Bulls | Jim Irving | Saint Louis |
| 67 | New York Knicks | Steve Niles | Texas A&M |
| 68 | Milwaukee Bucks | Henry Smith | Missouri |
| Round 5 | |||
| 69 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brian Mahoney | Manhattan University |
| 70 | Buffalo Braves | Garry Nelson | Duquesne |
| 71 | Portland Trail Blazers | Hector Blondet | Murray State |
| 72 | Cincinnati Royals | Jimmie Guymon | Eastern New Mexico University |
| 73 | Cincinnati Royals | Tyrone Marioneaux | Loyola New Orleans |
| 74 | Seattle SuperSonics | Jeff Smith | New Mexico State |
| 75 | Houston Rockets | Rudy Benjamin | Michigan State |
| 76 | Golden State Warriors | Odis Allison | UNLV |
| 77 | Baltimore Bullets | Don Johnson | Tennessee |
| 78 | Houston Rockets | Greg Nelson | Jacksonville University |
| 79 | Detroit Pistons | Vincent White | Savannah State University |
| 80 | Philadelphia 76ers | Richard Hood | Phillips University |
| 81 | Los Angeles Lakers | Lee Dedmon | UNC |
| 82 | Phoenix Suns | Ken Gardner | Utah |
| 83 | Chicago Bulls | Larry Weatherford | Purdue |
| 84 | Phoenix Suns | Bob Kissane | Holy Cross |
| 85 | Milwaukee Bucks | Barry Nelson | Duquesne |
| Round 6 | |||
| 86 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Mike Childress | Colorado State |
| 87 | Buffalo Braves | Glen Summors | Gannon University |
| 88 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jim Day | Morehead State University |
| 89 | Cincinnati Royals | Gil McGregor | Wake Forest |
| 90 | Atlanta Hawks | Willie Humes | Idaho |
| 91 | Seattle SuperSonics | Mike Necaise | William Carey College |
| 92 | Houston Rockets | Gary Reist | Rice University |
| 93 | Golden State Warriors | Charles Johnson | California |
| 94 | Baltimore Bullets | John Novey | Mount St. Mary's University |
| 95 | Boston Celtics | Thorpe Weber | Vanderbilt |
| 96 | Detroit Pistons | Jim Larranaga | Providence |
| 97 | Philadelphia 76ers | Jake Jones | Assumption College |
| 98 | Los Angeles Lakers | Bill Brickhouse | Montana State |
| 99 | Phoenix Suns | William Graham | Kentucky State University |
| 100 | Chicago Bulls | Jim England | Tennessee |
| 101 | New York Knicks | Bill Mainor | Fordham |
| 102 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ed Kemp | Adams State College |
| Round 7 | |||
| 103 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tom Bush | Drake University |
| 104 | Buffalo Braves | Randy Smith | Buffalo State |
| 105 | Portland Trail Blazers | Gene Knolle | Texas Tech |
| 106 | Cincinnati Royals | Ollie Shannon | Minnesota |
| 107 | Atlanta Hawks | Mike Jordan | Savannah State University |
| 108 | Seattle SuperSonics | John Duncan | Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| 109 | Houston Rockets | Eric Hill | Minnesota |
| 110 | Golden State Warriors | Ken May | Dayton |
| 111 | Baltimore Bullets | Dennis Hogg | Washington State |
| 112 | Boston Celtics | Ahmad Aliyy | Florida State |
| 113 | Detroit Pistons | Steve Kelly | BYU |
| 114 | Philadelphia 76ers | Curtis Ford | Northeastern State University |
| 115 | Los Angeles Lakers | Gene Gathers | Bradley |
| 116 | Phoenix Suns | Ralph Brateris | Trenton State University |
| 117 | Chicago Bulls | Artis Gilmore | Jacksonville University |
| 118 | New York Knicks | Danny Davis | Henderson State University |
| 119 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gene Phillips | SMU |
| Round 8 | |||
| 120 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Charlie Davis | Wake Forest |
| 121 | Buffalo Braves | Craig Love | Ohio University |
| 122 | Portland Trail Blazers | John Sutter | Tulane |
| 123 | Cincinnati Royals | Frank Fitzgerald | Boston College |
| 124 | Atlanta Hawks | Jim Smith | Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| 125 | Seattle SuperSonics | Charlie Lowery | University of Puget Sound |
| 126 | Houston Rockets | Rick Katherman | Duke |
| 127 | Golden State Warriors | Jim Haderlein | Loyola Marymount |
| 128 | Baltimore Bullets | Russell Golden | Jackson State University |
| 129 | Boston Celtics | John Ribock | South Carolina |
| 130 | Detroit Pistons | Wayne Jones | Niagara University |
| 131 | Philadelphia 76ers | Barry Yates | Maryland |
| 132 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Adams | Lamar |
| 133 | Phoenix Suns | Vernell Ellzy | Florida State |
| 134 | Chicago Bulls | Clarence Sherrod | Wisconsin |
| 135 | New York Knicks | Leroy Eldridge | Cheyney (PA) |
| 136 | Milwaukee Bucks | Felix Thurston | Trinity University |
| Round 9 | |||
| 137 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Rich Walker | Bowling Green |
| 138 | Buffalo Braves | Gary Stewart | Canisius |
| 139 | Portland Trail Blazers | Goo Kennedy | TCU |
| 140 | Atlanta Hawks | Ernie Fleming | Jacksonville University |
| 141 | Seattle SuperSonics | Larry Holliday | Oregon |
| 142 | Houston Rockets | Willie Cherry | Denver |
| 143 | Golden State Warriors | Clarence Smith | Villanova |
| 144 | Baltimore Bullets | Ron Johnson | Murray State |
| 145 | Boston Celtics | Ray Greene | California University of Pennslyvania |
| 146 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Botts | Central Michigan University |
| 147 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tom Lee | Arizona |
| 148 | Los Angeles Lakers | Bob Cheeks | Whittier College |
| 149 | Phoenix Suns | Mike Johnson | Kansas State |
| 150 | Chicago Bulls | Jackie Dinkins | Voorhees College |
| 151 | New York Knicks | Mike O'Brien | Saint Leo University |
| 152 | Milwaukee Bucks | Rick Howat | Illinois |
| Round 10 | |||
| 153 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jim Meredith | Washington State |
| 154 | Buffalo Braves | Don Ward | Colgate |
| 155 | Portland Trail Blazers | Greg Starrick | Southern Illinois |
| 156 | Atlanta Hawks | Ron Rippetoe | Lipscomb |
| 157 | Seattle SuperSonics | Ed Huston | University of Puget Sound |
| 158 | Houston Rockets | Calvin Oliver | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| 159 | Golden State Warriors | Bill Drozdiak | Oregon |
| 160 | Baltimore Bullets | Eddie Myers | Arizona |
| 161 | Boston Celtics | Dale Dover | Harvard University |
| 162 | Detroit Pistons | Steve Butcher | Pikeville College |
| 163 | Philadelphia 76ers | Jim Dinwiddie | Kentucky |
| 164 | Los Angeles Lakers | Cliff Mosley | Quinnipiac University |
| 165 | Phoenix Suns | Tom Newell | Hawaii |
| 166 | Chicago Bulls | David Withers | University of Delaware |
| 167 | New York Knicks | Andy Toth | Cheyney (PA) |
| 168 | Milwaukee Bucks | Dan Fife | Michigan |
| Round 11 | |||
| 169 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Mike Casey | Kentucky |
| 170 | Buffalo Braves | Bill Warner | Arizona |
| 171 | Portland Trail Blazers | Howard Burford | Gonzaga |
| 172 | Atlanta Hawks | Levi Wyatt | Alcorn State |
| 173 | Seattle SuperSonics | Jerome Perry | Western Kentucky |
| 174 | Houston Rockets | Doug Rex | UC Santa Barbara |
| 175 | Baltimore Bullets | Chuck Olkowski | University of Baltimore |
| 176 | Boston Celtics | Reggie Brooks | Southern New Hampshire University |
| 177 | Detroit Pistons | Larry Saunders | Duke |
| 178 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dana Pagett | USC |
| 179 | Phoenix Suns | Paul Litz | Western Carolina University |
| 180 | Chicago Bulls | Al Smith | Bradley |
| 181 | New York Knicks | Ken Davis | Georgetown College |
| 182 | Milwaukee Bucks | Blaine Henry | Marshall |
| Round 12 | |||
| 183 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Doug Hess | Toledo |
| 184 | Buffalo Braves | Butch Webster | LSU |
| 185 | Portland Trail Blazers | Don Sechler | Delaware Valley College |
| 186 | Atlanta Hawks | Roger Moore | Columbus State University |
| 187 | Houston Rockets | Chris Schrobilgen | USC |
| 188 | Baltimore Bullets | Bob Connor | Loyola (MD) |
| 189 | Boston Celtics | John Dalton | Suffolk University |
| 190 | Detroit Pistons | Bob Horn | Drake University |
| 191 | Philadelphia 76ers | Ken Kowall | Ohio University |
| 192 | Phoenix Suns | Floyd Mason | Alcorn State |
| 193 | Chicago Bulls | Ken Riley | Middle Tennessee |
| 194 | New York Knicks | Carl Greenfield | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 195 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gene Mumford | University of Scranton |
| Round 13 | |||
| 196 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Bobby Jones | Drake University |
| 197 | Buffalo Braves | Pete Smith | Valdosta State University |
| 198 | Atlanta Hawks | Ed Jenkins | Shaw College (MI) |
| 199 | Houston Rockets | Lee McCullough | Indiana |
| 200 | Baltimore Bullets | Tom Crosswhite | Dayton |
| 201 | Boston Celtics | Leroy Chalk | Nebraska |
| 202 | Detroit Pistons | Willie Roberson | Wyoming |
| 203 | Philadelphia 76ers | Hank Commodore | Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
| 204 | Phoenix Suns | Ron Dorsey | Tennessee State |
| 205 | Chicago Bulls | Ed Goode | DePaul |
| 206 | New York Knicks | Larry Duckworth | Henderson State University |
| 207 | Milwaukee Bucks | Pierre Russell | Kansas |
| Round 14 | |||
| 208 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Bubbles Harris | Indiana |
| 209 | Buffalo Braves | Ray Lavender | Drury University |
| 210 | Houston Rockets | Gene Roberson | Canisius |
| 211 | Baltimore Bullets | Rudolph Peele | Norfolk State |
| 212 | Detroit Pistons | Art Davis | Johnson C. Smith University |
| 213 | Phoenix Suns | Ken Booker | UCLA |
| 214 | Chicago Bulls | Richard Dixon | Loyola Marymount |
| 215 | New York Knicks | Jack O'Connor | University of Great Falls |
| 216 | Milwaukee Bucks | George Jackson | Dayton |
| Round 15 | |||
| 217 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Baker | Wittenberg University |
| 218 | Buffalo Braves | William Chatmon | Baylor |
| 219 | Houston Rockets | Bill Quigg | Gonzaga |
| 220 | Baltimore Bullets | Morrell James | Norfolk State |
| 221 | Detroit Pistons | James Fleming | Alcorn State |
| 222 | Phoenix Suns | Curtis Carter | Bishop College |
| 223 | Chicago Bulls | Lisco Thomas | Furman University |
| 224 | Milwaukee Bucks | Loyd King | Virginia Tech |
| Round 16 | |||
| 225 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyree Vance | University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse |
| 226 | Buffalo Braves | James Douglas | Memphis |
| 227 | Houston Rockets | Leonard Jackson | Oregon |
| 228 | Detroit Pistons | Fred Smiley | Davenport University |
| 229 | Chicago Bulls | Bob Bissant | Loyola New Orleans |
| Round 17 | |||
| 230 | Buffalo Braves | Nelson Isley | LSU |
| 231 | Houston Rockets | Steve Sims | Pepperdine |
| 232 | Detroit Pistons | Leroy Jenkins | Davenport University |
| Round 18 | |||
| 233 | Buffalo Braves | Joey Meyer | DePaul |
| 234 | Houston Rockets | Carlos Quintanar | None listed |
| 235 | Detroit Pistons | Ike Bundy | Detroit Institute of Technology |
| Round 19 | |||
| 236 | Houston Rockets | Gary Schneider | San Diego State |
| 237 | Detroit Pistons | Ed Jenkins | Shaw |