1972 NBA Draft Results
1972 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick LaRue Martin to Portland Trail Blazers.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 |  Portland Trail Blazers | LaRue Martin | Loyola Chicago |
| 2 |  Buffalo Braves | Bob McAdoo | UNC |
| 3 |  Cleveland Cavaliers | Dwight Davis | Houston |
| 4 |  Phoenix Suns | Corky Calhoun | Penn |
| 5 |  Philadelphia 76ers | Freddie Boyd | Oregon State |
| 6 |  Milwaukee Bucks | Russ Lee | Marshall |
| 7 |  Seattle SuperSonics | Bud Stallworth | Kansas |
| 8 |  New York Knicks | Tom Riker | South Carolina |
| 9 |  Detroit Pistons | Bob Nash | Hawaii |
| 10 |  Boston Celtics | Paul Westphal | USC |
| 11 |  Chicago Bulls | Ralph Simpson | Michigan State |
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | Julius Erving | UMass |
| 13 |  Los Angeles Lakers | Travis Grant | Kentucky State University |
| Round 2 | |||
| 14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Bob Davis | Weber State |
| 15 | Buffalo Braves | Harold Fox | Jacksonville University |
| 16 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jim Price | Louisville |
| 17 | Detroit Pistons | Chris Ford | Villanova |
| 18 | Seattle SuperSonics | Joby Wright | Indiana |
| 19 |  Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Sam Sibert | Kentucky State University |
| 20 |  Houston Rockets | John Gianelli | University of the Pacific |
| 21 |  Atlanta Hawks | Steve Bracey | Tulsa |
| 22 | Los Angeles Lakers | Paul Stovall | Arizona State |
| 23 | Seattle SuperSonics | Brian Taylor | Princeton |
| 24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Steve Hawes | Washington |
| 25 |  Baltimore Bullets | Tom Patterson | Ouachita Baptist University |
| 26 | Portland Trail Blazers | Dave Twardzik | Old Dominion |
| 27 | Boston Celtics | Dennis Wuycik | UNC |
| 28 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Mike Ratliff | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 29 | Milwaukee Bucks | Chuck Terry | Cal State Long Beach |
| 30 | Portland Trail Blazers | Ollie Johnson | Temple |
| Round 3 | |||
| 31 | Portland Trail Blazers | Lloyd Neal | Tennessee State |
| 32 | Buffalo Braves | Bob Morse | Penn |
| 33 | Phoenix Suns | Scott English | Texas-El Paso |
| 34 | Phoenix Suns | Don Buse | University of Evansville |
| 35 | Chicago Bulls | Frank Russell | Detroit Mercy |
| 36 | Philadelphia 76ers | Charlie Tharpe | Belhaven College |
| 37 | Houston Rockets | Eric McWilliams | Cal State Long Beach |
| 38 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Ron Riley | USC |
| 39 | Baltimore Bullets | Kevin Porter | Saint Francis University |
| 40 | Seattle SuperSonics | Jim Creighton | Colorado |
| 41 | New York Knicks | Ansley Truitt | California |
| 42 | Phoenix Suns | Claude Terry | Stanford |
| 43 |  Golden State Warriors | Bill Chamberlain | UNC |
| 44 | Boston Celtics | Wayne Grabiec | Michigan |
| 45 | Chicago Bulls | Chuck Jura | Nebraska |
| 46 | Milwaukee Bucks | George Adams | Gardner-Webb University |
| 47 | Los Angeles Lakers | Gregg Northington | Alabama State University |
| Round 4 | |||
| 48 | Portland Trail Blazers | Gary Stewart | Canisius |
| 49 | Buffalo Braves | George Bryant | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Hank Siemiontkowski | Villanova |
| 51 | Detroit Pistons | Ernie Fleming | Jacksonville University |
| 52 | Philadelphia 76ers | Marshall Wingate | Niagara University |
| 53 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Frank Schade | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 54 | Houston Rockets | Wil Robinson | West Virginia |
| 55 | Atlanta Hawks | Reggie Bird | Princeton |
| 56 | Baltimore Bullets | Al Sanders | LSU |
| 57 | Seattle SuperSonics | Joe Mackey | USC |
| 58 | New York Knicks | Henry Bibby | UCLA |
| 59 | Phoenix Suns | Matt Gantt | St. Bonaventure |
| 60 | Golden State Warriors | John Tschogl | UC Santa Barbara |
| 61 | Boston Celtics | Nate Stephens | Cal State Long Beach |
| 62 | Chicago Bulls | Ted Martiniuk | Saint Peter's College |
| 63 | Milwaukee Bucks | Art White | Georgetown |
| Round 5 | |||
| 64 | Portland Trail Blazers | Mike Reid | University of California, Riverside |
| 65 | Buffalo Braves | Arnie Berman | Brown University |
| 66 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Cash | University of California, Riverside |
| 67 | Detroit Pistons | Ernest Pettis | Western Michigan |
| 68 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | David Bustion | Denver |
| 69 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joe Bynes | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| 70 | Houston Rockets | James Silas | Stephen F. Austin |
| 71 | Atlanta Hawks | Bob Lackey | Marquette |
| 72 | Baltimore Bullets | Walter Jones | Long Island University |
| 73 | Seattle SuperSonics | Gary Ladd | Seattle University |
| 74 | New York Knicks | Bob Ford | Purdue |
| 75 | Phoenix Suns | Wardell Dyson | Shaw |
| 76 | Golden State Warriors | Charles Dudley | Washington |
| 77 | Boston Celtics | Bryan Adrian | Davidson |
| 78 | Chicago Bulls | Rowland Garrett | Florida State |
| 79 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ron Harris | Wichita State |
| 80 | Los Angeles Lakers | Glen Summors | Gannon University |
| Round 6 | |||
| 81 | Portland Trail Blazers | Joe Gaines | Belmont |
| 82 | Buffalo Braves | Ed Czernota | Sacred Heart University |
| 83 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tom Parker | Kentucky |
| 84 | Detroit Pistons | Terry Benton | Wichita State |
| 85 | Philadelphia 76ers | John Glover | Wiley College |
| 86 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Jerry Crocker | Guilford College |
| 87 | Houston Rockets | Mike Collins | Seattle University |
| 88 | Atlanta Hawks | Randy Knoll | Marshall |
| 89 | Baltimore Bullets | Dwaine Dillard | Eastern Michigan |
| 90 | Seattle SuperSonics | Ron Thomas | Louisville |
| 91 | New York Knicks | Greg Cluess | St. John's |
| 92 | Phoenix Suns | Charles Edge | LeMoyne-Owen College |
| 93 | Golden State Warriors | Henry Bacon | Louisville |
| 94 | Boston Celtics | Don Holcomb | Memphis |
| 95 | Chicago Bulls | Mike Stewart | Santa Clara |
| 96 | Boston Celtics | Wally Rice | Widener University |
| 97 | Los Angeles Lakers | Sam Simmons | Bradley |
| Round 7 | |||
| 98 | Portland Trail Blazers | Bob Lynn | Cal State Long Beach |
| 99 | Buffalo Braves | Greg Kohls | Syracuse |
| 100 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Steve Davidson | West Texas A&M University |
| 101 | Detroit Pistons | Bruce Anderson | Arizona |
| 102 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Mike Sneed | Fayetteville State University |
| 103 | Philadelphia 76ers | Curtis Pritchett | Saint Augustine's College |
| 104 | Houston Rockets | Mike Jackson | California State University, Los Angeles |
| 105 | Atlanta Hawks | Billy Pleas | Detroit Mercy |
| 106 | Baltimore Bullets | Marvin Brown | Jackson State University |
| 107 | Seattle SuperSonics | Jerry Dunn | Western Kentucky |
| 108 | New York Knicks | Tracy Tripucka | Lafayette College |
| 109 | Phoenix Suns | Bernie Fryer | BYU |
| 110 | Golden State Warriors | Bill Franklin | Purdue |
| 111 | Boston Celtics | Steve Previs | UNC |
| 112 | Chicago Bulls | Jerry Pender | Fresno State |
| 113 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mickey Davis | Duquesne |
| Round 8 | |||
| 114 | Portland Trail Blazers | Ruben Vance | Kent State University |
| 115 | Buffalo Braves | Andy Denny | University of South Alabama |
| 116 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Roger Evans | Kent State University |
| 117 | Detroit Pistons | Ben Kelso | Central Michigan University |
| 118 | Philadelphia 76ers | Jim Kopp | Rockhurst University |
| 119 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Jerry Clack | Oklahoma State |
| 120 | Houston Rockets | Henry Harris | Auburn |
| 121 | Atlanta Hawks | Oscar Evans | Butler |
| 122 | Baltimore Bullets | Jim Floyd | Shaw |
| 123 | Seattle SuperSonics | Willie Stoudamire | Portland State |
| 124 | New York Knicks | Tom Corde | Ohio University |
| 125 | Phoenix Suns | Russell Golden | Jackson State University |
| 126 | Golden State Warriors | John Burks | San Francisco |
| 127 | Boston Celtics | Sam McCamey | Oral Roberts |
| 128 | Chicago Bulls | Cavin Andersen | Valley City State University |
| 129 | Milwaukee Bucks | Charles Kirkland | Cheyney (PA) |
| Round 9 | |||
| 130 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scott McCandlish | Virginia |
| 131 | Buffalo Braves | John Collins | State University of New York at Brockport |
| 132 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Greg Starrick | Southern Illinois |
| 133 | Detroit Pistons | Jesse Mangham | Ferris State University |
| 134 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Steve McMahon | Merrimack College |
| 135 | Philadelphia 76ers | Rod Murray | UCLA |
| 136 | Atlanta Hawks | Larry Strozier | Morehouse College |
| 137 | Baltimore Bullets | Ruppert Breedlove | Oglethorpe University |
| 138 | Seattle SuperSonics | Dwight Holiday | Hawaii |
| 139 | New York Knicks | Tom Sullivan | Fordham |
| 140 | Phoenix Suns | Bill Kennedy | Arizona |
| 141 | Golden State Warriors | Bill Duwe | California |
| 142 | Chicago Bulls | Ralph Houston | West Texas A&M University |
| 143 | Milwaukee Bucks | Jim Regenold | Ball State University |
| Round 10 | |||
| 144 | Portland Trail Blazers | Kresimir Cosic | BYU |
| 145 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kent Martens | Abilene Christian University |
| 146 | Detroit Pistons | Kent Hollenbeck | Kentucky |
| 147 | Philadelphia 76ers | Gary Watson | Wisconsin |
| 148 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | David Hall | Kansas State |
| 149 | Atlanta Hawks | Jim Clesson | Tulsa |
| 150 | Baltimore Bullets | Wilbert Loftin | Louisiana |
| 151 | Seattle SuperSonics | Dan Steward | Washington State |
| 152 | New York Knicks | Richie Garner | Manhattan University |
| 153 | Phoenix Suns | Al Vilcheck | Louisville |
| 154 | Boston Celtics | Marty Hunt | Kenyon College |
| 155 | Chicago Bulls | Chuck Taylor | West Liberty State College |
| 156 | Milwaukee Bucks | Jolly Spight | Santa Clara |
| Round 11 | |||
| 157 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jimmy Wilkins | San Diego State |
| 158 | Buffalo Braves | Jim Prokell | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania |
| 159 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Floyd Mathew | Northern Arizona University |
| 160 | Atlanta Hawks | Charles Allen | Texas Southern |
| 161 | Baltimore Bullets | Arvin Watkins | Jackson State University |
| 162 | Seattle SuperSonics | Steve Turner | Vanderbilt |
| 163 | New York Knicks | Chic Downing | Benedictine College |
| 164 | Phoenix Suns | John Belcher | Arkansas State University |
| 165 | Boston Celtics | Mark Minor | Ohio State |
| 166 | Chicago Bulls | Jackie Young | Rocky Mountain College |
| Round 12 | |||
| 167 | Buffalo Braves | Frank DeWitt | Virginia |
| 168 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Len Baltimore | George Washington |
| 169 | Atlanta Hawks | James Green | Paine College |
| 170 | Baltimore Bullets | Lloyd Adams | Rhode Island |
| 171 | Seattle SuperSonics | Greg Daust | Missouri-St. Louis |
| 172 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Soderberg | Utah |
| 173 | Boston Celtics | Phil Stephens | South Carolina State |
| 174 | Chicago Bulls | Al Cotler | Penn |
| Round 13 | |||
| 175 | Portland Trail Blazers | Larry Morris | Tulsa |
| 176 | Buffalo Braves | Kim Huband | UNC |
| 177 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Kent Scott | Pitt |
| 178 | Baltimore Bullets | Mike Krawczyk | Loyola (MD) |
| 179 | Phoenix Suns | Kelly Utley | Shaw |
| 180 | Chicago Bulls | Mike Barr | Duquesne |
| Round 14 | |||
| 181 | Portland Trail Blazers | Paul Kelley | Shaw |
| 182 | Buffalo Braves | Craig Corson | UNC |
| 183 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Bob Allen | Missouri |
| 184 | Baltimore Bullets | Aubrey Nash | Kansas |
| 185 | Seattle SuperSonics | Cleveland Hill | Nicholls State |
| 186 | Phoenix Suns | Ray Golson | West Texas A&M University |
| 187 | Chicago Bulls | Andrew Pettes | Oklahoma |
| Round 15 | |||
| 188 | Portland Trail Blazers | Rich Habegger | Wake Forest |
| 189 | Buffalo Braves | Paul Hoffman | St. Bonaventure |
| 190 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Mike Jeffries | Oklahoma State |
| 191 | Baltimore Bullets | Gary Handleman | Johns Hopkins University |
| 192 | Chicago Bulls | Greg Lowery | Texas Tech |
| Round 16 | |||
| 193 | Portland Trail Blazers | Mose Adolph | California State University, Los Angeles |
| 194 | Buffalo Braves | Norman Bounds | State University of New York at Brockport |
| 195 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Mike Peterson | Nebraska |
| 196 | Chicago Bulls | Charles Hall | Montana-Western |
| Round 17 | |||
| 197 | Chicago Bulls | John Thornton | South Carolina State |
| Round 18 | |||
| 198 | Chicago Bulls | Ron Manning | Manhattan University |