1973 NBA Draft Results
1973 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Doug Collins to Philadelphia 76ers.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 |  Philadelphia 76ers | Doug Collins | Illinois State |
| 2 |  Cleveland Cavaliers | Jim Brewer | Minnesota |
| 3 |  Buffalo Braves | Ernie DiGregorio | Providence |
| 4 |  Seattle SuperSonics | Mike Green | Louisiana Tech |
| 5 |  Los Angeles Lakers | Kermit Washington | American University |
| 6 |  Houston Rockets | Ed Ratleff | Cal State Long Beach |
| 7 |  Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Ron Behagen | Minnesota |
| 8 |  Phoenix Suns | Mike Bantom | Saint Joseph's |
| 9 |  Atlanta Hawks | Dwight Jones | Houston |
| 10 | Atlanta Hawks | John Brown | Missouri |
| 11 |  Golden State Warriors | Kevin Joyce | South Carolina |
| 12 |  Chicago Bulls | Kevin Kunnert | Iowa |
| 13 |  Capital Bullets | Nick Weatherspoon | Illinois |
| 14 |  New York Knicks | Mel Davis | St. John's |
| 15 |  Portland Trail Blazers | Barry Parkhill | Virginia |
| 16 |  Milwaukee Bucks | Swen Nater | UCLA |
| 17 |  Boston Celtics | Steve Downing | Indiana |
| 18 | Philadelphia 76ers | Raymond Lewis | California State University, Los Angeles |
| Round 2 | |||
| 19 | Capital Bullets | Louie Nelson | Washington |
| 20 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Mike D'Antoni | Marshall |
| 21 | Philadelphia 76ers | Allan Bristow | Virginia Tech |
| 22 | Philadelphia 76ers | George McGinnis | Indiana |
| 23 | Los Angeles Lakers | Billy Schaeffer | St. John's |
| 24 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Stacom | Providence |
| 25 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Larry McNeill | Marquette |
| 26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Allan Hornyak | Ohio State |
| 27 | Atlanta Hawks | Tom Ingelsby | Villanova |
| 28 | New York Knicks | Pat McFarland | Saint Joseph's |
| 29 | Golden State Warriors | Derrek Dickey | Cincinnati |
| 30 | Chicago Bulls | Wendell Hudson | Alabama |
| 31 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jim Chones | Marquette |
| 32 | Philadelphia 76ers | Caldwell Jones | Albany State University |
| 33 | Phoenix Suns | Gary Melchionni | Duke |
| 34 | Los Angeles Lakers | John Perry | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| 35 | Boston Celtics | Phil Hankinson | Penn |
| Round 3 | |||
| 36 | Atlanta Hawks | Ted Manakas | Princeton |
| 37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jim O'Brien | Maryland |
| 38 | Buffalo Braves | Ken Charles | Fordham |
| 39 | Chicago Bulls | Martin Terry | Arkansas |
| 40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ozie Edwards | Oklahoma City University |
| 41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | James Lister | Sam Houston State University |
| 42 | Phoenix Suns | Joe Reaves | Bethel College |
| 43 | Phoenix Suns | Steve Mitchell | Kansas State |
| 44 |  Detroit Pistons | Bo Lamar | Louisiana |
| 45 | Atlanta Hawks | Leonard Gray | Cal State Long Beach |
| 46 | Golden State Warriors | Jim Retseck | Auburn |
| 47 | Chicago Bulls | Steve Newsome | Houston |
| 48 | Capital Bullets | Tom Kozelko | Toledo |
| 49 | New York Knicks | Allie McGuire | Marquette |
| 50 | Detroit Pistons | Larry Kenon | Memphis |
| 51 | Houston Rockets | E.C. Coleman | Houston Baptist University |
| 52 | Boston Celtics | Martinez Denmon | Iowa State |
| Round 4 | |||
| 53 | Philadelphia 76ers | Darryl Minniefield | New Mexico |
| 54 | Buffalo Braves | Doug Little | Oregon |
| 55 | Portland Trail Blazers | Bird Averitt | Pepperdine |
| 56 | Seattle SuperSonics | June Harris | North Carolina A&T |
| 57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Luke Witte | Ohio State |
| 58 | Houston Rockets | Lee Colburn | South Dakota State |
| 59 | Milwaukee Bucks | Clyde Turner | Minnesota |
| 60 | Phoenix Suns | Ronnie Robinson | Memphis |
| 61 | Detroit Pistons | Ken Brady | Michigan |
| 62 | Atlanta Hawks | James Brown | Harvard University |
| 63 | Golden State Warriors | Ron King | Florida State |
| 64 | Chicago Bulls | Mark Sibley | Northwestern |
| 65 | Capital Bullets | Aron Stewart | Richmond |
| 66 | New York Knicks | George Karl | UNC |
| 67 | Milwaukee Bucks | Harry Rogers | Saint Louis |
| 68 | Los Angeles Lakers | Larry Finch | Memphis |
| 69 | Boston Celtics | Richie Fuqua | Oral Roberts |
| Round 5 | |||
| 70 | Philadelphia 76ers | Reggie Royals | Florida State |
| 71 | Portland Trail Blazers | Fran Costello | Providence |
| 72 | Buffalo Braves | Randy Knoll | Marshall |
| 73 | Seattle SuperSonics | Chuck Iverson | South Dakota |
| 74 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Coughran | California |
| 75 | Houston Rockets | Gary Rhoades | Colorado State |
| 76 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | M.L. Carr | Guilford College |
| 77 | Phoenix Suns | Clinton Harris | Iowa State |
| 78 | Detroit Pistons | Henry Wilmore | Michigan |
| 79 | Atlanta Hawks | Dave Winfield | Minnesota |
| 80 | Golden State Warriors | Nate Stephens | Cal State Long Beach |
| 81 | Chicago Bulls | Roy Simpson | Furman University |
| 82 | Capital Bullets | Danny Traylor | South Carolina |
| 83 | New York Knicks | Dennis Bell | Drake University |
| 84 | Los Angeles Lakers | Kresimir Cosic | BYU |
| 85 | Milwaukee Bucks | Larry Jackson | Northern Illinois |
| 86 | Boston Celtics | Byron Jones | San Francisco |
| Round 6 | |||
| 87 | Philadelphia 76ers | Sterling Wright | Lincoln University (PA) |
| 88 | Buffalo Braves | Mike Macaluso | Canisius |
| 89 | Portland Trail Blazers | Neal Jurgensen | Oregon State |
| 90 | Seattle SuperSonics | Bill McCoy | University of Northern Iowa |
| 91 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Willie Calvert | Abilene Christian University |
| 92 | Houston Rockets | Tom Peck | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 93 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Mike Quick | San Francisco |
| 94 | Phoenix Suns | Gene Doyle | Holy Cross |
| 95 | Detroit Pistons | Dennis Johnson | Ferris State University |
| 96 | Atlanta Hawks | John Williamson | New Mexico State |
| 97 | Golden State Warriors | Bob Lauriski | Utah State University |
| 98 | Chicago Bulls | Johnny Neumann | Ole Miss |
| 99 | Capital Bullets | Mike Allocco | Stonehill College |
| 100 | New York Knicks | Lawrence Lilly | Alabama State University |
| 101 | Milwaukee Bucks | James Floyd | Shaw |
| 102 | Los Angeles Lakers | David Brent | Jacksonville University |
| 103 | Boston Celtics | Joe Cafferky | NC State |
| Round 7 | |||
| 104 | Philadelphia 76ers | James Greene | Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| 105 | Portland Trail Blazers | Larry Hollyfield | UCLA |
| 106 | Buffalo Braves | Tim Bassett | Georgia |
| 107 | Seattle SuperSonics | Jim Andrews | Kentucky |
| 108 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Farmer | UCLA |
| 109 | Houston Rockets | Fred DeVaughn | Westmont College |
| 110 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Mike Jeffries | Missouri |
| 111 | Phoenix Suns | Jerry Bisbano | Louisiana |
| 112 | Detroit Pistons | Fred Smiley | Northwood University |
| 113 | Atlanta Hawks | Pete Harris | Stephen F. Austin |
| 114 | Golden State Warriors | Steve Smith | Loyola Marymount |
| 115 | Chicago Bulls | Billy Harris | Northern Illinois |
| 116 | Capital Bullets | Ronnie Hogue | Georgia |
| 117 | New York Knicks | Mike Moore | Manhattan University |
| 118 | Los Angeles Lakers | Nate Hawthorne | Southern Illinois |
| 119 | Milwaukee Bucks | Eddie Childress | Austin Peay State University |
| 120 | Boston Celtics | Mike Stewart | Santa Clara |
| Round 8 | |||
| 121 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dave Langston | Drake University |
| 122 | Buffalo Braves | Carl Jackson | St. Bonaventure |
| 123 | Portland Trail Blazers | Lindell Reason | Eastern Michigan |
| 124 | Seattle SuperSonics | Wardell Jeffries | Oklahoma Baptist University |
| 125 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Ritter | Indiana |
| 126 | Houston Rockets | John Thomas | Missouri Southern State |
| 127 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Mike Williams | Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| 128 | Phoenix Suns | Jim Owens | Arizona State |
| 129 | Detroit Pistons | Ben Kelso | Central Michigan University |
| 130 | Atlanta Hawks | Tim Dominey | Valdosta State University |
| 131 | Golden State Warriors | Jeff Dawson | Illinois |
| 132 | Chicago Bulls | B.G. Brosterhous | Texas |
| 133 | Capital Bullets | Mark Jellison | Northeastern University |
| 134 | New York Knicks | Steve Rowell | Rhode Island |
| 135 | Milwaukee Bucks | Walt McGary | Chattanooga |
| 136 | Los Angeles Lakers | Roy McPipe | Montana State University, Billings |
| 137 | Boston Celtics | Robert White | Sam Houston State University |
| Round 9 | |||
| 138 | Philadelphia 76ers | Harvey Catchings | Hardin-Simmons University |
| 139 | Portland Trail Blazers | Mike Contreras | Arizona State |
| 140 | Buffalo Braves | Bob Fullarton | Xavier |
| 141 | Seattle SuperSonics | Greg Williams | Seattle University |
| 142 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Les Taylor | Murray State |
| 143 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | James Brown | Dartmouth College |
| 144 | Phoenix Suns | Sandy Smith | Winston-Salem State |
| 145 | Detroit Pistons | Bill Kilgore | Michigan State |
| 146 | Golden State Warriors | Everett Fopma | Idaho State University |
| 147 | Chicago Bulls | Ruben Montanez | Duquesne |
| 148 | Capital Bullets | Mike Boylan | Assumption College |
| 149 | New York Knicks | Joe Wise | Bridgewater State College |
| 150 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bob Vacca | Quinnipiac University |
| 151 | Boston Celtics | Corky Taylor | Minnesota |
| Round 10 | |||
| 152 | Philadelphia 76ers | Abe Steward | Jacksonville University |
| 153 | Buffalo Braves | Nick Conner | Illinois |
| 154 | Portland Trail Blazers | Sam Whitehead | Oregon State |
| 155 | Seattle SuperSonics | Bob Bodell | Maryland |
| 156 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Martin | Baldwin-Wallace College |
| 157 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Ernie Kusnyer | Kansas State |
| 158 | Phoenix Suns | Claude White | Elmhurst College |
| 159 | Detroit Pistons | Bob Solomon | Wayne State University |
| 160 | Golden State Warriors | Fred Lavaroni | Santa Clara |
| 161 | Chicago Bulls | Russ Hunt | Furman University |
| 162 | Capital Bullets | Dicky Kelly | Bay College |
| 163 | New York Knicks | Ed Fields | LIU Post |
| 164 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ron Battle | Sam Houston State University |
| 165 | Boston Celtics | Steve Turner | Vanderbilt |
| Round 11 | |||
| 166 | Philadelphia 76ers | Rod Freeman | Vanderbilt |
| 167 | Portland Trail Blazers | Eddie Payne | Wake Forest |
| 168 | Buffalo Braves | Mike Lee | Syracuse |
| 169 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Floyd Lewis | Harvard University |
| 170 | Phoenix Suns | Lynn Greer | Virginia State University |
| 171 | Detroit Pistons | Len Paul | University of Akron |
| 172 | Capital Bullets | Dale Adams | St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| 173 | New York Knicks | Charles Edge | LeMoyne-Owen College |
| 174 | Boston Celtics | Ed Hastings | Villanova |
| Round 12 | |||
| 175 | Philadelphia 76ers | Connie Warren | Xavier |
| 176 | Buffalo Braves | Aaron Covington | Canisius |
| 177 | Portland Trail Blazers | Rick Holdt | NC State |
| 178 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chris McMurray | San Diego State |
| 179 | Phoenix Suns | Laymon Williamson | Samford University |
| 180 | Detroit Pistons | Clarence Carlisle | Ferris State University |
| 181 | Capital Bullets | Mike Battle | George Washington |
| 182 | Boston Celtics | Bruce Winkler | Santa Clara |
| Round 13 | |||
| 183 | Philadelphia 76ers | Jim Crawford | La Salle |
| 184 | Buffalo Braves | Bob Vartanian | Buffalo |
| 185 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Penebacker | Hawaii |
| 186 | Phoenix Suns | Kalevi Sarkalahti | BYU |
| 187 | Capital Bullets | Chet Davis | Morgan State University |
| 188 | Boston Celtics | Scott Koelzer | Montana State |
| Round 14 | |||
| 189 | Philadelphia 76ers | Ernie Johnson | Michigan |
| 190 | Buffalo Braves | Ron Gilliam | State University of New York at Brockport |
| 191 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Charles Mitchell | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 192 | Capital Bullets | Howard White | Maryland |
| 193 | Boston Celtics | Rick Williams | Iowa |
| Round 15 | |||
| 194 | Philadelphia 76ers | Lionel Harris | Cincinnati |
| 195 | Buffalo Braves | John Fraley | Georgia |
| 196 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Reese Stovall | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| 197 | Capital Bullets | Shorty Simmons | St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| 198 | Boston Celtics | James Gilchrist | Florida Southern College |
| Round 16 | |||
| 199 | Philadelphia 76ers | Larry Robinson | Tennessee |
| 200 | Buffalo Braves | John Green | Oregon |
| 201 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tom O'Connor | Iowa |
| 202 | Boston Celtics | Sam Barber | Bethune-Cookman College |
| Round 17 | |||
| 203 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tony Prince | St. John's |
| 204 | Buffalo Braves | Jim Garvin | Boston University |
| 205 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Phil Elderkin | None listed |
| 206 | Boston Celtics | Lamont King | Cal State Long Beach |
| Round 18 | |||
| 207 | Buffalo Braves | Donn Johnston | UNC |
| 208 | Boston Celtics | Peter Gavett | University of Maine |
| Round 19 | |||
| 209 | Buffalo Braves | Ron Thorsen | University of British Columbia |
| 210 | Boston Celtics | Tom Austin | UMass |
| Round 20 | |||
| 211 | Buffalo Braves | Phil Tollestrup | BYU |