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1973 NBA Draft Results

1973 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Doug Collins to Philadelphia 76ers.

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The 1973 NBA Draft produced 211 selections across 20 rounds, with 17 franchises making at least one pick. Philadelphia 76ers held the first overall selection and took Doug Collins out of Illinois State.

Philadelphia 76ers made the most selections that year with 19. 145 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Minnesota with 5 players drafted.

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

Selections by franchise

The same 211 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1973.

  • Boston Celtics 19 No. 17 Steve Downing, No. 35 Phil Hankinson, No. 52 Martinez Denmon, No. 69 Richie Fuqua, No. 86 Byron Jones, No. 103 Joe Cafferky, No. 120 Mike Stewart, No. 137 Robert White, No. 151 Corky Taylor, No. 165 Steve Turner, No. 174 Ed Hastings, No. 182 Bruce Winkler, No. 188 Scott Koelzer, No. 193 Rick Williams, No. 198 James Gilchrist, No. 202 Sam Barber, No. 206 Lamont King, No. 208 Peter Gavett, No. 210 Tom Austin
  • Buffalo Braves 19 No. 3 Ernie DiGregorio, No. 38 Ken Charles, No. 54 Doug Little, No. 72 Randy Knoll, No. 88 Mike Macaluso, No. 106 Tim Bassett, No. 122 Carl Jackson, No. 140 Bob Fullarton, No. 153 Nick Conner, No. 168 Mike Lee, No. 176 Aaron Covington, No. 184 Bob Vartanian, No. 190 Ron Gilliam, No. 195 John Fraley, No. 200 John Green, No. 204 Jim Garvin, No. 207 Donn Johnston, No. 209 Ron Thorsen, No. 211 Phil Tollestrup
  • Cleveland Cavaliers 19 No. 2 Jim Brewer, No. 26 Allan Hornyak, No. 37 Jim O'Brien, No. 40 Ozie Edwards, No. 41 James Lister, No. 57 Luke Witte, No. 74 John Coughran, No. 91 Willie Calvert, No. 108 Larry Farmer, No. 125 John Ritter, No. 142 Les Taylor, No. 156 Dean Martin, No. 169 Floyd Lewis, No. 178 Chris McMurray, No. 185 John Penebacker, No. 191 Charles Mitchell, No. 196 Reese Stovall, No. 201 Tom O'Connor, No. 205 Phil Elderkin
  • Philadelphia 76ers 19 No. 1 Doug Collins, No. 18 Raymond Lewis, No. 21 Allan Bristow, No. 22 George McGinnis, No. 32 Caldwell Jones, No. 53 Darryl Minniefield, No. 70 Reggie Royals, No. 87 Sterling Wright, No. 104 James Greene, No. 121 Dave Langston, No. 138 Harvey Catchings, No. 152 Abe Steward, No. 166 Rod Freeman, No. 175 Connie Warren, No. 183 Jim Crawford, No. 189 Ernie Johnson, No. 194 Lionel Harris, No. 199 Larry Robinson, No. 203 Tony Prince
  • Capital Bullets 15 No. 13 Nick Weatherspoon, No. 19 Louie Nelson, No. 48 Tom Kozelko, No. 65 Aron Stewart, No. 82 Danny Traylor, No. 99 Mike Allocco, No. 116 Ronnie Hogue, No. 133 Mark Jellison, No. 148 Mike Boylan, No. 162 Dicky Kelly, No. 172 Dale Adams, No. 181 Mike Battle, No. 187 Chet Davis, No. 192 Howard White, No. 197 Shorty Simmons
  • Phoenix Suns 14 No. 8 Mike Bantom, No. 33 Gary Melchionni, No. 42 Joe Reaves, No. 43 Steve Mitchell, No. 60 Ronnie Robinson, No. 77 Clinton Harris, No. 94 Gene Doyle, No. 111 Jerry Bisbano, No. 128 Jim Owens, No. 144 Sandy Smith, No. 158 Claude White, No. 170 Lynn Greer, No. 179 Laymon Williamson, No. 186 Kalevi Sarkalahti
  • Chicago Bulls 12 No. 12 Kevin Kunnert, No. 24 Kevin Stacom, No. 30 Wendell Hudson, No. 39 Martin Terry, No. 47 Steve Newsome, No. 64 Mark Sibley, No. 81 Roy Simpson, No. 98 Johnny Neumann, No. 115 Billy Harris, No. 132 B.G. Brosterhous, No. 147 Ruben Montanez, No. 161 Russ Hunt
  • Detroit Pistons 11 No. 44 Bo Lamar, No. 50 Larry Kenon, No. 61 Ken Brady, No. 78 Henry Wilmore, No. 95 Dennis Johnson, No. 112 Fred Smiley, No. 129 Ben Kelso, No. 145 Bill Kilgore, No. 159 Bob Solomon, No. 171 Len Paul, No. 180 Clarence Carlisle
  • New York Knicks 11 No. 14 Mel Davis, No. 28 Pat McFarland, No. 49 Allie McGuire, No. 66 George Karl, No. 83 Dennis Bell, No. 100 Lawrence Lilly, No. 117 Mike Moore, No. 134 Steve Rowell, No. 149 Joe Wise, No. 163 Ed Fields, No. 173 Charles Edge
  • Atlanta Hawks 10 No. 9 Dwight Jones, No. 10 John Brown, No. 27 Tom Ingelsby, No. 36 Ted Manakas, No. 45 Leonard Gray, No. 62 James Brown, No. 79 Dave Winfield, No. 96 John Williamson, No. 113 Pete Harris, No. 130 Tim Dominey
  • Golden State Warriors 10 No. 11 Kevin Joyce, No. 29 Derrek Dickey, No. 46 Jim Retseck, No. 63 Ron King, No. 80 Nate Stephens, No. 97 Bob Lauriski, No. 114 Steve Smith, No. 131 Jeff Dawson, No. 146 Everett Fopma, No. 160 Fred Lavaroni
  • Portland Trail Blazers 10 No. 15 Barry Parkhill, No. 55 Bird Averitt, No. 71 Fran Costello, No. 89 Neal Jurgensen, No. 105 Larry Hollyfield, No. 123 Lindell Reason, No. 139 Mike Contreras, No. 154 Sam Whitehead, No. 167 Eddie Payne, No. 177 Rick Holdt
  • Kansas City-Omaha Kings 9 No. 7 Ron Behagen, No. 20 Mike D'Antoni, No. 25 Larry McNeill, No. 76 M.L. Carr, No. 93 Mike Quick, No. 110 Mike Jeffries, No. 127 Mike Williams, No. 143 James Brown, No. 157 Ernie Kusnyer
  • Los Angeles Lakers 9 No. 5 Kermit Washington, No. 23 Billy Schaeffer, No. 31 Jim Chones, No. 34 John Perry, No. 68 Larry Finch, No. 84 Kresimir Cosic, No. 102 David Brent, No. 118 Nate Hawthorne, No. 136 Roy McPipe
  • Milwaukee Bucks 9 No. 16 Swen Nater, No. 59 Clyde Turner, No. 67 Harry Rogers, No. 85 Larry Jackson, No. 101 James Floyd, No. 119 Eddie Childress, No. 135 Walt McGary, No. 150 Bob Vacca, No. 164 Ron Battle
  • Seattle SuperSonics 8 No. 4 Mike Green, No. 56 June Harris, No. 73 Chuck Iverson, No. 90 Bill McCoy, No. 107 Jim Andrews, No. 124 Wardell Jeffries, No. 141 Greg Williams, No. 155 Bob Bodell
  • Houston Rockets 7 No. 6 Ed Ratleff, No. 51 E.C. Coleman, No. 58 Lee Colburn, No. 75 Gary Rhoades, No. 92 Tom Peck, No. 109 Fred DeVaughn, No. 126 John Thomas

Colleges and programs represented

145 programs produced at least one selection in the 1973 draft.

  • Minnesota5
  • Cal State Long Beach4
  • BYU3
  • Georgia3
  • Illinois3
  • Indiana3
  • Iowa3
  • Marquette3
  • Maryland3
  • Memphis3
  • Michigan3
  • Providence3
  • Sam Houston State University3
  • Santa Clara3
  • St. John's3
  • UCLA3
  • Arizona State2
  • Canisius2
  • Cincinnati2
  • Drake University2
  • Ferris State University2
  • Florida State2
  • Furman University2
  • Harvard University2
  • Houston2
  • Iowa State2
  • Jacksonville University2
  • Kansas State2
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College2
  • Louisiana2
  • Marshall2
  • Missouri2
  • NC State2
  • Northern Illinois2
  • Ohio State2
  • Oregon2
  • Oregon State2
  • Saint Joseph's2
  • San Francisco2
  • South Carolina2
  • St. Mary's College of Maryland2
  • UNC2
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley2
  • Vanderbilt2
  • Villanova2
  • Xavier2
  • Abilene Christian University
  • Alabama
  • Alabama State University
  • Albany State University
  • American University
  • Arkansas
  • Assumption College
  • Auburn
  • Austin Peay State University
  • Baldwin-Wallace College
  • Bay College
  • Bethel College
  • Bethune-Cookman College
  • Boston University
  • Bridgewater State College
  • Buffalo
  • California
  • California State University, Los Angeles
  • Central Michigan University
  • Chattanooga
  • Colorado State
  • Dartmouth College
  • Duke
  • Duquesne
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • Eastern Michigan
  • Elmhurst College
  • Florida Southern College
  • Fordham
  • George Washington
  • Guilford College
  • Hardin-Simmons University
  • Hawaii
  • Holy Cross
  • Houston Baptist University
  • Idaho State University
  • Illinois State
  • Kentucky
  • La Salle
  • LeMoyne-Owen College
  • Lincoln University (PA)
  • LIU Post
  • Louisiana Tech
  • Loyola Marymount
  • Manhattan University
  • Michigan State
  • Missouri Southern State
  • Montana State
  • Montana State University, Billings
  • Morgan State University
  • Murray State
  • New Mexico
  • New Mexico State
  • North Carolina A&T
  • Northeastern University
  • Northwestern
  • Northwood University
  • Oklahoma Baptist University
  • Oklahoma City University
  • Ole Miss
  • Oral Roberts
  • Penn
  • Pepperdine
  • Princeton
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Rhode Island
  • Richmond
  • Saint Louis
  • Samford University
  • San Diego State
  • Seattle University
  • Shaw
  • South Dakota
  • South Dakota State
  • Southern Illinois
  • St. Bonaventure
  • State University of New York at Brockport
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • Stonehill College
  • Syracuse
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Toledo
  • UMass
  • University of Akron
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of Maine
  • University of Northern Iowa
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  • Utah State University
  • Valdosta State University
  • Virginia
  • Virginia State University
  • Virginia Tech
  • Wake Forest
  • Washington
  • Wayne State University
  • Westmont College
  • Winston-Salem State

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