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1975 NBA Draft Results

1975 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick David Thompson to Atlanta Hawks.

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The 1975 NBA Draft produced 174 selections across 10 rounds, with 18 franchises making at least one pick. Atlanta Hawks held the first overall selection and took David Thompson out of NC State.

Phoenix Suns made the most selections that year with 12. 123 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Arizona State with 4 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 Atlanta Hawks David Thompson NC State
2 Los Angeles Lakers Dave Meyers UCLA
3 Atlanta Hawks Marvin Webster Morgan State University
4 Phoenix Suns Alvan Adams Oklahoma
5 Philadelphia 76ers Darryl Dawkins None listed
6 Portland Trail Blazers Lionel Hollins Arizona State
7 New Orleans Jazz Rich Kelley Stanford
8 Los Angeles Lakers Junior Bridgeman Louisville
9 New York Knicks Gene Short Jackson State University
10 Kansas City Kings Bill Robinzine DePaul
11 Houston Rockets Joe Meriweather Southern Illinois
12 Seattle SuperSonics Frank Oleynick Seattle University
13 Kansas City Kings Bob Bigelow Penn
14 Golden State Warriors Joe Bryant La Salle
15 Cleveland Cavaliers John Lambert USC
16 Phoenix Suns Ricky Sobers UNLV
17 Boston Celtics Tom Boswell South Carolina
18 Washington Bullets Kevin Grevey Kentucky
Round 2
19 Atlanta Hawks Bill Willoughby None listed
20 Golden State Warriors Gus Williams USC
21 Seattle SuperSonics Bruce Seals Xavier University of Louisiana
22 Milwaukee Bucks Clyde Mayes Furman University
23 Philadelphia 76ers World B. Free Guilford College
24 Milwaukee Bucks Cornelius Cash Bowling Green
25 Portland Trail Blazers Bob Gross Cal State Long Beach
26 New York Knicks Ticky Burden Utah
27 Detroit Pistons Walter Luckett Ohio University
28 Cleveland Cavaliers Dan Roundfield Central Michigan University
29 Houston Rockets Jim Blanks Gardner-Webb University
30 Chicago Bulls Steve Green Indiana
31 Kansas City Kings Glenn Hansen LSU
32 Chicago Bulls John Laskowski Indiana
33 Cleveland Cavaliers Mel Utley St. John's
34 New York Knicks Larry Fogle Canisius
35 Phoenix Suns Allen Murphy Louisville
36 Phoenix Suns Jimmy Conner Kentucky
Round 3
37 New Orleans Jazz Rudy Hackett Syracuse
38 New Orleans Jazz Jim McElroy Central Michigan University
39 Philadelphia 76ers Jimmie Baker Hawaii
40 Golden State Warriors Otis Johnson Stetson University
41 Philadelphia 76ers Charles Cleveland Alabama
42 Portland Trail Blazers Tom Roy Maryland
43 Milwaukee Bucks Brian Hammel Bentley College
44 Detroit Pistons Pete Trgovich UCLA
45 Cleveland Cavaliers Ted Hathaway Cleveland State University
46 New York Knicks John Ramsay Seton Hall
47 Houston Rockets Rudy White Arizona State
48 Washington Bullets Tom Kropp University of Nebraska at Kearney
49 Kansas City Kings Bob Guyette Kentucky
50 Portland Trail Blazers Gus Gerard Virginia
51 Golden State Warriors Bubbles Hawkins Illinois State
52 Buffalo Braves George Bucci Manhattan University
53 Boston Celtics Jerome Anderson West Virginia
54 Phoenix Suns Bayard Forrest Grand Canyon University
Round 4
55 New Orleans Jazz Mack Coleman Houston Baptist University
56 Los Angeles Lakers C.J. Kupec Michigan
57 Atlanta Hawks Monte Towe NC State
58 Phoenix Suns Sam McCants Oral Roberts
59 Philadelphia 76ers Louis Dunbar Houston
60 Milwaukee Bucks Bill Campion Manhattan University
61 Portland Trail Blazers Phil Hicks Tulane
62 Cleveland Cavaliers Eric Fernsten San Francisco
63 New York Knicks David Vaughn Oral Roberts
64 Detroit Pistons Lindsay Hairston Michigan State
65 Houston Rockets Ken Smith Tulsa
66 Seattle SuperSonics Jim Moore Utah State University
67 Kansas City Kings Kevin Cluess St. John's
68 Chicago Bulls Ron Haigler Penn
69 Golden State Warriors Billy Taylor La Salle
70 Buffalo Braves Bob Fleischer Duke
71 Washington Bullets Fessor Leonard Furman University
72 Boston Celtics Cyrus Mann Illinois State
Round 5
73 New Orleans Jazz Andre Hampton Kentucky State University
74 Los Angeles Lakers Charles Russell Alabama
75 Atlanta Hawks Wilbur Holland New Orleans
76 Phoenix Suns Joe Pace Coppin State University
77 Philadelphia 76ers Ken Tyler Gonzaga
78 Portland Trail Blazers Maurice Presley Houston
79 Cleveland Cavaliers Jim Lee Syracuse
80 New York Knicks Don Washington UNC
81 Detroit Pistons Cliff Pratt Shaw
82 Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Odemns Western Kentucky
83 Houston Rockets Rick Whitlow Illinois State
84 Seattle SuperSonics Dwain Govan Bishop College
85 Kansas City Kings Ed Stahl UNC
86 Chicago Bulls Bob Iverson University of North Texas
87 Golden State Warriors Larry Pounds Washington
88 Buffalo Braves Sam Berry Armstrong Atlantic State University
89 Boston Celtics Darryl Brown Fordham
90 Washington Bullets Rich Jones VCU
Round 6
91 New Orleans Jazz Rick Schmidt Illinois
92 Los Angeles Lakers Don Ford UC Santa Barbara
93 Atlanta Hawks Danny Williams Ole Miss
94 Phoenix Suns Biff Burrell USC
95 Philadelphia 76ers Ken Alston Valdosta State University
96 Milwaukee Bucks Oliver Purnell Old Dominion
97 Portland Trail Blazers Gerald Willett Oregon
98 Detroit Pistons Allen Spruill North Carolina A&T
99 Cleveland Cavaliers Henry Ward Jackson State University
100 New York Knicks Hank Williams Jacksonville University
101 Houston Rockets William Johnson Texas Tech
102 Seattle SuperSonics Larry Smith North Carolina A&T
103 Kansas City Kings Clint Chapman USC
104 Chicago Bulls Bill Andreas Ohio State
105 Golden State Warriors Tony Styles San Francisco
106 Buffalo Braves George Jackson UNC Charlotte
107 Washington Bullets John Garrett Purdue
108 Boston Celtics Rick Coleman Jacksonville University
Round 7
109 New Orleans Jazz Bill Higgins Ashland University
110 Los Angeles Lakers Rick Suttle Kansas
111 Atlanta Hawks Gus Johnson Winona State University
112 Phoenix Suns Dave Edmonds West Georgia
113 Philadelphia 76ers Mike Flynn Kentucky
114 Portland Trail Blazers Steve Fields Miami University
115 Milwaukee Bucks Wilbur Thomas American University
116 Cleveland Cavaliers Shawn Leftwich Jacksonville University
117 New York Knicks Pete Davis Michigan State
118 Detroit Pistons Ike Williams Armstrong Atlantic State University
119 Houston Rockets Nate Barnett University of Akron
120 Seattle SuperSonics Hollis Miller Drury University
121 Kansas City Kings Wayne Croft Clemson
122 Chicago Bulls John Grochowalski Assumption College
123 Golden State Warriors Stan Boyer Wyoming
124 Buffalo Braves Mike Franklin Cincinnati
125 Boston Celtics Al Boswell Oral Roberts
126 Washington Bullets Fletcher Johnson Randolph-Macon College
Round 8
127 New Orleans Jazz Harvey Carmichael Kentucky State University
128 Los Angeles Lakers Mike Cashman Willamette University
129 Atlanta Hawks Oscar Jackson Duquesne
130 Phoenix Suns Jack Schrader Arizona State
131 Philadelphia 76ers Freeman Blade Montana State University, Billings
132 Milwaukee Bucks Bob McCurdy Richmond
133 Portland Trail Blazers Charlie Neal Oregon State
134 New York Knicks Jerry Homan Marquette
135 Detroit Pistons John Kelley Dillard University
136 Cleveland Cavaliers Andre McCarter UCLA
137 Houston Rockets Leon Johnson Centenary (LA)
138 Seattle SuperSonics Ken McKenzie Montana
139 Kansas City Kings Jim Bostic New Mexico State
140 Chicago Bulls John Murphy UMass
141 Golden State Warriors Mike Rozenski Saint Mary's
142 Buffalo Braves Allan Jones Pepperdine
143 Washington Bullets Bruce Hamming Augustana College (IL)
144 Boston Celtics Roger Morningstar Kansas
Round 9
145 New Orleans Jazz Fred Stokes Barber-Scotia College
146 Atlanta Hawks Dave Schlesser Morningside College
147 Phoenix Suns Owen Brown Maryland
148 Philadelphia 76ers Larry Haralson Drake University
149 Portland Trail Blazers Quentin Braxton University of Portland
150 Milwaukee Bucks Eric Hays Montana
151 Detroit Pistons Terry Thomas Detroit Mercy
152 Cleveland Cavaliers Skip Howard Bowling Green
153 New York Knicks Tim van Blommesteyn Princeton
154 Houston Rockets Steve Strother Providence
155 Seattle SuperSonics Rich Haws Utah State University
156 Chicago Bulls Gary Tomaszewski St. Mary's University
157 Golden State Warriors Scott Trobbe Stanford
158 Buffalo Braves George Rautins Niagara University
159 Boston Celtics Robert Rhodes Albany State University
160 Washington Bullets Doug Brookins Creighton
Round 10
161 New Orleans Jazz Aleksander Belov None listed
162 Atlanta Hawks Vic Kelly Hawaii
163 Phoenix Suns Mike Moon Arizona State
164 Philadelphia 76ers Ric Reed Azusa Pacific University
165 Milwaukee Bucks Romie Thomas University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
166 Portland Trail Blazers Tyree Foster University of Portland
167 Cleveland Cavaliers Eric Anderson Macalester College
168 New York Knicks Moe Rivers NC State
169 Detroit Pistons Mickey Fox Saint Mary's University
170 Seattle SuperSonics Jerry Bellotti Santa Clara
171 Golden State Warriors Maurice Harper Saint Mary's
172 Buffalo Braves Art Allen Pepperdine
173 Washington Bullets Mike Fahey Brandeis University
174 Boston Celtics Bill Endicott UMass

Selections by franchise

The same 174 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1975.

  • Cleveland Cavaliers 12 No. 15 John Lambert, No. 28 Dan Roundfield, No. 33 Mel Utley, No. 45 Ted Hathaway, No. 62 Eric Fernsten, No. 79 Jim Lee, No. 82 Mike Odemns, No. 99 Henry Ward, No. 116 Shawn Leftwich, No. 136 Andre McCarter, No. 152 Skip Howard, No. 167 Eric Anderson
  • Phoenix Suns 12 No. 4 Alvan Adams, No. 16 Ricky Sobers, No. 35 Allen Murphy, No. 36 Jimmy Conner, No. 54 Bayard Forrest, No. 58 Sam McCants, No. 76 Joe Pace, No. 94 Biff Burrell, No. 112 Dave Edmonds, No. 130 Jack Schrader, No. 147 Owen Brown, No. 163 Mike Moon
  • Golden State Warriors 11 No. 14 Joe Bryant, No. 20 Gus Williams, No. 40 Otis Johnson, No. 51 Bubbles Hawkins, No. 69 Billy Taylor, No. 87 Larry Pounds, No. 105 Tony Styles, No. 123 Stan Boyer, No. 141 Mike Rozenski, No. 157 Scott Trobbe, No. 171 Maurice Harper
  • New York Knicks 11 No. 9 Gene Short, No. 26 Ticky Burden, No. 34 Larry Fogle, No. 46 John Ramsay, No. 63 David Vaughn, No. 80 Don Washington, No. 100 Hank Williams, No. 117 Pete Davis, No. 134 Jerry Homan, No. 153 Tim van Blommesteyn, No. 168 Moe Rivers
  • Philadelphia 76ers 11 No. 5 Darryl Dawkins, No. 23 World B. Free, No. 39 Jimmie Baker, No. 41 Charles Cleveland, No. 59 Louis Dunbar, No. 77 Ken Tyler, No. 95 Ken Alston, No. 113 Mike Flynn, No. 131 Freeman Blade, No. 148 Larry Haralson, No. 164 Ric Reed
  • Portland Trail Blazers 11 No. 6 Lionel Hollins, No. 25 Bob Gross, No. 42 Tom Roy, No. 50 Gus Gerard, No. 61 Phil Hicks, No. 78 Maurice Presley, No. 97 Gerald Willett, No. 114 Steve Fields, No. 133 Charlie Neal, No. 149 Quentin Braxton, No. 166 Tyree Foster
  • Atlanta Hawks 10 No. 1 David Thompson, No. 3 Marvin Webster, No. 19 Bill Willoughby, No. 57 Monte Towe, No. 75 Wilbur Holland, No. 93 Danny Williams, No. 111 Gus Johnson, No. 129 Oscar Jackson, No. 146 Dave Schlesser, No. 162 Vic Kelly
  • New Orleans Jazz 10 No. 7 Rich Kelley, No. 37 Rudy Hackett, No. 38 Jim McElroy, No. 55 Mack Coleman, No. 73 Andre Hampton, No. 91 Rick Schmidt, No. 109 Bill Higgins, No. 127 Harvey Carmichael, No. 145 Fred Stokes, No. 161 Aleksander Belov
  • Boston Celtics 9 No. 17 Tom Boswell, No. 53 Jerome Anderson, No. 72 Cyrus Mann, No. 89 Darryl Brown, No. 108 Rick Coleman, No. 125 Al Boswell, No. 144 Roger Morningstar, No. 159 Robert Rhodes, No. 174 Bill Endicott
  • Detroit Pistons 9 No. 27 Walter Luckett, No. 44 Pete Trgovich, No. 64 Lindsay Hairston, No. 81 Cliff Pratt, No. 98 Allen Spruill, No. 118 Ike Williams, No. 135 John Kelley, No. 151 Terry Thomas, No. 169 Mickey Fox
  • Houston Rockets 9 No. 11 Joe Meriweather, No. 29 Jim Blanks, No. 47 Rudy White, No. 65 Ken Smith, No. 83 Rick Whitlow, No. 101 William Johnson, No. 119 Nate Barnett, No. 137 Leon Johnson, No. 154 Steve Strother
  • Kansas City Kings 9 No. 10 Bill Robinzine, No. 13 Bob Bigelow, No. 31 Glenn Hansen, No. 49 Bob Guyette, No. 67 Kevin Cluess, No. 85 Ed Stahl, No. 103 Clint Chapman, No. 121 Wayne Croft, No. 139 Jim Bostic
  • Milwaukee Bucks 9 No. 22 Clyde Mayes, No. 24 Cornelius Cash, No. 43 Brian Hammel, No. 60 Bill Campion, No. 96 Oliver Purnell, No. 115 Wilbur Thomas, No. 132 Bob McCurdy, No. 150 Eric Hays, No. 165 Romie Thomas
  • Seattle SuperSonics 9 No. 12 Frank Oleynick, No. 21 Bruce Seals, No. 66 Jim Moore, No. 84 Dwain Govan, No. 102 Larry Smith, No. 120 Hollis Miller, No. 138 Ken McKenzie, No. 155 Rich Haws, No. 170 Jerry Bellotti
  • Washington Bullets 9 No. 18 Kevin Grevey, No. 48 Tom Kropp, No. 71 Fessor Leonard, No. 90 Rich Jones, No. 107 John Garrett, No. 126 Fletcher Johnson, No. 143 Bruce Hamming, No. 160 Doug Brookins, No. 173 Mike Fahey
  • Buffalo Braves 8 No. 52 George Bucci, No. 70 Bob Fleischer, No. 88 Sam Berry, No. 106 George Jackson, No. 124 Mike Franklin, No. 142 Allan Jones, No. 158 George Rautins, No. 172 Art Allen
  • Chicago Bulls 8 No. 30 Steve Green, No. 32 John Laskowski, No. 68 Ron Haigler, No. 86 Bob Iverson, No. 104 Bill Andreas, No. 122 John Grochowalski, No. 140 John Murphy, No. 156 Gary Tomaszewski
  • Los Angeles Lakers 7 No. 2 Dave Meyers, No. 8 Junior Bridgeman, No. 56 C.J. Kupec, No. 74 Charles Russell, No. 92 Don Ford, No. 110 Rick Suttle, No. 128 Mike Cashman

Colleges and programs represented

123 programs produced at least one selection in the 1975 draft.

  • Arizona State4
  • Kentucky4
  • USC4
  • Illinois State3
  • Jacksonville University3
  • NC State3
  • Oral Roberts3
  • UCLA3
  • Alabama2
  • Armstrong Atlantic State University2
  • Bowling Green2
  • Central Michigan University2
  • Furman University2
  • Hawaii2
  • Houston2
  • Indiana2
  • Jackson State University2
  • Kansas2
  • Kentucky State University2
  • La Salle2
  • Louisville2
  • Manhattan University2
  • Maryland2
  • Michigan State2
  • Montana2
  • North Carolina A&T2
  • Penn2
  • Pepperdine2
  • Saint Mary's2
  • San Francisco2
  • St. John's2
  • Stanford2
  • Syracuse2
  • UMass2
  • UNC2
  • University of Portland2
  • Utah State University2
  • Albany State University
  • American University
  • Ashland University
  • Assumption College
  • Augustana College (IL)
  • Azusa Pacific University
  • Barber-Scotia College
  • Bentley College
  • Bishop College
  • Brandeis University
  • Cal State Long Beach
  • Canisius
  • Centenary (LA)
  • Cincinnati
  • Clemson
  • Cleveland State University
  • Coppin State University
  • Creighton
  • DePaul
  • Detroit Mercy
  • Dillard University
  • Drake University
  • Drury University
  • Duke
  • Duquesne
  • Fordham
  • Gardner-Webb University
  • Gonzaga
  • Grand Canyon University
  • Guilford College
  • Houston Baptist University
  • Illinois
  • LSU
  • Macalester College
  • Marquette
  • Miami University
  • Michigan
  • Montana State University, Billings
  • Morgan State University
  • Morningside College
  • New Mexico State
  • New Orleans
  • Niagara University
  • Ohio State
  • Ohio University
  • Oklahoma
  • Old Dominion
  • Ole Miss
  • Oregon
  • Oregon State
  • Princeton
  • Providence
  • Purdue
  • Randolph-Macon College
  • Richmond
  • Saint Mary's University
  • Santa Clara
  • Seattle University
  • Seton Hall
  • Shaw
  • South Carolina
  • Southern Illinois
  • St. Mary's University
  • Stetson University
  • Texas Tech
  • Tulane
  • Tulsa
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • UNC Charlotte
  • University of Akron
  • University of Nebraska at Kearney
  • University of North Texas
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  • UNLV
  • Utah
  • Valdosta State University
  • VCU
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Georgia
  • West Virginia
  • Western Kentucky
  • Willamette University
  • Winona State University
  • Wyoming
  • Xavier University of Louisiana

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