1983 NBA Draft Results
1983 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Ralph Sampson to Houston Rockets.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 |  Houston Rockets | Ralph Sampson | Virginia |
| 2 |  Indiana Pacers | Steve Stipanovich | Missouri |
| 3 | Houston Rockets | Rodney McCray | Louisville |
| 4 |  San Diego Clippers | Byron Scott | Arizona State |
| 5 |  Chicago Bulls | Sidney Green | UNLV |
| 6 |  Golden State Warriors | Russell Cross | Purdue |
| 7 |  Utah Jazz | Thurl Bailey | NC State |
| 8 |  Detroit Pistons | Antoine Carr | Wichita State |
| 9 |  Dallas Mavericks | Dale Ellis | Tennessee |
| 10 |  Washington Bullets | Jeff Malone | Mississippi State |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | Derek Harper | Illinois |
| 12 |  New York Knicks | Darrell Walker | Arkansas |
| 13 |  Kansas City Kings | Ennis Whatley | Alabama |
| 14 |  Portland Trail Blazers | Clyde Drexler | Houston |
| 15 |  Denver Nuggets | Howard Carter | LSU |
| 16 |  Seattle SuperSonics | Jon Sundvold | Missouri |
| 17 |  Philadelphia 76ers | Leo Rautins | Syracuse |
| 18 |  Milwaukee Bucks | Randy Breuer | Minnesota |
| 19 |  San Antonio Spurs | John Paxson | Notre Dame |
| 20 |  Cleveland Cavaliers | Roy Hinson | Rutgers University |
| 21 |  Boston Celtics | Greg Kite | BYU |
| 22 | Washington Bullets | Randy Wittman | Indiana |
| 23 | Indiana Pacers | Mitchell Wiggins | Florida State |
| 24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Stewart Granger | Villanova |
| Round 2 | |||
| 25 | Chicago Bulls | Sidney Lowe | NC State |
| 26 | Indiana Pacers | Leroy Combs | Oklahoma State |
| 27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Garris | Boston College |
| 28 |  Phoenix Suns | Rod Foster | UCLA |
| 29 | Chicago Bulls | Larry Micheaux | Houston |
| 30 | Dallas Mavericks | Mark West | Old Dominion |
| 31 |  Atlanta Hawks | Doc Rivers | Marquette |
| 32 | Washington Bullets | Michael Britt | University of the District of Columbia |
| 33 | Dallas Mavericks | Dirk Minniefield | Kentucky |
| 34 | Washington Bullets | Guy Williams | Washington State |
| 35 | San Antonio Spurs | Darrell Lockhart | Auburn |
| 36 | Seattle SuperSonics | Scooter McCray | Louisville |
| 37 | Denver Nuggets | David Russell | St. John's |
| 38 | Kansas City Kings | Chris McNealy | San Jose State |
| 39 | Portland Trail Blazers | Granville Waiters | Ohio State |
| 40 | Indiana Pacers | Jim Thomas | Indiana |
| 41 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ted Kitchel | Indiana |
| 42 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mike Davis | Alabama |
| 43 | Golden State Warriors | Pace Mannion | Utah |
| 44 |  New Jersey Nets | Horace Owens | Rhode Island |
| 45 | Phoenix Suns | Paul Williams | Arizona State |
| 46 | San Antonio Spurs | Kevin Williams | St. John's |
| 47 | Philadelphia 76ers | Ken Lyons | University of North Texas |
| Round 3 | |||
| 48 | Houston Rockets | Craig Ehlo | Washington State |
| 49 | Indiana Pacers | Greg Jones | West Virginia |
| 50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Paul Thompson | Tulane |
| 51 | Phoenix Suns | Dereck Whittenburg | NC State |
| 52 | Boston Celtics | Winfred King | East Tennessee State University |
| 53 | Golden State Warriors | Michael Holton | UCLA |
| 54 | Utah Jazz | Bob Hansen | Iowa |
| 55 | Detroit Pistons | Erich Santifer | Syracuse |
| 56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Anderson | UNLV |
| 57 | Washington Bullets | Darren Daye | UCLA |
| 58 | Atlanta Hawks | John Pinone | Villanova |
| 59 | New Jersey Nets | Bruce Kuczenski | UConn |
| 60 | Kansas City Kings | Steve Harriel | Washington State |
| 61 | Denver Nuggets | David Little | Oklahoma |
| 62 | Portland Trail Blazers | Tom Piotrowski | La Salle |
| 63 | Seattle SuperSonics | Frank Burnell | Stetson University |
| 64 | Philadelphia 76ers | Claude Riley | Texas A&M |
| 65 | Milwaukee Bucks | Billy Goodwin | St. John's |
| 66 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Les Craft | Kansas State |
| 67 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Derrick Hord | Kentucky |
| 68 | Boston Celtics | Craig Robinson | Virginia |
| 69 |  Los Angeles Lakers | Orlando Phillips | Pepperdine |
| 70 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dan Ruland | James Madison University |
| Round 4 | |||
| 71 | Houston Rockets | Darrell Browder | TCU |
| 72 | Indiana Pacers | Terry Fair | Georgia |
| 73 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dwight Jones | Cincinnati |
| 74 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kalpatrick Wells | Mississippi State |
| 75 | Chicago Bulls | Ron Crevier | Boston College |
| 76 | Utah Jazz | Doug Arnold | TCU |
| 77 | Golden State Warriors | Peter Thibeaux | Saint Mary's |
| 78 | Detroit Pistons | Steve Bouchie | Indiana |
| 79 | Dallas Mavericks | Johnny Martin | Northwestern State University |
| 80 | Washington Bullets | Dan Gay | Louisiana |
| 81 | Atlanta Hawks | Harry Kelly | Texas Southern |
| 82 | New York Knicks | Mark Jones | St. Bonaventure |
| 83 | Denver Nuggets | York Gross | UC Santa Barbara |
| 84 | Kansas City Kings | Mike Jackson | Wyoming |
| 85 | Portland Trail Blazers | Tim Dunham | Chaminade University of Honolulu |
| 86 | Seattle SuperSonics | Pete DeBisschop | Fairfield |
| 87 | New Jersey Nets | Barney Mines | Bradley |
| 88 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mark Nickens | American University |
| 89 | Phoenix Suns | Sam Mosley | Nevada |
| 90 | San Antonio Spurs | Brant Weidner | William & Mary |
| 91 | Boston Celtics | Carlos Clark | Ole Miss |
| 92 | Los Angeles Lakers | Terry Lewis | Mississippi State |
| 93 | Philadelphia 76ers | Craig Robinson | Princeton |
| Round 5 | |||
| 94 | Houston Rockets | Chuck Barnett | Oklahoma |
| 95 | Indiana Pacers | Roger Stieg | Ole Miss |
| 96 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chris Logan | Holy Cross |
| 97 | San Diego Clippers | Manute Bol | None listed |
| 98 | Chicago Bulls | Tim Andree | Notre Dame |
| 99 | Golden State Warriors | Greg Hines | Hampton |
| 100 | Utah Jazz | Matt Clark | Oklahoma State |
| 101 | Detroit Pistons | Ken Austin | Rice University |
| 102 | Dallas Mavericks | Jim Lampley | Little Rock |
| 103 | Washington Bullets | Robin Dixon | University of New Hampshire |
| 104 | Atlanta Hawks | Charles Jones | Oklahoma |
| 105 | New York Knicks | Troy Lee Mikell | East Tennessee State University |
| 106 | Kansas City Kings | Lorenza Andrews | Oklahoma State |
| 107 | Denver Nuggets | James Braddock | UNC |
| 108 | Portland Trail Blazers | Gary Monroe | Wright State University |
| 109 | Seattle SuperSonics | Brad Watson | Washington |
| 110 | New Jersey Nets | Tyren Naulls | Texas A&M |
| 111 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mark Petteway | New Orleans |
| 112 | San Antonio Spurs | Jeff Pehl | Richmond |
| 113 | Phoenix Suns | Rick Lamb | Illinois State |
| 114 | Boston Celtics | Bob Reitz | Stonehill College |
| 115 | Los Angeles Lakers | Danny Dixon | Alabama A&M University |
| 116 | Philadelphia 76ers | Mike Milligan | Tennessee State |
| Round 6 | |||
| 117 | Houston Rockets | Jim Stack | Northwestern |
| 118 | Indiana Pacers | Cliff Pruitt | UAB |
| 119 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Mel McLaughlin | Central Michigan University |
| 120 | Milwaukee Bucks | Russell Todd | West Virginia |
| 121 | Chicago Bulls | Ernest Patterson | New Mexico State |
| 122 | Utah Jazz | Fred Gilliam | Clemson |
| 123 | Golden State Warriors | Tom Heywood | Weber State |
| 124 | Detroit Pistons | Derek Perry | Michigan State |
| 125 | Dallas Mavericks | Billy Allen | Nevada |
| 126 | Washington Bullets | Donald Carroll | Saint Augustine's College |
| 127 | Atlanta Hawks | Tom Bethea | Richmond |
| 128 | New York Knicks | Tony Simms | Boston University |
| 129 | Denver Nuggets | Glenn Green | Murray State |
| 130 | Kansas City Kings | Alvis Rogers | Wake Forest |
| 131 | Portland Trail Blazers | Derrick Pope | Montana |
| 132 | Seattle SuperSonics | Tony Wilson | Western Kentucky |
| 133 | New Jersey Nets | Oscar Taylor | New Orleans |
| 134 | Milwaukee Bucks | Charles Hurt | Kentucky |
| 135 | Phoenix Suns | Edward Bona | Fordham |
| 136 | San Antonio Spurs | Ricky Hooker | St. Mary's University |
| 137 | Boston Celtics | Paul Atkins | Dallas Baptist University |
| 138 | Los Angeles Lakers | Mark Steele | Colorado State |
| 139 | Philadelphia 76ers | Sedale Threatt | West Virginia Tech |
| Round 7 | |||
| 140 | Houston Rockets | Brian Kellerman | Idaho |
| 141 | Indiana Pacers | Tony Brown | Indiana |
| 142 | Cleveland Cavaliers | John Colombo | John Carroll University |
| 143 | San Diego Clippers | Dan Evans | Oregon State |
| 144 | Chicago Bulls | Jacque Hill | USC |
| 145 | Golden State Warriors | Peter Williams | Utah |
| 146 | Utah Jazz | Gerald Kazanowski | None listed |
| 147 | Detroit Pistons | Rob Gonzalez | Colorado |
| 148 | Dallas Mavericks | Terrell Schlundt | Marquette |
| 149 | Washington Bullets | Danny Womack | Winston-Salem State |
| 150 | Atlanta Hawks | Lex Drum | UAB |
| 151 | New York Knicks | Desi Barmore | Fresno State |
| 152 | Kansas City Kings | Dane Suttle | Pepperdine |
| 153 | Denver Nuggets | Maurice McDaniel | Catawba College |
| 154 | Portland Trail Blazers | Paul Little | Penn |
| 155 | Seattle SuperSonics | Tony Gattis | Mercer University |
| 156 | New Jersey Nets | Keith Bennett | Sacred Heart University |
| 157 | Milwaukee Bucks | Anthony Hicks | Xavier |
| 158 | San Antonio Spurs | Keith Williams | Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
| 159 | Phoenix Suns | Fred Brown | VCU |
| 160 | Boston Celtics | Ron Jackson | Providence |
| 161 | Los Angeles Lakers | Ricky Mixon | Cal State Fullerton |
| 162 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tony Bruin | Syracuse |
| Round 8 | |||
| 163 | Houston Rockets | Jeff Bolding | Arkansas State University |
| 164 | Indiana Pacers | Ray McCallum | Ball State University |
| 165 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Tucker | Lewis (IL) |
| 166 | San Diego Clippers | Mark Gannon | Iowa |
| 167 | Chicago Bulls | Terry Bradley | Chicago State |
| 168 | Utah Jazz | Michael McCombs | College of Santa Fe |
| 169 | Golden State Warriors | Doug Harris | Central Washington University |
| 170 | Detroit Pistons | George Wenzel | Augustana College (IL) |
| 171 | Dallas Mavericks | Bill Sadler | Pepperdine |
| 172 | Washington Bullets | Bernard Perry | Howard University |
| 173 | Atlanta Hawks | George Thomas | Georgia Tech |
| 174 | New York Knicks | Mike Lang | Penn State |
| 175 | Denver Nuggets | Cliff Tribus | Davidson |
| 176 | Kansas City Kings | Preston Neumayr | UC-Davis |
| 177 | Portland Trail Blazers | Frank Smith | Arizona |
| 178 | Seattle SuperSonics | Ray Smith | Armstrong Atlantic State University |
| 179 | New Jersey Nets | Joey Myers | Duquesne |
| 180 | Milwaukee Bucks | Brett Burkholder | DePaul |
| 181 | Phoenix Suns | Mike Mulquin | Villanova |
| 182 | San Antonio Spurs | Norvell Brown | Oklahoma Christian University |
| 183 | Boston Celtics | Trent Johnson | Pitt |
| 184 | Philadelphia 76ers | Gordon Austin | American University |
| Round 9 | |||
| 185 | Houston Rockets | James Campbell | Oklahoma City University |
| 186 | Indiana Pacers | Lynn Mitchem | Butler |
| 187 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Joe Brown | Georgia State University |
| 188 | San Diego Clippers | David Maxwell | Fordham |
| 189 | Chicago Bulls | Kenneth Orange | Oklahoma Christian University |
| 190 | Golden State Warriors | Greg Goorjian | Loyola Marymount |
| 191 | Utah Jazz | Ron Webb | Oklahoma Christian University |
| 192 | Detroit Pistons | Marlow McLain | Eastern Michigan |
| 193 | Dallas Mavericks | Sherrod Arnold | Chicago State |
| 194 | Washington Bullets | Ricky Moreland | UMBC |
| 195 | Atlanta Hawks | Will Cotchery | University of West Alabama |
| 196 | New York Knicks | Charles Jones | Marshall |
| 197 | Kansas City Kings | Bernard Hill | Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
| 198 | Denver Nuggets | Bobby Van Noy | Catawba College |
| 199 | Portland Trail Blazers | Phil Hopson | Idaho |
| 200 | Seattle SuperSonics | Tony Washington | Hampton |
| 201 | New Jersey Nets | Kevin Black | Rutgers University |
| 202 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bill Varner | Notre Dame |
| 203 | San Antonio Spurs | Gary Gaspard | St. Mary's University |
| 204 | Phoenix Suns | Joe Dykstra | Western Illinois University |
| 205 | Boston Celtics | John Rice | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| 206 | Philadelphia 76ers | Charles Fisher | James Madison University |
| Round 10 | |||
| 207 | Indiana Pacers | Mark Smed | Augustana College (SD) |
| 208 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jon Hanley | Xavier |
| 209 | San Diego Clippers | Keith Smith | San Diego State |
| 210 | Chicago Bulls | Tom Emma | Duke |
| 211 | Utah Jazz | Odell Mosteller | Auburn |
| 212 | Golden State Warriors | Michael Zeno | Cal State Long Beach |
| 213 | Detroit Pistons | Ike Person | Michigan |
| 214 | Dallas Mavericks | Clyde Corley | Florida International University |
| 215 | Washington Bullets | Isaiah Singletary | Saint Louis |
| 216 | Atlanta Hawks | Ronnie Carr | Western Carolina University |
| 217 | New York Knicks | Bernard Randolph | DePaul |
| 218 | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland McCrae | Catawba College |
| 219 | Kansas City Kings | Aaron Haskins | Washington State |
| 220 | Portland Trail Blazers | Russ Christianson | East Oregon University |
| 221 | Seattle SuperSonics | David Binion | NC Central |
| 222 | New Jersey Nets | Rich Simkus | Princeton |
| 223 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bob Kelly | St. John's |
| 224 | Phoenix Suns | Bo Overton | Oklahoma |
| 225 | San Antonio Spurs | Lamar Heard | Georgia |
| 226 | Boston Celtics | Andy Kupec | Bentley College |