1972 NBA Draft Recap

The 1972 NBA Draft took place in Location Unknown on April 10, 1972

First Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
1	LaRue Martin	POR		C	6-11	208	22	6	Loyola (IL)	Sr	United States
2	Bob McAdoo	BUF		FC	6-9	210	20	14	North Carolina	Jr	United States
3	Dwight Davis	CLE		PF	6-8	220	22	5	Houston	Sr	United States
4	Corky Calhoun	PHX		F	6-7	210	21	8	Pennsylvania	Sr	United States
5	Freddie Boyd	PHL		G	6-2	180	21	6	Oregon State	Sr	United States
6	Russ Lee	MIL		SF	6-5	185	22	3	Marshall	Sr	United States
7	Bud Stallworth	SEA		GF	6-5	190	22	5	Kansas	Sr	United States
8	Tom Riker	NYK		C	6-10	225	22	3	South Carolina	Sr	United States
9	Bob Nash	DET		SF	6-8	195	21	5	Hawaii	Sr	United States
10	Paul Westphal	BOS		G	6-4	195	21	12	USC	Sr	United States
11	Ralph Simpson	CHI		GF	6-5	200	22	4	Michigan State	Sr	United States
12	Julius Erving	MIL		SF	6-6	200	22	15	Massachusetts	Sr	United States
13	Travis Grant	LAL		SF	6-7	215	22	3	Kentucky State	Sr	United States

Second Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
14	Bob Davis	POR		SF	6-7	215	22	1	Weber State	Sr	United States
15	Harold Fox	BUF		PG	6-2	175	22	1	Jacksonville	Sr	United States
16	Jim Price	LAL		G	6-3	195	22	7	Louisville	Sr	United States
17	Chris Ford	DET		SG	6-5	190	23	10	Villanova	Sr	United States
18	Joby Wright	SEA		PF	6-8	220	21	1	Indiana	Sr	United States
19	Sam Sibert	KCK		PF	6-7	215	23	1	Kentucky State	Sr	United States
20	John Gianelli	HOU		FC	6-10	220	21	8	Pacific	Sr	United States
21	Steve Bracey	ATL		G	6-1	175	21	3	Tulsa	Sr	United States
22	Paul Stovall	LAL		G	6-4	215	23	1	Arizona State	Sr	United States
23	Brian Taylor	SEA		G	6-2	185	20	6	Princeton	Jr	United States
24	Steve Hawes	CLE	CLE to HOU	C	6-9	220	21	10	Washington	Sr	United States
25	Tom Patterson	WAS		F	6-6	220	23	2	Ouachita Baptist	Sr	United States
26	Dave Twardzik	POR		PG	6-1	175	21	4	Old Dominion	Sr	United States
27	Dennis Wuycik	BOS		F	6-6	215	22	0	North Carolina	Sr	United States
28	Mike Ratliff	CIN		C	6-10	230	20	2	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Sr	United States
29	Chuck Terry	MIL		SF	6-6	215	21	3	Long Beach State	Sr	United States
30	Ollie Johnson	POR		SF	6-6	200	22	10	Temple	Jr	United States

Third Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
31	Lloyd Neal	POR		PF	6-7	225	21	7	Tennessee State	Sr	United States
32	Bob Morse	BUF		F	6-8	-	21	0	Pennsylvania	Sr	United States
33	Scott English	PHX		SF	6-6	205	21	1	UTEP	Sr	United States
34	Don Buse	PHX		G	6-4	190	21	9	Evansville	Sr	United States
35	Frank Russell	CHI		SG	6-3	180	22	1	Detroit-Mercy	Sr	United States
36	Charlie Tharp	PHL		C	6-11	240	23	0	Belhaven	Sr	United States
37	Eric McWilliams	HOU		PF	6-8	200	21	1	Long Beach State	Sr	United States
38	Ron Riley	KCK		PF	6-8	195	21	4	USC	Sr	United States
39	Kevin Porter	WAS		PG	6-0	170	21	11	St. Francis (PA)	Sr	United States
40	Jim Creighton	SEA		PF	6-8	200	21	1	Colorado	Sr	United States
41	Ansley Truitt	NYK		PF	6-9	215	21	0	California	Sr	United States
42	Claude Terry	PHX		GF	6-4	195	22	2	Stanford	Sr	United States
43	Bill Chamberlain	GOS	GOS to PHX	SF	6-6	188	22	1	North Carolina	Sr	United States
44	Wayne Grabiec	BOS		G	6-6	-	N/A	1	Michigan	Sr	United States
45	Chuck Jura	CHI	CHI to CLE	C	6-10	220	N/A	0	Nebraska	Sr	United States
46	George Adams	MIL		F	6-5	220	22	1	Gardner-Webb	Sr	United States
47	Gregg Northington	LAL		C	7-1	238	22	0	Alabama State	Jr	United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
48	Gary Stewart	POR		F	6-6	220	N/A	0	Canisius	Jr	United States
49	George Bryant	BUF		G	6-0	185	N/A	0	Eastern Kentucky	Sr	United States
50	Hank Siemiontkowski	CLE			-	-	N/A	1	Villanova	Sr	United States
51	Ernie Fleming	DET		F	6-7	190	N/A	0	Jacksonville	Jr	United States
52	Marshall Wingate	PHL		G	6-4	170	N/A	1	Niagara	Sr	United States
53	Frank Schade	KCK		G	6-1	170	22	1	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Sr	United States
54	Wilbert Robinson	HOU		G	6-2	170	22	0	West Virginia	Sr	United States
55	Reggie Bird	ATL		G	6-1	170	N/A	0	Princeton	Sr	United States
56	Al Saunders	WAS		PF	6-8	255	22	0	LSU	Sr	United States
57	Joe Mackey	SEA		F	6-6	190	N/A	1	USC	Sr	United States
58	Henry Bibby	NYK		G	6-1	185	22	9	UCLA	Sr	United States
59	Matt Gantt	PHX		F	6-5	200	N/A	0	St. Bonaventure	Sr	United States
60	John Tschogl	GOS		SF	6-6	206	21	3	UC Santa Barbara	Sr	United States
61	Nate Stephens	BOS		C	6-11	230	N/A	1	Long Beach State	Jr	United States
62	Ted Martiniuk	CHI		G	6-2	180	N/A	0	Saint Peter's	Sr	United States
63	Art White	MIL		F	6-6	190	N/A	1	Georgetown	Sr (Inelig	United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
64	Mike Reid	POR			-	-	N/A	0	UC Riverside	Sr	N/A
65	Arnie Berman	BUF		C	6-7	-	N/A	0	Brown	Sr	United States
66	Sam Cash	CLE		PF	6-8	230	21	0	UC Riverside	Sr	United States
67	Ernest Pettis	DET			-	-	N/A	0	Western Michigan	Sr	N/A
68	Dave Bustion	CIN		PF	6-8	215	22	0	Denver	Sr	United States
69	Joe Bynes	PHL			-	-	N/A	0	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Sr	N/A
70	James Silas	HOU		PG	6-1	180	23	7	Stephen F. Austin	Sr	United States
71	Bob Lackey	ATL		GF	6-5	200	23	0	Marquette	Sr	United States
72	Walter Jones	WAS		F	6-7	-	N/A	0	Long Island	Sr	United States
73	Gary Ladd	SEA		PG	5-10	-	N/A	0	Seattle	Sr	United States
74	Bob Ford	NYK		FC	6-7	228	22	0	Purdue	Sr	United States
75	Wardell Dyson	PHX		C	6-9	-	N/A	1	Shaw	Sr	United States
76	Charles Dudley	GOS		PG	6-2	180	22	7	Washington	Sr	United States
77	Bryan Adrian	BOS			-	-	N/A	0	Davidson	Sr	N/A
78	Rowland Garrett	CHI		SF	6-6	210	21	5	Florida State	Sr	United States
79	Ron Harris	MIL		F	-	-	N/A	1	Wichita State	Sr	United States
80	Glen Summors	LAL			-	-	N/A	0	Gannon	Jr	N/A

Sixth Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
81	Joe Gaines	POR		F	6-8	-	N/A	0	Belmont	Sr	United States
82	Ed Czernota	BUF			-	-	N/A	0	Sacred Heart	Sr	N/A
83	Tom Parker	CLE		F	6-6	215	21	0	Kentucky	Sr	United States
84	Terry Benton	DET			-	-	N/A	0	Wichita State	Sr	United States
85	John Glover	PHL			-	-	N/A	1	Wiley	Sr	N/A
86	Jerry Crocker	CIN			-	-	N/A	0	Guilford	Sr	N/A
87	Mike Collins	HOU			-	-	N/A	0	Seattle	Sr	N/A
88	Randy Noll	ATL		PF	6-8	210	N/A	0	Marshall	Jr	United States
89	Dwaine Dillard	WAS		SF	6-6	230	23	1	Eastern Michigan	Sr	United States
90	Ron Thomas	SEA		PF	6-6	215	21	1	Louisville	Sr	United States
91	Greg Cleuss	NYK			-	-	N/A	1	St. John's	Sr	N/A
92	Charlie Edge	PHX		SF	6-6	210	22	1	LeMoyne-Owen College	Jr	United States
93	Henry Bacon	GOS		G	6-3	205	23	0	Louisville	Sr	United States
94	Doug Holcomb	BOS		F	-	-	N/A	0	Memphis	Sr	United States
95	Mike Stewart	CHI		C	6-10	-	N/A	0	Santa Clara	Jr	United States
96	Wally Wright	BOS			-	-	N/A	0	Pine Manor	Sr	N/A
97	Sam Simmons	LAL			-	-	N/A	0	Bradley	Sr	N/A

Seventh Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
98	Bob Lynn	POR			-	-	N/A	0	Long Beach State	Sr	N/A
99	Greg Kohls	BUF		G	6-1	170	N/A	0	Syracuse	Sr	United States
100	Steve Davidson	CLE			-	-	N/A	0	West Texas A&M	Sr	N/A
101	Bruce Anderson	DET			-	-	N/A	1	Arizona	Sr	United States
102	Mike Sneed	CIN			-	-	N/A	0	Fayetteville State	Sr	N/A
103	Curtis Pritchett	PHL			-	-	N/A	0	St. Augustine's	Sr	N/A
104	Mike Jackson	HOU		PF	6-7	215	22	0	Cal State Los Angeles	Sr	United States
105	Billy Pleas	ATL			-	-	N/A	0	Detroit-Mercy	Sr	N/A
106	Marvin Brown	WAS		F	-	-	N/A	1	Jackson State	Sr	United States
107	Jerry Dunn	SEA		F	-	-	N/A	0	Western Kentucky	Sr	United States
108	Tracy Tripucka	NYK			-	-	N/A	1	Lafayette	Sr	United States
109	Bernie Fryer	PHX		SG	6-3	185	22	2	Brigham Young	Jr	United States
110	Will Franklin	GOS		PF	6-7	220	22	0	Purdue	Sr	United States
111	Stephen Previs	BOS		G	6-3	180	22	0	North Carolina	Sr	United States
112	Jerry Pender	CHI		SG	6-2	185	22	0	Fresno State	Sr	United States
113	Mickey Davis	MIL		GF	6-7	195	21	5	Duquesne	Sr	United States

Eighth Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
114	Ruben Vance	POR		G	-	-	N/A	0	Kent State	Sr	United States
115	Andy Denny	BUF			-	-	N/A	0	South Alabama	Sr	United States
116	Roger Evans	CLE		F	-	-	N/A	0	Kent State	Sr	United States
117	Ben Kelso	DET		G	6-3	195	22	1	Central Michigan	Jr	United States
118	Jim Kopp	PHL			-	-	N/A	1	Rockhurst	Sr	N/A
119	Jerry Clack	CIN			-	-	N/A	0	Oklahoma State	Sr	N/A
120	Henry Harris	HOU			-	-	N/A	0	Auburn	Sr	N/A
121	Oscar Evans	ATL			-	-	N/A	0	Butler	Sr	N/A
122	Jim Floyd	WAS			-	-	N/A	0	Shaw	Sr	United States
123	Willie Stoudamire	SEA			-	-	N/A	0	Portland State	Sr	N/A
124	Tom Corde	NYK		G	-	-	N/A	0	Ohio	Sr	United States
125	Russell Golden	PHX		F	-	-	N/A	0	Jackson State	Jr	United States
126	John Burks	GOS			-	-	N/A	0	San Francisco	Sr	N/A
127	Sam McCarney	BOS			-	-	N/A	0	Oral Roberts	Sr	N/A
128	Cavin Anderson	CHI			-	-	N/A	0	Valley City State	Sr	N/A
129	Charles Kirkland	MIL			-	-	N/A	0	Cheyney (PA)	Sr	N/A

Ninth Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
130	Scott McCandlish	POR		C	-	-	N/A	0	Virginia	Sr	United States
131	John Collins	BUF			-	-	N/A	1	SUNY Brockport	Sr	N/A
132	Greg Starrick	CLE		G	6-2	-	N/A	0	Southern Illinois	Jr	United States
133	Jessie Mangham	DET		F	6-5	-	N/A	1	Ferris State	Sr	United States
134	Steve McMahon	CIN			-	-	N/A	1	Merrimack College	Sr	United States
135	Rod Murray	PHL			-	-	N/A	1	Cal State Los Angeles	Sr	N/A
136	Larry Strozier	ATL			-	-	N/A	0	Morehouse	Sr	N/A
137	Ruppert Breedlove	WAS		C	7-0	-	N/A	0	Oglethorpe	Sr	United States
138	Dwight Holliday	SEA			-	-	N/A	0	Hawaii	Sr	United States
139	Tom Sullivan	NYK		C	-	-	21	0	Fordham	Sr	United States
140	Bill Kennedy	PHX		G	-	-	N/A	0	Arizona	Sr	United States
141	Bill Duey	GOS			-	-	N/A	0	California	Sr	United States
142	Ralph Houston	CHI			-	-	N/A	0	West Texas A&M	Sr	N/A
143	Jim Regenold	MIL			-	-	N/A	1	Ball State	Sr	United States

Tenth Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
144	Kresimir Cosic	POR		C	6-11	210	23	0	Brigham Young	Jr	Croatia
145	Kent Martens	CLE			-	-	N/A	0	Abilene Christian	Sr	N/A
146	Kent Hollenbeck	DET		G	6-4	190	21	0	Kentucky	Sr	United States
147	Gary Watson	PHL		FC	-	-	N/A	0	Wisconsin	Sr	United States
148	Dave Hall	CIN			-	-	N/A	1	Kansas State	Sr	N/A
149	Jim Clesson	ATL		G	-	-	N/A	1	Tulsa	Sr	United States
150	Will Loftin	WAS			-	-	N/A	0	Louisiana	Sr	N/A
151	Dan Stewart	SEA			-	-	N/A	0	Washington State	Sr	N/A
152	Richie Garner	NYK		SG	-	-	N/A	0	Manhattan	Sr	United States
153	Al Vilcheck	PHX			-	-	N/A	1	Louisville	Sr	N/A
154	Marty Hunt	BOS			-	-	N/A	0	Kenyon College	Sr	United States
155	Chuck Taylor	CHI			-	-	N/A	0	West Liberty	Sr	N/A
156	Jolly Spight	MIL			-	-	N/A	0	Santa Clara	Sr	N/A

11th Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
157	Jimmy Wilkins	POR			-	-	N/A	0	San Diego State	Sr	N/A
158	Jim Prokell	BUF			-	-	N/A	0	Edinboro	Sr	N/A
159	Floyd Mathew	CIN			-	-	N/A	0	Northern Arizona	Sr	N/A
160	Charles Allen	ATL			-	-	N/A	0	Texas Southern	Sr	N/A
161	Marvin Watkins	WAS			-	-	N/A	1	Jackson State	Sr	N/A
162	Steve Turner	SEA		C	7-2	-	N/A	0	Vanderbilt	Jr	United States
163	Chic Downing	NYK			-	-	N/A	0	Benedictine University	Sr	N/A
164	John Belcher	PHX		F	-	-	N/A	0	Arkansas State	Sr	United States
165	Mark Minor	BOS		SF	6-6	215	21	1	Ohio State	Sr	United States
166	Jackie Young	CHI			-	-	N/A	0	Rocky Mountain	Sr	N/A

12th Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
167	Frank Dewitt	BUF		F	-	-	N/A	0	Virginia	Sr	N/A
168	Len Baltimore	CIN		F	6-6	-	N/A	0	George Washington	Sr	United States
169	James Green	ATL			-	-	N/A	0	Paine College	Sr	N/A
170	Lloyd Adams	WAS			-	-	N/A	0	Rhode Island	Sr	N/A
171	Gregg Daust	SEA			-	-	N/A	0	Missouri-St. Louis	Sr	N/A
172	Mark Soderberg	PHX		C	6-10	225	21	0	Utah	Sr	United States
173	Phil Stephens	BOS			-	-	N/A	0	South Carolina State	Sr	N/A
174	Al Cotler	CHI		GF	6-5	-	N/A	0	Pennsylvania	Sr	United States

13th Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
175	Larry Morris	POR			-	-	N/A	0	Tulsa	Sr	N/A
176	Kim Huband	BUF		G	6-4	-	N/A	0	North Carolina	Sr	United States
177	Kent Scott	CIN			-	-	N/A	0	Pittsburgh	Sr	N/A
178	Mike Krawczyk	WAS			-	-	N/A	0	Loyola (MD)	Sr	United States
179	Kelly Utley	PHX		GF	-	-	N/A	0	Shaw	Sr	United States
180	Mike Barr	CHI		G	6-3	180	21	1	Duquesne	Sr	United States

14th Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
181	Paul Kelley	POR			-	-	N/A	0	Shaw	Sr	N/A
182	Greg Corson	BUF			-	-	N/A	0	North Carolina	Sr	N/A
183	Bob Allen	CIN			-	-	N/A	0	Missouri	Sr	N/A
184	Aubrey Nash	WAS		G	6-1	-	N/A	0	Kansas	Sr	N/A
185	Cleveland Hill	SEA			-	-	N/A	0	Nicholls State	Sr	N/A
186	Ray Golson	PHX			-	-	N/A	0	Texas State	Sr	N/A
187	Andrew Pettes	CHI		G	6-2	175	N/A	0	Oklahoma	Sr	United States

15th Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
188	Rich Haubeggar	POR			-	-	N/A	0	Wake Forest	Sr	N/A
189	Paul Hoffman	BUF		G	-	-	N/A	0	St. Bonaventure	Sr	United States
190	Mike Jefferies	CIN			-	-	N/A	0	Oklahoma State	Sr	N/A
191	Gary Handelman	WAS			-	-	N/A	0	Johns Hopkins	Sr	N/A
192	Greg Lowery	CHI			-	-	N/A	0	Texas Tech	Sr	N/A

16th Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
193	Mose Adolph	POR		G	-	-	N/A	0	Cal State Los Angeles	Sr	N/A
194	Norman Bounds	BUF			-	-	N/A	0	SUNY Brockport	Sr	N/A
195	Mike Peterson	CIN			-	-	N/A	0	Nebraska	Sr	N/A
196	Charles Hall	CHI			-	-	N/A	0	Montana Western	Sr	N/A

17th Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
197	John Thornton	CHI			-	-	N/A	1	South Carolina State	Sr	N/A

18th Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Draft Trades	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
198	Ron Manning	CHI			-	-	N/A	0	Manhattan	Sr	N/A

Undrafted Players

Player	Pos	HT	WT	Age	YOS	Pre-Draft Team	Class	Nationality
Paul McCracken	G	6-4	180	21	3	Cal State Northridge	Sr	United States

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