1987 NBA Draft Recap

The 1987 NBA Draft took place in New York on June 22, 1987

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 David Robinson SAN C 216cm 113kg 21 14 Navy Sr United States
2 Armen Gilliam PHX PF 206cm 104kg 23 13 UNLV Sr United States
3 Dennis Hopson NJN GF 196cm 91kg 22 5 Ohio State Sr United States
4 Reggie Williams LAC GF 201cm 86kg 23 10 Georgetown Sr United States
5 Scottie Pippen SEA SEA to CHI SF 203cm 103kg 21 18 Central Arkansas Sr United States
6 Kenny Smith SAC PG 191cm 77kg 22 11 North Carolina Sr United States
7 Kevin Johnson CLE PG 185cm 82kg 21 12 California Sr United States
8 Olden Polynice CHI CHI to SEA C 211cm 100kg 22 16 RivieraBanca Rimini (Italy) 1964 DOB * Haiti
9 Derrick McKey SEA SF 206cm 93kg 20 15 Alabama Jr * United States
10 Horace Grant CHI PF 208cm 116kg 21 17 Clemson Sr United States
11 Reggie Miller IND SG 201cm 84kg 21 18 UCLA Sr United States
12 Muggsy Bogues WAS PG 160cm 62kg 22 15 Wake Forest Sr United States
13 Joe Wolf LAC C 211cm 104kg 22 11 North Carolina Sr United States
14 Tellis Frank GOS FC 208cm 102kg 22 5 Western Kentucky Sr United States
15 Jose Rafael Ortiz-Rijos UTH C 211cm 120kg 23 2 Oregon State Sr Puerto Rico / United States
16 Chris Welp PHL C 213cm 111kg 23 4 Washington Sr Germany
17 Ronnie Murphy POR F 196cm 102kg 22 2 Jacksonville Sr United States
18 Mark Jackson NYK PG 185cm 82kg 22 17 St. John's Sr United States
19 Ken Norman LAC F 203cm 98kg 22 10 Illinois Jr United States
20 Jim Farmer DAL G 193cm 86kg 22 5 Alabama Sr United States
21 Dallas Comegys ATL PF 206cm 93kg 22 3 DePaul Sr United States
22 Reggie Lewis BOS SF 201cm 88kg 21 6 Northeastern Sr United States
23 Cadillac Anderson SAN PF 208cm 104kg 22 10 Houston Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
24 Freddie Banks DET G 188cm 84kg 22 0 UNLV Sr United States
25 Ron Moore NYK C 213cm 118kg 25 2 West Virginia State Sr United States
26 Steve Alford DAL G 188cm 83kg 22 4 Indiana Sr United States
27 Nate Blackwell SAN G 193cm 77kg 22 1 Temple Sr United States
28 Rickie Winslow CHI F 203cm 102kg 22 2 Houston Sr United States
29 Lester Fonville POR C 218cm 111kg 24 1 Jackson State Sr United States
30 Nikita Wilson POR F 203cm 91kg 23 1 LSU Sr United States
31 Andre Moore DEN PF 206cm 98kg 22 2 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
32 Bob McCann MIL SF 198cm 111kg 23 9 Morehead State Sr United States
33 Tony White CHI G 188cm 77kg 22 1 Tennessee Sr United States
34 Brian Rowsom IND PF 206cm 100kg 21 3 UNC Wilmington Sr United States
35 Doug Lee HOU GF 196cm 91kg 22 6 Purdue Sr United States
36 Duane Washington WAS G 193cm 88kg 22 2 Middle Tennessee State Sr Germany
37 Derrick Dowell WAS F 198cm 95kg 21 0 USC Sr United States
38 Norris Coleman LAC F 203cm 95kg 25 1 Kansas State So * United States
39 Vincent Askew PHL GF 198cm 95kg 21 10 Memphis Jr * United States
40 Winston Garland MIL G 188cm 77kg 22 7 Missouri State Sr United States
41 Kannard Johnson CLE F 206cm 100kg 21 2 Western Kentucky Sr United States
42 Terrance Bailey ATL G 188cm 82kg 21 1 Wagner Sr United States
43 Andrew Kennedy PHL F 201cm - 21 1 Virginia Sr Jamaica
44 Terry Coner ATL PG 191cm 77kg 22 1 Alabama Sr United States
45 Brad Lohaus BOS FC 211cm 104kg 22 12 Iowa Sr United States
46 Bruce Dalrymple PHX SG 193cm 95kg 23 1 Georgia Tech Sr United States

Third Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
47 Tim McCalister LAC G 193cm - 22 1 Oklahoma Sr United States
48 Jamie Waller NJN G 193cm 98kg 22 2 Virginia Union Sr United States
49 Jerome Batiste NYK PF 203cm 102kg 23 0 McNeese State Sr United States
50 Phil Zevenbergen SAN FC 208cm 104kg 23 1 Washington Sr United States
51 Sven Myer SAC C 211cm 107kg 23 0 Oregon Sr Germany
52 Donald Royal CLE PF 203cm 95kg 21 10 Notre Dame Sr United States
53 Winston Crite PHX F 201cm 106kg 22 2 Texas A&M Sr United States
54 Tom Schafer DEN SF 201cm 91kg N/A 0 Iowa State Sr United States
55 Tommy Amaker SEA PG 183cm 70kg 22 1 Duke Sr United States
56 John Fox CHI F 206cm - N/A 1 Millersville University Sr United States
57 Hansi Gnad PHL C 208cm 100kg 24 1 Alaska - Anchorage Sr Germany
58 Darryl Johnson GOS PG 185cm 77kg 21 2 Michigan State Sr United States
59 Danny Pearson WAS SF 198cm 95kg N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
60 Sean Couch IND - - N/A 1 Columbia Sr United States
61 Clarence Martin UTH FC 203cm - N/A 0 Western Kentucky Sr United States
62 Eric Riggins PHL PF 203cm 96kg N/A 0 Rutgers Sr United States
63 Kevin Gamble POR SF 196cm 95kg 21 11 Iowa Sr United States
64 J. J. Weber MIL PF 201cm 104kg N/A 1 Wisconsin Sr United States
65 Eric White DET F 203cm 91kg 21 2 Pepperdine Sr United States
66 Mike Richmond DAL C 206cm 100kg N/A 0 UTEP Sr United States
67 Song Tao ATL C 208cm 91kg 21 0   1965 DOB China
68 Billy Donovan UTH G 180cm 78kg 22 1 Providence Sr United States
69 Willie Glass LAL SG 196cm 93kg N/A 1 St. John's Sr United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
70 Tom Sheehey BOS SF 201cm 102kg N/A 1 Virginia Sr United States
71 Mike Morgan NYK C - - N/A 0 Drake Sr United States
72 Andrew Moten NJN PG 183cm 79kg N/A 0 Florida Sr United States
73 Todd May SAN PF 203cm 102kg 22 0 Pikeville Sr United States
74 Joe Arlauckas SAC F 206cm 104kg 21 1 Niagara Sr United States
75 Chris Dudley CLE C 211cm 107kg 22 16 Yale Sr United States
76 Steve Beck PHX SG 191cm 84kg N/A 1 Arizona State Sr United States
77 David Boone DEN SF 198cm 98kg N/A 0 Marquette Sr United States
78 Todd Linder SEA F 201cm 93kg N/A 0 Tampa Sr United States
79 Jack Haley CHI FC 208cm 109kg 23 11 UCLA Sr United States
80 Carven Holcomb CLE SG 196cm 92kg N/A 0 TCU Sr United States
81 Scott Thompson WAS C 213cm 118kg N/A 0 San Diego Sr United States
82 Joe Niego HOU SF 201cm 91kg N/A 0 Lewis Sr United States
83 Benny Bolton GOS FC 203cm 100kg N/A 0 NC State Sr United States
84 Reuben Holmes UTH C 211cm 91kg 22 0 Alabama State Sr United States
85 Brian Rahilly PHL FC 208cm 104kg 22 1 Tulsa Sr United States
86 Norwood Barber POR PG 180cm 79kg N/A 0 Florida State Sr United States
87 Darryl Bedford MIL PF 203cm 118kg 23 0 Austin Peay Sr United States
88 Dave Popson DET FC 208cm 100kg 23 4 North Carolina Sr United States
89 David Johnson DET F 201cm 120kg 22 0 Oklahoma Sr United States
90 Theofanis Christodoulou ATL PF 203cm 110kg 22 0 Panionios BC (Greece) 1965 DOB Greece
91 Darryl Kennedy BOS SF 196cm 102kg 22 1 Oklahoma Sr United States
92 Ralph Tally LAL PG 185cm 77kg N/A 2 Norfolk State Sr United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
93 Chad Kessler LAC F - - N/A 1 Georgia Sr United States
94 James Blackmon NJN G 191cm 82kg 22 0 Kentucky Sr United States
95 Glenn Clem NYK GF 196cm - N/A 0 Vanderbilt Sr United States
96 Dennis Williams SAN GF 196cm 86kg 21 1 Georgia Sr United States
97 Vernon Carr SAC GF 198cm 84kg N/A 1 Michigan State Sr United States
98 Carl Lott CLE - - N/A 0 TCU Sr United States
99 Brent Counts PHX - - N/A 0 Pacific Sr United States
100 Ronnie Grandison DEN F 198cm 98kg 22 10 New Orleans Sr United States
101 Michael Tait SEA - - N/A 1 Clemson Sr United States
102 Anthony Wilson CHI G - - N/A 1 LSU Sr United States
103 Mike Milling IND - - N/A 0 Charlotte Sr United States
104 Andre LaFleur HOU PG - - 22 1 Northeastern Sr United States
105 Terry Williams GOS - - N/A 0 Southern Methodist Sr United States
106 Patrick Fairs WAS G 196cm - N/A 1 Texas Sr United States
107 Bart Kofoed UTH G 193cm 95kg 23 5 Nebraska-Kearney Sr United States
108 Frank Ross PHL - - N/A 0 American University Sr United States
109 David Moss POR - - N/A 0   1940 DOB United States
110 Brian Vaughns MIL F - - N/A 0 UC Santa Barbara Sr United States
111 Gerry Wright DET - - N/A 0 Iowa Sr United States
112 Sam Hill DAL F 203cm - N/A 0 Iowa State Sr United States
113 Jose Antonio Montero ATL G 191cm 91kg 22 0   1965 DOB Spain
114 Dave Butler BOS F 203cm - N/A 0 California Sr United States

Sixth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
115 Kenny Travis LAL G - - N/A 1 New Mexico State Sr United States
116 Martin Nessley LAC C 218cm 118kg 22 1 Duke Sr United States
117 Howard Triche NYK F 196cm 88kg N/A 1 Syracuse Sr United States
118 Perry Bromwell NJN PG 188cm - N/A 0 Pennsylvania Sr United States
119 Ricky Brown SAN - - N/A 0 South Alabama Jr * United States
120 Darryl Thomas SAC FC 201cm 109kg N/A 0 Indiana Sr United States
121 Harold Jensen CLE SG 196cm 84kg N/A 1 Villanova Sr United States
122 Marcel Boyce PHX F - - N/A 0 Akron Sr United States
123 Kelvin Scarborough DEN G 185cm - N/A 0 New Mexico Sr United States
124 Tom Gneiting SEA C 208cm 100kg N/A 0 Brigham Young Sr United States
125 Doug Altenberger CHI G 185cm 81kg N/A 1 Illinois Sr United States
126 Gary Graham IND G 193cm - N/A 1 UNLV Sr United States
127 Sarunas Marciulionis GOS GF 193cm 95kg 23 8 Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) 1964 DOB Lithuania
128 Dwayne Scholten WAS C - - N/A 0 Washington State Sr United States
129 Fred Jenkins HOU G - - N/A 0 Tennessee Sr United States
130 Art Sabb UTH - - N/A 1 Bloomfield Sr United States
131 Tracy Foster PHL F 193cm - N/A 0 UAB Sr United States
132 Bernard Johnson POR - - N/A 0 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
133 Gay Elmore MIL SF - - N/A 0 Virginia Military Sr United States
134 Antoine Joubert DET G 196cm 86kg N/A 0 Michigan Sr United States
135 Quintan Gates DAL SF 201cm - N/A 0 UTEP Sr United States
136 Riccardo Morandou ATL F 198cm 100kg 21 0   1965 DOB Italy
137 Tim Naegeli BOS - - N/A 0 Wisconsin-Stevens Point Sr United States
138 Frank Ford LAL GF 193cm 100kg N/A 1 Auburn Sr United States

Seventh Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
139 Henry Carr LAC FC 206cm - N/A 0 Wichita State Sr United States
140 Frank Booker NJN - - N/A 0 Bowling Green Sr United States
141 Wayne Williams NYK G - - N/A 0 Saint Joseph's Sr United States
142 Raynard Davis SAN C - - N/A 1 Texas Sr United States
143 Scott Adubato SAC - - N/A 0 Upsala College Sr United States
144 Michael Foster CLE G 188cm - N/A 0 South Carolina Sr United States
145 Roy Singleton PHX - - N/A 0 Grand Canyon Sr United States
146 Rowan Gomes DEN - - N/A 0 Hampton Sr United States
147 Mike Giomi SEA F 203cm - N/A 1 NC State Sr United States
148 Earvin Leavy CHI G 191cm 79kg N/A 1 Central Michigan Sr United States
149 Montel Hatcher IND G - - N/A 1 UCLA Sr United States
150 Jamie Dixon WAS - - 21 0 TCU Sr United States
151 Clarence Grier HOU F - - N/A 0 Campbell Sr United States
152 Ronnie Leggette GOS - - N/A 0 West Virginia State Sr United States
153 Keith Webster UTH PG 180cm - N/A 1 Harvard Sr United States
154 Eric Semisc PHL C 203cm 100kg N/A 0 West Virginia Sr United States
155 Kenny Stone POR - - N/A 0 George Fox Sr United States
156 Curtis Hunter DEN F 196cm - N/A 0 North Carolina Sr United States
157 Mark Gottfried DET SG - - 23 0 Alabama Sr United States
158 Gerald White DAL G - - N/A 0 Auburn Sr United States
159 Franjo Arapovic ATL C 211cm 120kg 22 0 KK Cibona (Croatia) 1965 DOB Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia
160 Jerry Corcoran BOS - - N/A 1 Northeastern Sr United States
161 Ron Vanderschaaf LAL FC 203cm 98kg N/A 1 Central Washington Sr Netherlands

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Scott Brooks PG 180cm 75kg 21 13 UC Irvine Sr United States
Randy Allen F 203cm 100kg 22 4 Florida State Sr United States
Mark Wade G 180cm 73kg 21 3 UNLV Sr United States
Mike Champion PF 208cm 104kg 23 2 Gonzaga Sr United States
A.J. Wynder G 188cm 82kg 22 2 Fairfield Sr United States
Serguei Bazarevitch SG 191cm 80kg 22 1 CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1965 DOB Russia
Tom Copa C 208cm 125kg 22 1 Marquette Sr United States
Radisav Curcic C 208cm 125kg 21 1   1965 DOB Serbia
Cedric Hunter G 183cm 82kg 22 1 Kansas Sr United States

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