NBA
1971 NBA Draft
237 picks · 19 rounds
Round 1
- 1 Austin Carr 1× All-Star Cleveland Cavaliers Notre Dame
- 2 Sidney Wicks 4× All-Star Portland Trail Blazers California-Los Angeles
- 3 Elmore Smith Buffalo Braves Kentucky State
- 4 Ken Durrett Cincinnati Royals La Salle
- 5 George Trapp Atlanta Hawks Long Beach State
- 6 Fred Brown 1× Champion Seattle SuperSonics Iowa
- 7 Cliff Meely Houston Rockets Colorado
- 8 Darnell Hillman Golden State Warriors San Jose State
- 9 Stan Love Baltimore Bullets Oregon
- 10 Clarence Glover Boston Celtics Western Kentucky
- 11 Curtis Rowe Detroit Pistons California-Los Angeles
- 12 Dana Lewis Philadelphia 76ers Tulsa
- 13 Jim Cleamons 1× Champion Los Angeles Lakers Ohio State
- 14 John Roche Phoenix Suns South Carolina
- 15 Kenny McIntosh Chicago Bulls Eastern Michigan
- 16 Dean Meminger 1× Champion New York Knicks Marquette
- 17 Collis Jones Milwaukee Bucks Notre Dame
Round 2
- 18 Steve Patterson Cleveland Cavaliers California-Los Angeles
- 19 Fred Hilton Buffalo Braves Grambling
- 20 Willard Sojourner Chicago Bulls Weber State
- 21 John Mengelt Cincinnati Royals Auburn
- 22 Ted, Hound Dog McClain Atlanta Hawks Tennessee State
- 23 Jim McDaniels Seattle SuperSonics Western Kentucky
- 24 Mike Newlin Houston Rockets Utah
- 25 Charlie Yelverton Portland Trail Blazers Fordham
- 26 Amos Thomas Buffalo Braves Southwestern Oklahoma
- 27 Richard Fisher Portland Trail Blazers Colorado State
- 28 Jim Rose Boston Celtics Western Kentucky
- 29 Isaiah Wilson Detroit Pistons Baltimore
- 30 Spencer Haywood 1× Champion Buffalo Braves Detroit Mercy
- 31 Joe Bergman Cincinnati Royals Creighton
- 32 Howard Porter Chicago Bulls Villanova
- 33 Marvin Stewart Philadelphia 76ers Nebraska
- 34 Gregg Northington New York Knicks Alabama State
- 35 Willie Long Cleveland Cavaliers New Mexico
Round 3
- 36 Gerald Lockett Cleveland Cavaliers Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- 37 Larry Steele Portland Trail Blazers Kentucky
- 38 Rich Yunkus Cincinnati Royals Georgia Tech
- 39 Jeff Halliburton Atlanta Hawks Drake
- 40 Clifford Ray Chicago Bulls Oklahoma
- 41 Jackie Ridgle Cleveland Cavaliers California
- 42 Bill Smith Portland Trail Blazers Syracuse
- 43 Rich Rinaldi Baltimore Bullets St. Peter's
- 44 Dave Robisch Boston Celtics Kansas
- 45 Marv Roberts Detroit Pistons Utah State
- 46 Dave Wohl Philadelphia 76ers Pennsylvania
- 47 Mike Gale Chicago Bulls Elizabeth City State
- 48 Dennis Layton Phoenix Suns Southern California
- 49 Dick Gibbs Chicago Bulls Texas-El Paso
- 50 Ken Mayfield New York Knicks Tuskegee
- 51 Gary Brell Milwaukee Bucks Marquette
Round 4
- 52 Cliff Harris Cleveland Cavaliers Hardin-Simmons
- 53 Jimmy O'Brien Buffalo Braves Boston College
- 54 Bobby Fields Portland Trail Blazers La Salle
- 55 Sid Catlett Cincinnati Royals Notre Dame
- 56 Jim Welch Atlanta Hawks Houston
- 57 Pembroke Burrows Seattle SuperSonics Jacksonville
- 58 Tom Owens Houston Rockets South Carolina
- 59 Greg Gary Golden State Warriors St. Bonaventure
- 60 Willie Allen Baltimore Bullets Miami (FL)
- 61 Randy Denton Boston Celtics Duke
- 62 Jarrett Durham Detroit Pistons Duquesne
- 63 Erwin Johnson Philadelphia 76ers Augusta State
- 64 Roger Brown Los Angeles Lakers Kansas
- 65 Walt Szczerbiak Phoenix Suns George Washington
- 66 Jim Irving Chicago Bulls Saint Louis
- 67 Steve Niles New York Knicks Texas A&M
- 68 Henry Smith Milwaukee Bucks Missouri
Round 5
- 69 Brian Mahoney Cleveland Cavaliers Manhattan
- 70 Garry Nelson Buffalo Braves Duquesne
- 71 Hector Blondet Portland Trail Blazers Murray State
- 72 Jim Guymond Cincinnati Royals Eastern New Mexico
- 73 Tyrone Marionneaux Cincinnati Royals Loyola (LA)
- 74 Jeff Smith Seattle SuperSonics New Mexico State
- 75 Rudy Benjamin Houston Rockets Michigan State
- 76 Odis Allison Golden State Warriors Nevada-Las Vegas
- 77 Don Johnson Baltimore Bullets Tennessee
- 78 Greg Nelson Houston Rockets Jacksonville
- 79 Vincent White Detroit Pistons Savannah State
- 80 Richard Hood Philadelphia 76ers Phillips
- 81 Lee Dedmon Los Angeles Lakers North Carolina
- 82 Kenneth Gardner Phoenix Suns Utah
- 83 Larry Weatherford Chicago Bulls Purdue
- 84 Bob Kissane Phoenix Suns Holy Cross
- 85 Barry Nelson Milwaukee Bucks Duquesne
Round 6
- 86 Mike Childress Cleveland Cavaliers Colorado State
- 87 Glen Summors Buffalo Braves Gannon
- 88 Jim Day Portland Trail Blazers Morehead State
- 89 Gil McGregor Cincinnati Royals Wake Forest
- 90 Willie Humes Atlanta Hawks Idaho
- 91 Mike Neciase Seattle SuperSonics William Carey
- 92 Garry Reist Houston Rockets Rice
- 93 Charlie Johnson 2× Champion Golden State Warriors California
- 94 John Novey Baltimore Bullets Mount St. Mary's
- 95 Thorpe Weber Boston Celtics Vanderbilt
- 96 Jim Larranga Detroit Pistons Providence
- 97 Jake Jones Philadelphia 76ers Assumption
- 98 Bill Brickhouse Los Angeles Lakers Montana State
- 99 William Graham Phoenix Suns Kentucky State
- 100 Jim England Chicago Bulls Tennessee
- 101 Bill Mainor New York Knicks Fordham
- 102 Ed Kemp Milwaukee Bucks Adams State
Round 7
- 103 Tom Bush Cleveland Cavaliers Drake
- 104 Randy Smith 2× All-Star Buffalo Braves Buffalo State
- 105 Gene Knolle Portland Trail Blazers Texas Tech
- 106 Ollie Shannon Cincinnati Royals Minnesota
- 107 Mike Jordan Atlanta Hawks Savannah State
- 108 John Duncan Seattle SuperSonics Kentucky Wesleyan
- 109 Eric Hill Houston Rockets Minnesota
- 110 Ken May Golden State Warriors Dayton
- 111 Dennis Hogg Baltimore Bullets Washington State
- 112 Skip Young Boston Celtics Florida State
- 113 Steve Kelly Detroit Pistons Brigham Young
- 114 Curtis Ford Philadelphia 76ers Northeastern State
- 115 Gene Gathers Los Angeles Lakers Bradley
- 116 Ralph Brateris Phoenix Suns College of New Jersey
- 117 Artis Gilmore 6× All-Star Chicago Bulls Jacksonville
- 118 Danny Davis New York Knicks Henderson State
- 119 Gene Phillips Milwaukee Bucks Southern Methodist
Round 8
- 120 Charlie Davis Cleveland Cavaliers Wake Forest
- 121 Craig Love Buffalo Braves Ohio
- 122 John Sutter Portland Trail Blazers Tulane
- 123 Frank Fitzgerald Cincinnati Royals Boston College
- 124 Jim Smith Atlanta Hawks Kentucky Wesleyan
- 125 Chuck Lowery Seattle SuperSonics Puget Sound
- 126 Rich Katherman Houston Rockets Duke
- 127 Jim Haderlein Golden State Warriors Loyola-Marymount
- 128 Russell Golden Baltimore Bullets Jackson State
- 129 John Ribock Boston Celtics South Carolina
- 130 Wayne Jones Detroit Pistons Niagara
- 131 Barry Yates Philadelphia 76ers Maryland
- 132 Luke Adams Los Angeles Lakers Lamar
- 133 Vernell Ellzy Phoenix Suns Florida State
- 134 Clarence Sherrod Chicago Bulls Wisconsin
- 135 Leroy Eldridge New York Knicks Cheyney
- 136 Felix Thurston Milwaukee Bucks Trinity (TX)
Round 9
- 137 Rich Walker Cleveland Cavaliers Bowling Green
- 138 Gary Stewart Buffalo Braves Canisius
- 139 Eugene Kennedy Portland Trail Blazers Texas Christian
- 140 Ernie Fleming Atlanta Hawks Jacksonville
- 141 Larry Holliday Seattle SuperSonics Oregon
- 142 Willie Kerry Houston Rockets Denver
- 143 Clarence Smith Golden State Warriors Villanova
- 144 Ron Johnston Baltimore Bullets Murray State
- 145 Ray Green Boston Celtics California (PA)
- 146 Paul Botts Detroit Pistons Central Michigan
- 147 Tom Lee Philadelphia 76ers Arizona
- 148 Bob Cheeks Los Angeles Lakers Whittier
- 149 Mike Johnson Phoenix Suns Kansas State
- 150 Jackie Dinkins Chicago Bulls Voorhees
- 151 Mike O'Brien New York Knicks Saint Leo
- 152 Rick Howat Milwaukee Bucks Illinois
Round 10
- 153 Jim Meredith Cleveland Cavaliers Washington State
- 154 Don Ward Buffalo Braves Colgate
- 155 Greg Starrick Portland Trail Blazers Southern Illinois
- 156 Ron Rippitoe Atlanta Hawks Lipscomb
- 157 Ed Huston Seattle SuperSonics Puget Sound
- 158 Calvin Oliver Houston Rockets Texas-Pan American
- 159 Bill Drosdiak Golden State Warriors Oregon
- 160 Eddie Myers Baltimore Bullets Arizona
- 161 Dale Dover Boston Celtics Harvard
- 162 Steve Butcher Detroit Pistons Pikeville
- 163 Jim Dinwiddie Philadelphia 76ers Kentucky
- 164 Cliff Mosely Los Angeles Lakers Quinnipiac
- 165 Tom Newell Phoenix Suns Hawaii
- 166 David Withers Chicago Bulls Delaware
- 167 Andy Toth New York Knicks Cheyney
- 168 Dan Fife Milwaukee Bucks Michigan
Round 11
- 169 Mike Casey Cleveland Cavaliers Kentucky
- 170 Bill Warner Buffalo Braves Arizona
- 171 Howard Burford Portland Trail Blazers Gonzaga
- 172 Levi Wyatt Atlanta Hawks Alcorn State
- 173 Jerome Perry Seattle SuperSonics Western Kentucky
- 174 Doug Rex Houston Rockets California-Santa Barbara
- 175 Chuck Olowski Baltimore Bullets Baltimore
- 176 Reggie Brooks Boston Celtics New Hampshire
- 177 Larry Saunders Detroit Pistons Duke
- 178 Dana Pagett Philadelphia 76ers Southern California
- 179 Paul Leitz Phoenix Suns Western Carolina
- 180 Al Smith Chicago Bulls Bradley
- 181 Ken Davis New York Knicks Georgetown
- 182 Blaine Henry Milwaukee Bucks Marshall
Round 12
- 183 Doug Hess Cleveland Cavaliers Toledo
- 184 Butch Webster Buffalo Braves New Orleans
- 185 Don Sechler Portland Trail Blazers Delaware Valley
- 186 Roger Moore Atlanta Hawks Columbus State
- 187 Chris Schrobilgen Houston Rockets Southern California
- 188 Bob Connor Baltimore Bullets Loyola-Maryland
- 189 John Dalton Boston Celtics Suffolk
- 190 Bob Horn Detroit Pistons Drake
- 191 Ken Kowall Philadelphia 76ers Ohio
- 192 Floyd Mason Phoenix Suns Alcorn State
- 193 Ken Riley Chicago Bulls Middle Tennessee State
- 194 Carl Greenfield New York Knicks Eastern Kentucky
- 195 Gene Mumford Milwaukee Bucks Scranton
Round 13
- 196 Bobby Jones Cleveland Cavaliers Drake
- 197 Pete Smith Buffalo Braves Valdosta State
- 198 Ed Jenkins Atlanta Hawks Michigan Lutheran
- 199 Lee McCollough Houston Rockets Indiana
- 200 Ron Crosswhite Baltimore Bullets Dayton
- 201 Leroy Chalk Boston Celtics Nebraska
- 202 Willie Roberson Detroit Pistons Wyoming
- 203 Hank Commodore Philadelphia 76ers Northwestern Oklahoma State
- 204 Ron Dorsey Phoenix Suns Tennessee State
- 205 Ed Goode Chicago Bulls DePaul
- 206 Larry Duckworth New York Knicks Henderson State
- 207 Pierre Russell Milwaukee Bucks Kansas
Round 14
- 208 Bubbles Harris Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana
- 209 Ray Lavender Buffalo Braves Drury
- 210 Gene Roberson Houston Rockets Canisius
- 211 Rudolph Peele Baltimore Bullets Norfolk State
- 212 Art Davis Detroit Pistons Johnson C. Smith
- 213 Ken Booker Phoenix Suns California-Los Angeles
- 214 Richard Dixon Chicago Bulls Loyola (LA)
- 215 Jack O'Connor New York Knicks Great Falls
- 216 George Jackson Milwaukee Bucks Dayton
Round 15
- 217 Larry Baker Cleveland Cavaliers Wittenberg
- 218 William Chatmon Buffalo Braves Baylor
- 219 Terry Guigg Houston Rockets Gonzaga
- 220 James Morrell Baltimore Bullets Norfolk State
- 221 James Fleming Detroit Pistons Alcorn State
- 222 Curtis Carter Phoenix Suns Bishop
- 223 Liscio Thomas Chicago Bulls Furman
- 224 Loyd King Milwaukee Bucks Virginia Tech
Round 16
- 225 Vance Tyree Cleveland Cavaliers Wisconsin-La Crosse
- 226 James Douglas Buffalo Braves Memphis
- 227 Leonard Jackson Houston Rockets Oregon
- 228 Fred Smiley Detroit Pistons Detroit Mercy
- 229 Bob Bissant Chicago Bulls Loyola (LA)
Round 17
- 230 Nelson Isley Buffalo Braves Louisiana State
- 231 Steve Sims Houston Rockets Pepperdine
- 232 Leroy Jenkins Detroit Pistons Detroit Mercy
Round 18
- 233 Joey Meyer Buffalo Braves DePaul
- 234 Carlos Quintanar Houston Rockets Asociacion Deportiva Mexicana de Basquetbol (Mexico)
- 235 Ike Bundy Detroit Pistons Detroit Tech
Round 19
- 236 Gary Schneider Houston Rockets San Diego State
- 237 Ed Jenkins Detroit Pistons Shaw