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NBA

1978 NBA Draft

Class grade: A-

202 picks · 10 rounds

Round 1

  1. 1 Mychal Thompson 2× Champion Portland Trail Blazers Minnesota
  2. 2 Phil Ford Kansas City Kings North Carolina
  3. 3 Rick Robey 1× Champion Indiana Pacers Kentucky
  4. 4 Micheal Ray Richardson 4× All-Star New York Knicks Montana
  5. 5 Purvis Short Golden State Warriors Jackson State
  6. 6 Larry Bird 1× MVP Boston Celtics Indiana State
  7. 7 Ron Brewer Portland Trail Blazers Arkansas
  8. 8 Freeman Williams Boston Celtics Portland State
  9. 9 Reggie Theus 2× All-Star Chicago Bulls Nevada-Las Vegas
  10. 10 Butch Lee Atlanta Hawks Marquette
  11. 11 James Hardy New Orleans Jazz San Francisco
  12. 12 George Johnson Milwaukee Bucks St. John's (NY)
  13. 13 Winford Boynes 1× MVP New Jersey Nets San Francisco
  14. 14 Roger Phegley Washington Bullets Bradley
  15. 15 Mike Mitchell Cleveland Cavaliers Auburn
  16. 16 Jack Givens Atlanta Hawks Kentucky
  17. 17 Rod Griffin Denver Nuggets Wake Forest
  18. 18 Dave Corzine Washington Bullets DePaul
  19. 19 Marty Byrnes 1× Champion Phoenix Suns Syracuse
  20. 20 Frankie Sanders San Antonio Spurs Southern University
  21. 21 Mike Evans Denver Nuggets Kansas State
  22. 22 Raymond Townsend Golden State Warriors California-Los Angeles

Round 2

  1. 23 Terry Tyler Detroit Pistons Detroit Mercy
  2. 24 Keith Herron Portland Trail Blazers Villanova
  3. 25 Rick Wilson Atlanta Hawks Louisville
  4. 26 Ron Carter Los Angeles Lakers Virginia Military Institute
  5. 27 Wayne Radford Indiana Pacers Indiana
  6. 28 Buster Matheney Houston Rockets Utah
  7. 29 John Long 1× Champion Detroit Pistons Detroit Mercy
  8. 30 Jeff Judkins Boston Celtics Utah
  9. 31 Marvin Johnson Chicago Bulls New Mexico
  10. 32 John Rudd New York Knicks McNeese State
  11. 33 Harry Davis Cleveland Cavaliers Florida State
  12. 34 Greg Bunch New York Knicks Cal State-Fullerton
  13. 35 Tommy Green New Orleans Jazz Southern University
  14. 36 Maurice Cheeks 1× Champion Philadelphia 76ers West Texas A&M
  15. 37 Terry Sykes Washington Bullets Grambling
  16. 38 Lew Massey Los Angeles Lakers North Carolina-Charlotte
  17. 39 James Lee Seattle SuperSonics Kentucky
  18. 40 Wayne Cooper Golden State Warriors New Orleans
  19. 41 Jerome Whitehead San Diego Clippers Marquette
  20. 42 Kevin McDonald Seattle SuperSonics Pennsylvania
  21. 43 Glenn Hagan Philadelphia 76ers St. Bonaventure
  22. 44 Clemon Johnson 1× Champion Portland Trail Blazers Florida A&M

Round 3

  1. 45 Mike Phillips New Jersey Nets Kentucky
  2. 46 Hollis Copeland Denver Nuggets Rutgers
  3. 47 Billyray Bates Houston Rockets Kentucky State
  4. 48 Mike Santos San Diego Clippers Utah State
  5. 49 Jeff Cook Kansas City Kings Idaho State
  6. 50 Dana Skinner Boston Celtics Merrimack
  7. 51 Ricky Gallon San Diego Clippers Louisville
  8. 52 Mike Russell Kansas City Kings Texas Tech
  9. 53 Randy Ayers Chicago Bulls Miami (OH)
  10. 54 Steve Grant Atlanta Hawks Manhattan
  11. 55 Marc Iavaroni 1× Champion New York Knicks Virginia
  12. 56 Steve Neff Golden State Warriors Southern Nazarene
  13. 57 Ken Higgs Cleveland Cavaliers Louisiana State
  14. 58 Rick Apke Washington Bullets Creighton
  15. 59 Pat Cummings Milwaukee Bucks Cincinnati
  16. 60 Michael Cooper 5× Champion Los Angeles Lakers New Mexico
  17. 61 Dave Baxter Seattle SuperSonics Michigan
  18. 62 Dave Batton New Jersey Nets Notre Dame
  19. 63 Joel Kramer Phoenix Suns San Diego State
  20. 64 Gerald Henderson 3× Champion San Antonio Spurs Virginia Commonwealth
  21. 65 Marvin Dalph San Diego Clippers Arkansas
  22. 66 Sterling Edmunds Portland Trail Blazers Dartmouth

Round 4

  1. 67 Jackie Robinson Houston Rockets Nevada-Las Vegas
  2. 68 Jim Boylan San Diego Clippers Marquette
  3. 69 Joel Thompson Houston Rockets Michigan
  4. 70 Jeffrey Crompton Kansas City Kings North Carolina
  5. 71 Ricky Lee Indiana Pacers Oregon State
  6. 72 Dave Nelson Boston Celtics Bloomfield
  7. 73 Larry Harris San Diego Clippers Pittsburgh
  8. 74 Mel Davis New Orleans Jazz North Texas
  9. 75 Jeff Covington New Orleans Jazz Youngstown State
  10. 76 Leroy McDonald San Diego Clippers Wake Forest
  11. 77 Derrick Jackson Golden State Warriors Georgetown
  12. 78 Stan Rome Cleveland Cavaliers Clemson
  13. 79 Erving Giddings New York Knicks Dayton
  14. 80 Otis Howard Milwaukee Bucks Austin Peay
  15. 81 Lawrence Boston Washington Bullets Maryland
  16. 82 Harold Robertson Los Angeles Lakers Lincoln (MO)
  17. 83 Billy Lewis Seattle SuperSonics Illinois State
  18. 84 Walter Jordan New Jersey Nets Purdue
  19. 85 Bob Miller Phoenix Suns Cincinnati
  20. 86 Rich Adams San Antonio Spurs Illinois
  21. 87 Brett Vroman Philadelphia 76ers Nevada-Las Vegas
  22. 88 Wayne Smith Phoenix Suns California-Irvine

Round 5

  1. 89 Cecile Rose New Jersey Nets Houston
  2. 90 David Thompson San Diego Clippers Florida State
  3. 91 Gary Goodner Houston Rockets Texas
  4. 92 James Sparrow Indiana Pacers North Carolina A&T
  5. 93 Derick Clairborne Kansas City Kings Massachusetts
  6. 94 Greg Tynes Boston Celtics Seton Hall
  7. 95 Dave Caligaris Detroit Pistons Northeastern
  8. 96 Don Williams New Orleans Jazz Notre Dame
  9. 97 Ron Anthony Chicago Bulls Jacksonville
  10. 98 Chris Potter Atlanta Hawks Holy Cross
  11. 99 Ken Koenigs Cleveland Cavaliers Kansas
  12. 100 Greg Green New York Knicks Southern University
  13. 101 Thomas Wilson Golden State Warriors Western Carolina
  14. 102 Roger Dickens Washington Bullets Towson
  15. 103 Russ Coleman Milwaukee Bucks Pacific
  16. 104 Carlos Terry Los Angeles Lakers Winston-Salem State
  17. 105 Ralph Drollinger Seattle SuperSonics California-Los Angeles
  18. 106 Michael Edwards Denver Nuggets Texas-Pan American
  19. 107 Andre Wakefield Phoenix Suns Loyola-Chicago
  20. 108 Eugene Parker San Antonio Spurs Purdue
  21. 109 Mark Haymore Philadelphia 76ers Massachusetts
  22. 110 Clay Johnson 1× Champion Portland Trail Blazers Missouri

Round 6

  1. 111 Golie Augustus New Jersey Nets South Carolina
  2. 112 Bob Miscevicious San Diego Clippers Providence
  3. 113 Eddie Joe Chavez Houston Rockets Santa Clara
  4. 114 Jim Krivacs Kansas City Kings Texas
  5. 115 Sherman Dillard Indiana Pacers James Madison
  6. 116 Dave Winey Boston Celtics Minnesota
  7. 117 Audie Matthews Detroit Pistons Illinois
  8. 118 John Douglas New Orleans Jazz Kansas
  9. 119 John Shoemaker Chicago Bulls Miami (OH)
  10. 120 Gerald Glover Atlanta Hawks Howard
  11. 121 Ed Warren New York Knicks Briar Cliff
  12. 122 Buzz Hartnett Golden State Warriors San Diego
  13. 123 Ron Bell Cleveland Cavaliers Virginia Tech
  14. 124 Dave Kyle Milwaukee Bucks Cleveland State
  15. 125 Archie Aldridge Washington Bullets Miami (OH)
  16. 126 Kim Stewart Los Angeles Lakers Washington
  17. 127 Robert Heard Denver Nuggets Columbus State
  18. 128 Charles Thompson Phoenix Suns Houston
  19. 129 Harry Morgan San Antonio Spurs Indiana State
  20. 130 Osborne Lockhart Philadelphia 76ers Minnesota
  21. 131 Tim Evans Portland Trail Blazers Puget Sound

Round 7

  1. 132 Doug Jemison New Jersey Nets San Francisco
  2. 133 Stan Pietkiewicz San Diego Clippers Auburn
  3. 134 Stan Stewart Houston Rockets Loyola-Marymount
  4. 135 Ollie Matson Indiana Pacers Pepperdine
  5. 136 Charles McMilliam Kansas City Kings North Texas
  6. 137 Steve Balkun Boston Celtics Fairfield
  7. 138 Herb Entzminger Detroit Pistons Johnson C. Smith
  8. 139 Willie Howard New Orleans Jazz New Mexico
  9. 140 Jarvis Reynolds Chicago Bulls West Georgia
  10. 141 Jim DeWeese Atlanta Hawks Gonzaga
  11. 142 Rick Bernard Golden State Warriors St. Mary's (CA)
  12. 143 Tony Smith Cleveland Cavaliers Nevada-Las Vegas
  13. 144 Gary Pember New York Knicks Nasson
  14. 145 Ed Hopkins Washington Bullets Georgetown
  15. 146 Kim Anderson Milwaukee Bucks Missouri
  16. 147 Larry Paige Los Angeles Lakers Colorado State
  17. 148 Jack Gilloon Denver Nuggets South Carolina
  18. 149 Steve Malovic Phoenix Suns San Diego State
  19. 150 Hector Olivencia San Antonio Spurs Sacred Heart
  20. 151 Anthony Murray Philadelphia 76ers Alabama
  21. 152 Walter Reason Portland Trail Blazers Pacific

Round 8

  1. 153 Bruce Campbell New Jersey Nets Providence
  2. 154 Felton Young San Diego Clippers Jacksonville
  3. 155 Ron Hammye Kansas City Kings Bowling Green
  4. 156 Kim Fisher Boston Celtics Fairfield
  5. 157 Earl Evans Detroit Pistons Nevada-Las Vegas
  6. 158 Carl Kilpatrick New Orleans Jazz Louisiana-Monroe
  7. 159 John Cox Chicago Bulls San Francisco
  8. 160 Ed Murphy Atlanta Hawks Merrimack
  9. 161 Roland Martin Cleveland Cavaliers Missouri Southern State
  10. 162 Greg Sanders New York Knicks St. Bonaventure
  11. 163 Tony Searcy Golden State Warriors Appalachian State
  12. 164 Tom Zaligaris Milwaukee Bucks North Carolina
  13. 165 Nestor Cora Washington Bullets St. Francis Brooklyn
  14. 166 Larry Vaculik Denver Nuggets Colorado
  15. 167 George Fowler Phoenix Suns Pacific
  16. 168 Henry Taylor San Antonio Spurs Texas-Pan American
  17. 169 Alan Cunningham Philadelphia 76ers Colorado State
  18. 170 Mark Wickman Portland Trail Blazers Linfield

Round 9

  1. 171 Frank Sowinski New Jersey Nets Princeton
  2. 172 Bobby White San Diego Clippers Centenary (LA)
  3. 173 Les Anderson Boston Celtics George Washington
  4. 174 Ulice Payne Detroit Pistons Marquette
  5. 175 Chad Nelson New Orleans Jazz Drake
  6. 176 Joe Ponsetto Chicago Bulls DePaul
  7. 177 Maurice Robinson Atlanta Hawks West Virginia
  8. 178 Danny Fields New York Knicks North Carolina-Wilmington
  9. 179 Bobby Humbles Golden State Warriors Bradley
  10. 180 Steve Bayless Cleveland Cavaliers Central State (OH)
  11. 181 Tim Claxton Washington Bullets Temple
  12. 182 Gary Rosenberger Milwaukee Bucks Marquette
  13. 183 Tom Schneeburger Denver Nuggets Air Force
  14. 184 Nate Stokes Phoenix Suns Grand Canyon
  15. 185 Rick Taylor San Antonio Spurs Arizona State
  16. 186 Paul Cozens Portland Trail Blazers Holy Cross

Round 10

  1. 187 Michael Vicens New Jersey Nets Holy Cross
  2. 188 Walter Harrigan Boston Celtics Brandeis
  3. 189 Dave Grauzer Detroit Pistons Central Michigan
  4. 190 Rickey Williams New Orleans Jazz Long Beach State
  5. 191 Mark Tucker Chicago Bulls Oklahoma
  6. 192 Marshall Lester Atlanta Hawks Florida Southern
  7. 193 Mike Muff Golden State Warriors Murray State
  8. 194 Gary Winston Cleveland Cavaliers Army
  9. 195 Ernest Simons New York Knicks Pace
  10. 196 Tom Anderson Milwaukee Bucks Wisconsin-Green Bay
  11. 197 Steve Connor Washington Bullets Boise State
  12. 198 Phil Taylor Denver Nuggets Arizona
  13. 199 Lewis Cohen Phoenix Suns Cal Poly
  14. 200 Larry Brewster San Antonio Spurs Florida
  15. 201 Dennis James Philadelphia 76ers Widener
  16. 202 Tim Workington Portland Trail Blazers Biola