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NBA

1979 NBA Draft

Class grade: A-

202 picks · 10 rounds

Round 1

  1. 1 Magic Johnson 5× Champion Los Angeles Lakers Michigan State
  2. 2 David Greenwood 1× Champion Chicago Bulls California-Los Angeles
  3. 3 Bill Cartwright 3× Champion New York Knicks San Francisco
  4. 4 Greg Kelser Detroit Pistons Michigan State
  5. 5 Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks Arkansas
  6. 6 James Bailey Seattle SuperSonics Rutgers
  7. 7 Vinnie Johnson 2× Champion Seattle SuperSonics Baylor
  8. 8 Calvin Natt New Jersey Nets Louisiana-Monroe
  9. 9 Larry Demic New York Knicks Arizona
  10. 10 Roylee Hamilton Detroit Pistons California-Los Angeles
  11. 11 Cliff T. Robinson New Jersey Nets Southern California
  12. 12 Jim Paxson 2× All-Star Portland Trail Blazers Dayton
  13. 13 Dudley Bradley Indiana Pacers North Carolina
  14. 14 Brad Holland Los Angeles Lakers California-Los Angeles
  15. 15 Phil Hubbard Detroit Pistons Michigan
  16. 16 Jim Spanarkel Philadelphia 76ers Duke
  17. 17 Lee Johnson Houston Rockets Texas A&M-Commerce
  18. 18 Reggie King Kansas City Kings Alabama
  19. 19 Wiley Peck San Antonio Spurs Mississippi State
  20. 20 Larry Knight Utah Jazz Loyola-Chicago
  21. 21 Sly Williams New York Knicks Rhode Island
  22. 22 Kyle Macy Phoenix Suns Kentucky

Round 2

  1. 23 Tico Brown Utah Jazz Georgia Tech
  2. 24 Johnny High Phoenix Suns Nevada-Reno
  3. 25 Ollie Mack Los Angeles Lakers East Carolina
  4. 26 Bruce Flowers Cleveland Cavaliers Notre Dame
  5. 27 Reggie Carter New York Knicks St. John's (NY)
  6. 28 Danny Salisbury Golden State Warriors Texas-Pan American
  7. 29 Tony Price Detroit Pistons Pennsylvania
  8. 30 Gary Garland Denver Nuggets DePaul
  9. 31 Edgar Jones Milwaukee Bucks Nevada-Reno
  10. 32 Tony Zeno Indiana Pacers Arizona State
  11. 33 Lawrence Butler Chicago Bulls Idaho State
  12. 34 Kim Goetz New York Knicks San Diego State
  13. 35 James Bradley Atlanta Hawks Memphis
  14. 36 Clint Richardson 1× Champion Philadelphia 76ers Seattle
  15. 37 Bernard Toone Philadelphia 76ers Marquette
  16. 38 Larry Wilson Atlanta Hawks Nicholls State
  17. 39 Victor King Los Angeles Lakers Louisiana Tech
  18. 40 Andrew Fields Portland Trail Blazers Cheyney
  19. 41 Mark Young Los Angeles Lakers Fairfield
  20. 42 Paul Mokeski Houston Rockets Kansas
  21. 43 Johnny Moore Seattle SuperSonics Texas
  22. 44 Joe DeSantis Washington Bullets Fairfield

Round 3

  1. 45 Arvid Kramer Utah Jazz Augustana (SD)
  2. 46 Andrew Parker Washington Bullets Iowa State
  3. 47 Calvin Garrett Chicago Bulls Oral Roberts
  4. 48 Terry Duerod Detroit Pistons Detroit Mercy
  5. 49 Cedrick Hordges Chicago Bulls South Carolina
  6. 50 Geoff Huston New York Knicks Texas Tech
  7. 51 John Gerdy New Jersey Nets Davidson
  8. 52 Larry Gibson Milwaukee Bucks Maryland
  9. 53 Wayne Kreklow Boston Celtics Drake
  10. 54 Lynbert Johnson Golden State Warriors Wichita State
  11. 55 Tom Channel San Diego Clippers Boston University
  12. 56 Mickey Fox Portland Trail Blazers Saint Mary's (CAN)
  13. 57 Don March Atlanta Hawks Franklin & Marshall
  14. 58 Earl Cureton 2× Champion Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Mercy
  15. 59 Ricardo Brown Houston Rockets Pepperdine
  16. 60 Walter Daniels Los Angeles Lakers Georgia
  17. 61 Ernesto Malcolm Boston Celtics Briar Cliff
  18. 62 Terry Crosby Kansas City Kings Tennessee
  19. 63 Sylvester Norris San Antonio Spurs Jackson State
  20. 64 Al Green Phoenix Suns Louisiana State
  21. 65 Bill Laimbeer 2× Champion Cleveland Cavaliers Notre Dame
  22. 66 Charles Floyd Washington Bullets High Point

Round 4

  1. 67 Greg Deane Utah Jazz Utah
  2. 68 Nick Galis Boston Celtics Seton Hall
  3. 69 Eugene Robinson Milwaukee Bucks Louisiana-Monroe
  4. 70 Rick Swing Cleveland Cavaliers Citadel
  5. 71 Larry Rogers New York Knicks Southeast Missouri State
  6. 72 George Maynor Chicago Bulls East Carolina
  7. 73 James Donaldson 1× All-Star Seattle SuperSonics Washington State
  8. 74 Don Newman Indiana Pacers Idaho
  9. 75 Ron Ripley Golden State Warriors Wisconsin-Green Bay
  10. 76 Sammy Drummer Houston Rockets Georgia Tech
  11. 77 Lionel Garrett San Diego Clippers Southern University
  12. 78 Daryll Robinson Portland Trail Blazers Appalachian State
  13. 79 Ray White Los Angeles Lakers Mississippi State
  14. 80 Lionel Green Houston Rockets Louisiana State
  15. 81 Ricky Reed Los Angeles Lakers Temple
  16. 82 Jerry Sichting 1× Champion Golden State Warriors Purdue
  17. 83 Mike Niles Philadelphia 76ers Cal State-Fullerton
  18. 84 Al Daniel San Antonio Spurs Furman
  19. 85 John McCullough Kansas City Kings Oklahoma
  20. 86 Malcolm Cesare Phoenix Suns Florida
  21. 87 Richie Allen Seattle SuperSonics Cal State Dominguez Hills
  22. 88 Lamont Reid Washington Bullets Oral Roberts

Round 5

  1. 89 Wolfe Perry Utah Jazz Stanford
  2. 90 Jimmy Allen Boston Celtics New Haven
  3. 91 Matt Simpkins Cleveland Cavaliers Georgia Southern
  4. 92 Flintie Ray Williams Detroit Pistons Nevada-Las Vegas
  5. 93 Larry Washington Chicago Bulls Drury
  6. 94 Johnny Green New York Knicks California-Riverside
  7. 95 Jim Abromaitis New Jersey Nets Connecticut
  8. 96 George Lett Golden State Warriors Centenary (LA)
  9. 97 Jim Tillman Milwaukee Bucks Eastern Kentucky
  10. 98 Billy Reid Indiana Pacers San Francisco
  11. 99 Greg Joyner San Diego Clippers Middle Tennessee State
  12. 100 Matt White Portland Trail Blazers Pennsylvania
  13. 101 Tiny Pinder Atlanta Hawks North Carolina State
  14. 102 Larry Williams Denver Nuggets Louisville
  15. 103 Carl McPipe Philadelphia 76ers Nebraska
  16. 104 Allen Leavell Houston Rockets Oklahoma City
  17. 105 Curtis Watkins Kansas City Kings DePaul
  18. 106 Steve Schall San Antonio Spurs Arkansas
  19. 107 Mark Eaton 1× All-Star Phoenix Suns California-Los Angeles
  20. 108 Marshall Ashford Washington Bullets Virginia Tech

Round 6

  1. 109 Ernie Cobb Utah Jazz Boston University
  2. 110 Marvin Delph Boston Celtics Arkansas
  3. 111 Truman Claytor Detroit Pistons Kentucky
  4. 112 Joe Manning Cleveland Cavaliers North Texas
  5. 113 Phil Abney New York Knicks New Mexico
  6. 114 Steve Smith Chicago Bulls Southern California
  7. 115 Tony Smith New Jersey Nets Nevada-Las Vegas
  8. 116 Derrick Mayes Milwaukee Bucks Illinois State
  9. 117 Greg Guye Indiana Pacers Stetson
  10. 118 Jim Mitchem Golden State Warriors DePaul
  11. 119 Bob Bender San Diego Clippers Duke
  12. 120 Ray Ellis Portland Trail Blazers Pepperdine
  13. 121 Dwight Williams Atlanta Hawks Gardner-Webb
  14. 122 Odell Ball Denver Nuggets Marquette
  15. 123 Dan Hartshorne Philadelphia 76ers Oregon
  16. 124 Collie Davis Houston Rockets Southern University
  17. 125 Terry Knight San Antonio Spurs Pittsburgh
  18. 126 Bob Roma Kansas City Kings Princeton
  19. 127 Dale Shackelford Phoenix Suns Syracuse
  20. 128 Garcia Hopkins Washington Bullets Morgan State

Round 7

  1. 129 Paul Poe Utah Jazz Louisiana College
  2. 130 Steve Castellan Boston Celtics Virginia
  3. 131 Steve Skaggs Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio
  4. 132 Ken Jones Detroit Pistons St. Mary's (CA)
  5. 133 Mike Eversley Chicago Bulls Chicago State
  6. 134 Marc Coleman New York Knicks Seton Hall
  7. 135 Jim Strickland New Jersey Nets South Carolina
  8. 136 Dirk Ewing Indiana Pacers Stetson
  9. 137 Ren Watson Golden State Warriors Virginia Commonwealth
  10. 138 Stan Ray Milwaukee Bucks Cal State-Fullerton
  11. 139 Jene Grey San Diego Clippers Le Moyne
  12. 140 Jeff Tropf Portland Trail Blazers Central Michigan
  13. 141 Tim Waterman Atlanta Hawks St. Bonaventure
  14. 142 Bobby Willis Philadelphia 76ers Pennsylvania
  15. 143 Rich Valavicius Houston Rockets Auburn
  16. 144 John Johnson Denver Nuggets Creighton
  17. 145 Nick Daniels Kansas City Kings Xavier
  18. 146 Tyrone Branyan San Antonio Spurs Texas
  19. 147 Ollie Matson Phoenix Suns Pepperdine

Round 8

  1. 148 Keith McDonald Utah Jazz Utah State
  2. 149 Glenn Sudhop Boston Celtics North Carolina State
  3. 150 Rodney Lee Detroit Pistons Memphis
  4. 151 Mark Haymore Cleveland Cavaliers Massachusetts
  5. 152 Billy Tucker New York Knicks Tennessee State
  6. 153 Tony Warren Chicago Bulls North Carolina State
  7. 154 Henry Hollingsworth New Jersey Nets Hofstra
  8. 155 Mario Butler Golden State Warriors Briar Cliff
  9. 156 Larry Spicer Milwaukee Bucks Alabama-Birmingham
  10. 157 Brian Magid Indiana Pacers George Washington
  11. 158 Renaldo Lawrence San Diego Clippers Appalachian State
  12. 159 Willie Pounds Portland Trail Blazers Chaminade
  13. 160 John Goedeke Atlanta Hawks Maryland-Baltimore County
  14. 161 Delbert Watson Houston Rockets East Tennessee State
  15. 162 Matt Teahan Denver Nuggets Denver
  16. 163 Rick Raivio Philadelphia 76ers Portland
  17. 164 Tony Vann Kansas City Kings Alabama-Huntsville
  18. 165 Charles Jones Phoenix Suns Albany State (GA)
  19. 166 Jo Jo Walters Washington Bullets Manhattan

Round 9

  1. 167 Milt Huggins Utah Jazz Southern Illinois
  2. 168 Kevin Sinnett Boston Celtics Navy
  3. 169 Tim Joyce Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio
  4. 170 Val Bracey Detroit Pistons Central Michigan
  5. 171 James Jackson Chicago Bulls Minnesota
  6. 172 Brett Wyatt New York Knicks New Jersey City
  7. 173 Ricky Free New Jersey Nets Columbia
  8. 174 Roger Lapham Milwaukee Bucks Maine
  9. 175 Gene Ransom Golden State Warriors California
  10. 176 Mike Dodd San Diego Clippers San Diego State
  11. 177 Stan Eckwood Portland Trail Blazers Harding
  12. 178 Cedric Oliver Atlanta Hawks Hamilton
  13. 179 Emmett Lewis Denver Nuggets Colorado
  14. 180 Coby Leavitt Philadelphia 76ers Utah
  15. 181 Gary Wilson Kansas City Kings Southern Illinois
  16. 182 Eddie McLeod San Antonio Spurs Nevada-Las Vegas
  17. 183 Hosea Champine Phoenix Suns Robert Morris
  18. 184 Ray Hooker Washington Bullets Murray State

Round 10

  1. 185 Paul Dawkins Utah Jazz Northern Illinois
  2. 186 Alton Byrd Boston Celtics Columbia
  3. 187 Willie Polk Detroit Pistons Grand Canyon
  4. 188 Terry Peavy Cleveland Cavaliers Point Park
  5. 189 Gordon Thomas New York Knicks St. John's (NY)
  6. 190 Marvin Thoms Chicago Bulls California-Los Angeles
  7. 191 Eric Fleisher New Jersey Nets Tulane
  8. 192 Kevin Heenan Golden State Warriors Cal State-Fullerton
  9. 193 Chris Fahrbach Milwaukee Bucks North Dakota
  10. 194 Greg Hunter San Diego Clippers Loyola-Marymount
  11. 195 Kelvin Small Portland Trail Blazers Oregon
  12. 196 Chad Nelson Atlanta Hawks Drake
  13. 197 Cortez Collins Chicago Bulls Southern Indiana
  14. 198 Keith McCord Philadelphia 76ers Alabama-Birmingham
  15. 199 Glen Fine San Antonio Spurs Harvard
  16. 200 Russell Saunders Kansas City Kings New Mexico
  17. 201 Korky Nelson Phoenix Suns Santa Clara
  18. 202 Steve Martin Washington Bullets Georgetown