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NBA

1981 NBA Draft

Class grade: B

223 picks · 10 rounds

Round 1

  1. 1 Mark Aguirre Dallas Mavericks DePaul
  2. 2 Isiah Thomas 2× Champion Detroit Pistons Indiana
  3. 3 Buck Williams 3× All-Star New Jersey Nets Maryland
  4. 4 Al Wood Atlanta Hawks North Carolina
  5. 5 Danny Vranes Seattle SuperSonics Utah
  6. 6 Orlando Woolridge Chicago Bulls Notre Dame
  7. 7 Steve Johnson Kansas City Kings Oregon State
  8. 8 Tom Chambers 4× All-Star San Diego Clippers Utah
  9. 9 Rolando Blackman Dallas Mavericks Kansas State
  10. 10 Albert King New Jersey Nets Maryland
  11. 11 Frank Johnson Washington Bullets Wake Forest
  12. 12 Kelly Tripucka 2× All-Star Detroit Pistons Notre Dame
  13. 13 Dan Schayes Utah Jazz Syracuse
  14. 14 Herb Williams Indiana Pacers Ohio State
  15. 15 Jeff Lamp Portland Trail Blazers Virginia
  16. 16 Darnell Valentine Portland Trail Blazers Kansas
  17. 17 Kevin Loder Kansas City Kings Alabama State
  18. 18 Ray Tolbert New Jersey Nets Indiana
  19. 19 Mike McGee 2× Champion Los Angeles Lakers Michigan
  20. 20 Larry Nance Phoenix Suns Clemson
  21. 21 Alton Lister Milwaukee Bucks Arizona State
  22. 22 Franklin Edwards 1× Champion Philadelphia 76ers Cleveland State
  23. 23 Charles Bradley Boston Celtics Wyoming

Round 2

  1. 24 Jay Vincent Dallas Mavericks Michigan State
  2. 25 Tracy Jackson Boston Celtics Notre Dame
  3. 26 Brian Jackson Portland Trail Blazers Utah State
  4. 27 Howard Wood Utah Jazz Tennessee
  5. 28 Gene Banks San Antonio Spurs Duke
  6. 29 Eddie Johnson Kansas City Kings Illinois
  7. 30 Ed Rains San Antonio Spurs South Alabama
  8. 31 Danny Ainge Boston Celtics Brigham Young
  9. 32 Mike Olliver Chicago Bulls Lamar
  10. 33 Samuel Williams Golden State Warriors Arizona State
  11. 34 Ken Green Denver Nuggets Texas-Pan American
  12. 35 Charlie Davis Washington Bullets Vanderbilt
  13. 36 Ray Blume Indiana Pacers Oregon State
  14. 37 Al Leslie Indiana Pacers Bucknell
  15. 38 Clyde Bradshaw Atlanta Hawks DePaul
  16. 39 Harvey Knuckles Los Angeles Lakers Toledo
  17. 40 Greg Cook New York Knicks Louisiana State
  18. 41 Claude Gregory Washington Bullets Wisconsin
  19. 42 Elvis Rolle Los Angeles Lakers Florida State
  20. 43 Elston Turner Dallas Mavericks Mississippi
  21. 44 Steve Lingenfelter Washington Bullets South Dakota State
  22. 45 Ed Turner Houston Rockets Texas A&M-Kingsville
  23. 46 Vernon Smith Philadelphia 76ers Texas A&M

Round 3

  1. 47 Art Housey Dallas Mavericks Kansas
  2. 48 Mike Ferrara Washington Bullets Colgate
  3. 49 David Burns New Jersey Nets Saint Louis
  4. 50 Derek Holcomb Portland Trail Blazers Illinois
  5. 51 Zam Fredrick Los Angeles Lakers South Carolina
  6. 52 Rudy Macklin Atlanta Hawks Louisiana State
  7. 53 Mark Radford Seattle SuperSonics Oregon State
  8. 54 Jim Smith San Diego Clippers Ohio State
  9. 55 Mickey Dillard Cleveland Cavaliers Florida State
  10. 56 Carlton Neverson Golden State Warriors Pittsburgh
  11. 57 Frank Brickowski New York Knicks Penn State
  12. 58 Curtis Berry Kansas City Kings Missouri
  13. 59 Russell Bowers Cleveland Cavaliers American
  14. 60 Purvis Miller Indiana Pacers Southern California
  15. 61 Petur Gudmundsson Portland Trail Blazers Washington
  16. 62 Sam Clancy Phoenix Suns Pittsburgh
  17. 63 Wayne McKoy New York Knicks St. John's (NY)
  18. 64 Tom Baker San Antonio Spurs Eastern Kentucky
  19. 65 Ron Cornelius Los Angeles Lakers Pacific
  20. 66 Craig Dykema Phoenix Suns Long Beach State
  21. 67 Mark Smith Milwaukee Bucks Illinois
  22. 68 Ernest Graham Philadelphia 76ers Maryland
  23. 69 John Johnson Boston Celtics Michigan

Round 4

  1. 70 Eddie Moss Dallas Mavericks Syracuse
  2. 71 John May Detroit Pistons South Alabama
  3. 72 Edmund Sherod New Jersey Nets Virginia Commonwealth
  4. 73 George Torres Utah Jazz Southern Nazarene
  5. 74 Ethan Martin Cleveland Cavaliers Louisiana State
  6. 75 Kevin Figaro Atlanta Hawks Louisiana-Lafayette
  7. 76 Lewis Lloyd Golden State Warriors Drake
  8. 77 Lee Raker San Diego Clippers Virginia
  9. 78 Kenny Dennard Kansas City Kings Duke
  10. 79 Ron Davis Washington Bullets Arizona
  11. 80 Terry Adolph Golden State Warriors West Texas A&M
  12. 81 Larry Spriggs 1× Champion Houston Rockets Howard
  13. 82 B. B. Davis Kansas City Kings Lamar
  14. 83 Rolando Frazier Indiana Pacers Briar Cliff
  15. 84 Oliver Lee Chicago Bulls Marquette
  16. 85 Peter Verhoeven Portland Trail Blazers Fresno State
  17. 86 Alex Bradley New York Knicks Villanova
  18. 87 Earl Belcher San Antonio Spurs St. Bonaventure
  19. 88 Kevin McKenna Los Angeles Lakers Creighton
  20. 89 Don Koonce Detroit Pistons North Carolina-Charlotte
  21. 90 Kris Anderson Milwaukee Bucks Florida State
  22. 91 Stanley Williams Boston Celtics La Salle
  23. 92 Rynn Wright Philadelphia 76ers Texas A&M

Round 5

  1. 93 Pete Budko Dallas Mavericks North Carolina
  2. 94 George DeVone Detroit Pistons North Carolina-Charlotte
  3. 95 Joe Cooper New Jersey Nets Colorado
  4. 96 Ken Page Cleveland Cavaliers New Mexico
  5. 97 Mike Clark Utah Jazz Oregon
  6. 98 Steve Krafscisin Atlanta Hawks Iowa
  7. 99 Andra Griffin Seattle SuperSonics Washington
  8. 100 Dennis Isbell San Diego Clippers Memphis
  9. 101 Willie Sims Denver Nuggets Louisiana State
  10. 102 Hank McDowell Golden State Warriors Memphis
  11. 103 Garry Witts Washington Bullets Holy Cross
  12. 104 U. S. Reed Kansas City Kings Arkansas
  13. 105 Hasan Houston Houston Rockets Bradley
  14. 106 George Peterson Indiana Pacers New Jersey City
  15. 107 Herb Andrew Portland Trail Blazers South Alabama
  16. 108 Johnny Nash Chicago Bulls Arizona State
  17. 109 Jim Wright New York Knicks Rhode Island
  18. 110 Mike Rhodes San Antonio Spurs Vanderbilt
  19. 111 Craig Watts Los Angeles Lakers North Carolina State
  20. 112 Paul Heuerman Phoenix Suns Michigan
  21. 113 Kelvin Troy Milwaukee Bucks Rutgers
  22. 114 Steve Craig Philadelphia 76ers Brigham Young
  23. 115 Glen Grunwald Boston Celtics Indiana

Round 6

  1. 116 Karl Bakowski Dallas Mavericks Utah
  2. 117 Vince Brookins Detroit Pistons Iowa
  3. 118 Kevin Lynam New Jersey Nets La Salle
  4. 119 Kevin Sprewer Utah Jazz Loyola-Chicago
  5. 120 Aaron Strayhorn Cleveland Cavaliers Hawaii
  6. 121 Darryl Warwick Atlanta Hawks Hampton
  7. 122 Earl Banks Seattle SuperSonics Auburn
  8. 123 Mike Pepper San Diego Clippers North Carolina
  9. 124 Alonzo Weatherley Denver Nuggets Denver
  10. 125 Robert Williams Washington Bullets Grambling
  11. 126 Carter Scott Golden State Warriors Ohio State
  12. 127 Fred Cowan Houston Rockets Kentucky
  13. 128 Brian Walker Kansas City Kings Purdue
  14. 129 Robert Fronk Indiana Pacers Washington
  15. 130 Roger Burkman Chicago Bulls Louisville
  16. 131 Roshern Arnie Portland Trail Blazers Texas-El Paso
  17. 132 John Blair New York Knicks Monmouth
  18. 133 Norman Shavers San Antonio Spurs Jackson State
  19. 134 Kevin Singleton Los Angeles Lakers California
  20. 135 Pete Harris Phoenix Suns Northeastern
  21. 136 Jo Jo Hunter Milwaukee Bucks Colorado
  22. 137 Steve Waite Boston Celtics Iowa
  23. 138 Michael Thomas Philadelphia 76ers North Park

Round 7

  1. 139 Danny Davis Dallas Mavericks North Carolina-Wilmington
  2. 140 Greg Nance Detroit Pistons West Virginia
  3. 141 Rod Robertson New Jersey Nets Northwestern
  4. 142 Andre Smith Cleveland Cavaliers Nebraska
  5. 143 Mike Robinson Utah Jazz Central Michigan
  6. 144 Kevin Vesey Atlanta Hawks Iona
  7. 145 Tom Sienkiewicz Seattle SuperSonics Villanova
  8. 146 Randy Johnson San Diego Clippers Colorado State-Pueblo
  9. 147 Greg Manning Denver Nuggets Maryland
  10. 148 Robby Dosty Golden State Warriors Arizona
  11. 149 Randy Martel Washington Bullets Houston Baptist
  12. 150 Clinton Wheeler Kansas City Kings William Paterson
  13. 151 Joe Faine Houston Rockets Bowling Green
  14. 152 Larry McKinney Indiana Pacers Boise State
  15. 153 Julius Wayne Portland Trail Blazers Texas-El Paso
  16. 154 Scott Williams Chicago Bulls South Alabama
  17. 155 Terry Cramer New York Knicks Ripon
  18. 156 Mark Minderman San Antonio Spurs Northern Michigan
  19. 157 Larry Petty Los Angeles Lakers Wisconsin
  20. 158 David Williams Phoenix Suns Southern University
  21. 159 Lewis Latimore Milwaukee Bucks Virginia
  22. 160 John Crawford Philadelphia 76ers Kansas
  23. 161 Tom Seaman Boston Celtics Holy Cross

Round 8

  1. 162 David Kennedy Dallas Mavericks Cincinnati
  2. 163 Joe Schoen Detroit Pistons Saint Francis (PA)
  3. 164 Ken Webb New Jersey Nets Fairleigh Dickinson
  4. 165 Bobby Cattage Utah Jazz Auburn
  5. 166 Glen Marcus Cleveland Cavaliers Alabama-Birmingham
  6. 167 Gilbert Salinas Atlanta Hawks Notre Dame
  7. 168 Todd Haynes San Diego Clippers Davidson
  8. 169 Curtis Redding Denver Nuggets St. John's (NY)
  9. 170 Mike Howard Washington Bullets Wofford
  10. 171 Yasutaka Okayama Golden State Warriors Japan Basketball Association (Japan)
  11. 172 Stanley Brewer Houston Rockets West Georgia
  12. 173 Randy Smithson Kansas City Kings Wichita State
  13. 174 Len Hatzenbeller Indiana Pacers Drexel
  14. 175 Ben Mitchell Chicago Bulls Alabama-Huntsville
  15. 176 John Smith Portland Trail Blazers Saint Joseph's
  16. 177 Brian O'Connor New York Knicks Thomas More
  17. 178 Bob Bartholomew San Antonio Spurs San Diego
  18. 179 Jay Triano Los Angeles Lakers Simon Fraser (CAN)
  19. 180 Steve Risley Phoenix Suns Indiana
  20. 181 Mike Brkovich Milwaukee Bucks Michigan State
  21. 182 George Morrow Boston Celtics Creighton
  22. 183 Frank Gilroy Philadelphia 76ers St. John's (NY)

Round 9

  1. 184 John Hollinden Dallas Mavericks Southern Indiana
  2. 185 Eddie Baker Detroit Pistons Alcorn State
  3. 186 Rudy Williams New Jersey Nets Providence
  4. 187 Paul Roba Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland State
  5. 188 Ken Ollie Utah Jazz Wyoming
  6. 189 Howard Thompkins Atlanta Hawks Wagner
  7. 190 Art Jones San Diego Clippers North Carolina State
  8. 191 Andrew Burton Denver Nuggets Austin Peay
  9. 192 Doug Murrey Golden State Warriors San Jose State
  10. 193 Eddie Brown Washington Bullets Valdosta State
  11. 194 Mike Perry Kansas City Kings Richmond
  12. 195 Scott Whitley Indiana Pacers William & Mary
  13. 196 Sid Williams Portland Trail Blazers San Jose State
  14. 197 Terry Martin Chicago Bulls Lambuth
  15. 198 Marty Headd New York Knicks Syracuse
  16. 199 Leonel Marquetti San Antonio Spurs Hampton
  17. 200 Brian Johnson Phoenix Suns Colorado
  18. 201 Chip Rucker Milwaukee Bucks Northeastern
  19. 202 Ron Wister Philadelphia 76ers Temple
  20. 203 Greg McCray Boston Celtics Virginia Commonwealth

Round 10

  1. 204 Scott Bosanko Dallas Mavericks Northern State
  2. 205 Melvin Maxwell Detroit Pistons Western Michigan
  3. 206 Vic Sison New Jersey Nets California-Los Angeles
  4. 207 Joe Merten Utah Jazz Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  5. 208 Greg Boone Cleveland Cavaliers Augsburg
  6. 209 Mike Frazier Atlanta Hawks Georgetown
  7. 210 Tony Gwynn San Diego Clippers San Diego State
  8. 211 Derrick Rowland Denver Nuggets Potsdam
  9. 212 Ralton Way Washington Bullets Houston Baptist
  10. 213 Barry Brooks Golden State Warriors Southern California
  11. 214 Mark Wilson Kansas City Kings Fort Hays State
  12. 215 Rodney Benson Indiana Pacers Wright State
  13. 216 Kenny Easley Chicago Bulls California-Los Angeles
  14. 217 Steve Cochran Portland Trail Blazers Lewis & Clark
  15. 218 Kevin Rogers New York Knicks St. Peter's
  16. 219 Alvin Brooks San Antonio Spurs Lamar
  17. 220 Felton Sealey Phoenix Suns Oregon
  18. 221 Artie Green Milwaukee Bucks Marquette
  19. 222 Ken Matthews Boston Celtics North Carolina State
  20. 223 Pete Mullenberg Philadelphia 76ers Delaware