1979 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick Team Player Positon College
1 Los Angeles Lakers Earvin Johnson PG Michigan State
2 Chicago Bulls David Greenwood PF UCLA
3 New York Knicks Bill Cartwright C San Francisco
4 Detriot Pistons Greg Kelser SF Michigan State
5 Milwaukee Bucks Sidney Moncrief SG Arkansas
6 Seattle Supersonics James Bailey PF Rutgers
7 Seattle Supersonics Vinnie Johnson SG Baylor
8 New Jersey Nets Calvin Natt SF NE Louisiana
9 New York Knicks Larry Demic PF Arizona
10 Detroit Pistons Roy Hamilton PG UCLA
11 New Jersy Nets Cliff Robinson PF USC
12 Portland Trail Blazers Jim Paxson SG Dayton
13 Indaina Pacers Dudley Bradley SF/SG North Carolina
14 Los Angeles Lakers Brad Holland SG UCLA
15 Detroit Pistons Phil Hubbard PF Michigan
16 Philadelphia 76ers Jim Spanarkel SG Duke
17 Houston Rockets Lee Johnson C East Texas State
18 Kansas City Kings Reggie King SF Alabama
19 San Antonio Spurs Wiley Peck PF Mississippi State
20 Utah Jazz Larry Knight PF Loyola (IL)
21 New York Knicks Sylvester Williams SF/SG Rhode Island
22 Phoenix Suns Kyle Macy PG Kentucky

Second Round

Pick Team Player Positon College
23 Utah Jazz Tico Brown SG Georgia Tech
24 Phoenix Suns Johnny High SG Nevada-Reno
25 Los Angeles Lakers Oliver Mack SG East Carolina
26 Cleveland Cavaliers Bruce Flowers PF Notre Dame
27 New York Knicks Reggie Carter SG St. John's
28 Golden State Warriors Danny Salisbury SF Pan American
29 Detroit Pistons Tony Price SF Pennsylvania
30 Denver Nuggets Gary Garland SG DePaul
31 Milwaukee Bucks Edgar Jones C/PF Nevada-Reno
32 Indaina Pacers Tony Zeno PF Arizona State
33 Chicago Bulls Lawrence Butler SG Idaho State
34 New York Knicks Kim Goetz SF San Diego State
35 Atlanta Hawks James Bradley PF Memphis State
36 Philadelphia 76ers Clint Richardson SG Seattle
37 Philadelphia 76ers Bernard Toone PF Marquette
38 Atlanta Hawks Larry Wilson SF Nicholls State
39 Los Angeles Lakers Victor King PF Louisiana State
40 Portland Trail Blazers Andrew Fields PF Cheyney State
41 Los Angeles Lakers Mark Young PF Fairfield
42 Houston Rockets Paul Mokeski C Kansas
43 Seattle Supersonics John Moore PG Texas
44 Washington Bullets Joe DeSantis PG Fairfield

Third Round

Pick Team Player Positon College
45 Utah Jazz Arvid Kramer PF Augustana (SD)
46 Washington Bullets Andrew Parker SG Iowa State
47 Chicago Bulls Calvin Garrett SF Oral Roberts
48 Detroit Pistons Terry Duerod SG Detroit
49 Chicago Bulls Cedrick Hordges PF South Carolina
50 New York Knicks Geoff Huston PG Texas Tech
51 New Jersey Nets John Gerdy SG Davidson
52 Milwaukee Bucks Larry Gibson PF Maryland
53 Boston Celtics Wayne Kreklow SG Drake
54 Golden State Warriors Lynbert Johnson SF Wichita State
55 San Diego Clippers Tom Channel SG Boston
56 Portland Trail Blazers Mickey Fox SG Canada
57 Atlanta Hawks Don Marsh PG Frankin & Marshall
58 Philadelphia 76ers Earl Cureton PF Detroit
59 Houston Rockets Ricardo Brown PG Pepperdine
60 Los Angeles Lakers Walter Daniels SG Georgia
61 Boston Celtics Ernesto Malcolm SG Briar Cliff
62 Kansas City Kings Terry Crosby SG Tennessee
63 San Antonio Spurs Sylvester Norris C Jackson State
64 Phoenix Suns Al Green PG LSU
65 Cleveland Cavaliers Bill Laimbeer C Notre Dame
66 Washington Bullets Charles Floyd PF High Point

Fourth Round

Pick Team Player Positon College
67 Utah Jazz Greg Deane SG Utah
68 Boston Celtics Nick Galis SG Seton Hall
69 Milwaukee Bucks Eugene Robinson PF NE Louisiana
70 Cleveland Cavaliers Rick Swing SG The Citadel
71 New York Knicks Larry Rogers SF  
72 Chicago Bulls George Maynor PG East Carolina
73 Seattle Supersonics James Donaldson C Washington State
74 Indiana Pacers Don Newman PG Idaho
75 Golden State Warriors Ron Ripley PF Wisconsin-Green Bay
76 Houston Rockets Sammy Drummer SG Georgia Tech
77 San Diego Clippers Lionel Garrett PF Southern
78 Portland Trail Blazers Daryll Robinson SG Appalachian State
79 Los Angeles Lakers Ray White SG Mississippi State
80 Houston Rockets Lionel Green PF LSU
81 Los Angeles Lakers Ricky Reed PG Temple
82 Warriors Jerry Sichting PG Purdue
83 Philadelphia 76ers Mike Niles SF Cal. State-Fullerton
84 San Antonio Spurs Al Daniel SG Furman
85 Kansas City Kings John McCullough SG Oklahoma
86 Phoenix Suns Malcolm Cesare PF Florida
87 Seattle Supersonics Richie Allen SF Cal State-Dominguez Hills
88 Washington Bullets Lamont Reid SG Oral Robers

Fifth Round

Pick Team Player Positon College
89 Utah Jazz Perry Wolfe   Stanford
90 Boston Celtics Jimmy Allen   New Haven
91 Cleveland Cavaliers Matt Simpkins   Georgia Southern
92 Detroit Pistons Flintie Williams   Nevada-Las Vegas
93 Chicago Bulls Larry Washington   Drury (MO)
94 New York Knicks Johnny Green   California-Riverside
95 New Jersy Nets Joe Abramaitis   Connecticut
96 Golden State Warriors George Lett   Centenary
97 Milwaukee Bucks Jim Tillman   Eastern Kentucky
98 Indiana Pacers Billy Reid   San Francisco
99 San Diego Clippers Greg Joyner   Middle Tennessee State
100 Portland Trail Blazers Matt White   Penn
101 Atlanta Hawks Tiny Pinder   North Carolina State
102 Denver Nuggets Larry Williams   Louisville
103 Philadelphia 76ers Carl McPipe   Nebraska
104 Houston Rockets Allen Leavell   Oklahoma City
105 Kansas City Kings Curtis Watkins   DePaul
106 San Antonio Spurs Steve Schall   Arkansas
107 Phoenix Suns Mark Eaton   Cypress JC
108 Washington Bullets Marshal Ashford   Virginia Tech

Sixth Round

Pick Team Player Positon College
109 Utah Jazz Ernie Cobb   Boston U
110 Boston Celtics Marvin Delph   Arkansas
111 Detroit Pistons Truman Clayton   Kentucky
112 Cleveland Cavaliers Joe Manning   North Texas State
113 New York Knicks Phil Abney   New Mexico
114 Chicago Bulls Steve Smith   USC
115 New Jersy Nets Tony Smith   UNLV
116 Milwaukee Bucks Derrick Mayes   Illinois State
117 Indiana Pacers Greg Guye   Stetson
118 Golden State Warriors Jim Mitchem   DePaul
119 San Diego Clippers Bob Bender   Duke
120 Portland Trail Blazers Ray Ellis   Pepperdine
121 Atlanta Hawks Dwight Williams   Gardner-Webb
122 Denver Nuggets Odell Ball   Marquette
123 Philadelphia 76ers Dan Hartshorne   Oregon
124 Houston Rockets Collie Davis   Southern
125 San Antonio Spurs Terry Knight   Pittsburgh
126 Kansas City Kings Bob Roma   Princeton
127 Phoenix Suns Dale Shackelford   Syracuse
128 Washington Bullets Garcia Hopkins   Morgan State

Seventh Round

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

Eighth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
148 Utah Jazz Keith McDonald   Utah State
149 Boston Celtics Glenn Sudhop   North Carolina State
150 Detroit Pistons Rodney Lee   Memphis State
151 Cleveland Cavaliers Mark Haymore   Massachusetts
152 New York Knicks Billy Tucker   Tennessee State
153 Chicago Bulls Tony Warren   North Carolina State
154 New Jersy Nets Henry Hollingsworth   Hofstra
155 Golden State Warriors Mario Butler   Briarcliff
156 Milwaukee Bucks Larry Spicer   Alabama-Birmingham
157 Indiana Pacers Brian Magid   George Washington
158 San Diego Clippers Renaldo Lawrence   Appalachian State
159 Portland Trail Blazers Willie Pounds   Chaminade
160 Atlanta Hawks John Goedeke   Maryland-Baltimore County
161 Houston Rockets Delbert Watson   East Tennessee State
162 Denver Nuggets Matt Teahan   Denver
163 Philadelphia 76ers Rick Raivio   Portland
164 Kansas City Kings Tony Vann   Alabama-Huntsville
165 Phoenix Suns Charles Jones   Albany State
166 Washington Bullets Jo Jo Walters   Manhattan

Ninth Round

Pick Team Player Positon College
167 Utah Jazz Milt Huggins   Southern Illinois
168 Boston Celtics Kevin Sinnett   Navy
169 Cleveland Cavaliers Tim Joyce   Ohio
170 Detroit Pistons Val Bracey   Central Michigan
171 Chicago Bulls James Jackson   Minnesota
172 New York Knicks Brett Wyatt   Jersey City State
173 New Jersy Nets Ricky Free   Columbia
174 Milwaukee Bucks Roger Lapham   Maine
175 Golden State Warriors Gene Ransom   California
176 San Diego Clippers Mike Dodd   San Diego State
177 Portland Trail Blazers Stan Eckwood   Harding (AR)
178 Atlanta Hawks Cedric Oliver   Hamilton
179 Denver Nuggets Emmett Lewis   Colorado
180 Philadelphia 76ers Coby Leavitt   Utah
181 Kansas City Kings Gary Wilson   Southern Illinois
182 San Antonio Spurs Eddie McLeod   UNLV
183 Phoenix Suns Hosea Champine   Robert Morris
184 Washington Bullets Ray Hooker   Murray State

Tenth Round

Pick Team Player Positon College
185 Utah Jazz Paul Dawkins   Northern Illinois
186 Boston Celtics Alton Byrd   Columbia
187 Detroit Pistons Willie Polk   Grand Canyon
188 Cleveland Cavaliers Terry Peavy   Point Park
189 New York Knicks Gordon Thomas   St. John's
190 Chicago Bulls Marvin Thoms   UCLA
191 New Jersy Nets Eric Fleisher   Tulane
192 Golden State Warriors Kevin Heenan   Cal State-Fullerton
193 Milwaukee Bucks Chris Fahrbach   North Dakota
194 San Diego Clippers Greg Hunter   Loyola Marymount
195 Portland Trail Blazers Kelvin Small   Oregon
196 Atlanta Hawks Chad Nelson   Drake
197 Chicago Bulls Cortez Collins   Indiana State-Evansville
198 Philadelphia 76ers Keith McCord   Alabama-Birmingham
199 San Antonio Spurs Glen Fine   Harvard
200 Kansas City Kings Russell Saunders   New Mexico
201 Phoenix Suns Korky Nelson   Santa Clara
202 Washington Bullets Steve Martin   Georgetown

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