1980 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick Team Player Position College
1 Golden StateWarriors Joe Carroll C Purdue
2 Utah Jazz Darrell Griffith SG Louisville
3 Boston Celtics Kevin McHale PF Minnesota
4 Chicago Bulls Kelvin Ransey PG Ohio State
5 Denver Nuggets James Ray PF Jacksonville
6 New Jersey Nets Mike O'Koren SF North Carolina
7 New Jersey Nets Mike Gminski C Duke
8 Philadelphia 76ers Andrew Toney SG SW Louisiana
9 San Diego Clippers Michael Brooks PF LaSalle
10 Portland Trail Blazers Ronnie Lester PG Iowa
11 Dallas Mavericks Kiki Vandeweghe SF UCLA
12 New York Knicks Mike Woodson SG Indiana
13 Golden StateWarriors Rickey Brown PF Mississippi State
14 Washington Bullets Wes Matthews PG Wisconsin
15 San Antonio Spurs Reggie Johnson PF Tennessee
16 Kansas City Kings Hawkeye Whitney SG North Carolina State
17 Detroit Pistons Larry Drew PG Missouri
18 Atlanta Hawks Don Collins SG Washington State
19 Utah Jazz John Duren PG Georgetown
20 Seattle Supersonics Bill Hanzlik SF Notre Dame
21 Philadelphia 76ers Monti Davis PF Tennessee State
22 Cleveland Cavaliers Chad Kinch SG UNC-Charlotte
23 Denver Nuggets Carl Nicks PG Indiana State

Second Round

Pick Team Player Position College
24 Golden StateWarriors Larry Smith PF Alcorn State
25 Golden StateWarriors Jeff Ruland C Iona
26 Chicago Bulls Sam Worthen SG Marquette
27 Houston Rockets John Stroud SG Mississippi
28 Atlanta Hawks Craig Shelton PF Georgetown
29 Indiana Pacers Louis Orr SF Syracuse
30 Indiana Pacers Kenny Natt SG NE Louisiana
31 Los Angeles Lakers Wayne Robinson PF Virginia Tech
32 Portland Trail Blazers David Lawrence PF McNeese State
33 Portland Trail Blazers Bruce Collins SG Weber State
34 Dallas Mavericks Roosevelt Bouie C Syracuse
35 Washington Bullets Ricky Mahorn PF Hampton Institute
36 New York Knicks DeWayne Scales PF LSU
37 Los Angeles Lakers Butch Carter SF Indiana
38 Houston Rockets Terry Stotts PF Oklahoma
39 San Antonio Spurs Michael Wiley PF Long Beach State
40 Indiana Pacers Dick Miller PF Toledo
41 Denver Nuggets Jawann Oldham C Seattle
42 Phoenix Suns Kimberly Belton SF Stanford
43 Houston Rockets Billy Williams SG Clemson
44 Philadelphia 76ers Clyde Austin PG North Carolina
45 Detroit Pistons Brad Branson C SMU
46 Boston Celtics Arnette Hallman SF Purdue

Third Round

Pick Team Player Position College
47 Denver Nuggets Kurt Nimphius PF Arizona State
48 Denver Nuggets Eddie Lee PG Cincinnati
49 Golden StateWarriors John Virgil SG North Carolina
50 Chicago Bulls James Wilkes SF UCLA
51 Denver Nuggets Ron Valentine PF Old Dominion
52 New Jersey Nets Lowes Moore PG West Virginia
53 Cleveland Cavaliers Stuart House C Washington State
54 Boston Celtics Ron Perry SG Holy Cross
55 Cleveland Cavaliers Wayne Abrams SF Southern Illinois
56 Portland Trail Blazers Mike Harper PF North Park
57 Dallas Mavericks Dave Britton SG Texas A&M
58 New York Knicks Kurt Rambis PF Santa Clara
59 Phoenix Suns John Campbell PF Clemson
60 San Antonio Spurs Lavon Mercer PF Georgia
61 San Antonio Spurs Rich Yonakor PF North Carolina
62 Kansas City Kings Tony Murphy SG Southern
63 Milwaukee Bucks Al Beal PF Oklahoma
64 Detroit Pistons Jonathan Moore PF Furman
65 Phoenix Suns Doug True PF California
66 Seattle Supersonics Carl Bailey C Tuskegee
67 Philadelphia 76ers Reggie Gaines SF Winston-Salem
68 Cleveland Cavaliers Ron Jones SG Illinois State
69 Boston Celtics Donald Newman PG Idaho

Fourth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
70 Detroit Pistons Darwin Cook SG Portland
71 Golden StateWarriors Robert Scott PG Alabama
72 Utah Jazz Alan Taylor C BYU
73 Denver Nuggets Sammie Ellis SF Pittsburgh
74 Chicago Bulls Ron Charles PF Michigan State
75 New Jersey Nets Rory Sparrow PG Villanova
76 San Diego Clippers Ed Odom SG Oklahoma State
77 Cleveland Cavaliers Murray Brown PF Florida State
78 Indiana Pacers Rich Branning PG Notre Dame
79 Portland Trail Blazers Kelvin Henderson PF St. Louis
80 Dallas Mavericks David Johnson PF Weber State
81 Washington Bullets Francois Wise SF Long Beach State
82 New York Knicks Joseph Chmelich SF Wisconsin
83 San Antonio Spurs Calvin Roberts PF Cal State Fullerton
84 Houston Rockets Dean Hunger PF Utah State
85 Philadelphia 76ers Billy Bryant SG Western Kentucky
86 Milwaukee Bucks Jeff Wolf PF North Carolina
87 Los Angeles Lakers Tony Jackson PG Florida State
88 Phoenix Suns Leroy Stampley SG Loyola (IL)
89 Seattle Supersonics Gary Hooker SG Murray State
90 Philadelphia 76ers Harold Hubbard PF Savannah State
91 Los Angeles Lakers Ron Baxter SG Texas
92 Boston Celtics Kevin Hamilton SG Iona

Fifth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
93 Detroit Pistons Tony Fuller   Pepperdine
94 Utah Jazz Wally West   Boston U
95 Golden StateWarriors Don Carlino   USC
96 Chicago Bulls Mike Campbell   Northwestern
97 Denver Nuggets James Patrick   SW Texas State
98 New Jersey Nets Aaron Curry   Oklahoma
99 San Diego Clippers Wally Rank   San Jose State
100 Indiana Pacers Joe Galvin   Illinois State
101 Cleveland Cavaliers LaVon Williams   Kentucky
102 Portland Trail Blazers Larry Belin   New Mexico
103 Dallas Mavericks Darrell Allums   UCLA
104 New York Knicks William Carey   Albright
105 Washington Bullets Daryl Strickland   Rutgers
106 Houston Rockets Albert Jones   New Mexico
107 San Antonio Spurs Gib Hinz   Wisconsin-Eau Claire
108 Kansas City Kings Kevin Blakley   Eastern Michigan
109 Milwaukee Bucks Ken Jones   Virginia Commonwealth
110 Atlanta Hawks Mike Doyle   South Carolina
111 Phoenix Suns Mark Stevens   Northern Arizona
112 Seattle Supersonics Lenny Horton   Georgia Tech
113 Philadelphia 76ers Jim Swaney   Toledo
114 Los Angeles Lakers Rick Raivio   Portland
115 Boston Celtics Rufus Harris   Maine

Sixth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
116 Detroit Pistons Tony Turner   Alaska-Anchorage
117 Golden StateWarriors Neil Bresnahan   Illinois
118 Utah Jazz Ken Cunningham   Western Michigan
119 Denver Nuggets Ernie Hill   Oklahoma City
120 Chicago Bulls Bernard Rencher   St. John's
121 New Jersey Nets Rick Mattick   LSU
122 San Diego Clippers Londale Theus   Santa Clara
123 Cleveland Cavaliers Antonio Martin   Oral Roberts
124 Indiana Pacers Randy Owens   Philadelphia Textile
125 Portland Trail Blazers Perry Mirkovich   Canada
126 Dallas Mavericks Leroy Jackson   Cameron
127 Washington Bullets Ken Dancy   Chicago State
128 New York Knicks Kelvin Hicks   New York Tech
129 San Antonio Spurs Dean Uthoff   Iowa State
130 Houston Rockets Everette Jefferson   New Mexico
131 Kansas City Kings Kent Grooms   Kent State
132 Milwaukee Bucks Alex Gilbert   Indiana State
133 Atlanta Hawks Mike Zagardo   George Washington
134 Phoenix Suns Coby Leavitt   Utah
135 Seattle Supersonics Jim Strickland   South Carolina
136 Philadelphia 76ers Donald Cooper   St. Augustine
137 Los Angeles Lakers Odis Boddie   North Alabama
138 Boston Celtics Kenny Evans   Norfolk State

Seventh Round

Pick Team Player Position College
139 Detroit Pistons Carl Pierce   Gonzaga
140 Utah Jazz Dave Colescott   North Carolina
141 Golden StateWarriors Lorenzo Romar   Washington
142 Chicago Bulls Robert Byrd   Marquette
143 Denver Nuggets Tommy Springer   Vanderbilt
144 New Jersey Nets Larry Spicer   UAB
145 San Diego Clippers Paul Anderson   USC College
146 Indiana Pacers Charles Naddaff   Lafayette
147 Cleveland Cavaliers Leroy Berry   Wilmington (OH)
148 Portland Trail Blazers Gig Sims   UCLA
149 Dallas Mavericks Tony Forch   Midwestern
150 New York Knicks Bobby Turner   Louisville
151 Washington Bullets Karl Godine   Stephen F. Austin
152 Houston Rockets Joe Nehls   Arizona
153 San Antonio Spurs Allan Zahn   Arkansas
154 Kansas City Kings Arnold McDowell   Montana State
155 Milwaukee Bucks Ron White   Furman
156 Atlanta Hawks Charles Hightower   Dillard
157 Phoenix Suns Ron Williams   Western Montana
158 Seattle Supersonics Carl Ervin   Seattle
159 Philadelphia 76ers Richard Smith   Weber State
160 Boston Celtics Les Hanson   Les Hanson

Eighth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
161 Detroit Pistons Leroy Loggins   Fairmont State
162 Golden StateWarriors Kurt Kanaskie   La Salle
163 Utah Jazz Jim Brandon   St. Peter's
164 Chicago Bulls Modzel Greer   North Park
165 New Jersey Nets Lloyd Terry   New Orleans
166 Cleveland Cavaliers Jim Ellinghausen   Ohio State
167 Indiana Pacers Steve Stielper   James Madison
168 Portland Trail Blazers John Stroeder   Montana
169 Dallas Mavericks Clarence Kea   Lamar
170 Washington Bullets Rich Valavicious   Auburn
171 New York Knicks James Salters   Penn
172 San Antonio Spurs Bill Bailey   Pan American
173 Houston Rockets Rosie Barnes   Bowling Green
174 Milwaukee Bucks Keith Valentine   Virginia Union
175 Phoenix Suns Jim Conolly   La Salle
176 Seattle Supersonics Al Dutch   Georgetown
177 Philadelphia 76ers Martin Lemelle   Grambling
178 Los Angeles Lakers Melvin Hooker   Edinboro State
179 Boston Celtics Steve Wright   Boston U

Ninth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
180 Detroit Pistons Terry Dupris   Huron
181 Utah Jazz Paul Renfro   Texas-Arlington
182 Golden StateWarriors Billy Reid   San Francisco
183 Chicago Bulls Jay Shidler   Kentucky
184 Denver Nuggets Jim Graziano   South Carolina
185 New Jersey Nets Barry Young   Colorado State
186 Indiana Pacers Scott Rogers   Kenyon
187 Cleveland Cavaliers Melvin Crafter   Central State (OH)
188 Portland Trail Blazers Rich Boucher   Maine
189 Dallas Mavericks Ken Williams   Houston
190 New York Knicks Don Wiley   Monmouth
191 Washington Bullets Clinton Wyatt   Alcorn State
192 San Antonio Spurs Al Williams   North Texas State
193 Kansas City Kings Charley Cole   Delta State
194 Milwaukee Bucks Del Yarbrough   Illinois State
195 Atlanta Hawks Stanley Lamb   Steubenville
196 Phoenix Suns Keith French   North Park
197 Seattle Supersonics Jim Tillman   Eastern Kentucky
198 Philadelphia 76ers Luke Griffin   St. Joseph's
199 Boston Celtics Brian Jung   Northwestern

Tenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
200 Golden StateWarriors Tim Higgins   Kearney State
201 Utah Jazz Leroy Coleman   Middle Tennessee
202 Denver Nuggets Earl Sango   Regis
203 Chicago Bulls Billy Foster   Eastern Montana
204 Indiana Pacers John Bates   West Virginia
205 Portland Trail Blazers Dave Kufeld   Yeshiva
206 Dallas Mavericks Tom Morgan   Cal State-Fullerton
207 Washington Bullets Don Youman   Oklahoma State
208 New York Knicks Gerald Ross   Grand Canyon
209 San Antonio Spurs Steve Schall   Arkansas
210 Milwaukee Bucks Melvin Crayton   Alabama State
211 Phoenix Suns Randy Carroll   Kansas
212 Seattle Supersonics Kent Williams   Texas Tech
213 Philadelphia 76ers Joe Hand   Kings (PA)
214 Boston Celtics John Nolan   Providence

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