1973 NBA Draft
First Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 1 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Doug Collins |
G |
Illinois State |
| 2 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Jim Brewer |
F |
Minnesota |
| 3 |
Buffalo Braves |
Ernie DiGregorio |
G |
Providence |
| 4 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Mike Green |
C/F |
Louisiana Tech |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Kermit Washington |
F |
American |
| 6 |
Houston Rockets |
Ed Ratleff |
F |
Long Beach State |
| 7 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
Ron Behagen |
F |
Minnesota |
| 8 |
Phoenix Suns |
Mike Bantom |
F |
St. Joseph's (PA) |
| 9 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Dwight Jones |
F |
Houston |
| 10 |
Atlanta Hawks |
John Brown |
F |
Missouri |
| 11 |
Golden State Warriors |
Kevin Joyce |
G |
South Carolina |
| 12 |
Chicago Bulls |
Kevin Kunnert |
C |
Iowa |
| 13 |
Capital Bullets |
Nick Weatherspoon |
F |
Illinois |
| 14 |
New York Knicks |
Mel Davis |
F |
St. John's |
| 15 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Barry Parkhill |
G |
Virginia |
| 16 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Swen Nater |
C |
UCLA |
| 17 |
Boston Celtics |
Steve Downing |
F |
Indiana |
| 18 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Raymond Lewis |
G |
Los Angeles State |
Second Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 19 |
Capital Bullets |
Louis Nelson |
G |
Washington |
| 20 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
Mike DAntoni |
G |
Marshall |
| 21 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Allan Bristow |
F |
Virginia Tech |
| 22 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
George McGinnis |
F |
Indiana |
| 23 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Bill Schaeffer |
F |
St. John's |
| 24 |
Chicago Bulls |
Kevin Stacom |
G |
Providence |
| 25 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
Larry McNeill |
F |
Marquette |
| 26 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Allan Hornyak |
G |
Ohio State |
| 27 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Tom Ingelsby |
G |
Villanova |
| 28 |
New York Knicks |
Pat McFarland |
F |
St. Joseph's (PA) |
| 29 |
Golden State Warriors |
Derrek Dickey |
F |
Cincinnati |
| 30 |
Chicago Bulls |
Wendell Hudson |
F |
Alabama |
| 31 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Jim Chones |
C |
Marquette |
| 32 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Caldwell Jones |
C |
Albany State (GA) |
| 33 |
Phoenix Suns |
Gary Melchionni |
G |
Duke |
| 34 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
John Perry |
C |
Pan American |
| 35 |
Boston Celtics |
Phil Hankinson |
F |
Pennsylvania |
Third Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 36 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Ted Manakas |
G |
Princeton |
| 37 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Jim OBrien |
F |
Maryland |
| 38 |
Buffalo Braves |
Ken Charles |
G |
Fordham |
| 39 |
Chicago Bulls |
Martin Terry |
G |
Arkansas |
| 40 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Ozzie Edwards |
G |
Oklahoma City |
| 41 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
James Lister |
C |
Sam Houston State |
| 42 |
Phoenix Suns |
Joe Reaves |
F |
Bethel (TN) |
| 43 |
Phoenix Suns |
Steve Mitchell |
C |
Center |
| 44 |
Detroit Pistons |
Dwight Lamar |
G |
SW Louisiana |
| 45 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Leonard Gray |
F |
Long Beach State |
| 46 |
Golden State Warriors |
Jim Retseck |
F |
Auburn |
| 47 |
Chicago Bulls |
Steve Newsome |
F |
Houston |
| 48 |
Capital Bullets |
Tom Kozelko |
F |
Toledo |
| 49 |
New York Knicks |
Allie McGuire |
G |
Marquette |
| 50 |
Detroit Pistons |
Larry Kenon |
F |
Memphis State |
| 51 |
Houston Rockets |
EC Coleman |
F |
Houston Baptist |
| 52 |
Boston Celtics |
Martinez Denmon |
G |
Iowa State |
Fourth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 53 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Darrel Minniefield |
F |
New Mexico |
| 54 |
Buffalo Braves |
Doug Little |
G |
Oregon |
| 55 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
William Averitt |
G |
Pepperdine |
| 56 |
Seattle Supersonics |
June Harris |
G |
North Carolina A&T |
| 57 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Luke Witte |
C |
Ohio State |
| 58 |
Houston Rockets |
Lee Colburn |
F |
South Dakota State |
| 59 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Clyde Turner |
F |
Minnesota |
| 60 |
Phoenix Suns |
Ron Robinson |
F |
Memphis State |
| 61 |
Detroit Pistons |
Ken Brady |
C |
Michigan |
| 62 |
Atlanta Hawks |
James Brown |
F |
Havard |
| 63 |
Golden State Warriors |
Ron King |
G |
Florida State |
| 64 |
Chicago Bulls |
Mark Sibley |
G |
Northwestern |
| 65 |
Capital Bullets |
Aaron Stewart |
G |
Richmond |
| 66 |
New York Knicks |
George Karl |
G |
North Carolina |
| 67 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Harry Rogers |
F |
Saint Louis |
| 68 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Larry Finch |
G |
Memphis State |
| 69 |
Boston Celtics |
Richie Fuqua |
G |
Oral Roberts |
Fifth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 70 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Reggie Royals |
|
Florida State |
| 71 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Fran Costello |
|
Providence |
| 72 |
Buffalo Braves |
Randy Knoll |
|
Marshall |
| 73 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Chuck Iverson |
|
South Dakota |
| 74 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
John Coughran |
|
California |
| 75 |
Houston Rockets |
Gary Rhoades |
|
Colorado State |
| 76 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
ML Carr |
|
Guilford |
| 77 |
Phoenix Suns |
Clinton Harris |
|
Iowa State |
| 78 |
Detroit Pistons |
Henry Wilmore |
|
Michigan |
| 79 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Dave Winfield |
|
Minnesota |
| 80 |
Golden State Warriors |
Nate Stephens |
|
Long Beach State |
| 81 |
Chicago Bulls |
Ray Simpson |
|
Furman |
| 82 |
Capital Bullets |
Danny Traylor |
|
South Carolina |
| 83 |
New York Knicks |
Dennis Bell |
|
Drake |
| 84 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Kresimir Cosic |
|
Brigham Young |
| 85 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Larry Jackson |
|
Northern Illinois |
| 86 |
Boston Celtics |
Byron Jones |
|
San Francisco |
Sixth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 87 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Sterling Wright |
|
Lincoln |
| 88 |
Buffalo Braves |
Mike Macaluso |
|
Canisius |
| 89 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Neal Jurgensen |
|
Oregon State |
| 90 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Bill McCoy |
|
Northern Iowa |
| 91 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Willie Calvert |
|
Abilene Christian |
| 92 |
Houston Rockets |
Tom Peck |
|
Eau Claire |
| 93 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
Mike Quick |
|
San Francisco |
| 94 |
Phoenix Suns |
Gene Doyle |
|
Holy Cross |
| 95 |
Detroit Pistons |
Dennis Johnson |
|
Ferris State |
| 96 |
Atlanta Hawks |
John Williamson |
|
New Mexico State |
| 97 |
Golden State Warriors |
Bob Lauriski |
|
Utah State |
| 98 |
Chicago Bulls |
John Neumann |
|
Mississippi |
| 99 |
Capital Bullets |
Mike Allocco |
|
Stonehill |
| 100 |
New York Knicks |
Lawrence Lilly |
|
Alabama State |
| 101 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
James Floyd |
|
Shaw |
| 102 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
David Brent |
|
Jacksonville |
| 103 |
Boston Celtics |
Joe Cafferky |
|
North Carolina State |
Seventh Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 104 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
James Greene |
|
Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 105 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Larry Hollyfield |
|
UCLA |
| 106 |
Buffalo Braves |
Tim Bassett |
|
Georgia |
| 107 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Jim Andrews |
|
Kentucky |
| 108 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Larry Farmer |
|
UCLA |
| 109 |
Houston Rockets |
Fred DeVaughn |
|
Westmont |
| 110 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
Mike Jeffries |
|
Missouri |
| 111 |
Phoenix Suns |
Jerry Bisbano |
|
SW Louisiana |
| 112 |
Detroit Pistons |
Fred Smiley |
|
Northwood Michigan |
| 113 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Pete Harris |
|
Stephen F. Austin |
| 114 |
Golden State Warriors |
Steve Smith |
|
Loyola (CA) |
| 115 |
Chicago Bulls |
Billy Harris |
|
Northern Illinois |
| 116 |
Capital Bullets |
Rod Hogue |
|
Georgia |
| 117 |
New York Knicks |
Mike Moore |
|
Manhattan |
| 118 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Nate Hawthorne |
|
Southern Illinois |
| 119 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Eddie Childress |
|
Austin Peay |
| 120 |
Boston Celtics |
Mike Stewart |
|
Santa Clara |
Eighth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 121 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Dave Langston |
|
Drake |
| 122 |
Buffalo Braves |
Carl Jackson |
|
St. Bonaventure |
| 123 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Lendell Resson |
|
Eastern Michigan |
| 124 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Wardell Jeffries |
|
Oklahoma Baptist |
| 125 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
John Ritter |
|
Indiana |
| 126 |
Houston Rockets |
John Thomas |
|
Missouri Southern |
| 127 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
Mike Williams |
|
Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 128 |
Phoenix Suns |
Jim Owens |
|
Arizona State |
| 129 |
Detroit Pistons |
Ben Kelso |
|
Central Michigan |
| 130 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Tim Dominey |
|
Valdosta State |
| 131 |
Golden State Warriors |
Jeff Dawson |
|
Illinois |
| 132 |
Chicago Bulls |
JG Brosterhos |
|
Texas |
| 133 |
Capital Bullets |
Mark Jellison |
|
Northeastern |
| 134 |
New York Knicks |
Steve Rowell |
|
Rhode Island |
| 135 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Walt McGrary |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 136 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Roy McPipe |
|
Eastern Montana |
| 137 |
Boston Celtics |
Robert White |
|
Sam Houston State |
Ninth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 138 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Harvey Catchings |
|
Hardin-Simmons |
| 139 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Mike Contreras |
|
Arizona State |
| 140 |
Buffalo Braves |
Bob Fullerton |
|
Xavier (OH) |
| 141 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Greg Williams |
|
Seattle |
| 142 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Les Taylor |
|
Murray State |
| 143 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
James Brown |
|
Dartmouth |
| 144 |
Phoenix Suns |
Sandy Smith |
|
Winston-Salem |
| 145 |
Detroit Pistons |
Bill Kelgore |
|
Michigan State |
| 146 |
Golden State Warriors |
Everett Fopma |
|
Idaho State |
| 147 |
Chicago Bulls |
Rubin Montanez |
|
Duquesne |
| 148 |
Capital Bullets |
Mike Boylan |
|
Assumption |
| 149 |
New York Knicks |
Joe Wise |
|
Bridgewater State |
| 150 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Bob Bocca |
|
Quinnipiac |
| 151 |
Boston Celtics |
Corky Taylor |
|
Minnesota |
Tenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 152 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Abe Steward |
|
Jacksonville |
| 153 |
Buffalo Braves |
Nick Connor |
|
Illinois |
| 154 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Sam Whitehead |
|
Oregon State |
| 155 |
Seattle Supersonics |
Bob Bodell |
|
Maryland |
| 156 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Dean Martin |
|
Baldwin-Wallace |
| 157 |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
Ernie Kusyner |
|
Kansas State |
| 158 |
Phoenix Suns |
Claude White |
|
Elmhurst |
| 159 |
Detroit Pistons |
Bob Solomon |
|
Wayne State |
| 160 |
Golden State Warriors |
Fred Lavoroni |
|
Santa Clara |
| 161 |
Chicago Bulls |
Russ Hunt |
|
Furman |
| 162 |
Capital Bullets |
Dick Kelly |
|
Bay College |
| 163 |
New York Knicks |
Ed Fields |
|
C.W.Post |
| 164 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Ron Battle |
|
Sam Houston State |
| 165 |
Boston Celtics |
Steve Turner |
|
Vanderbilt |
Eleventh Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 166 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Rod Freeman |
|
Vanderbilt |
| 167 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Ed Payne |
|
Wake Forest |
| 168 |
Buffalo Braves |
Mike Lee |
|
Syracuse |
| 169 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Floyd Lewis |
|
Harvard |
| 170 |
Phoenix Suns |
Lynn Greer |
|
Virginia State |
| 171 |
Detroit Pistons |
Len Paul |
|
Akron |
| 172 |
Capital Bullets |
Dale Adams |
|
St. Mary's (MD) |
| 173 |
New York Knicks |
Charles Edge |
|
LeMoyne-Owen |
| 174 |
Boston Celtics |
Ed Hastings |
|
Villanova |
Twelfth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 175 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Connie Warren |
|
Xavier(OH) |
| 176 |
Buffalo Braves |
Aaron Covington |
|
Canisius |
| 177 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Rick Holdt |
|
North Carolina State |
| 178 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Chris McMurray |
|
San Diego State |
| 179 |
Phoenix Suns |
Lyman Williamson |
|
Samford |
| 180 |
Detroit Pistons |
Clarence Carlisle |
|
Ferris State |
| 181 |
Capital Bullets |
Mike Battle |
|
George Washington |
| 182 |
Boston Celtics |
Bruce Winkler |
|
Santa Clara |
Thirteen Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 183 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Jim Crawford |
|
La Salle |
| 184 |
Buffalo Braves |
Bob Vartanian |
|
Buffalo |
| 185 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
John Pennebacker |
|
Hawaii |
| 186 |
Phoenix Suns |
Kalevi Sarkalahti |
|
Brigham Young |
| 187 |
Capital Bullets |
Chester Davis |
|
Morgan State |
| 188 |
Boston Celtics |
Scott Koelzer |
|
Montana State |
Fourteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 189 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Ernie Johnson |
|
Michigan |
| 190 |
Buffalo Braves |
Ron Gilliam |
|
Brockport |
| 191 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Charles Mitchell |
|
Eastern Kentucky |
| 192 |
Capital Bullets |
Howard White |
|
Maryland |
| 193 |
Boston Celtics |
Rick Williams |
|
Iowa |
Fifteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 194 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Lionel Harris |
|
Cincinnati |
| 195 |
Buffalo Braves |
John Fraley |
|
Georgia |
| 196 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Reese Stovall |
|
Pan American |
| 197 |
Capital Bullets |
Shorty Simmons |
|
St. Mary's (MD) |
| 198 |
Boston Celtics |
James Gilchrist |
|
Florida Southern |
Sixteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 199 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Larry Robinson |
|
Tennessee |
| 200 |
Buffalo Braves |
John Green |
|
Oregon |
| 201 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Tom O'Connor |
|
Iowa |
| 202 |
Boston Celtics |
Sam Barber |
|
Bethune Cookman |
Seventeenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 203 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Tony Prince |
|
St.John's |
| 204 |
Buffalo Braves |
James Garvin |
|
Boston University |
| 205 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Phil Elderkin |
|
Boston University |
| 206 |
Boston Celtics |
Lamont King |
|
Long Beach State |
Eighteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 207 |
Buffalo Braves |
Don Johnston |
|
North Carolina |
| 208 |
Boston Celtics |
Peter Gavitt |
|
Maine |
Nineteenth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 209 |
Buffalo Braves |
Ron Thornson |
|
British Columbia |
| 210 |
Boston Celtics |
Tom Austin |
|
Massachusetts |
Twentieth Round
| Pick |
Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 211 |
Buffalo Braves |
Phil Tollestrop |
|
BYU |
*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1973 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.
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