1970 NBA Draft Recap

The 1970 NBA Draft took place in Location Unknown on March 23, 1970

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Bob Lanier DET C 6-11 250 21 14 St. Bonaventure Sr United States
2 Rudy Tomjanovich SDR F 6-8 218 21 11 Michigan Sr United States
3 Pete Maravich ATL GF 6-5 197 22 11 LSU Sr United States
4 Dave Cowens BOS FC 6-9 230 21 11 Florida State Sr United States
5 Sam Lacey CIN C 6-10 235 21 13 New Mexico State Sr United States
6 Jim Ard SEA PF 6-8 215 21 4 Cincinnati Sr United States
7 John Johnson CLE SF 6-7 200 22 12 Iowa Sr United States
8 Geoff Petrie POR G 6-4 190 21 7 Princeton Sr United States
9 George E. Johnson WAS C 6-11 245 22 3 Stephen F. Austin Sr United States
10 Greg Howard PHX PF 6-9 215 22 2 New Mexico Sr United States
11 Jimmy Collins CHI SG 6-2 175 23 2 New Mexico State Sr United States
12 Al Henry PHL C 6-9 190 21 3 Wisconsin Sr United States
13 Jim McMillian LAL SF 6-5 215 22 9 Columbia Sr United States
14 John Vallely ATL SG 6-3 185 21 2 UCLA Sr United States
15 John Hummer BUF FC 6-9 230 21 6 Princeton Sr United States
16 Gary Freeman MIL PF 6-9 210 21 1 Oregon State Sr United States
17 Mike Price NYK SG 6-3 200 21 3 Illinois Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
18 Calvin Murphy SDR PG 5-9 165 21 13 Niagara Sr United States
19 Tiny Archibald CIN PG 6-1 150 21 14 UTEP Sr United States
20 Jake Ford SEA PG 6-3 180 23 2 Maryland-Eastern Shore Jr United States
21 Rex Morgan BOS SG 6-5 190 21 2 Jacksonville Sr United States
22 Doug Cook CIN F 6-6 220 N/A 0 Davidson Sr United States
23 Pete Cross SEA FC 6-9 230 21 3 San Francisco Sr United States
24 Cornell Warner BUF FC 6-9 220 21 7 Jackson State Sr United States
25 Walt Gilmore POR PF 6-6 225 23 2 Fort Valley State Sr United States
26 Dave Sorenson CLE PF 6-8 225 21 3 Ohio State Sr United States
27 Fred Taylor PHX SG 6-5 180 22 2 Texas-RGV Sr United States
28 Paul Ruffner CHI FC 6-10 225 21 3 Brigham Young Sr United States
29 Joe DePre PHX G 6-3 185 22 1 St. John's College, Hamilton Sr United States
30 Earnie Killum LAL SG 6-3 180 21 1 Stetson Sr United States
31 Dan Hester ATL F 6-8 210 21 0 LSU Sr United States
32 Ken Warzynski DET F 6-7 - N/A 0 DePaul Sr United States
33 Bill Zopf MIL PG 6-1 170 21 1 Duquesne Sr United States
34 Howie Wright NYK G 6-3 185 23 0 Austin Peay Sr United States

Third Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
35 Curtis Perry SDR FC 6-7 220 21 8 Missouri State Sr United States
36 Earle Higgins GOS F 6-8 195 23 0 Eastern Michigan Sr United States
37 Bob St. Pierre DET F 6-6 185 21 0 Hanover Sr United States
38 Willie Williams BOS F 6-7 200 23 1 Florida State Sr United States
39 Greg Hyder CIN SF 6-6 215 21 1 Eastern New Mexico Sr United States
40 Gar Heard SEA PF 6-6 219 21 11 Oklahoma Sr United States
41 Surry Oliver CLE F 6-7 - N/A 1 Stephen F. Austin Sr United States
42 Bill Cain POR F 6-6 210 N/A 0 Iowa State Sr United States
43 Chip Case BUF G 6-4 180 N/A 0 Virginia Sr United States
44 Greg McDivitt PHX F 6-7 - N/A 0 Ohio Sr United States
45 Lou Herndon CHI G 6-4 185 N/A 0 Jackson State Sr United States
46 Dennis Awtrey PHL C 6-10 235 22 12 Santa Clara Sr United States
47 Jim Hayes DET G 6-3 200 22 0 Boston College Sr United States
48 Vann Williford PHX F 6-6 195 22 0 NC State Sr United States
49 Seaburn Hill WAS G 6-3 200 N/A 0 Arizona State Sr United States
50 Marv Winkler MIL SG 6-1 164 22 1 Louisiana Sr United States
51 Al Williams NYK F 6-6 195 22 0 Drake Sr United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
52 Jody Finney SDR G 6-3 180 N/A 0 Ohio State Sr United States
53 Ralph Ogden GOS GF 6-5 205 22 1 Santa Clara Sr United States
54 Bill Stricker WAS FC 6-9 210 22 1 Pacific Sr United States
55 Jon McKinney BOS F 6-6 220 N/A 0 Norfolk State Sr United States
56 Wade Fuller CIN G 6-4 185 N/A 1 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
57 John Davis CHI F 6-7 - N/A 0 Alabama State Sr United States
58 Erwin Polnick BUF F 6-6 205 21 0 Stephen F. Austin Sr United States
59 Jim Penix POR SG 6-4 - N/A 0 Bowling Green Sr United States
60 Glen Vidnovic CLE G 6-5 190 N/A 1 Iowa Sr United States
61 Bob Lienhard PHX C 6-11 - N/A 0 Georgia Sr United States
62 Jim Wilson CHI G 5-10 175 N/A 0 Cheyney (PA) Sr United States
63 Dan Crenshaw PHL F 6-6 205 21 1 Alabama State Sr United States
64 Larry Mikan LAL SF 6-7 210 21 1 Minnesota Sr United States
65 Fred Davis ATL F 6-5 220 25 0 Howard Payne Sr United States
66 Billy Jones WAS C 6-10 220 N/A 0 Louisiana Christian Sr United States
67 Virgle Fredricks MIL G 6-4 190 21 0 Drury University Sr United States
68 John Marren NYK F 6-8 - 21 0 Manhattan Sr United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
69 James Gilbert SDR C 7-0 - N/A 0 Adams State Sr United States
70 Levi Fontaine GOS SG 6-4 190 21 1 Maryland-Eastern Shore Sr United States
71 Bill Jankans DET - - N/A 0 Long Beach State Sr United States
72 Tommy Carter BOS F 6-5 230 N/A 1 Paul Quinn Sr United States
73 Ulas Thompson CIN - - N/A 1 Wiley Sr United States
74 Boyd Lynch SEA - - N/A 0 Eastern Kentucky Sr United States
75 Wayne Sokolowski CLE - - N/A 0 Ashland Sr United States
76 Ron Knight POR F 6-7 215 22 2 Cal State Los Angeles Sr United States
77 Robert Moore BUF - - N/A 0 Central State Sr United States
78 John Canine PHX - - N/A 0 Ohio Sr United States
79 George Johnson CHI FC 6-11 205 21 16 Dillard Sr United States
80 Perry Wallace PHL - - N/A 0 Vanderbilt Sr United States
81 John Fultz LAL - - N/A 0 Rhode Island Sr United States
82 Bob Riley ATL PF 6-9 235 21 1 Mount Saint Mary College Sr United States
83 Gary Zeller WAS SG 6-3 205 22 2 Drake Sr United States
84 Mike Grosso MIL - - 22 1 Louisville Jr United States
85 Jim Oxley NYK - - N/A 0 Army West Point Sr United States

Sixth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
86 Mike Kretzer SDR - - N/A 0 East Tennessee State Sr United States
87 Vic Bartolome GOS C 7-0 230 21 1 Oregon State Sr United States
88 Seviro Brown DET - - N/A 0 DePaul Sr United States
89 Rod McIntyre BOS - - N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
90 Charlie Bishop CIN - - N/A 0 Louisiana Tech Sr United States
91 Sam Robinson SEA F 6-7 190 22 0 Long Beach State Sr United States
92 Skip Hess BUF C 7-0 - N/A 0 Toledo Jr United States
93 George Janky POR - - N/A 0 Dayton Sr United States
94 Joe Cooke CLE G 6-3 175 21 1 Indiana Sr United States
95 Joe Thomas PHX SF 6-6 205 22 1 Marquette Sr United States
96 Lonnie Kluttz CHI - - 24 0 North Carolina A&T Sr United States
97 Jerry Venable PHL - - N/A 0 Kansas State Sr United States
98 Jerry Kroll LAL - - N/A 0 Davidson Sr United States
99 Dave Parker ATL - - N/A 0 Windham College (VT) Sr United States
100 Marvin Polnick WAS F 6-6 - N/A 0 Stephen F. Austin Sr United States
101 Willy Watson MIL - - N/A 0 Oklahoma City Sr United States
102 Jim Signorile NYK C 6-8 - N/A 0 NYU Sr United States

Seventh Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
103 Billy Paultz SDR FC 6-11 235 21 9 St. John's Sr United States
104 Joe Bergman GOS PF 6-9 210 N/A 0 Creighton Jr United States
105 Marv Copeland DET - - N/A 0 Michigan Lutheran Sr United States
106 Charlie Scott BOS BOS to PHX SG 6-5 175 21 9 North Carolina Sr United States
107 Mike Bernard CIN - - N/A 0 Kentucky State Sr United States
108 James Morgan SEA - - N/A 0 Maryland-Eastern Shore Sr United States
109 Narvis Anderson CLE - - N/A 1 Stephen F. Austin Sr United States
110 Claude English POR - - 23 1 Rhode Island Sr United States
111 Cliff Shegogg BUF - - N/A 0 Colorado State Sr United States
112 Heywood Dotson PHX PHX to NYK - - N/A 1 Columbia Sr United States
113 Lou West CHI - - N/A 0 Seattle Sr United States
114 Carlton Poole PHL - - N/A 0 Jefferson Sr United States
115 Willie Woods LAL F - - N/A 0 Eastern Kentucky Sr United States
116 John Shinall ATL - - N/A 0 Jackson State Sr United States
117 Charlie Wallace WAS - - N/A 1 Oklahoma City Sr United States
118 John Rinka MIL G 5-9 165 21 0 Kenyon College Sr United States
119 Roy Hodge NYK - - N/A 1 Wagner Sr United States

Eighth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
120 Don Adams SDR SF 6-6 210 22 8 Northwestern Sr United States
121 Jeff Sewell GOS - - N/A 0 Marquette Sr United States
122 Dan Issel DET FC 6-9 235 21 9 Kentucky Sr United States
123 Bobby Croft BOS C 6-10 220 22 0 Tennessee Sr Canada
124 Joel McBride CIN - - N/A 1 Augusta University Sr United States
125 George Irvine SEA F 6-6 - 22 1 Washington Sr United States
126 Larry Woods BUF - - N/A 0 West Virginia Sr United States
127 Doug Boyd POR - - N/A 0 TCU Sr United States
128 Walter Robertson CLE - - N/A 0 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
129 Steve Patterson PHX C 6-9 225 21 5 UCLA Jr United States
130 Mike Casey CHI G 6-4 187 21 0 Kentucky RS-Jr United States
131 Fran O'Hanlon PHL - - 21 0 Villanova Sr United States
132 Rick Mount LAL G 6-4 180 23 1 Purdue Sr United States
133 Herb White ATL PG 6-2 195 21 1 Georgia Sr United States
134 Tom Dyksera WAS - - N/A 0 Wheaton (IL) Sr United States
135 Jim Samo MIL - - N/A 0 Northwestern Sr United States
136 Greg Fillmore NYK C 7-1 240 23 2 Cheyney (PA) Sr United States

Ninth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
137 Jim Gottschall SDR - - N/A 0 Dayton Sr United States
138 Lou Small GOS - - N/A 0 Nevada Sr United States
139 Alex Wynn DET - - N/A 0 Dartmouth Sr United States
140 Tom Little BOS - - N/A 0 Seattle Sr United States
141 Bob Mabry CIN - - N/A 0 Rio Grande Sr United States
142 Claude Virden SEA F 6-6 195 22 0 Murray State Sr United States
143 Tom Lagodich CLE C - - N/A 0 Kent State Sr United States
144 Billy Gaskins POR - - N/A 0 Oregon Sr United States
145 Larry Duckworth BUF - - N/A 0 Henderson State Jr United States
146 Carl Ashley PHX - - N/A 0 Wyoming Sr United States
147 Glen Johnson CHI - - N/A 0 Jackson State Sr United States
148 Mike Hauer PHL - - N/A 0 Saint Joseph's Sr United States
149 Bobby Sands LAL - - N/A 0 Pepperdine Sr United States
150 Larry Jackson ATL - - N/A 0 Sul Ross State Sr United States
151 Will Hetzel WAS - - N/A 0 Maryland Sr United States
152 Joe Hamilton MIL - - 21 0 Texas State Sr United States
153 Walker Banks NYK C 6-10 205 22 0 Western Kentucky Sr United States

Tenth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
154 Toke Coleman SDR G 6-3 - N/A 0 Eastern Kentucky Sr United States
155 Coby Dietrick GOS FC 6-10 220 21 7 San Jose State Sr United States
156 Bruce Chapman DET - - N/A 0 Nevada Sr United States
157 Mike Maloy BOS F 6-7 215 20 0 Davidson Sr United States
158 Carl Johnson CIN - - N/A 0 Gustavus Adolphus Sr United States
159 Chuck Lloyd SEA F 6-8 220 22 0 Yankton College Sr United States
160 Joe Taylor BUF - - N/A 0 Dillard Sr United States
161 Israel Oliver POR F 6-6 210 22 0 Elizabeth City State Sr United States
162 Ken Johnson CLE - - N/A 0 Indiana Sr United States
163 Gerhardus Schreur PHX - - N/A 0 Arizona State Sr United States
164 Dale Blaut CHI - - N/A 0 Texas State Sr United States
165 Gordon Stiles PHL - - N/A 0 American University Sr United States
166 Kindell Stephens LAL - - N/A 0 Fisk Sr United States
167 Manuel Raga ATL G - - 26 0   1944 DOB Mexico
168 Ron Becker WAS F - - N/A 0 New Mexico Sr United States
169 Bob Seemer MIL C 6-7 - N/A 0 Georgia Tech Sr United States
170 Don Curnutt NYK - - N/A 0 Miami (FL) Sr United States

11th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
171 Ron Belton SDR - - N/A 1 Bellarmine Sr United States
172 Rick Anhauser DET - - N/A 0 NC State Sr United States
173 Ted Hillary CIN - - N/A 0 Saint Joseph's College (Indiana) Sr United States
174 Andy Owens SEA F - - N/A 0 Florida Sr United States
175 Dave Schneider CLE - - N/A 0 Wayne State (NEB) Sr United States
176 Don McClemore POR - - N/A 0 Bowling Green Sr United States
177 Dick Walker BUF - - N/A 0 Wake Forest Sr United States
178 Jim Walls PHX - - N/A 0 Clark Atlanta Sr United States
179 Doug Howard CHI G 6-3 175 N/A 0 Brigham Young Sr United States
180 David Whitley PHL - - N/A 0 Tufts Sr United States
181 Bob Duklet LAL - - N/A 0 Boston College Sr United States
182 Dino Meneghin ATL FC 6-9 210 20 0 Pallacanestro Verese () 1950 DOB Italy
183 Mel Bell WAS - - N/A 0 Houston Sr United States

12th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
184 Jim Brooks SDR - - N/A 0 Nebraska Sr United States
185 Don Ogletree DET - - N/A 0 Cincinnati Sr United States
186 Reggie Roach CIN - - N/A 1 Virginia State Sr United States
187 John Brunson SEA - - N/A 0 Furman Sr United States
188 Paul Adams POR - - N/A 0 Central Washington Sr United States
189 Oliver Taylor CLE F 6-7 - 23 0 Stephen F. Austin Sr United States
190 Ric Cobb PHX C 6-5 200 N/A 0 Marquette Sr United States
191 Booker Brown CHI - - N/A 0 Middle Tennessee State Sr United States
192 Dewey Varner LAL - - N/A 0 Tuskegee Sr United States
193 Ben McGilmer WAS - - N/A 0 Iowa Jr United States

13th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
194 Harry Lozon SDR - - N/A 0 Old Dominion Sr United States
195 Ernest Hardy DET - - N/A 0 Harvard Sr United States
196 Larry Gray CIN - - N/A 0 Huston-Tillotson Sr United States
197 Allen McManus SEA - - N/A 0 Winston-Salem State Sr United States
198 Kevin Wilson CLE - - N/A 0 Ashland Sr United States
199 Alex Boyd POR - - N/A 0 Nevada Sr United States
200 Fred Carpenter PHX G 6-5 - N/A 0 Hawaii Sr United States
201 Charles Bloodworth CHI - - N/A 0 Northwestern State Sr United States
202 Garry Elliott LAL - - N/A 0 Washington Sr United States
203 Dan Debardabi WAS - - N/A 0 Northern Arizona Sr United States

14th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
204 Clyde Oatis SDR - - N/A 0 Aurora Sr United States
205 Randy Smith DET GF 6-3 180 21 12 Buffalo State Jr United States
206 Andy Jennings CIN - - N/A 0 Alderson-Broaddus Sr United States
207 Dan Beeson SEA - - N/A 0 Linfield College Sr United States
208 Frank Loteridge POR - - N/A 0 Texas-RGV Sr United States
209 Don Tomilson CLE - - N/A 0 Missouri Sr United States
210 Chad Calabria PHX - - N/A 0 Iowa Sr United States
211 Paul Funkhouser CHI F - - N/A 0 McKendree Sr United States
212 Ron Sanford LAL F 6-9 215 23 0 New Mexico Jr United States
213 Mike Williams WAS - - N/A 0 Northern Arizona Sr United States

15th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
214 Jay Bond SDR - - N/A 0 Washington Sr United States
215 Dennis Clark DET - - N/A 0 Springfield College (Massachusetts) Sr United States
216 Mike Neer CIN - - N/A 1 Washington & Lee Sr United States
217 Steve Wannamaker CLE - - N/A 0 Drake Sr United States
218 John Canady POR - - N/A 0 Miami (FL) Sr United States
219 Walt Williams PHX - - N/A 0 Miami (OH) Sr United States
220 Paul Otay CHI - - N/A 0 Boise State Sr United States
221 Will Teague LAL C 6-10 - N/A 0 Youngstown State Sr United States
222 Ted Rose WAS - - N/A 0 Northern Michigan Sr United States

16th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
223 Dean Olofson SDR - - N/A 0 Wayne State (MI) Sr United States
224 Harvey Mariatt DET - - N/A 0 Eastern Michigan Sr United States
225 Paul Favorite CIN FC 6-8 - N/A 0 Georgetown Sr United States
226 Doug Williams POR - - N/A 0 St. Mary's (TX) Sr United States
227 Steve Wilson CLE SG - - 21 0 Hanover Sr United States
228 Pete Walthour LAL - - N/A 0 Fort Valley State Sr United States
229 Don Rather WAS - - N/A 0 Northern Arizona Sr United States

17th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
230 Dennis Dickens SDR - - N/A 1 Azusa Pacific Sr United States
231 Bob Peterson CLE G - - N/A 0 Concordia St. Paul Sr United States
232 Bob Thate LAL - - N/A 0 Occidental Sr United States
233 Vince Fritz WAS - - N/A 0 Oregon State Jr United States

18th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
234 Jeff Cunningham SDR - - N/A 0 UC Irvine Sr United States
235 Bruce Butchko POR - - N/A 0 Southern Illinois Sr United States
236 John Cannon CLE - - N/A 0 Grambling State Sr United States

19th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
237 Rick Erickson SDR - - N/A 0 Washington State Sr United States
238 Allen Waller CLE - - N/A 0   United States
239 Mark Gabriel POR - - N/A 0 Hanover Sr United States

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Charlie Criss G 5-8 165 21 8 New Mexico State Sr United States
Harvey Marlatt SG 6-3 185 21 3 Eastern Michigan Sr United States
Jeff Webb SG 6-4 170 21 2 Kansas State Sr United States
A.W. Holt SF 6-7 210 23 1 Jackson State Sr United States
Gary Suiter PF 6-9 225 25 1 Midwestern State Sr United States

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