1971 NBA Draft Recap

The 1971 NBA Draft took place in Location Unknown on March 29, 1971

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Austin Carr CLE G 6-4 200 23 10 Notre Dame Sr United States
2 Sidney Wicks POR FC 6-8 225 21 10 UCLA Sr United States
3 Elmore Smith BUF C 7-0 250 21 8 Kentucky State Sr United States
4 Ken Durrett CIN SF 6-7 190 22 4 La Salle Sr United States
5 George Trapp ATL FC 6-8 205 22 6 Long Beach State Sr United States
6 Fred Brown SEA G 6-3 182 22 13 Iowa Sr United States
7 Cliff Meely SDR PF 6-8 215 23 5 Colorado Sr United States
8 Darnell Hillman GOS FC 6-9 215 21 5 San Jose State Sr United States
9 Stan Love WAS PF 6-9 215 21 4 Oregon Sr United States
10 Clarence Glover BOS PF 6-8 210 23 1 Western Kentucky Sr United States
11 Curtis Rowe DET PF 6-7 225 21 8 UCLA Sr United States
12 Dana Lewis PHL FC 6-10 240 N/A 1 Tulsa Jr United States
13 Jim Cleamons LAL SG 6-3 185 21 9 Ohio State Sr United States
14 John Roche PHX PHX to LAL PG 6-3 170 21 4 South Carolina Sr United States
15 Kenny McIntosh CHI SF 6-7 225 22 4 Eastern Michigan Sr United States
16 Dean Meminger NYK PG 6-0 175 22 6 Marquette Sr United States
17 Collis Jones MIL SF 6-7 203 21 0 Notre Dame Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
18 Steve Patterson CLE C 6-9 225 22 5 UCLA Jr United States
19 Fred Hilton BUF SG 6-3 185 23 2 Grambling State Sr United States
20 Willie Sojourner CHI PF 6-8 225 22 0 Weber State Sr United States
21 John Mengelt CIN SG 6-2 195 21 10 Auburn Sr United States
22 Ted McClain ATL G 6-1 180 24 3 Tennessee State Sr United States
23 Jim McDaniels SEA FC 6-11 228 22 5 Western Kentucky Sr United States
24 Mike Newlin HOU GF 6-4 200 22 11 Utah Sr United States
25 Charlie Yelverton POR SG 6-2 190 22 1 Fordham Sr United States
26 Amos Thomas BUF F 6-7 190 22 0 Southwestern Oklahoma State Sr United States
27 Rick Fisher POR F 6-5 215 22 0 Colorado State Jr United States
28 Jim Rose BOS SG 6-3 185 23 0 Western Kentucky Sr United States
29 Isaiah Wilson DET SG 6-2 175 22 1 University of Baltimore Sr United States
30 Spencer Haywood BUF PF 6-8 225 21 13 Detroit-Mercy Sr United States
31 Joe Bergman CIN PF 6-9 210 N/A 0 Creighton Jr United States
32 Howard Porter CHI PF 6-8 220 22 7 Villanova Sr United States
33 Marvin Stewart PHL G 6-3 180 N/A 1 Nebraska Sr United States
34 Gregg Northington NYK C 7-1 238 21 0 Alabama State Jr United States
35 Willie Long CLE PF 6-8 225 21 0 New Mexico Sr United States

Third Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
36 Gerald Lockett CLE F 6-8 190 N/A 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sr United States
37 Larry Steele POR G 6-5 180 21 9 Kentucky Sr United States
38 Rich Yunkus CIN PF 6-9 215 N/A 0 Georgia Tech Sr United States
39 Jeff Halliburton ATL SG 6-5 193 21 2 Drake Sr United States
40 Clifford Ray CHI FC 6-9 230 22 10 Oklahoma Sr United States
41 Jackie Ridgle CLE SG 6-4 195 23 1 California Sr United States
42 Bill Smith POR SF 6-11 220 22 2 Syracuse Sr United States
43 Rich Rinaldi WAS SG 6-3 195 21 3 Saint Peter's Sr United States
44 Dave Robisch BOS FC 6-10 235 21 8 Kansas Sr United States
45 Marv Roberts DET F 6-8 200 21 1 Utah State Sr United States
46 Dave Wohl PHL PG 6-2 185 21 7 Pennsylvania Sr United States
47 Mike Gale CHI G 6-4 185 20 7 Elizabeth City State Sr United States
48 Mo Layton PHX PG 6-1 180 22 7 USC Sr United States
49 Dick Gibbs CHI CHI to SDR GF 6-5 210 22 6 UTEP Sr United States
50 Ken Mayfield NYK SG 6-2 185 22 0 Tuskegee Sr United States
51 Gary Brell MIL F 6-6 - N/A 0 Marquette Jr United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
52 Cliff Harris CLE F 6-7 195 N/A 1 Hardin-Simmons Sr United States
53 Jimmy O'Brien BUF G 6-2 180 21 0 Boston College Sr United States
54 Bobby Fields POR G 6-2 175 21 1 La Salle Sr United States
55 Sid Catlett CIN F 6-6 230 22 1 Notre Dame Sr United States
56 Poo Welch ATL G 6-3 - N/A 0 Houston Sr United States
57 Pembroke Burrows SEA C 7-0 240 N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
58 Tom Owens HOU FC 6-10 215 21 7 South Carolina Sr United States
59 Greg Gary GOS G 6-3 185 N/A 0 St. Bonaventure Sr United States
60 Willie Allen WAS F 6-6 230 22 1 Miami (FL) Sr United States
61 Randy Denton BOS C 6-10 240 22 1 Duke Sr United States
62 Jarrett Durham DET F 6-5 188 21 0 Duquesne Sr United States
63 Chip Johnson PHL F 6-6 210 23 0 Augusta University Sr United States
64 Roger Brown LAL C 6-11 225 21 4 Kansas Sr United States
65 Walt Szczerbiak PHX F 6-6 210 21 1 George Washington Sr United States
66 Jim Irving CHI G 6-1 180 N/A 0 Saint Louis Sr United States
67 Steve Niles NYK C 7-0 240 N/A 1 Texas A&M Sr United States
68 Henry Smith MIL PF 6-8 210 N/A 0 Missouri Sr United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
69 Brian Mahoney CLE SG 6-3 175 22 1 Manhattan Sr United States
70 Garry Nelson BUF - - N/A 0 Duquesne Sr N/A
71 Hector Blondet POR - - N/A 0 Murray State Sr N/A
72 Jim Guymond CIN - - N/A 0 Eastern New Mexico Sr N/A
73 Tyrone Marionneaux CIN - - N/A 0 Loyola (NO) Sr United States
74 Jeff Smith SEA - - N/A 1 New Mexico State Sr United States
75 Rudy Benjamin SDR G 6-2 - N/A 0 Michigan State Sr United States
76 Odis Allison GOS SF 6-6 195 21 1 UNLV Sr United States
77 Don Johnson WAS F 6-5 - N/A 0 Tennessee Sr United States
78 Greg Nelson SDR F 6-6 - N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
79 Vincent White DET F 6-7 - N/A 0 Savannah State Sr United States
80 Richard Hood PHL - - N/A 1 Phillips Sr N/A
81 Lee Dedmon LAL C 6-10 195 N/A 0 North Carolina Sr United States
82 Ken Gardner PHX SF 6-5 205 21 1 Utah Sr United States
83 Larry Weatherford CHI - - N/A 0 Purdue Sr United States
84 Bob Kissane PHX - - N/A 1 Holy Cross Sr United States
85 Barry Nelson MIL C 6-10 230 21 1 Duquesne Sr United States

Sixth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
86 Mike Childress CLE - - N/A 0 Colorado State Sr N/A
87 Glen Summors BUF - - N/A 0 Gannon Jr N/A
88 Jim Day POR - - N/A 1 Morehead State Sr N/A
89 Gil McGregor CIN PF 6-8 240 21 1 Wake Forest Sr United States
90 Willie Humes ATL G 6-1 - N/A 0 Idaho Sr United States
91 Mike Neciase SEA - - N/A 0 William Carey Sr N/A
92 Gary Reist SDR - - N/A 0 Rice Sr United States
93 Charles Johnson GOS PG 6-0 170 21 7 California Sr United States
94 John Novey WAS C - - N/A 1 Mount St. Mary's Sr United States
95 Thorpe Weber BOS - - N/A 0 Vanderbilt Sr United States
96 Jim Larranga DET - - 21 0 Providence Sr United States
97 Jake Jones PHL SG 6-3 180 21 1 Assumption College Sr United States
98 Bill Brickhouse LAL - - N/A 0 Montana State Sr N/A
99 Bill Graham PHX - - N/A 1 Kentucky State Sr N/A
100 Jim England CHI - - N/A 0 Tennessee Sr N/A
101 Bill Mainor NYK G - - N/A 0 Fordham Sr United States
102 Ed Kemp MIL FC 6-7 - N/A 0 Adams State Sr United States

Seventh Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
103 Tom Bush CLE - - N/A 0 Drake Sr N/A
104 Randy Smith BUF GF 6-3 180 22 12 Buffalo State Jr United States
105 Gene Knolle POR - - N/A 1 Texas Tech Sr N/A
106 Ollie Shannon CIN G 6-2 - N/A 0 Minnesota Sr United States
107 Mike Jordan ATL - - N/A 0 Savannah State Sr United States
108 John Duncan SEA - - N/A 0 Kentucky Wesleyan Sr United States
109 Eric Hill SDR G - - N/A 0 Minnesota Sr United States
110 Ken May GOS - - N/A 0 Dayton Sr United States
111 Dennis Hogg WAS - - N/A 0 Washington State Sr United States
112 Skip Young BOS - - N/A 0 Florida State Sr United States
113 Steve Kelly DET F 6-3 180 N/A 0 Brigham Young Sr United States
114 Curtis Ford PHL - - N/A 0 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Sr N/A
115 Gene Gathers LAL - - N/A 0 Bradley Sr N/A
116 Ralph Brateris PHX - - N/A 0 The College of New Jersey Sr N/A
117 Artis Gilmore CHI C 7-2 240 21 12 Jacksonville Sr United States
118 Danny Davis NYK - - N/A 1 Henderson State Sr N/A
119 Gene Phillips MIL SG 6-4 175 22 0 Southern Methodist Sr United States

Eighth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
120 Charlie Davis CLE SG 6-2 160 21 3 Wake Forest Sr United States
121 Craig Love BUF C 6-10 - N/A 1 Ohio Sr United States
122 John Sutter POR - - N/A 1 Tulane Sr United States
123 Frank Fitzgerald CIN - - N/A 0 Boston College Sr United States
124 Jim Smith ATL - - N/A 1 Kentucky Wesleyan Sr United States
125 Chuck Lowery SEA SG 6-3 185 21 1 Puget Sound Sr United States
126 Rick Katherman SDR F 6-7 180 N/A 0 Duke Sr United States
127 Jim Haderlein GOS - - N/A 0 Loyola Marymount Sr N/A
128 Russell Golden WAS F - - N/A 0 Jackson State Jr United States
129 John Ribock BOS PF 6-8 - N/A 0 South Carolina Sr United States
130 Wayne Jones DET - - N/A 0 Niagara Sr United States
131 Barry Yates PHL PF 6-7 215 25 1 Maryland Sr United States
132 Luke Adams LAL - - N/A 0 Lamar Sr N/A
133 Vernell Ellzy PHX F 6-4 213 N/A 0 Florida State Sr United States
134 Clarence Sherrod CHI - - N/A 0 Wisconsin Sr United States
135 Leroy Eldridge NYK - - N/A 0 Cheyney (PA) Sr N/A
136 Felix Thurston MIL - - N/A 1 Trinity University Sr N/A

Ninth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
137 Rich Walker CLE - - N/A 0 Bowling Green Sr N/A
138 Gary Stewart BUF F 6-6 220 N/A 0 Canisius Jr United States
139 Goo Kennedy POR GF 6-5 205 21 1 TCU Jr United States
140 Ernie Fleming ATL F 6-7 190 N/A 0 Jacksonville Jr United States
141 Larry Holliday SEA - - N/A 0 Oregon Sr N/A
142 Willie Kerry SDR - - N/A 0 Denver Sr United States
143 Clarence Smith GOS - - N/A 0 Villanova Sr N/A
144 Ron Johnson WAS - - N/A 0 Murray State Sr N/A
145 Ray Green BOS - - N/A 0 California University of Pennsylvania Sr United States
146 Paul Botts DET G 6-4 - N/A 0 Central Michigan Sr N/A
147 Tom Lee PHL - - N/A 1 Arizona Sr United States
148 Bob Cheeks LAL - - N/A 0 Whittier Sr N/A
149 Mike Johnson PHX - - N/A 0 Kansas State Sr N/A
150 Jackie Dinkins CHI SF 6-5 210 21 1 Voorhees Sr United States
151 Mike O'Brien NYK - - N/A 0 Saint Leo Sr N/A
152 Rick Howat MIL - - N/A 0 Illinois Sr N/A

Tenth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
153 Jim Meredith CLE - - N/A 0 Washington State Sr N/A
154 Don Ward BUF - - N/A 0 Colgate Sr N/A
155 Greg Starrick POR G 6-2 - N/A 0 Southern Illinois Jr United States
156 Ron Rippitoe ATL - - N/A 0 Lipscomb Sr United States
157 Ed Huston SEA - - N/A 0 Puget Sound Sr N/A
158 Calvin Oliver SDR SF 6-7 - N/A 0 Texas-RGV Sr United States
159 Bill Drosdiak GOS - - N/A 0 Oregon Sr N/A
160 Eddie Myers WAS - - N/A 0 Arizona Sr United States
161 Dale Dover BOS G 6-2 190 N/A 0 Harvard Sr United States
162 Steve Butcher DET - - N/A 0 Pikeville Sr N/A
163 Jim Dinwiddie PHL G 6-4 175 22 0 Kentucky Sr United States
164 Cliff Mosely LAL - - N/A 0 Quinnipiac Sr N/A
165 Tom Newell PHX - - N/A 0 Hawaii Sr United States
166 David Withers CHI - - N/A 0 Delaware Sr N/A
167 Andy Toth NYK G 6-3 - N/A 0 Cheyney (PA) Sr United States
168 Dan Fife MIL PG - - N/A 0 Michigan Sr United States

11th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
169 Mike Casey CLE G 6-4 187 22 0 Kentucky RS-Jr United States
170 Bill Warner BUF SF - - N/A 0 Arizona Sr United States
171 Howard Burford POR C 6-8 - N/A 0 Gonzaga Sr United States
172 Levi Wyatt ATL C - - N/A 0 Alcorn State Sr United States
173 Jerome Perry SEA - - N/A 0 Western Kentucky Sr United States
174 Doug Rex SDR - - N/A 0 UC Santa Barbara Sr United States
175 Chuck Olowski WAS - - N/A 0 University of Baltimore Sr N/A
176 Reggie Brooks BOS - - N/A 0 Southern New Hampshire Sr United States
177 Larry Saunders DET C 6-9 220 N/A 0 Duke Sr United States
178 Dana Pagett PHL G 6-2 180 21 0 USC Sr United States
179 Paul Leitz PHX - - N/A 0 Western Carolina Sr N/A
180 Al Smith CHI PG 6-1 185 24 0 Bradley RS-So United States
181 Ken Davis NYK G 5-11 181 N/A 0 Georgetown College (Kentucky) Sr United States
182 Blaine Henry MIL - - N/A 1 Marshall Sr N/A

12th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
183 Skip Hess CLE C 7-0 - N/A 0 Toledo Jr United States
184 Butch Webster BUF G 6-4 - N/A 0 Xavier Sr United States
185 Don Sechler POR - - N/A 0 Delaware Valley Sr United States
186 Roger Moore ATL - - N/A 0 Columbus State Sr United States
187 Chris Schrobilgen SDR PF 6-8 - N/A 0 USC Sr United States
188 Bob Connor WAS - - N/A 0 Loyola (MD) Sr United States
189 John Dalton BOS - - N/A 0 Suffolk Sr United States
190 Bob Horn DET - - N/A 0 Drake Sr N/A
191 Ken Kowall PHL - - N/A 0 Ohio Sr United States
192 Floyd Mason PHX - - N/A 0 Alcorn State Sr United States
193 Ken Riley CHI - - N/A 0 Middle Tennessee State Sr N/A
194 Carl Greenfield NYK - - N/A 0 Eastern Kentucky Sr United States
195 Gene Mumford MIL - - N/A 1 Scranton Sr United States

13th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
196 Bobby Jones CLE - - N/A 0 Drake Sr United States
197 Pete Smith BUF GF 6-6 205 N/A 0 Valdosta State Sr N/A
198 Ed Jenkins ATL - - N/A 0 Shaw Sr N/A
199 Lee McCollough SDR - - N/A 0 Indiana Sr United States
200 Tom Crosswhite WAS - - N/A 0 Dayton Sr N/A
201 Leroy Chalk BOS - - N/A 0 Nebraska Sr United States
202 Willie Roberson DET - - N/A 0 Wyoming Sr United States
203 Hank Commodore PHL - - N/A 0 Northwestern Oklahoma State Sr United States
204 Ron Dorsey PHX - - 22 0 Tennessee State Sr N/A
205 Ed Goode CHI - - N/A 0 DePaul Sr United States
206 Larry Duckworth NYK - - N/A 0 Henderson State Jr United States
207 Pierre Russell MIL G 6-4 190 21 0 Kansas Sr United States

14th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
208 Bubbles Harris CLE G 6-0 175 N/A 1 Indiana Sr United States
209 Ray Lavender BUF - - N/A 0 Drury University Sr N/A
210 Gene Roberson SDR - - N/A 0 Canisius Sr United States
211 Rudy Peele WAS - - N/A 0 Norfolk State Sr United States
212 Art Davis DET - - N/A 0 Johnson C. Smith Sr N/A
213 Ken Booker PHX GF 6-4 - N/A 1 UCLA Sr United States
214 Richard Dixon CHI - - N/A 0 Loyola (MD) Sr United States
215 Jack O'Connor NYK - - N/A 0 Providence (Mo) Sr N/A
216 George Jackson MIL - - N/A 1 Dayton Sr United States

15th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
217 Larry Baker CLE - - N/A 0 Wittenberg Sr United States
218 William Chatmon BUF - - N/A 0 Baylor Sr N/A
219 Terry Guigg SDR - - N/A 0 Gonzaga Sr N/A
220 James Morrell WAS - - N/A 0 Norfolk State Sr United States
221 James Fleming DET F - - N/A 1 Alcorn State Sr United States
222 Curtis Carter PHX - - N/A 0 Bishop College (TX) Sr N/A
223 Liscio Thomas CHI - - N/A 0 Furman Sr N/A
224 Loyd King MIL SG 6-2 180 21 0 Virginia Tech Sr United States

16th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
225 Vance Tyree CLE - - N/A 0 Milwaukee Sr N/A
226 James Douglas BUF - - N/A 0 Memphis Sr N/A
227 Leonard Jackson SDR - - N/A 0 Oregon Sr N/A
228 Fred Smiley DET - - N/A 0 Detroit-Mercy Sr N/A
229 Bob Bissant CHI - - N/A 0 Loyola (NO) Sr United States

17th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
230 Nelson Isley BUF G 6-4 210 23 0 LSU Sr United States
231 Steve Sims SDR - - N/A 0 Pepperdine Sr N/A
232 Leroy Jenkins DET G 6-2 - N/A 0 Detroit-Mercy Sr United States

18th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
233 Joey Meyer BUF - - 21 0 DePaul Sr N/A
234 Carlos Quintar SDR G 6-4 192 33 0   Mexico
235 Ike Bundy DET - - N/A 0 Detroit Tech Sr United States

19th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
236 Gary Schneider SDR - - N/A 0 San Diego State Sr N/A
237 Ed Jenkins DET - - N/A 0 Shaw Sr N/A

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