1973 NBA Draft Recap

The 1973 NBA Draft took place in Location Unknown on April 24, 1973

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Doug Collins PHL GF 6-6 180 21 8 Illinois State Sr United States
2 Jim Brewer CLE PF 6-9 210 21 9 Minnesota Sr United States
3 Ernie DiGregorio BUF PG 6-0 180 22 6 Providence Sr United States
4 Mike Green SEA C 6-10 200 21 4 Louisiana Tech Sr United States
5 Kermit Washington LAL FC 6-8 230 21 9 American University Sr United States
6 Ed Ratleff HOU GF 6-6 195 23 5 Long Beach State Sr United States
7 Ron Behagen KCK FC 6-9 185 22 7 Minnesota Sr United States
8 Mike Bantom PHX FC 6-9 200 21 9 Saint Francis of Assisi College Sr United States
9 Dwight Jones ATL FC 6-10 210 21 10 Houston Jr United States
10 John Brown ATL SF 6-7 220 21 7 Missouri Sr Germany / United States
11 Kevin Joyce GOS G 6-3 190 21 0 South Carolina Sr United States
12 Kevin Kunnert CHI CHI to BUF FC 7-0 230 21 9 Iowa Sr United States
13 Nick Weatherspoon WAS SF 6-7 195 22 7 Illinois Sr United States
14 Mel Davis NYK F 6-6 220 22 4 St. John's Jr United States
15 Barry Parkhill POR SG 6-4 185 21 0 Virginia Sr United States
16 Swen Nater MIL C 6-11 240 23 8 UCLA Sr Netherlands
17 Steve Downing BOS C 6-8 225 22 2 Indiana Sr United States
18 Raymond Lewis PHL G 6-2 175 20 1 Cal State Los Angeles So United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
19 Louie Nelson WAS G 6-3 190 21 5 Washington Sr United States
20 Mike D'Antoni KCK SG 6-3 185 21 4 Marshall Sr United States
21 Allan Bristow PHL GF 6-7 210 21 10 Virginia Tech Sr United States
22 George McGinnis PHL PF 6-8 235 22 7 Indiana Sr United States
23 Billy Schaeffer LAL SF 6-5 200 21 1 St. John's Sr United States
24 Kevin Stacom CHI SG 6-3 185 21 6 Providence Jr United States
25 Larry McNeill KCK FC 6-9 195 22 6 Marquette Jr United States
26 Allan Hornyak CLE G 6-1 180 22 1 Ohio State Sr United States
27 Tom Ingelsby ATL PG 6-3 180 22 1 Villanova Sr United States
28 Patrick McFarland NYK SG 6-5 185 21 0 Saint Joseph's Sr United States
29 Derrek Dickey GOS F 6-7 218 22 6 Cincinnati Sr United States
30 Wendell Hudson CHI F 6-6 185 22 0 Alabama Sr United States
31 Jim Chones LAL LAL to CLE FC 6-11 220 23 8 Marquette Sr United States
32 Caldwell Jones PHL FC 6-11 216 22 16 Albany State (GA) Sr United States
33 Gary Melchionni PHX G 6-2 185 22 2 Duke Sr United States
34 Pete Perry LAL C 6-11 220 25 1 Texas-RGV Sr United States
35 Phil Hankinson BOS PF 6-8 195 21 2 Pennsylvania Sr United States

Third Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
36 Ted Manakas ATL SG 6-2 180 22 1 Princeton Sr United States
37 Jim O'Brien CLE F 6-7 200 21 1 Maryland Sr United States
38 Kenny Charles BUF SG 6-3 180 21 5 Fordham Sr Trinidad and Tobago
39 Martin Terry CHI G 6-4 - N/A 1 Arkansas Sr United States
40 Ozzie Edwards CLE SG 6-4 215 N/A 0 Oklahoma City Sr United States
41 James Lister CLE C 6-9 225 21 0 Sam Houston State Sr United States
42 Joe Reaves PHX SF 6-5 210 22 1 Bethel (TN) Sr United States
43 Steve Mitchell PHX C 6-10 250 N/A 0 Kansas State Sr United States
44 Bo Lamar DET PG 6-1 180 22 1 Louisiana Sr United States
45 Leonard Gray ATL FC 6-8 240 21 3 Long Beach State Jr United States
46 Jim Retseck GOS PF 6-9 200 N/A 0 Auburn Sr United States
47 Steve Newsome CHI PF 6-8 200 N/A 0 Houston Sr United States
48 Tom Kozelko WAS PF 6-8 220 21 3 Toledo Sr United States
49 Allie McGuire NYK G 6-3 175 21 1 Marquette Sr United States
50 Larry Kenon DET PF 6-9 205 20 7 Memphis Jr United States
51 E.C. Coleman HOU PF 6-8 225 22 6 Houston Christian Sr United States
52 Martinez Denmon BOS PG 6-2 175 21 0 Iowa State Sr United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
53 Darrel Minniefield PHL PF 6-8 205 22 0 New Mexico Sr United States
54 Doug Little BUF G 6-4 200 N/A 0 Oregon Sr United States
55 Bird Averitt POR SG 6-1 170 20 2 Pepperdine Sr United States
56 June Harris SEA G 6-3 170 N/A 0 North Carolina A&T Sr United States
57 Luke Witte CLE C 7-0 235 22 3 Ohio State Sr United States
58 Lee Colburn HOU F 6-6 - 22 0 South Dakota Sr United States
59 Clyde Turner MIL PF 6-8 200 N/A 1 Minnesota Sr United States
60 Ronnie Robinson PHX PF 6-8 200 22 0 Memphis Sr United States
61 Ken Brady DET C 6-10 235 N/A 1 Michigan Sr United States
62 James Brown ATL F 6-6 - N/A 0 Harvard Sr United States
63 Ron King GOS SG 6-4 185 21 0 Florida State Sr United States
64 Mark Sibley CHI G 6-2 175 22 1 Northwestern Sr United States
65 Aron Stewart WAS GF 6-5 205 22 0 Richmond Jr United States
66 George Karl NYK G 6-2 185 21 2 North Carolina Sr United States
67 Harry Rogers MIL SF 6-7 195 22 1 Saint Louis Sr United States
68 Larry Finch LAL SG 6-2 185 22 0 Memphis Sr United States
69 Richie Fuqua BOS SG 6-4 180 22 0 Oral Roberts Sr United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
70 Reggie Royals PHL C 6-10 200 22 0 Florida State Sr United States
71 Fran Costello POR FC 6-7 - N/A 1 Providence Sr United States
72 Randy Noll BUF PF 6-8 210 N/A 0 Marshall Jr United States
73 Chuck Iverson SEA - - N/A 0 South Dakota Sr United States
74 John Coughran CLE SF 6-7 225 21 2 California Sr United States
75 Gary Rhoades HOU - - N/A 0 Colorado State Sr United States
76 M.L. Carr KCK GF 6-6 205 22 11 Guilford Sr United States
77 Clinton Harris PHX - - N/A 0 Iowa State Sr United States
78 Henry Wilmore DET GF 6-3 175 N/A 0 Michigan Sr United States
79 Dave Winfield ATL - - N/A 0 Minnesota Sr United States
80 Nate Stephens GOS C 6-11 230 N/A 1 Long Beach State Jr United States
81 Ray Simpson CHI - - N/A 0 Furman Sr United States
82 Danny Traylor WAS - - N/A 0 South Carolina Sr United States
83 Dennis Bell NYK SF 6-5 185 21 3 Drake Sr United States
84 Kresimir Cosic LAL C 6-11 210 24 0 Brigham Young Jr Croatia
85 Larry Jackson MIL - - N/A 1 Northern Illinois Sr United States
86 Byron Jones BOS - - N/A 0 San Francisco Sr United States

Sixth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
87 Sterling Wright PHL C 6-7 - N/A 0 Lincoln University Sr United States
88 Mike Macaluso BUF SF 6-5 210 21 1 Canisius Sr United States
89 Neal Jurgensen POR - - N/A 0 Oregon State Sr United States
90 Bill McCoy SEA G - - N/A 0 Northern Iowa Sr United States
91 Willie Calvert CLE C - - N/A 0 Abilene Christian Sr United States
92 Tom Peck HOU - - N/A 0 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sr United States
93 Mike Quick KCK - - N/A 0 San Francisco Sr United States
94 Gene Doyle PHX C 6-8 - N/A 0 Holy Cross Sr United States
95 Dennis Johnson DET F 6-6 190 N/A 0 Ferris State Sr United States
96 John Williamson ATL G 6-2 185 21 5 New Mexico State So United States
97 Bob Lauriski GOS - - N/A 0 Utah State Sr United States
98 Johnny Neumann CHI F 6-6 200 21 2 Ole Miss Sr United States
99 Mike Allocco WAS G - - N/A 0 Stonehill Sr United States
100 Larry Lilly NYK - - N/A 0 Alabama State Sr United States
101 James Floyd MIL - - N/A 0 Shaw Sr United States
102 David Brent LAL - - N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
103 Joe Cafferky BOS G - - N/A 0 NC State Sr United States

Seventh Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
104 James Greene PHL - - N/A 0 Kentucky Wesleyan Sr United States
105 Larry Hollyfield POR GF 6-5 215 N/A 0 UCLA Sr United States
106 Tim Bassett BUF FC 6-8 225 22 4 Georgia Sr United States
107 Jim Andrews SEA C 6-11 235 21 0 Kentucky Sr United States
108 Larry Farmer CLE - - N/A 0 UCLA Sr United States
109 Fred DeVaughn HOU - - N/A 0 Westmont Sr United States
110 Mike Jeffries KCK - - N/A 0 Missouri Sr United States
111 Jerry Bisbano PHX G 6-6 - N/A 0 Louisiana Sr United States
112 Fred Smiley DET - - N/A 0 Northwood (MI) Sr United States
113 Pete Harris ATL F 6-7 - N/A 0 Stephen F. Austin Sr United States
114 Steve Smith GOS PF 6-9 - N/A 0 Loyola Marymount Sr United States
115 Billy Harris CHI SG 6-2 185 21 1 Northern Illinois Sr United States
116 Rod Hogue WAS - - N/A 0 Georgia Sr United States
117 Mike Moore NYK - - N/A 0 Manhattan Sr United States
118 Nate Hawthorne LAL SG 6-4 190 23 4 Southern Illinois Sr United States
119 Eddie Childress MIL - - N/A 1 Austin Peay Sr United States
120 Mike Stewart BOS C 6-10 - N/A 0 Santa Clara Jr United States

Eighth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
121 Dave Langston PHL - - N/A 0 Drake Sr United States
122 Carl Jackson BUF - - N/A 0 St. Bonaventure Sr United States
123 Lendell Resson POR PG - - N/A 0 Eastern Michigan Sr United States
124 Wardell Jeffries SEA G 6-4 - N/A 0 Oklahoma Baptist Sr United States
125 John Ritter CLE G - - N/A 0 Indiana Sr United States
126 John Thomas HOU - - N/A 0 Missouri Southern State Sr United States
127 Mike Williams KCK - - N/A 1 Kentucky Wesleyan Sr United States
128 Jim Owens PHX SF 6-5 200 22 3 Arizona State Sr United States
129 Ben Kelso DET G 6-3 195 24 1 Central Michigan Jr United States
130 Tim Dominey ATL - - N/A 0 Valdosta State Sr United States
131 Jeff Dawson GOS G 6-1 175 N/A 0 Illinois Jr United States
132 J.G. Brosterhos CHI - - N/A 0 Texas Sr United States
133 Mark Jellison WAS - - N/A 1 Northeastern Sr United States
134 Steve Rowell NYK - - N/A 0 Rhode Island Sr United States
135 Walt McGrary MIL - - N/A 0 Chattanooga Sr United States
136 Roy McPipe LAL G 6-3 - 22 0 Montana Jr United States
137 Robert White BOS - - N/A 0 Sam Houston State Sr United States

Ninth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
138 Harvey Catchings PHL FC 6-9 218 21 11 Hardin-Simmons Jr United States
139 Mike Contreras POR - - N/A 0 Arizona State Sr United States
140 Bob Fullerton BUF - - N/A 0 Xavier Sr United States
141 Greg Williams SEA - - N/A 0 Seattle Sr United States
142 Les Taylor CLE G 6-3 - N/A 0 Murray State Sr United States
143 James Brown KCK - - N/A 0 Dartmouth Sr United States
144 Sandy Smith PHX - - N/A 0 Winston-Salem State Sr United States
145 Bill Kelgore DET C 6-7 - N/A 0 Michigan State Sr United States
146 Everett Fopma GOS - - N/A 0 Idaho State Sr United States
147 Rubin Montanez CHI - - N/A 0 Duquesne Sr United States
148 Mike Boylan WAS - - N/A 0 Assumption College Sr United States
149 Joe Wise NYK - - N/A 0 Bridgewater State Sr United States
150 Bob Bocca MIL - - N/A 0 Quinnipiac Sr United States
151 Corky Taylor BOS - - N/A 0 Minnesota Sr United States

Tenth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
152 Abe Steward PHL - - N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
153 Nick Connor BUF FC 6-6 194 N/A 0 Illinois Sr United States
154 Sam Whitehead POR - - N/A 0 Oregon State Sr United States
155 Bob Bodell SEA GF 6-4 180 N/A 0 Maryland Sr United States
156 Dean Martin CLE - - N/A 0 Baldwin Wallace Sr United States
157 Ernie Kusyner KCK GF - - N/A 0 Kansas State Sr United States
158 Claude White PHX - - N/A 0 Elmhurst College Sr United States
159 Bob Solomon DET - - N/A 1 Wayne State (MI) Sr United States
160 Fred Lavoroni GOS - - N/A 0 Santa Clara Sr United States
161 Russ Hunt CHI - - N/A 0 Furman Sr United States
162 Dick Kelly WAS - - N/A 0 Bay College Sr United States
163 Ed Fields NYK - - N/A 0 LIU Post Sr United States
164 Ron Battle MIL - - N/A 1 Sam Houston State Sr United States
165 Steve Turner BOS C 7-2 - N/A 0 Vanderbilt Jr United States

11th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
166 Rod Freeman PHL F 6-7 225 22 1 Vanderbilt Sr United States
167 Ed Payne POR - - N/A 0 Wake Forest Sr United States
168 Mike Lee BUF - - N/A 0 Syracuse Sr United States
169 Floyd Lewis CLE - - N/A 0 Harvard Sr United States
170 Lynn Greer PHX - - N/A 0 Virginia State Sr United States
171 Len Paul DET - - N/A 0 Akron Sr United States
172 Dale Adams WAS - - N/A 0 St. Mary's (MD) Sr United States
173 Charlie Edge NYK SF 6-6 210 23 1 LeMoyne-Owen College Jr United States
174 Ed Hastings BOS - - N/A 0 Villanova Sr United States

12th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
175 Connie Warren PHL - - N/A 0 Xavier Sr United States
176 Aaron Covington BUF - - N/A 0 Canisius Sr United States
177 Rick Holdt POR - - N/A 0 NC State Sr United States
178 Chris McMurray CLE - - N/A 0 San Diego State Sr United States
179 Lyman Williamson PHX - - N/A 0 Samford Sr United States
180 Clarence Carlisle DET - - N/A 0 Ferris State Sr United States
181 Mike Battle WAS F 6-7 - N/A 1 George Washington Sr United States
182 Bruce Winkler BOS - - N/A 0 Santa Clara Sr United States

13th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
183 Jim Crawford PHL F 6-7 - N/A 0 La Salle Sr United States
184 Bob Vartanian BUF - - N/A 0 Buffalo Sr United States
185 John Pennebacker CLE - - N/A 0 Hawaii Sr United States
186 Kalevi Sarkalahti PHX PF 6-8 220 N/A 0 Brigham Young Sr Finland
187 Chester Davis WAS - - N/A 1 Morgan State Sr United States
188 Scott Koelzer BOS - - N/A 0 Montana State Sr United States

14th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
189 Ernie Johnson PHL - - N/A 0 Michigan Sr United States
190 Ron Gilliam BUF - - N/A 0 SUNY Brockport Sr United States
191 Charles Mitchell CLE - - N/A 0 Eastern Kentucky Sr United States
192 Howard White WAS G 6-1 165 N/A 0 Maryland Sr United States
193 Rick Williams BOS - - N/A 0 Iowa Sr United States

15th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
194 Lionel Harris PHL - - N/A 0 Cincinnati Sr United States
195 John Fraley BUF F - - N/A 0 Georgia Sr United States
196 Reese Stovall CLE - - N/A 0 Texas-RGV Sr United States
197 Shorty Simmons WAS PF 6-8 - N/A 1 St. Mary's (MD) Sr United States
198 James Gilchrist BOS - - N/A 0 Florida Southern Sr United States

16th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
199 Larry Robinson PHL - - N/A 0 Tennessee Sr United States
200 John Green BUF - - N/A 0 Oregon Sr United States
201 Tom O'Connor CLE - - N/A 0 Iowa Sr United States
202 Sam Barber BOS F - - N/A 0 Bethune-Cookman Sr United States

17th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
203 Tony Prince PHL - - N/A 0 St. John's Sr United States
204 Jim Garvin BUF F 6-7 200 23 1 Boston University Sr United States
205 Phil Elderkin CLE - - N/A 0 Boston University Sr United States
206 Lamont King BOS - - N/A 0 Long Beach State Sr United States

18th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
207 Don Johnston BUF PF 6-8 - 22 0 North Carolina Sr United States
208 Peter Gavitt BOS - - N/A 0 Maine Sr United States

19th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
209 Ron Thornson BUF - - N/A 0 British Columbia Sr United States
210 Tom Austin BOS - - N/A 0 Massachusetts Sr United States

20th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
211 Phil Tollestrop BUF F 6-6 220 N/A 0 Brigham Young Sr United States

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Slick Watts G 6-1 185 21 6 Xavier-Louisiana Sr United States
Hawthorne Wingo F 6-6 210 25 4 Friendship College Sr United States
Henry Dickerson G 6-4 190 21 2 University of Charleston Sr United States
Vester Marshall SF 6-7 200 N/A 1 Oklahoma Sr United States

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