1975 NBA Draft Recap

The 1975 NBA Draft took place in Location Unknown on May 29, 1975

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 David Thompson ATL GF 6-5 195 20 9 NC State Sr United States
2 Dave Meyers LAL PF 6-8 215 22 5 UCLA Sr United States
3 Marvin Webster ATL C 7-1 225 23 9 Morgan State Sr United States
4 Alvan Adams PHX FC 6-9 210 20 13 Oklahoma Jr United States
5 Darryl Dawkins PHL C 6-11 251 18 14 Evans High School (Florida) 1957 DOB United States
6 Lionel Hollins POR G 6-3 185 21 10 Arizona State Sr United States
7 Rich Kelley NOJ C 7-0 235 22 11 Stanford Sr United States
8 Junior Bridgeman LAL LAL to MIL GF 6-5 210 21 12 Louisville Sr United States
9 Gene Short NYK SF 6-6 200 21 1 Jackson State Sr United States
10 Bill Robinzine KCK PF 6-7 230 22 7 DePaul Sr United States
11 Joe C. Meriweather HOU FC 6-10 215 21 10 Southern Illinois Sr United States
12 Frank Oleynick SEA PG 6-2 185 20 3 Seattle Sr United States
13 Bob Bigelow KCK GF 6-7 215 21 4 Pennsylvania Sr United States
14 Joe Bryant GOS GOS to PHL PF 6-9 185 20 8 La Salle Sr United States
15 John Lambert CLE C 6-10 225 22 7 USC Sr United States
16 Ricky Sobers PHX SG 6-3 198 22 11 UNLV Sr United States
17 Tom Boswell BOS FC 6-9 220 21 6 South Carolina Sr United States
18 Kevin Grevey WAS GF 6-5 210 22 9 Kentucky Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
19 Bill Willoughby ATL FC 6-8 205 18 8   United States
20 Gus Williams GOS G 6-2 175 21 11 USC Sr United States
21 Bruce Seals SEA PF 6-8 210 21 3 Xavier-Louisiana Sr United States
22 Clyde Mayes MIL PF 6-8 225 22 2 Furman Sr United States
23 World B. Free PHL G 6-2 185 21 13 Guilford Jr United States
24 Cornelius Cash MIL F 6-8 215 23 2 Bowling Green Sr United States
25 Bob Gross POR SF 6-6 200 21 8 Long Beach State Sr United States
26 Ticky Burden NYK SG 6-2 185 22 2 Utah Sr United States
27 Walter Luckett DET SG 6-4 190 N/A 2 Ohio Sr United States
28 Dan Roundfield CLE PF 6-8 205 22 12 Central Michigan Sr United States
29 Jim Blanks HOU - - N/A 1 Gardner-Webb Sr United States
30 Steve Green CHI SF 6-7 220 21 3 Indiana Sr United States
31 Glenn Hansen KCK SG 6-4 205 23 4 LSU Sr United States
32 John Laskowski CHI SG 6-6 185 21 2 Indiana Sr United States
33 Mel Utley CLE PG 6-3 175 N/A 2 St. John's Sr United States
34 Larry Fogle NYK SG 6-5 205 22 2 Canisius Sr United States
35 Allen Murphy PHX SG 6-5 190 22 1 Louisville Sr United States
36 Jimmy Dan Conner PHX SG 6-4 190 22 0 Kentucky Sr United States

Third Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
37 Rudy Hackett NOJ PF 6-9 210 22 2 Syracuse Sr United States
38 Jim McElroy NOJ PG 6-3 190 21 0 Central Michigan Sr United States
39 Jimmie Baker PHL PF 6-9 220 21 0 Hawaii Sr United States
40 Otis Johnson GOS PF 6-9 205 N/A 1 Stetson Sr United States
41 Charles Cleveland PHL SG 6-5 210 24 1 Alabama Sr United States
42 Tom Roy POR PF 6-9 210 N/A 0 Maryland Sr United States
43 Brian Hammel MIL - - 22 1 Bentley Sr United States
44 Pete Trgovich DET SG 6-5 200 N/A 0 UCLA Sr United States
45 Ted Hathaway CLE SG 6-3 - N/A 0 Cleveland State Sr United States
46 John Ramsey NYK SF 6-7 210 22 0 Seton Hall Sr United States
47 Rudy White HOU SG 6-2 195 21 6 Arizona State Sr United States
48 Tom Kropp WAS SG 6-3 205 22 2 Nebraska-Kearney Sr United States
49 Bob Guyette KCK F 6-9 215 21 0 Kentucky Sr United States
50 Gus Gerard POR GF 6-8 200 21 5 Virginia Sr United States
51 Robert Hawkins GOS G 6-4 190 20 4 Illinois State Sr United States
52 George Bucci BUF GF 6-3 180 21 1 Manhattan Sr United States
53 Jerome Anderson BOS SG 6-5 195 21 2 West Virginia Sr United States
54 Bayard Forrest PHX SEA to PHX C 6-10 235 20 3 Grand Canyon Jr United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
55 Mack Coleman NOJ PF 6-9 - 22 0 Houston Christian Sr United States
56 C.J. Kupec LAL FC 6-6 220 22 3 Michigan Sr United States
57 Monte Towe ATL PG 5-7 160 21 1 NC State Sr United States
58 Sam McCants PHX G 6-3 - N/A 1 Oral Roberts Jr United States
59 Louis Dunbar PHL F 6-9 - 22 0 Houston Sr United States
60 Bill Campion MIL C 6-10 235 N/A 0 Manhattan Sr United States
61 Phil Hicks POR SF 6-7 205 22 3 Tulane Jr United States
62 Eric Fernsten CLE FC 6-10 205 21 6 San Francisco Sr United States
63 David Vaughn NYK C 6-11 - 22 0 Oral Roberts Sr United States
64 Lindsay Hairston DET SF 6-7 180 23 1 Michigan State Sr United States
65 Ken Smith HOU F 6-7 185 21 0 Tulsa Sr United States
66 Jim Moore SEA PF 6-7 - N/A 0 Utah State Sr United States
67 Kevin Cleuss KCK SG 6-4 190 22 0 St. John's Sr United States
68 Ron Haigler CHI PF 6-8 195 N/A 1 Pennsylvania Sr United States
69 Billy Taylor GOS SF 6-5 190 N/A 0 La Salle Sr United States
70 Bob Fleischer BUF PF 6-8 215 N/A 0 Duke Sr United States
71 Fessor Leonard WAS C 7-1 220 21 0 Furman Sr United States
72 Cyrus Mann BOS C 6-10 - N/A 0 Illinois State Fr United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
73 Andre Hampton NOJ - - N/A 0 Kentucky State Sr United States
74 Charles Russell LAL F - - N/A 0 Alabama Sr United States
75 Wilbur Holland ATL G 6-0 175 23 4 New Orleans Sr United States
76 Joe Pace PHX C 6-10 220 21 4 Coppin State Jr United States
77 Ken Tyler PHL - - N/A 0 Gonzaga Sr United States
78 Maurice Presley POR - - N/A 0 Houston Sr United States
79 Jim Lee POR G 6-2 160 N/A 0 Syracuse Sr United States
80 Don Washington NYK FC 6-8 210 23 0 North Carolina Sr United States
81 Cliff Pratt DET - - N/A 0 Shaw Sr United States
82 Mike Odems CLE - - N/A 1 Western Kentucky Sr United States
83 Rick Whitlow HOU - - N/A 0 Illinois State Sr United States
84 Dwain Govan SEA - - N/A 0 Bishop College (TX) Sr United States
85 Ed Stahl KCK C 6-10 225 N/A 0 North Carolina Sr United States
86 Bob Iverson CHI - - N/A 0 Texas State Sr United States
87 Larry Pounds GOS - - N/A 0 Washington Sr United States
88 Sam Berry BUF - - N/A 0 Armstrong Atlantic Sr United States
89 Darryl Brown BOS - - N/A 1 Fordham Sr United States
90 Rich Jones WAS SG 6-3 190 N/A 0 VCU Sr United States

Sixth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
91 Rich Schmidt NOJ F 6-6 205 N/A 0 Illinois Sr United States
92 Don Ford LAL F 6-9 215 22 7 UC Santa Barbara Sr United States
93 Danny Williams ATL - - N/A 0 Ole Miss Sr United States
94 Buff Burrell PHX - - N/A 0 USC Sr United States
95 Ken Alston PHL - - N/A 1 Valdosta State Sr United States
96 Oliver Purnell MIL - - 22 0 Old Dominion Sr United States
97 Gerald Willett POR - - N/A 0 Oregon Sr United States
98 Allen Spruill DET G - - N/A 0 North Carolina A&T Sr United States
99 Henry Ward CLE SG 6-4 195 23 1 Jackson State Sr United States
100 Hank Williams NYK SF 6-5 210 23 2 Jacksonville Sr United States
101 William Johnson HOU - - N/A 1 Texas Tech Sr United States
102 Larry Smith SEA - - N/A 0 North Carolina A&T Sr United States
103 Clint Chapman KCK F - - N/A 0 USC Sr United States
104 Bill Andreas CHI F - - N/A 1 Ohio State Sr United States
105 Tony Styles GOS - - N/A 0 San Francisco Sr United States
106 Larry Jackson BUF - - N/A 0 Charlotte Sr United States
107 John Garrett WAS C 6-11 220 N/A 0 Purdue Sr United States
108 Rick Coleman BOS - - N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States

Seventh Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
109 Bill Higgins NOJ SG 6-2 180 22 0 Ashland Sr United States
110 Rick Suttle LAL FC 6-10 - N/A 0 Kansas Sr United States
111 Gus Johnson ATL C - - N/A 0 Winona State Sr United States
112 Dave Edmunds PHX - - N/A 0 West Georgia Sr United States
113 Mike Flynn PHL G 6-2 180 21 2 Kentucky Sr Morocco
114 Steve Fields POR G 6-6 - N/A 0 Miami (OH) Sr United States
115 Wilbur Thomas MIL - - N/A 0 American University Sr United States
116 Shawn Leftwick CLE C 6-9 - N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
117 Peter Davis NYK G 6-1 - N/A 2 Michigan State Sr United States
118 Ike Williams DET G - - N/A 1 Armstrong Atlantic Sr United States
119 Nate Barnett HOU SG 6-3 175 22 0 Akron Sr Nigeria
120 Hollis Miller SEA - - N/A 0 Drury University Sr United States
121 Wayne Croft KCK FC 6-9 220 N/A 0 Clemson Sr United States
122 John Grochowalski CHI - - N/A 0 Assumption College Sr United States
123 Stan Boyer GOS F - - N/A 0 Wyoming Sr United States
124 Mike Franklin BUF - - N/A 1 Cincinnati Sr United States
125 Al Boswell BOS - - N/A 0 Oral Roberts Sr United States
126 Fletcher Johnson WAS - - N/A 0 Randolph-Macon Sr United States

Eighth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
127 Harvey Carmichael NOJ - - N/A 0 Kentucky State Sr United States
128 Mike Cashman LAL - - N/A 0 Willamette Sr United States
129 Oscar Jackson ATL G 6-2 - N/A 0 Duquesne Sr United States
130 Jack Schrader PHX - - N/A 0 Arizona State Sr United States
131 Freeman Blade PHL G 6-2 155 N/A 2 Montana St.-Billings Jr United States
132 Bob McCurdy MIL SG - - N/A 0 Richmond Sr United States
133 Charley Neal POR - - N/A 0 Oregon State Sr United States
134 Jerry Homan NYK F 6-7 205 N/A 1 Marquette Sr United States
135 John Kelley DET - - N/A 0 Dillard Sr United States
136 Andre McCarter CLE G 6-3 190 21 4 UCLA Jr United States
137 Leon Johnson HOU - - N/A 1 Centenary Sr United States
138 Ken McKenzie SEA - - N/A 0 Montana Sr United States
139 Jim Bostic KCK F 6-7 225 22 3 New Mexico State Sr United States
140 John Murphy CHI - - N/A 0 Massachusetts Sr United States
141 Mike Rozenski GOS - - N/A 0 Saint Mary's Sr United States
142 Allen Jones BUF - - N/A 1 Roanoke Jr United States
143 Bruce Hamming WAS C 6-11 - N/A 0 Augustana (IL) Sr United States
144 Roger Morningstar BOS - - N/A 0 Kansas Sr United States

Ninth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
145 Fred Stokes NOJ F - - N/A 0 Barber-Scotia Sr United States
146 Dave Schlesser ATL - - N/A 0 Morningside College Sr United States
147 Owen Brown PHX - - N/A 0 Maryland Sr United States
148 Larry Harralson PHL - - N/A 0 Drake Sr United States
149 Quintin Braxton POR F 6-7 - N/A 0 Portland Sr United States
150 Eric Hays MIL F - - N/A 0 Washington State Sr United States
151 Terry Thomas DET PF 6-8 220 21 1 Detroit-Mercy Fr United States
152 Skip Howard CLE F - - N/A 0 Bowling Green Sr United States
153 Tim van Blommesteyn NYK - - N/A 0 Princeton Sr United States
154 Steve Storther HOU - - N/A 0 Providence Sr United States
155 Rich Haws SEA - - N/A 0 Utah State Sr United States
156 Gary Tomaszewski CHI F - - N/A 1 Saint Mary's So United States
157 Scott Trobbe GOS - - N/A 0 Stanford Sr United States
158 George Rautins BUF G 6-4 - N/A 0 Niagara Sr Canada
159 Robert Rhodes BOS - - N/A 0 Albany State (GA) Sr United States
160 Doug Brookins WAS FC 6-8 236 N/A 0 Creighton Sr United States

Tenth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
161 Aleksander Belov NOJ C 6-7 - 23 0 Spartak Saint Petersburg (Russia) 1951 DOB Russia
162 Vic Kelly ATL - - N/A 0 Hawaii Sr United States
163 Mike Moon PHX - - N/A 0 Arizona State Sr United States
164 Rick Reed PHL - - N/A 0 Azusa Pacific Sr United States
165 Romy Thomas MIL - - N/A 0 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sr United States
166 Tyree Foster POR - - N/A 0 Portland Sr United States
167 Eric Anderson CLE - - N/A 0 Macalester Sr United States
168 Mo Rivers NYK - - N/A 0 NC State Sr United States
169 Mickey Fox DET G 6-2 185 21 0 Saint Mary's-Halifax RS-Jr United States
170 Jerry Bellotti SEA GF - - N/A 0 Santa Clara Sr United States
171 Maurice Harper GOS - - N/A 0 Saint Mary's Sr United States
172 Art Allen BUF - - N/A 0 Pepperdine Sr United States
173 Mike Fahey WAS G - - N/A 1 Brandeis Sr United States
174 Bill Endicott BOS - - N/A 0 Massachusetts Sr United States

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Jerry Baskerville F 6-7 190 23 2 Temple Sr United States
Robin Jones FC 6-9 225 21 2 Saint Louis Sr United States

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