1978 NBA Draft Recap

The 1978 NBA Draft took place in Location Unknown on June 9, 1978

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Mychal Thompson POR FC 6-10 226 23 13 Minnesota Sr Bahamas
2 Phil Ford KCK G 6-2 175 22 8 North Carolina Sr United States
3 Rick Robey IND C 6-11 230 22 8 Kentucky Sr United States
4 Micheal Ray Richardson NYK PG 6-5 189 23 8 Montana Sr United States
5 Purvis Short GOS SF 6-7 210 20 12 Jackson State Sr United States
6 Larry Bird BOS SF 6-9 220 21 13 Indiana State So United States
7 Ron Brewer POR G 6-4 180 22 8 Arkansas Sr United States
8 Freeman Williams BOS BOS to SDC GF 6-4 190 22 7 Portland State Sr United States
9 Reggie Theus CHI GF 6-7 190 20 14 UNLV Jr * United States
10 Butch Lee ATL PG 6-0 185 21 2 Marquette Sr Puerto Rico / United States
11 James Hardy NOJ PF 6-8 220 21 4 San Francisco Sr * United States
12 George Johnson MIL FC 6-7 210 21 8 St. John's Sr United States
13 Winford Boynes NJN SG 6-6 185 21 3 San Francisco Sr * United States
14 Roger Phegley WAS SG 6-6 205 21 6 Bradley Sr United States
15 Mike Mitchell CLE F 6-7 215 22 11 Auburn Sr United States
16 Jack Givens ATL SF 6-5 205 21 2 Kentucky Sr United States
17 Rod Griffin DEN PF 6-7 215 22 2 Wake Forest Sr United States
18 Dave Corzine WAS C 6-11 250 22 13 DePaul Sr United States
19 Marty Byrnes PHX SF 6-7 215 22 5 Syracuse Sr United States
20 Frankie Sanders SAN SF 6-6 200 21 3 Southern Sr * United States
21 Mike Evans DEN DEN to KCK G 6-1 170 23 10 Kansas State Sr United States
22 Raymond Townsend GOS SG 6-3 175 22 3 UCLA Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
23 Terry Tyler DET GF 6-7 215 21 11 Detroit-Mercy Sr United States
24 Keith Herron POR SG 6-6 195 21 4 Villanova Sr United States
25 Rick Wilson ATL SG 6-5 200 22 2 Louisville Sr United States
26 Ron Carter LAL SG 6-5 190 21 3 Virginia Military Sr United States
27 Wayne Radford IND SG 6-3 205 22 1 Indiana Sr United States
28 Buster Matheney HOU PF 6-8 212 21 1 Utah Sr United States
29 John Long DET GF 6-5 195 21 15 Detroit-Mercy Sr United States
30 Jeff Judkins BOS SF 6-6 185 22 5 Utah Sr United States
31 Marvin Johnson CHI SF 6-5 190 N/A 0 New Mexico Sr United States
32 John Rudd NYK F 6-7 230 22 1 McNeese State Sr United States
33 Harry Davis CLE SF 6-7 220 22 2 Florida State Sr United States
34 Greg Bunch NYK SF 6-6 190 22 1 Cal State Fullerton Sr United States
35 Tommie Green NOJ PG 6-2 185 22 1 Southern Sr United States
36 Mo Cheeks PHL PG 6-1 180 21 15 West Texas A&M Sr United States
37 Terry Sykes WAS PF 6-7 - N/A 0 Grambling State Sr United States
38 Lew Massey LAL SG 6-4 202 22 0 Charlotte Sr United States
39 James Lee SEA SF 6-5 230 22 1 Kentucky Sr United States
40 Wayne Cooper GOS FC 6-10 220 21 14 New Orleans Sr United States
41 Jerome Whitehead BUF C 6-10 220 21 11 Marquette Sr United States
42 Keven McDonald SEA SF 6-5 220 22 0 Pennsylvania Sr United States
43 Glenn Hagan PHL PG 6-0 170 22 3 St. Bonaventure Sr United States
44 Clemon Johnson POR FC 6-10 240 21 10 Florida A&M Sr United States

Third Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
45 Mike Phillips NJN FC 6-10 240 22 0 Kentucky Sr United States
46 Hollis Copeland DEN SF 6-6 190 22 3 Rutgers Sr United States
47 Billy Ray Bates HOU SG 6-4 210 22 5 Kentucky State Sr United States
48 Mike Santos BUF PF 6-8 225 21 0 Utah State Sr United States
49 Jeff Cook KCK FC 6-10 215 21 10 Idaho State Sr United States
50 Dana Skinner BOS SG 6-4 175 N/A 1 Merrimack College Sr United States
51 Ricky Gallon BUF C 7-0 220 N/A 0 Louisville Sr United States
52 Mike Russell KCK F 6-7 205 N/A 0 Texas Tech Sr United States
53 Randy Ayers CHI SG 6-4 195 22 1 Miami (OH) Sr United States
54 Steve Grant ATL PF 6-7 220 N/A 0 Manhattan Sr United States
55 Marc Iavaroni NYK F 6-8 210 21 8 Virginia Sr United States
56 Steve Neff GOS C 6-10 240 N/A 0 Southern Nazarene Sr United States
57 Kenny Higgs CLE PG 6-0 180 23 3 LSU Sr United States
58 Rick Apke WAS F 6-8 195 N/A 0 Creighton Sr United States
59 Pat Cummings MIL FC 6-9 230 21 13 Cincinnati Jr United States
60 Michael Cooper LAL SG 6-5 170 22 13 New Mexico Sr United States
61 Dave Baxter SEA PG 6-2 155 N/A 1 Michigan Sr United States
62 Dave Batton NJN C 6-10 240 22 2 Notre Dame Sr United States
63 Joel Kramer PHX FC 6-7 203 22 5 San Diego State Sr United States
64 Gerald Henderson SAN G 6-2 175 22 14 VCU Sr United States
65 Marvin Dalph BUF SG 6-4 180 N/A 0 Arkansas Sr United States
66 Sterling Edmunds POR PF 6-9 - N/A 0 Dartmouth Sr United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
67 Jackie Robinson HOU SF 6-6 210 23 4 UNLV Sr United States
68 Jim Boylan BUF PG 6-2 175 23 1 Marquette Sr United States
69 Joel Thompson HOU PF 6-8 210 N/A 0 Michigan Sr United States
70 Geff Crompton KCK KCK to DEN C 6-11 280 22 5 North Carolina Sr United States
71 Rickey Lee IND SF 6-6 205 N/A 1 Oregon State Sr United States
72 Dave Nelson BOS PF 6-8 240 N/A 0 Bloomfield Sr United States
73 Larry Harris BUF F 6-6 205 N/A 1 Pittsburgh Sr United States
74 Mel Davis NOJ NOJ to MIL PF 6-8 220 N/A 1 North Texas Sr United States
75 Jeff Covington NOJ F 6-7 210 N/A 0 Youngstown State Sr United States
76 Leroy McDonald BUF SG 6-5 195 22 1 Wake Forest Sr United States
77 Derrick Jackson GOS SG 6-1 180 N/A 0 Georgetown Sr United States
78 Stan Rome CLE SG 6-3 210 22 1 Clemson Sr United States
79 Erving Giddings NYK SF 6-7 210 N/A 0 Dayton Sr United States
80 Otis Howard MIL PF 6-7 220 21 2 Austin Peay Sr United States
81 Lawrence Boston WAS PF 6-8 225 22 2 Maryland Sr United States
82 Harold Robertson LAL SG 6-1 165 N/A 0 Lincoln (MO) Sr United States
83 Billy Lewis SEA SF 6-6 195 23 0 Illinois State Sr United States
84 Walter Jordan NJN F 6-7 198 22 2 Purdue Sr United States
85 Bob Miller PHX PF 6-10 230 21 2 Cincinnati Sr United States
86 Rich Adams SAN PF 6-8 200 N/A 1 Illinois Sr United States
87 Brett Vroman PHL C 7-0 220 22 2 UNLV Trans United States
88 Wayne Smith PHX SG 6-5 180 N/A 1 UC Irvine Trans United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
89 Cecile Rose NJN G - - N/A 0 Houston Sr Bahamas
90 David Thompson BUF F 6-8 195 N/A 1 Florida State Sr United States
91 Gary Goodner HOU F 6-7 220 N/A 0 Texas Sr United States
92 James Sparrow IND G - - N/A 0 North Carolina A&T Sr United States
93 Derick Clairborne KCK G 6-1 160 N/A 0 Massachusetts Sr United States
94 Greg Tynes BOS G - - N/A 0 Seton Hall Sr United States
95 Dave Caligaris DET - - N/A 1 Northeastern Sr United States
96 Duck Williams NOJ PG 6-2 180 21 1 Notre Dame Sr United States
97 Ron Anthony CHI F 6-8 220 N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
98 Chris Potter ATL PF 6-8 - N/A 0 Holy Cross Sr United States
99 Ken Koenigs CLE - - N/A 0 Kansas Sr United States
100 Greg Green NYK - - N/A 0 Southern Sr United States
101 Bubba Wilson GOS SG 6-3 175 22 2 Western Carolina Sr United States
102 Roger Dickens WAS - - N/A 1 Towson Sr United States
103 Russ Coleman MIL G - - N/A 1 Pacific Sr United States
104 Carlos Terry LAL SG 6-5 210 21 4 Winston-Salem State Sr United States
105 Ralph Drollinger SEA C 7-2 250 24 1 UCLA Sr United States
106 Michael Edwards DEN - - N/A 0 Texas-RGV Sr United States
107 Andre Wakefield PHX SG 6-3 175 23 2 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
108 Eugene Parker SAN G 6-1 175 22 0 Purdue Sr United States
109 Mark Haymore PHL FC 6-8 230 N/A 0 Massachusetts Jr United States
110 Clay Johnson POR SG 6-4 175 21 4 Missouri Sr United States

Sixth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
111 Golie Augustus NJN - - N/A 0 South Carolina Sr United States
112 Bob Miscevicious BUF - - N/A 0 Providence Sr United States
113 Eddie Joe Chavez HOU G - - N/A 0 Santa Clara Sr United States
114 Jim Krivacs KCK PG - - N/A 0 Texas Jr United States
115 Sherman Dillard IND G - - 22 0 James Madison Sr United States
116 Dave Winey BOS - - N/A 0 Minnesota Sr United States
117 Audie Matthews DET G - - N/A 0 Illinois Sr United States
118 John Douglas NOJ PG 6-2 170 21 4 Kansas Sr United States
119 John Shoemaker CHI PG - - N/A 0 Miami (OH) Sr United States
120 Gerald Glover ATL F - - N/A 0 Howard Sr United States
121 Ed Warren NYK - - N/A 0 Briar Cliff Sr United States
122 Buzz Hartnett GOS F 6-7 - N/A 0 San Diego Sr United States
123 Ron Bell CLE - - N/A 0 Virginia Tech Sr United States
124 Dave Kyle MIL - - N/A 0 Cleveland State Jr United States
125 Archie Aldridge WAS - - N/A 0 Miami (OH) Sr United States
126 Kim Stewart LAL F - - N/A 0 Washington Sr United States
127 Robert Heard DEN - - N/A 0 Columbus State Sr United States
128 Charles Thompson PHX C - - N/A 1 Houston Sr United States
129 Harry Morgan SAN F 6-7 - N/A 0 Indiana State Sr United States
130 Osborne Lockhart PHL - - N/A 1 Minnesota Sr United States
131 Tim Evans POR - - N/A 0 Puget Sound Sr United States

Seventh Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
132 Doug Jemison NJN - - N/A 1 San Francisco Sr United States
133 Stan Pietkiewicz BUF SG 6-5 200 21 3 Auburn Sr United States
134 Stan Stewart HOU - - N/A 0 Loyola Marymount Sr United States
135 Ollie Matson IND - - N/A 0 Pepperdine Jr United States
136 Charles McMilliam KCK GF 6-3 - N/A 0 North Texas Sr United States
137 Steve Balkun BOS - - N/A 0 Fairfield Sr United States
138 Herb Entzminger DET - - N/A 1 Johnson C. Smith Sr United States
139 Willie Howard NOJ F - - N/A 0 New Mexico Sr United States
140 Jarvis Reynolds CHI - - N/A 0 West Georgia Sr United States
141 Jim DeWeese ATL - - N/A 1 Gonzaga Sr United States
142 Rick Bernard GOS - - N/A 0 Saint Mary's Sr United States
143 Tony Smith CLE SG - - N/A 1 UNLV Jr United States
144 Gary Pember NYK - - N/A 0 Nasson College Sr United States
145 Ed Hopkins WAS C 6-9 225 N/A 0 Georgetown Sr United States
146 Kim Anderson MIL SF 6-7 200 23 1 Missouri Jr United States
147 Larry Paige LAL - - N/A 0 Colorado State Sr United States
148 Jack Gilloon DEN - - N/A 0 South Carolina Sr United States
149 Steve Malovic PHX PHX to WAS FC 6-10 230 21 1 San Diego State Jr United States
150 Hector Olivencia SAN - - N/A 0 Sacred Heart Sr United States / Puerto Rico
151 Anthony Murray PHL - - N/A 0 Alabama Sr United States
152 Walter Reason POR - - N/A 0 Pacific Sr United States

Eighth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
153 Bruce Campbell NJN PF 6-9 - N/A 1 Providence Sr United States
154 Felton Young BUF - - N/A 0 Jacksonville Sr United States
155 Ron Hammye KCK FC 6-10 - N/A 0 Bowling Green Sr United States
156 Kim Fisher BOS - - N/A 0 Fairfield Sr United States
157 Earl Evans DET F 6-8 - 22 1 UNLV Sr United States
158 Carl Kilpatrick NOJ FC 6-10 230 22 1 Louisiana-Monroe Sr United States
159 Chubby Cox CHI SG 6-2 180 22 3 San Francisco Sr United States
160 Ed Murphy ATL - - N/A 0 Merrimack College Sr United States
161 Roland Martin CLE - - N/A 0 Missouri Southern State Sr United States
162 Greg Sanders NYK - - N/A 0 St. Bonaventure Sr United States
163 Tony Searcy GOS - - N/A 0 Appalachian State Sr United States
164 Tom Zaligaris MIL SG - - N/A 0 North Carolina Sr United States
165 Nestor Cora WAS - - N/A 0 St. Francis (NY) Sr United States
166 Larry Vaculik DEN - - N/A 0 Colorado Sr United States
167 George Fowler PHX F - - N/A 0 Pacific Sr United States
168 Henry Taylor SAN - - N/A 0 Texas-RGV Sr United States
169 Alan Cunningham PHL F 6-8 - N/A 0 Colorado State Sr United States
170 Mark Wickman POR - - N/A 0 Linfield College Sr United States

Ninth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
171 Frank Sowinski NJN F 6-5 - N/A 0 Princeton Sr United States
172 Bobby White BUF - - N/A 0 Centenary Sr United States
173 Les Anderson BOS F 6-5 - N/A 0 George Washington Sr United States
174 Ulice Payne DET SF 6-6 - N/A 0 Marquette Sr United States
175 Chad Nelson NOJ C 6-11 - N/A 0 Drake Jr United States
176 Joe Ponsetto CHI F - - N/A 1 DePaul Sr United States
177 Maurice Robinson ATL - - N/A 0 West Virginia Sr United States
178 Denny Fields NYK C 6-8 220 N/A 0 UNC Wilmington Sr United States
179 Bobby Humbles GOS G - - N/A 0 Bradley Sr United States
180 Steve Bayless CLE PF 6-6 - N/A 1 Central State Sr United States
181 Tim Claxton WAS - - N/A 0 Temple Sr United States
182 Gary Rosenberger MIL PG 6-0 155 N/A 1 Marquette Sr United States
183 Tom Schneeburger DEN F - - 22 0 Air Force Sr United States
184 Nate Stokes PHX - - N/A 0 Grand Canyon Sr United States
185 Rick Taylor SAN G - - N/A 0 Arizona State Sr United States
186 Paul Cozens POR - - N/A 0 Holy Cross Sr United States

Tenth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
187 Michael Vicens NJN F - - N/A 0 Holy Cross Sr United States
188 Walter Harrigan BOS - - N/A 0 Brandeis Sr United States
189 Dave Grauzer DET G - - N/A 0 Central Michigan Sr United States
190 Rickey Williams NOJ NOJ to CHI SG 6-1 175 21 2 Long Beach State Jr United States
191 Mark Tucker CHI - - N/A 0 Oklahoma Sr United States
192 Marshall Lester ATL - - N/A 0 Florida Southern Sr United States
193 Mike Muff GOS - - N/A 0 Murray State Sr United States
194 Gary Winston CLE - - N/A 0 Army West Point Sr United States
195 Ernest Simons NYK - - N/A 0 Pace Sr United States
196 Tom Anderson MIL - - N/A 1 Green Bay Sr United States
197 Steve Connor WAS - - N/A 0 Boise State Sr United States
198 Phil Taylor DEN - - N/A 0 Arizona Sr United States
199 Lewis Cohen PHX - - N/A 0 Cal Poly Sr United States
200 Larry Brewster SAN C 6-10 - N/A 0 Florida Sr United States
201 Dennis James PHL - - N/A 1 Widener Sr United States
202 Tim Workington POR - - N/A 0 Biola Sr United States

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Sam Pellom PF 6-9 225 26 4 Buffalo State Sr United States
Delmer Beshore G 5-11 165 21 2 California Sr United States
Mike Davis PF 6-10 230 21 1 Maryland Sr United States
Rock Lee C 6-10 220 23 1 San Diego State Sr United States
Myles Patrick F 6-8 220 23 1 Auburn Sr United States

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