Index
NBA Draft
1966 DRAFT 11May66 New York, NY
First Round Player College
1. New York Knicks Cazzie Russell Michigan
2. Detroit Pistons Dave Bing Syracuse
3. San Francisco Warriors Clyde Lee Vanderbilt
4. St. Louis Hawks Lou Hudson Minnesota
5. Baltimore Bullets Jack Marin Duke
6. Cincinnati Royals Walt Wesley Kansas
7. Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Chambers Utah
8. Boston Celtics Jim Barnett Oregon
9. Philadelphia 76ers Matt Guokas St. Joseph's (Pa.)
10. Chicago Bulls Dave Schellhase Purdue
1966 DRAFT
11May66
New York, NY
 
First Round
1  NYK    Cazzie Russell           Michigan
2  Det    Dave Bing                Syracuse
3  SF     Clyde Lee                Vanderbilt
4  StL    Lou Hudson               Minnesota
5  Balt   Jack Marin               Duke
6  Cin    Walt Wesley              Kansas
7  LAL    Jerry Chambers           Utah
8  Bos    Jim Barnett              Oregon
9  Phil   Matt Guokas              St. Joseph's (PA)
10 Chi    Dave Schellhase          Purdue
 
Second Round
1  NYK    Henry Akin               Morehead State
2  Det    Dorie Murrey             Detroit
3  SF     Joe Ellis                San Francisco
4  StL    Dick Snyder              Davidson
5  Balt   Neil Johnson             Creighton
6  Cin    Jerry Lee Wells          Oklahoma City
7  LAL    Henry Finkel             Dayton
8  Bos    Leon Clark               Wyoming
9  Phil   Bill Melchionni          Villanova
10 Chi    Erwin Mueller            San Francisco
 
Third Round
1  NYK    Stewart Johnson          Murray State
2  Det    Oliver Darden            Michigan
3  SF     Steve Chubin             Rhode Island
4  StL    Tommy Kron               Kentucky
5  Balt   Dave Wagnon              Idaho State
6  Cin    James Ware               Oklahoma City
7  LAL    John Block               USC
8  Bos    Gary Turner              Texas Christian
9  Phil   Don Freeman              Illinois
10 Chi    Ed Bodkin                Eastern Kentucky
 
Fourth Round
1  NYK    Lee DeFore               Auburn
2  Det    Jeff Congdon             Brigham Young
3  SF     Steve Vacendak           Duke
4  StL    Bob McIntyre             St. John's
5  Balt   George Peeples           Iowa
6  Cin    Charles Schmaus          Virginia Military
7  LAL    Archie Clark             Minnesota
8  Bos    John Austin              Boston College
9  Phil   Ken Wilburn              Central State (OH)
10 Chi    Jim Williams             Temple
 
Fifth Round
1  NYK    Ron Jackson              Clark
2  Det    William Pickens          Georgia Southern
3  SF     Tom Kerwin               Centenary
4  StL    Dick Nemelka             Brigham Young
5  Balt   John Beasley             Texas A&M
6  Balt   John Jones               Louisiana State
7  Cin    Rick Parks               St. Louis
8  LAL    Stan Washington          Michigan State
9  Phil   Tom Duff                 St. Joseph's (PA)
10 Chi    Larry Humes              Evansville
 
Sixth Round
1  NYK    George Fisher            Utah
2  Det    Carroll Hooser           Southern Methodist
3  SF     Jim Pitts                Northwestern
4  StL    Lonnie Wright            Colorado State
5  Balt   Jeff Newman              Penn
6  Cin    Steve Cunningham         Western Kentucky
7  LAL    Keith Thomas             Vanderbilt
8  Bos    Charlie Hunter           Oklahoma City
9  Phil   Red Robbins              Tennessee
 
Seventh Round
1  NYK    Mike Dabich              New Mexico State
2  Det    Ted Manning              North Carolina College
3  SF     Lon Hughey               Fresno State
4  StL    Jay Neary                North Carolina–Wilmington
5  Balt   Dave Mills               DePaul
6  Cin    Gary Schull              Florida State
7  LAL    Tab Jackson              Idaho College
8  Bos    Jerry Ward               Maryland
9  Chi    John Comeaux             Grambling
 
Eighth Round
1  NYK    Mike Silliman            Army
2  Det    George McNeil            Southern Illinois
3  SF     Ken Washington           UCLA
4  StL    Brian Williams           Xavier (OH)
5  Balt   Roland West              Cincinnati
6  Cin    Ron Krick                Cincinnati
7  LAL    John Wetzel              Virginia Tech
8  Bos    Russ Gumina              San Francisco
9  Chi    Stan Curtis              Northern Michigan
 
Ninth Round
1  NYK    Bill Turner              Akron
2  StL    Al Grant                 Long Island
3  Balt   Chuck Gardner            Colorado
4  Cin    Billy Smith              Loyola (IL)
5  LAL    Julian Hammond           Tulsa
6  Phil   Pat Caldwell             Rockhurst
7  Chi    Gene Summers             Northern Michigan
 
Tenth Round
1  NYK    Rich Moore               Hiram Scott
2  StL    Don Yates                Minnesota
3  Balt   Guy Manning              Prairie View
4  Cin    Freddie Lewis            Arizona State
5  LAL    Mike Rooney              Oklahoma
6  Phil   Bob Bedell               Stanford
7  Chi    Don Swanson              DePaul
 
Eleventh Round
1  NYK    Rich Dyer                New York University
2  StL    Curt Gammell             Pacific Lutheran
3  Balt   Stan McKenzie            New York University
4  Cin    R.B. Lynam               Oklahoma Baptist
5  LAL    George Grams             Purdue
6  Chi    Carver Clinton           Penn State
 
Twelfth Round
1  NYK    Dave Deutsch             Rochester
2  StL    Lonnie Lynn              Wilberforce
3  Balt   Grant Simmons            Nebraska
 
Thirteenth Round
1  NYK    Bob Bennett              North Carolina
2  StL    Nick Aloi                Bowling Green
3  Balt   Al Lopes                 Kansas
 
Fourteenth Round
1  StL    Ollie Carter             San Francisco
2  Balt   Jim Harter               Pan America
 
Fifteenth Round
1  StL    Paul Long                Wake Forest
2  Balt   Howard Bayne             Tennessee
 
Sixteenth Round
1  StL    Eddie Jackson            Bradley
2  Balt   Ken Barnes               Wisconsin
 
Seventeenth Round
1  Balt   Chris Pervall            Iowa
 
Eighteenth Round
1  Balt   Jerry Trice              Weber State
 
Nineteenth Round
1  Balt   Gene Visscher            Weber State