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NBA Draft
1972 NBA Draft, First Round
First Round Player College
1. Portland Trail Blazers LaRue Martin Loyola (Ill.)
2. Buffalo Braves Bob McAdoo North Carolina
3. Cleveland Cavaliers Dwight Davis Houston
4. Phoenix Suns Corky Calhoun Penn
5. Philadelphia 76ers Fred Boyd Oregon State
6. Milwaukee Bucks Russell Lee Marshall
7. Seattle SuperSonics Bud Stallworth Kansas
8. New York Knicks Tom Riker South Carolina
9. Detroit Pistons Bob Nash Hawaii
10. Boston Celtics Paul Westphal USC
11. Chicago Bulls Ralph Simpson Michigan State
12. Milwaukee Bucks Julius Erving Massachusetts
13. Los Angeles Lakers Travis Grant Kentucky State
1972 DRAFT
10Apr72
New York, NY
First Round
1  Port   LaRue Martin             Loyola (IL)
2  Buff   Bob McAdoo               North Carolina
3  Clev   Dwight Davis             Houston
4  Phoe   Corky Calhoun            Pennsylvania
5  Phil   Fred Boyd                Oregon State
6  Mil    Russell Lee              Marshall
7  Sea    Bud Stallworth           Kansas
8  NYK    Tom Riker                South Carolina
9  Det    Bob Nash                 Hawaii
10 Bos    Paul Westphal            Southern California
11 Chi    Ralph Simpson            Michigan State
12 Mil    Julius Erving            Massachusetts
13 LAL    Travis Grant             Kentucky State
Second Round
1  Port   Bob Davis                Weber State
2  Buff   Harold Fox               Jacksonville
3  LAL    Jim Price                Louisville
4  Det    Chris Ford               Villanova
5  Sea    Joby Wright              Indiana
6  Cin    Sam Sibert               Kentucky State
7  Hous   John Gianelli            Pacific
8  Atl    Steve Bracey             Tulsa
9  LAL    Paul Stovall             Arizona State
10 Sea    Brian Taylor             Princeton
11 Clev   Steve Hawes              Washington
12 Balt   Tom Patterson            Ouachita Baptist
13 Port   Dave Twardzik            Old Dominion
14 Bos    Dennis Wuycik            North Carolina
15 Cin    Mike Ratliff             Eau Claire State
16 Mil    Chuck Terry              Long Beach State
17 Port   Ollie Johnson            Temple
Third Round
1  Port   Lloyd Neal               Tennessee State
2  Buff   Bob Morse                Pennsylvania
3  Phoe   Scott English            Texas-El Paso
4  Phoe   Don Buse                 Evansville
5  Chi    Frank Russell            Detroit
6  Phil   Charlie Tharpe           Belhaven
7  Hous   Eric McWilliams          Long Beach State
8  Cin    Ron Riley                Soputhern California
9  Balt   Kevin Porter             St. Francis (PA)
10 Sea    Jim Creighton            Colorado
11 NYK    Ansley Truitt            California
12 Phoe   Claude Terry             Stanford
13 GS     Bill Chamberlain         North Carolina
14 Bos    Wayne Grabiec            Michigan
15 Chi    Chuck Jura               Nebraska
16 Mil    George Adams             Gardner-Webb
17 LAL    Gregg Northington        Alabama State
Fourth Round
1  Port   Gary Stewart             Canisius
2  Buff   George Bryant            Eastern Kentucky State
3  Clev   Hank Siemiontkowski      Villanova
4  Det    Ernie Fleming            Jacksonville
5  Phil   Marshall Wingate         Niagara
6  Cin    Frank Schade             Eau Claire State
7  Hous   Wil Robinson             West Virginia
8  Atl    Reggie Bird              Princeton
9  Balt   Al Saunders              Louisiana State
10 Sea    Joe Mackey               Southern California
11 NYK    Henry Bibby              UCLA
12 Phoe   Matt Gantt               St. Bonaventure
13 GS     John Tshogl              UC Santa Barbara
14 Bos    Nate Stephens            Long Beach State
15 Chi    Ted Martiniuk            St. Peter's
16 Mil    Art White                Georgetown
Fifth Round
1  Port   Mike Reid                California-Riverside
2  Buff   Arnie Berman             Brown
3  Clev   Sam Cash                 California-Riverside
4  Det    Ernest Pettis            Western Michigan
5  Cin    Dave Bustion             Denver
6  Phil   Joe Bynes                Arkansas AM&N
7  Hous   James Silas              Stephen F. Austin
8  Atl    Bob Lackey               Marquette
9  Balt   Walter Jones             Long Island
10 Sea    Gary Ladd                Seattle
11 NYK    Bob Ford                 Purdue
12 Phoe   Wardell Dyson            Shaw
13 GS     Charles Dudley           Washington
14 Bos    Bryan Adrian             Davidson
15 Chi    Rowland Garrett          Florida State
16 Mil    Ron Harris               Wichita State
17 LAL    Glen Summors             Gannon
Sixth Round
1  Port   Joe Gaines               Belmont
2  Buff   Ed Czernota              Sacred Heart
3  Clev   Tom Parker               Kentucky
4  Det    Terry Benton             Wichita State
5  Phil   John Glover              Wiley
6  Cin    Jerry Crocker            Guilford
7  Hous   Mike Collins             Seattle
8  Atl    Randy Knoll              Marshall
9  Balt   Wayne Dillard            Eastern Michigan
10 Sea    Ron Thomas               Louisville
11 NYK    Greg Cleuss              St. John's
12 Phoe   Charles Edge             LeMoyne-Owen
13 GS     Henry Bacon              Louisville
14 Bos    Doug Holcomb             Memphis
15 Chi    Mike Stewart             Santa Clara
16 Bos    Wally Wright             PMC Colleges
17 LAL    Sam Simmons              Bradley
Seventh Round
1  Port   Bob Lynn                 Long Beach State
2  Buff   Greg Kohls               Syracuse
3  Clev   Steve Davidson           West Texas State
4  Det    Bruce Anderson           Arizona
5  Cin    Mike Sneed               Fayetteville
6  Phil   Curtis Pritchett         St. Augustine
7  Hous   Mike Jackson             Cal State-Los Angeles
8  Atl    Billy Pleas              Detroit
9  Balt   Marvin Brown             Jackson State
10 Sea    Jerry Dunn               Western Kentucky
11 NYK    Tracy Tripucka           Lafayette
12 Phoe   Bernie Fryer             Brigham Young
13 GS     William Franklin         Purdue
14 Bos    Steve Previs             North Carolina
15 Chi    Jerry Pender             Fresno State
16 Mil    Mickey Davis             Duquesne
Eighth Round
1  Port   Ruben Vance              Kent State
2  Buff   Andy Denny               South Alabama State
3  Clev   Roger Evans              Kent State
4  Det    Ben Kelso                Central Michigan
5  Phil   Jim Kopp                 Rockhurst
6  Cin    Jerry Clack              Oklahoma
7  Hous   Henry Harris             Auburn
8  Atl    Oscar Evans              Butler
9  Balt   Jim Floyd                Shaw
10 Sea    Willy Stoudamire         Portland State
11 NYK    Tom Corde                Ohio
12 Phoe   Russell Golden           Jackson State
13 GS     John Burks               San Francisco
14 Bos    Sam McCarney             Oral Roberts
15 Chi    Cavin Anderson           Valley City
16 Mil    Charles Kirkland         Cheyney
Ninth Round
1  Port   Scott McCandlish         Virginia
2  Buff   John Collins             Brockport State
3  Clev   Greg Starrick            Southern Illinois
4  Det    Kessie Mangam            Ferris State
5  Cin    Steve McMahon            Merrimack
6  Phil   Rod Murray               Cal State-Los Angeles
7  Atl    Larry Strozier           Morehouse
8  Balt   Ruppert Breedlove        Oglethorpe
9  Sea    Dwight Holliday          Hawaii
10 NYK    Tom Sullivan             Fordham
11 Phoe   Bill Kennedy             Arizona
12 GS     Bill Duey                California
13 Chi    Ralph Houston            West Texas State
14 Mil    Jim Regenold             Ball State
Tenth Round
1  Port   Kresimir Cosic           Brigham Young
2  Clev   Kent Martens             Abilene Christian
3  Det    Kent Hollenbeck          Kentucky
4  Phil   Gary Watson              Wisconsin
5  Cin    David Hall               Kansas State
6  Atl    Jim Clesson              Tulsa
7  Balt   Will Loftin              SW Louisiana
8  Sea    Dan Stewart              Washington State
9  NYK    Richie Garner            Manhattan
10 Phoe   Al Vilcheck              Louisville
11 Bos    Marty Hunt               Kenyon
12 Chi    Chuck Taylor             West Liberty State
13 Mil    Jolly Spight             Santa Clara
Eleventh Round
1  Port   Jimmy Wilkins            San Diego State
2  Buff   Jim Prokell              Edinboro State
3  Cin    Floyd Mathew             Northern Arizona
4  Atl    Charles Allen            Texas Southern
5  Balt   Marvin Watkins           Jackson State
6  Sea    Steve Turner             Vanderbilt
7  NYK    Chic Downing             Benedictine
8  Phoe   John Belcher             Arkansas State
9  Bos    Mark Minor               Ohio State
10 Chi    Jackie Young             Rocky Mountain
Twelfth Round
1  Buff   Frank Dewitt             Virginia
2  Cin    Len Baltimore            George Washington
3  Atl    James Green              Paine College
4  Balt   Lloyd Adams              Rhode Island
5  Sea    Gregg Daust              U. of Missouri (St. Louis)
6  Phoe   Mark Soderberg           Utah
7  Bos    Phil Stephens            South Carolina State
8  Chi    Al Cotler                Penn
Thirteenth Round
1  Port   Larry Morris             Tulsa
2  Buff   Kim Huband               U. of North Carolina
3  Cin    Kent Scott               Pittsburgh
4  Balt   Mike Krawzyk             Loyola (Md.)
5  Phoe   Kelly Utley              Shaw
6  Chi    Mike Barr                Duquesne
Fourteenth Round
1  Port   Paul Kelley              Shaw
2  Buff   Greg Corson              North Carolina
3  Cin    Bob Allen                Missouri
4  Balt   Aubrey Nash              Kansas
5  Sea    Cleveland Hill           Nicholas State
6  Phoe   Ray Golson               West Texas State
7  Chi    Andrew Pettes            Oklahoma
Fifteenth Round
1  Port   Rich Haubeggar           Wake Forest
2  Buff   Paul Hoffman             St. Bonaventure
3  Cin    Mike Jefferies           Oklahoma State
4  Balt   Gary Handleman           Hopkins
5  Chi    Greg Lowery              Texas Tech
Sixteenth Round
1  Port   Mose Adolph              Los Angeles State
2  Buff   Norman Bounds            Brockport State
3  Cin    Mike Peterson            Nebraska
4  Chi    Charles Hall             W. Montana
Seventeenth Round
1  Chi    John Thornton            South Carolina State
Eighteenth Round
1  Chi    Ron Manning              Manhattan