Index
NBA Draft
1977 NBA Draft, First Round
First Round Player College
1. Milwaukee Bucks Kent Benson Indiana
2. Kansas City Kings Otis Birdsong Houston
3. Milwaukee Bucks Marques Johnson UCLA
4. Washington Bullets Greg Ballard Oregon
5. Phoenix Suns Walter Davis North Carolina
6. Los Angeles Lakers Kenny Carr North Carolina State
7. New York Nets Bernard King Tennessee
8. Seattle SuperSonics Jack Sikma Illinois Wesleyan
9. Denver Nuggets Tom LaGarde North Carolina
10. New York Knicks Ray Williams Minnesota
11. Milwaukee Bucks Ernie Grunfeld Tennessee
12. Boston Celtics Cedric Maxwell North Carolina-Charlotte
13. Chicago Bulls Tate Armstrong Duke
14. Atlanta Hawks Tree Rollins Clemson
15. Los Angeles Lakers Brad Davis Maryland
16. Golden State Warriors Rickey Green Michigan
17. Washington Bullets Bo Ellis Marquette
18. Golden State Warriors Wesley Cox Louisville
19. Portland Trail Blazers Rich Laurel Hofstra
20. Philadelphia 76ers Glenn Mosley Seton Hall
21. Denver Nuggets Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts
22. Los Angeles Lakers Norm Nixon Duquesne
1977 DRAFT
10-juin-77
New York, NY
First Round
1  Mil    Kent Benson              Indiana
2  KC     Otis Birdsong            Houston
3  Mil    Marques Johnson          UCLA
4  Wash   Greg Ballard             Oregon
5  Phoe   Walter Davis             North Carolina
6  LAL    Kenny Carr               North Carolina St.
7  NYN    Bernard King             Tennessee
8  Sea    Jack Sikma               Illinois Wesleyan
9  Den    Tom LaGarde              North Carolina
10 NYK    Ray Williams             Minnesota
11 Mil    Ernie Grunfeld           Tennessee
12 Bos    Cedric Maxwell           North Carolina-Charlotte
13 Chi    Tate Armstrong           Duke
14 Atl    Tree Rollins             Clemson
15 LAL    Brad Davis               Maryland
16 GS     Rickey Green             Michigan
17 Wash   Bo Ellis                 Marquette
18 GS     Wesley Cox               Louisville
19 Port   Rich Laurel              Hofstra
20 Phil   Glenn Mosley             Seton Hall
21 Den    Anthony Roberts          Oral Roberts
22 LAL    Norm Nixon               Duquesne
Second Round
1  Chi    Mike Glenn               Southern Illinois
2  Buff   Larry Johnson            Kentucky
3  Phil   Wilson Washington        Old Dominion
4  NYK    Glen Gondrezick          Nevada-Las Vegas
5  Mil    Glenn Williams           St. John's
6  Port   Kim Anderson             Missouri
7  Ind    Alonzo Bradley           Texas Southern
8  Chi    Steve Sheppard           Maryland
9  KC     Eddie Owens              Nevada-Las Vegas
10 NYK    Toby Knight              Notre Dame
11 Clev   Ed Jordan                Rutgers
12 Hous   Larry Moffett            Nevada-Las Vegas
13 Chi    Mark Landsberger         Arizona State
14 Det    Ben Poquette             Central Michigan
15 SA     Jeff Wilkins             Illinois State
16 GS     Ricky Love               Alabama-Huntsville
17 Wash   Phil Walker              Millersville
18 Hous   Robert Reid              St. Mary's (TX)
19 Port   T.R. Dunn                Alabama
20 Phil   Bob Elliott              Arizona
21 Phil   Herm Harris              Arizona
22 NO     Essie Hollis             St. Bonaventure
Third Round
1  KC     Bill Paterno             Notre Dame
2  LAL    James Edwards            Washington
3  Mil    Gary Yoder               Cincinnati
4  Atl    Sam Smith                Nevada-Las Vegas
5  Atl    Eddie Johnson            Auburn
6  NO     Tony Hansen              Connecticut
7  Ind    Stan Mayhew              Weber State
8  Sea    Joe Hassett              Providence
9  KC     John Kuester             North Carolina
10 NYK    Lloyd McMillian          Long Beach State
11 Clev   Steve Grote              Michigan
12 Bos    Skip Brown               Wake Forest
13 Wash   Steve Puidokas           Washington State
14 Det    John Irving              Hofstra
15 SA     Dan Henderson            Arkansas State
16 GS     Marlon Redmond           San Francisco
17 Wash   Jerry Schellenberg       Wake Forest
18 Hous   Phil Bond                Louisville
19 Port   Ricky Brown              Alabama
20 Phil   Arnold Dugger            Oral Roberts
21 Den    Robert Smith             Nevada-Las Vegas
22 Phoe   Mike Bratz               Stanford
Fourth Round
1  NYN    Bob Elmore               Wichita State
2  Buff   Melvin Watkins           North Carolina-Charlotte
3  Mil    Lewis Brown              Nevada-Las Vegas
4  Atl    Dave Bormann             Gardner-Webb
5  Phoe   Greg Griffin             Idaho State
6  NO     Dennis Boyd              Detroit
7  Ind    George Pendleton         Georgia State
8  Sea    Jim Cooper               Alabama
9  KC     Larry Williams           Texas Southern
10 NYK    Steve Hayes              Idaho State
11 Clev   Melvin Jones             West Texas State
12 Bos    Jeff Cummings            Tulane
13 Chi    Mike McConalthy          Louisiana Tech
14 Det    Bruce King               Iowa
15 SA     Matt Hicks               Northern Illinois
16 GS     Roy Smith                Kentucky State
17 Wash   David Reavis             Georgia
18 Hous   Rocky Smith              Oregon State
19 Port   Greg White               USC
20 Phil   Jack Jones               Utah
21 GS     Leartha Scott            Wisconsin-Parkside
22 LAL    Tony Robertson           West Virginia
Fifth Round
1  NYN    Gerald Cunningham        Kentucky State
2  Buff   Mike Hanley              Niagara
3  Mil    Ron Norwood              DePaul
4  Atl    Bill Gordon              Tennessee-Chattanooga
5  Phoe   Cecil Rellford           St. John's
6  NO     Jim Grady                Gonzaga
7  Ind    Marvin Jackson           Prairie View A&M
8  Sea    Dale Haberman            McKendree
9  KC     Bob Chapman              Michigan State
10 NYK    Bill Terry               Monmouth
11 Clev   Al Smith                 Jackson State
12 Bos    Bill Langloh             Virginia
13 Chi    Nate Davis               South Carolina
14 Det    Jim Kennedy              Missouri
15 SA     Scott Sims               Missouri
16 GS     Ray Epps                 Norfolk State
17 Wash   Bruce Parkinson          Purdue
18 Hous   Ed Thompson              Idaho State
19 Port   Donn Wilber              La Salle
20 Phil   Teko Wynder              Tulsa
21 Den    John Billups             Mississippi
22 LAL    John Robinson            Michigan
Sixth Round
1  NYN    Mark Crow                Duke
2  Buff   Curvan Lewis             Virginia Union
3  Mil    Chuck Goodyear           Miami (OH)
4  Atl    Calvin Crews             SW Louisiana
5  Phoe   Billy McKinney           Northwestern
6  NO     Wayne Golden             Tennessee-Chattanooga
7  Ind    Tom Scheffler            Purdue
8  Sea    Bucky O'Brien            Seattle
9  KC     Bob Cooper               Providence
10 NYK    Jerry Graycraft          Milligan
11 Clev   Ron Cox                  East Washington State
12 Bos    Roy Pace                 Rutgers-Camden
13 Chi    Jay Chessman             Brigham Young
14 Det    Herb Nobles              Kansas
15 SA     Bruce Buckley            North Carolina
16 GS     Jack Phelan              St. Francis (PA)
17 Wash   Ernie Wansley            Virginia Tech
18 Port   Myron Jordan             Pacific
19 Phil   George Gibson            Winston-Salem
20 Den    Jim Town                 Massachusetts
21 LAL    Grover Woolard           Murray State
Seventh Round
1  NYN    Scott Conant             Newberry
2  Buff   Mike Jackson             Tennessee
3  Mil    Ron Bostic               Detroit
4  Atl    James Holliman           Arizona State
5  Phoe   Alvin Scott              Oral Roberts
6  NO     Lusia Harris             Delta State
7  Sea    Billy Reynolds           NW Louisiana
8  KC     Bruce Jenner             Graceland
9  NYK    Tom Weadock              St. John's
10 Clev   Bob Riddle               Eastern Michigan
11 Bos    Dave Kyle                Cleveland State
12 Chi    Mike Smith               Evansville
13 Det    Robert Lewis             Johnson C. Smith
14 SA     Richard Robinson         New Mexico
15 GS     Jerry Thurston           Mercer
16 Wash   Calvin Brown             American
17 Port   Don Smith                Oregon State
18 Phil   Dennin Forest            Nebraska-Omaha
19 Den    Willie High              Alabama State
20 LAL    Lars Hansen              Washington
Eighth Round
1  NYN    Ralph Drollinger         UCLA
2  Buff   Emery Sammons            Philadelphia Textile
3  Mil    Larry Pikes              Wisconsin-Milwaukee
4  Atl    Vern Thompson            Brigham Young
5  Phoe   Alvin Joseph             California-Riverside
6  NO     Dave Speicher            Toledo
8  Sea    Jeff Frey                Evansville
10 NYK    Ken Slappy               St. Peter's
11 Clev   Tom Cutter               Western Michigan
12 Bos    Tom Harris               Bowling Green
13 Chi    Rich Rhodes              Eastern Illinois
14 Det    Tim Appleton             Kenyon
15 SA     Jerome Gladney           Arizona
16 GS     Ricky March              Manhattan
17 Wash   Pat McKinley             Towson State
19 Port   Harold Rhodes            Washington
20 Phil   John Olive               Villanova
21 Den    Len Saunders             Florida
22 LAL    Art Allen                Pepperdine