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NBA Draft
1983 NBA Draft, First Round
First Round Player College
1. Houston Rockets Ralph Sampson Virginia
2. Indiana Pacers Steve Stipanovich Missouri
3. Houston Rockets Rodney McCray Louisville
4. San Diego Clippers Byron Scott Arizona State
5. Chicago Bulls Sidney Green Nevada-Las Vegas
6. Golden State Warriors Russell Cross Purdue
7. Utah Jazz Thurl Bailey North Carolina State
8. Detroit Pistons Antoine Carr Wichita State
9. Dallas Mavericks Dale Ellis Tennessee
10. Washington Bullets Jeff Malone Mississippi State
11. Dallas Mavericks Derek Harper Illinois
12. New York Knicks Darrell Walker Arkansas
13. Kansas City Kings Ennis Whatley Alabama
14. Portland Trail Blazers Clyde Drexler Houston
15. Denver Nuggets Howard Carter Louisiana State
16. Seattle SuperSonics Jon Sundvold Missouri
17. Philadelphia 76ers Leo Rautins Syracuse
18. Milwaukee Bucks Randy Breuer Minnesota
19. San Antonio Spurs John Paxson Notre Dame
20. Cleveland Cavaliers Roy Hinson Rutgers
21. Boston Celtics Greg Kite Brigham Young
22. Washington Bullets Randy Wittman Indiana
23. Indiana Pacers Mitchell Wiggins Florida State
24. Cleveland Cavaliers Stewart Granger Villanova
1983 DRAFT
28-juin-83
New York, NY
*Choice awarded to Cleveland to replace draft choices traded by
previous ownership
First Round
1  Hous   Ralph Sampson            Virginia
2  Ind    Steve Stipanovich        Missouri
3  Hous   Rodney McCray            Louisville
4  SD     Byron Scott              Arizona State
5  Chi    Sidney Green             Nevada-Las Vegas
6  GS     Russell Cross            Purdue
7  Utah   Thurl Bailey             North Carolina State
8  Det    Antoine Carr             Wichita State
9  Dall   Dale Ellis               Tennessee
10 Wash   Jeff Malone              Mississippi State
11 Dall   Derek Harper             Illinois
12 NYK    Darrell Walker           Arkansas
13 KC     Ennis Whatley            Alabama
14 Port   Clyde Drexler            Houston
15 Den    Howard Carter            Louisiana State
16 Sea    Jon Sundvold             Missouri
17 Phil   Leo Rautins              Syracuse
18 Mil    Randy Breuer             Minnesota
19 SA     John Paxson              Notre Dame
20 Clev   Roy Hinson               Rutgers
21 Bos    Greg Kite                Brigham Young
22 Wash   Randy Wittman            Indiana
23 Ind    Mitchell Wiggins         Florida State
24*Clev   Stewart Granger          Villanova
Second Round
1  Chi    Sidney Lowe              North Carolina State
2  Ind    Leroy Combs              Oklahoma State
3  Clev   John Garris              Boston College
4  Phoe   Rod Foster               UCLA
5  Chi    Larry Micheaux           Houston
6  Dall   Mark West                Old Dominion
7  Atl    Glenn Rivers             Marquette
8  Wash   Michael Britt            District of Columbia
9  Dall   Dirk Minniefield         Kentucky
10 Wash   Guy Williams             Washington State
11 SA     Darrell Lockhart         Auburn
12 Sea    Scooter McCray           Louisville
13 Den    David Russell            St. John's
14 KC     Chris McNealy            San Jose State
15 Port   Granville Waiters        Ohio State
16 Ind    James Thomas             Indiana
17 Mil    Ted Kitchel              Indiana
18 Mil    Mike Davis               Alabama
19 GS     Pace Mannion             Utah
20 NJ     Horace Owens             Rhode Island
21 Phoe   Paul Williams            Arizona State
22 SA     Kevin Williams           St. John's
23 Phil   Ken Lyons                North Texas State
Third Round
1  Hous   Craig Ehlo               Washington State
2  Ind    Greg Jones               West Virginia
3  Clev   Paul Thompson            Tulane
4  Phoe   Derek Whittenburg        North Carolina State
5  Bos    Winfred King             East Tennessee
6  GS     Michael Holton           UCLA
7  Utah   Robert Hansen            Iowa
8  Det    Erich Santifer           Syracuse
9  Clev   Larry Anderson           Nevada-Las Vegas
10 Wash   Darren Daye              UCLA
11 Atl    John Pinone              Villanova
12 NJ     Bruce Kuczenski          Connecticut
13 KC     Steve Harriel            Washington State
14 Den    David Little             Oklahoma
15 Port   Tom Piotrowski           La Salle
16 Sea    Frank Burnell            Stetson
17 Phil   Claude Riley             Texas A&M
18 Mil    Billy Goodwin            St. John's
19 Clev   Les Craft                Kansas State
20 Clev   Derrick Hord             Kentucky
21 Bos    Craig Robinson           Virginia
22 LAL    Orlando Phillips         Pepperdine
23 Phil   Dan Ruland               James Madison
Fourth Round
1  Hous   Darrell Browder          Texas Christian
2  Ind    Terry Fair               Georgia
3  Clev   Dwight Jones             Cincinnati
4  Phil   Kalpatrick Wells         Mississippi State
5  Chi    Ron Crevier              Boston College
6  Utah   Doug Arnold              Texas Christian
7  GS     Pete Thibeaux            St. Mary's (CA)
8  Det    Steve Bouchie            Indiana
9  Dall   Johnny Martin            NW Louisiana
10 Wash   Dan Gay                  SW Louisiana
11 Atl    Harry Kelley             Texas Southern
12 NYK    Mark Jones               St. Bonaventure
13 Den    York Gross               UC Santa Barbara
14 KC     Mike Jackson             Wyoming
15 Port   Tim Dunham               Chaminade
16 Sea    Pete DeBisschop          Fairfield
17 NJ     Barney Mines             Bradley
18 Mil    Mark Nickens             American
19 Phoe   Sam Mosley               Nevada-Reno
20 SA     Brant Weidner            William & Mary
21 Bos    Carlos Clark             Mississippi
22 LAL    Terry Lewis              Mississippi State
23 Phil   Craig Robinson           Princeton
Fifth Round
1  Hous   Chuck Barnett            Oklahoma
2  Ind    Roger Stieg              Mississippi
3  Clev   Chris Logan              Holy Cross
4  SD     Manute Bol               None (Sudan)
5  Chi    Tim Andree               Notre Dame
6  GS     Greg Hines               Hampton Institute
7  Utah   Mark Clark               Oklahoma
8  Det    Ken Austin               Rice
9  Dall   Jim Lampley              Arkansas-Little Rock
10 Wash   Robin Dixon              New Hampshire
11 Atl    Charles Jones            Oklahoma
12 NYK    Troy Lee Mikell          East Tennessee
13 KC     Lorenza Andrews          Oklahoma State
14 Den    James Braddock           North Carolina
15 Port   Gary Monroe              Wright State
16 Sea    Brad Watson              Washington
17 NJ     Tyren Naulls             Texas A&M
18 Mil    Mark Petteway            New Orleans
19 SA     Jeff Pehl                Richmond
20 Phoe   Rick Lamb                Illinois State
21 Bos    Bob Reitz                Stonehill
22 LAL    Danny Dixon              Alabama A&M
23 Phil   Mike Milligan            Tennessee State
Sixth Round
1  Hous   Jim Stack                Northwestern
2  Ind    Cliff Pruitt             Alabama-Birmingham
3  Clev   Mel McLaughlin           Central Michigan
4  Mil    Russell Todd             West Virginia
5  Chi    Ernest Patterson         New Mexico State
6  Utah   Fred Gilliam             Clemson
7  GS     Tom Heywood              Weber State
8  Det    Derek Perry              Michigan State
9  Dall   Billy Allen              Nevada-Reno
10 Wash   Donald Carroll           St. Augustine's
11 Atl    Tom Bethea               Richmond
12 NYK    Tony Simms               Boston U
13 Den    Glenn Green              Murray State
14 KC     Alvis Rogers             Wake Forest
15 Port   Derrick Pope             Montana
16 Sea    Tony Wilson              Western Kentucky
17 NJ     Oscar Taylor             New Orleans
18 Mil    Charles Hurt             Kentucky
19 Phoe   Edward Bona              Fordham
20 SA     Ricky Hooker             St. Mary's (TX)
21 Bos    Paul Atkins              Houston Baptist
22 LAL    Mark Steele              Colorado State
23 Phil   Sedale Threatt           West Virginia Tech
Seventh Round
1  Hous   Brian Kellerman          Idaho
2  Ind    Tony Brown               Indiana
3  Clev   John Columbo             John Carroll
4  SD     Dan Evans                Oregon State
5  Chi    Jacque Hill              USC
6  GS     Peter Williams           Utah
7  Utah   Joe Kazanowski           Victoria (Canada)
8  Det    Rob Gonzalez             Colorado
9  Dall   Terrell Schlundt         Marquette
10 Wash   Danny Womack             Winston-Salem
11 Atl    Lex Drum                 Alabama-Birmingham
12 NYK    Desi Barimore            Fresno State
13 KC     Dane Suttle              Pepperdine
14 Den    Maurice McDaniel         Catawba
15 Port   Paul Little              Penn
16 Sea    Tony Gattis              Mercer
17 NJ     Keith Bennett            Sacred Heart
18 Mil    Anthony Hicks            Xavier (OH)
19 SA     Keith Williams           Panhandle State
20 Phoe   Fred Brown               Virginia Commonwealth
21 Bos    Roy Jackson              Providence
22 LAL    Ricky Mixon              Cal State-Fullerton
23 Phil   Tony Bruin               Syracuse
Eighth Round
1  Hous   Jeff Bolding             Arkansas State
2  Ind    Ray McCallum             Ball State
3  Clev   Larry Tucker             Lewis (IL)
4  SD     Mark Gannon              Iowa
5  Chi    Terry Bradley            Chicago State
6  Utah   Michael McCombs          Santa Fe
7  GS     Doug Harris              Central Washington
8  Det    George Wenzel            Augustana
9  Dall   Bill Sadler              Pepperdine
10 Wash   Bernard Perry            Howard
11 Atl    George Thomas            Georgia Tech
12 NYK    Mike Lang                Penn State
13 Den    Cliff Tribus             Davidson
14 KC     Preston Neumayr          Cal State-Davis
15 Port   Frank Smith              Arizona
16 Sea    Ray Smith                Armstrong State
17 NJ     Joe Myers                Duquesne
18 Mil    Brett Burkholder         DePaul
19 Phoe   Mike Mulquin             Villanova
20 SA     Norville Brown           Oklahoma Christian
21 Bos    Trent Johnson            Pittsburgh
22 Phil   Gordon Austin            American
Ninth Round
1  Hous   James Campbell           Oklahoma City
2  Ind    Lynn Mitchem             Butler
3  Clev   Joe Brown                Georgia State
4  SD     David Maxwell            Fordham
5  Chi    Ray Orange               Oklahoma Christian
6  GS     Greg Goorjiam            Loyola Marymount
7  Utah   Ron Webb                 Oklahoma Christian
8  Det    Marlow McLain            Eastern Michigan
9  Dall   Sherrod Arnold           Chicago State
10 Wash   Ricky Moreland           Maryland-Baltimore
11 Atl    Wil Kotchery             Livingston State
12 NYK    Charles Jones            Marshall
13 KC     Bernard Hill             Panhandle State
14 Den    Bobby Van Noy            Catawba
15 Port   Phil Hopson              Idaho
16 Sea    Tony Washington          Hampton Institute
17 NJ     Kevin Black              Rutgers
18 Mil    Bill Varner              Notre Dame
19 SA     Gary Gaspard             St. Mary's (TX)
20 Phoe   Joe Dykstra              Western Illinois
21 Bos    John Rice                Massachusetts-Boston
22 Phil   Charles Fisher           James Madison
Tenth Round
2  Ind    Mark Smed                Augustana (SD)
3  Clev   Jon Hanley               Xavier (OH)
4  SD     Keith Smith              San Diego State
5  Chi    Tom Emma                 Duke
6  Utah   Odell Mosteller          Auburn
7  GS     Michael Zeno             Long Beach State
8  Det    Ike Person               Michigan
9  Dall   Clyde Corley             Florida International
10 Wash   Isiah Singletary         St. Louis
11 Atl    Ronnie Carr              Western Carolina
12 NYK    Bernard Randolph         DePaul
13 Den    Cleveland McCrae         Catawba
14 KC     Aaron Haskins            Washington State
15 Port   Russ Christianson        East Oregon State
16 Sea    David Binion             North Carolina Central
17 NJ     Rich Simkus              Princeton
18 Mil    Bob Kelly                St. John's
19 Phoe   Bo Overton               Oklahoma
20 SA     Lamar Heard              Georgia
21 Bos    Andy Kupec               Bentley