Who was the first pick in the 1972 NBA Draft?

Answer 1

First Round

1 Det Bob Lanier St. Bonaventure

2 SD Rudy Tomjanovich Michigan

3 Atl Pete Maravich Louisiana State

4 Bos Dave Cowens Florida State

5 Cin Sam Lacey New Mexico State

6 Sea Jim Ard Cincinnati

7 Clev John Johnson Iowa

8 Port Geoff Petrie Princeton

9 Balt George Johnson Stephen F. Austin

10 Phoe Greg Howard New Mexico

11 Chi Jimmy Collins New Mexico State

12 Phil Al Henry Wisconsin

13 LAL Jim McMillian Columbia

14 Atl John Vallely UCLA

15 Buff John Hummer Princeton

16 Mil Gary Freeman Oregon State

17 NY Mike Price Illinois

Answer 2

First Round

1 Port LaRue Martin Loyola (IL)

2 Buff Bob McAdoo North Carolina

3 Clev Dwight Davis Houston

4 Phoe Corky Calhoun Penn

5 Phil Fred Boyd Oregon State

6 Mil Russell Lee Marshall

7 Sea Bud Stallworth Kansas

8 NY Tom Riker South Carolina

9 Det Bob Nash Hawaii

10 Bos Paul Westphal USC

11 Chi Ralph Simpson Michigan State

12 Mil Julius Erving Massachusetts

13 LAL Travis Grant Kentucky State

Answer 3

First Round

1 Phil Doug Collins Illinois State

2 Clev Jim Brewer Minnesota

3 Buff Ernie DiGregorio Providence

4 Sea Mike Green Louisiana Tech

5 LAL Kermit Washington American

6 Hous Ed Ratleff Long Beach State

7 KC-O Ron Behagen MInnesota

8 Phoe Mike Bantom St. Joseph's

9 Atl Dwight Jones Houston

10 Atl John Brown Missouri

11 GS Kevin Joyce South Carolina

12 Chi Kevin Kunnert Iowa

13 Cap Nick Weatherspoon Illinois

14 NY Mel Davis St. John's

15 Port Barry Parkhill Virginia

16 Mil Swen Nater UCLA

17 Bos Steve Downing Indiana

18 Phil Raymond Lewis Cal State-Los Angeles

Answer 4

First Round

1 Atl David Thompson North Carolina State

2 LAL David Meyers UCLA

3 Atl Marvin Webster Morgan State

4 Phoe Alvan Adams Oklahoma

5 Phil Darryl Dawkins None

6 Port Lionel Hollins Arizona State

7 NO Rich Kelley Stanford

8 LAL Junior Bridgeman Louisville

9 NY Eugene Short Jackson State

10 KC-O Bill Robinzine DePaul

11 Hous Joe Meriweather Southern Illinois

12 Sea Frank Oleynick Seattle

13 KC-O Bob Bigelow Penn

14 GS Joe Bryant La Salle

15 Clev John Lambert USC

16 Phoe Ricky Sobers Nevada-Las Vegas

17 Bos Tom Boswell South Carolina

18 Wash Kevin Grevey Kentucky

Answer 5

First Round

1 Hous John Lucas Maryland

2 Chi Scott May Indiana

3 KC Richard Washington UCLA

4 Det Leon Douglas Alabama

5 Port Wally Walker Virginia

6 Buff Adrian Dantley Notre Dame

7 Mil Quinn Buckner Indiana

8 GS Robert Parish Centenary

9 Atl Armond Hill Princeton

10 Phoe Ron Lee Oregon

11 Sea Bob Wilkerson Indiana

12 Phil Terry Furlow Michigan State

13 Wash Mitch Kupchak North Carolina

14 Wash Larry Wright Grambling

15 Clev Chuckie Williams Kansas State

16 Bos Norman Cook Kansas

17 GS Sonny Parker Texas A&M