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1972 NBA Draft

396 picks · 96 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1972 class

Julius Erving

Pick #12 · 754 games · 22.0 career PPG

PickRdPlayerPositionTeamCollegeCareer GCareer PPG
1 1 LaRue Martin Center POR Loyola Chicago 208 5.5
1 1 Larue Martin Center POR Loyola-Chicago 208 5.5
2 1 Bob McAdoo Center LAC UNC 778 20.8
2 1 Bob McAdoo Center LAC North Carolina 778 20.8
3 1 Dwight Davis CLE Houston
3 1 Double D Davis Forward CLE Houston
4 1 Corky Calhoun Forward PHX Penn 466 5.5
4 1 Corky Calhoun Forward PHX Pennsylvania 466 5.5
5 1 Freddie Boyd PHI Oregon State
5 1 Fred Boyd Point Guard PHI Oregon State
6 1 Russ Lee MIL Marshall
6 1 Russell Lee Forward MIL Marshall
7 1 Bud Stallworth OKC Kansas
7 1 Isaac Stallworth Forward OKC Kansas
8 1 Tom Riker Forward NYK South Carolina 82 2.7
8 1 Tom Riker Forward NYK South Carolina 82 2.7
9 1 Bob Nash Small Forward DET Hawaii 219 4.7
9 1 Bob Nash Small Forward DET Hawaii 219 4.7
10 1 Paul Westphal Guard BOS USC 660 14.3
10 1 Paul Westphal Guard BOS Southern California 660 14.3
11 1 Ralph Simpson Guard CHI Michigan State 274 7.0
11 1 Ralph Simpson Guard CHI Michigan State 274 7.0
12 1 Julius Erving Small Forward MIL UMass 754 22.0
12 1 Julius Erving Small Forward MIL Massachusetts 754 22.0
13 1 Travis Grant Forward LAL Kentucky State University 36 3.6
13 1 Travis Grant Forward LAL Kentucky State 36 3.6
14 2 Bob Davis Forward POR Weber State 9 1.8
14 2 Bob Davis Forward POR Weber State 9 1.8
15 2 Harold Fox Point Guard LAC Jacksonville University 10 3.1
15 2 Harold Fox Point Guard LAC Jacksonville 10 3.1
16 2 Jim Price Guard LAL Louisville 482 10.6
16 2 Jim Price Guard LAL Louisville 482 10.6
17 2 Chris Ford Guard DET Villanova 711 9.7
17 2 Chris Ford Guard DET Villanova 711 9.7
18 2 Joby Wright Forward OKC Indiana 77 3.9
18 2 Joby Wright Forward OKC Indiana 77 3.9
19 2 Sam Sibert Forward SAC Kentucky State University 5 2.4
19 2 Sam Sibert Forward SAC Kentucky State 5 2.4
20 2 John Gianelli Center HOU University of the Pacific 383 7.4
20 2 John Gianelli Center HOU Pacific 383 7.4
21 2 Steve Bracey Guard ATL Tulsa 187 6.1
21 2 Steve Bracey Guard ATL Tulsa 187 6.1
22 2 Paul Stovall Forward LAL Arizona State 25 3.0
22 2 Paul Stovall Forward LAL Arizona State 25 3.0
23 2 Brian Taylor Guard OKC Princeton 270 10.6
23 2 Brian Taylor Guard OKC Princeton 270 10.6
24 2 Steve Hawes Center CLE Washington 649 8.2
24 2 Steve Hawes Center CLE Washington 649 8.2
25 2 Tom Patterson WAS Ouachita Baptist University
25 2 Tommy Patterson Forward WAS Ouachita Baptist
26 2 Dave Twardzik Guard POR Old Dominion 206 9.2
26 2 Dave Twardzik Guard POR Old Dominion 206 9.2
27 2 Dennis Wuycik BOS UNC
27 2 Dennis Wuycik BOS North Carolina
28 2 Mike Ratliff Center SAC University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 60 4.1
28 2 Mike Ratliff Center SAC Wisconsin-Eau Claire 60 4.1
29 2 Chuck Terry Guard MIL Cal State Long Beach 74 1.8
29 2 Chuck Terry Guard MIL Long Beach State 74 1.8
30 2 Ollie Johnson Small Forward POR Temple 601 7.5
30 2 Ollie Johnson Small Forward POR Temple 601 7.5
31 3 Lloyd Neal Forward POR Tennessee State 309 11.0
31 3 Lloyd Neal Forward POR Tennessee State 309 11.0
32 3 Bob Morse LAC Penn
32 3 Bob Morse LAC Pennsylvania
33 3 Scott English Small Forward PHX Texas-El Paso 29 3.2
33 3 Scott English Small Forward PHX Texas-El Paso 29 3.2
34 3 Don Buse Guard PHX University of Evansville 567 6.8
34 3 Don Buse Guard PHX Evansville 567 6.8
35 3 Frank Russell Guard CHI Detroit Mercy 23 3.2
35 3 Frank Russell Guard CHI Detroit Mercy 23 3.2
36 3 Charlie Tharpe PHI Belhaven College
36 3 Charlie Tharpe PHI Belhaven
37 3 Eric McWilliams Forward HOU Cal State Long Beach 44 2.0
37 3 Eric McWilliams Forward HOU Long Beach State 44 2.0
38 3 Ron Riley Forward SAC USC 247 5.9
38 3 Ron Riley Forward SAC Southern California 247 5.9
39 3 Kevin Porter Guard WAS Saint Francis University 641 12.3
39 3 Kevin Porter Guard WAS Saint Francis (PA) 641 12.3
40 3 Jim Creighton Forward OKC Colorado
40 3 Jim Creighton Forward OKC Colorado
41 3 Ansley Truitt NYK California
41 3 Ansley Truitt NYK California
42 3 Claude Terry Guard PHX Stanford 27 2.2
42 3 Claude Terry Guard PHX Stanford 27 2.2
43 3 Bill Chamberlain Forward GSW UNC 28 5.5
43 3 Bill Chamberlain Forward GSW North Carolina 28 5.5
44 3 Wayne Grabiec BOS Michigan
44 3 Wayne Grabiec BOS Michigan
45 3 Chuck Jura CHI Nebraska
45 3 Chuck Jura CHI Nebraska
46 3 George Adams MIL Gardner-Webb University
46 3 George Adams MIL Gardner-Webb
47 3 Gregg Northington LAL Alabama State University
47 3 Gregg Northington LAL Alabama State
48 4 Gary Stewart POR Canisius
48 4 Gary Stewart POR Canisius
49 4 George Bryant LAC Eastern Kentucky University
49 4 George Bryant LAC Eastern Kentucky
50 4 Hank Siemiontkowski CLE Villanova
50 4 Hank Siemiontkowski CLE Villanova
51 4 Ernie Fleming DET Jacksonville University
51 4 Ernie Fleming DET Jacksonville
52 4 Marshall Wingate PHI Niagara University
52 4 Marshall Wingate PHI Niagara
53 4 Frank Schade Guard SAC University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9 1.1
53 4 Frank Schade Guard SAC Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9 1.1
54 4 Wil Robinson HOU West Virginia
54 4 Wilbert Robinson HOU West Virginia
55 4 Reggie Bird ATL Princeton
55 4 Reggie Bird ATL Princeton
56 4 Al Sanders WAS LSU
56 4 Al Saunders WAS Louisiana State
57 4 Joe Mackey OKC USC
57 4 Joe Mackey OKC Southern California
58 4 Henry Bibby Guard NYK UCLA 590 8.3
58 4 Henry Bibby Guard NYK California-Los Angeles 590 8.3
59 4 Matt Gantt PHX St. Bonaventure
59 4 Matt Gantt PHX St. Bonaventure
60 4 John Tschogl Forward GSW UC Santa Barbara 113 2.5
60 4 John Tshogl GSW California-Santa Barbara
61 4 Nate Stephens BOS Cal State Long Beach
61 4 Nate Stephens BOS Long Beach State
62 4 Ted Martiniuk CHI Saint Peter's College
62 4 Ted Martiniuk CHI St. Peter's
63 4 Art White MIL Georgetown
63 4 Art White MIL Georgetown
64 5 Mike Reid POR University of California, Riverside
64 5 Mike Reid POR California-Riverside
65 5 Arnie Berman LAC Brown University
65 5 Arnie Berman LAC Brown
66 5 Sam Cash CLE University of California, Riverside
66 5 Sam Cash CLE California-Riverside
67 5 Ernest Pettis DET Western Michigan
67 5 Ernest Pettis DET Western Michigan
68 5 David Bustion SAC Denver
68 5 David Bustion SAC Denver
69 5 Joe Bynes PHI University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
69 5 Joe Bynes PHI Arkansas-Pine Bluff
70 5 James Silas Guard HOU Stephen F. Austin 335 14.5
70 5 James Silas Guard HOU Stephen F. Austin 335 14.5
71 5 Bob Lackey ATL Marquette
71 5 Bob Lackey ATL Marquette
72 5 Walter Jones WAS Long Island University
72 5 Walter Jones WAS Long Island-Brooklyn
73 5 Gary Ladd OKC Seattle University
73 5 Gary Ladd OKC Seattle
74 5 Bob Ford NYK Purdue
74 5 Bob Ford NYK Purdue
75 5 Wardell Dyson PHX Shaw
75 5 Wardell Dyson PHX Shaw
76 5 Charles Dudley Guard GSW Washington 200 4.1
76 5 Charles Dudley Guard GSW Washington 200 4.1
77 5 Bryan Adrian BOS Davidson
77 5 Bryan Adrian BOS Davidson
78 5 Rowland Garrett Small Forward CHI Florida State 146 5.6
78 5 Rowland Garrett Small Forward CHI Florida State 146 5.6
79 5 Ron Harris MIL Wichita State
79 5 Ron Harris MIL Wichita State
80 5 Glen Summors LAL Gannon University
80 5 Glen Summors LAL Gannon
81 6 Joe Gaines POR Belmont
81 6 Joe Gaines POR Belmont
82 6 Ed Czernota LAC Sacred Heart University
82 6 Ed Czernota LAC Sacred Heart
83 6 Tom Parker CLE Kentucky
83 6 Tom Parker CLE Kentucky
84 6 Terry Benton DET Wichita State
84 6 Terry Benton DET Wichita State
85 6 John Glover PHI Wiley College
85 6 John Glover PHI Wiley
86 6 Jerry Crocker SAC Guilford College
86 6 Jerry Crocker SAC Guilford
87 6 Mike Collins HOU Seattle University
87 6 Mike Collins HOU Seattle
88 6 Randy Knoll ATL Marshall
88 6 Randy Noll ATL Marshall
89 6 Dwaine Dillard WAS Eastern Michigan
89 6 Dwaine Dillard WAS Eastern Michigan
90 6 Ron Thomas OKC Louisville
90 6 Ronald Thomas OKC Louisville
91 6 Greg Cluess NYK St. John's
91 6 Greg Cleuss NYK St. John's (NY)
92 6 Charles Edge PHX LeMoyne-Owen College
92 6 Charles Edge PHX LeMoyne-Owen
93 6 Henry Bacon GSW Louisville
93 6 Henry Bacon GSW Louisville
94 6 Don Holcomb BOS Memphis
94 6 Doug Holcomb BOS Memphis
95 6 Mike Stewart CHI Santa Clara
95 6 Mike Stewart CHI Santa Clara
96 6 Wally Rice BOS Widener University
96 6 Wally Wright BOS Pine Manor
97 6 Sam Simmons LAL Bradley
97 6 Sam Simmons LAL Bradley
98 7 Bob Lynn POR Cal State Long Beach
98 7 Bob Lynn POR Long Beach State
99 7 Greg Kohls LAC Syracuse
99 7 Greg Kohls LAC Syracuse
100 7 Steve Davidson CLE West Texas A&M University
100 7 Steve Davidson CLE West Texas A&M
101 7 Bruce Anderson DET Arizona
101 7 Bruce Anderson DET Arizona
102 7 Mike Sneed SAC Fayetteville State University
102 7 Mike Sneed SAC Fayetteville State
103 7 Curtis Pritchett PHI Saint Augustine's College
103 7 Curtis Pritchett PHI Saint Augustine's
104 7 Mike Jackson HOU California State University, Los Angeles
104 7 Mike Jackson HOU Cal State-Los Angeles
105 7 Billy Pleas ATL Detroit Mercy
105 7 Billy Pleas ATL Detroit Mercy
106 7 Marvin Brown WAS Jackson State University
106 7 Marvin Brown WAS Jackson State
107 7 Jerry Dunn OKC Western Kentucky
107 7 Jerry Dunn OKC Western Kentucky
108 7 Tracy Tripucka NYK Lafayette College
108 7 Tracy Tripucka NYK Lafayette
109 7 Bernie Fryer Point Guard PHX BYU 111 6.2
109 7 Bernie Fryer Point Guard PHX Brigham Young 111 6.2
110 7 Bill Franklin GSW Purdue
110 7 William Franklin GSW Purdue
111 7 Steve Previs BOS UNC
111 7 Stephen Previs BOS North Carolina
112 7 Jerry Pender CHI Fresno State
112 7 Jerry Pender CHI Fresno State
113 7 Mickey Davis MIL Duquesne
113 7 Edward Davis Forward MIL Duquesne
114 8 Ruben Vance POR Kent State University
114 8 Ruben Vance POR Kent State
115 8 Andy Denny LAC University of South Alabama
115 8 Andy Denny LAC South Alabama
116 8 Roger Evans CLE Kent State University
116 8 Roger Evans CLE Kent State
117 8 Ben Kelso Point Guard DET Central Michigan University 46 1.8
117 8 Ben Kelso Point Guard DET Central Michigan 46 1.8
118 8 Jim Kopp PHI Rockhurst University
118 8 Jim Kopp PHI Rockhurst
119 8 Jerry Clack SAC Oklahoma State
119 8 Jerry Clack SAC Oklahoma
120 8 Henry Harris HOU Auburn
120 8 Henry Harris HOU Auburn
121 8 Oscar Evans ATL Butler
121 8 Oscar Evans ATL Butler
122 8 Jim Floyd WAS Shaw
122 8 Jim Floyd WAS Shaw
123 8 Willie Stoudamire OKC Portland State
123 8 Willy Stoudamire OKC Portland State
124 8 Tom Corde NYK Ohio University
124 8 Tom Corde NYK Ohio
125 8 Russell Golden PHX Jackson State University
125 8 Russell Golden PHX Jackson State
126 8 John Burks GSW San Francisco
126 8 John Burks GSW San Francisco
127 8 Sam McCamey BOS Oral Roberts
127 8 Sam McCarney BOS Oral Roberts
128 8 Cavin Andersen CHI Valley City State University
128 8 Cavin Anderson CHI Valley City State
129 8 Charles Kirkland MIL Cheyney (PA)
129 8 Charles Kirkland MIL Cheyney
130 9 Scott McCandlish POR Virginia
130 9 Scott McCandlish POR Virginia
131 9 John Collins Forward-Center LAC State University of New York at Brockport 541 15.7
131 9 John Collins LAC SUNY Brockport
132 9 Greg Starrick CLE Southern Illinois
132 9 Greg Starrick CLE Southern Illinois
133 9 Jesse Mangham DET Ferris State University
133 9 Kessie Mangam DET Ferris State
134 9 Steve McMahon SAC Merrimack College
134 9 Steve McMahon SAC Merrimack
135 9 Rod Murray PHI UCLA
135 9 Rod Murray PHI Cal State-Los Angeles
136 9 Larry Strozier ATL Morehouse College
136 9 Larry Strozier ATL Morehouse
137 9 Ruppert Breedlove WAS Oglethorpe University
137 9 Ruppert Breedlove WAS Oglethorpe
138 9 Dwight Holiday OKC Hawaii
138 9 Dwight Holliday OKC Hawaii
139 9 Tom Sullivan NYK Fordham
139 9 Tom Sullivan NYK Fordham
140 9 Bill Kennedy PHX Arizona
140 9 Bill Kennedy PHX Arizona
141 9 Bill Duwe GSW California
141 9 Bill Duey GSW California
142 9 Ralph Houston CHI West Texas A&M University
142 9 Ralph Houston CHI West Texas A&M
143 9 Jim Regenold MIL Ball State University
143 9 Jim Regenold MIL Ball State
144 10 Kresimir Cosic POR BYU
144 10 Kresimir Cosic POR Brigham Young
145 10 Kent Martens CLE Abilene Christian University
145 10 Kent Martens CLE Abilene Christian
146 10 Kent Hollenbeck DET Kentucky
146 10 Kent Hollenbeck DET Kentucky
147 10 Gary Watson PHI Wisconsin
147 10 Gary Watson PHI Wisconsin
148 10 David Hall SAC Kansas State
148 10 David Hall SAC Kansas State
149 10 Jim Clesson ATL Tulsa
149 10 Jim Clesson ATL Tulsa
150 10 Wilbert Loftin WAS Louisiana
150 10 Will Loftin WAS Louisiana-Lafayette
151 10 Dan Steward OKC Washington State
151 10 Dan Stewart OKC Washington State
152 10 Richie Garner NYK Manhattan University
152 10 Richie Garner NYK Manhattan
153 10 Al Vilcheck PHX Louisville
153 10 Al Vilcheck PHX Louisville
154 10 Marty Hunt BOS Kenyon College
154 10 Marty Hunt BOS Kenyon
155 10 Chuck Taylor CHI West Liberty State College
155 10 Chuck Taylor CHI West Liberty
156 10 Jolly Spight MIL Santa Clara
156 10 Jolly Spight MIL Santa Clara
157 11 Jimmy Wilkins POR San Diego State
157 11 Jimmy Wilkins POR San Diego State
158 11 Jim Prokell LAC Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
158 11 Jim Prokell LAC Edinboro
159 11 Floyd Mathew SAC Northern Arizona University
159 11 Floyd Mathew SAC Northern Arizona
160 11 Charles Allen ATL Texas Southern
160 11 Charles Allen ATL Texas Southern
161 11 Arvin Watkins WAS Jackson State University
161 11 Marvin Watkins WAS Jackson State
162 11 Steve Turner OKC Vanderbilt
162 11 Steve Turner OKC Vanderbilt
163 11 Chic Downing NYK Benedictine College
163 11 Chic Downing NYK Benedictine (IL)
164 11 John Belcher PHX Arkansas State University
164 11 John Belcher PHX Arkansas State
165 11 Mark Minor Forward BOS Ohio State 4 1.3
165 11 Mark Minor Forward BOS Ohio State 4 1.3
166 11 Jackie Young Shooting Guard CHI Rocky Mountain College 209 15.3
166 11 Jackie Young CHI Rocky Mountain
167 12 Frank DeWitt LAC Virginia
167 12 Frank Dewitt LAC Virginia
168 12 Len Baltimore SAC George Washington
168 12 Len Baltimore SAC George Washington
169 12 James Green ATL Paine College
169 12 James Green ATL Paine
170 12 Lloyd Adams WAS Rhode Island
170 12 Lloyd Adams WAS Rhode Island
171 12 Greg Daust OKC Missouri-St. Louis
171 12 Gregg Daust OKC Missouri-St. Louis
172 12 Mark Soderberg PHX Utah
172 12 Mark Soderberg PHX Utah
173 12 Phil Stephens BOS South Carolina State
173 12 Phil Stephens BOS South Carolina State
174 12 Al Cotler CHI Penn
174 12 Al Cotler CHI Pennsylvania
175 13 Larry Morris POR Tulsa
175 13 Larry Morris POR Tulsa
176 13 Kim Huband LAC UNC
176 13 Kim Huband LAC North Carolina
177 13 Kent Scott SAC Pitt
177 13 Kent Scott SAC Pittsburgh
178 13 Mike Krawczyk WAS Loyola (MD)
178 13 Mike Krawzyk WAS Loyola-Maryland
179 13 Kelly Utley PHX Shaw
179 13 Kelly Utley PHX Shaw
180 13 Mike Barr Point Guard CHI Duquesne
180 13 Mike Barr Point Guard CHI Duquesne
181 14 Paul Kelley POR Shaw
181 14 Paul Kelley POR Shaw
182 14 Craig Corson LAC UNC
182 14 Greg Corson LAC North Carolina
183 14 Bob Allen Forward SAC Missouri 27 1.8
183 14 Bob Allen SAC Missouri
184 14 Aubrey Nash WAS Kansas
184 14 Aubrey Nash WAS Kansas
185 14 Cleveland Hill OKC Nicholls State
185 14 Cleveland Hill OKC Nicholls State
186 14 Ray Golson PHX West Texas A&M University
186 14 Ray Golson PHX West Texas A&M
187 14 Andrew Pettes CHI Oklahoma
187 14 Andrew Pettes CHI Oklahoma
188 15 Rich Habegger POR Wake Forest
188 15 Rich Haubeggar POR Wake Forest
189 15 Paul Hoffman LAC St. Bonaventure
189 15 Paul Hoffman LAC St. Bonaventure
190 15 Mike Jeffries SAC Oklahoma State
190 15 Mike Jefferies SAC Oklahoma State
191 15 Gary Handleman WAS Johns Hopkins University
191 15 Gary Handleman WAS Johns Hopkins
192 15 Greg Lowery CHI Texas Tech
192 15 Greg Lowery CHI Texas Tech
193 16 Mose Adolph POR California State University, Los Angeles
193 16 Mose Adolph POR Cal State-Los Angeles
194 16 Norman Bounds LAC State University of New York at Brockport
194 16 Norman Bounds LAC SUNY Brockport
195 16 Mike Peterson SAC Nebraska
195 16 Mike Peterson SAC Nebraska
196 16 Charles Hall CHI Montana-Western
196 16 Charles Hall CHI Montana Western
197 17 John Thornton CHI South Carolina State
197 17 John Thornton CHI South Carolina State
198 18 Ron Manning CHI Manhattan University
198 18 Ron Manning CHI Manhattan