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1980 NBA Draft

429 picks · 118 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1980 class

Kevin McHale

Pick #3 · 971 games · 17.8 career PPG

PickRdPlayerPositionTeamCollegeCareer GCareer PPG
1 1 Joe Barry Carroll Center GSW Purdue 858 16.5
1 1 Joe Barry Carroll Center GSW Purdue 858 16.5
2 1 Darrell Griffith Guard UTA Louisville 765 16.2
2 1 Darrell Griffith Guard UTA Louisville 765 16.2
3 1 Kevin McHale Forward BOS Minnesota 971 17.8
3 1 Kevin McHale Forward BOS Minnesota 971 17.8
4 1 Kelvin Ransey Guard CHI Ohio State 474 11.4
4 1 Kelvin Ransey Guard CHI Ohio State 474 11.4
5 1 James Ray DEN Jacksonville University
5 1 Jamesearl Ray Forward DEN Jacksonville
6 1 Mike O'Koren Forward BKN UNC 407 8.2
6 1 Mike O'Koren Forward BKN North Carolina 407 8.2
7 1 Mike Gminski Center BKN Duke 1,128 11.8
7 1 Mike Gminski Center BKN Duke 1,128 11.8
8 1 Andrew Toney Shooting Guard PHI Louisiana 468 15.9
8 1 Andrew Toney Shooting Guard PHI Louisiana-Lafayette 468 15.9
9 1 Michael Brooks Small Forward LAC La Salle 319 12.8
9 1 Michael Brooks Small Forward LAC La Salle 319 12.8
10 1 Ronnie Lester Guard POR Iowa 250 7.3
10 1 Ronnie Lester Guard POR Iowa 250 7.3
11 1 Kiki Vandeweghe Forward DAL UCLA 855 19.3
11 1 Kiki Vandeweghe Forward DAL California-Los Angeles 855 19.3
12 1 Mike Woodson Guard NYK Indiana 884 14.0
12 1 Mike Woodson Guard NYK Indiana 884 14.0
13 1 Rickey Brown Center GSW Mississippi State 416 4.5
13 1 Rickey Brown Center GSW Mississippi State 416 4.5
14 1 Wes Matthews Guard WAS Wisconsin 564 8.5
14 1 Wes Matthews Guard WAS Wisconsin 564 8.5
15 1 Reggie Johnson Forward SAS Tennessee 537 9.7
15 1 Reggie Johnson Forward SAS Tennessee 537 9.7
16 1 Hawkeye Whitney SAC NC State
16 1 Charles Whitney Forward SAC North Carolina State
17 1 Larry Drew Guard DET Missouri 749 11.4
17 1 Larry Drew Guard DET Missouri 749 11.4
18 1 Don Collins Guard ATL Washington State 384 10.2
18 1 Don Collins Guard ATL Washington State 384 10.2
19 1 John Duren Guard UTA Georgetown 201 3.5
19 1 John Duren Guard UTA Georgetown 201 3.5
20 1 Bill Hanzlik Forward OKC Notre Dame 748 7.2
20 1 Bill Hanzlik Forward OKC Notre Dame 748 7.2
21 1 Monti Davis Small Forward PHI Tennessee State 4 1.5
21 1 Monti Davis Small Forward PHI Tennessee State 4 1.5
22 1 Chad Kinch Guard CLE UNC Charlotte 82 2.9
22 1 Chad Kinch Guard CLE North Carolina-Charlotte 82 2.9
23 1 Carl Nicks Guard DEN Indiana State University 223 6.7
23 1 Carl Nicks Guard DEN Indiana State 223 6.7
24 2 Larry Smith Forward GSW Alcorn State 883 6.7
24 2 Larry Smith Forward GSW Alcorn State 883 6.7
25 2 Jeff Ruland Center GSW Iona College 332 17.3
25 2 Jeff Ruland Center GSW Iona 332 17.3
26 2 Sam Worthen Guard CHI Marquette 69 3.5
26 2 Sam Worthen Guard CHI Marquette 69 3.5
27 2 John Stroud Forward HOU Ole Miss 9 2.8
27 2 John Stroud Forward HOU Mississippi 9 2.8
28 2 Craig Shelton Forward ATL Georgetown 59 4.1
28 2 Craig Shelton Forward ATL Georgetown 59 4.1
29 2 Louis Orr Forward IND Syracuse 569 9.7
29 2 Louis Orr Forward IND Syracuse 569 9.7
30 2 Kenny Natt Guard IND Louisiana-Monroe 57 2.8
30 2 Kenny Natt Guard IND Louisiana-Monroe 57 2.8
31 2 Wayne Robinson Forward LAL Virginia Tech 81 7.9
31 2 Wayne Robinson Forward LAL Virginia Tech 81 7.9
32 2 David Lawrence POR McNeese State University 32 9.3
32 2 David Lawrence POR McNeese State
33 2 Bruce Collins POR Weber State
33 2 Bruce Collins POR Weber State
34 2 Roosevelt Bouie DAL Syracuse
34 2 Roosevelt Bouie DAL Syracuse
35 2 Rick Mahorn Forward WAS Hampton 1,117 7.0
35 2 Rick Mahorn Forward WAS Hampton 1,117 7.0
36 2 DeWayne Scales Forward NYK LSU 49 4.6
36 2 Dewayne Scales Forward NYK Louisiana State 49 4.6
37 2 Butch Carter Guard LAL Indiana 370 8.5
37 2 Butch Carter Guard LAL Indiana 370 8.5
38 2 Terry Stotts HOU Oklahoma
38 2 Terry Stotts HOU Oklahoma
39 2 Michael Wiley Forward SAS Cal State Long Beach 94 7.4
39 2 Michael Wiley Forward SAS Long Beach State 94 7.4
40 2 Dick Miller Forward IND Toledo 16 1.0
40 2 Dick Miller Forward IND Toledo 16 1.0
41 2 Jawann Oldham Center DEN Seattle University 335 4.4
41 2 Jawann Oldham Center DEN Seattle 335 4.4
42 2 Kimberly Belton PHX Stanford
42 2 Kimberly Belton PHX Stanford
43 2 Billy Williams HOU Clemson
43 2 Billy Williams HOU Clemson
44 2 Clyde Austin PHI NC State
44 2 Clyde Austin PHI North Carolina State
45 2 Brad Branson Power Forward DET SMU 72 5.5
45 2 Brad Branson Power Forward DET Southern Methodist 72 5.5
46 2 Arnette Hallman BOS Purdue 12 7.4
46 2 Arnette Hallman BOS Purdue
47 3 Kurt Nimphius Center DEN Arizona State 710 6.9
47 3 Kurt Nimphius Center DEN Arizona State 710 6.9
48 3 Eddie Lee DEN Cincinnati
48 3 Eddie Lee DEN Cincinnati
49 3 John Virgil GSW UNC
49 3 John Virgil GSW North Carolina
50 3 James Wilkes Forward CHI UCLA 114 4.8
50 3 James Wilkes Forward CHI California-Los Angeles 114 4.8
51 3 Ronnie Valentine DEN Old Dominion
51 3 Ron Valentine Forward DEN Old Dominion
52 3 Lowes Moore Point Guard BKN West Virginia 112 6.7
52 3 Lowes Moore Point Guard BKN West Virginia 112 6.7
53 3 Stuart House CLE Washington State
53 3 Stuart House CLE Washington State
54 3 Ron Perry BOS Holy Cross
54 3 Ron Perry BOS Holy Cross
55 3 Wayne Abrams CLE Southern Illinois
55 3 Wayne Abrams CLE Southern Illinois
56 3 Mike Harper Center POR North Park University 123 5.0
56 3 Mike Harper Center POR North Park 123 5.0
57 3 Dave Britton DAL Texas A&M
57 3 David Britton Guard DAL Texas A&M
58 3 Kurt Rambis Forward NYK Santa Clara 1,026 5.1
58 3 Kurt Rambis Forward NYK Santa Clara 1,026 5.1
59 3 John Campbell PHX Clemson
59 3 John Campbell PHX Clemson
60 3 LaVon Mercer SAS Georgia
60 3 Lavon Mercer SAS Georgia
61 3 Rich Yonakor Forward SAS UNC 10 3.3
61 3 Rich Yonakor Forward SAS North Carolina 10 3.3
62 3 Tony Murphy SAC Southern University and A&M College
62 3 Tony Murphy SAC Southern University
63 3 Al Beal MIL Oklahoma
63 3 Al Beal MIL Oklahoma
64 3 Jonathan Moore DET Furman University 66 4.6
64 3 Jonathan Moore DET Furman
65 3 Doug True PHX California
65 3 Doug TRUE PHX California
66 3 Carl Bailey Center OKC Tuskegee University 1 2.0
66 3 Carl Bailey Center OKC Tuskegee 1 2.0
67 3 Reggie Gaines PHI Winston-Salem State
67 3 Reggie Gaines PHI Winston-Salem State
68 3 Ron Jones CLE Illinois State
68 3 Ron Jones CLE Illinois State
69 3 Don Newman BOS Idaho
69 3 Donald Newman BOS Idaho
70 4 Darwin Cook Guard DET University of Portland 678 9.4
70 4 Darwin Cook Guard DET Portland 678 9.4
71 4 Robert Scott GSW Alabama
71 4 Robert Scott GSW Alabama
72 4 Alan Taylor UTA BYU
72 4 Alan Taylor UTA Brigham Young
73 4 Sammie Ellis DEN Pitt
73 4 Sammie Ellis DEN Pittsburgh
74 4 Ron Charles CHI Michigan State
74 4 Ron Charles CHI Michigan State
75 4 Rory Sparrow Guard BKN Villanova 1,021 8.7
75 4 Rory Sparrow Guard BKN Villanova 1,021 8.7
76 4 Ed Odom LAC Oklahoma State
76 4 Ed Odom LAC Oklahoma State
77 4 Murray Brown CLE Florida State
77 4 Murray Brown CLE Florida State
78 4 Rich Branning IND Notre Dame
78 4 Rich Branning IND Notre Dame
79 4 Kelvin Henderson POR Saint Louis
79 4 Kelvin Henderson POR Saint Louis
80 4 David Johnson Guard DAL Weber State 107 12.7
80 4 David Johnson DAL Weber State
80 4 David Johnson DAL Weber State
81 4 Francois Wise WAS Cal State Long Beach
81 4 Francois Wise WAS Long Beach State
82 4 Joe Chrnelich NYK Wisconsin
82 4 Joseph Chmelich NYK Wisconsin
83 4 Calvin Roberts SAS Cal State Fullerton
83 4 Calvin Roberts SAS Cal State-Fullerton
84 4 Dean Hunger HOU Utah State University
84 4 Dean Hunger HOU Utah State
85 4 Billy Bryant PHI Western Kentucky
85 4 Billy Bryant PHI Western Kentucky
86 4 Jeff Wolf MIL UNC
86 4 Jeff Wolf MIL North Carolina
87 4 Tony Jackson Point Guard LAL Florida State 2 1.0
87 4 Tony Jackson Point Guard LAL Florida State 2 1.0
88 4 Leroy Stampley PHX Loyola Chicago
88 4 Leroy Stampley PHX Loyola-Chicago
89 4 Gary Ray Hooker OKC Murray State
89 4 Gary Ray Hooker OKC Murray State
90 4 Harold Hubbard PHI Savannah State University
90 4 Harold Hubbard PHI Savannah State
91 4 Ron Baxter LAL Texas
91 4 Ron Baxter LAL Texas
92 4 Kevin Hamilton BOS Iona College 220 9.5
92 4 Kevin Hamilton BOS Iona
93 5 Tony Fuller Guard DET Pepperdine 15 4.0
93 5 Tony Fuller Guard DET Pepperdine 15 4.0
94 5 Wally West UTA Boston University
94 5 Wally West UTA Boston University
95 5 Don Carfino GSW USC
95 5 Don Carlino GSW Southern California
96 5 Mike Campbell CHI Northwestern 27 12.3
96 5 Mike Campbell CHI Northwestern
97 5 James Patrick DEN Texas State University
97 5 James Patrick DEN Texas State
98 5 Aaron Curry BKN Oklahoma
98 5 Aaron Curry BKN Oklahoma
99 5 Wally Rank Forward LAC San Jose State 25 2.2
99 5 Wally Rank Forward LAC San Jose State 25 2.2
100 5 Joe Galvin IND Illinois State
100 5 Joe Galvin IND Illinois State
101 5 LaVon Williams CLE Kentucky
101 5 LaVon Williams CLE Kentucky
102 5 Larry Belin POR New Mexico
102 5 Larry Belin POR New Mexico
103 5 Darrell Allums Forward DAL UCLA 22 2.7
103 5 Darrell Allums Forward DAL California-Los Angeles 22 2.7
104 5 William Carey NYK Albright College
104 5 William Carey NYK Albright
105 5 Daryl Strickland WAS Rutgers University
105 5 Daryl Strickland WAS Rutgers
106 5 Albert Jones HOU New Mexico
106 5 Albert Jones HOU New Mexico State
107 5 Gib Hinz SAS University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
107 5 Gib Hinz SAS Wisconsin-Eau Claire
108 5 Kelvin Blakely SAC Eastern Michigan
108 5 Kevin Blakley SAC Eastern Michigan
109 5 Ken Jones MIL VCU
109 5 Ken Jones MIL Virginia Commonwealth
110 5 Mike Doyle ATL South Carolina 50 9.4
110 5 Mike Doyle ATL South Carolina
111 5 Mark Stevens PHX Northern Arizona University
111 5 Mark Stevens PHX Northern Arizona
112 5 Lenny Horton OKC Georgia Tech
112 5 Lenny Horton OKC Georgia Tech
113 5 Jim Swaney PHI Toledo
113 5 Jim Swaney PHI Toledo
114 5 Rick Raivio LAL University of Portland
114 5 Rick Raivio LAL Portland
115 5 Rufus Harris BOS University of Maine
115 5 Rufus Harris BOS Maine
116 6 Tony Turner DET University of Alaska Anchorage
116 6 Tony Turner DET Alaska-Anchorage
117 6 Neil Bresnahan GSW Illinois
117 6 Neil Bresnahan GSW Illinois
118 6 Kenny Cunningham UTA Western Michigan
118 6 Ken Cunningham UTA Western Michigan
119 6 Ernie Hill DEN Oklahoma City University
119 6 Ernie Hill DEN Oklahoma City
120 6 Bernard Rencher CHI St. John's
120 6 Bernard Rencher CHI St. John's (NY)
121 6 Rick Mattick BKN LSU
121 6 Rick Mattick BKN Louisiana State
122 6 Londale Theus LAC Santa Clara
122 6 Londale Theus LAC Santa Clara
123 6 Antonio Martin CLE Oral Roberts
123 6 Antonio Martin CLE Oral Roberts
124 6 Randy Owens IND Philadelphia University
124 6 Randy Owens IND Philadelphia University
125 6 Perry Mirkovich POR University of Lethbridge
125 6 Perry Mirkovich POR Lethbridge (CAN)
126 6 Leroy Jackson DAL Cameron University
126 6 Leroy Jackson DAL Cameron
127 6 Ken Dancy WAS Chicago State
127 6 Ken Dancy WAS Chicago State
128 6 Kelvin Hicks NYK New York Institute of Technology
128 6 Kelvin Hicks NYK New York Tech
129 6 Dean Uthoff SAS Iowa State
129 6 Dean Uthoff SAS Iowa State
130 6 Everette Jefferson HOU New Mexico
130 6 Everette Jefferson HOU New Mexico
131 6 Trent Grooms SAC Kent State University
131 6 Trent Grooms SAC Kent State
132 6 Alex Gilbert MIL Indiana State University
132 6 Alex Gilbert MIL Indiana State
133 6 Mike Zagardo ATL George Washington
133 6 Mike Zagardo ATL George Washington
134 6 Coby Leavitt PHX Utah
134 6 Coby Leavitt PHX Utah
135 6 Jim Strickland OKC South Carolina
135 6 Jim Strickland OKC South Carolina
136 6 Donald Cooper PHI Saint Augustine's College
136 6 Donald Cooper PHI Saint Augustine's
137 6 Otis Boddie LAL University of North Alabama
137 6 Odis Boddie LAL North Alabama
138 6 Kenny Evans BOS Norfolk State
138 6 Kenny Evans BOS Norfolk State
139 7 Carl Pierce DET Gonzaga
139 7 Carl Pierce DET Gonzaga
140 7 Dave Colescott UTA UNC
140 7 Dave Colescott UTA North Carolina
141 7 Lorenzo Romar Guard GSW Washington 368 5.8
141 7 Lorenzo Romar Guard GSW Washington 368 5.8
142 7 Robert Byrd CHI Marquette
142 7 Robert Byrd CHI Marquette
143 7 Tommy Springer DEN Vanderbilt
143 7 Tommy Springer DEN Vanderbilt
144 7 Larry Spicer BKN UAB
144 7 Larry Spicer BKN Alabama-Birmingham
145 7 Paul Anderson LAC Vanguard University of Southern California
145 7 Paul Anderson LAC Southern California
146 7 Charles Naddaff IND Lafayette College
146 7 Charles Naddaff IND Lafayette
147 7 Leroy Berry CLE Wilmington College
147 7 Leroy Berry CLE Miami (OH)
148 7 Gig Sims POR UCLA
148 7 Gig Sims POR California-Los Angeles
149 7 Tony Forch DAL Midwestern State University
149 7 Tony Forch DAL Midwestern State
150 7 Bobby Turner NYK Louisville
150 7 Bobby Turner NYK Louisville
151 7 Karl Godine WAS Stephen F. Austin
151 7 Karl Godine WAS Stephen F. Austin
152 7 Joe Nehls HOU Arizona
152 7 Joe Nehls HOU Arizona
153 7 Alan Zahn SAS Arkansas
153 7 Alan Zahn SAS Arkansas
154 7 Arnold McDowell SAC Montana State
154 7 Arnold McDowell SAC Montana State
155 7 Ron White MIL Furman University
155 7 Ron White MIL Furman
156 7 Charles Hightower ATL Dillard University
156 7 Charles Hightower ATL Dillard
157 7 Ron Williams Guard PHX Montana-Western 425 8.4
157 7 Ron Williams PHX Montana Western
158 7 Carl Ervin OKC Seattle University
158 7 Carl Ervin OKC Seattle
159 7 Richard Smith PHI Weber State
159 7 Richard Smith PHI Weber State
160 7 Les Henson BOS Virginia Tech
160 7 Les Hanson BOS Virginia Tech
161 8 Leroy Loggins DET Fairmont State University
161 8 Leroy Loggins DET Fairmont State
162 8 Kurt Kanaskie GSW La Salle
162 8 Kurt Kanaskie GSW La Salle
163 8 Jim Brandon UTA Saint Peter's College
163 8 Jim Brandon UTA St. Peter's
164 8 Modzel Greer CHI North Park University
164 8 Modzel Greer CHI North Park
165 8 Lloyd Terry BKN New Orleans
165 8 Lloyd Terry BKN New Orleans
166 8 Jim Ellinghausen CLE Ohio State
166 8 Jim Ellinghausen CLE Ohio State
167 8 Steve Stielper IND James Madison University
167 8 Steve Stielper IND James Madison
168 8 John Stroeder Forward POR Montana 51 1.7
168 8 John Stroeder Forward POR Montana 51 1.7
169 8 Clarence Kea Small Forward DAL Lamar 51 3.9
169 8 Clarence Kea Small Forward DAL Lamar 51 3.9
170 8 Rich Valavicius WAS Auburn
170 8 Rich Valavicious WAS Auburn
171 8 James Salters NYK Penn
171 8 James Salters NYK Pennsylvania
172 8 Bill Bailey SAS University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
172 8 Bill Bailey SAS Texas-Pan American
173 8 Rosie Barnes HOU Bowling Green
173 8 Rosie Barnes HOU Bowling Green
174 8 Keith Valentine MIL Virginia Union University
174 8 Keith Valentine MIL Virginia Union
175 8 Jim Connolly PHX La Salle
175 8 Jim Conolly PHX La Salle
176 8 Al Dutch OKC Georgetown
176 8 Al Dutch OKC Georgetown
177 8 Martin Lemelle PHI Grambling State University
177 8 Martin Lemelle PHI Grambling
178 8 Melvin Hooker LAL Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
178 8 Melvin Hooker LAL Edinboro
179 8 Steve Wright BOS Boston University
179 8 Steve Wright BOS Boston University
180 9 Terry DuPris DET Huron University
180 9 Terry Dupris DET Huron
181 9 Paul Renfro UTA UT Arlington
181 9 Paul Renfro UTA Texas-Arlington
182 9 Billy Reid Guard GSW San Francisco 59 3.2
182 9 Billy Reid Guard GSW San Francisco 59 3.2
183 9 Jay Shidler CHI Kentucky
183 9 Jay Shidler CHI Kentucky
184 9 Jim Graziano DEN South Carolina
184 9 Jim Graziano DEN South Carolina
185 9 Barry Young BKN Colorado State
185 9 Barry Young BKN Colorado State
186 9 Scott Rogers IND Kenyon College
186 9 Scott Rogers IND Kenyon
187 9 Melvin Crafter CLE Central State University
187 9 Melvin Crafter CLE Central State (OH)
188 9 Rick Boucher POR University of Maine
188 9 Rich Boucher POR Maine
189 9 Ken Williams DAL Houston
189 9 Ken Williams DAL Houston
190 9 Don Wiley NYK Monmouth University
190 9 Don Wiley NYK Monmouth
191 9 Clinton Wyatt WAS Alcorn State
191 9 Clinton Wyatt WAS Alcorn State
192 9 Al Williams SAS University of North Texas
192 9 Al Williams SAS North Texas
193 9 Charley Cole SAC Delta State University
193 9 Charley Cole SAC Delta State
194 9 Del Yarbrough MIL Illinois State
194 9 Del Yarbrough MIL Illinois State
195 9 Stanley Lamb ATL Franciscan University of Steubenville
195 9 Stanley Lamb ATL Franciscan
196 9 Keith French PHX North Park University
196 9 Keith French PHX North Park
197 9 Jim Tillman OKC Eastern Kentucky University
197 9 Jim Tillman OKC Eastern Kentucky
198 9 Luke Griffin PHI Saint Joseph's
198 9 Luke Griffin PHI Saint Joseph's
199 9 Brian Jung BOS Northwestern
199 9 Brian Jung BOS Northwestern
200 10 Tim Higgins GSW University of Nebraska at Kearney
200 10 Tim Higgins GSW Nebraska-Kearney
201 10 Leroy Coleman UTA Middle Tennessee
201 10 Leroy Coleman UTA Middle Tennessee State
202 10 Earl Sango DEN Regis University
202 10 Earl Sango DEN Regis (CO)
203 10 Billy Foster CHI Montana State University, Billings
203 10 Billy Foster CHI Montana State
204 10 John Bates IND West Virginia Wesleyan College
204 10 John Bates IND West Virginia
205 10 Dave Kufeld POR Yeshiva University
205 10 Dave Kufeld POR Yeshiva
206 10 Tom Morgan DAL Cal State Fullerton
206 10 Tom Morgan DAL Cal State-Fullerton
207 10 Don Youman WAS Oklahoma State
207 10 Don Youman WAS Oklahoma State
208 10 Gerard Ross NYK Grand Canyon University
208 10 Gerald Ross NYK Grand Canyon
209 10 Steve Schall SAS Arkansas
209 10 Steve Schall SAS Arkansas
210 10 Melvin Crayton MIL Alabama State University
210 10 Melvin Crayton MIL Alabama State
211 10 Randy Carroll PHX Kansas
211 10 Randy Carroll PHX Kansas
212 10 Kent Williams OKC Texas Tech
212 10 Kent Williams OKC Texas Tech
213 10 Joe Hand PHI King's College (Pennsylvania)
213 10 Joe Hand PHI King's (PA)
214 10 John Nolan BOS Providence
214 10 John Nolan BOS Providence