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Round 1 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
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Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
1 | 5 | CIN | Tom Thacker | Cincinnati | 4 | 218 | 2187 | 721 | 522 | 222 | .371 | .482 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -.014 | |||
2 | 1 | NYK | Art Heyman | Duke | 3 | 147 | 3019 | 1519 | 414 | 346 | .427 | .679 | 20.5 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 4.0 | .063 | |||
3 | 2 | BAL | Rod Thorn | West Virginia | 8 | 466 | 10376 | 5012 | 1463 | 1214 | .433 | .723 | 22.3 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 17.2 | .080 | |||
4 | 3 | SFW | Nate Thurmond | Bowling Green | 14 | 964 | 35881 | 14437 | 14464 | 2575 | .421 | .667 | 37.2 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.7 | 78.0 | .104 | 1.1 | 5.9 | |
5 | 4 | DET | Eddie Miles | Seattle University | 9 | 605 | 15681 | 8120 | 1860 | 1225 | .440 | .747 | 25.9 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 24.4 | .075 | |||
6 | 6 | STL | Gerry Ward | Boston College | 4 | 169 | 2049 | 542 | 294 | 237 | .356 | .639 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .023 | |||
7 | 7 | PHI | Tom Hoover | Villanova | 3 | 100 | 1270 | 350 | 425 | 56 | .413 | .591 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .023 | |||
8 | 8 | LAL | Roger Strickland | Jacksonville University | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.224 | ||||
9 | 9 | BOS | Bill Green | Colorado State | |||||||||||||||||
Round 2 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
10 | 10 | NYK | Jerry Harkness | Loyola Chicago | 1 | 5 | 59 | 29 | 6 | 6 | .433 | .375 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -.017 | |||
11 | 11 | BAL | Gus Johnson | Idaho | 9 | 581 | 20140 | 9944 | 7379 | 1541 | .440 | .699 | 34.7 | 17.1 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 35.8 | .085 | |||
12 | 12 | SFW | Gary Hill | Oklahoma City University | 2 | 79 | 1118 | 370 | 130 | 110 | .371 | .637 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .016 | |||
13 | 13 | DET | Jerry Smith | Furman University | |||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | LAL | Jim King | Tulsa | 10 | 607 | 11187 | 4377 | 1500 | 1412 | .418 | .782 | 18.4 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 17.7 | .076 | |||
15 | 15 | STL | Leland Mitchell | Mississippi State | |||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | PHI | Hershell West | Grambling State University | |||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | LAL | Mel Gibson | Western Carolina University | 1 | 9 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 6 | .300 | .500 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -.119 | |||
18 | 18 | STL | Ken Saylors | Arkansas Tech University | |||||||||||||||||
Round 3 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
19 | 19 | NYK | Bill O'Connor | Canisius | |||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | BAL | Tom Bolyard | Indiana | |||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | SFW | Steve Gray | Saint Mary's | |||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | DET | Mike McCoy | Miami (FL) | |||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | CIN | Jimmy Rayl | Indiana | |||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | STL | Bill Burwell | Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | PHI | Jerry Greenspan | Maryland | 2 | 25 | 329 | 122 | 83 | 11 | .388 | .724 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .060 | |||
26 | 26 | LAL | Lyle Harger | Houston | |||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | BOS | Chuck Kriston | Valparaiso | |||||||||||||||||
Round 4 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
28 | 28 | NYK | Nate Cloud | University of Delaware | |||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | BAL | Nolen Ellison | Kansas | |||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | SFW | Dave Downey | Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
31 | 31 | DET | Dave Erickson | Marquette | |||||||||||||||||
32 | 32 | CIN | Ken Charlton | Colorado | |||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | STL | Waite Bellamy | Florida A&M | |||||||||||||||||
34 | 34 | PHI | Ray Flynn | Providence | |||||||||||||||||
35 | 35 | LAL | Layton Johns | Auburn | |||||||||||||||||
36 | 36 | BOS | Connie McGuire | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | |||||||||||||||||
Round 5 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
37 | 37 | NYK | Joe McDermott | Belmont Abbey College | |||||||||||||||||
38 | 38 | BAL | Ron Glaser | Marquette | |||||||||||||||||
39 | 39 | SFW | Don Turner | Southwestern College | |||||||||||||||||
40 | 40 | DET | Bill Small | Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
41 | 41 | CIN | Mack Herndon | Bradley | |||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | STL | Tony Yates | Cincinnati | |||||||||||||||||
43 | 43 | PHI | Tony Cerkvenik | Arizona State | |||||||||||||||||
44 | 44 | LAL | Larry Jones | Toledo | 2 | 95 | 2235 | 854 | 241 | 270 | .400 | .815 | 23.5 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | .055 | -0.2 | 0.9 | |
45 | 45 | BOS | Red Stroud | Mississippi State | |||||||||||||||||
Round 6 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
46 | 46 | NYK | Jim Kerwin | Tulane | |||||||||||||||||
47 | 47 | BAL | Ken Siebel | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||
48 | 48 | SFW | Gene Shields | Santa Clara | |||||||||||||||||
49 | 49 | DET | Reggie Harding | 3 | 205 | 5529 | 1839 | 1865 | 343 | .413 | .607 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 5.7 | .049 | ||||
50 | 50 | CIN | Jim McCormick | West Virginia | |||||||||||||||||
51 | 51 | STL | Al Santio | Maryland | |||||||||||||||||
52 | 52 | PHI | Vince Brewer | Iowa State | |||||||||||||||||
53 | 53 | LAL | Warren Sallade | Westminster College of Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||
54 | 54 | BOS | Vinnie Ernst | Providence | |||||||||||||||||
Round 7 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
55 | 55 | NYK | Bob Woollard | Wake Forest | |||||||||||||||||
56 | 56 | BAL | Larry Brown | UNC | |||||||||||||||||
57 | 57 | SFW | Don Clemetson | Stanford | |||||||||||||||||
58 | 58 | DET | Ira Harge | New Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
59 | 59 | CIN | Hunter Beckman | Memphis | |||||||||||||||||
60 | 60 | STL | Ken Rohloff | NC State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -.131 | ||||
61 | 61 | PHI | Bill Brown | Howard Payne University | |||||||||||||||||
62 | 62 | LAL | Gordie Martin | USC | |||||||||||||||||
63 | 63 | BOS | Herb Magee | Philadelphia University | |||||||||||||||||
Round 8 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
64 | 64 | NYK | Freddie Crawford | St. Bonaventure | 5 | 297 | 5047 | 2031 | 746 | 610 | .446 | .595 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 6.1 | .058 | |||
65 | 65 | BAL | Rich Froistad | Iowa State | |||||||||||||||||
66 | 66 | SFW | Harry Dinnel | Pepperdine | |||||||||||||||||
67 | 67 | DET | Gary Silc | Northern Michigan University | |||||||||||||||||
68 | 68 | STL | Harold Ray Strother | Texas A&M | |||||||||||||||||
Round 9 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
69 | 69 | NYK | Ray Cronk | Lakeland College | |||||||||||||||||
70 | 70 | BAL | Ron Jackson | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||
71 | 71 | SFW | Chuck White | Idaho | |||||||||||||||||
72 | 72 | DET | Ernie Dunston | Seattle University | |||||||||||||||||
73 | 73 | STL | Frank Davis | Oklahoma Christian University | |||||||||||||||||
Round 10 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
74 | 74 | NYK | Gerald Glur | Furman University | |||||||||||||||||
75 | 75 | BAL | M. C. Thompson | DePaul | |||||||||||||||||
76 | 76 | STL | Carl Ritter | SE Missouri State | |||||||||||||||||
Round 11 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
77 | 77 | NYK | Orb Bowling | Tennessee | |||||||||||||||||
78 | 78 | STL | Marv Straw | Iowa State | |||||||||||||||||
Round 12 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
79 | 79 | NYK | Bob Walters | Baldwin-Wallace College | |||||||||||||||||
80 | 80 | STL | Hugh Evans | North Carolina A&T | |||||||||||||||||
Round 13 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
81 | 81 | NYK | Jerry Szachara | Cornell | |||||||||||||||||
82 | 82 | STL | Gary McFarland | Central Missouri State University | |||||||||||||||||
Round 14 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
83 | 83 | NYK | Bill Raftery | La Salle | |||||||||||||||||
Round 15 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
84 | 84 | NYK | Ron Pickett | Eastern Kentucky University |
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