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1973 NBA Draft results, listing the number of each 1973 NBA draft pick, the teams, the players selected and what college, high school or country (if outside of the USA) this year's drafted players came from. InsideHoops.com is your home for 1973 NBA Draft info and previews and full coverage of the event each year.

ROUND 1 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. PHI Doug Collins, Illinois State 
2. CLE Jim Brewer, Minnesota 
3. BUF Ernie DiGregorio, Providence 
4. SEA Mike Green, Louisiana Tech 
5. LAL Kermit Washington, American 
6. HOU Ed Ratleff, Long Beach State 
7. KCO Ron Behagen, Minnesota 
8. PHO Mike Bantom, Saint Joseph's (PA) 
9. ATL Dwight Jones, Houston 
10. ATL John Brown, Missouri 
11. GSW Kevin Joyce, South Carolina 
12. CHI Kevin Kunnert, Iowa 
13. CAP Nick Weatherspoon, Illinois 
14. NYK Mel Davis, Saint John's (NY) 
15. POR Barry Parkhill, Virginia 
16. MIL Swen Nater, UCLA 
17. BOS Steve Downing, Indiana 
18. PHI Raymond Lewis, California-Los Angeles 





ROUND 2 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. CAP Louie Nelson, Washington 
2. KCO Mike DAntoni, Marshall 
3. PHI Allan Bristow, Virginia Tech 
4. PHI George McGinnis, Indiana 
5. LAL Billy Schaeffer, Saint John's (NY) 
6. CHI Kevin Stacom, Providence 
7. KCO Larry McNeill, Marquette 
8. CLE Allan Hornyak, Ohio State 
9. ATL Tom Ingelsby, Villanova 
10. NYK Patrick McFarland, Saint Joseph's (PA) 
11. GSW Derrek Dickey, Cincinnati 
12. CHI Wendell Hudson, Alabama 
13. LAL Jim Chones, Marquette 
14. PHI Caldwell Jones, Albany State (GA) 
15. PHO Gary Melchionni, Duke 
16. LAL John Perry, Pan American 
17. BOS Phil Hankinson, Penn 




ROUND 3 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. ATL Ted Manakas, Princeton 
2. CLE Jim O'Brien, Maryland 
3. BUF Ken Charles, Fordham 
4. CHI Martin Terry, Arkansas 
5. CLE Ozzie Edwards, Oklahoma City 
6. CLE James Lister, Sam Houston State 
7. PHO Joe Reaves, Bethel (TN) 
8. PHO Steve Mitchell, Kansas State 
9. DET Dwight Lamar, Southwest Louisiana 
10. ATL Leonard Gray, Long Beach State 
11. GSW Jim Retseck, Auburn 
12. CHI Steve Newsome, Houston 
13. CAP Tom Kozelko, Toledo 
14. NYK Allie McGuire, Marquette 
15. DET Larry Kenon, Memphis State 
16. HOU E.C. Coleman, Houston Baptist 
17. BOS Martinez Denmon, Iowa State 




ROUND 4 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. PHI Darrel Minniefield, New Mexico 
2. BUF Doug Little, Oregon 
3. POR William Averitt, Pepperdine 
4. SEA June Harris, North Carolina A&T 
5. CLE Luke Witte, Ohio State 
6. HOU Lee Colburn, South Dakota State 
7. MIL Clyde Turner, Minnesota 
8. PHO Ronnie Robinson, Memphis State 
9. DET Ken Brady, Michigan 
10. ATL James Brown, Harvard 
11. GSW Ron King, Florida State 
12. CHI Mark Sibley, Northwestern 
13. CAP Aaron Stewart, Richmond 
14. NYK George Karl, North Carolina 
15. MIL Harry Rogers, Saint Louis 
16. LAL Larry Finch, Memphis State 
17. BOS Richie Fuqua, Oral Roberts 





ROUND 5 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. PHI Reggie Royals, Florida State 
2. POR Fran Costello, Providence 
3. BUF Randy Knoll, Marshall 
4. SEA Chuck Iverson, South Dakota 
5. CLE John Coughran, California 
6. HOU Gary Rhoades, Colorado State 
7. KCO M.L. Carr, Guilford 
8. PHO Clinton Harris, Iowa State 
9. DET Henry Wilmore, Michigan 
10. ATL Dave Winfield, Minnesota 
11. GSW Nate Stephens, Long Beach State 
12. CHI Ray Simpson, Furman 
13. CAP Danny Traylor, South Carolina 
14. NYK Dennis Bell, Drake 
15. LAL Kresimir Cosic, Brigham Young 
16. MIL Larry Jackson, Northern Illinois 
17. BOS Byron Jones, San Francisco 





ROUND 6 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. PHI Sterling Wright, Lincoln 
2. BUF Mike Macaluso, Canisius 
3. POR Neal Jurgensen, Oregon State 
4. SEA Bill McCoy, Northern Iowa 
5. CLE Willie Calvert, Abilene Christian 
6. HOU Tom Peck, Eau Claire 
7. KCO Mike Quick, San Francisco 
8. PHO Gene Doyle, Holy Cross 
9. DET Dennis Johnson, Ferris State 
10. ATL John Williamson, New Mexico State 
11. GSW Bob Lauriski, Utah State 
12. CHI Johnny Neumann, Mississippi 
13. CAP Mike Allocco, Stonehill 
14. NYK Lawrence Lilly, Alabama State 
15. MIL James Floyd, Shaw 
16. LAL David Brent, Jacksonville 
17. BOS Joe Cafferky, North Carolina State 




ROUND 7 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. PHI James Greene, Kentucky Wesleyan 
2. POR Larry Hollyfield, UCLA 
3. BUF Tim Bassett, Georgia 
4. SEA Jim Andrews, Kentucky 
5. CLE Larry Farmer, UCLA 
6. HOU Fred DeVaughn, Westmont 
7. KCO Mike Jeffries, Missouri 
8. PHO Jerry Bisbano, Southwest Louisiana 
9. DET Fred Smiley, Northwood Michigan 
10. ATL Pete Harris, Stephen F. Austin 
11. GSW Steve Smith, Loyola (CA) 
12. CHI Billy Harris, Northern Illinois 
13. CAP Rod Hogue, Georgia 
14. NYK Mike Moore, Manhattan 
15. LAL Nate Hawthorne, Southern Illinois 
16. MIL Eddie Childress, Austin Peay 
17. BOS Mike Stewart, Santa Clara 




ROUND 8 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. PHI Dave Langston, Drake 
2. BUF Carl Jackson, Saint Bonaventure 
3. POR Lendell Resson, Eastern Michigan 
4. SEA Wardell Jeffries, Oklahoma Baptist 
5. CLE John Ritter, Indiana 
6. HOU John Thomas, Missouri Southern 
7. KCO Mike Williams, Kentucky Wesleyan 
8. PHO Jim Owens, Arizona State 
9. DET Ben Kelso, Central Michigan 
10. ATL Tim Dominey, Valdosta State 
11. GSW Jeff Dawson, Illinois 
12. CHI J. G. Brosterhos, Texas 
13. CAP Mark Jellison, Northeastern 
14. NYK Steve Rowell, Rhode Island 
15. MIL Walt McGrary, Tennessee-Chattanooga 
16. LAL Roy McPipe, Eastern Montana 
17. BOS Robert White, Sam Houston State 




ROUND 9 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. PHI Harvey Catchings, Hardin-Simmons 
2. POR Mike Contreras, Arizona State 
3. BUF Bob Fullerton, Xavier (OH) 
4. SEA Greg Williams, Seattle 
5. CLE Les Taylor, Murray State 
6. KCO James Brown, Dartmouth 
7. PHO Sandy Smith, Winston-Salem 
8. DET Bill Kelgore, Michigan State 
9. GSW Everett Fopma, Idaho State 
10. CHI Rubin Montanez, Duquesne 
11. CAP Mike Boylan, Assumption 
12. NYK Joe Wise, Bridgewater State 
13. MIL Bob Bocca, Quinnipiac 
14. BOS Corky Taylor, Minnesota 



ROUND 10 / 1973 NBA DRAFT

1. PHI Abe Steward, Jacksonville 
2. BUF Nick Connor, Illinois 
3. POR Sam Whitehead, Oregon State 
4. SEA Bob Bodell, Maryland 
5. CLE Dean Martin, Baldwin-Wallace 
6. KCO Ernie Kusyner, Kansas State 
7. PHO Claude White, Elmhurst 
8. DET Bob Solomon, Wayne State 
9. GSW Fred Lavoroni, Santa Clara 
10. CHI Russ Hunt, Furman 
11. CAP Dick Kelly, Bay College 
12. NYK Ed Fields, C.W. Post 
13. MIL Ron Battle, Sam Houston State 
14. BOS Steve Turner, Vanderbilt 

Round 11
 
1. PHI Rod Freeman, Vanderbilt 
2. POR Ed Payne, Wake Forest 
3. BUF Mike Lee, Syracuse 
4. CLE Floyd Lewis, Harvard 
5. PHO Lynn Greer, Virginia State 
6. DET Len Paul, Akron 
7. CAP Dale Adams, Saint Mary's (MD) 
8. NYK Charles Edge, LeMoyne-Owen 
9. BOS Ed Hastings, Villanova 

Round 12
 
1. PHI Connie Warren, Xavier (OH) 
2. BUF Aaron Covington, Canisius 
3. POR Rick Holdt, North Carolina State 
4. CLE Chris McMurray, San Diego State 
5. PHO Lyman Williamson, Samford 
6. DET Clarence Carlisle, Ferris State 
7. CAP Mike Battle, George Washington 
8. BOS Bruce Winkler, Santa Clara 

Round 13
 
1. PHI Jim Crawford, La Salle 
2. BUF Bob Vartanian, Buffalo 
3. CLE John Pennebacker, Hawaii 
4. PHO Kalevi Sarkalahti, Brigham Young 
5. CAP Chester Davis, Morgan State 
6. BOS Scott Koelzer, Montana State 

Round 14
 
1. PHI Ernie Johnson, Michigan 
2. BUF Ron Gilliam, Brockport 
3. CLE Charles Mitchell, Eastern Kentucky 
4. CAP Howard White, Maryland 
5. BOS Rick Williams, Iowa 

Round 15
 
1. PHI Lionel Harris, Cincinnati 
2. BUF John Fraley, Georgia 
3. CLE Reese Stovall, Pan American 
4. CAP W. Shorty Simmons, Saint Mary's (MD) 
5. BOS James Gilchrist, Florida Southern 

Round 16
 
1. PHI Larry Robinson, Tennessee 
2. BUF John Green, Oregon 
3. CLE Tom OConnor, Iowa 
4. BOS Sam Barber, Bethune Cookman 

Round 17
 
1. PHI Tony Prince, Saint John's (NY) 
2. BUF Jim Garvin, Boston University 
3. CLE Phil Elderkin, Boston University 
4. BOS Lamont King, Long Beach State 

Round 18
 
1. BUF Don Johnston, North Carolina 
2. BOS Peter Gavitt, Maine 

Round 19
 
1. BUF Ron Thornson, British Columbia 
2. BOS Tom Austin, Massachusetts 

Round 20
 
1. BUF Phil Tollestrop, Brigham Young