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1977 NBA Draft results, listing the number of each 1977 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 1977 NBA Draft info and previews and full coverage of the event each year.

ROUND 1 / 1977 NBA DRAFT

1. MIL Kent Benson, Indiana 
2. KCK Otis Birdsong, Houston 
3. MIL Marques Johnson, UCLA 
4. WSB Greg Ballard, Oregon 
5. PHO Walter Davis, North Carolina 
6. LAL Kenny Carr, North Carolina State 
7. NJN Bernard King, Tennessee 
8. SEA Jack Sikma, Illinois Wesleyan 
9. DEN Tom LaGarde, North Carolina 
10. NYK Ray Williams, Minnesota 
11. MIL Ernie Grunfeld, Tennessee 
12. BOS Cedric Maxwell, North Carolina-Charlotte 
13. CHI Tate Armstrong, Duke 
14. ATL Tree Rollins, Clemson 
15. LAL Brad Davis, Maryland 
16. GSW Rickey Green, Michigan 
17. WSB Bo Ellis, Marquette 
18. GSW Wesley Cox, Louisville 
19. POR Rich Laurel, Hofstra 
20. PHI Glenn Mosley, Seton Hall 
21. DEN Anthony Roberts, Oral Roberts 
22. LAL Norm Nixon, Duquesne 





ROUND 2 / 1977 NBA DRAFT

1. CHI Mike Glenn, Southern Illinois 
2. BUF Larry Johnson, Kentucky 
3. PHI Wilson Washington, Old Dominion 
4. NYK Glen Gondrezick, Nevada-Las Vegas 
5. MIL Glenn Williams, Saint John's (NY) 
6. POR Kim Anderson, Missouri 
7. IND Alonzo Bradley, Texas Southern 
8. CHI Steve Sheppard, Maryland 
9. KCK Eddie Owens, Nevada-Las Vegas 
10. NYK Toby Knight, Notre Dame 
11. CLE Eddie Jordan, Rutgers 
12. HOU Larry Moffett, Nevada-Las Vegas 
13. CHI Mark Landsberger, Arizona State 
14. DET Ben Poquette, Central Michigan 
15. SAS Jeff Wilkins, Illinois State 
16. GSW Ricky Love, Alabama-Huntsville 
17. WSB Phil Walker, Millersville (PA) 
18. HOU Robert Reid, Saint Mary's (TX) 
19. POR T.R. Dunn, Alabama 
20. PHI Bob Elliott, Arizona 
21. PHI Herm Harris, Arizona 
22. NOJ Essie Hollis, Saint Bonaventure 





ROUND 3 / 1977 NBA DRAFT

1. KCK Bill Paterno, Notre Dame 
2. LAL James Edwards, Washington 
3. MIL Gary Yoder, Cincinnati 
4. ATL Sam Smith, Nevada-Las Vegas 
5. ATL Eddie Johnson, Auburn 
6. NOJ Tony Hansen, Connecticut 
7. IND Stan Mayhew, Weber State 
8. SEA Joe Hassett, Providence 
9. KCK John Kuester, North Carolina 
10. NYK Lloyd McMillian, Long Beach State 
11. CLE Steve Grote, Michigan 
12. BOS Skip Brown, Wake Forest 
13. WSB Steve Puidokas, Washington State 
14. DET John Irving, Hofstra 
15. SAS Dan Henderson, Arkansas State 
16. GSW Marlon Redmond, San Francisco 
17. WSB Jerry Schellenberg, Wake Forest 
18. HOU Phil Bond, Louisville 
19. POR Ricky Brown, Alabama 
20. PHI Arnold Dugger, Oral Roberts 
21. DEN Robert Smith, Nevada-Las Vegas 
22. PHO Mike Bratz, Stanford 



ROUND 4 / 1977 NBA DRAFT

1. NJN Bob Elmore, Wichita State 
2. BUF Melvin Watkins, North Carolina-Charlotte 
3. MIL Lewis Brown, Nevada-Las Vegas 
4. ATL Dave Bormann, Gardner-Webb 
5. PHO Greg Griffin, Idaho State 
6. NOJ Dennis Boyd, Detroit 
7. IND George Pendleton, Georgia State 
8. SEA Jim Cooper, Alabama 
9. KCK Larry Williams, Texas Southern 
10. NYK Steve Hayes, Idaho State 
11. CLE Melvin Jones, West Texas State 
12. BOS Jeff Cummings, Tulane 
13. CHI Mike McConalthy, Louisiana Tech 
14. DET Bruce King, Iowa 
15. SAS Matt Hicks, Northern Illinois 
16. GSW Roy Smith, Kentucky State 
17. WSB David Reavis, Georgia 
18. HOU Rocky Smith, Oregon State 
19. POR Greg White, Southern California 
20. PHI Jack Jones, Utah 
21. GSW Leartha Scott, Wisconsin-Parkside 
22. LAL Tony Robertson, West Virginia 





ROUND 5 / 1977 NBA DRAFT

1. NJN Gerald Cunningham, Kentucky State 
2. BUF Mike Hanley, Niagara 
3. MIL Ron Norwood, DePaul 
4. ATL Bill Gordon, Tennessee-Chattanooga 
5. PHO Cecil Rellford, Saint John's (NY) 
6. NOJ Jim Grady, Gonzaga 
7. IND Marvin Jackson, Prairie View A&M 
8. SEA Dale Haberman, McKendree 
9. KCK Bob Chapman, Michigan State 
10. NYK Bill Terry, Monmouth 
11. CLE Al Smith, Jackson State 
12. BOS Bill Langloh, Virginia 
13. CHI Nate Davis, South Carolina 
14. DET Jim Kennedy, Missouri 
15. SAS Scott Sims, Missouri 
16. GSW Ray Epps, Norfolk State 
17. WSB Bruce Parkinson, Purdue 
18. HOU Ed Thompson, Idaho State 
19. POR Donn Wilber, La Salle 
20. PHI Teko Wynder, Tulsa 
21. DEN John Billups, Mississippi 
22. LAL John Robinson, Michigan 



ROUND 6 / 1977 NBA DRAFT

1. NJN Mark Crow, Duke 
2. BUF Curvan Lewis, Virginia Union 
3. MIL Chuck Goodyear, Miami (OH) 
4. ATL Calvin Crews, Southwest Louisiana 
5. PHO Billy McKinney, Northwestern 
6. NOJ Wayne Golden, Tennessee-Chattanooga 
7. IND Tom Scheffler, Purdue 
8. SEA Bucky OBrien, Seattle 
9. KCK Bob Cooper, Providence 
10. NYK Jerry Graycraft, Milligan 
11. CLE Ron Cox, East Washington State 
12. BOS Roy Pace, Rutgers-Camden 
13. CHI Jay Chessman, Brigham Young 
14. DET Herb Nobles, Kansas 
15. SAS Bruce Buckley, North Carolina 
16. GSW Jack Phelan, Saint Francis (PA) 
17. WSB Ernie Wansley, Virginia Tech 
18. POR Myron Jordan, Pacific 
19. PHI George Gibson, Winston-Salem 
20. DEN Jim Town, Massachusetts 
21. LAL Grover Woolard, Murray State 




ROUND 7 / 1977 NBA DRAFT

1. NJN Scott Conant, Newberry 
2. BUF Mike Jackson, Tennessee 
3. MIL Ron Bostic, Detroit 
4. ATL James Holliman, Arizona State 
5. PHO Alvin Scott, Oral Roberts 
6. NOJ Lusia Harris, Delta State 
7. SEA Billy Reynolds, Northwest Louisiana 
8. KCK Bruce Jenner, Graceland 
9. NYK Tom Weadock, Saint John's (NY) 
10. CLE Bob Riddle, Eastern Michigan 
11. BOS Dave Kyle, Cleveland State 
12. CHI Mike Smith, Evansville 
13. DET Robert Lewis, Johnson C. Smith 
14. SAS Richard Robinson, New Mexico 
15. GSW Jerry Thurston, Mercer 
16. WSB Calvin Brown, American 
17. POR Don Smith, Oregon State 
18. PHI Dennin Forest, Nebraska-Omaha 
19. DEN Willie High, Alabama State 
20. LAL Lars Hansen, Washington 





ROUND 8 / 1977 NBA DRAFT

1. NJN Ralph Drollinger, UCLA 
2. BUF Emery Sammons, Philadelphia Textile 
3. MIL Larry Pikes, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
4. ATL Vern Thompson, Brigham Young 
5. PHO Alvin Joseph, California-Riverside 
6. NOJ Dave Speicher, Toledo 
8. SEA Jeff Frey, Evansville 
10. NYK Ken Slappy, Saint Peter's 
11. CLE Tom Cutter, Western Michigan 
12. BOS Tom Harris, Bowling Green 
13. CHI Rich Rhodes, Eastern Illinois 
14. DET Tim Appleton, Kenyon 
15. SAS Jerome Gladney, Arizona 
16. GSW Ricky March, Manhattan 
17. WSB Pat McKinley, Towson State 
19. POR Harold Rhodes, Washington 
20. PHI John Olive, Villanova 
21. DEN Len Saunders, Florida 
22. LAL Art Allen, Pepperdine