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1980 NBA Draft results, listing the number of each 1980 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 1980 NBA Draft info and previews and full coverage of the event each year.

ROUND 1 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. GSW Joe Barry Carroll, Purdue 
2. UTA Darrell Griffith, Louisville 
3. BOS Kevin McHale, Minnesota 
4. CHI Kelvin Ransey, Ohio State 
5. DEN James Ray, Jacksonville 
6. NJN Mike OKoren, North Carolina 
7. NJN Mike Gminski, Duke 
8. PHI Andrew Toney, Southwest Louisiana 
9. SDC Mike Brooks, La Salle 
10. POR Ronnie Lester, Iowa 
11. DAL Kiki Vandeweghe, UCLA 
12. NYK Mike Woodson, Indiana 
13. GSW Rickey Brown, Mississippi State 
14. WSB Wes Matthews, Wisconsin 
15. SAS Reggie Johnson, Tennessee 
16. KCK Hawkeye Whitney, North Carolina State 
17. DET Larry Drew, Missouri 
18. ATL Don Collins, Washington State 
19. UTA John Duren, Georgetown 
20. SEA Bill Hanzlik, Notre Dame 
21. PHI Monti Davis, Tennessee State 
22. CLE Chad Kinch, North Carolina-Charlotte 
23. DEN Carl Nicks, Indiana State 




ROUND 2 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. GSW Larry Smith, Alcorn State 
2. GSW Jeff Ruland, Iona 
3. CHI Sam Worthen, Marquette 
4. HOU John Stroud, Mississippi 
5. ATL Craig Shelton, Georgetown 
6. IND Louis Orr, Syracuse 
7. IND Kenny Natt, Northeast Louisiana 
8. LAL Wayne Robinson, Virginia Tech 
9. POR David Lawrence, McNeese State 
10. POR Bruce Collins, Weber State 
11. DAL Roosevelt Bouie, Syracuse 
12. WSB Rick Mahorn, Hampton Institute 
13. NYK DeWayne Scales, Louisiana State 
14. LAL Butch Carter, Indiana 
15. HOU Terry Stotts, Oklahoma 
16. SAS Michael Wiley, Long Beach State 
17. IND Dick Miller, Toledo 
18. DEN Jawann Oldham, Seattle 
19. PHO Kimberly Belton, Stanford 
20. HOU Billy Williams, Clemson 
21. PHI Clyde Austin, North Carolina State 
22. DET Brad Branson, Southern Methodist 
23. BOS Arnette Hallman, Purdue 





ROUND 3 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. DEN Kurt Nimphius, Arizona State 
2. DEN Eddie Lee, Cincinnati 
3. GSW John Virgil, North Carolina 
4. CHI James Wilkes, UCLA 
5. DEN Ronnie Valentine, Old Dominion 
6. NJN Lowes Moore, West Virginia 
7. CLE Stuart House, Washington State 
8. BOS Ron Perry, Holy Cross 
9. CLE Wayne Abrams, Southern Illinois 
10. POR Mike Harper, North Park 
11. DAL Dave Britton, Texas A&M 
12. NYK Kurt Rambis, Santa Clara 
13. PHO John Campbell, Clemson 
14. SAS Lavon Mercer, Georgia 
15. SAS Rich Yonakor, North Carolina 
16. KCK Tony Murphy, Southern 
17. MIL Al Beal, Oklahoma 
18. DET Jonathan Moore, Furman 
19. PHO Doug True, California 
20. SEA Carl Bailey, Tuskegee 
21. PHI Reggie Gaines, Winston-Salem 
22. CLE Ron Jones, Illinois State 
23. BOS Donald Newman, Idaho 



ROUND 4 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. DET Darwin Cook, Portland 
2. GSW Robert Scott, Alabama 
3. UTA Alan Taylor, Brigham Young 
4. DEN Sammie Ellis, Pittsburgh 
5. CHI Ron Charles, Michigan State 
6. NJN Rory Sparrow, Villanova 
7. SDC Ed Odom, Oklahoma State 
8. CLE Murray Brown, Florida State 
9. IND Rich Branning, Notre Dame 
10. POR Kelvin Henderson, Saint Louis 
11. DAL David Johnson, Weber State 
12. WSB Francois Wise, Long Beach State 
13. NYK Joseph Chmelich, Wisconsin 
14. SAS Calvin Roberts, California-Fullerton 
15. HOU Dean Hunger, Utah State 
16. PHI Billy Bryant, Western Kentucky 
17. MIL Jeff Wolf, North Carolina 
18. LAL Tony Jackson, Florida State 
19. PHO Leroy Stampley, Loyola (IL) 
20. SEA Gary Ray Hooker, Murray State 
21. PHI Harold Hubbard, Savannah State 
22. LAL Ron Baxter, Texas 
23. BOS Kevin Hamilton, Iona 




ROUND 5 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. DET Tony Fuller, Pepperdine 
2. UTA Wally West, Boston University 
3. GSW Don Carlino, Southern California 
4. CHI Mike Campbell, Northwestern 
5. DEN James Patrick, Southwest Texas State 
6. NJN Aaron Curry, Oklahoma 
7. SDC Wally Rank, San Jose State 
8. IND Joe Galvin, Illinois State 
9. CLE LaVon Williams, Kentucky 
10. POR Larry Belin, New Mexico 
11. DAL Darrell Allums, UCLA 
12. NYK William Carey, Albright 
13. WSB Daryl Strickland, Rutgers 
14. HOU Albert Jones, New Mexico 
15. SAS Gib Hinz, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 
16. KCK Kevin Blakley, Eastern Michigan 
17. MIL Ken Jones, Virginia Commonwealth 
18. ATL Mike Doyle, South Carolina 
19. PHO Mark Stevens, Northern Arizona 
20. SEA Lenny Horton, Georgia Tech 
21. PHI Jim Swaney, Toledo 
22. LAL Rick Raivio, Portland 
23. BOS Rufus Harris, Maine 



ROUND 6 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. DET Tony Turner, Alaska-Anchorage 
2. GSW Neil Bresnahan, Illinois 
3. UTA Ken Cunningham, Western Michigan 
4. DEN Ernie Hill, Oklahoma City 
5. CHI Bernard Rencher, Saint John's (NY) 
6. NJN Rick Mattick, Louisiana State 
7. SDC Londale Theus, Santa Clara 
8. CLE Antonio Martin, Oral Roberts 
9. IND Randy Owens, Philadelphia Textile 
10. POR Perry Mirkovich, Lethbridge (Canada) 
11. DAL Leroy Jackson, Cameron 
12. WSB Ken Dancy, Chicago State 
13. NYK Kelvin Hicks, New York Tech 
14. SAS Dean Uthoff, Iowa State 
15. HOU Everette Jefferson, New Mexico 
16. KCK Kent Grooms, Kent State 
17. MIL Alex Gilbert, Indiana State 
18. ATL Mike Zagardo, George Washington 
19. PHO Coby Leavitt, Utah 
20. SEA Jim Strickland, South Carolina 
21. PHI Donald Cooper, Saint Augustine 
22. LAL Odis Boddie, North Alabama 
23. BOS Kenny Evans, Norfolk State 





ROUND 7 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. DET Carl Pierce, Gonzaga 
2. UTA Dave Colescott, North Carolina 
3. GSW Lorenzo Romar, Washington 
4. CHI Robert Byrd, Marquette 
5. DEN Tommy Springer, Vanderbilt 
6. NJN Larry Spicer, Alabama-Birmingham 
7. SDC Paul Anderson, USC College 
8. IND Charles Naddaff, Lafayette 
9. CLE Leroy Berry, Wilmington (OH) 
10. POR Gig Sims, UCLA 
11. DAL Tony Forch, Midwestern 
12. NYK Bobby Turner, Louisville 
13. WSB Karl Godine, Stephen F. Austin 
14. HOU Joe Nehls, Arizona 
15. SAS Allan Zahn, Arkansas 
16. KCK Arnold McDowell, Montana State 
17. MIL Ron White, Furman 
18. ATL Charles Hightower, Dillard 
19. PHO Ron Williams, Western Montana 
20. SEA Carl Ervin, Seattle 
21. PHI Richard Smith, Weber State 
22. BOS Les Hanson, Virginia Tech 



ROUND 8 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. DET Leroy Loggins, Fairmont State 
2. GSW Kurt Kanaskie, La Salle 
3. UTA Jim Brandon, Saint Peter's 
4. CHI Modzel Greer, North Park 
5. NJN Lloyd Terry, New Orleans 
6. CLE Jim Ellinghausen, Ohio State 
7. IND Steve Stielper, James Madison 
8. POR John Stroeder, Montana 
9. DAL Clarence Kea, Lamar 
10. WSB Rich Valavicious, Auburn 
11. NYK James Salters, Penn 
12. SAS Bill Bailey, Pan American 
13. HOU Rosie Barnes, Bowling Green 
14. MIL Keith Valentine, Virginia Union 
15. PHO Jim Conolly, La Salle 
16. SEA Al Dutch, Georgetown 
17. PHI Martin Lemelle, Grambling 
18. LAL Melvin Hooker, Edinboro State 
19. BOS Steve Wright, Boston University 



ROUND 9 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. DET Terry Dupris, Huron 
2. UTA Paul Renfro, Texas-Arlington 
3. GSW Billy Reid, San Francisco 
4. CHI Jay Shidler, Kentucky 
5. DEN Jim Graziano, South Carolina 
6. NJN Barry Young, Colorado State 
7. IND Scott Rogers, Kenyon 
8. CLE Melvin Crafter, Central State (OH) 
9. POR Rich Boucher, Maine 
10. DAL Ken Williams, Houston 
11. NYK Don Wiley, Monmouth 
12. WSB Clinton Wyatt, Alcorn State 
13. SAS Al Williams, North Texas State 
14. KCK Charley Cole, Delta State 
15. MIL Del Yarbrough, Illinois State 
16. ATL Stanley Lamb, Steubenville 
17. PHO Keith French, North Park 
18. SEA Jim Tillman, Eastern Kentucky 
19. PHI Luke Griffin, Saint Joseph's (PA) 
20. BOS Brian Jung, Northwestern 




ROUND 10 / 1980 NBA DRAFT

1. GSW Tim Higgins, Kearney State 
2. UTA Leroy Coleman, Middle Tennessee 
3. DEN Earl Sango, Regis 
4. CHI Billy Foster, Eastern Montana 
5. IND John Bates, West Virginia 
6. POR Dave Kufeld, Yeshiva 
7. DAL Tom Morgan, California-Fullerton 
8. WSB Don Youman, Oklahoma State 
9. NYK Gerald Ross, Grand Canyon 
10. SAS Steve Schall, Arkansas 
11. MIL Melvin Crayton, Alabama State 
12. PHO Randy Carroll, Kansas 
13. SEA Kent Williams, Texas Tech 
14. PHI Joe Hand, King's College (PA) 
15. BOS John Nolan, Providence