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1983 NBA Draft results, listing the number of each 1983 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 1983 NBA Draft info and previews and full coverage of the event each year.

ROUND 1 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. HOU Ralph Sampson, Virginia 
2. IND Steve Stipanovich, Missouri 
3. HOU Rodney McCray, Louisville 
4. SDC Byron Scott, Arizona State 
5. CHI Sidney Green, Nevada-Las Vegas 
6. GSW Russell Cross, Purdue 
7. UTA Thurl Bailey, North Carolina State 
8. DET Antoine Carr, Wichita State 
9. DAL Dale Ellis, Tennessee 
10. WSB Jeff Malone, Mississippi State 
11. DAL Derek Harper, Illinois 
12. NYK Darrell Walker, Arkansas 
13. KCK Ennis Whatley, Alabama 
14. POR Clyde Drexler, Houston 
15. DEN Howard Carter, Louisiana State 
16. SEA Jon Sundvold, Missouri 
17. PHI Leo Rautins, Syracuse 
18. MIL Randy Breuer, Minnesota 
19. SAS John Paxson, Notre Dame 
20. CLE Roy Hinson, Rutgers 
21. BOS Greg Kite, Brigham Young 
22. WSB Randy Wittman, Indiana 
23. IND Mitchell Wiggins, Florida State 
24. CLE Stewart Granger, Villanova 




ROUND 2 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. CHI Sidney Lowe, North Carolina State 
2. IND Leroy Combs, Oklahoma State 
3. CLE John Garris, Boston College 
4. PHO Rod Foster, UCLA 
5. CHI Larry Micheaux, Houston 
6. DAL Mark West, Old Dominion 
7. ATL Doc Rivers, Marquette 
8. WSB Michael Britt, District of Columbia 
9. DAL Dirk Minniefield, Kentucky 
10. WSB Guy Williams, Washington State 
11. SAS Darrell Lockhart, Auburn 
12. SEA Scooter McCray, Louisville 
13. DEN David Russell, Saint John's (NY) 
14. KCK Chris McNealy, San Jose State 
15. POR Granville Waiters, Ohio State 
16. IND Jim Thomas, Indiana 
17. MIL Ted Kitchel, Indiana 
18. NON J.K. Lenchiner, Indiana
19. MIL Mike Davis, Alabama 
20. GSW Pace Mannion, Utah 
21. NJN Horace Owens, Rhode Island 
22. PHO Paul Williams, Arizona State 
23. SAS Kevin Williams, Saint John's (NY) 
24. PHI Ken Lyons, North Texas State 





ROUND 3 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. HOU Craig Ehlo, Washington State 
2. IND Greg Jones, West Virginia 
3. CLE Paul Thompson, Tulane 
4. PHO Derek Whittenburg, North Carolina State 
5. BOS Winfred King, East Tennessee 
6. GSW Mike Holton, UCLA 
7. UTA Robert Hansen, Iowa 
8. DET Erich Santifer, Syracuse 
9. CLE Larry Anderson, Nevada-Las Vegas 
10. WSB Darren Daye, UCLA 
11. ATL John Pinone, Villanova 
12. NJN Bruce Kuczenski, Connecticut 
13. KCK Steve Harriel, Washington State 
14. DEN David Little, Oklahoma 
15. POR Tom Piotrowski, La Salle 
16. SEA Frank Burnell, Stetson 
17. PHI Claude Riley, Texas A&M 
18. MIL Billy Goodwin, Saint John's (NY) 
19. CLE Les Craft, Kansas State 
20. CLE Derrick Hord, Kentucky 
21. BOS Craig Robinson, Virginia 
22. LAL Orlando Phillips, Pepperdine 
23. PHI Dan Ruland, James Madison 




ROUND 4 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. HOU Darrell Browder, Texas Christian 
2. IND Terry Fair, Georgia 
3. CLE Dwight Jones, Cincinnati 
4. PHI Kalpatrick Wells, Mississippi State 
5. CHI Ron Crevier, Boston College 
6. UTA Doug Arnold, Texas Christian 
7. GSW Peter Thibeaux, Saint Mary's (CA) 
8. DET Steve Bouchie, Indiana 
9. DAL Johnny Martin, Northwest Louisiana 
10. WSB Dan Gay, Southwest Louisiana 
11. ATL Harry Kelley, Texas Southern 
12. NYK Mark Jones, Saint Bonaventure 
13. DEN York Gross, California-Santa Barbara 
14. KCK Mike Jackson, Wyoming 
15. POR Tim Dunham, Chaminade 
16. SEA Pete DeBisschop, Fairfield 
17. NJN Barney Mines, Bradley 
18. MIL Mark Nickens, American 
19. PHO Sam Mosley, Nevada-Reno 
20. SAS Brant Weidner, William & Mary 
21. BOS Carlos Clark, Mississippi 
22. LAL Terry Lewis, Mississippi State 
23. PHI Craig Robinson, Princeton 




ROUND 5 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. HOU Chuck Barnett, Oklahoma 
2. IND Roger Stieg, Mississippi 
3. CLE Chris Logan, Holy Cross 
4. SDC Manute Bol, Sudan 
5. CHI Tim Andree, Notre Dame 
6. GSW Greg Hines, Hampton Institute 
7. UTA Mark Clark, Oklahoma 
8. DET Ken Austin, Rice 
9. DAL Jim Lampley, Arkansas-Little Rock 
10. WSB Robin Dixon, New Hampshire 
11. ATL Charles Jones, Oklahoma 
12. NYK Troy Lee Mikell, East Tennessee 
13. KCK Lorenza Andrews, Oklahoma State 
14. DEN James Braddock, North Carolina 
15. POR Gary Monroe, Wright State 
16. SEA Brad Watson, Washington 
17. NJN Tyren Naulls, Texas A&M 
18. MIL Mark Petteway, New Orleans 
19. SAS Jeff Pehl, Richmond 
20. PHO Rick Lamb, Illinois State 
21. BOS Bob Reitz, Stonehill 
22. LAL Danny Dixon, Alabama A&M 
23. PHI Mike Milligan, Tennessee State 




ROUND 6 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. HOU Jim Stack, Northwestern 
2. IND Cliff Pruitt, Alabama-Birmingham 
3. CLE Mel McLaughlin, Central Michigan 
4. MIL Russell Todd, West Virginia 
5. CHI Ernest Patterson, New Mexico State 
6. UTA Fred Gilliam, Clemson 
7. GSW Tom Heywood, Weber State 
8. DET Derek Perry, Michigan State 
9. DAL Billy Allen, Nevada-Reno 
10. WSB Donald Carroll, Saint Augustine 
11. ATL Tom Bethea, Richmond 
12. NYK Tony Simms, Boston University 
13. DEN Glenn Green, Murray State 
14. KCK Alvis Rogers, Wake Forest 
15. POR Derrick Pope, Montana 
16. SEA Tony Wilson, Western Kentucky 
17. NJN Oscar Taylor, New Orleans 
18. MIL Charles Hurt, Kentucky 
19. PHO Edward Bona, Fordham 
20. SAS Ricky Hooker, Saint Mary's (TX) 
21. BOS Paul Atkins, Houston Baptist 
22. LAL Mark Steele, Colorado State 
23. PHI Sedale Threatt, West Virginia Tech 




ROUND 7 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. HOU Brian Kellerman, Idaho 
2. IND Tony Brown, Indiana 
3. CLE John Columbo, John Carroll 
4. SDC Dan Evans, Oregon State 
5. CHI Jacque Hill, Southern California 
6. GSW Peter Williams, Utah 
7. UTA Joe Kazanowski, Canada 
8. DET Rob Gonzalez, Colorado 
9. DAL Terrell Schlundt, Marquette 
10. WSB Danny Womack, Winston-Salem 
11. ATL Lex Drum, Alabama-Birmingham 
12. NYK Desi Barimore, Fresno State 
13. KCK Dane Suttle, Pepperdine 
14. DEN Maurice McDaniel, Catawba 
15. POR Paul Little, Penn 
16. SEA Tony Gattis, Mercer 
17. NJN Keith Bennett, Sacred Heart 
18. MIL Anthony Hicks, Xavier 
19. SAS Keith Williams, Panhandle State 
20. PHO Fred Brown, Virginia Commonwealth 
21. BOS Roy Jackson, Providence 
22. LAL Ricky Mixon, California-Fullerton 
23. PHI Tony Bruin, Syracuse 




ROUND 8 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. HOU Jeff Bolding, Arkansas State 
2. IND Ray McCallum, Ball State 
3. CLE Larry Tucker, Lewis (IL) 
4. SDC Mark Gannon, Iowa 
5. CHI Terry Bradley, Chicago State 
6. UTA Michael McCombs, Santa Fe 
7. GSW Doug Harris, Central Washington 
8. DET George Wenzel, Augustana (SD) 
9. DAL Bill Sadler, Pepperdine 
10. WSB Bernard Perry, Howard 
11. ATL George Thomas, Georgia Tech 
12. NYK Mike Lang, Penn State 
13. DEN Cliff Tribus, Davidson 
14. KCK Preston Neumayr, California-Davis 
15. POR Frank Smith, Arizona 
16. SEA Ray Smith, Armstrong State 
17. NJN Joe Myers, Duquesne 
18. MIL Brett Burkholder, DePaul 
19. PHO Mike Mulquin, Villanova 
20. SAS Norville Brown, Oklahoma Christian 
21. BOS Trent Johnson, Pittsburgh 
22. PHI Gordon Austin, American 




ROUND 9 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

1. HOU James Campbell, Oklahoma City 
2. IND Lynn Mitchem, Butler 
3. CLE Joe Brown, Georgia State 
4. SDC David Maxwell, Fordham 
5. CHI Ray Orange, Oklahoma Christian 
6. GSW Greg Goorjiam, Loyola Marymount 
7. UTA Ron Webb, Oklahoma Christian 
8. DET Marlow McLain, Eastern Michigan 
9. DAL Sherrod Arnold, Chicago State 
10. WSB Ricky Moreland, Maryland-Baltimore 
11. ATL Wil Kotchery, Livingston State 
12. NYK Charles Jones, Marshall 
13. KCK Bernard Hill, Panhandle State 
14. DEN Bobby Van Noy, Catawba 
15. POR Phil Hopson, Idaho 
16. SEA Tony Washington, Hampton Institute 
17. NJN Kevin Black, Rutgers 
18. MIL Bill Varner, Notre Dame 
19. SAS Gary Gaspard, Saint Mary's (TX) 
20. PHO Joe Dykstra, Western Illinois 
21. BOS John Rice, Massachusetts-Boston 
22. PHI Charles Fisher, James Madison 





ROUND 10 / 1983 NBA DRAFT

2. IND Mark Smed, Augustana (SD) 
3. CLE Jon Hanley, Xavier 
4. SDC Keith Smith, San Diego State 
5. CHI Tom Emma, Duke 
6. UTA Odell Mosteller, Auburn 
7. GSW Michael Zeno, Long Beach State 
8. DET Ike Person, Michigan 
9. DAL Clyde Corley, Florida International 
10. WSB Isiah Singletary, Saint Louis 
11. ATL Ronnie Carr, Western Carolina 
12. NYK Bernard Randolph, DePaul 
13. DEN Cleveland McCrae, Catawba 
14. KCK Aaron Haskins, Washington State 
15. POR Russ Christianson, East Oregon State 
16. SEA David Binion, North Carolina Central 
17. NJN Rich Simkus, Princeton 
18. MIL Bob Kelly, Saint John's (NY) 
19. PHO Bo Overton, Oklahoma 
20. SAS Lamar Heard, Georgia 
21. BOS Andy Kupec, Bentley