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1972 NBA Draft results, listing the number of each 1972 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 1972 NBA Draft info and previews and full coverage of the event each year.

Round 1
 
1. POR LaRue Martin, Loyola (IL) 
2. BUF Bob McAdoo, North Carolina 
3. CLE Dwight Davis, Houston 
4. PHO Corky Calhoun, Penn 
5. PHI Freddie Boyd, Oregon State 
6. MIL Russ Lee, Marshall 
7. SEA Bud Stallworth, Kansas 
8. NYK Tom Riker, South Carolina 
9. DET Bob Nash, Hawaii 
10. BOS Paul Westphal, Southern California 
11. CHI Ralph Simpson, Michigan State 
12. MIL Julius Erving, Massachusetts 
13. LAL Travis Grant, Kentucky State 

Round 2
 
1. POR Bob Davis, Weber State 
2. BUF Harold Fox, Jacksonville 
3. LAL Jim Price, Louisville 
4. DET Chris Ford, Villanova 
5. SEA Joby Wright, Indiana 
6. KCO Sam Sibert, Kentucky State 
7. HOU John Gianelli, Pacific 
8. ATL Steve Bracey, Tulsa 
9. LAL Paul Stovall, Arizona State 
10. SEA Brian Taylor, Princeton 
11. CLE Steve Hawes, Washington 
12. BAL Tom Patterson, Ouachita Baptist 
13. POR Dave Twardzik, Old Dominion 
14. BOS Dennis Wuycik, North Carolina 
15. KCO Mike Ratliff, Eau Claire State 
16. MIL Chuck Terry, Long Beach State 
17. POR Ollie Johnson, Temple 

Round 3
 
1. POR Lloyd Neal, Tennessee State 
2. BUF Bob Morse, Penn 
3. PHO Scott English, Texas-El Paso 
4. PHO Don Buse, Evansville 
5. CHI Frank Russell, Detroit 
6. PHI Charlie Tharpe, Belhaven 
7. HOU Eric McWilliams, Long Beach State 
8. KCO Ron Riley, Southern California 
9. BAL Kevin Porter, Saint Francis (PA) 
10. SEA Jim Creighton, Colorado 
11. NYK Ansley Truitt, California 
12. PHO Claude Terry, Stanford 
13. GSW Bill Chamberlain, North Carolina 
14. BOS Wayne Grabiec, Michigan 
15. CHI Chuck Jura, Nebraska 
16. MIL George Adams, Gardner-Webb 
17. LAL Gregg Northington, Alabama State 

Round 4
 
1. POR Gary Stewart, Canisius 
2. BUF George Bryant, Eastern Kentucky State 
3. CLE Hank Siemiontkowski, Villanova 
4. DET Ernie Fleming, Jacksonville 
5. PHI Marshall Wingate, Niagara 
6. KCO Frank Schade, Eau Claire State 
7. HOU Wilbert Robinson, West Virginia 
8. ATL Reggie Bird, Princeton 
9. BAL Al Saunders, Louisiana State 
10. SEA Joe Mackey, Southern California 
11. NYK Henry Bibby, UCLA 
12. PHO Matt Gantt, Saint Bonaventure 
13. GSW John Tshogl, California-Santa Barbara 
14. BOS Nate Stephens, Long Beach State 
15. CHI Ted Martiniuk, Saint Peter's 
16. MIL Art White, Georgetown 

Round 5
 
1. POR Mike Reid, California-Riverside 
2. BUF Arnie Berman, Brown 
3. CLE Sam Cash, California-Riverside 
4. DET Ernest Pettis, Western Michigan 
5. KCO David Bustion, Denver 
6. PHI Joe Bynes, Arkansas AM&N 
7. HOU James Silas, Stephen F. Austin 
8. ATL Bob Lackey, Marquette 
9. BAL Walter Jones, Long Island 
10. SEA Gary Ladd, Seattle 
11. NYK Bob Ford, Purdue 
12. PHO Wardell Dyson, Shaw 
13. GSW Charles Dudley, Washington 
14. BOS Bryan Adrian, Davidson 
15. CHI Rowland Garrett, Florida State 
16. MIL Ron Harris, Wichita State 
17. LAL Glen Summors, Gannon 

Round 6
 
1. POR Joe Gaines, Belmont 
2. BUF Ed Czernota, Sacred Heart 
3. CLE Tom Parker, Kentucky 
4. DET Terry Benton, Wichita State 
5. PHI John Glover, Wiley 
6. KCO Jerry Crocker, Guilford 
7. HOU Mike Collins, Seattle 
8. ATL Randy Knoll, Marshall 
9. BAL Wayne Dillard, Eastern Michigan 
10. SEA Ronald Thomas, Louisville 
11. NYK Greg Cleuss, Saint John's (NY) 
12. PHO Charles Edge, LeMoyne-Owen 
13. GSW Henry Bacon, Louisville 
14. BOS Doug Holcomb, Memphis 
15. CHI Mike Stewart, Santa Clara 
16. BOS Wally Wright, PMC Colleges 
17. LAL Sam Simmons, Bradley 

Round 7
 
1. POR Bob Lynn, Long Beach State 
2. BUF Greg Kohls, Syracuse 
3. CLE Steve Davidson, West Texas State 
4. DET Bruce Anderson, Arizona 
5. KCO Mike Sneed, Fayetteville 
6. PHI Curtis Pritchett, Saint Augustine 
7. HOU Mike Jackson, California-Los Angeles 
8. ATL Billy Pleas, Detroit 
9. BAL Marvin Brown, Jackson State 
10. SEA Jerry Dunn, Western Kentucky 
11. NYK Tracy Tripucka, Lafayette 
12. PHO Bernie Fryer, Brigham Young 
13. GSW William Franklin, Purdue 
14. BOS Stephen Previs, North Carolina 
15. CHI Jerry Pender, Fresno State 
16. MIL Mickey Davis, Duquesne 

Round 8
 
1. POR Ruben Vance, Kent State 
2. BUF Andy Denny, South Alabama State 
3. CLE Roger Evans, Kent State 
4. DET Ben Kelso, Central Michigan 
5. PHI Jim Kopp, Rockhurst 
6. KCO Jerry Clack, Oklahoma 
7. HOU Henry Harris, Auburn 
8. ATL Oscar Evans, Butler 
9. BAL Jim Floyd, Shaw 
10. SEA Willy Stoudamire, Portland State 
11. NYK Tom Corde, Ohio 
12. PHO Russell Golden, Jackson State 
13. GSW John Burks, San Francisco 
14. BOS Sam McCarney, Oral Roberts 
15. CHI Cavin Anderson, Valley City 
16. MIL Charles Kirkland, Cheyney 

Round 9
 
1. POR Scott McCandlish, Virginia 
2. BUF John Collins, Brockport State 
3. CLE Greg Starrick, Southern Illinois 
4. DET Kessie Mangam, Ferris State 
5. KCO Steve McMahon, Merrimack 
6. PHI Rod Murray, California-Los Angeles 
7. ATL Larry Strozier, Morehouse 
8. BAL Ruppert Breedlove, Oglethorpe 
9. SEA Dwight Holliday, Hawaii 
10. NYK Tom Sullivan, Fordham 
11. PHO Bill Kennedy, Arizona 
12. GSW Bill Duey, California 
13. CHI Ralph Houston, West Texas State 
14. MIL Jim Regenold, Ball State 

Round 10
 
1. POR Kresimir Cosic, Brigham Young 
2. CLE Kent Martens, Abilene Christian 
3. DET Kent Hollenbeck, Kentucky 
4. PHI Gary Watson, Wisconsin 
5. KCO David Hall, Kansas State 
6. ATL Jim Clesson, Tulsa 
7. BAL Will Loftin, Southwest Louisiana 
8. SEA Dan Stewart, Washington State 
9. NYK Richie Garner, Manhattan 
10. PHO Al Vilcheck, Louisville 
11. BOS Marty Hunt, Kenyon 
12. CHI Chuck Taylor, West Liberty State 
13. MIL Jolly Spight, Santa Clara 

Round 11
 
1. POR Jimmy Wilkins, San Diego State 
2. BUF Jim Prokell, Edinboro State 
3. KCO Floyd Mathew, Northern Arizona 
4. ATL Charles Allen, Texas Southern 
5. BAL Marvin Watkins, Jackson State 
6. SEA Steve Turner, Vanderbilt 
7. NYK Chic Downing, Benedictine 
8. PHO John Belcher, Arkansas State 
9. BOS Mark Minor, Ohio State 
10. CHI Jackie Young, Rocky Mountain 

Round 12
 
1. BUF Frank Dewitt, Virginia 
2. KCO Len Baltimore, George Washington 
3. ATL James Green, Paine College 
4. BAL Lloyd Adams, Rhode Island 
5. SEA Gregg Daust, Missouri-SaintLouis 
6. PHO Mark Soderberg, Utah 
7. BOS Phil Stephens, South Carolina State 
8. CHI Al Cotler, Penn 

Round 13
 
1. POR Larry Morris, Tulsa 
2. BUF Kim Huband, North Carolina 
3. KCO Kent Scott, Pittsburgh 
4. BAL Mike Krawzyk, Loyola (MD) 
5. PHO Kelly Utley, Shaw 
6. CHI Mike Barr, Duquesne 

Round 14
 
1. POR Paul Kelley, Shaw 
2. BUF Greg Corson, North Carolina 
3. KCO Bob Allen, Missouri 
4. BAL Aubrey Nash, Kansas 
5. SEA Cleveland Hill, Nicholas State 
6. PHO Ray Golson, West Texas State 
7. CHI Andrew Pettes, Oklahoma 

Round 15
 
1. POR Rich Haubeggar, Wake Forest 
2. BUF Paul Hoffman, Saint Bonaventure 
3. KCO Mike Jefferies, Oklahoma State 
4. BAL Gary Handleman, Hopkins 
5. CHI Greg Lowery, Texas Tech 

Round 16
 
1. POR Mose Adolph, Los Angeles State 
2. BUF Norman Bounds, Brockport State 
3. KCO Mike Peterson, Nebraska 
4. CHI Charles Hall, Montana-Western 

Round 17
 
1. CHI John Thornton, South Carolina State 

Round 18
 
1. CHI Ron Manning, Manhattan