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1970 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)March 23, 1970
LocationNew York City, New York
Overview
239 total selections in 19 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionBob Lanier, Detroit Pistons
← 1969
1971 →

The 1970 NBA draft was the 24th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 23, 1970, before the 1970–71 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip.[1] The Detroit Pistons won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the San Diego Rockets were awarded the second pick. The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Three expansion franchises, the Buffalo Braves, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the seventh, the eighth and the ninth pick in each round. In the first round, the Cavaliers had the seventh pick, while the Blazers and the Braves had the eighth and the ninth pick respectively. In the subsequent rounds, the Cavaliers and the Braves exchanged their order of selection, while the Blazers had the eighth pick throughout the draft. The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising the selection of 239 players; it holds the record for the most prospects selected in any NBA draft.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

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Bob Lanier from St. Bonaventure University was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons. Rudy Tomjanovich from the University of Michigan and Pete Maravich from Louisiana State University were selected second and third respectively. Fourth pick Dave Cowens from Florida State University and eighth pick Geoff Petrie from Princeton University went on to be named as joint winners of the Rookie of the Year Award in their first season.[2] Six players from this draft, Lanier, Maravich, Cowens, 18th pick Calvin Murphy, 19th pick Nate Archibald and 122nd pick Dan Issel, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[3] Maravich, Cowens and Archibald were also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[4] Maravich had four All-NBA Team selections and five All-Star Game selections.[5] Cowens won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976, one Most Valuable Player Award in 1973, and had three All-NBA Team selections and seven All-Star Game selections.[6] Archibald won one NBA championship with the Celtics in 1981 and had five All-NBA Team selections and six All-Star Game selections.[7] Lanier and Murphy were selected to eight and one All-Star Games respectively.[8][9] Dan Issel initially opted to play in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Kentucky Colonels. He played six seasons in the ABA before finally joining the NBA with the Denver Nuggets when both leagues merged. He was selected to five All-ABA Teams, six ABA All-Star Games and one NBA All-Star Game.[10][11]

Randy Smith, who was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 205th pick, did not enter the league until the 1971–72 season, after he was drafted again in the 1971 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves with the 104th pick. He was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game.[12] Tomjanovich was selected to five All-Star Games during his career.[13] Charlie Scott, the 106th pick, initially opted to play in the ABA with the Virginia Squires before joining the NBA in 1972. He was selected to two All-ABA Teams, two ABA All-Star Games and three NBA All-Star Games.[14] Three other players from this draft, fifth pick Sam Lacey, seventh pick John Johnson and eighth pick Geoff Petrie, was also selected to at least one All-Star Game.[15][16][17] The Rockets' first and second round picks, Tomjanovich and Murphy spent all of their playing career with the Rockets. Tomjanovich played 11 seasons while Murphy played 13 seasons with the Rockets.[9][13]

Lanier, Tomjanovich, Cowens and Issel all became head coaches after ending their playing career. Lanier was the interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the 1995.[18] Tomjanovich coached two NBA teams, the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He coached the Rockets for 12 seasons, leading them to the NBA championship twice in 1994 and 1995.[19] He also coached the United States national basketball team to a gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. Cowens started his coaching career as a player-coach with the Celtics during the 1978–79 season, before returning to a full-time player in the next season. He later coached two more NBA teams, most recently with the Golden State Warriors.[20] Issel coached the Denver Nuggets for six seasons in two separate three-year stints.[21] Two other players drafted also went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: 40th pick Gar Heard and 125th pick George Irvine.[22][23]

The 1970 draft class is considered to be one of the best in NBA history as it produced eight Hall of Famers and twelve All-Stars from those draftees who played in the NBA.[24] The first four picks were inducted to the Hall of Fame and seven of the first eight picks became All-Stars. The 1970 Draft is also known as the first draft where international players who had never played U.S. high school and college basketball were selected. In the 10th and 11th round, the Atlanta Hawks drafted Mexican Manuel Raga and Italian Dino Meneghin; both were playing in the Italian league at the time.[25] They became the first two international players drafted to the NBA.[26] However, neither of them ever played in the league as the Hawks did not have US$35,000 to buy out either of their contracts with their teams.[27] Meneghin, who played 28 seasons in Italy, has been inducted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to the FIBA Hall of Fame and also to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[28][29][30] Raga has also been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Key

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Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game

Draft

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A black person, wearing a gray suit, a tie and glasses, is looking to the front.
Bob Lanier was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons.
Rudy Tomjanovich was selected second overall by the San Diego Rockets.
A black and white photo of a man, wearing a basketball uniform that says Jazz with the number 7 below it, is looking to the right.
Pete Maravich was selected third overall by the Atlanta Hawks.
Dave Cowens was selected fourth overall by the Boston Celtics.
Geoff Petrie was selected eighth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
A black person, wearing white t-shirt, is smiling and looking to the right.
Calvin Murphy was selected 18th overall by the San Diego Rockets.
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 Bob Lanier^ C  United States Detroit Pistons St. Bonaventure (Sr.)
1 2 Rudy Tomjanovich^ F  United States San Diego Rockets Michigan (Sr.)
1 3 Pete Maravich^ G  United States Atlanta Hawks (from San Francisco)[a] Louisiana State (Sr.)
1 4 Dave Cowens^ F/C  United States Boston Celtics Florida State (Sr.)
1 5 Sam Lacey+ C  United States Cincinnati Royals New Mexico State (Sr.)
1 6 Jim Ard F/C  United States Seattle SuperSonics Cincinnati (Sr.)
1 7 John Johnson+ F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Iowa (Sr.)
1 8 Geoff Petrie+ G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Princeton (Sr.)
1 9 George E. Johnson C  United States Baltimore Bullets (from Buffalo)[b] Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)
1 10 Greg Howard F/C  United States Phoenix Suns Brill Cagliari (Italy)[31]
1 11 Jimmy Collins G  United States Chicago Bulls New Mexico State (Sr.)
1 12 Al Henry C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Wisconsin (Sr.)
1 13 Jim McMillian F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Columbia (Sr.)
1 14 John Vallely G  United States Atlanta Hawks UCLA (Sr.)
1 15 John Hummer F/C  United States Buffalo Braves (from Baltimore)[b] Princeton (Sr.)
1 16 Gary Freeman F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Oregon State (Sr.)
1 17 Mike Price G  United States New York Knicks Illinois (Sr.)
2 18 Calvin Murphy^ G  United States San Diego Rockets Niagara (Sr.)
2 19 Nate Archibald^ G  United States Cincinnati Royals (from San Francisco)[c] Texas-El Paso (Sr.)
2 20 Jake Ford G  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Detroit)[d] Maryland State (Sr.)
2 21 Rex Morgan G  United States Boston Celtics Jacksonville (Sr.)
2 22 Doug Cook# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Davidson (Sr.)
2 23 Pete Cross F/C  United States Seattle SuperSonics San Francisco (Sr.)
2 24 Cornell Warner F/C  United States Buffalo Braves Jackson State (Sr.)
2 25 Walt Gilmore F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Fort Valley State (Sr.)
2 26 Dave Sorenson F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio State (Sr.)
2 27 Fred Taylor G/F  United States Phoenix Suns Pan American (Sr.)
2 28 Paul Ruffner F/C  United States Chicago Bulls Brigham Young (Sr.)
2 29 Joe DePre# G  United States Phoenix Suns (from Philadelphia)[e] St. John's (Sr.)
2 30 Earnie Killum G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Stetson (Sr.)
2 31 Dan Hester# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Louisiana State (Sr.)
2 32 Ken Warzynski# F  United States Detroit Pistons (from Baltimore)[f] DePaul (Sr.)
2 33 Bill Zopf G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Duquesne (Sr.)
2 34 Howie Wright# G  United States New York Knicks Austin Peay (Sr.)
3 35 Curtis Perry F  United States San Diego Rockets Southwest Missouri (Sr.)
3 36 Earle Higgins# F  United States San Francisco Warriors Eastern Michigan (Sr.)
3 37 Bob St. Pierre# C  United States Detroit Pistons Hanover (Sr.)
3 38 Willie Williams F  United States Boston Celtics Florida State (Sr.)
3 39 Greg Hyder F  United States Cincinnati Royals Eastern New Mexico (Sr.)
3 40 Gar Heard F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma (Sr.)
3 41 Surry Oliver# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)
3 42 Bill Cain# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Iowa State (Sr.)
3 43 Chip Case# G  United States Baltimore Bullets Virginia (Sr.)
3 44 Greg McDivitt# F  United States Phoenix Suns Ohio (Sr.)
3 45 Lou Herndon# G  United States Chicago Bulls Jackson State (Sr.)
3 46 Dennis Awtrey C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Santa Clara (Sr.)
3 47 Jim Hayes# G  United States Detroit Pistons Boston University (Sr.)
3 48 Vann Williford# F  United States Phoenix Suns NC State (Sr.)
3 49 Seabern Hill# G  United States Baltimore Bullets Arizona State (Sr.)
3 50 Marv Winkler G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
3 51 Al Williams# F  United States New York Knicks Drake (Sr.)
4 52 Jody Finney# G  United States San Diego Rockets Ohio State (Sr.)
4 53 Ralph Ogden F  United States San Francisco Warriors Santa Clara (Sr.)
4 54 Bill Stricker F  United States Baltimore Bullets (from Detroit)[f] Pacific (Sr.)
4 55 Jon McKinney# F  United States Boston Celtics Norfolk State (Sr.)
4 56 Wade Fuller# G  United States Cincinnati Royals Loyola Chicago (Sr.)
4 57 John Davis# F  United States Chicago Bulls Alabama State (Sr.)
4 58 Erwin Polnick# F  United States Buffalo Braves Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)
4 59 Jim Penix# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Bowling Green (Sr.)
4 60 Glenn Vidnovic# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Iowa (Sr.)
4 61 Bob Lienhard# C  United States Phoenix Suns Georgia (Sr.)
4 62 Jim Wilson# G  United States Chicago Bulls Cheyney State (Sr.)
4 63 Dan Crenshaw# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Alabama State (Sr.)
4 64 Larry Mikan F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Minnesota (Sr.)
4 65 Fred Davis# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Howard Payne (Sr.)
4 66 Billy Jones# C  United States Baltimore Bullets Louisiana College (Sr.)
4 67 Virgle Fredrick# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Drury (Sr.)
4 68 John Marren# F  United States New York Knicks Manhattan (Sr.)
5 69 James Gilbert# C  United States San Diego Rockets Adams State (Sr.)
5 70 Levi Fontaine G  United States San Francisco Warriors Maryland State (Sr.)
5 71 Bill Jankans# F  United States Detroit Pistons Cal State Long Beach (Sr.)
5 72 Tom Carter# F  United States Boston Celtics Paul Quinn (Sr.)
5 73 Uluss Thompson# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Wiley (Sr.)
5 74 Boyd Lynch# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)
5 75 Wayne Sokolowski# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ashland (Sr.)
5 76 Ron Knight F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Cal State-Los Angeles (Sr.)
5 77 Robert Moore# G  United States Buffalo Braves Central State (Sr.)
5 78 John Canine# G  United States Phoenix Suns Ohio (Sr.)
5 79 George T. Johnson F/C  United States Chicago Bulls Dillard (Sr.)
5 80 Perry Wallace# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Vanderbilt (Sr.)
5 81 John Fultz# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Rhode Island (Sr.)
5 82 Bob Riley F  United States Atlanta Hawks Mount St. Mary's (Sr.)
5 83 Gary Zeller G  United States Baltimore Bullets Drake (Sr.)
5 84 Mike Grosso# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Louisville (Sr.)
5 85 Jim Oxley# G  United States New York Knicks Army (Sr.)
6 86 Mike Kretzer# F  United States San Diego Rockets East Tennessee State (Sr.)
6 87 Vic Bartolome C  United States San Francisco Warriors Oregon State (Sr.)
6 88 Sevira Brown# F  United States Detroit Pistons DePaul (Sr.)
6 89 Rod McIntyre# F  United States Boston Celtics Jacksonville (Sr.)
6 90 Charles Bishop# C  United States Cincinnati Royals Louisiana Tech (Sr.)
6 91 Sam Robinson# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Cal State Long Beach (Sr.)
6 92 Doug Hess# C  United States Buffalo Braves Toledo (Jr.)
6 93 George Janky# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Dayton (Sr.)
6 94 Joe Cooke G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana (Sr.)
6 95 Joe Thomas F  United States Phoenix Suns Marquette (Sr.)
6 96 Lonnie Kluttz# F  United States Chicago Bulls North Carolina A&T (Sr.)
6 97 Jerry Venable# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Kansas State (Sr.)
6 98 Jerry Kroll# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Davidson (Sr.)
6 99 Dave Parker# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Windham (Sr.)
6 100 Marvin Polnick# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)
6 101 Willie Watson# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Oklahoma City (Sr.)
6 102 Jim Signorile# F  United States New York Knicks NYU (Sr.)
7 103 Billy Paultz F/C  United States San Diego Rockets St. John's (Sr.)
7 104 Joe Bergman# F  United States San Francisco Warriors Creighton (Sr.)
7 105 Marv Copeland# F  United States Detroit Pistons Shaw College (Sr.)
7 106 Charlie Scott^ G/F  United States Boston Celtics North Carolina (Sr.)
7 107 Michael Bernard# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Kentucky State (Sr.)
7 108 James Morgan# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Maryland Eastern Shore (Sr.)
7 109 Narvis Anderson# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Stephen F. Austin (Sr.)
7 110 Claude English F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Rhode Island (Sr.)
7 111 Cliff Shegogg# F  United States Buffalo Braves Colorado State (Sr.)
7 112 Heyward Dotson# G  United States Phoenix Suns Columbia (Sr.)
7 113 Lou West# G  United States Chicago Bulls Seattle (Sr.)
7 114 Carlton Poole# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia (Sr.)
7 115 Willie Woods# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)
7 116 John Shinall# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Jackson State (Sr.)
7 117 Charlie Wallace# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Oklahoma City (Sr.)
7 118 John Rinka# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Kenyon (Sr.)
7 119 Ray Hodge# G  United States New York Knicks Wagner (Sr.)
8 120 Don Adams F  United States San Diego Rockets Northwestern (Sr.)
8 121 Jeff Sewell# G  United States San Francisco Warriors Marquette (Sr.)
8 122 Dan Issel^ F/C  United States Detroit Pistons Kentucky (Sr.)
8 123 Bobby Croft# C  Canada Boston Celtics Tennessee (Sr.)
8 124 Joe McBride# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Augusta State (Sr.)
8 125 George Irvine# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Washington (Sr.)
8 126 Larry Woods# F  United States Buffalo Braves West Virginia (Sr.)
8 127 Doug Boyd# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers TCU (Sr.)
8 128 Walter Robertson# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Loyola Chicago (Sr.)
8 129 Steve Patterson C  United States Phoenix Suns UCLA (Sr.)
8 130 Mike Casey# G  United States Chicago Bulls Kentucky (Jr.)
8 131 Fran O'Hanlan# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Villanova (Sr.)
8 132 Rick Mount# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Purdue (Sr.)
8 133 Herb White G  United States Atlanta Hawks Georgia (Sr.)
8 134 Tom Dykstra# G  United States Baltimore Bullets Wheaton (Illinois) (Sr.)
8 135 Jim Sarno# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Northwestern (Sr.)
8 136 Greg Fillmore C  United States New York Knicks Cheyney State (Sr.)
9 137 Jim Gottschall# G  United States San Diego Rockets Dayton (Sr.)
9 138 Lou Small# G  United States San Francisco Warriors UNLV (Sr.)
9 139 Alex Winn# F  United States Detroit Pistons Dartmouth (Sr.)
9 140 Tom Little# G  United States Boston Celtics Seattle (Sr.)
9 141 Bob Mabry# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Rio Grande (Sr.)
9 142 Claude Virden# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Murray State (Sr.)
9 143 Tom Lagodich# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kent State (Sr.)
9 144 Billy Gaskins# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Oregon (Sr.)
9 145 Larry Ducksworth# F  United States Buffalo Braves Arkansas AM&N (Sr.)
9 146 Carl Ashley# F  United States Phoenix Suns Wyoming (Sr.)
9 147 Glen Johnson# G  United States Chicago Bulls Jackson State (Sr.)
9 148 Mike Hauer# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
9 149 Bobby Sands# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Pepperdine (Sr.)
9 150 Larry Jackson# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Sul Ross State (Sr.)
9 151 Will Hetzel# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Maryland (Sr.)
9 152 Joe Hamilton# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks North Texas (Sr.)
9 153 Walker Banks# C  United States New York Knicks Western Kentucky (Sr.)
10 154 Toke Coleman# G  United States San Diego Rockets Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)
10 155 Coby Dietrick F/C  United States San Francisco Warriors San Jose State (Sr.)
10 156 Bruce Chapman# F  United States Detroit Pistons UNLV (Sr.)
10 157 Mike Maloy# F  United States
 Austria
Boston Celtics Davidson (Sr.)
10 158 Carl Johnson# C  United States Cincinnati Royals Gustavus Adolphus (Sr.)
10 159 Chuck Lloyd# C  United States Seattle SuperSonics Yankton (Sr.)
10 160 Joe Taylor# F  United States Buffalo Braves Dillard (Sr.)
10 161 Cisco Oliver# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Elizabeth City State (Sr.)
10 162 Ken Johnson# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana (Sr.)
10 163 Gerhard Schreur# F  United States Phoenix Suns Arizona State (Sr.)
10 164 Dale Blaut# G  United States Chicago Bulls West Texas State (Sr.)
10 165 Gordon Stiles# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers American (Sr.)
10 166 Kindell Stephens# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Fisk (Sr.)
10 167 Manuel Raga# F  Mexico Atlanta Hawks Ignis Varese (Italy)
10 168 Ron Becker# G  United States Baltimore Bullets New Mexico (Sr.)
10 169 Bob Seemer# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Georgia Tech (Sr.)
10 170 Don Curnutt# G  United States New York Knicks Miami (Florida) (Sr.)
11 171 Ron Belton# F  United States San Diego Rockets Bellarmine (Sr.)
11 172 Rick Anheuser# F  United States Detroit Pistons NC State (Sr.)
11 173 Ted Hillary# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Saint Joseph's College (Sr.)
11 174 Andrew Owens# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Florida (Sr.)
11 175 Dave Schneider# C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Wayne State College (Sr.)
11 176 Dan McLemore# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Bowling Green (Sr.)
11 177 Dick Walker# G  United States Buffalo Braves Wake Forest (Sr.)
11 178 Jim Walls# G  United States Phoenix Suns Clark Atlanta (Sr.)
11 179 Doug Howard# G  United States Chicago Bulls BYU (Sr.)
11 180 David Whitley# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Tufts (Sr.)
11 181 Bob Dukiet# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Boston College (Sr.)
11 182 Dino Meneghin# C  Italy Atlanta Hawks Ignis Varese (Italy)
11 183 Mel Ball# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Houston (Sr.)
12 184 Jim Brooks# F  United States San Diego Rockets Nebraska (Sr.)
12 185 Don Ogletree# G  United States Detroit Pistons Cincinnati (Sr.)
12 186 Reggie Roach# G  United States Cincinnati Royals Virginia State (Sr.)
12 187 Joe Brunson# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Furman (Sr.)
12 188 Paul Adams# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Central Washington (Sr.)
12 189 Ollie Taylor# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Houston (Sr.)
12 190 Ric Cobb# F  United States Phoenix Suns Marquette (Sr.)
12 191 Booker Brown# C  United States Chicago Bulls Middle Tennessee (Sr.)
12 192 Dewey Varner# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Tuskegee (Sr.)
12 193 Ben McGilmer# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Iowa (Sr.)
13 194 Harry Lozon# G  United States San Diego Rockets Old Dominion (Sr.)
13 195 Ernest Hardy# F  United States Detroit Pistons Harvard (Sr.)
13 196 Larry Gray# G  United States Cincinnati Royals Huston–Tillotson (Sr.)
13 197 Allen McManus# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Winston-Salem State (Sr.)
13 198 Kevin Wilson# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ashland (Sr.)
13 199 Alex Boyd# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Nevada (Sr.)
13 200 Fred Carpenter# F  United States Phoenix Suns Hawaii (Sr.)
13 201 Charles Bloodworth# F  United States Chicago Bulls Northwestern State (Sr.)
13 202 Gary Elliot# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Washington State (Sr.)
13 203 Don Debardelaben# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Northern Arizona (Sr.)
14 204 Clyde Oatis# G  United States San Diego Rockets Aurora (Sr.)
14 205 Randy Smith* G/F  United States Buffalo Braves Buffalo State (Sr.)
14 206 Andy Jennings# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Alderson-Broaddus (Sr.)
14 207 Dan Beeson# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Linfield (Sr.)
14 208 Frank Lothridge# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Pan American (Sr.)
14 209 Don Tomilson# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Missouri (Sr.)
14 210 Chad Calabria# G  United States Phoenix Suns Iowa (Sr.)
14 211 Paul Funkhouser# F  United States Chicago Bulls McKendree (Sr.)
14 212 Ron Sanford# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Noalex Venezia (Italy)
14 213 Mike Williams# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Northern Arizona (Sr.)
15 214 Jay Bond# C  United States San Diego Rockets Washington (Sr.)
15 215 Denis Clark# G  United States Detroit Pistons Springfield (Sr.)
15 216 Mike Neer# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Washington and Lee (Sr.)
15 217 Steve Wannamaker# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Drake (Sr.)
15 218 Wayne Canaday# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Miami (Florida) (Sr.)
15 219 Walt Williams# G  United States Phoenix Suns Miami (Ohio) (Sr.)
15 220 Paul Otay# F  United States Chicago Bulls Boise State (Sr.)
15 221 Will Teague# C  United States Los Angeles Lakers Youngstown State (Sr.)
15 222 Ted Rose# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Northern Michigan (Sr.)
16 223 Dean Elofson# F  United States San Diego Rockets Wayne State College (Sr.)
16 224 Harvey Marlatt G  United States Detroit Pistons Eastern Michigan (Sr.)
16 225 Paul Favorite# F  United States Cincinnati Royals Georgetown (Sr.)
16 226 Doug Williams# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.)
16 227 Steve Wilson# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Hanover (Sr.)
16 228 Pete Walthour# C  United States Los Angeles Lakers Fort Valley State (Sr.)
16 229 Don Rather# F  United States Baltimore Bullets Northern Arizona (Sr.)
17 230 Dennis Dickens# F  United States San Diego Rockets Azusa Pacific (Sr.)
17 231 Rich Peterson# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Concordia College (Sr.)
17 232 Bob Thati# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Occidental (Sr.)
17 233 Vince Fritz# G  United States Baltimore Bullets Oregon State (Sr.)
18 234 Jeff Cunningham# G  United States San Diego Rockets UC Irvine (Sr.)
18 235 Bruce Butchko# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Southern Illinois (Sr.)
18 236 Emmanuel Cannon# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Grambling State (Sr.)
19 237 Rick Erickson# G  United States San Diego Rockets Washington State (Sr.)
19 238 Allen Waller# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers St. Mary of the Plains (Sr.)
19 239 Mark Gabriel# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Hanover (Sr.)

Trades

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Notable undrafted players

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These players were not selected in the 1970 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
Charlie Criss G  United States New Mexico State (Sr.)
A. W. Holt F  United States Jackson State (Sr.)
Jeff Webb G  United States Kansas State (Sr.)

See also

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References

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General
  • "Complete First Round Results 1970–79". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "1970 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  • "1967–1971 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
Specific
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  6. ^ "Dave Cowens Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
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  9. ^ a b "Calvin Murphy Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
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