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1982 NBA draft

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1982 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 29, 1982
LocationFelt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)[1]
Network(s)USA Network
Overview
225 total selections in 10 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionJames Worthy (Los Angeles Lakers)
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The 1982 NBA draft took place on June 29, 1982, at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Brent Musburger reported for CBS in the days leading up to the draft that the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks were working on a wider-ranging deal that would have sent Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to New York, Bill Cartwright to the Utah Jazz, and either the #1 or #2 pick from Utah to Los Angeles (which was guaranteed one of those picks anyway due to a 1980 trade with Cleveland), with the Lakers then planning to select both Ralph Sampson and James Worthy. When Sampson decided to forgo entering the draft and to return for another season at the University of Virginia, the deal fell apart and the Lakers picked Worthy with the #1 overall choice. [citation needed]

Draft

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PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C 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
A man, wearing a gray suit, a shirt and a tie, is clapping his hands while looking up.
James Worthy was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.
A man, with a Panathinaikos jersey in a game looking up.
Dominique Wilkins was selected third overall by the Utah Jazz (traded to Atlanta Hawks).
A man wearing a buttoned shirt stands in front of a vine and smiles.
Clark Kellogg was selected eighth overall by the Indiana Pacers.
Fat Lever was selected eleventh overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Corny Thompson was selected 50th overall by the Dallas Mavericks.
Mark Eaton was selected 72nd overall by the Utah Jazz.
Tony Brown was selected 82nd overall by the New Jersey Nets.
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 James Worthy^ SF  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland) North Carolina (Jr.)
1 2 Terry Cummings* PF  United States San Diego Clippers DePaul (Jr.)
1 3 Dominique Wilkins^ SF  United States Utah Jazz (traded to Atlanta) Georgia (Jr.)
1 4 Bill Garnett SF  United States Dallas Mavericks Wyoming (Sr.)
1 5 LaSalle Thompson C/PF  United States Kansas City Kings Texas (Jr.)
1 6 Trent Tucker SG  United States New York Knicks Minnesota (Sr.)
1 7 Quintin Dailey SG  United States Chicago Bulls San Francisco (Jr.)
1 8 Clark Kellogg PF  United States Indiana Pacers Ohio State (Jr.)
1 9 Cliff Levingston PF  United States Detroit Pistons Wichita State (Jr.)
1 10 Keith Edmonson SG  United States Atlanta Hawks Purdue (Sr.)
1 11 Fat Lever* PG  United States Portland Trail Blazers Arizona State (Sr.)
1 12 John Bagley PG  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Washington via Detroit) Boston College (Jr.)
1 13 Sleepy Floyd+ SG  United States New Jersey Nets Georgetown (Sr.)
1 14 Lester Conner PG  United States Golden State Warriors Oregon State (Sr.)
1 15 David Thirdkill SF  United States Phoenix Suns (from Denver) Bradley (Sr.)
1 16 Terry Teagle SG  United States Houston Rockets Baylor (Sr.)
1 17 Brook Steppe SG  United States Kansas City Kings (from Phoenix via New Jersey) Georgia Tech (Sr.)
1 18 Ricky Pierce+ SF  United States Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio via Portland) Rice (Sr.)
1 19 Rob Williams PG  United States Denver Nuggets (from Seattle) Houston (Jr.)
1 20 Paul Pressey SF  United States Milwaukee Bucks Tulsa (Sr.)
1 21 Eddie Phillips SF  United States New Jersey Nets (from Los Angeles) Alabama (Sr.)
1 22 Mark McNamara C  United States Philadelphia 76ers California (Sr.)
1 23 Darren Tillis C  United States Boston Celtics Cleveland State (Sr.)
2 24 Oliver Robinson SG  United States San Antonio Spurs UAB (Sr.)
2 25 Bryan Warrick SG  United States Washington Bullets Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
2 26 Ricky Frazier# SF  United States Chicago Bulls Missouri (Sr.)
2 27 Fred Roberts PF  United States Milwaukee Bucks BYU (Sr.)
2 28 Dave Magley PF  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kansas (Sr.)
2 29 Scott Hastings F/C  United States New York Knicks Arkansas (Sr.)
2 30 Wallace Bryant C  United States Chicago Bulls San Francisco (Sr.)
2 31 Rod Higgins F  United States Chicago Bulls Fresno State (Sr.)
2 32 Richard Anderson PF  United States San Diego Clippers UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)
2 33 Linton Townes SF  United States Portland Trail Blazers James Madison (Sr.)
2 34 Vince Taylor SF  United States New York Knicks Duke (Sr.)
2 35 Derek Smith SG  United States Golden State Warriors Louisville (Sr.)
2 36 J. J. Anderson SF  United States Philadelphia 76ers Bradley (Sr.)
2 37 Audie Norris C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Jackson State (Sr.)
2 38 Wayne Sappleton F  Jamaica Golden State Warriors (traded to New Jersey) Loyola (IL) (Sr.)
2 39 Kevin Magee# PF  United States Phoenix Suns UC Irvine (Sr.)
2 40 Guy Morgan G  United States Indiana Pacers Wake Forest (Sr.)
2 41 Dwight Anderson G  United States Washington Bullets USC (Sr.)
2 42 Jeff Taylor SG  United States Houston Rockets Texas Tech (Sr.)
2 43 Jose Slaughter SG  United States Indiana Pacers Portland (Sr.)
2 44 Mike Gibson F  United States Washington Bullets USC Upstate (Sr.)
2 45 Russ Schoene F/C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Chattanooga (Sr.)
2 46 Tony Guy# G  United States Boston Celtics Kansas (Sr.)
3 47 Mike Wilson G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Marquette (Sr.)
3 48 Craig Hodges SG  United States San Diego Clippers Long Beach State (Sr.)
3 49 Steve Trumbo# F  United States
 Spain
Utah Jazz BYU (Sr.)
3 50 Corny Thompson PF  United States Dallas Mavericks Connecticut (Sr.)
3 51 Jim Johnstone PF/C  United States Kansas City Kings Wake Forest (Sr.)
3 52 Dan Caldwell# F  United States New York Knicks Washington (Sr.)
3 53 Tyrone Adams# F  United States Chicago Bulls Kansas State (Sr.)
3 54 Hutch Jones PG  United States San Diego Clippers Vanderbilt (Sr.)
3 55 Jerry Eaves PG  United States Utah Jazz Louisville (Sr.)
3 56 Joe Kopicki PF  United States Atlanta Hawks Detroit (Sr.)
3 57 Craig Tucker# G  United States New York Knicks Illinois (Sr.)
3 58 Mike Largey# F  United States Washington Bullets Upsala (Sr.)
3 59 Jimmy Black# G  United States New Jersey Nets North Carolina (Sr.)
3 60 Chris Engler C  United States Golden State Warriors Wyoming (Sr.)
3 61 Charles Pittman PF  United States Phoenix Suns Maryland (Sr.)
3 62 Roylin Bond# G  United States Denver Nuggets Pepperdine (Sr.)
3 63 Chuck Nevitt C  United States Houston Rockets NC State (Sr.)
3 64 Willie Redden# C  United States San Antonio Spurs South Florida (Sr.)
3 65 John Greig SF  United States Seattle SuperSonics Oregon (Sr.)
3 66 Phillip Lockett# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Alabama (Sr.)
3 67 Mike Hackett# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Jacksonville (Sr.)
3 68 Dale Solomon# C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Virginia Tech (Sr.)
3 69 Perry Moss PG  United States Boston Celtics Northeastern (Sr.)
4 70 Reggie Hannah# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers South Alabama (Sr.)
4 71 Darius Clemons# G  United States San Diego Clippers Loyola Chicago (Sr.)
4 72 Mark Eaton+ C  United States Utah Jazz UCLA (Sr.)
4 73 Rudy Woods# C  United States Dallas Mavericks Texas A&M (Sr.)
4 74 Mike Sanders SG  United States Kansas City Kings UCLA (Sr.)
4 75 Norm Anchrum# C  United States New York Knicks UAB (Sr.)
4 76 Chuck Aleksinas C  United States Chicago Bulls Connecticut (Sr.)
4 77 Jeff Jones# G  United States Indiana Pacers Virginia (Sr.)
4 78 Walker Russell SG  United States Detroit Pistons Western Michigan (Sr.)
4 79 Eric Smith# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Georgetown (Sr.)
4 80 James Griffin# F  United States New Jersey Nets Illinois (Sr.)
4 81 Dino Gregory# F  United States Washington Bullets Long Beach State (Sr.)
4 82 Tony Brown SF/SG  United States New Jersey Nets Arkansas (Sr.)
4 83 Ken Stancell# F  United States Golden State Warriors VCU (Sr.)
4 84 Alford Turner# G  United States Denver Nuggets Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
4 85 Andre Gaddy# C  United States Houston Rockets George Mason (Sr.)
4 86 Rory White PF  United States Phoenix Suns South Alabama (Sr.)
4 87 Tony Grier# G  United States San Antonio Spurs South Florida (Sr.)
4 88 Ken Owens# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Idaho (Sr.)
4 89 Jerry Beck# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Middle Tennessee (Sr.)
4 90 Craig McCormick# C  United States Los Angeles Lakers Western Kentucky (Sr.)
4 91 Bruce Atkins# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Duquesne (Sr.)
4 92 Greg Stewart# F  United States Boston Celtics Tulsa (Sr.)
5 93 Terry White# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers UTEP (Sr.)
5 94 Gary Carter# G  United States San Diego Clippers Tennessee (Sr.)
5 95 Mike McKay# F  United States Utah Jazz Connecticut (Sr.)
5 96 Kenny Arnold# G  United States Dallas Mavericks Iowa (Sr.)
5 97 Kenny Simpson# G  United States Kansas City Kings Grambling State (Sr.)
5 98 Aaron Howard# F  United States New York Knicks Villanova (Sr.)
5 99 Rubin Jackson# G  United States Chicago Bulls Oklahoma City (Sr.)
5 100 Rich DiBenedetto# F  United States Indiana Pacers Wisconsin–Eau Claire (Sr.)
5 101 John Ebeling# F  United States Detroit Pistons Florida Southern (Sr.)
5 102 Mark Hall# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Minnesota (Sr.)
5 103 Cherokee Rhone# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Centenary (Sr.)
5 104 Clarence Dickerson# G  United States Washington Bullets Hawaii (Sr.)
5 105 Chris Giles# F  United States New Jersey Nets UAB (Sr.)
5 106 Albert Irving# F  United States Golden State Warriors Alcorn State (Sr.)
5 107 Jeff Schneider# G  United States Houston Rockets Virginia Tech (Sr.)
5 108 Marvin McCrary# G  United States Phoenix Suns Missouri (Sr.)
5 109 Bill Duffy# G  United States Denver Nuggets Santa Clara (Sr.)
5 110 Clarence Swannegan# F  United States San Antonio Spurs Texas Tech (Sr.)
5 111 Rod Camp# C  United States Seattle SuperSonics Southern Illinois (Sr.)
5 112 Jerry Davis# F  United States Washington Bullets Detroit Mercy (Sr.)
5 113 Howard McNeill# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Seton Hall (Sr.)
5 114 Donald Mason# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Fresno State (Sr.)
5 115 William Brown# G  United States Boston Celtics Saint Peter's (Sr.)
6 116 Vince Reynolds# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers South Florida (Sr.)
6 117 Eric Marbury# G  United States San Diego Clippers Georgia (Sr.)
6 118 Alvin Jackson# G  United States Utah Jazz Southern (Sr.)
6 119 Wayne Waggoner# G  United States Dallas Mavericks Northwestern State (Sr.)
6 120 Poncho Wright# F  United States Kansas City Kings Louisville (Sr.)
6 121 Mike Kanieski# C  United States New York Knicks Dayton (Sr.)
6 122 B. B. Fontenet# G  United States Chicago Bulls Nevada (Sr.)
6 123 Jeff Clark# G  United States Indiana Pacers Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
6 124 Gary Holmes# F  United States Detroit Pistons Minnesota (Sr.)
6 125 Leo Cunningham# C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Utah State (Sr.)
6 126 Jay Bruchack# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Mount St. Mary's (Sr.)
6 127 Byron Williams# F  United States Washington Bullets Idaho State (Sr.)
6 128 Mel Daniel# G  United States New Jersey Nets Furman (Sr.)
6 129 David Vann# G  United States Golden State Warriors Saint Mary's (Sr.)
6 130 Jake Bethany# C  United States Phoenix Suns Hardin–Simmons (Sr.)
6 131 Chris Brust# F  United States Denver Nuggets North Carolina (Sr.)
6 132 Don Wilson# F  United States Houston Rockets Louisiana–Monroe (Sr.)
6 133 Jaime Pena# F  United States San Antonio Spurs New Mexico State (Sr.)
6 134 Bobby Potts# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Charlotte (Sr.)
6 135 Tony Carr# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Wisconsin–Eau Claire (Sr.)
6 136 Lynden Rose# G  Bahamas Los Angeles Lakers Houston (Sr.)
6 137 Kevin Boyle# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Iowa (Sr.)
6 138 John Schweitz SG  United States Boston Celtics Richmond (Sr.)
7 139 Randy Reed# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kansas State (Sr.)
7 140 Eddie Hughes PG  United States San Diego Clippers Colorado State (Sr.)
8 141 Thad Garner# F  United States Utah Jazz Michigan (Sr.)
7 142 Bob Grady# F  United States Dallas Mavericks Northwestern (Sr.)
7 143 Perry Range# G  United States Kansas City Kings Illinois (Sr.)
7 144 Phil Seymore# G  United States New York Knicks Canisius (Sr.)
7 145 Chuck Verderber# F  United States Chicago Bulls Kentucky (Sr.)
7 146 Brad Leaf# F  United States
 Israel
Indiana Pacers Evansville (Sr.)
7 147 Deon Marquardt# C  United States Detroit Pistons Marquette (Sr.)
7 148 Horace Wyatt# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Clemson (Sr.)
7 149 Terry Long# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Lamar (Sr.)
7 150 Wendell Gibson# F  United States Washington Bullets USC Upstate (Sr.)
7 151 Tony Anderson# F  United States New Jersey Nets UCLA (Sr.)
7 152 Matt Waldron# F  United States Golden State Warriors Pacific (Sr.)
7 153 Jeb Barlow# F  United States Denver Nuggets North Carolina (Sr.)
7 154 Mike Helms# G  United States Houston Rockets Wake Forest (Sr.)
7 155 Phil Ward# G  United States Phoenix Suns Charlotte (Sr.)
7 156 Delonte Taylor# G  United States San Antonio Spurs North Texas (Sr.)
7 157 Allen Rayhorn# C  United States Seattle SuperSonics Northern Illinois (Sr.)
7 158 Bobby Austin# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Cincinnati (Sr.)
7 159 Maurice Williams# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers USC (Sr.)
7 160 Keith Hilliard# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Missouri State (Sr.)
7 161 Phil Collins# C  United States Boston Celtics West Virginia (Sr.)
8 162 Monty Knight# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers VCU (Sr.)
8 163 Jacques Tuz# F  United States San Diego Clippers Colorado (Sr.)
8 164 Rick Campbell# G  United States Utah Jazz Middle Tennessee (Sr.)
8 165 Keith Peterson# F  United States Dallas Mavericks Arkansas (Sr.)
8 166 Ed Nealy PF  United States Kansas City Kings Kansas State (Sr.)
8 167 Dan Terwilliger# F  United States New York Knicks Siena (Sr.)
8 168 Mike Burns# G  United States Chicago Bulls UNLV (Sr.)
8 169 Donald Reese# C  United States Indiana Pacers Bradley (Sr.)
8 170 Brian Nyenhuis# F  United States Detroit Pistons Marquette (Sr.)
8 171 Dave Porter# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Western Oregon (Sr.)
8 172 James Ratiff# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Howard (Sr.)
8 173 Ken Luck# G  United States Washington Bullets Delaware (Sr.)
8 174 Otis Jackson# G  United States New Jersey Nets Memphis (Sr.)
8 175 Mark King# F  United States Golden State Warriors Florida Southern (Sr.)
8 176 Dan Callandrillo# G  United States
 Italy
Houston Rockets Seton Hall (Sr.)
8 177 Rick Elrod# G  United States Phoenix Suns Georgetown (Kentucky) (Sr.)
8 178 Donnie Speer# F  United States Denver Nuggets UAB (Sr.)
8 179 Chis Faggi# F  United States San Antonio Spurs McNeese State (Sr.)
8 180 Steve Burks# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Washington (Sr.)
8 181 Bryan Leonard# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Illinois (Sr.)
8 182 Micah Blunt# C  United States Los Angeles Lakers Tulane (Sr.)
8 183 Donald Seals# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Jackson State (Sr.)
8 184 Ed Spriggs# C  United States Boston Celtics Georgetown (Sr.)
9 185 Tony Hafley# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers South Alabama (Sr.)
9 186 John Hegwood# F  United States San Diego Clippers San Francisco (Sr.)
9 187 Riley Clarida# F  United States Utah Jazz LIU (Sr.)
9 188 Ralph McPherson# F  United States Dallas Mavericks UT Arlington (Sr.)
9 189 Jack Moore# G  United States Kansas City Kings Nebraska (Sr.)
9 190 Merle Scott# G  United States New York Knicks South Carolina State (Sr.)
9 191 Skip Dillard# G  United States Chicago Bulls DePaul (Sr.)
9 192 Mike Scearce# F  United States Indiana Pacers Purdue (Sr.)
9 193 Kevin Smith# G  United States Detroit Pistons Michigan State (Sr.)
9 194 Pierre Bland# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Elizabeth City State (Sr.)
9 195 Mark Dearborn# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
9 196 James Terry# F  United States
 Israel
Washington Bullets Howard (Sr.)
9 197 Gary Johnson# G  United States New Jersey Nets Oral Roberts (Sr.)
9 198 Nick Morken# G  United States Golden State Warriors Chattanooga (Sr.)
9 199 Ken Lyles# F  United States Phoenix Suns Washington (Sr.)
9 200 Dean Sears# F  United States Denver Nuggets UCLA (Sr.)
9 201 Harry O'Brien# F  United States San Antonio Spurs St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.)
9 202 Robert Tate# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Idaho State (Sr.)
9 203 Tim Byrne# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Rutgers (Sr.)
9 204 George Melton# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Cheyney (Sr.)
9 205 Panagiotis Giannakis# G  Greece Boston Celtics Ionikos Nikaias (Greece)
10 206 Durand Walker# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Marion (Sr.)
10 207 Daryl Stovall# F  United States San Diego Clippers Creighton (Sr.)
10 208 Michael Edwards# G  United States Utah Jazz New Orleans (Sr.)
10 209 Albert Culton# F  United States Dallas Mavericks UT Arlington (Sr.)
10 210 Robert Estes# F  United States Kansas City Kings Iowa State (Sr.)
10 211 John Leonard# G  United States New York Knicks Manhattan (Sr.)
10 212 Tony Britto# C  United States Chicago Bulls Campbell (Sr.)
10 213 Craig Summers# G  United States Indiana Pacers Wisconsin–Stout (Sr.)
10 214 David Coulthard# G  Canada Detroit Pistons York (Sr.)
10 215 Grant Taylor# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers UC Irvine (Sr.)
10 216 Ronnie McAdoo# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Old Dominion (Sr.)
10 217 Donald Sinclair# G  United States Washington Bullets North Carolina Central (Sr.)
10 218 Sean Tuohy# G  United States New Jersey Nets Ole Miss (Sr.)
10 219 Randy Whieldon# G  United States Golden State Warriors UC Irvine (Sr.)
10 220 Mike Phillips# G  United States Denver Nuggets Niagara (Sr.)
10 221 Dale Wilkinson F  United States Phoenix Suns Idaho State (Sr.)
10 222 Keith White# F  United States San Antonio Spurs McMurry (Sr.)
10 223 Bob Coenen# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Wisconsin–Eau Claire (Sr.)
10 224 Randy Burkert# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Drexel (Sr.)
10 225 Landon Turner# F  United States Boston Celtics Indiana (Sr.)

Early entrants

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College underclassmen

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For the first time since 1978, a player that had previously qualified for entry in the NBA draft as a college underclassman (in this case, a Nigerian born player from Sam Houston State University named Yommy Sangodeyi) would later withdraw his entry into the draft pool. He would become the only underclassman player to officially withdraw his name from an NBA draft during the 1980s decade, though he would return in another draft a couple of years later. The following twelve college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance otherwise.[2]

See also

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References

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General
  • "Complete First Round Results 1980–89". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  • "1982 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  • "1982–1986 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695.
  2. ^ "1982 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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