1983 NBA draft
1983 NBA draft | |
---|---|
General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 28, 1983 |
Location | Felt Forum (New York City, New York) |
Network(s) | |
Overview | |
226 total selections in 10 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Ralph Sampson (Houston Rockets) |
The 1983 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1983, in New York City. A total of 226 players were selected over 10 rounds by the league's 23 teams.
The first overall pick of this draft was 7’4” center Ralph Sampson, predicted as an NBA superstar since high school. The three-time College Player of the Year had spent all four years of his college career at the University of Virginia, and was taken first by the Houston Rockets. Displaying his graceful above-the-rim game and ability to run the court like a guard, he got off to a certain Hall of Fame bound start as an NBA All-Star and NBA Rookie of the Year before injuries several seasons in derailed his career.
Sampson was joined in the Hall by University of Houston Cougars standout Clyde “The Glide” Drexler, taken number 14 by the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite there being only 23 teams at the time of the draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded the 24th pick out of courtesy. Then-owner Ted Stepien was infamous for repeatedly trading first-round picks in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which, considering Cleveland's morose records in that time period, eventually culminated in the NBA creating a rule banning teams from dealing all of their first-round picks in consecutive years.
Four players from the 1983 draft later served or now serve as coaches—Doc Rivers for the Philadelphia 76ers, Randy Wittman for the Washington Wizards, Byron Scott for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2014 to 2016, and point guard of the 1983 NCAA championship North Carolina State Wolfpack Sidney Lowe.
While Scott won the Coach of the Year award in 2008, Rivers won an NBA Championship with the Celtics in that same year.
7’7” Manute Bol was selected in the 5th round by the Clippers, but the NBA rejected the pick on technicalities. Manute had never filed draft paperwork, and his passport listed him at 19 (at the time, 19 years was too young to be drafted).[1]
Florida State star Mitchell Wiggins, father of future No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins, was drafted 23rd by the Indiana Pacers.
Draft
[edit]![A man, wearing white shirt with a logo and the word "NBA PLAYERS" on the front, is standing and posing for a photo.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ralph_Sampson_2010.jpg/150px-Ralph_Sampson_2010.jpg)
![A man, wearing white shirt with a logo and the word "NBA PLAYERS" on the front, is standing and posing for a photo.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Clydeandme.jpg/150px-Clydeandme.jpg)
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 |
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Ralph Sampson^ | C | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Virginia (Sr.) |
1 | 2 | Steve Stipanovich | C | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Missouri (Sr.) |
1 | 3 | Rodney McCray | SF | ![]() |
Houston Rockets (from Cleveland via Philadelphia) | Louisville (Sr.) |
1 | 4 | Byron Scott | SG | ![]() |
San Diego Clippers | Arizona State (Jr.) |
1 | 5 | Sidney Green | PF | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | UNLV (Sr.) |
1 | 6 | Russell Cross | C | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Purdue (Jr.) |
1 | 7 | Thurl Bailey | PF | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | NC State (Sr.) |
1 | 8 | Antoine Carr | PF | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Wichita State (Sr.) |
1 | 9 | Dale Ellis* | SG | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Tennessee (Sr.) |
1 | 10 | Jeff Malone+ | SG | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
1 | 11 | Derek Harper | PG/SG | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks (from Atlanta via Cleveland) | Illinois (Jr.) |
1 | 12 | Darrell Walker | SG | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Arkansas (Sr.) |
1 | 13 | Ennis Whatley | PG | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Alabama (So.) |
1 | 14 | Clyde Drexler^ | SG | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Houston (Jr.) |
1 | 15 | Howard Carter | SG | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | LSU (Sr.) |
1 | 16 | Jon Sundvold | PG | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Missouri (Sr.) |
1 | 17 | Leo Rautins | SF | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers (from New Jersey) | Syracuse (Sr.) |
1 | 18 | Randy Breuer | C | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota (Sr.) |
1 | 19 | John Paxson | PG | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
1 | 20 | Roy Hinson | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Phoenix) | Rutgers (Sr.) |
1 | 21 | Greg Kite | C | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | BYU (Sr.) |
1 | 22 | Randy Wittman | SG | ![]() |
Washington Bullets (from Los Angeles) | Indiana (Sr.) |
1 | 23 | Mitchell Wiggins | SG | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers (from Philadelphia) | Florida State (Sr.) |
1 | 24 | Stewart Granger | PG | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers * | Villanova (Sr.) |
2 | 25 | Sidney Lowe | PG | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | NC State (Sr.) |
2 | 26 | Leroy Combs | SF | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
2 | 27 | John Garris | PF | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston College (Sr.) |
2 | 28 | Rod Foster | PG | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | UCLA (Sr.) |
2 | 29 | Larry Micheaux | PF | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Houston (Sr.) |
2 | 30 | Mark West | C | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Old Dominion (Sr.) |
2 | 31 | Doc Rivers+ | PG | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Marquette (Jr.) |
2 | 32 | Michael Britt# | SF | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | UDC (Sr.) |
2 | 33 | Dirk Minniefield | PG | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Kentucky (Sr.) |
2 | 34 | Guy Williams | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Washington State (Sr.) |
2 | 35 | Darrell Lockhart | C | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Auburn (Sr.) |
2 | 36 | Scooter McCray | PF | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Louisville (Sr.) |
2 | 37 | David Russell# | SF | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | St. John's (Sr.) |
2 | 38 | Chris McNealy | PF | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | San Jose State (Sr.) |
2 | 39 | Granville Waiters | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Ohio State (Sr.) |
2 | 40 | Jim Thomas | SG | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Indiana (Sr.) |
2 | 41 | Ted Kitchel# | SF | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Indiana (Sr.) |
2 | 42 | Mike Davis# | SG | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Alabama (Sr.) |
2 | 43 | Pace Mannion | SF | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Utah (Sr.) |
2 | 44 | Horace Owens# | SG | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Rhode Island (Sr.) |
2 | 45 | Paul Williams# | SF | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Arizona State (Sr.) |
2 | 46 | Kevin Williams | PG | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | St. John's (Sr.) |
2 | 47 | Kenneth Lyons# | PF | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | North Texas State (Sr.) |
3 | 48 | Craig Ehlo | SG | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Washington State (Sr.) |
3 | 49 | Greg Jones# | G | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | West Virginia (Sr.) |
3 | 50 | Paul Thompson | SF | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Tulane (Sr.) |
3 | 51 | Dereck Whittenburg# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | NC State (Sr.) |
3 | 52 | Winfred King# | G | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | East Tennessee State (Sr.) |
3 | 53 | Mike Holton | SG | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | UCLA (Sr.) |
3 | 54 | Bob Hansen | SG | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Iowa (Sr.) |
3 | 55 | Erich Santifer# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Syracuse (Sr.) |
3 | 56 | Larry Anderson# | SG | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | UNLV (Sr.) |
3 | 57 | Darren Daye | SF | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | UCLA (Sr.) |
3 | 58 | John Pinone | SF | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Villanova (Sr.) |
3 | 59 | Bruce Kuczenski | PF | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Connecticut (Sr.) |
3 | 60 | Steve Harriel# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Washington State (Sr.) |
3 | 61 | David Little# | F | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
3 | 62 | Tom Piotrowski | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | La Salle (Sr.) |
3 | 63 | Frank Burnell# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Stetson (Sr.) |
3 | 64 | Claude Riley# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
3 | 65 | Billy Goodwin# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | St. John's (Sr.) |
3 | 66 | Les Craft# | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Kansas State (Sr.) |
3 | 67 | Derrick Hord# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
3 | 68 | Craig Robinson# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Virginia (Sr.) |
3 | 69 | Orlando Phillips# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
3 | 70 | Dan Ruland# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | James Madison (Sr.) |
4 | 71 | Darrell Browder# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | TCU (Sr.) |
4 | 72 | Terry Fair# | C | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Georgia (Sr.) |
4 | 73 | Dwight Jones# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
4 | 74 | Kalpatrick Wells# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
4 | 75 | Ron Crevier | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Boston College (Sr.) |
4 | 76 | Doug Arnold# | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | TCU (Sr.) |
4 | 77 | Peter Thibeaux | SF | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
4 | 78 | Steve Bouchie# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Indiana (Sr.) |
4 | 79 | Johnny Martin# | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Northwestern State (Sr.) |
4 | 80 | Dan Gay# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.) |
4 | 81 | Harry Kelly# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Texas Southern (Sr.) |
4 | 82 | Mark Jones | PG | ![]() |
New York Knicks | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
4 | 83 | York Gross# | G | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
4 | 84 | Mike Jackson# | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Wyoming (Sr.) |
4 | 85 | Tim Dunham# | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Chaminade (Sr.) |
4 | 86 | Pete DeBisschop# | C | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Fairfield (Sr.) |
4 | 87 | Barney Mines# | G | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Bradley (Sr.) |
4 | 88 | Mark Nickens# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | American (Sr.) |
4 | 89 | Sam Mosley# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Nevada (Sr.) |
4 | 90 | Brant Weidner | PF | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | William & Mary (Sr.) |
4 | 91 | Carlos Clark | SG | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Ole Miss (Sr.) |
4 | 92 | Terry Lewis# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
4 | 93 | Craig Robinson# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Princeton (Sr.) |
5 | 94 | Chuck Barnett# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
5 | 95 | Roger Stieg# | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Ole Miss (Sr.) |
5 | 96 | Chris Logan# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Holy Cross (Sr.) |
5 | 97 | Manute Bol | C | ![]() |
San Diego Clippers (Pick voided on technicalities)[1] | (Sudan) |
5 | 98 | Tim Andree# | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
5 | 99 | Greg Hines# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Hampton (Sr.) |
5 | 100 | Matt Clark# | G | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
5 | 101 | Ken Austin | PF | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Rice (Sr.) |
5 | 102 | Jim Lampley | C | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.) |
5 | 103 | Robin Dixon# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | New Hampshire (Sr.) |
5 | 104 | Charles Jones# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
5 | 105 | Troy Lee Mikell# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | East Tennessee State (Sr.) |
5 | 106 | Lorenza Andrews# | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
5 | 107 | James Braddock# | G | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | North Carolina (Sr.) |
5 | 108 | Gary Monroe# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Wright State (Sr.) |
5 | 109 | Brad Watson# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Washington (Sr.) |
5 | 110 | Tyren Naulls# | G | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
5 | 111 | Mark Petteway# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | New Orleans (Sr.) |
5 | 112 | Jeff Pehl# | F | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Richmond (Sr.) |
5 | 113 | Rick Lamb# | C | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Illinois State (Sr.) |
5 | 114 | Bob Reitz# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Stonehill (Sr.) |
5 | 115 | Danny Dixon# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Alabama A&M (Sr.) |
5 | 116 | Mike Milligan# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
6 | 117 | Jim Stack# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Northwestern (Sr.) |
6 | 118 | Cliff Pruitt# | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | UAB (Sr.) |
6 | 119 | Mel McLaughlin# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Central Michigan (Sr.) |
6 | 120 | Russell Todd# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | West Virginia (Sr.) |
6 | 121 | Ernest Patterson# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
6 | 122 | Fred Gilliam# | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Clemson (Sr.) |
6 | 123 | Tom Heywood# | C | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Weber State (Sr.) |
6 | 124 | Derek Perry# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Michigan State (Sr.) |
6 | 125 | Billy Allen# | G | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Nevada (Sr.) |
6 | 126 | Donald Carroll# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | St. Augustine's (Sr.) |
6 | 127 | Tom Bethea# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Richmond (Sr.) |
6 | 128 | Tony Simms# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Boston University (Sr.) |
6 | 129 | Glenn Green# | F | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Murray State (Sr.) |
6 | 130 | Alvis Rogers# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
6 | 131 | Derrick Pope# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Montana (Sr.) |
6 | 132 | Tony Wilson# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
6 | 133 | Oscar Taylor# | F | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | New Orleans (Sr.) |
6 | 134 | Charles Hurt# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Kentucky (Sr.) |
6 | 135 | Edward Bona# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Fordham (Sr.) |
6 | 136 | Ricky Hooker# | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.) |
6 | 137 | Paul Atkins# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Dallas Baptist (Sr.) |
6 | 138 | Mark Steele# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Colorado State (Sr.) |
6 | 139 | Sedale Threatt | SG | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | West Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
7 | 140 | Brian Kellerman# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Idaho (Sr.) |
7 | 141 | Tony Brown# | G | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Indiana (Sr.) |
7 | 142 | John Colombo# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | John Carroll (Sr.) |
7 | 143 | Dan Evans# | F | ![]() |
San Diego Clippers | Oregon State (Sr.) |
7 | 144 | Jacque Hill# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | USC (Sr.) |
7 | 145 | Peter Williams# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Utah (Sr.) |
7 | 146 | Gerald Kazanowski# | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Victoria (Sr.) |
7 | 147 | Rob Gonzalez# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Colorado (Sr.) |
7 | 148 | Terrell Schlundt# | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Marquette (Sr.) |
7 | 149 | Danny Womack# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Winston-Salem State (Sr.) |
7 | 150 | Lex Drum# | C | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | UAB (Sr.) |
7 | 151 | Desi Barmore# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Fresno State (Sr.) |
7 | 152 | Dane Suttle | SG | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
7 | 153 | Maurice McDaniel# | C | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Catawba (Sr.) |
7 | 154 | Paul Little# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Penn (Sr.) |
7 | 155 | Tony Gattis# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Mercer (Sr.) |
7 | 156 | Keith Bennett# | F | ![]() ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Sacred Heart (Sr.) |
7 | 157 | Anthony Hicks# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Xavier (Sr.) |
7 | 158 | Keith Williams# | C | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma Panhandle State (Sr.) |
7 | 159 | Fred Brown# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | VCU (Sr.) |
7 | 160 | Ron Jackson# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Providence (Sr.) |
7 | 161 | Ricky Mixon# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
7 | 162 | Tony Bruin# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Syracuse (Sr.) |
8 | 163 | Jeff Bolding# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Arkansas State (Sr.) |
8 | 164 | Ray McCallum# | G | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Ball State (Sr.) |
8 | 165 | Larry Tucker# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Lewis (Sr.) |
8 | 166 | Mark Gannon# | F | ![]() |
San Diego Clippers | Iowa (Sr.) |
8 | 167 | Terry Bradley# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago State (Sr.) |
8 | 168 | Michael McCombs# | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Santa Fe (New Mexico) (Sr.) |
8 | 169 | Doug Harris# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Central Washington (Sr.) |
8 | 170 | George Wenzel# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Augustana College (Illinois) (Sr.) |
8 | 171 | Bill Sadler# | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
8 | 172 | Bernard Perry# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Howard (Sr.) |
8 | 173 | George Thomas# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
8 | 174 | Mike Lang# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Penn Staet (Sr.) |
8 | 175 | Cliff Tribus# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Davidson (Sr.) |
8 | 176 | Preston Neumayr# | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | UC Davis (Sr.) |
8 | 177 | Frank Smith# | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Arizona (Sr.) |
8 | 178 | Ray Smith# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Armstrong Atlantic State (Sr.) |
8 | 179 | Joey Myers# | F | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Duquesne (Sr.) |
8 | 180 | Brett Burkholder# | C | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | DePaul (Sr.) |
8 | 181 | Mike Mulquin# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Villanova (Sr.) |
8 | 182 | Norvell Brown# | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma Christian (Sr.) |
8 | 183 | Trent Johnson# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
8 | 184 | Gordon Austin# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | American (Sr.) |
9 | 185 | James Campbell# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Oklahoma Christian (Sr.) |
9 | 186 | Lynn Mitchem# | F | ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Butler (Sr.) |
9 | 187 | Joe Brown# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Georgia State (Sr.) |
9 | 188 | David Maxwell# | G | ![]() |
San Diego Clippers | Fordham (Sr.) |
9 | 189 | Kenneth Orange# | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Oklahoma Christian (Sr.) |
9 | 190 | Greg Goorjian# | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Loyola Marymount (Sr.) |
9 | 191 | Ron Webb# | F | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Oklahoma Christian (Sr.) |
9 | 192 | Marlow McLain# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) |
9 | 193 | Sherrod Arnold# | G | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | Chicago State (Sr.) |
9 | 194 | Ricky Moreland# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | UMBC (Sr.) |
9 | 195 | Will Cotchery# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | West Alabama (Sr.) |
9 | 196 | Charles Jones# | C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Marshall (Sr.) |
9 | 197 | Bernard Hill# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Oklahoma Panhandle State (Sr.) |
9 | 198 | Bobby Van Noy# | F | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Catawba (Sr.) |
9 | 199 | Phil Hopson# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Idaho (Sr.) |
9 | 200 | Tony Washington# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Hampton (Sr.) |
9 | 201 | Kevin Black# | F | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Rutgers (Sr.) |
9 | 202 | Bill Varner# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
9 | 203 | Gary Gaspard# | G | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.) |
9 | 204 | Joe Dykstra# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Western Illinois (Sr.) |
9 | 205 | John Rice# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | UMass Boston (Sr.) |
9 | 206 | Charles Fisher# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | James Madison (Sr.) |
10 | 207 | Mark Smed# | F | ![]() ![]() |
Indiana Pacers | Augustana College (South Dakota) (Sr.) |
10 | 208 | Joe Hanley# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Xavier (Sr.) |
10 | 209 | Keith Smith# | G | ![]() |
San Diego Clippers | San Diego State (Sr.) |
10 | 210 | Tom Emma# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Duke (Sr.) |
10 | 211 | Odell Mosteller# | G | ![]() |
Utah Jazz | Auburn (Sr.) |
10 | 212 | Michael Zeno# | C | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Long Beach State (Sr.) |
10 | 213 | Ike Person# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Michigan (Sr.) |
10 | 214 | Clyde Corley# | F | ![]() |
Dallas Mavericks | FIU (Sr.) |
10 | 215 | Isaiah Singletary# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
10 | 216 | Ronnie Carr# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Western Carolina (Sr.) |
10 | 217 | Bernard Randolph# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | DePaul (Sr.) |
10 | 218 | Cleveland McCrae# | F | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets | Catawba (Sr.) |
10 | 219 | Aaron Haskins# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Washington State (Sr.) |
10 | 220 | Russ Christianson# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Eastern Oregon (Sr.) |
10 | 221 | David Binion# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | North Carolina Central (Sr.) |
10 | 222 | Rich Simkus# | C | ![]() |
New Jersey Nets | Princeton (Sr.) |
10 | 223 | Bob Kelly# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | St. John's (Sr.) |
10 | 224 | Bo Overton# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
10 | 225 | Lamar Heard# | F | ![]() |
San Antonio Spurs | Georgia (Sr.) |
10 | 226 | Andy Kupec# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Bentley (Sr.) |
*Compensation for draft choices previously traded away by Ted Stepien.
Early entrants
[edit]College underclassmen
[edit]The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[2]
Russell Cross – F, Purdue (junior)
Clyde Drexler – G/F, Houston (junior)
Derek Harper – G, Illinois (junior)
Doc Rivers – G, Marquette (junior)
Byron Scott – G, Arizona State (junior)
Ennis Whatley – G, Alabama (sophomore)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 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.
- "1983 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 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
- ^ a b "A Gift From On High". CNN. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ "1983 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2022.