Official NBA Draft History

1965 NBA Draft

The factual class record, presented in the source's order and historical shape.

Source date: Unknown

Draft date: Unknown

COMPLETE coverage

112 verified selections of 112 expected from the source. 112 player identities are not yet linked to a public profile. 73 team identities are unresolved; the source label is shown.

Round 1

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 1Round 1, pick 1
F Fred Hetzel
San Francisco Warriors Davidson —
No. 2Round 1, pick 2
R Rick Barry
San Francisco Warriors Miami (FL) —
No. 3Round 1, pick 3
D Dave Stallworth
New York Knicks Wichita State —
No. 4Round 1, pick 4
J Jerry Sloan
Baltimore Bullets Evansville —
No. 5Round 1, pick 5
B Billy Cunningham
Philadelphia 76ers North Carolina —
No. 6Round 1, pick 6
J Jim Washington
St. Louis Hawks Villanova —
No. 7Round 1, pick 7
N Nate Bowman
Cincinnati Royals Wichita State —
No. 8Round 1, pick 8
O Ollie Johnson
Boston Celtics San Francisco —

Round 2

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 9Round 2, pick 1
W Will Frazier
San Francisco Warriors Grambling —
No. 10Round 2, pick 2
D Dick Van Arsdale
New York Knicks Indiana —
No. 11Round 2, pick 3
T Tom Van Arsdale
Detroit Pistons Indiana —
No. 12Round 2, pick 4
T Tal Brody
Baltimore Bullets Illinois —
No. 13Round 2, pick 5
J Jesse Branson
Philadelphia 76ers Elon —
No. 14Round 2, pick 6
H Hal Blevins
New York Knicks Arkansas-Pine Bluff —
No. 15Round 2, pick 7
F Flynn Robinson
Cincinnati Royals Wyoming —
No. 16Round 2, pick 8
J John Fairchild
Los Angeles Lakers Brigham Young —
No. 17Round 2, pick 9
R Ron Watts
Boston Celtics Wake Forest —

Round 3

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 18Round 3, pick 1
K Keith Erickson
San Francisco Warriors California-Los Angeles —
No. 19Round 3, pick 2
J John Clemens
New York Knicks Ohio Wesleyan —
No. 20Round 3, pick 3
R Ron Reed
Detroit Pistons Notre Dame —
No. 21Round 3, pick 4
J Joe Newton
Baltimore Bullets Auburn —
No. 22Round 3, pick 5
B Bob Weiss
Philadelphia 76ers Penn State —
No. 23Round 3, pick 6
K Ken McIntyre
St. Louis Hawks St. John's (NY) —
No. 24Round 3, pick 7
J Jon McGlocklin
Cincinnati Royals Indiana —
No. 25Round 3, pick 8
J Jim Caldwell
Los Angeles Lakers Georgia Tech —
No. 26Round 3, pick 9
T Toby Kimball
Boston Celtics Connecticut —

Round 4

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 27Round 4, pick 1
W Warren Rustand
San Francisco Warriors Arizona —
No. 28Round 4, pick 2
L Larry Lembo
New York Knicks Manhattan —
No. 29Round 4, pick 3
J Jim King
Detroit Pistons Oklahoma State —
No. 30Round 4, pick 4
S Skip Thoren
Baltimore Bullets Illinois —
No. 31Round 4, pick 5
H Hank Finkel
Philadelphia 76ers Dayton —
No. 32Round 4, pick 6
L Lynn Nance
St. Louis Hawks Washington —
No. 33Round 4, pick 7
B Bob Love
Cincinnati Royals Southern University —
No. 34Round 4, pick 8
B Brooks Henderson
Los Angeles Lakers Florida —
No. 35Round 4, pick 9
R Richie Tarrant
Boston Celtics Saint Michael's —

Round 5

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 36Round 5, pick 1
E Eddie Jackson
San Francisco Warriors Oklahoma City —
No. 37Round 5, pick 2
S Steve Nisenson
New York Knicks Hofstra —
No. 38Round 5, pick 3
T Ted Manning
Detroit Pistons North Carolina Central —
No. 39Round 5, pick 4
C Charles Dinkens
Baltimore Bullets Miami (FL) —
No. 40Round 5, pick 5
R Richie Moore
Philadelphia 76ers Villanova —
No. 41Round 5, pick 6
T Theodore Werner
St. Louis Hawks Washington State —
No. 42Round 5, pick 7
W Warren Isaac
Cincinnati Royals Iona —
No. 43Round 5, pick 8
A A.W. Davis
Los Angeles Lakers Tennessee —
No. 44Round 5, pick 9
D Don Davidson
Boston Celtics Davidson —

Round 6

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 45Round 6, pick 1
J Jim Jarvis
San Francisco Warriors Oregon State —
No. 46Round 6, pick 2
W Warren Davis
New York Knicks North Carolina A&T —
No. 47Round 6, pick 3
B Barry Smith
Detroit Pistons High Point —
No. 48Round 6, pick 4
L Lavonne LeFlore
Baltimore Bullets Jackson State —
No. 49Round 6, pick 5
M Mitch Edwards
Philadelphia 76ers Texas-Pan American —
No. 50Round 6, pick 6
J John Rambo
St. Louis Hawks Long Beach State —
No. 51Round 6, pick 7
L Leon Clements
Cincinnati Royals Ouachita Baptist —
No. 52Round 6, pick 8
T Theo Cruz
Los Angeles Lakers Seattle —
No. 53Round 6, pick 9
H Haskell Tison
Boston Celtics Duke —

Round 7

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 54Round 7, pick 1
D Dan Wolters
San Francisco Warriors California —
No. 55Round 7, pick 2
D Dale Neel
New York Knicks High Point —
No. 56Round 7, pick 3
W Willie Somerset
Baltimore Bullets Duquesne —
No. 57Round 7, pick 4
J John Young
Philadelphia 76ers Midwestern State —
No. 58Round 7, pick 5
T Terry Kunze
St. Louis Hawks Minnesota —
No. 59Round 7, pick 6
J Jeff Gehring
Cincinnati Royals Miami (FL) —
No. 60Round 7, pick 7
D Dwayne Cruze
Los Angeles Lakers Idaho State —
No. 61Round 7, pick 8
G George Deehan
Boston Celtics Lenoir-Rhyne —

Round 8

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 62Round 8, pick 1
W Willie Cotton
San Francisco Warriors Central State (OH) —
No. 63Round 8, pick 2
F Frank Granat
New York Knicks Alliance —
No. 64Round 8, pick 3
J Jim Murphy
Baltimore Bullets DePaul —
No. 65Round 8, pick 4
B Bob Barnek
Philadelphia 76ers St. Bonaventure —
No. 66Round 8, pick 5
C Cincinnatus Powell
St. Louis Hawks Portland —
No. 67Round 8, pick 6
J Jim Fox
Cincinnati Royals South Carolina —
No. 68Round 8, pick 7
G George Unseld
Los Angeles Lakers Kansas —

Round 9

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 69Round 9, pick 1
J Jay Neary
New York Knicks North Carolina-Wilmington —
No. 70Round 9, pick 2
J John Wendelkin
Baltimore Bullets Holy Cross —
No. 71Round 9, pick 3
G Gene West
Philadelphia 76ers Drake —
No. 72Round 9, pick 4
L Leroy Walker
St. Louis Hawks Utah State —
No. 73Round 9, pick 5
R Ron Krick
Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati —
No. 74Round 9, pick 6
M Marlbert Pradd
Los Angeles Lakers Dillard —

Round 10

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 75Round 10, pick 1
W Wayne Molis
New York Knicks Lewis —
No. 76Round 10, pick 2
B Bogie Redmon
Baltimore Bullets Illinois —
No. 77Round 10, pick 3
D Dean Church
Philadelphia 76ers Louisiana-Lafayette —
No. 78Round 10, pick 4
S Spencer Carlson
St. Louis Hawks Baylor —
No. 79Round 10, pick 5
R Richie Dec
Cincinnati Royals Seton Hall —
No. 80Round 10, pick 6
D Don Rae
Los Angeles Lakers Montana State —

Round 11

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 81Round 11, pick 1
B Bill Meyer
New York Knicks Hiram —
No. 82Round 11, pick 2
T Thales McReynolds
Baltimore Bullets Miles —
No. 83Round 11, pick 3
C Curt Fromal
Philadelphia 76ers La Salle —
No. 84Round 11, pick 4
W Weldon Kytle
St. Louis Hawks Cleveland State —
No. 85Round 11, pick 5
D Dick Maile
Cincinnati Royals Louisiana State —
No. 86Round 11, pick 6
B Bob Andrews
Los Angeles Lakers Alabama —

Round 12

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 87Round 12, pick 1
B Bob Trupin
New York Knicks Yale —
No. 88Round 12, pick 2
W Walt Sahm
Baltimore Bullets Notre Dame —
No. 89Round 12, pick 3
D Dan Anderson
Philadelphia 76ers Augsburg —
No. 90Round 12, pick 4
E Elton McGriff
St. Louis Hawks Creighton —
No. 91Round 12, pick 5
R Robert McCollough
Cincinnati Royals Benedict —

Round 13

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 92Round 13, pick 1
D Dennis McGovern
New York Knicks Rhode Island —
No. 93Round 13, pick 2
J Joe Ramsey
Baltimore Bullets Southern Illinois —
No. 94Round 13, pick 3
R Rich Parks
Philadelphia 76ers Tulsa —
No. 95Round 13, pick 4
M Mel Northway
St. Louis Hawks Minnesota —
No. 96Round 13, pick 5
O Oliver Jones
Cincinnati Royals Albany State (GA) —

Round 14

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 97Round 14, pick 1
J Jerry Rook
Baltimore Bullets Arkansas State —
No. 98Round 14, pick 2
J Jack Morgenthal
Philadelphia 76ers Houston —
No. 99Round 14, pick 3
T Terry Page
St. Louis Hawks Detroit Mercy —
No. 100Round 14, pick 4
L Larry Franks
Cincinnati Royals Texas —

Round 15

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 101Round 15, pick 1
D Dave Hicks
Baltimore Bullets Unknown —
No. 102Round 15, pick 2
J James Pitts
Philadelphia 76ers Georgia —
No. 103Round 15, pick 3
G George Pomey
St. Louis Hawks Michigan —
No. 104Round 15, pick 4
R Ronald Scharf
Cincinnati Royals Georgia Tech —

Round 16

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 105Round 16, pick 1
B Bunk Adams
Baltimore Bullets Ohio —
No. 106Round 16, pick 2
L Larry Rafferty
Philadelphia 76ers Fairfield —
No. 107Round 16, pick 3
B Bob Tolan
St. Louis Hawks Eastern Kentucky —
No. 108Round 16, pick 4
W Willie Porter
Cincinnati Royals Tennessee State —

Round 17

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 109Round 17, pick 1
R Roger Taylor
Baltimore Bullets Illinois —

Territorial selections

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
TerritorialSource-listed selection
G Gail Goodrich
Los Angeles Lakers California-Los Angeles —
TerritorialSource-listed selection
B Bill Bradley
New York Knicks Princeton —
TerritorialSource-listed selection
B Bill Buntin
Detroit Pistons Michigan —