Official NBA Draft History

1966 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. 63 team identities are unresolved; the source label is shown.

Round 1

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 1Round 1, pick 1
C Cazzie Russell
New York Knicks Michigan —
No. 2Round 1, pick 2
D Dave Bing
Detroit Pistons Syracuse —
No. 3Round 1, pick 3
C Clyde Lee
San Francisco Warriors Vanderbilt —
No. 4Round 1, pick 4
L Lou Hudson
St. Louis Hawks Minnesota —
No. 5Round 1, pick 5
J Jack Marin
Baltimore Bullets Duke —
No. 6Round 1, pick 6
W Walt Wesley
Cincinnati Royals Kansas —
No. 7Round 1, pick 7
J Jerry Chambers
Los Angeles Lakers Utah —
No. 8Round 1, pick 8
J Jim Barnett
Boston Celtics Oregon —
No. 9Round 1, pick 9
M Matt Guokas
Philadelphia 76ers Saint Joseph's —
No. 10Round 1, pick 10
D Dave Schellhase
Chicago Bulls Purdue —

Round 2

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 11Round 2, pick 1
H Henry Akin
New York Knicks Morehead State —
No. 12Round 2, pick 2
D Dorie Murrey
Detroit Pistons Detroit Mercy —
No. 13Round 2, pick 3
J Joe Ellis
San Francisco Warriors San Francisco —
No. 14Round 2, pick 4
D Dick Snyder
St. Louis Hawks Davidson —
No. 15Round 2, pick 5
N Neil Johnson
Baltimore Bullets Creighton —
No. 16Round 2, pick 6
J Jerry Lee Wells
Cincinnati Royals Oklahoma City —
No. 17Round 2, pick 7
H Hank Finkel
Los Angeles Lakers Dayton —
No. 18Round 2, pick 8
L Leon Clark
Boston Celtics Wyoming —
No. 19Round 2, pick 9
B Bill Melchionni
Philadelphia 76ers Villanova —
No. 20Round 2, pick 10
E Erwin Mueller
Chicago Bulls San Francisco —

Round 3

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 21Round 3, pick 1
S Stew Johnson
New York Knicks Murray State —
No. 22Round 3, pick 2
O Ollie Darden
Detroit Pistons Michigan —
No. 23Round 3, pick 3
S Stephen Chubin
San Francisco Warriors Rhode Island —
No. 24Round 3, pick 4
T Tom Kron
St. Louis Hawks Kentucky —
No. 25Round 3, pick 5
D Dave Wagnon
Baltimore Bullets Idaho State —
No. 26Round 3, pick 6
J Jim Ware
Cincinnati Royals Oklahoma City —
No. 27Round 3, pick 7
J John Block
Los Angeles Lakers Southern California —
No. 28Round 3, pick 8
G Gary Turner
Boston Celtics Texas Christian —
No. 29Round 3, pick 9
D Donnie Freeman
Philadelphia 76ers Illinois —
No. 30Round 3, pick 10
E Ed Bodkin
Chicago Bulls Eastern Kentucky —

Round 4

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 31Round 4, pick 1
L Lee DeFore
New York Knicks Auburn —
No. 32Round 4, pick 2
J Jeffrey Congdon
Detroit Pistons Brigham Young —
No. 33Round 4, pick 3
S Stephen Vacendak
San Francisco Warriors Duke —
No. 34Round 4, pick 4
B Bob McIntyre
St. Louis Hawks St. John's (NY) —
No. 35Round 4, pick 5
G George Peeples
Baltimore Bullets Iowa —
No. 36Round 4, pick 6
C Charles Schmaus
Cincinnati Royals Virginia Military Institute —
No. 37Round 4, pick 7
A Archie Clark
Los Angeles Lakers Minnesota —
No. 38Round 4, pick 8
J John Austin
Boston Celtics Boston College —
No. 39Round 4, pick 9
K Ken Wilburn
Philadelphia 76ers Central State (OH) —
No. 40Round 4, pick 10
J Jim Williams
Chicago Bulls Temple —

Round 5

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 41Round 5, pick 1
R Ron Jackson
New York Knicks Clark Atlanta —
No. 42Round 5, pick 2
W William Pickens
Detroit Pistons Georgia Southern —
No. 43Round 5, pick 3
T Tom Kerwin
San Francisco Warriors Centenary (LA) —
No. 44Round 5, pick 4
D Dick Nemelka
St. Louis Hawks Brigham Young —
No. 45Round 5, pick 5
J John Beasley
Baltimore Bullets Texas A&M —
No. 46Round 5, pick 6
J John Jones
Baltimore Bullets Louisiana State —
No. 47Round 5, pick 7
R Richard Parks
Cincinnati Royals Saint Louis —
No. 48Round 5, pick 8
S Stan Washington
Los Angeles Lakers Michigan State —
No. 49Round 5, pick 9
T Tom Duff
Philadelphia 76ers Saint Joseph's —
No. 50Round 5, pick 10
L Larry Humes
Chicago Bulls Evansville —

Round 6

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 51Round 6, pick 1
G George Fisher
New York Knicks Utah —
No. 52Round 6, pick 2
C Carroll Hooser
Detroit Pistons Southern Methodist —
No. 53Round 6, pick 3
J Jim Pitts
San Francisco Warriors Northwestern —
No. 54Round 6, pick 4
L Lonnie Wright
St. Louis Hawks Colorado State —
No. 55Round 6, pick 5
J Jeff Newman
Baltimore Bullets Pennsylvania —
No. 56Round 6, pick 6
S Steve Cunningham
Cincinnati Royals Western Kentucky —
No. 57Round 6, pick 7
K Keith Thomas
Los Angeles Lakers Vanderbilt —
No. 58Round 6, pick 8
C Charlie Hunter
Boston Celtics Oklahoma City —
No. 59Round 6, pick 9
R Red Robbins
Philadelphia 76ers Tennessee —

Round 7

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 60Round 7, pick 1
M Mike Dabich
New York Knicks New Mexico State —
No. 61Round 7, pick 2
T Ted Manning
Detroit Pistons North Carolina Central —
No. 62Round 7, pick 3
L Lon Hughey
San Francisco Warriors Fresno State —
No. 63Round 7, pick 4
J Jay Neary
St. Louis Hawks North Carolina-Wilmington —
No. 64Round 7, pick 5
D Dave Mills
Baltimore Bullets DePaul —
No. 65Round 7, pick 6
G Gary Schull
Cincinnati Royals Florida State —
No. 66Round 7, pick 7
T Tab Jackson
Los Angeles Lakers College of Idaho —
No. 67Round 7, pick 8
J Jerry Ward
Boston Celtics Maryland —
No. 68Round 7, pick 9
J John Comeaux
Chicago Bulls Grambling —

Round 8

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 69Round 8, pick 1
M Mike Silliman
New York Knicks Army —
No. 70Round 8, pick 2
G George McNeil
Detroit Pistons Southern Illinois —
No. 71Round 8, pick 3
K Ken Washington
San Francisco Warriors California-Los Angeles —
No. 72Round 8, pick 4
B Brian Williams
St. Louis Hawks Xavier —
No. 73Round 8, pick 5
R Roland West
Baltimore Bullets Cincinnati —
No. 74Round 8, pick 6
R Ron Krick
Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati —
No. 75Round 8, pick 7
J John Wetzel
Los Angeles Lakers Virginia Tech —
No. 76Round 8, pick 8
R Russ Gumina
Boston Celtics San Francisco —
No. 77Round 8, pick 9
S Stan Curtis
Chicago Bulls Northern Michigan —

Round 9

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 78Round 9, pick 1
B Bill Turner
New York Knicks Akron —
No. 79Round 9, pick 2
A Al Grant
St. Louis Hawks Long Island-Brooklyn —
No. 80Round 9, pick 3
C Chuck Gardner
Baltimore Bullets Colorado —
No. 81Round 9, pick 4
B Billy Smith
Cincinnati Royals Loyola-Chicago —
No. 82Round 9, pick 5
J Julian Hammond
Los Angeles Lakers Tulsa —
No. 83Round 9, pick 6
P Pat Caldwell
Philadelphia 76ers Rockhurst —
No. 84Round 9, pick 7
G Gene Summers
Chicago Bulls Northern Michigan —

Round 10

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 85Round 10, pick 1
R Richard Moore
New York Knicks Hiram Scott —
No. 86Round 10, pick 2
D Don Yates
St. Louis Hawks Minnesota —
No. 87Round 10, pick 3
G Guy Manning
Baltimore Bullets Prairie View A&M —
No. 88Round 10, pick 4
F Freddie Lewis
Cincinnati Royals Arizona State —
No. 89Round 10, pick 5
M Mike Rooney
Los Angeles Lakers Oklahoma —
No. 90Round 10, pick 6
B Bob Bedell
Philadelphia 76ers Stanford —
No. 91Round 10, pick 7
D Don Swanson
Chicago Bulls DePaul —

Round 11

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 92Round 11, pick 1
R Rich Dyer
New York Knicks New York University —
No. 93Round 11, pick 2
C Curt Gammell
St. Louis Hawks Pacific Lutheran —
No. 94Round 11, pick 3
S Stan McKenzie
Baltimore Bullets New York University —
No. 95Round 11, pick 4
R R.B. Lynam
Cincinnati Royals Oklahoma Baptist —
No. 96Round 11, pick 5
G George Grams
Los Angeles Lakers Purdue —
No. 97Round 11, pick 6
C Carver Clinton
Chicago Bulls Penn State —

Round 12

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 98Round 12, pick 1
D Dave Deutsch
New York Knicks Rochester (NY) —
No. 99Round 12, pick 2
L Lonnie Lynn
St. Louis Hawks Wilberforce —
No. 100Round 12, pick 3
G Grant Simmons
Baltimore Bullets Nebraska —

Round 13

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 101Round 13, pick 1
B Bob Bennett
New York Knicks North Carolina —
No. 102Round 13, pick 2
N Nick Aloi
St. Louis Hawks Bowling Green —
No. 103Round 13, pick 3
A Al Lopes
Baltimore Bullets Kansas —

Round 14

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 104Round 14, pick 1
O Ollie Carter
St. Louis Hawks San Francisco —
No. 105Round 14, pick 2
J Jim Harter
Baltimore Bullets Texas-Pan American —

Round 15

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 106Round 15, pick 1
P Paul Long
St. Louis Hawks Wake Forest —
No. 107Round 15, pick 2
H Howard Bayne
Baltimore Bullets Tennessee —

Round 16

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 108Round 16, pick 1
E Eddie Jackson
St. Louis Hawks Bradley —
No. 109Round 16, pick 2
K Ken Barnes
Baltimore Bullets Wisconsin —

Round 17

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 110Round 17, pick 1
C Chris Pervall
Baltimore Bullets Iowa —

Round 18

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 111Round 18, pick 1
J Jerry Trice
Baltimore Bullets Weber State —

Round 19

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 112Round 19, pick 1
G Gene Visscher
Baltimore Bullets Weber State —