1977 NBA Draft Class

Round 1

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 1Round 1, pick 1	K Kent Benson	Milwaukee Bucks	Indiana	—
No. 2Round 1, pick 2	O Otis Birdsong	Kansas City Kings	Houston	—
No. 3Round 1, pick 3	M Marques Johnson	Milwaukee Bucks	California-Los Angeles	—
No. 4Round 1, pick 4	G Greg Ballard	Washington Bullets	Oregon	—
No. 5Round 1, pick 5	W Walter Davis	Phoenix Suns	North Carolina	—
No. 6Round 1, pick 6	K Kenny Carr	Los Angeles Lakers	North Carolina State	—
No. 7Round 1, pick 7	B Bernard King	New Jersey Nets	Tennessee	—
No. 8Round 1, pick 8	J Jack Sikma	Seattle SuperSonics	Illinois Wesleyan	—
No. 9Round 1, pick 9	T Tom LaGarde	Denver Nuggets	North Carolina	—
No. 10Round 1, pick 10	R Ray Williams	New York Knicks	Minnesota	—
No. 11Round 1, pick 11	E Ernie Grunfeld	Milwaukee Bucks	Tennessee	—
No. 12Round 1, pick 12	C Cedric Maxwell	Boston Celtics	North Carolina-Charlotte	—
No. 13Round 1, pick 13	T Tate Armstrong	Chicago Bulls	Duke	—
No. 14Round 1, pick 14	T Tree Rollins	Atlanta Hawks	Clemson	—
No. 15Round 1, pick 15	B Brad Davis	Los Angeles Lakers	Maryland	—
No. 16Round 1, pick 16	R Rickey Green	Golden State Warriors	Michigan	—
No. 17Round 1, pick 17	B Bo Ellis	Washington Bullets	Marquette	—
No. 18Round 1, pick 18	W Wesley Cox	Golden State Warriors	Louisville	—
No. 19Round 1, pick 19	R Rich Laurel	Portland Trail Blazers	Hofstra	—
No. 20Round 1, pick 20	G Glenn Mosley	Philadelphia 76ers	Seton Hall	—
No. 21Round 1, pick 21	A Anthony Roberts	Denver Nuggets	Oral Roberts	—
No. 22Round 1, pick 22	N Norm Nixon	Los Angeles Lakers	Duquesne	—

Round 2

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 23Round 2, pick 1	M Mike Glenn	Chicago Bulls	Southern Illinois	—
No. 24Round 2, pick 2	L Larry Johnson	Buffalo Braves	Kentucky	—
No. 25Round 2, pick 3	W Wilson Washington	Philadelphia 76ers	Old Dominion	—
No. 26Round 2, pick 4	G Glen Gondrezick	New York Knicks	Nevada-Las Vegas	—
No. 27Round 2, pick 5	G Glenn Williams	Milwaukee Bucks	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 28Round 2, pick 6	K Kim Anderson	Portland Trail Blazers	Missouri	—
No. 29Round 2, pick 7	A Alonzo Bradley	Indiana Pacers	Texas Southern	—
No. 30Round 2, pick 8	S Steve Sheppard	Chicago Bulls	Maryland	—
No. 31Round 2, pick 9	E Eddie Owens	Kansas City Kings	Nevada-Las Vegas	—
No. 32Round 2, pick 10	T Toby Knight	New York Knicks	Notre Dame	—
No. 33Round 2, pick 11	E Eddie Jordan	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rutgers	—
No. 34Round 2, pick 12	L Larry Moffett	Houston Rockets	Nevada-Las Vegas	—
No. 35Round 2, pick 13	M Mark Landsberger	Chicago Bulls	Arizona State	—
No. 36Round 2, pick 14	B Ben Poquette	Detroit Pistons	Central Michigan	—
No. 37Round 2, pick 15	J Jeff Wilkins	San Antonio Spurs	Illinois State	—
No. 38Round 2, pick 16	R Ricky Love	Golden State Warriors	Alabama-Huntsville	—
No. 39Round 2, pick 17	P Phil Walker	Washington Bullets	Millersville	—
No. 40Round 2, pick 18	R Robert Reid	Houston Rockets	St. Mary's (TX)	—
No. 41Round 2, pick 19	T T.R. Dunn	Portland Trail Blazers	Alabama	—
No. 42Round 2, pick 20	B Bob Elliott	Philadelphia 76ers	Arizona	—
No. 43Round 2, pick 21	H Herm Harris	Philadelphia 76ers	Arizona	—
No. 44Round 2, pick 22	E Essie Hollis	New Orleans Jazz	St. Bonaventure	—

Round 3

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 45Round 3, pick 1	B Bill Paterno	Kansas City Kings	Notre Dame	—
No. 46Round 3, pick 2	J James Edwards	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington	—
No. 47Round 3, pick 3	G Gary Yoder	Milwaukee Bucks	Cincinnati	—
No. 48Round 3, pick 4	S Sammy Smith	Atlanta Hawks	Nevada-Las Vegas	—
No. 49Round 3, pick 5	E Eddie Johnson	Atlanta Hawks	Auburn	—
No. 50Round 3, pick 6	T Tony Hanson	New Orleans Jazz	Connecticut	—
No. 51Round 3, pick 7	S Stan Mayhew	Indiana Pacers	Weber State	—
No. 52Round 3, pick 8	J Joey Hassett	Seattle SuperSonics	Providence	—
No. 53Round 3, pick 9	J John Kuester	Kansas City Kings	North Carolina	—
No. 54Round 3, pick 10	L Lloyd McMillian	New York Knicks	Long Beach State	—
No. 55Round 3, pick 11	S Steve Grote	Cleveland Cavaliers	Michigan	—
No. 56Round 3, pick 12	S Skip Brown	Boston Celtics	Wake Forest	—
No. 57Round 3, pick 13	S Steve Puidokas	Washington Bullets	Washington State	—
No. 58Round 3, pick 14	J John Irving	Detroit Pistons	Hofstra	—
No. 59Round 3, pick 15	D Dan Henderson	San Antonio Spurs	Arkansas State	—
No. 60Round 3, pick 16	M Marlon Redmond	Golden State Warriors	San Francisco	—
No. 61Round 3, pick 17	J Jerry Schellenberg	Washington Bullets	Wake Forest	—
No. 62Round 3, pick 18	P Phil Bond	Houston Rockets	Louisville	—
No. 63Round 3, pick 19	R Ricky Brown	Portland Trail Blazers	Alabama	—
No. 64Round 3, pick 20	A Arnold Dugger	Philadelphia 76ers	Oral Roberts	—
No. 65Round 3, pick 21	R Robert Smith	Denver Nuggets	Nevada-Las Vegas	—
No. 66Round 3, pick 22	M Mike Bratz	Phoenix Suns	Stanford	—

Round 4

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 67Round 4, pick 1	B Bob Elmore	New Jersey Nets	Wichita State	—
No. 68Round 4, pick 2	M Melvin Watkins	Buffalo Braves	North Carolina-Charlotte	—
No. 69Round 4, pick 3	L Lewis Brown	Milwaukee Bucks	Nevada-Las Vegas	—
No. 70Round 4, pick 4	D Dave Bormann	Atlanta Hawks	Gardner-Webb	—
No. 71Round 4, pick 5	G Greg Griffin	Phoenix Suns	Idaho State	—
No. 72Round 4, pick 6	D Dennis Boyd	New Orleans Jazz	Detroit Mercy	—
No. 73Round 4, pick 7	G George Pendleton	Indiana Pacers	Georgia State	—
No. 74Round 4, pick 8	J Jim Cooper	Seattle SuperSonics	Alabama	—
No. 75Round 4, pick 9	L Larry Williams	Kansas City Kings	Texas Southern	—
No. 76Round 4, pick 10	S Steve Hayes	New York Knicks	Idaho State	—
No. 77Round 4, pick 11	M Melvin Jones	Cleveland Cavaliers	West Texas A&M	—
No. 78Round 4, pick 12	J Jeff Cummings	Boston Celtics	Tulane	—
No. 79Round 4, pick 13	M Mike McConalthy	Chicago Bulls	Louisiana Tech	—
No. 80Round 4, pick 14	B Bruce King	Detroit Pistons	Iowa	—
No. 81Round 4, pick 15	M Matt Hicks	San Antonio Spurs	Northern Illinois	—
No. 82Round 4, pick 16	R Roy Smith	Golden State Warriors	Kentucky State	—
No. 83Round 4, pick 17	D David Reavis	Washington Bullets	Georgia	—
No. 84Round 4, pick 18	R Rocky Smith	Houston Rockets	Oregon State	—
No. 85Round 4, pick 19	G Greg White	Portland Trail Blazers	Southern California	—
No. 86Round 4, pick 20	J Jack Jones	Philadelphia 76ers	Utah	—
No. 87Round 4, pick 21	L Leartha Scott	Golden State Warriors	Wisconsin-Parkside	—
No. 88Round 4, pick 22	T Tony Robertson	Los Angeles Lakers	West Virginia	—

Round 5

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 89Round 5, pick 1	G Gerald Cunningham	New Jersey Nets	Kentucky State	—
No. 90Round 5, pick 2	M Mike Hanley	Buffalo Braves	Niagara	—
No. 91Round 5, pick 3	R Ron Norwood	Milwaukee Bucks	DePaul	—
No. 92Round 5, pick 4	B Bill Gordon	Atlanta Hawks	Tennessee-Chattanooga	—
No. 93Round 5, pick 5	C Cecil Rellford	Phoenix Suns	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 94Round 5, pick 6	J Jim Grady	New Orleans Jazz	Gonzaga	—
No. 95Round 5, pick 7	M Marvin Jackson	Indiana Pacers	Prairie View A&M	—
No. 96Round 5, pick 8	D Dale Haberman	Seattle SuperSonics	McKendree	—
No. 97Round 5, pick 9	B Bob Chapman	Kansas City Kings	Michigan State	—
No. 98Round 5, pick 10	B Bill Terry	New York Knicks	Monmouth	—
No. 99Round 5, pick 11	A Al Smith	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jackson State	—
No. 100Round 5, pick 12	B Bill Langloh	Boston Celtics	Virginia	—
No. 101Round 5, pick 13	N Nate Davis	Chicago Bulls	South Carolina	—
No. 102Round 5, pick 14	J Jim Kennedy	Detroit Pistons	Missouri	—
No. 103Round 5, pick 15	S Scott Sims	San Antonio Spurs	Missouri	—
No. 104Round 5, pick 16	R Ray Epps	Golden State Warriors	Norfolk State	—
No. 105Round 5, pick 17	B Bruce Parkinson	Washington Bullets	Purdue	—
No. 106Round 5, pick 18	E Ed Thompson	Houston Rockets	Idaho State	—
No. 107Round 5, pick 19	D Donn Wilber	Portland Trail Blazers	La Salle	—
No. 108Round 5, pick 20	T Teko Wynder	Philadelphia 76ers	Tulsa	—
No. 109Round 5, pick 21	J John Billups	Denver Nuggets	Mississippi	—
No. 110Round 5, pick 22	J John Robinson	Los Angeles Lakers	Michigan	—

Round 6

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 111Round 6, pick 1	M Mark Crow	New Jersey Nets	Duke	—
No. 112Round 6, pick 2	C Curvan Lewis	Buffalo Braves	Virginia Union	—
No. 113Round 6, pick 3	C Chuck Goodyear	Milwaukee Bucks	Miami (OH)	—
No. 114Round 6, pick 4	C Calvin Crews	Atlanta Hawks	Louisiana-Lafayette	—
No. 115Round 6, pick 5	B Billy McKinney	Phoenix Suns	Northwestern	—
No. 116Round 6, pick 6	W Wayne Golden	New Orleans Jazz	Tennessee-Chattanooga	—
No. 117Round 6, pick 7	T Tom Scheffler	Indiana Pacers	Purdue	—
No. 118Round 6, pick 8	B Bucky O'Brien	Seattle SuperSonics	Seattle	—
No. 119Round 6, pick 9	B Bob Cooper	Kansas City Kings	Providence	—
No. 120Round 6, pick 10	J Jerry Graycraft	New York Knicks	Milligan	—
No. 121Round 6, pick 11	R Ron Cox	Cleveland Cavaliers	Eastern Washington	—
No. 122Round 6, pick 12	R Roy Pace	Boston Celtics	Rutgers-Camden	—
No. 123Round 6, pick 13	J Jay Chessman	Chicago Bulls	Brigham Young	—
No. 124Round 6, pick 14	H Herb Nobles	Detroit Pistons	Kansas	—
No. 125Round 6, pick 15	B Bruce Buckley	San Antonio Spurs	North Carolina	—
No. 126Round 6, pick 16	J Jack Phelan	Golden State Warriors	Saint Francis (PA)	—
No. 127Round 6, pick 17	E Ernie Wansley	Washington Bullets	Virginia Tech	—
No. 128Round 6, pick 18	M Myron Jordan	Portland Trail Blazers	Pacific	—
No. 129Round 6, pick 19	G George Gibson	Philadelphia 76ers	Winston-Salem State	—
No. 130Round 6, pick 20	J Jim Town	Denver Nuggets	Massachusetts	—
No. 131Round 6, pick 21	G Grover Woolard	Los Angeles Lakers	Murray State	—

Round 7

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 132Round 7, pick 1	S Scott Conant	New Jersey Nets	Newberry	—
No. 133Round 7, pick 2	M Mike Jackson	Buffalo Braves	Tennessee	—
No. 134Round 7, pick 3	R Ron Bostic	Milwaukee Bucks	Detroit Mercy	—
No. 135Round 7, pick 4	J James Holliman	Atlanta Hawks	Arizona State	—
No. 136Round 7, pick 5	A Alvin Scott	Phoenix Suns	Oral Roberts	—
No. 137Round 7, pick 6	L Lusia Harris	New Orleans Jazz	Delta State	—
No. 138Round 7, pick 7	B Billy Reynolds	Seattle SuperSonics	Northwestern State	—
No. 139Round 7, pick 8	B Bruce Jenner	Kansas City Kings	Graceland (IA)	—
No. 140Round 7, pick 9	T Tom Weadock	New York Knicks	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 141Round 7, pick 10	B Bob Riddle	Cleveland Cavaliers	Eastern Michigan	—
No. 142Round 7, pick 11	D Dave Kyle	Boston Celtics	Cleveland State	—
No. 143Round 7, pick 12	M Mike Smith	Chicago Bulls	Evansville	—
No. 144Round 7, pick 13	R Robert Lewis	Detroit Pistons	Johnson C. Smith	—
No. 145Round 7, pick 14	R Richard Robinson	San Antonio Spurs	New Mexico State	—
No. 146Round 7, pick 15	J Jerry Thurston	Golden State Warriors	Mercer	—
No. 147Round 7, pick 16	C Calvin Brown	Washington Bullets	American	—
No. 148Round 7, pick 17	D Don Smith	Portland Trail Blazers	Oregon State	—
No. 149Round 7, pick 18	D Dennin Forest	Philadelphia 76ers	Nebraska-Omaha	—
No. 150Round 7, pick 19	W Willie High	Denver Nuggets	Alabama State	—
No. 151Round 7, pick 20	L Lars Hansen	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington	—

Round 8

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 152Round 8, pick 1	R Ralph Drollinger	New Jersey Nets	California-Los Angeles	—
No. 153Round 8, pick 2	E Emery Sammons	Buffalo Braves	Philadelphia University	—
No. 154Round 8, pick 3	L Larry Pikes	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee	—
No. 155Round 8, pick 4	V Vern Thompson	Atlanta Hawks	Brigham Young	—
No. 156Round 8, pick 5	A Alvin Joseph	Phoenix Suns	California-Riverside	—
No. 157Round 8, pick 6	D Dave Speicher	New Orleans Jazz	Toledo	—
No. 158Round 8, pick 8	J Jeff Frey	Seattle SuperSonics	Evansville	—
No. 159Round 8, pick 10	K Ken Slappy	New York Knicks	St. Peter's	—
No. 160Round 8, pick 11	T Tom Cutter	Cleveland Cavaliers	Western Michigan	—
No. 161Round 8, pick 12	T Tom Harris	Boston Celtics	Bowling Green	—
No. 162Round 8, pick 13	R Rich Rhodes	Chicago Bulls	Eastern Illinois	—
No. 163Round 8, pick 14	T Tim Appleton	Detroit Pistons	Kenyon	—
No. 164Round 8, pick 15	J Jerome Gladney	San Antonio Spurs	Arizona	—
No. 165Round 8, pick 16	E Eric Marsh	Golden State Warriors	Manhattan	—
No. 166Round 8, pick 17	P Pat McKinley	Washington Bullets	Towson	—
No. 167Round 8, pick 19	H Harold Rhodes	Portland Trail Blazers	Washington	—
No. 168Round 8, pick 20	J John Olive	Philadelphia 76ers	Villanova	—
No. 169Round 8, pick 21	L Len Saunders	Denver Nuggets	Florida	—
No. 170Round 8, pick 22	A Art Allen	Los Angeles Lakers	Pepperdine	—