National Basketball Association - 1978-79 NBA Draft Picks

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Year	Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos	playerSlug	From	To	Notes	ROY	HOF	Allstar	Heismann
1979	1979	1	1	Earvin Johnson		earvin-johnson	Michigan State	LA Lakers
1979	1979	1	2	David Greenwood		david-greenwood	UCLA	Chicago
1979	1979	1	3	Bill Cartwright		bill-cartwright	San Francisco	New York
1979	1979	1	4	Greg Kelser		greg-kelser	Michigan State	Detroit
1979	1979	1	5	Sidney Moncrief		sidney-moncrief	Arkansas	Milwaukee
1979	1979	1	6	James Bailey		james-bailey	Rutgers	Seattle
1979	1979	1	7	Vinnie Johnson		vinnie-johnson	Baylor	Seattle
1979	1979	1	8	Calvin Natt		calvin-natt	NE Louisiana	New Jersey
1979	1979	1	9	Larry Demic		larry-demic	Arizona	New York
1979	1979	1	10	Roy Hamilton		roy-hamilton	UCLA	Detroit
1979	1979	1	11	Cliff Robinson		cliff-robinson	USC	New Jersey
1979	1979	1	12	Jim Paxson		jim-paxson	Dayton	Portland
1979	1979	1	13	Dudley Bradley		dudley-bradley	North Carolina	Indiana
1979	1979	1	14	Brad Holland		brad-holland	UCLA	LA Lakers
1979	1979	1	15	Phil Hubbard		phil-hubbard	Michigan	Detroit
1979	1979	1	16	Jim Spanarkel		jim-spanarkel	Duke	Philadelphia
1979	1979	1	17	Lee Johnson		lee-johnson	East Texas State	Houston
1979	1979	1	18	Reggie King		reggie-king	Alabama	Kansas City
1979	1979	1	19	Wiley Peck		wiley-peck	Mississippi State	San Antonio
1979	1979	1	20	Larry Knight			Loyola (IL)	Utah
1979	1979	1	21	Sylvester Williams		sylvester-williams	Rhode Island	New York
1979	1979	1	22	Kyle Macy		kyle-macy	Kentucky	Phoenix
1979	1979	2	23	Tico Brown			Georgia Tech	Utah
1979	1979	2	24	Johnny High		johnny-high	Nevada-Reno	Phoenix
1979	1979	2	25	Oliver Mack			East Carolina	LA Lakers
1979	1979	2	26	Bruce Flowers		bruce-flowers	Notre Dame	Cleveland
1979	1979	2	27	Reggie Carter		reggie-carter	St. John's	New York
1979	1979	2	28	Danny Salisbury			Pan American	Golden State
1979	1979	2	29	Tony Price		tony-price	Penn	Detroit
1979	1979	2	30	Gary Garland		gary-garland	DePaul	Denver
1979	1979	2	31	Edgar Jones		edgar-jones	Nevada-Reno	Milwaukee
1979	1979	2	32	Tony Zeno		tony-zeno	Arizona State	Indiana
1979	1979	2	33	Lawrence Butler			Idaho State	Chicago
1979	1979	2	34	Kim Goetz			San Diego State	New York
1979	1979	2	35	James Bradley			Memphis State	Atlanta
1979	1979	2	36	Clint Richardson		clint-richardson	Seattle	Philadelphia
1979	1979	2	37	Bernard Toone		bernard-toone	Marquette	Philadelphia
1979	1979	2	38	Larry Wilson		larry-wilson	Nicholls State	Atlanta
1979	1979	2	39	Victor King			Louisiana Tech	LA Lakers
1979	1979	2	40	Andrew Fields			Cheyney State	Portland
1979	1979	2	41	Mark Young			Fairfield	LA Lakers
1979	1979	2	42	Paul Mokeski		paul-mokeski	Kansas	Houston
1979	1979	2	43	John Moore		john-moore	Texas	Seattle
1979	1979	2	44	Joe DeSantis			Fairfield	Washington
1979	1979	3	45	Arvid Kramer		arvid-kramer	Augustana (SD)	Utah
1979	1979	3	46	Andrew Parker			Iowa State	Washington
1979	1979	3	47	Calvin Garrett		calvin-garrett	Oral Roberts	Chicago
1979	1979	3	48	Terry Duerod		terry-duerod	Detroit	Detroit
1979	1979	3	49	Cedrick Hordges		cedrick-hordges	South Carolina	Chicago
1979	1979	3	50	Geoff Huston		geoff-huston	Texas Tech	New York
1979	1979	3	51	John Gerdy			Davidson	New Jersey
1979	1979	3	52	Larry Gibson			Maryland	Milwaukee
1979	1979	3	53	Wayne Kreklow		wayne-kreklow	Drake	Boston
1979	1979	3	54	Lynbert Johnson			Wichita State	Golden State
1979	1979	3	55	Tom Channel			Boston U	San Diego
1979	1979	3	56	Mickey Fox			St. Mary's (Canada)	Portland
1979	1979	3	57	Don March			Franklin & Marshall	Atlanta
1979	1979	3	58	Earl Cureton		earl-cureton	Detroit	Philadelphia
1979	1979	3	59	Ricardo Brown			Pepperdine	Houston
1979	1979	3	60	Walter Daniels			Georgia	LA Lakers
1979	1979	3	61	Ernesto Malcolm			Briarcliff	Boston
1979	1979	3	62	Terry Crosby		terry-crosby	Tennessee	Kansas City
1979	1979	3	63	Sylvester Norris		sylvester-norris	Jackson State	San Antonio
1979	1979	3	64	Al Green			Louisiana State	Phoenix
1979	1979	3	65	Bill Laimbeer		bill-laimbeer	Notre Dame	Cleveland
1979	1979	3	66	Charles Floyd			High Point	Washington
1979	1979	4	67	Greg Deane		greg-deane	Utah	Utah
1979	1979	4	68	Nick Galis		nick-galis	Seton Hall	Boston
1979	1979	4	69	Eugene Robinson		eugene-robinson	NE Louisiana	Milwaukee
1979	1979	4	70	Rick Swing			Citadel	Cleveland
1979	1979	4	71	Larry Rogers			SE Missouri State	New York
1979	1979	4	72	George Maynor			East Carolina	Chicago
1979	1979	4	73	James Donaldson		james-donaldson	Washington State	Seattle
1979	1979	4	74	Don Newman			Idaho	Indiana
1979	1979	4	75	Ron Ripley			Wisconsin-Green Bay	Golden State
1979	1979	4	76	Sammy Drummer			Georgia Tech	Houston
1979	1979	4	77	Lionel Garrett			Southern	San Diego
1979	1979	4	78	Daryll Robinson			Appalachian State	Portland
1979	1979	4	79	Ray White		ray-white	Mississippi State	LA Lakers
1979	1979	4	80	Lionel Green			Louisiana State	Houston
1979	1979	4	81	Ricky Reed			Temple	LA Lakers
1979	1979	4	82	Jerry Sichting		jerry-sichting	Purdue	Golden State
1979	1979	4	83	Mike Niles		mike-niles	Cal State-Fullerton	Philadelphia
1979	1979	4	84	Al Daniel			Furman	San Antonio
1979	1979	4	85	John McCullough		john-mccullough	Oklahoma	Kansas City
1979	1979	4	86	Malcolm Cesare			Florida	Phoenix
1979	1979	4	87	Richie Allen			Cal State-Dominguez Hills	Seattle
1979	1979	4	88	Lamont Reid		lamont-reid	Oral Roberts	Washington
1979	1979	5	89	Perry Wolfe			Stanford	Utah
1979	1979	5	90	Jimmy Allen		jimmy-allen	New Haven	Boston
1979	1979	5	91	Matt Simpkins			Georgia Southern	Cleveland
1979	1979	5	92	Flintie Williams			Nevada-Las Vegas	Detroit
1979	1979	5	93	Larry Washington			Drury (MO)	Chicago
1979	1979	5	94	Johnny Green		johnny-green	California-Riverside	New York
1979	1979	5	95	Joe Abramaitis			Connecticut	New Jersey
1979	1979	5	96	George Lett			Centenary	Golden State
1979	1979	5	97	Jim Tillman			Eastern Kentucky	Milwaukee
1979	1979	5	98	Billy Reid		billy-reid	San Francisco	Indiana
1979	1979	5	99	Greg Joyner			Middle Tennessee State	San Diego
1979	1979	5	100	Matt White		matt-white	Penn	Portland
1979	1979	5	101	Tiny Pinder			North Carolina State	Atlanta
1979	1979	5	102	Larry Williams		larry-williams	Louisville	Denver
1979	1979	5	103	Carl McPipe			Nebraska	Philadelphia
1979	1979	5	104	Allen Leavell		allen-leavell	Oklahoma City	Houston
1979	1979	5	105	Curtis Watkins			DePaul	Kansas City
1979	1979	5	106	Steve Schall			Arkansas	San Antonio
1979	1979	5	107	Mark Eaton		mark-eaton	Cypress JC	Phoenix
1979	1979	5	108	Marshall Ashford			Virginia Tech	Washington
1979	1979	6	109	Ernie Cobb			Boston U	Utah
1979	1979	6	110	Marvin Delph			Arkansas	Boston
1979	1979	6	111	Truman Clayton			Kentucky	Detroit
1979	1979	6	112	Joe Manning			North Texas State	Cleveland
1979	1979	6	113	Phil Abney			New Mexico	New York
1979	1979	6	114	Steve Smith		steve-smith	USC	Chicago
1979	1979	6	115	Tony Smith		tony-smith	Nevada-Las Vegas	New Jersey
1979	1979	6	116	Derrick Mayes		derrick-mayes	Illinois State	Milwaukee
1979	1979	6	117	Greg Guye			Stetson	Indiana
1979	1979	6	118	Jim Mitchem			DePaul	Golden State
1979	1979	6	119	Bob Bender			Duke	San Diego
1979	1979	6	120	Ray Ellis		ray-ellis	Pepperdine	Portland
1979	1979	6	121	Dwight Williams			Gardner-Webb	Atlanta
1979	1979	6	122	Odell Ball			Marquette	Denver
1979	1979	6	123	Dan Hartshorne			Oregon	Philadelphia
1979	1979	6	124	Collie Davis			Southern	Houston
1979	1979	6	125	Terry Knight			Pittsburgh	San Antonio
1979	1979	6	126	Bob Roma			Princeton	Kansas City
1979	1979	6	127	Dale Shackelford			Syracuse	Phoenix
1979	1979	6	128	Garcia Hopkins			Morgan State	Washington
1979	1979	7	129	Paul Poe			Louisiana	Utah
1979	1979	7	130	Steve Castellan			Virginia	Boston
1979	1979	7	131	Steve Skaggs			Ohio	Cleveland
1979	1979	7	132	Ken Jones		ken-jones	St. Mary's (CA)	Detroit
1979	1979	7	133	Mike Eversley			Chicago State	Chicago
1979	1979	7	134	Marc Coleman			Seton Hall	New York
1979	1979	7	135	Jim Strickland		jim-strickland	South Carolina	New Jersey
1979	1979	7	136	Dirk Ewing			Stetson	Indiana
1979	1979	7	137	Ren Watson			Virginia Commonwealth	Golden State
1979	1979	7	138	Stan Ray			Cal State-Fullerton	Milwaukee
1979	1979	7	139	Jene Grey			LeMoyne	San Diego
1979	1979	7	140	Jeff Tropf			Central Michigan	Portland
1979	1979	7	141	Tim Waterman			St. Bonaventure	Atlanta
1979	1979	7	142	Bobby Willis			Penn	Philadelphia
1979	1979	7	143	Rich Valavicius			Auburn	Houston
1979	1979	7	144	John Johnson		john-johnson	Creighton	Denver
1979	1979	7	145	Nick Daniels			Xavier (OH)	Kansas City
1979	1979	7	146	Tyrone Branyan			Texas	San Antonio
1979	1979	7	147	Ollie Matson		ollie-matson	Pepperdine	Phoenix
1979	1979	8	148	Keith McDonald		keith-mcdonald	Utah State	Utah
1979	1979	8	149	Glenn Sudhop			North Carolina State	Boston
1979	1979	8	150	Rodney Lee			Memphis State	Detroit
1979	1979	8	151	Mark Haymore			Massachusetts	Cleveland
1979	1979	8	152	Billy Tucker			Tennessee State	New York
1979	1979	8	153	Tony Warren			North Carolina State	Chicago
1979	1979	8	154	Henry Hollingsworth			Hofstra	New Jersey
1979	1979	8	155	Mario Butler		mario-butler	Briarcliff	Golden State
1979	1979	8	156	Larry Spicer			Alabama-Birmingham	Milwaukee
1979	1979	8	157	Brian Magid			George Washington	Indiana
1979	1979	8	158	Renaldo Lawrence			Appalachian State	San Diego
1979	1979	8	159	Willie Pounds			Chaminade	Portland
1979	1979	8	160	John Goedeke			Maryland-Baltimore County	Atlanta
1979	1979	8	161	Delbert Watson			East Tennessee State	Houston
1979	1979	8	162	Matt Teahan			Denver	Denver
1979	1979	8	163	Rick Raivio			Portland	Philadelphia
1979	1979	8	164	Tony Vann			Alabama-Huntsville	Kansas City
1979	1979	8	165	Charles Jones		charles-jones	Albany State	Phoenix
1979	1979	8	166	Jo Jo Walters			Manhattan	Washington
1979	1979	9	167	Milt Huggins			Southern Illinois	Utah
1979	1979	9	168	Kevin Sinnett			Navy	Boston
1979	1979	9	169	Tim Joyce			Ohio	Cleveland
1979	1979	9	170	Val Bracey			Central Michigan	Detroit
1979	1979	9	171	James Jackson		james-jackson	Minnesota	Chicago
1979	1979	9	172	Brett Wyatt			Jersey City State	New York
1979	1979	9	173	Ricky Free			Columbia	New Jersey
1979	1979	9	174	Roger Lapham			Maine	Milwaukee
1979	1979	9	175	Gene Ransom			California	Golden State
1979	1979	9	176	Mike Dodd			San Diego State	San Diego
1979	1979	9	177	Stan Eckwood			Harding (AR)	Portland
1979	1979	9	178	Cedric Oliver			Hamilton	Atlanta
1979	1979	9	179	Emmett Lewis			Colorado	Denver
1979	1979	9	180	Coby Leavitt			Utah	Philadelphia
1979	1979	9	181	Gary Wilson		gary-wilson	Southern Illinois	Kansas City
1979	1979	9	182	Eddie McLeod			Nevada-Las Vegas	San Antonio
1979	1979	9	183	Hosea Champine			Robert Morris	Phoenix
1979	1979	9	184	Ray Hooker			Murray State	Washington
1979	1979	10	185	Paul Dawkins		paul-dawkins	Northern Illinois	Utah
1979	1979	10	186	Alton Byrd			Columbia	Boston
1979	1979	10	187	Willie Polk			Grand Canyon	Detroit
1979	1979	10	188	Terry Peavy			Point Park	Cleveland
1979	1979	10	189	Gordon Thomas			St. John's	New York
1979	1979	10	190	Marvin Thoms			UCLA	Chicago
1979	1979	10	191	Eric Fleisher			Tulane	New Jersey
1979	1979	10	192	Kevin Heenan			Cal State-Fullerton	Golden State
1979	1979	10	193	Chris Fahrbach			North Dakota	Milwaukee
1979	1979	10	194	Greg Hunter			Loyola Marymount	San Diego
1979	1979	10	195	Kelvin Small			Oregon	Portland
1979	1979	10	196	Chad Nelson			Drake	Atlanta
1979	1979	10	197	Cortez Collins			Indiana State-Evansville	Chicago
1979	1979	10	198	Keith McCord		keith-mccord	Alabama-Birmingham	Philadelphia
1979	1979	10	199	Glen Fine			Harvard	San Antonio
1979	1979	10	200	Russell Saunders			New Mexico	Kansas City
1979	1979	10	201	Korky Nelson			Santa Clara	Phoenix
1979	1979	10	202	Steve Martin		steve-martin	Georgetown	Washington

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