| 1968 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Dates | April 3, 1968 (first round) May 8 and 10, 1968 (Other rounds) |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Overview | |
| 214 total selections in 21 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Elvin Hayes, San Diego Rockets |
| Hall of Famers | 2 |
The 1968 NBA draft was the 22nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 3, 1968, and May 8 and 10, 1968, before the 1968–69 season.[1] In this draft, 14 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip.[2] The San Diego Rockets won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Baltimore Bullets were awarded the second pick. The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Six teams that had the best records in previous season were not awarded second round draft picks. Two expansion franchises, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the seventh and eighth pick in the first round, along with the last two picks of each subsequent round. The St. Louis Hawks relocated to Atlanta and became the Atlanta Hawks prior to the start of the season.[3] The draft consisted of 21 rounds comprising 214 players selected. It would also be a catalyst for the upstart rivaling American Basketball Association to either force an antitrust lawsuit against the NBA due to a leaked document that was sent to the ABA by a disgruntled ex-employee revealing the NBA's plans to show how much each team was to contribute to get the college star players to sign with the NBA teams over the ABA teams or engage in a merger between the two leagues, which eventually resulted in the NBA–ABA merger happening years later.[4]
Draft selections and draftee career notes
[edit]Elvin Hayes from the University of Houston was selected first overall by the San Diego Rockets. Wes Unseld from the University of Louisville was selected second by the Baltimore Bullets. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in his first season,[5][6] becoming only the second player to win both awards in the same season, after Wilt Chamberlain in 1960. Hayes and Unseld have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[7] They were also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[8] Hayes and Unseld both won the NBA championship with the Washington Bullets in 1978. In the Finals, Unseld was named as the Finals Most Valuable Player. Unseld, who spent all of his 13-year playing career with the Bullets, was also selected to one All-NBA Team and five All-Star Games, while Hayes was selected to six All-NBA Teams and twelve All-Star Games.[9][10] Bob Kauffman, the third pick, is the only other player from this draft who has been selected to an All-Star Game; he was selected to three All-Star Games during his career.[11]
Unseld became a head coach after ending his playing career. He coached the Washington Bullets for seven seasons.[12] Three other players drafted also went on to have a coaching career: 12th pick Don Chaney and 79th pick Rick Adelman. Chaney coached four NBA teams and won the Coach of the Year Award in 1991 with the Houston Rockets.[13][14] Adelman coached four NBA teams, most recently with the Houston Rockets. He lost the NBA Finals twice with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1990 and 1992.[15]
In the fourteenth round, the Seattle SuperSonics selected Mike Warren of UCLA. However, Warren never played professional basketball; he opted for an acting career in films and television instead.[16]
Key
[edit]| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | 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 |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game |
Draft
[edit]
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality[n 1] | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elvin Hayes^ | F/C |  United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Houston (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Wes Unseld^ | F/C | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Bob Kauffman+ | F/C | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Guilford (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Tom Boerwinkle | C | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Don Smith[1] | F/C | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Otto Moore | F/C | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Pan American (Sr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Charlie Paulk | F/C | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Northeastern State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Gary Gregor | F/C | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | South Carolina (Sr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Ron Williams | G | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | West Virginia (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Bill Hosket | F/C | United States
|
New York Knicks | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Bill Hewitt | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | USC (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Don Chaney | G | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Houston (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Skip Harlicka | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | South Carolina (Sr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Shaler Halimon | G/F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Utah State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 15 | John Trapp | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Nevada Southern (Sr.) |
| 2 | 16 | Art Harris | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Stanford (Sr.) |
| 2 | 17 | Loy Petersen | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 18 | Bob Quick | G/F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Xavier (Ohio) (Sr.) |
| 2 | 19 | Ron Dunlap# | C | United States
|
Chicago Bulls (from Cincinnati)[a] | Illinois (Sr.) |
| 2 | 20 | Manny Leaks | F/C | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Niagara (Sr.) |
| 2 | 21 | Dick Cunningham | C | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Murray State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 22 | Gene Moore# | F/C | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| 3 | 23 | Stu Lantz | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Nebraska (Sr.) |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Ockel# | C | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Utah (Sr.) |
| 3 | 25 | Don Dee# | F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | St. Mary of the Plains (Sr.) |
| 3 | 26 | Ron Nelson# | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | New Mexico (Sr.) |
| 3 | 27 | Pat Frink | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Colorado (Sr.) |
| 3 | 28 | Fred Foster | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals (from Detroit)[b] | Miami (Ohio) (Sr.) |
| 3 | 29 | Don Sidle# | F/C | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 3 | 30 | Don May | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Dayton (Sr.) |
| 3 | 31 | Dave Newmark | C | United States
|
Chicago Bulls (from Los Angeles)[c] | Columbia (Sr.) |
| 3 | 32 | Garfield Smith | F/C | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 3 | 33 | Jack Thompson# | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | South Carolina (Sr.) |
| 3 | 34 | Ed Johnson# | C | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 35 | Sam Williams | G | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 3 | 36 | Art Beatty# | C | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | American (Sr.) |
| 4 | 37 | Harry Barnes | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Northeastern (Sr.) |
| 4 | 38 | Henry Logan# | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Western Carolina (Sr.) |
| 4 | 39 | Mike Lynn | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 4 | 40 | Dallas Thornton# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.) |
| 4 | 41 | Dan Sparks# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Weber State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 42 | Rich Niemann | C | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| 4 | 43 | Edgar Lacy# | F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 4 | 44 | Warren Jabali# | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | Wichita State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 45 | Ed Biedenbach | G | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | North Carolina State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 46 | Rich Johnson | C | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Grambling (Sr.) |
| 4 | 47 | Bob Warren# | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 4 | 48 | Darryl Jones# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Benedictine (Sr.) |
| 4 | 49 | Rich Jones | F/C | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Memphis State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 50 | Greg Smith | F | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 5 | 51 | Glen Combs# | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
| 5 | 52 | Al Hairston | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Bowling Green (Sr.) |
| 5 | 53 | Jim Tillman# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Loyola Chicago (Sr.) |
| 5 | 54 | Theodore Chaplin# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Voorhees (Sr.) |
| 5 | 55 | Jim Kissane# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 5 | 56 | Carl Fuller# | C | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Bethune–Cookman (Sr.) |
| 5 | 57 | Jim Eakins | C | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | Brigham Young (Sr.) |
| 5 | 58 | Butch Booker# | C | United States
|
New York Knicks | Cheyney (Jr.) |
| 5 | 59 | Lou Shephard# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Missouri State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 60 | Thad Jaracz# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 5 | 61 | Rusty Parker# | F | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) |
| 5 | 62 | Larry Miller# | G | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 5 | 63 | Joe Franklin# | F | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
| 5 | 64 | Harry Hollines# | G | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Denver (Sr.) |
| 6 | 65 | Eldridge Webb# | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Tulsa (Sr.) |
| 6 | 66 | Ron Guziak# | F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Duquesne (Sr.) |
| 6 | 67 | Kenn Barnett# | C | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Delaware (Sr.) |
| 6 | 68 | Joe Heiser# | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Princeton (Sr.) |
| 6 | 69 | Calvin Martin# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Texas Southern (Sr.) |
| 6 | 70 | Wally Anderzunas | F/C | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Creighton (Jr.) |
| 6 | 71 | Bob Allen | F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | Marshall (Sr.) |
| 6 | 72 | Brian Brunkhorst# | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 6 | 73 | Nick Pino# | C | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 74 | Jerry Newsom# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Indiana State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 75 | Phil Wagner# | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 6 | 76 | Chuck Williams | G | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Colorado (Sr.) |
| 6 | 77 | Rod Knowles | F/C | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Davidson (Sr.) |
| 6 | 78 | Fred Smith# | G | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Hawaii (Sr.) |
| 7 | 79 | Rick Adelman | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Loyola (California) (Sr.) |
| 7 | 80 | Jim McKean# | C | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Washington State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 81 | Willie Davis# | C | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | North Texas (Sr.) |
| 7 | 82 | Jasper Wilson# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Southern (Sr.) |
| 7 | 83 | Rich Dumas# | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Northeastern State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 84 | Larry Newbold# | G | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | LIU (Sr.) |
| 7 | 85 | Dave Reaser# | F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | West Virginia (Sr.) |
| 7 | 86 | Bob Waldal# | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Dickinson State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 87 | Dennis Hrcka# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Hillsdale (Sr.) |
| 7 | 88 | Mike Lewis# | C | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Duke (Sr.) |
| 7 | 89 | Oscar Smith# | F | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Elizabeth City State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 90 | Bill Jones# | G | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Fairfield (Sr.) |
| 7 | 91 | Tom Kondla# | C | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota (Sr.) |
| 7 | 92 | Charles Parks# | F | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Idaho State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 93 | Aaron Sellers# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Jackson State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 94 | Willie Rogers# | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 8 | 95 | Lloyd Higgins# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Pasadena (Sr.) |
| 8 | 96 | Barry Orms | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| 8 | 97 | Dave Williams# | C | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 98 | Harry Laurie# | G | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Saint Peter's (Sr.) |
| 8 | 99 | Walt Piatkowski# | F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | Bowling Green (Sr.) |
| 8 | 100 | Bobby Hooper# | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | Dayton (Sr.) |
| 8 | 101 | John Smith# | C | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Southern Colorado State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 102 | Julius Keye# | F/C | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Alcorn A&M (Jr.) |
| 8 | 103 | Marty Baietti# | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Manhattan (Sr.) |
| 8 | 104 | Melvin Jones# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Albany State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 105 | Brian Clare# | G | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Denver (Sr.) |
| 8 | 106 | Elburt Miller# | F | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 9 | 107 | John Schetzsle# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Ashland (Sr.) |
| 9 | 108 | Jimmy Smith# | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Utah State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 109 | Corky Bell# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Loyola Chicago (Sr.) |
| 9 | 110 | Wayne Chapman# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 9 | 111 | Butch Joyner# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 9 | 112 | Vaughn Harper# | F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 9 | 113 | Art Wilmore# | G | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | San Francisco (Sr.) |
| 9 | 114 | Rodger Bohnenstiehl# | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 9 | 115 | George Stone# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Marshall (Sr.) |
| 9 | 116 | Bill Butler# | G | United States
|
Boston Celtics | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
| 9 | 117 | Mack Daughtry# | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Albany State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 118 | Clarence Brookins# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Temple (Sr.) |
| 9 | 119 | Cliff Berger# | C | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 9 | 120 | Mervin Jackson# | G | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Utah (Sr.) |
| 9 | 121 | Mike Butler# | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Memphis (Sr.) |
| 10 | 122 | Joe Kennedy | F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Duke (Sr.) |
| 10 | 123 | Mike Weaver# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Northwestern (Sr.) |
| 10 | 124 | Steve Adelman# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 10 | 125 | Bob Wyenandt# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 10 | 126 | Tom Baack# | F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Nebraska (Sr.) |
| 10 | 127 | Bob Heaney# | F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | Santa Clara (Sr.) |
| 10 | 128 | Sylvester Adams# | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | North Carolina A&T (Sr.) |
| 10 | 129 | Charles Alford# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | East Carolina (Sr.) |
| 10 | 130 | Ivan Leshinsky# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | LIU (Sr.) |
| 10 | 131 | Dwight Waller | F | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Tennessee State Huntsmen (AAU)[17] |
| 10 | 132 | Greg Cisson# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Rider (Sr.) |
| 10 | 133 | Lee Davis# | F/C | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | North Carolina Central (Sr.) |
| 10 | 134 | Eugene Jones# | C | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 11 | 135 | Leonidas Epps# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Clark Atlanta (Sr.) |
| 11 | 136 | Jim Marsh | F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | USC (Sr.) |
| 11 | 137 | Jim McGonigle# | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| 11 | 138 | Al Dixon# | C | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Bowling Green (Sr.) |
| 11 | 139 | James Robinson# | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | RIT (Sr.) |
| 11 | 140 | Jerry Chandler# | G | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 11 | 141 | Bob Redd# | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | Marshall (Sr.) |
| 11 | 142 | Harry Singletary# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Florida Presbyterian (Sr.) |
| 11 | 143 | Tom Niemeier# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Evansville (Sr.) |
| 11 | 144 | Henry Watkins# | F | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Tennessee State Huntsmen (AAU) |
| 11 | 145 | Bill Soens# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Miami (Florida) (Sr.) |
| 11 | 146 | Brad Luchini# | G | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 11 | 147 | Ron Boone | G/F | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Idaho State (Sr.) |
| 12 | 148 | Roy Manning# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Lane (Sr.) |
| 12 | 149 | Walt Simon# | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Utah (Sr.) |
| 12 | 150 | John Lallensack# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (Sr.) |
| 12 | 151 | Willie Cager# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | UTEP (Sr.) |
| 12 | 152 | Glynn Saulters# | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Northeast Louisiana State (Sr.) |
| 12 | 153 | Bob Wolfe# | F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors | California (Sr.) |
| 12 | 154 | Pat Moriarty# | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Guilford (Sr.) |
| 12 | 155 | Reggie Lacefield# | G/F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Western Michigan (Sr.) |
| 12 | 156 | Bill Langheld# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Fordham (Sr.) |
| 12 | 157 | Phil Harris# | C | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | UTEP (Sr.) |
| 12 | 158 | Ted Campbell# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | North Carolina A&T (Sr.) |
| 12 | 159 | Dave Miller# | F | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Florida (Sr.) |
| 12 | 160 | Bill Davis# | F | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 13 | 161 | Marshall Evans# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Lincoln (Missouri) (Sr.) |
| 13 | 162 | Bud Ogden | F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Santa Clara (Jr.) |
| 13 | 163 | Herm Gilliam | G/F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Purdue (Jr.) |
| 13 | 164 | Rudy Bogad# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 13 | 165 | Billy Tindall# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | UMass (Sr.) |
| 13 | 166 | Ken Morehead# | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Hillsdale (Sr.) |
| 13 | 167 | Harvey Munford# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Elks Club (AAU) |
| 13 | 168 | Art Stephenson# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Rhode Island (Sr.) |
| 13 | 169 | Frank Standard# | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | South Carolina (Sr.) |
| 13 | 170 | Earl Seyfert# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 13 | 171 | Pat Hobart# | F | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | California State (Sr.) |
| 14 | 172 | Bobby Lewis# | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | South Carolina State (Sr.) |
| 14 | 173 | Michael Warren# | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 14 | 174 | Dave Carr# | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Washington (Sr.) |
| 14 | 175 | Ernest Sims# | C | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | East Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 14 | 176 | Charles Core# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Southeastern Louisiana (Sr.) |
| 14 | 177 | John Haarlow# | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Princeton (Sr.) |
| 14 | 178 | John Ray Godfrey# | G | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Abilene Christian (Sr.) |
| 14 | 179 | Keith Hochstein# | G | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Holy Cross (Sr.) |
| 14 | 180 | George Hicker# | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 14 | 181 | Tom Youngdale# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Davidson (Sr.) |
| 15 | 182 | Bill Gaines# | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | East Texas State (Sr.) |
| 15 | 183 | Mickey McCarty# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | TCU (Sr.) |
| 15 | 184 | Joe Allen# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Bradley (Sr.) |
| 15 | 185 | Mike Drespling# | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Westminster College (Pennsylvania) (Sr.) |
| 15 | 186 | Ed Fellers# | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Guilford (Sr.) |
| 15 | 187 | Johnny Baum | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Temple (Jr.) |
| 15 | 188 | Bennie Foster# | F | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Pasadena (Sr.) |
| 15 | 189 | George Mack# | G | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | North Carolina A&T (Sr.) |
| 16 | 190 | Chuck Caldwell# | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | UMSL (Sr.) |
| 16 | 191 | Fred Holden# | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 16 | 192 | Dennis Black# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | San Francisco (Sr.) |
| 16 | 193 | Dick Harris# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Manchester (Sr.) |
| 16 | 194 | Bob Ferguson# | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Tennessee Wesleyan (Sr.) |
| 16 | 195 | Mike Eberle# | G | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Wyoming (Sr.) |
| 16 | 196 | Terry Allerton# | F | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Baldwin–Wallace (Sr.) |
| 16 | 197 | Joe Crews# | G | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Villanova (Sr.) |
| 17 | 198 | Tom Billars# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Dakota Wesleyan (Sr.) |
| 17 | 199 | Dave Benedict# | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Central Washington State (Sr.) |
| 17 | 200 | Gregg Morris# | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Cornell (Sr.) |
| 17 | 201 | John Howard# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| 17 | 202 | Milt Williams | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | Lincoln (Missouri) (Sr.) |
| 17 | 203 | Nate Ware# | G | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 18 | 204 | Harold Grant# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
| 18 | 205 | Bob Zoretich# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | DePaul (Sr.) |
| 18 | 206 | Art Kenney# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Fairfield (Sr.) |
| 18 | 207 | Larry Humes# | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Evansville (Sr.) |
| 19 | 208 | Bill Corley# | F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets | UConn (Sr.) |
| 19 | 209 | Rich Mason# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Indiana State (Sr.) |
| 19 | 210 | Jim LaCour# | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Seattle (Sr.) |
| 19 | 211 | Ray Jeffords# | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 20 | 212 | Pee Wee Kirkland# | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Norfolk State (Jr.) |
| 20 | 213 | Ron Woodruff# | C | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets | Midwestern (Sr.) |
| 21 | 214 | Ronald Horton# | F | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Delaware State (Sr.) |
Notable undrafted player
[edit]This player was not selected in the 1968 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Williams | SG | United States
|
Bowling Green (Sr.) |
Trades
[edit]- a On October 20, 1967, the Chicago Bulls acquired Flynn Robinson, 1968 and 1969 second-round picks from the Cincinnati Royals in exchange for Guy Rodgers.[18][19] The Bulls used the pick to draft Ron Dunlap.
- b On November 27, 1967, the Cincinnati Royals acquired a third-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Len Chappell.[20][21] The Royals used the pick to draft Fred Foster.
- c On January 9, 1968, the Chicago Bulls acquired Jim Barnes and a third-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Erwin Mueller.[19][22] The Bulls used the pick to draft Dave Newmark.
Notes
[edit]^ 1: Don Smith changed his name to Zaid Abdul-Aziz in 1976.[23]
See also
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References
[edit]- General
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- "1968 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- "1967–1971 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- "1968 NBA Draft". The Draft Review. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- Specific
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- ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Hawks: Franchise History". NBA.com/Hawks. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ Pluto, Terry, Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association (Simon & Schuster, 1990), ISBN 978-1-4165-4061-8, p. 426
- ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- ^ "Most Valuable Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
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- ^ "The NBA's 50 Greatest Players". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Wes Unseld Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ^ "Elvin Hayes Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ^ "Bob Kauffman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ "Wes Unseld Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Don Chaney Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
- ^ "Rick Adelman Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ Michael Warren (actor)
- ^ https://www.thedraftreview.com/nba-players/1968-nba-draft/dwight-waller
- ^ "Guy Rodgers Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Len Chappell Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Pistons: All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Jim Barnes Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ Abdul-Aziz, Zaid (2006). Darkness to Sunlight. Sunlight Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-9778861-0-4. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.