1981 NBA Draft Class

View the 1981 NBA Draft class, including overall pick number, player, team, and college or organization when available.

No. 1 PickMark Aguirre

TeamDAL

Total Picks Loaded223

Data SourceBasketball-Reference fallback

Overall	Player	Team	College/Org
1	Mark Aguirre	DAL	DePaul
2	Isiah Thomas	DET	Indiana
3	Buck Williams	NJN	Maryland
4	Al Wood	ATL	UNC
5	Danny Vranes	SEA	Utah
6	Orlando Woolridge	CHI	Notre Dame
7	Steve Johnson	KCK	Oregon State
8	Tom Chambers	SDC	Utah
9	Rolando Blackman	DAL	Kansas State
10	Albert King	NJN	Maryland
11	Frank Johnson	WSB	Wake Forest
12	Kelly Tripucka	DET	Notre Dame
13	Danny Schayes	UTA	Syracuse
14	Herb Williams	IND	Ohio State
15	Jeff Lamp	POR	Virginia
16	Darnell Valentine	POR	Kansas
17	Kevin Loder	KCK	Alabama State University
18	Ray Tolbert	NJN	Indiana
19	Mike McGee	LAL	Michigan
20	Larry Nance	PHO	Clemson
21	Alton Lister	MIL	Arizona State
22	Franklin Edwards	PHI	Cleveland State University
23	Charles Bradley	BOS	Wyoming
24	Jay Vincent	DAL	Michigan State
25	Tracy Jackson	BOS	Notre Dame
26	Brian Jackson	POR	Utah State University
27	Howard Wood	UTA	Tennessee
28	Gene Banks	SAS	Duke
29	Eddie Johnson	KCK	Illinois
30	Ed Rains	SAS	University of South Alabama
31	Danny Ainge	BOS	BYU
32	Mike Olliver	CHI	Lamar
33	Sam Williams	GSW	Arizona State
34	Ken Green	DEN	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
35	Charles Davis	WSB	Vanderbilt
36	Ray Blume	IND	Oregon State
37	Al Leslie	IND	Bucknell
38	Clyde Bradshaw	ATL	DePaul
39	Harvey Knuckles	LAL	Toledo
40	Greg Cook	NYK	LSU
41	Claude Gregory	WSB	Wisconsin
42	Elvis Rolle	LAL	Florida State
43	Elston Turner	DAL	Ole Miss
44	Steve Lingenfelter	WSB	South Dakota State
45	Ed Turner	HOU
46	Vernon Smith	PHI	Texas A&M
47	Art Housey	DAL	Kansas
48	Mike Ferrara	WSB	Colgate
49	David Burns	NJN	Saint Louis
50	Derek Holcomb	POR	Illinois
51	Zam Fredrick	LAL	South Carolina
52	Rudy Macklin	ATL	LSU
53	Mark Radford	SEA	Oregon State
54	Jim Smith	SDC	Ohio State
55	Mickey Dillard	CLE	Florida State
56	Carlton Neverson	GSW	Pitt
57	Frank Brickowski	NYK	Penn State
58	Curtis Berry	KCK	Missouri
59	Russell Bowers	CLE	American University
60	Purvis Miller	IND	USC
61	Pétur Guðmundsson	POR	Washington
62	Sam Clancy	PHO	Pitt
63	Wayne McKoy	NYK	St. John's
64	Tom Baker	SAS	Eastern Kentucky University
65	Ron Cornelius	LAL	University of the Pacific
66	Craig Dykema	PHO	Cal State Long Beach
67	Mark Smith	MIL	Illinois
68	Ernest Graham	PHI	Maryland
69	John Johnson	BOS	Michigan
70	Eddie Moss	DAL	Syracuse
71	John May	DET	University of South Alabama
72	Ed Sherod	NJN	VCU
73	Georgie Torres	UTA	Southern Nazarene University
74	Ethan Martin	CLE	LSU
75	Kevin Figaro	ATL	Louisiana
76	Lewis Lloyd	GSW	Drake University
77	Lee Raker	SDC	Virginia
78	Kenny Dennard	KCK	Duke
79	Ron Davis	WSB	Arizona
80	Terry Adolph	GSW	West Texas A&M University
81	Larry Spriggs	HOU	Howard University
82	B.B. Davis	KCK	Lamar
83	Rolando Frazer	IND	Briar Cliff University
84	Oliver Lee	CHI	Marquette
85	Pete Verhoeven	POR	Fresno State
86	Alex Bradley	NYK	Villanova
87	Earl Belcher	SAS	St. Bonaventure
88	Kevin McKenna	LAL	Creighton
89	Don Koonce	DET	UNC Charlotte
90	Kris Anderson	MIL	Florida State
91	Stanley Williams	BOS	La Salle
92	Rynn Wright	PHI	Texas A&M
93	Pete Budko	DAL	UNC
94	George DeVone	DET	UNC Charlotte
95	Joe Cooper	NJN	Colorado
96	Kenny Page	CLE	New Mexico
97	Mike Clark	UTA	Oregon
98	Steve Krafcisin	ATL	Iowa
99	Andra Griffin	SEA	Washington
100	Dennis Isbell	SDC	Memphis
101	Willie Sims	DEN	LSU
102	Hank McDowell	GSW	Memphis
103	Garry Witts	WSB	Holy Cross
104	U.S. Reed	KCK	Arkansas
105	Hasan Houston	HOU	Bradley
106	George Peterson	IND	New Jersey City University
107	Herb Andrew	POR	University of South Alabama
108	Johnny Nash	CHI	Arizona State
109	Jim Wright	NYK	Rhode Island
110	Mike Rhodes	SAS	Vanderbilt
111	Craig Watts	LAL	NC State
112	Paul Heuerman	PHO	Michigan
113	Kelvin Troy	MIL	Rutgers University
114	Steve Craig	PHI	BYU
115	Glen Grunwald	BOS	Indiana
116	Karl Bankowski	DAL	Utah
117	Vince Brookins	DET	Iowa
118	Kevin Lynam	NJN	La Salle
119	Kevin Sprewer	UTA	Loyola Chicago
120	Aaron Strayhorn	CLE	Hawaii
121	Darryl Warwick	ATL	Hampton
122	Earl Banks	SEA	Auburn
123	Mike Pepper	SDC	UNC
124	Alonzo Weatherly	DEN	Denver
125	Robert Williams	WSB	Grambling State University
126	Carter Scott	GSW	Ohio State
127	Fred Cowan	HOU	Kentucky
128	Brian Walker	KCK	Purdue
129	Robert Fronk	IND	Washington
130	Roger Burkman	CHI	Louisville
131	Roshern Amie	POR	Texas-El Paso
132	John Blair	NYK	Monmouth University
133	Northern Shavers	SAS	Jackson State University
134	Kevin Singleton	LAL	California
135	Pete Harris	PHO	Northeastern University
136	Jo Jo Hunter	MIL	Colorado
137	Steve Waite	BOS	Iowa
138	Michael Thomas	PHI	North Park University
139	Danny Davis	DAL	UNC Wilmington
140	Greg Nance	DET	West Virginia
141	Rod Roberson	NJN	Northwestern
142	Andre Smith	CLE	Nebraska
143	Mike Robinson	UTA	Central Michigan University
144	Kevin Vesey	ATL	Iona College
145	Tom Sienkiewicz	SEA	Villanova
146	Randy Johnson	SDC	University of Southern Colorado
147	Greg Manning	DEN	Maryland
148	Robbie Dosty	GSW	Arizona
149	Randy Martel	WSB	Houston Baptist University
150	Clinton Wheeler	KCK	William Paterson University
151	Joe Faine	HOU	Bowling Green
152	Larry McKinney	IND	Boise State
153	Julius Wayne	POR	Texas-El Paso
154	Scott Williams	CHI	University of South Alabama
155	Terry Cramer	NYK	Ripon College
156	Mark Minderman	SAS	Northern Michigan University
157	Larry Petty	LAL	Wisconsin
158	David Williams	PHO	Southern University and A&M College
159	Lewis Latimore	MIL	Virginia
160	John Crawford	PHI	Kansas
161	Tom Seaman	BOS	Holy Cross
162	David Kennedy	DAL	Cincinnati
163	Joe Schoen	DET	Saint Francis University
164	Ken Webb	NJN	Fairleigh Dickinson University
165	Bobby Cattage	UTA	Auburn
166	Glenn Marcus	CLE	UAB
167	Gilbert Salinas	ATL	Notre Dame
168	Todd Haynes	SDC	Davidson
169	Curtis Redding	DEN	St. John's
170	Mike Howard	WSB	Wofford College
171	Yasutaka Okayama	GSW
172	Stanley Brewer	HOU	West Georgia
173	Randy Smithson	KCK	Wichita State
174	Len Hatzenbeller	IND	Drexel
175	Ben Mitchell	CHI
176	John Smith	POR	Saint Joseph's
177	Brian O'Connor	NYK	Thomas More College
178	Bob Bartholomew	SAS	University of San Diego
179	Jay Triano	LAL	Simon Fraser University
180	Steve Risley	PHO	Indiana
181	Mike Brkovich	MIL	Michigan State
182	George Morrow	BOS	Creighton
183	Frank Gilroy	PHI	St. John's
184	John Hollinden	DAL	Southern Indiana
185	Eddie Baker	DET	Alcorn State
186	Rudy Williams	NJN	Providence
187	Paul Roba	CLE	Cleveland State University
188	Ken Ollie	UTA	Wyoming
189	Howard Thompkins	ATL	Wagner College
190	Art Jones	SDC	NC State
191	Andrew Burton	DEN	Austin Peay State University
192	Doug Murrey	GSW	San Jose State
193	Eddie Brown	WSB	Valdosta State University
194	Mike Perry	KCK	Richmond
195	Scott Whitley	IND	William & Mary
196	Sid Williams	POR	San Jose State
197	Terry Martin	CHI	Lambuth University
198	Marty Headd	NYK	Syracuse
199	Leonel Marquetti	SAS	Hampton
200	Brian Johnson	PHO	Colorado
201	Chip Rucker	MIL	Northeastern University
202	Ron Wister	PHI	Temple
203	Greg McCray	BOS	VCU
204	Scott Bolanko	DAL	Northern State University
205	Melvin Maxwell	DET	Western Michigan
206	Vic Sison	NJN	UCLA
207	Joe Merten	UTA	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
208	Greg Boone	CLE	Augsburg College
209	Mike Frazier	ATL	Georgetown
210	Tony Gwynn	SDC	San Diego State
211	Derrick Rowland	DEN	State University of New York at Potsdam
212	Ralton Way	WSB	Houston Baptist University
213	Barry Brooks	GSW	USC
214	Mark Wilson	KCK	Fort Hays State University
215	Rodney Benson	IND	Wright State University
216	Kenny Easley	CHI	UCLA
217	Steve Cochran	POR	Lewis and Clark College
218	Kevin Rogers	NYK	Saint Peter's College
219	Alvin Brooks	SAS	Lamar
220	Felton Sealey	PHO	Oregon
221	Artie Green	MIL	Marquette
222	Kenny Matthews	BOS	NC State
223	Pete Mullenberg	PHI	University of Delaware

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