1982 NBA Draft Class

View the 1982 NBA Draft class, including overall pick number, player, team, and college or organization when available.

No. 1 PickJames Worthy

TeamLAL

Total Picks Loaded225

Data SourceBasketball-Reference fallback

Overall	Player	Team	College/Org
1	James Worthy	LAL	UNC
2	Terry Cummings	SDC	DePaul
3	Dominique Wilkins	UTA	Georgia
4	Bill Garnett	DAL	Wyoming
5	LaSalle Thompson	KCK	Texas
6	Trent Tucker	NYK	Minnesota
7	Quintin Dailey	CHI	San Francisco
8	Clark Kellogg	IND	Ohio State
9	Cliff Levingston	DET	Wichita State
10	Keith Edmonson	ATL	Purdue
11	Fat Lever	POR	Arizona State
12	John Bagley	CLE	Boston College
13	Sleepy Floyd	NJN	Georgetown
14	Lester Conner	GSW	Oregon State
15	David Thirdkill	PHO	Bradley
16	Terry Teagle	HOU	Baylor
17	Brook Steppe	KCK	Georgia Tech
18	Ricky Pierce	DET	Rice University
19	Rob Williams	DEN	Houston
20	Paul Pressey	MIL	Tulsa
21	Eddie Phillips	NJN	Alabama
22	Mark McNamara	PHI	California
23	Darren Tillis	BOS	Cleveland State University
24	Oliver Robinson	SAS	UAB
25	Bryan Warrick	WSB	Saint Joseph's
26	Ricky Frazier	CHI	Missouri
27	Fred Roberts	MIL	BYU
28	Dave Magley	CLE	Kansas
29	Scott Hastings	NYK	Arkansas
30	Wallace Bryant	CHI	San Francisco
31	Rod Higgins	CHI	Fresno State
32	Richard Anderson	SDC	UC Santa Barbara
33	Linton Townes	POR	James Madison University
34	Vince Taylor	NYK	Duke
35	Derek Smith	GSW	Louisville
36	J.J. Anderson	PHI	Bradley
37	Audie Norris	POR	Jackson State University
38	Wayne Sappleton	GSW	Loyola Chicago
39	Kevin Magee	PHO	University of California, Irvine
40	Guy Morgan	IND	Wake Forest
41	Dwight Anderson	WSB	USC
42	Jeff Taylor	HOU	Texas Tech
43	Jose Slaughter	IND	University of Portland
44	Mike Gibson	WSB	USC Upstate
45	Russ Schoene	PHI	Chattanooga
46	Tony Guy	BOS	Kansas
47	Michael Wilson	CLE	Marquette
48	Craig Hodges	SDC	Cal State Long Beach
49	Steve Trumbo	UTA	BYU
50	Corny Thompson	DAL	UConn
51	Jim Johnstone	KCK	Wake Forest
52	Dan Caldwell	NYK	Washington
53	Tyrone Adams	CHI	Kansas State
54	Hutch Jones	LAL	Vanderbilt
55	Jerry Eaves	UTA	Louisville
56	Joe Kopicki	ATL	Detroit Mercy
57	Craig Tucker	NYK	Illinois
58	Mike Largey	WSB	Upsala College
59	Jimmy Black	NJN	UNC
60	Chris Engler	GSW	Wyoming
61	Charles Pittman	PHO	Maryland
62	Roylin Bond	DEN	Pepperdine
63	Chuck Nevitt	HOU	NC State
64	Willie Redden	SAS	South Florida
65	John Greig	SEA	Oregon
66	Phillip Lockett	POR	Alabama
67	Mike Hackett	LAL	Jacksonville University
68	Dale Solomon	PHI	Virginia Tech
69	Perry Moss	BOS	Northeastern University
70	Reggie Hannah	CLE	University of South Alabama
71	Darius Clemons	SDC	Loyola Chicago
72	Mark Eaton	UTA	UCLA
73	Rudy Woods	DAL	Texas A&M
74	Mike Sanders	KCK	UCLA
75	Norm Anchrum	NYK	UAB
76	Chuck Aleksinas	CHI	UConn
77	Jeff Jones	IND	Virginia
78	Walker Russell	DET	Western Michigan
79	Eric Smith	POR	Georgetown
80	James Griffin	NJN	Illinois
81	Dino Gregory	WSB	Cal State Long Beach
82	Tony Brown	NJN	Arkansas
83	Ken Stancell	GSW	VCU
84	Alford Turner	DEN	Louisiana
85	Andre Gaddy	HOU	George Mason
86	Rory White	PHO	University of South Alabama
87	Tony Grier	SAS	South Florida
88	Ken Owens	SEA	Idaho
89	Jerry Beck	MIL	Middle Tennessee
90	Craig McCormick	LAL	Western Kentucky
91	Bruce Atkins	PHI	Duquesne
92	Greg Stewart	BOS	Tulsa
93	Terry White	CLE	Texas-El Paso
94	Gary Carter	SDC	Tennessee
95	Mike McKay	UTA	UConn
96	Kenny Arnold	DAL	Iowa
97	Kenny Simpson	KCK	Grambling State University
98	Aaron Howard	NYK	Villanova
99	Rubin Jackson	CHI	Oklahoma City University
100	Rich DiBenedetto	IND	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
101	John Ebeling	DET	Florida Southern College
102	Mark Hall	ATL	Minnesota
103	Cherokee Rhone	POR	Centenary (LA)
104	Clarence Dickerson	WSB	Hawaii
105	Chris Giles	NJN	UAB
106	Albert Irving	GSW	Alcorn State
107	Jeff Schneider	HOU	Virginia Tech
108	Marvin McCrary	PHO	Missouri
109	Bill Duffy	DEN	Santa Clara
110	Clarence Swannegan	SAS	Texas Tech
111	Rod Camp	SEA	Southern Illinois
112	Jerry Davis	WSB	Detroit Mercy
113	Howard McNeill	LAL	Seton Hall
114	Donald Mason	PHI	Fresno State
115	William Brown	BOS	Saint Peter's College
116	Vince Reynolds	CLE	South Florida
117	Eric Marbury	SDC	Georgia
118	Alvin Jackson	UTA	Southern University and A&M College
119	Wayne Waggoner	DAL	Northwestern State University
120	Poncho Wright	KCK	Louisville
121	Mike Kanieski	NYK	Dayton
122	B. B. Fontenet	CHI	Nevada
123	Jeff Clark	IND	Saint Joseph's
124	Gary Holmes	DET	Minnesota
125	Leo Cunningham	POR	Utah State University
126	Jay Bruchak	ATL	Mount St. Mary's University
127	Byron Williams	WSB	Idaho State University
128	Mel Daniel	NJN	Furman University
129	David Vann	GSW	Saint Mary's
130	Jake Bethany	PHO	Hardin-Simmons University
131	Chris Brust	DEN	UNC
132	Don Wilson	HOU	Louisiana-Monroe
133	Jaime Pena	SAS	New Mexico State
134	Bobby Potts	SEA	UNC Charlotte
135	Tony Carr	MIL	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
136	Lynden Rose	LAL	Houston
137	Kevin Boyle	PHI	Iowa
138	John Schweitz	BOS	Richmond
139	Randy Reed	CLE	Kansas State
140	Eddie Hughes	SDC	Colorado State
141	Thad Garner	UTA	Michigan
142	Bob Grady	DAL	Northwestern
143	Perry Range	KCK	Illinois
144	Phil Seymore	NYK	Canisius
145	Chuck Verderber	CHI	Kentucky
146	Brad Leaf	IND	University of Evansville
147	Dean Marquardt	DET	Marquette
148	Horace Wyatt	ATL	Clemson
149	Terry Long	POR	Lamar
150	Wendell Gibson	WSB	South Carolina
151	Tony Anderson	NJN	UCLA
152	Matt Waldron	GSW	University of the Pacific
153	Jeb Barlow	DEN	UNC
154	Mike Helms	HOU	Wake Forest
155	Phil Ward	PHO	UNC Charlotte
156	Delonte Taylor	SAS	University of North Texas
157	Allen Rayhorn	SEA	Northern Illinois
158	Bobby Austin	MIL	Cincinnati
159	Maurice Williams	LAL	USC
160	Keith Hilliard	PHI	Missouri State
161	Phil Collins	BOS	West Virginia
162	Monty Knight	CLE	VCU
163	Jacques Tuz	SDC	Colorado
164	Rick Campbell	UTA	Middle Tennessee
165	Keith Peterson	DAL	Arkansas
166	Ed Nealy	KCK	Kansas State
167	Dan Terwilliger	NYK	Siena College
168	Mike Burns	CHI	UNLV
169	Donald Reese	IND	Bradley
170	Brian Nyenhuis	DET	Marquette
171	Dave Porter	POR	Western Oregon University
172	James Ratiff	ATL	Howard University
173	Ken Luck	WSB	University of Delaware
174	Otis Jackson	NJN	Memphis
175	Mark King	GSW	Florida Southern College
176	Dan Callandrillo	HOU	Seton Hall
177	Rick Elrod	PHO	Georgetown College
178	Donnie Speer	DEN	UAB
179	Chris Faggi	SAS	Memphis
180	Steve Burks	SEA	Washington
181	Bryan Leonard	MIL	Illinois
182	Micah Blunt	LAL	Tulane
183	Donald Seals	PHI	Jackson State University
184	Ed Spriggs	BOS	Georgetown
185	Tony Hafley	CLE	University of South Alabama
186	John Hegwood	SDC	San Francisco
187	Riley Clarida	UTA	Long Island University
188	Ralph McPherson	DAL	UT Arlington
189	Jack Moore	KCK	Nebraska
190	Merle Scott	NYK	South Carolina State
191	Skip Dillard	CHI	DePaul
192	Mike Scearce	IND	Purdue
193	Kevin Smith	DET	Michigan State
194	Pierre Bland	ATL	Elizabeth City State University
195	Mark Dearborn	POR	Saint Joseph's
196	James Terry	WSB	Howard University
197	Gary Johnson	NJN	Oral Roberts
198	Nick Morken	GSW	Tennessee
199	Ken Lyles	PHO	Washington
200	Dean Sears	DEN	UCLA
201	Harry O'Brien	SAS	St. Mary's University
202	Robert Tate	MIL	Idaho State University
203	Tim Byrne	LAL	Rutgers University
204	George Melton	PHI	Cheyney (PA)
205	Panagiotis Giannakis	BOS
206	Durand Walker	CLE	Indiana Wesleyan University
207	Daryl Stovall	SDC	Creighton
208	Michael Edwards	UTA	New Orleans
209	Albert Culton	DAL	UT Arlington
210	Robert Estes	KCK	Iowa State
211	John Leonard	NYK	Manhattan University
212	Tony Britto	CHI	Campbell
213	Craig Summers	IND	University of Wisconsin-Stout
214	David Coulthard	DET
215	Grant Taylor	POR	University of California, Irvine
216	Ronnie McAdoo	ATL	Old Dominion
217	Donald Sinclair	WSB	NC Central
218	Sean Tuohy	NJN	Ole Miss
219	Randy Whieldon	GSW	University of California, Irvine
220	Mike Phillips	DEN	Niagara University
221	Dale Wilkinson	PHO	Idaho State University
222	Keith White	SAS	McMurry University
223	Bob Coenen	MIL	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
224	Randy Burkert	PHI	Drexel
225	Landon Turner	BOS	Indiana

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