The 1983 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1983, in New York City. A total of 226 players were selected over 10 rounds by the league's 23 teams.
| 1983 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 28, 1983 |
| Location | Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)[1] |
| Network(s) | |
| Overview | |
| 226 total selections in 10 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Ralph Sampson (Houston Rockets) |
The first overall pick of this draft was 7’4” center Ralph Sampson, predicted as an NBA superstar since high school. The three-time College Player of the Year had spent all four years of his college career at the University of Virginia, and was taken first by the Houston Rockets. Displaying his graceful above-the-rim game and ability to run the court like a guard, he got off to a certain Hall of Fame bound start as an NBA All-Star and NBA Rookie of the Year before injuries several seasons in derailed his career.
Sampson was joined in the Hall by University of Houston Cougars standout Clyde “The Glide” Drexler, taken number 14 by the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite there being only 23 teams at the time of the draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded the 24th pick out of courtesy. Then-owner Ted Stepien was infamous for repeatedly trading first-round picks in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which, considering Cleveland's morose records in that time period, eventually culminated in the NBA creating a rule banning teams from dealing all of their first-round picks in consecutive years.
Four players from the 1983 draft later served or now serve as coaches—Doc Rivers for the Philadelphia 76ers, Randy Wittman for the Washington Wizards, Byron Scott for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2014 to 2016, and point guard of the 1983 NCAA championship North Carolina State Wolfpack Sidney Lowe.
While Scott won the Coach of the Year award in 2008, Rivers won an NBA Championship with the Celtics in that same year.
7’7” Manute Bol was selected in the 5th round by the Clippers, but the NBA rejected the pick on technicalities. Manute had never filed draft paperwork, and his passport listed him at 19 (at the time, 19 years was too young to be drafted).[2]
Florida State star Mitchell Wiggins, father of future No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins, was drafted 23rd by the Indiana Pacers.
Draft
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| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | 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 and All-NBA Team |
| + | 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 |
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ralph Sampson^ | C |  United States
|
Houston Rockets | Virginia (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Steve Stipanovich | C | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Rodney McCray | SF | United States
|
Houston Rockets (from Cleveland via Philadelphia) | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Byron Scott | SG | United States
|
San Diego Clippers | Arizona State (Jr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Sidney Green | PF | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Russell Cross | C | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Purdue (Jr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Thurl Bailey | PF | United States
|
Utah Jazz | NC State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Antoine Carr | PF | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Wichita State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Dale Ellis* | SG | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Jeff Malone+ | SG | United States
|
Washington Bullets | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Derek Harper | PG/SG | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks (from Atlanta via Cleveland) | Illinois (Jr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Darrell Walker | SG | United States
|
New York Knicks | Arkansas (Sr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Ennis Whatley | PG | United States
|
Kansas City Kings | Alabama (So.) |
| 1 | 14 | Clyde Drexler^ | SG | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | Houston (Jr.) |
| 1 | 15 | Howard Carter | SG | United States
|
Denver Nuggets | LSU (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Jon Sundvold | PG | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Missouri (Sr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Leo Rautins | SF |  Canada
|
Philadelphia 76ers (from New Jersey) | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Randy Breuer | C | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Minnesota (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | John Paxson | PG | United States
|
San Antonio Spurs | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Roy Hinson | C | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Phoenix) | Rutgers (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Greg Kite | C | United States
|
Boston Celtics | BYU (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Randy Wittman | SG | United States
|
Washington Bullets (from Los Angeles) | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Mitchell Wiggins | SG | United States
|
Indiana Pacers (from Philadelphia) | Florida State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 24 | Stewart Granger | PG | Canada
|
Cleveland Cavaliers * | Villanova (Sr.) |
| 2 | 25 | Sidney Lowe | PG | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | NC State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 26 | Leroy Combs | SF | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 27 | John Garris | PF | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 2 | 28 | Rod Foster | PG | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 2 | 29 | Larry Micheaux | PF | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Houston (Sr.) |
| 2 | 30 | Mark West | C | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Old Dominion (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Doc Rivers+ | PG | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Marquette (Jr.) |
| 2 | 32 | Michael Britt# | SF | United States
|
Washington Bullets | UDC (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Dirk Minniefield | PG | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Guy Williams | F | United States
|
Washington Bullets | Washington State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Darrell Lockhart | C | United States
|
San Antonio Spurs | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Scooter McCray | PF | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 2 | 37 | David Russell# | SF | United States
|
Denver Nuggets | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Chris McNealy | PF | United States
|
Kansas City Kings | San Jose State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Granville Waiters | C | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Jim Thomas | SG | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Ted Kitchel# | SF | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 | 42 | Mike Davis# | SG | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Alabama (Sr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Pace Mannion | SF | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Utah (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Horace Owens# | SG | United States
|
New Jersey Nets | Rhode Island (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Paul Williams# | SF | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Arizona State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Kevin Williams | PG | United States
|
San Antonio Spurs | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Kenneth Lyons# | PF | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | North Texas State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 48 | Craig Ehlo | SG | United States
|
Houston Rockets | Washington State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 49 | Greg Jones# | G | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | West Virginia (Sr.) |
| 3 | 50 | Paul Thompson | SF | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Tulane (Sr.) |
| 3 | 51 | Dereck Whittenburg# | G | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | NC State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 52 | Winfred King# | G | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | East Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 53 | Mike Holton | SG | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 3 | 54 | Bob Hansen | SG | United States
|
Utah Jazz | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 3 | 55 | Erich Santifer# | G | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 3 | 56 | Larry Anderson# | SG | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | UNLV (Sr.) |
| 3 | 57 | Darren Daye | SF | United States
|
Washington Bullets | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 3 | 58 | John Pinone | SF | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Villanova (Sr.) |
| 3 | 59 | Bruce Kuczenski | PF | United States
|
New Jersey Nets | Connecticut (Sr.) |
| 3 | 60 | Steve Harriel# | F | United States
|
Kansas City Kings | Washington State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 61 | David Little# | F | United States
|
Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 3 | 62 | Tom Piotrowski | C | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | La Salle (Sr.) |
| 3 | 63 | Frank Burnell# | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Stetson (Sr.) |
| 3 | 64 | Claude Riley# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
| 3 | 65 | Billy Goodwin# | G | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 3 | 66 | Les Craft# | C | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| 3 | 67 | Derrick Hord# | G | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 3 | 68 | Craig Robinson# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Virginia (Sr.) |
| 3 | 69 | Orlando Phillips# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
| 3 | 70 | Dan Ruland# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | James Madison (Sr.) |
| 4 | 71 | Darrell Browder# | G | United States
|
Houston Rockets | TCU (Sr.) |
| 4 | 72 | Terry Fair# | C | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 4 | 73 | Dwight Jones# | F | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| 4 | 74 | Kalpatrick Wells# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 75 | Ron Crevier | C | Canada
|
Chicago Bulls | Boston College (Sr.) |
| 4 | 76 | Doug Arnold# | F | United States
|
Utah Jazz | TCU (Sr.) |
| 4 | 77 | Peter Thibeaux | SF | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
| 4 | 78 | Steve Bouchie# | F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 4 | 79 | Johnny Martin# | F | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Northwestern State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 80 | Dan Gay# | F | United States
|
Washington Bullets | Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.) |
| 4 | 81 | Harry Kelly# | F | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Texas Southern (Sr.) |
| 4 | 82 | Mark Jones | PG | United States
|
New York Knicks | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
| 4 | 83 | York Gross# | G | United States
|
Denver Nuggets | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
| 4 | 84 | Mike Jackson# | G | United States
|
Kansas City Kings | Wyoming (Sr.) |
| 4 | 85 | Tim Dunham# | G | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | Chaminade (Sr.) |
| 4 | 86 | Pete DeBisschop# | C | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Fairfield (Sr.) |
| 4 | 87 | Barney Mines# | G | United States
|
New Jersey Nets | Bradley (Sr.) |
| 4 | 88 | Mark Nickens# | G | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | American (Sr.) |
| 4 | 89 | Sam Mosley# | F | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Nevada (Sr.) |
| 4 | 90 | Brant Weidner | PF | United States
|
San Antonio Spurs | William & Mary (Sr.) |
| 4 | 91 | Carlos Clark | SG | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Ole Miss (Sr.) |
| 4 | 92 | Terry Lewis# | G | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
| 4 | 93 | Craig Robinson# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Princeton (Sr.) |
| 5 | 94 | Chuck Barnett# | G | United States
|
Houston Rockets | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 5 | 95 | Roger Stieg# | F | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | Ole Miss (Sr.) |
| 5 | 96 | Chris Logan# | F | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Holy Cross (Sr.) |
| 5 | 97 | Manute Bol | C |  Sudan
|
San Diego Clippers (Pick voided on technicalities)[2] | (Sudan) |
| 5 | 98 | Tim Andree# | C | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 5 | 99 | Greg Hines# | F | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Hampton (Sr.) |
| 5 | 100 | Matt Clark# | G | United States
|
Utah Jazz | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 101 | Ken Austin | PF | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Rice (Sr.) |
| 5 | 102 | Jim Lampley | C | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.) |
| 5 | 103 | Robin Dixon# | G | United States
|
Washington Bullets | New Hampshire (Sr.) |
| 5 | 104 | Charles Jones# | F | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 5 | 105 | Troy Lee Mikell# | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | East Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 106 | Lorenza Andrews# | G | United States
|
Kansas City Kings | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 107 | James Braddock# | G | United States
|
Denver Nuggets | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 5 | 108 | Gary Monroe# | F | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | Wright State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 109 | Brad Watson# | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Washington (Sr.) |
| 5 | 110 | Tyren Naulls# | G | United States
|
New Jersey Nets | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
| 5 | 111 | Mark Petteway# | F | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | New Orleans (Sr.) |
| 5 | 112 | Jeff Pehl# | F | United States
|
San Antonio Spurs | Richmond (Sr.) |
| 5 | 113 | Rick Lamb# | C | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Illinois State (Sr.) |
| 5 | 114 | Bob Reitz# | G | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Stonehill (Sr.) |
| 5 | 115 | Danny Dixon# | G | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Alabama A&M (Sr.) |
| 5 | 116 | Mike Milligan# | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Tennessee State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 117 | Jim Stack# | F | United States
|
Houston Rockets | Northwestern (Sr.) |
| 6 | 118 | Cliff Pruitt# | F | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | UAB (Sr.) |
| 6 | 119 | Mel McLaughlin# | G | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Central Michigan (Sr.) |
| 6 | 120 | Russell Todd# | F | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | West Virginia (Sr.) |
| 6 | 121 | Ernest Patterson# | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | New Mexico State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 122 | Fred Gilliam# | F | United States
|
Utah Jazz | Clemson (Sr.) |
| 6 | 123 | Tom Heywood# | C | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Weber State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 124 | Derek Perry# | F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 125 | Billy Allen# | G | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Nevada (Sr.) |
| 6 | 126 | Donald Carroll# | F | United States
|
Washington Bullets | St. Augustine's (Sr.) |
| 6 | 127 | Tom Bethea# | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Richmond (Sr.) |
| 6 | 128 | Tony Simms# | G | Canada
|
New York Knicks | Boston University (Sr.) |
| 6 | 129 | Glenn Green# | F | United States
|
Denver Nuggets | Murray State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 130 | Alvis Rogers# | F | United States
|
Kansas City Kings | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
| 6 | 131 | Derrick Pope# | F | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | Montana (Sr.) |
| 6 | 132 | Tony Wilson# | F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 6 | 133 | Oscar Taylor# | F | United States
|
New Jersey Nets | New Orleans (Sr.) |
| 6 | 134 | Charles Hurt# | F | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 6 | 135 | Edward Bona# | F | Sudan
|
Phoenix Suns | Fordham (Sr.) |
| 6 | 136 | Ricky Hooker# | G | United States
|
San Antonio Spurs | St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.) |
| 6 | 137 | Paul Atkins# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Dallas Baptist (Sr.) |
| 6 | 138 | Mark Steele# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Colorado State (Sr.) |
| 6 | 139 | Sedale Threatt | SG | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | West Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
| 7 | 140 | Brian Kellerman# | G | United States
|
Houston Rockets | Idaho (Sr.) |
| 7 | 141 | Tony Brown# | G | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | Indiana (Sr.) |
| 7 | 142 | John Colombo# | G | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | John Carroll (Sr.) |
| 7 | 143 | Dan Evans# | F | United States
|
San Diego Clippers | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 144 | Jacque Hill# | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | USC (Sr.) |
| 7 | 145 | Peter Williams# | F | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Utah (Sr.) |
| 7 | 146 | Gerald Kazanowski# | F | Canada
|
Utah Jazz | Victoria (Sr.) |
| 7 | 147 | Rob Gonzalez# | F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Colorado (Sr.) |
| 7 | 148 | Terrell Schlundt# | F | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Marquette (Sr.) |
| 7 | 149 | Danny Womack# | G | United States
|
Washington Bullets | Winston-Salem State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 150 | Lex Drum# | C | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | UAB (Sr.) |
| 7 | 151 | Desi Barmore# | F |  Israel
|
New York Knicks | Fresno State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 152 | Dane Suttle | SG | United States
|
Kansas City Kings | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
| 7 | 153 | Maurice McDaniel# | C | United States
|
Denver Nuggets | Catawba (Sr.) |
| 7 | 154 | Paul Little# | F | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | Penn (Sr.) |
| 7 | 155 | Tony Gattis# | F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Mercer (Sr.) |
| 7 | 156 | Keith Bennett# | F | United States Israel
|
New Jersey Nets | Sacred Heart (Sr.) |
| 7 | 157 | Anthony Hicks# | G | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Xavier (Sr.) |
| 7 | 158 | Keith Williams# | C | United States
|
San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma Panhandle State (Sr.) |
| 7 | 159 | Fred Brown# | G | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | VCU (Sr.) |
| 7 | 160 | Ron Jackson# | G | United States
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Boston Celtics | Providence (Sr.) |
| 7 | 161 | Ricky Mixon# | G | United States
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Los Angeles Lakers | Cal State Fullerton (Sr.) |
| 7 | 162 | Tony Bruin# | F | United States
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Philadelphia 76ers | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 8 | 163 | Jeff Bolding# | F | United States
|
Houston Rockets | Arkansas State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 164 | Ray McCallum# | G | United States
|
Indiana Pacers | Ball State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 165 | Larry Tucker# | F | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Lewis (Sr.) |
| 8 | 166 | Mark Gannon# | F | United States
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San Diego Clippers | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 8 | 167 | Terry Bradley# | F | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 168 | Michael McCombs# | F | United States
|
Utah Jazz | Santa Fe (New Mexico) (Sr.) |
| 8 | 169 | Doug Harris# | F | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Central Washington (Sr.) |
| 8 | 170 | George Wenzel# | F | United States
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Detroit Pistons | Augustana College (Illinois) (Sr.) |
| 8 | 171 | Bill Sadler# | F | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
| 8 | 172 | Bernard Perry# | G | United States
|
Washington Bullets | Howard (Sr.) |
| 8 | 173 | George Thomas# | G | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 8 | 174 | Mike Lang# | F | United States
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New York Knicks | Penn Staet (Sr.) |
| 8 | 175 | Cliff Tribus# | F | United States
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Milwaukee Bucks | Davidson (Sr.) |
| 8 | 176 | Preston Neumayr# | G | United States
|
Kansas City Kings | UC Davis (Sr.) |
| 8 | 177 | Frank Smith# | C | United States
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Portland Trail Blazers | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 8 | 178 | Ray Smith# | F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Armstrong Atlantic State (Sr.) |
| 8 | 179 | Joey Myers# | F | United States
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New Jersey Nets | Duquesne (Sr.) |
| 8 | 180 | Brett Burkholder# | C | United States
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Milwaukee Bucks | DePaul (Sr.) |
| 8 | 181 | Mike Mulquin# | F | United States
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Phoenix Suns | Villanova (Sr.) |
| 8 | 182 | Norvell Brown# | G | United States
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San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma Christian (Sr.) |
| 8 | 183 | Trent Johnson# | F | United States
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Boston Celtics | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
| 8 | 184 | Gordon Austin# | G | United States
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Philadelphia 76ers | American (Sr.) |
| 9 | 185 | James Campbell# | G | United States
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Houston Rockets | Oklahoma Christian (Sr.) |
| 9 | 186 | Lynn Mitchem# | F | United States
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Indiana Pacers | Butler (Sr.) |
| 9 | 187 | Joe Brown# | F | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Georgia State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 188 | David Maxwell# | G | United States
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San Diego Clippers | Fordham (Sr.) |
| 9 | 189 | Kenneth Orange# | C | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Oklahoma Christian (Sr.) |
| 9 | 190 | Greg Goorjian# | G | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Loyola Marymount (Sr.) |
| 9 | 191 | Ron Webb# | F | United States
|
Utah Jazz | Oklahoma Christian (Sr.) |
| 9 | 192 | Marlow McLain# | G | United States
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Detroit Pistons | Eastern Michigan (Sr.) |
| 9 | 193 | Sherrod Arnold# | G | United States
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Dallas Mavericks | Chicago State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 194 | Ricky Moreland# | F | United States
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Washington Bullets | UMBC (Sr.) |
| 9 | 195 | Will Cotchery# | G | United States
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Atlanta Hawks | West Alabama (Sr.) |
| 9 | 196 | Charles Jones# | C | United States
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New York Knicks | Marshall (Sr.) |
| 9 | 197 | Bernard Hill# | F | United States
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Kansas City Kings | Oklahoma Panhandle State (Sr.) |
| 9 | 198 | Bobby Van Noy# | F | United States
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Denver Nuggets | Catawba (Sr.) |
| 9 | 199 | Phil Hopson# | F | United States
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Portland Trail Blazers | Idaho (Sr.) |
| 9 | 200 | Tony Washington# | G | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Hampton (Sr.) |
| 9 | 201 | Kevin Black# | F | United States
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New Jersey Nets | Rutgers (Sr.) |
| 9 | 202 | Bill Varner# | F | United States
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Milwaukee Bucks | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| 9 | 203 | Gary Gaspard# | G | United States
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San Antonio Spurs | St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.) |
| 9 | 204 | Joe Dykstra# | F | United States
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Phoenix Suns | Western Illinois (Sr.) |
| 9 | 205 | John Rice# | G | United States
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Boston Celtics | UMass Boston (Sr.) |
| 9 | 206 | Charles Fisher# | G | United States
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Philadelphia 76ers | James Madison (Sr.) |
| 10 | Houston Rockets (forfeited due to selection of ineligible player)[n 2] | |||||
| 10 | 207 | Mark Smed# | F |  Germany United States
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Indiana Pacers | Augustana College (South Dakota) (Sr.) |
| 10 | 208 | Joe Hanley# | F | United States
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Cleveland Cavaliers | Xavier (Sr.) |
| 10 | 209 | Keith Smith# | G | United States
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San Diego Clippers | San Diego State (Sr.) |
| 10 | 210 | Tom Emma# | G | United States
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Chicago Bulls | Duke (Sr.) |
| 10 | 211 | Odell Mosteller# | G | United States
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Utah Jazz | Auburn (Sr.) |
| 10 | 212 | Michael Zeno# | C | United States
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Golden State Warriors | Long Beach State (Sr.) |
| 10 | 213 | Ike Person# | F | United States
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Detroit Pistons | Michigan (Sr.) |
| 10 | 214 | Clyde Corley# | F | United States
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Dallas Mavericks | FIU (Sr.) |
| 10 | 215 | Isaiah Singletary# | G | United States
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Washington Bullets | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| 10 | 216 | Ronnie Carr# | G | United States
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Atlanta Hawks | Western Carolina (Sr.) |
| 10 | 217 | Bernard Randolph# | F | United States
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New York Knicks | DePaul (Sr.) |
| 10 | 218 | Cleveland McCrae# | F | United States
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Denver Nuggets | Catawba (Sr.) |
| 10 | 219 | Aaron Haskins# | F | United States
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Kansas City Kings | Washington State (Sr.) |
| 10 | 220 | Russ Christianson# | F | United States
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Portland Trail Blazers | Eastern Oregon (Sr.) |
| 10 | 221 | David Binion# | F | United States
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Seattle SuperSonics | North Carolina Central (Sr.) |
| 10 | 222 | Rich Simkus# | C | United States
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New Jersey Nets | Princeton (Sr.) |
| 10 | 223 | Bob Kelly# | G | United States
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Milwaukee Bucks | St. John's (Sr.) |
| 10 | 224 | Bo Overton# | G | United States
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Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 10 | 225 | Lamar Heard# | F | United States
|
San Antonio Spurs | Georgia (Sr.) |
| 10 | 226 | Andy Kupec# | G | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Bentley (Sr.) |
| 10 | Philadelphia 76ers (forfeited due to selection of ineligible player)[n 3] | |||||
*Compensation for draft choices previously traded away by Ted Stepien.
- ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
- ^ The Rockets selected Darrell Johnson of the San Jose State Spartans who was a junior and ineligible for the draft because he had not declared hardship status.[3]
- ^ The 76ers selected Norman Horvitz, the medical director of Nutrisystem and a friend of 76ers owner Harold Katz. Horvitz had graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1956 and was declared ineligible by the NBA because he had been out of college for more than 27 years.[4]
Early entrants
editCollege underclassmen
editFor the fifth time in six years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. This time, only six college underclassmen would declare their entry into the draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[5]
- Russell Cross – F, Purdue (junior)
- Clyde Drexler – G/F, Houston (junior)
- Derek Harper – G, Illinois (junior)
- Doc Rivers – G, Marquette (junior)
- Byron Scott – G, Arizona State (junior)
- Ennis Whatley – G, Alabama (sophomore)
See also
editReferences
edit- General
- "Complete First Round Results 1980-89". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- "1983 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- "1982–1986 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695.
- ^ a b "A Gift From On High". CNN. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ "Darrell Johnson -Ineligible Draftee". The Draft Review. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Norman Horvitz - Ineligible Draftee". The Draft Review. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "1983 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2022.