1967 NBA draft
| 1967 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | May 3, 1967 (Rounds 1–11) May 4, 1967 (Rounds 12–20) |
| Location | 1968 → |
The 1967 NBA draft was the 21st annual
San Diego Rockets
, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the sixth and seventh pick in the first round, along with the last two picks of each subsequent round. The draft consisted of 20 rounds comprising 162 players selected.
Draft selections and draftee career notes
New York Nets after the ABA–NBA merger.[9] After his playing career, he became a coach for the Indiana Pacers and served two games as their interim head coach in 1988.[10]
Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.[3] They were also named among the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[15]
First pick Jimmy Walker was also drafted in the
Baltimore Bullets. However, he stayed with his football career and played nine seasons in the NFL as a defensive end.[19]
Future
Manhattan College.[20]
Key
| 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
San Diego Rockets
.
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jimmy Walker+ | G |  United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Providence |
| 1 | 2 | Earl Monroe^ | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Winston-Salem State |
| 1 | 3 | Clem Haskins | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Western Kentucky |
| 1 | 4 | Sonny Dove | F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons (from Los Angeles)[a] | St. John's |
| 1 | 5 | Walt Frazier^ | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | Southern Illinois |
| 1 | 6 | Al Tucker | F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Oklahoma Baptist
|
| 1 | 7 | Pat Riley^ | G/F | United States
|
San Diego Rockets
|
Kentucky |
| 1 | 8 | Tom Workman | F/C | United States
|
St. Louis Hawks
|
Seattle |
| 1 | 9 | Mel Daniels^ | C | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals
|
New Mexico |
| 1 | 10 | Dave Lattin | F/C | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
Texas Western |
| 1 | 11 | Mal Graham | G | United States
|
Boston Celtics | NYU |
| 1 | 12 | Craig Raymond | C | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Brigham Young |
| 2 | 13 | Jimmy Jones | G/F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Grambling |
| 2 | 14 | Steve Sullivan# | F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Georgetown |
| 2 | 15 | Byron Beck | F/C | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Denver |
| 2 | 16 | Randolph Mahaffey# | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Clemson |
| 2 | 17 | Phil Jackson^ | F/C | United States
|
New York Knicks | North Dakota
|
| 2 | 18 | Bob Netolicky# | F/C | United States
|
San Diego Rockets
|
Drake |
| 2 | 19 | Bob Rule+ | F/C | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Colorado State |
Other picks
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[21][22]
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 24 | Gary Gregor | F/C | United States
|
New York Knicks | South Carolina |
| 3 | 25 | Bob Verga | G | United States
|
St. Louis Hawks
|
Duke |
| 3 | 26 | Gary Gray | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals
|
Oklahoma City |
| 3 | 27 | Bill Turner | F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
Akron |
| 3 | 31 | Nick Jones | G | United States
|
San Diego Rockets
|
Oregon |
| 4 | 34 | Jim Burns | G | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Northwestern |
| 4 | 35 | Cliff Anderson | G/F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Saint Joseph's |
| 4 | 38 | Louie Dampier^ | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals
|
Kentucky |
| 4 | 39 | Bob Lewis
|
G | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
North Carolina |
| 5 | 45 | Paul Long | G | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Wake Forest |
| 5 | 51 | Mike Lynn | F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
UCLA |
| 5 | 53 | Jim Reid | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Winston-Salem State |
| 5 | 54 | Plummer Lott | G/F | United States
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle |
| 6 | 63 | Dale Schlueter | C | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
Colorado State |
| 8 | 80 | Ed Manning | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Jackson State
|
| 8 | 81 | George Carter | G/F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | St. Bonaventure |
| 9 | 96 | Ed Biedenbach
|
G | United States
|
St. Louis Hawks
|
North Carolina State |
| 9 | 100 | Ron Filipek | F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Tennessee Tech
|
| 10 | 110 | Rick Weitzman | G | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Northeastern |
| 12 | 128 | Mike Riordan | G/F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Providence |
| 17 | 157 | Loy Petersen | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Oregon State |
| 20 | 162 | Roland West | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Cincinnati |
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1967 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jackson | G | United States
|
Wilberforce
|
| Craig Spitzer | C | United States
|
Tulane |
| Doug Sims | F | United States
|
Kent State |
Trades
- a On February 17, 1967, the Detroit Pistons acquired a first-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers as compensation when Rudy LaRusso refused to report to the Lakers after being traded to the Pistons in a three-team trade on January 16, 1967.[23][24][25] The Lakers used the pick to draft Sonny Dove.
See also
- List of first overall NBA draft picks
- NBA records
References
- General
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- "1967 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- "1967–1971 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- "1967 NBA Draft". The Draft Review. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ a b "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "The NBA's 50 Greatest Players". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Walt Frazier Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ^ "Earl Monroe Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ^ "Jimmy Walker Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ "Bob Rule Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ "Mel Daniels Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Mel Daniels Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ "Pat Riley Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ "Jackson's greatness is unquestioned". ESPN.com. June 16, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Phil Jackson Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ May, Peter (July 3, 2007). "Providence hoops legend Jimmy Walker dies at 63". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "1967 NFL Draft". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Jimmy Walker Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ Kim, Randy (June 19, 2003). "Draft Oddities". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-9069-5. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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- ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".
- ^ "Lakers Ordered To "Pay" For LaRusso". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. February 17, 1967. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ "Rudy LaRusso Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Pistons: All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.