1969 NBA draft

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1969 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 7, 1969 (Rounds 1 & 2)
May 7, 1969 (Other rounds)
Location
1970
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The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, fourteen 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.[1] The Milwaukee Bucks won the coin flip in the commissioner's New York office on March 19 and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Phoenix Suns went second.[2][3][4] 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. The Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors.[5] The draft consisted of twenty rounds and selected 218 players.[6][7]

Draftee career notes

Lew Alcindor (later known as

Basketball Hall of Fame.[12] He was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[13]

New Jersey Nets for two seasons in the 1990s.[19] Three other players drafted also went on to have a coaching career: 43rd pick Fred Carter, 68th pick Gene Littles and 187th pick Mack Calvin.[20][21][22]

In the 13th round, the

San Francisco Warriors selected Denise Long, a girl's high school player from Whitten, Iowa.[23] Long, who averaged 62.8 points per game in her senior year, became the first female ever to be drafted by an NBA team.[24] However, the selection was later voided by commissioner J. Walter Kennedy as a publicity stunt.[25] In the 15th round, the Phoenix Suns selected track and field athlete Bob Beamon from the University of Texas at El Paso with the 189th pick. He had just broken the world record for long jump and won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.[26] Although he had played basketball before his athletics career, he stayed with it and never played in the NBA.[27][28]

Draft selections

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 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
Lew Alcindor of UCLA (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
was selected first overall
by the Milwaukee Bucks
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 Lew Alcindor^[1] C  United States Milwaukee Bucks UCLA
1 2 Neal Walk C  United States Phoenix Suns Florida
1 3 Lucius Allen G  United States Seattle SuperSonics UCLA
1 4 Terry Driscoll F  United States Detroit Pistons Boston College
1 5 Larry Cannon G  United States Chicago Bulls La Salle
1 6 Bingo Smith G/F  United States
San Diego Rockets
 Tulsa
1 7 Bob Portman F  United States
San Francisco Warriors
 Creighton
1 8 Herm Gilliam G/F  United States
Cincinnati Royals
 Purdue
1 9 Jo Jo White^ G  United States Boston Celtics Kansas
1 10 Butch Beard+ G  United States Atlanta Hawks Louisville
1 11 John Warren G/F  United States New York Knicks St. John's
1 12 Willie McCarter G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Drake
1 13 Bud Ogden F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Santa Clara
1 14 Mike Davis G  United States
Baltimore Bullets
 Virginia Union
1 15 Rick Roberson F/C  United States Los Angeles Lakers[2] Cincinnati
2 16 Simmie Hill# F  United States Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix) West Texas State
2 17 Bob Greacen F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Rutgers
2 18 Ron Taylor# C  United States Seattle SuperSonics USC
2 19 Willie Norwood F  United States Detroit Pistons Alcorn A&M
2 20 Ken Spain# C  United States Chicago Bulls Houston
2 21 Bernie Williams G  United States
San Diego Rockets
 La Salle
2 22 Ed Siudut# F  United States
San Francisco Warriors
 Holy Cross
2 23 Johnny Baum F  United States
Cincinnati)[a]
 Temple
2 24 Gene Williams# F  United States Phoenix Suns (from Boston)[b] Kansas State
2 25 Wally Anderzunas F/C  United States Atlanta Hawks Creighton
2 26 Bill Bunting# F/C  United States New York Knicks North Carolina
2 27 Dick Garrett G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Southern Illinois
2 28 Willie Taylor# F/C  United States Philadelphia 76ers LeMoyne–Owen
2 29 Willie Scott# F  United States
Baltimore Bullets
 Alabama State
3 30 Floyd Kerr# G  United States Phoenix Suns
Colorado State
3 31 Skeeter Swift# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks
East Tennessee State
3 32 Lee Winfield G  United States Seattle SuperSonics North Texas State
3 33 Lamar Green F/C  United States Phoenix Suns (from Detroit)[c] Morehead State
3 34 Norm Van Lier* G  United States Chicago Bulls
Saint Francis (PA)
3 35 Charles Bonaparte# G  United States
San Diego Rockets
Norfolk State
3 36 Tom Hagan# G  United States
San Francisco Warriors
 Vanderbilt
3 37 Luther Rackley C  United States
Cincinnati Royals
 Xavier (OH)
3 38 Julius Keye# F-C  United States Boston Celtics
Alcorn State
3 39 Lloyd Kerr# G  United States Phoenix Suns
Colorado State
3 40 Eddie Mast F/C  United States New York Knicks Temple
3 41 Luther Green F  United States
Cincinnati Royals (from Los Angeles
) 		Long Island
3 42 Mike Grosso# C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Louisville
3 43 Fred Carter G/F  United States
Baltimore Bullets
 Mount St. Mary's
4 44 Dennis Stewart F  United States Phoenix Suns Michigan
4 45 Bob Dandridge* G/F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Norfolk State
4 52 Steve Kuberski F/C  United States Boston Celtics Bradley
4 56 Dave Scholz F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Illinois
5 58 Rich Jones F/C  United States Phoenix Suns Memphis State
5 61 Steve Mix+ F  United States Detroit Pistons Toledo
5 64 Willie Wise F  United States
San Francisco Warriors
 Drake
5 65 Jake Ford G  United States
Cincinnati Royals
 Maryland State
5 66 George Thompson G  United States Boston Celtics Marquette
5 69 Wil Jones F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Albany State
6 73 John Arthurs G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Tulane
8 103 Bob Arnzen F  United States Detroit Pistons Notre Dame
8 109 Bob Christian C  United States Atlanta Hawks Grambling
9 117 George Reynolds G  United States Detroit Pistons Houston
11 147 Justus Thigpen G  United States
San Diego Rockets
 Weber State
12 167 Fatty Taylor G  United States Philadelphia 76ers La Salle
14 187 Mack Calvin G  United States Los Angeles Lakers USC
19 214 Grady O'Malley F  United States Atlanta Hawks Manhattan
19 215 Brian Heaney G  Canada
Baltimore Bullets
Acadia (Canada)
San Diego Rockets
.

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1969 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
Moe Barr G  United States Duquesne
Gary Suiter C/F  United States
Midwestern State

Trades

Notes

^ 1: Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971.[11]

San Francisco Warriors on August 31, 1967.[5][34]

See also

References

General
  • "Complete First Round Results 1960–69". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  • "1969 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  • "1967–1971 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  • "1969 NBA Draft". The Draft Review. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bucks flip – get Alcindor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. March 20, 1969. p. 36.
  3. ^ "Bucks edge Suns in flip, on court". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 20, 1969. p. 18.
  4. ^ Hintz, Gene W. (March 20, 1969). "Bucks bid $$ for Big Lew". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. D7.
  5. ^ a b "Big Dropoff in 2nd Pick". The Beaver County Times. April 8, 1969. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "1969 NBA draft".
  7. ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".
  8. ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  9. ^ "All-NBA Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  10. ^ "Royals Trade Robertson to Bucks for Robinson and Paulk, Rookie in Army". New York Times. April 22, 1970.
  11. ^ a b "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  12. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  13. ^ "The NBA's 50 Greatest Players". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  14. ^ "Jo Jo White Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  15. ^ "Bob Dandridge Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  16. ^ "Norm Van Lier Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  17. ^ "Butch Beard Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  18. ^ "Steve Mix Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  19. ^ "Butch Beard Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  20. ^ "Fred Carter Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  21. ^ "Gene Littles Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  22. ^ "Mack Calvin Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  23. ^ "Warriors Draft Girl". The Harvard Crimson. The Harvard Crimson, Inc. May 8, 1969. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  24. ^ "Best Woman Athlete by Birth State". Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  25. ^ Simpson, Kevin (February 10, 1985). "Denise Long, the Patron Saint of Girls Basketball, Is Now 33". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  26. ^ Schwartz, Larry. "Beamon made sport's greatest leap". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  27. ^ Kim, Randy (June 19, 2003). "Draft Oddities". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  28. ^ Williams, Lena (January 1, 2000). "Track and Field; Soothing an Old Ache". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  29. ^ "Guy Rodgers Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  30. ^ "Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  31. ^ "Em Bryant Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  32. ^ "McCoy McLemore Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  33. ^ "Pistons: All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  34. ^ "Rudy LaRusso Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.

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