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NBA Draft 1979
Rundown
By Class:
Senior's 1st RD: 19
Senior's 2nd RD: 22
Junior's 1st RD: 1
Sophomore's 1st RD: 2
Total Selected: 44
By Position:
Centers: 4
Power Forwards: 14
Small Forwards: 10
Shooting Guards: 11
Point Guards: 5

By Round: 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 |

First Round Second Round
Team School Selection Team School Selection
1
LA Lakers
Michigan State Earvin Johnson
Point Guard
6-8/215
Sophomore
23
Utah
Georgia Tech Quautico Brown
Shooting Guard
6-5/180
Senior
2
Chicago
UCLA David Greenwood
Power Forward
6-8/232
Senior
24
Phoenix
Nevada-Reno Johnny High
Shooting Guard
6-3/185
Senior
3
New York
San Francisco Bill Cartwright
Center
7-1/245
Senior
25
LA Lakers
East Carolina Oliver Mack
Shooting Guard
6-3/185
Senior
4
Detroit
Michigan State Greg Kelser
Small Forward
6-7/190
Senior
26
Cleveland
Notre Dame Bruce Flowers
Power Forward
6-8/225
Senior
5
Milwaukee
Arkansas Sidney Moncrief
Shooting Guard
6-3/180
Senior
27
New York
St. John's Reggie Carter
Shooting Guard
6-3/175
Senior
6
Seattle
Rutgers James Bailey
Power Forward
6-9/220
Senior
28
Golden State
Pan American Danny Salisbury
Small Forward
6-6/202
Senior
7
Seattle
Baylor Vinnie Johnson
Shooting Guard
6-2/200
Senior
29
Detroit
Penn Tony Price
Small Forward
6-6/190
Senior
8
New Jersey
NE Louisiana Calvin Natt
Small Forward/Power Forward
6-6/220
Senior
30
Denver
DePaul Gary Garland
Shooting Guard
6-4/180
Senior
9
New York
Arizona Larry Demic
Power Forward
6-9/225
Senior
31
Milwaukee
Nevada-Reno Edgar Jones
Center/Power Forward
6-10/225
Senior
10
Detroit
UCLA Roy Hamilton
Point Guard
6-2/180
Senior
32
Indiana
Arizona State Tony Zeno
Power Forward
6-8/210
Senior
11
New Jersey
Southern California Cliff Robinson
Power Forward
6-9/220
Sophomore
33
Chicago
Idaho State Lawrence Butler
Shooting Guard
6-3/180
Senior
12
Portland
Dayton Jim Paxson
Small Forward/Shooting Guard
6-6/200
Senior
34
New York
San Diego State Kim Goetz
Small Forward
6-7/195
Senior
13
Indiana
North Carolina Dudley Bradley
Small Forward/Shooting Guard
6-6/195
Senior
35
Atlanta
Memphis State James Bradley
Power Forward
6-8/202
Senior
14
LA Lakers
UCLA Brad Holland
Shooting Guard
6-3/180
Senior
36
Philadelphia
Seattle Clint Richardson
Shooting Guard
6-3/195
Senior
15
Detroit
Michigan Phil Hubbard
Power Forward
6-8/215
Senior
37
Philadelphia
Marquette Bernard Toone
Power Forward
6-9/210
Senior
16
Philadelphia
Duke Jim Spanarkel
Shooting Guard
6-5/190
Senior
38
Atlanta
Nicholls State Larry Wilson
Small Forward
6-5/N/A
Senior
17
Houston
East Texas State Lee Johnson
Center
6-11/205
Senior
39
LA Lakers
Louisiana Tech Victor King
Power Forward
6-9/210
Senior
18
Kansas City
Alabama Reggie King
Small Forward/Power Forward
6-6/225
Senior
40
Portland
Cheyney State Andrew Fields
Power Forward
6-8/200
Senior
19
San Antonio
Mississippi State Wiley Peck
Power Forward
6-7/220
Senior
41
LA Lakers
Fairfield Mark Young
Power Forward
6-10/238
Senior
20
Utah
Loyola (IL) Larry Knight
Power Forward
6-8/220
Senior
42
Houston
Kansas Paul Mokeski
Center
7-0/250
Senior
21
New York
Rhode Island Sylvester Williams
Small Forward/Shooting Guard
6-6/195
Junior
43
Seattle
Texas John Moore
Point Guard
6-1/175
Senior
22
Phoenix
Kentucky Kyle Macy
Point Guard
6-3/175
Senior
44
Washington
Fairfield Joe DeSantis
Point Guard
6-2/180
Senior

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