This draft list is courtesy of APBR (Association for Professional Basketball Research). Check back as each list is converted into The Draft Review's enhanced format currently displayed with the 1988-2005 drafts, featuring player profiles, draft trades and in-depth reviews. 1979 DRAFT 25Jun79 New York, NY First Round 1 LAL Earvin Johnson Michigan State 2 Chi David Greenwood UCLA 3 NYK Bill Cartwright San Francisco 4 Det Greg Kelser Michigan State 5 Mil Sidney Moncrief Arkansas 6 Sea James Bailey Rutgers 7 Sea Vinnie Johnson Baylor 8 NJ Calvin Natt NE Louisiana 9 NYK Larry Demic Arizona 10 Det Roy Hamilton UCLA 11 NJ Cliff Robinson USC 12 Port Jim Paxson Dayton 13 Ind Dudley Bradley North Carolina 14 LAL Brad Holland UCLA 15 Det Phil Hubbard Michigan 16 Phil Jim Spanarkel Duke 17 Hous Lee Johnson East Texas State 18 KC Reggie King Alabama 19 SA Wiley Peck Mississippi State 20 Utah Larry Knight Loyola (IL) 21 NYK Sylvester Williams Rhode Island 22 Phoe Kyle Macy Kentucky Second Round 1 Utah Tico Brown Georgia Tech 2 Phoe Johnny High Nevada-Reno 3 LAL Oliver Mack East Carolina 4 Clev Bruce Flowers Notre Dame 5 NYK Reggie Carter St. John's 6 GS Danny Salisbury Pan American 7 Det Tony Price Penn 8 Den Gary Garland DePaul 9 Mil Edgar Jones Nevada-Reno 10 Ind Tony Zeno Arizona State 11 Chi Lawrence Butler Idaho State 12 NYK Kim Goetz San Diego State 13 Atl James Bradley Memphis State 14 Phil Clint Richardson Seattle 15 Phil Bernard Toone Marquette 16 Atl Larry Wilson Nicholls State 17 LAL Victor King Louisiana Tech 18 Port Andrew Fields Cheyney State 19 LAL Mark Young Fairfield 20 Hous Paul Mokeski Kansas 21 Sea John Moore Texas 22 Wash Joe DeSantis Fairfield Third Round 1 Utah Arvid Kramer Augustana (SD) 2 Wash Andrew Parker Iowa State 3 Chi Calvin Garrett Oral Roberts 4 Det Terry Duerod Detroit 5 Chi Cedrick Hordges South Carolina 6 NYK Geoff Huston Texas Tech 7 NJ John Gerdy Davidson 8 Mil Larry Gibson Maryland 9 Bos Wayne Kreklow Drake 10 GS Lynbert Johnson Wichita State 11 SD Tom Channel Boston U 12 Port Mickey Fox St. Mary's (Canada) 13 Atl Don March Franklin & Marshall 14 Phil Earl Cureton Detroit 15 Hous Ricardo Brown Pepperdine 16 LAL Walter Daniels Georgia 17 Bos Ernesto Malcolm Briarcliff 18 KC Terry Crosby Tennessee 19 SA Sylvester Norris Jackson State 20 Phoe Al Green Louisiana State 21 Clev Bill Laimbeer Notre Dame 22 Wash Charles Floyd High Point Fourth Round 1 Utah Greg Deane Utah 2 Bos Nick Galis Seton Hall 3 Mil Eugene Robinson NE Louisiana 4 Clev Rick Swing Citadel 5 NYK Larry Rogers SE Missouri State 6 Chi George Maynor East Carolina 7 Sea James Donaldson Washington State 8 Ind Don Newman Idaho 9 GS Ron Ripley Wisconsin-Green Bay 10 Hous Sammy Drummer Georgia Tech 11 SD Lionel Garrett Southern 12 Port Daryll Robinson Appalachian State 13 LAL Ray White Mississippi State 14 Hous Lionel Green Louisiana State 15 LAL Ricky Reed Temple 16 GS Jerry Sichting Purdue 17 Phil Mike Niles Cal State-Fullerton 18 SA Al Daniel Furman 19 KC John McCullough Oklahoma 20 Phoe Malcolm Cesare Florida 21 Sea Richie Allen Cal State-Dominguez Hills 22 Wash Lamont Reid Oral Roberts Fifth Round 1 Utah Perry Wolfe Stanford 2 Bos Jimmy Allen New Haven 3 Clev Matt Simpkins Georgia Southern 4 Det Flintie Ray Williams Nevada-Las Vegas 5 Chi Larry Washington Drury (MO) 6 NYK Johnny Green California-Riverside 7 NJ Joe Abramaitis Connecticut 8 GS George Lett Centenary 9 Mil Jim Tillman Eastern Kentucky 10 Ind Billy Reid San Francisco 11 SD Greg Joyner Middle Tennessee State 12 Port Matt White Penn 13 Atl Tiny Pinder North Carolina State 14 Den Larry Williams Louisville 15 Phil Carl McPipe Nebraska 16 Hous Allen Leavell Oklahoma City 17 KC Curtis Watkins DePaul 18 SA Steve Schall Arkansas 19 Phoe Mark Eaton Cypress JC 20 Wash Marshall Ashford Virginia Tech Sixth Round 1 Utah Ernie Cobb Boston U 2 Bos Marvin Delph Arkansas 3 Det Truman Clayton Kentucky 4 Clev Joe Manning North Texas State 5 NYK Phil Abney New Mexico 6 Chi Steve Smith USC 7 NJ Tony Smith Nevada-Las Vegas 8 Mil Derrick Mayes Illinois State 9 Ind Greg Guye Stetson 10 GS Jim Mitchem DePaul 11 SD Bob Bender Duke 12 Port Ray Ellis Pepperdine 13 Atl Dwight Williams Gardner-Webb 14 Den Odell Ball Marquette 15 Phil Dan Hartshorne Oregon 16 Hous Collie Davis Southern 17 SA Terry Knight Pittsburgh 18 KC Bob Roma Princeton 19 Phoe Dale Shackelford Syracuse 20 Wash Garcia Hopkins Morgan State Seventh Round 1 Utah Paul Poe Louisiana 2 Bos Steve Castellan Virginia 3 Clev Steve Skaggs Ohio 4 Det Ken Jones St. Mary's (CA) 5 Chi Mike Eversley Chicago State 6 NYK Marc Coleman Seton Hall 7 NJ Jim Strickland South Carolina 8 Ind Dirk Ewing Stetson 9 GS Ren Watson Virginia Commonwealth 10 Mil Stan Ray Cal State-Fullerton 11 SD Jene Grey LeMoyne 12 Port Jeff Tropf Central Michigan 13 Atl Tim Waterman St. Bonaventure 14 Phil Bobby Willis Penn 15 Hous Rich Valavicius Auburn 16 Den John Johnson Creighton 17 KC Nick Daniels Xavier (OH) 18 SA Tyrone Branyan Texas 19 Phoe Ollie Matson Pepperdine Eighth Round 1 Utah Keith McDonald Utah State 2 Bos Glenn Sudhop North Carolina State 3 Det Rodney Lee Memphis State 4 Clev Mark Haymore Massachusetts 5 NYK Billy Tucker Tennessee State 6 Chi Tony Warren North Carolina State 7 NJ Henry Hollingsworth Hofstra 8 GS Mario Butler Briarcliff 9 Mil Larry Spicer Alabama-Birmingham 10 Ind Brian Magid George Washington 11 SD Renaldo Lawrence Appalachian State 12 Port Willie Pounds Chaminade 13 Atl John Goedeke Maryland-Baltimore County 14 Hous Delbert Watson East Tennessee State 15 Den Matt Teahan Denver 16 Phil Rick Raivio Portland 17 KC Tony Vann Alabama-Huntsville 18 Phoe Charles Jones Albany State 19 Wash Jo Jo Walters Manhattan Ninth Round 1 Utah Milt Huggins Southern Illinois 2 Bos Kevin Sinnett Navy 3 Clev Tim Joyce Ohio 4 Det Val Bracey Central Michigan 5 Chi James Jackson Minnesota 6 NYK Brett Wyatt Jersey City State 7 NJ Ricky Free Columbia 8 Mil Roger Lapham Maine 9 GS Gene Ransom California 10 SD Mike Dodd San Diego State 11 Port Stan Eckwood Harding (AR) 12 Atl Cedric Oliver Hamilton 13 Den Emmett Lewis Colorado 14 Phil Coby Leavitt Utah 15 KC Gary Wilson Southern Illinois 16 SA Eddie McLeod Nevada-Las Vegas 17 Phoe Hosea Champine Robert Morris 18 Wash Ray Hooker Murray State Tenth Round 1 Utah Paul Dawkins Northern Illinois 2 Bos Alton Byrd Columbia 3 Det Willie Polk Grand Canyon 4 Clev Terry Peavy Point Park 5 NYK Gordon Thomas St. John's 6 Chi Marvin Thoms UCLA 7 NJ Eric Fleisher Tulane 8 GS Kevin Heenan Cal State-Fullerton 9 Mil Chris Fahrbach North Dakota 10 SD Greg Hunter Loyola Marymount 11 Port Kelvin Small Oregon 12 Atl Chad Nelson Drake 13 Chi Cortez Collins Indiana State-Evansville 14 Phil Keith McCord Alabama-Birmingham 15 SA Glen Fine Harvard 16 KC Russell Saunders New Mexico 17 Phoe Korky Nelson Santa Clara 18 Wash Steve Martin Georgetown