1970 NBA Draft



The 1970 NBA Draft is known for having one of the most talented pools in draft history. Five players were inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame (Pete Maravich, Dave Cowens, Calvin Murphy, Bob Lanier, and Nate Archibald). A sixth future Hall of Famer, Dan Issel, would have been drafted except he had already signed with the ABA. Three members of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team were drafted that year: Maravich, Cowens, and Archibald. Other notables that were drafted in 1970 went on to a successful coaching career (Rudy Tomjanovich, Jim McMillian and Cowens).

^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s)
+ Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s)
x Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s)

Contents

Round one

Pick Player Nationality Team School/club team
1 Lanier, BobBob Lanier^  United States Detroit Pistons St. Bonaventure
2 Tomjanovich, RudyRudy Tomjanovich+  United States San Diego Rockets Michigan
3 Maravich, PetePete Maravich^  United States Atlanta Hawks LSU
4 Cowens, DaveDave Cowens^  United States Boston Celtics Florida State
5 Lacey, SamSam Lacey+  United States Cincinnati Royals New Mexico State
6 Ard, JimJim Ard  United States Seattle SuperSonics Cincinnati
7 Johnson, JohnJohn Johnson+  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Iowa
8 Petrie, GeoffGeoff Petrie+  United States Portland Trail Blazers Princeton
9 Johnson, GeorgeGeorge Johnson  United States Baltimore Bullets Stephen F. Austin
10 Howard, GregGreg Howard  United States Phoenix Suns New Mexico
11 Collins, JimmyJimmy Collins  United States Chicago Bulls New Mexico State
12 Henry, AlAl Henry  United States Philadelphia 76ers Wisconsin
13 McMillian, JimJim McMillian  United States Los Angeles Lakers Columbia
14 Vallely, JohnJohn Vallely  United States Atlanta Hawks UCLA
15 Hummer, JohnJohn Hummer  United States Buffalo Braves Princeton
16 Freeman, GaryGary Freeman  United States Milwaukee Bucks Oregon State
17 Price, MikeMike Price  United States New York Knicks Illinois

Round two

Pick Player Nationality Team School/club team
18 Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy^  United States San Diego Rockets Niagara
19 Archibald, NateNate Archibald^  United States Cincinnati Royals UTEP
20 Ford, JakeJake Ford  United States Seattle SuperSonics Maryland State
21 Morgan, RexRex Morgan  United States Boston Celtics Jacksonville
22 Cook, DougDoug Cook  United States Cincinnati Royals Davidson
23 Cross, PetePete Cross  United States Seattle SuperSonics San Francisco
24 Warner, CornellCornell Warner  United States Buffalo Braves Jackson State
25 Gilmore, WaltWalt Gilmore  United States Portland Trail Blazers Fort Valley State
26 Sorenson, DaveDave Sorenson  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio State
27 Taylor, FredFred Taylor  United States Phoenix Suns Pan American
28 Ruffner, PaulPaul Ruffner  United States Chicago Bulls BYU
29 DePre, JoeJoe DePre  United States Phoenix Suns St. John's
30 Killum, EarnestEarnest Killum  United States Los Angeles Lakers Stetson
31 Hester, DanDan Hester  United States Atlanta Hawks LSU
32 Warzynski, KenKen Warzynski  United States Detroit Pistons De Paul
33 Zopf, BillBill Zopf  United States Milwaukee Bucks Duquesne
34 Wright, HowieHowie Wright  United States New York Knicks Austin Peay

Round three

Pick Player Nationality Team School/club team
35 Perry, CurtisCurtis Perry  United States San Diego Rockets SW Missouri State
36 Higgins, EarlEarl Higgins  United States San Francisco Warriors Eastern Michigan
37 St. Pierre, BobBob St. Pierre  United States Detroit Pistons Hanover
38 Williams, WillieWillie Williams  United States Boston Celtics Florida State
39 Hyder, GregGreg Hyder  United States Cincinnati Royals Eastern New Mexico
40 Heard, GarfieldGarfield Heard  United States Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma
41 Oliver, SurrySurry Oliver  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Stephen F. Austin State University
42 Cain, BillBill Cain  United States Portland Trail Blazers Iowa State University
43 Case, ChipChip Case  United States Buffalo Braves University of Virginia
44 McDivitt, GregGreg McDivitt  United States Phoenix Suns Ohio University
45 Herndon, LouLou Herndon  United States Chicago Bulls Jackson State University
46 Awtrey, DennisDennis Awtrey  United States Philadelphia 76ers Santa Clara University
47 Hayes, JimJim Hayes  United States Detroit Pistons Boston University
48 Williford, VannVann Williford  United States Phoenix Suns North Carolina State University
49 Hill, SeaburnSeaburn Hill  United States Baltimore Bullets Arizona State University
50 Winkler, MarvMarv Winkler  United States Milwaukee Bucks University of Louisiana at Lafayette
51 Williams, AlAl Williams  United States New York Knicks Drake University

Round four

Pick Player Nationality Team School/club team
52 Finney, JodyJody Finney  United States San Diego Rockets Ohio State University
53 Ogden, RalphRalph Ogden  United States San Francisco Warriors Santa Clara University
54 Stricker, BillBill Stricker  United States Baltimore Bullets University of the Pacific
55 McKinney, JonJon McKinney  United States Boston Celtics Norfolk State University
56 Fuller, WadeWade Fuller  United States Cincinnati Royals Loyola University of Chicago
57 Davis, JohnJohn Davis  United States Chicago Bulls Alabama State University
58 Polnick, ErwinErwin Polnick  United States Buffalo Braves Stephen F. Austin State University
59 Penix, JimJim Penix  United States Portland Trail Blazers Bowling Green State University
60 Vidnovic, GlenGlen Vidnovic  United States Cleveland Cavaliers University of Iowa
61 Lienhard, BobBob Lienhard  United States Phoenix Suns University of Georgia
62 Wilson, JimJim Wilson  United States Chicago Bulls Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
63 Crenshaw, DanDan Crenshaw  United States Philadelphia 76ers Alabama State University
64 Mikan, LarryLarry Mikan  United States Los Angeles Lakers University of Minnesota
65 Davis, FredFred Davis  United States Atlanta Hawks Howard Payne University
66 Jones, BillyBilly Jones  United States Baltimore Bullets Louisiana College
67 Fredricks, VirgleVirgle Fredricks  United States Milwaukee Bucks Drury University
68 Marren, JohnJohn Marren  United States New York Knicks Manhattan College

Notable undrafted players

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