1969 NBA draft

Basketball player selection

1969 NBA draft

General information
Date(s)| April 7, 1969 (Rounds 1 & 2)
May 7, 1969 (Other rounds)
Location| New York City, New York
Overview
218 total selections in 20 rounds
League| NBA
First selection| Lew Alcindor,[1] Milwaukee Bucks
Hall of Famers|

* C Lew Alcindor
* G Jo Jo White
* G Bob Dandridge

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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

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Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) from UCLA was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and was selected to both All-NBA Second Team and All-Star Game in his first season.[8][9] The following season, the Bucks acquired 31-year old point guard Oscar Robertson from the Cincinnati Royals.[10] They led the Bucks to a league-best 66 wins in the regular season. The Bucks then beat the Baltimore Bullets in the Finals to win their first NBA championship, in only their third season. In that season, Alcindor also won the Most Valuable Player Award and Finals Most Valuable Player Award. He went on to win five more NBA championships in the 1980s with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he teamed up with Magic Johnson, the first pick in 1979. He also won another Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 1985. He won a total of six Most Valuable Player Award, the most in the history of the NBA. He also held the record for the most All-Star Game selections with 19 and the most All-NBA Team selections with 15. Furthermore, he was selected to eleven All-Defensive Teams, the second most selections. He retired as all–time league scoring leader with 38,387 points and the all–time league leader in total blocked shots with 3,189 blocks.[11] For his achievements, he has been inducted to the 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]

Jo Jo White, the ninth pick, won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976. He was named as the Finals Most Valuable Player in the latter. He was selected to two All-NBA Teams and seven All-Star Games.[14] 45th pick Bob Dandridge won two NBA championships with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Washington Bullets in the 1978. He was selected to one All-NBA Team and four All-Star Games.[15] Norm Van Lier, the 34th pick, was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. He was also selected to eight All-Defensive Teams.[16] Two other players from this draft, 10th pick Butch Beard and 61st pick Steve Mix, was also selected to an All-Star Game.[17][18] Beard became a head coach after his playing career, he coached the 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

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Pos. | G | F | C

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Position | Guard | Forward | Center
^  | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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*  | 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
Center Lew Alcindor of UCLA (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
was selected first overall
by the Milwaukee Bucks Bobby "Bingo" Smith was selected 6th overall by the San Diego Rockets. Rnd. | Pick | Player  | Pos. | Nationality[n 1] | Team  | School / club team

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1  | 1  | Lew Alcindor^[1] | C  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | UCLA (Sr.)
1  | 2  | Neal Walk | C  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Florida (Sr.)
1  | 3  | Lucius Allen | G  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | UCLA (Sr.)
1  | 4  | Terry Driscoll | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Boston College (Sr.)
1  | 5  | Larry Cannon | G  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | La Salle (Sr.)
1  | 6  | Bingo Smith | G/F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Tulsa (Sr.)
1  | 7  | Bob Portman | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Creighton (Sr.)
1  | 8  | Herm Gilliam | G/F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Purdue (Sr.)
1  | 9  | Jo Jo White^  | G  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Kansas (Sr.)
1  | 10  | Butch Beard+ | G  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Louisville (Sr.)
1  | 11  | John Warren | G/F  |  United States  | New York Knicks | St. John's (Sr.)
1  | 12  | Willie McCarter | G  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Drake (Sr.)
1  | 13  | Bud Ogden | F  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Santa Clara (Sr.)
1  | 14  | Mike Davis | G  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Virginia Union (Sr.)
1  | 15  | Rick Roberson | F/C  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers[2] | Cincinnati (Sr.)
2  | 16  | Simmie Hill# | F  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix) | West Texas State (Sr.)
2  | 17  | Bob Greacen | F  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Rutgers (Sr.)
2  | 18  | Ron Taylor# | C  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | USC (Sr.)
2  | 19  | Willie Norwood | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Alcorn A&M (Sr.)
2  | 20  | Ken Spain# | C  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Houston (Sr.)
2  | 21  | Bernie Williams | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | La Salle (Sr.)
2  | 22  | Ed Siudut# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Holy Cross (Sr.)
2  | 23  | Johnny Baum | F  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls (from Cincinnati)[a] | Temple (Sr.)
2  | 24  | Gene Williams# | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns (from Boston)[b] | Kansas State (Sr.)
2  | 25  | Wally Anderzunas | F/C  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Creighton (Sr.)
2  | 26  | Bill Bunting# | F/C  |  United States  | New York Knicks | North Carolina (Sr.)
2  | 27  | Dick Garrett | G  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Southern Illinois (Sr.)
2  | 28  | Willie Taylor# | F/C  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | LeMoyne–Owen (Sr.)
2  | 29  | Willie Scott# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Alabama State (Sr.)
3  | 30  | Floyd Kerr# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Colorado State (Sr.)
3  | 31  | Skeeter Swift# | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | East Tennessee State (Sr.)
3  | 32  | Lee Winfield | G  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | North Texas State (Sr.)
3  | 33  | Lamar Green | F/C  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns (from Detroit)[c] | Morehead State (Sr.)
3  | 34  | Norm Van Lier*  | G  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Saint Francis (PA) (Sr.)
3  | 35  | Charles Bonaparte# | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Norfolk State (Sr.)
3  | 36  | Tom Hagan# | G  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Vanderbilt (Sr.)
3  | 37  | Luther Rackley | C  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Xavier (OH) (Sr.)
3  | 38  | Julius Keye# | F-C  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Alcorn State (Sr.)
3  | 39  | Lloyd Kerr# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Colorado State (Sr.)
3  | 40  | Eddie Mast | F/C  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Temple (Sr.)
3  | 41  | Luther Green | F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals (from Los Angeles) | Long Island (Sr.)
3  | 42  | Mike Grosso# | C  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Louisville (Jr.)
3  | 43  | Fred Carter | G/F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Mount St. Mary's (Sr.)
4  | 44  | Dennis Stewart | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Michigan (Sr.)
4  | 45  | Bob Dandridge*  | G/F  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Norfolk State (Sr.)
4  | 46  | Butch Booker# | C  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Cheyney (Sr.)
4  | 47  | Ted Wierman# | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Washington State (Sr.)
4  | 48  | Dave Nash# | C  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Kansas (Sr.)
4  | 49  | Johnnie Allen# | F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Bethune–Cookman (Sr.)
4  | 50  | Lee Lafayette# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Michigan State (Sr.)
4  | 51  | Ron Sanford# | F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | New Mexico (Sr.)
4  | 52  | Steve Kuberski | F/C  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Bradley (Sr.)
4  | 53  | Billy Hann# | G  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Tennessee (Sr.)
4  | 54  | Elnardo Webster# | F  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Saint Peter's (Sr.)
4  | 55  | Don Griffin# | G  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Stanford (Sr.)
4  | 56  | Dave Scholz | F  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Illinois (Sr.)
4  | 57  | Gene Ford# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Western Michigan (Sr.)
5  | 58  | Rich Jones | F/C  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Memphis State (Sr.)
5  | 59  | Kenny Heitz# | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | UCLA (Sr.)
5  | 60  | Jerry King# | G  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Louisville (Sr.)
5  | 61  | Steve Mix+ | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Toledo (Sr.)
5  | 62  | Chris Ellis# | G  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Virginia Tech (Sr.)
5  | 63  | Charlie Hentz# | F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (Sr.)
5  | 64  | Willie Wise | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Drake (Sr.)
5  | 65  | Jake Ford | G  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Maryland State (Jr.)
5  | 66  | George Thompson | G  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Marquette (Sr.)
5  | 67  | Mike Mitchell# | G  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | West Texas State (Sr.)
5  | 68  | Gene Littles# | G  |  United States  | New York Knicks | High Point (Sr.)
5  | 69  | Wil Jones | F  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Albany State (Sr.)
5  | 70  | Joe Cromer# | F  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Temple (Sr.)
5  | 71  | Willie Jackson# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Morehead State (Sr.)
6  | 72  | Dan Sadlier# | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Dayton (Sr.)
6  | 73  | John Arthurs | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Tulane (Sr.)
6  | 74  | Ben McGilmer# | F  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Iowa (Sr.)
6  | 75  | Larry Jeffries# | G  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Trinity (TX) (Sr.)
6  | 76  | George Tinsley# | F  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.)
6  | 77  | Bob Tallent# | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | George Washington (Sr.)
6  | 78  | Dan Obrovac# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Dayton (Sr.)
6  | 79  | Mel Coleman# | F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Stout State (Sr.)
6  | 80  | Dolph Pulliam# | F  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Drake (Sr.)
6  | 81  | Guy Mackner# | F  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | South Dakota State (Sr.)
6  | 82  | Dwight Durante# | G  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Catawba (Sr.)
6  | 83  | Dick Grubar# | G  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | North Carolina (Sr.)
6  | 84  | John Jones# | G  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Villanova (Sr.)
6  | 85  | Paul Loveday# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | California (Sr.)
7  | 86  | Bill Sweek# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | UCLA (Sr.)
7  | 87  | Billy Keller# | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Purdue (Sr.)
7  | 88  | Greg Wittman# | F  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Western Carolina (Sr.)
7  | 89  | Steve Vandenberg# | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Duke (Sr.)
7  | 90  | Frank Judge# | G  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Huston–Tillotson (Sr.)
7  | 91  | Lynn Shackelford# | F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | UCLA (Sr.)
7  | 92  | Pat Foley# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Pacific (Sr.)
7  | 93  | L.C. Bowen# | G  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Bradley (Sr.)
7  | 94  | Jim Johnson# | F  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Wisconsin (Sr.)
7  | 95  | Bob Bundy# | F  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Vanderbilt (Sr.)
7  | 96  | Chris Thomforde# | F  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Princeton (Sr.)
7  | 97  | Karl Liimo# | F  |  Finland  | Los Angeles Lakers | BYU (Sr.)
7  | 98  | Dave Hamilton# | F  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | West Virginia State (Sr.)
7  | 99  | Jeff Claypool# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Grove City (Sr.)
8  | 100  | Bob Edwards# | C  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Arizona State (Sr.)
8  | 101  | John Schell# | F  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Wisconsin (Sr.)
8  | 102  | Theartis Wallace# | G  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Central Washington (Sr.)
8  | 103  | Bob Arnzen | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Notre Dame (Sr.)
8  | 104  | Roger Moller# | C  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Westmar (Sr.)
8  | 105  | Bill DeHeer# | F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Indiana (Sr.)
8  | 106  | Steve Rippe# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)
8  | 107  | Merton Bancroft# | F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Missouri State (Sr.)
8  | 108  | Bob Whitmore# | F  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Notre Dame (Sr.)
8  | 109  | Bob Christian | C  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Grambling (Sr.)
8  | 110  | Jim Healey# | G  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Rockhurst (Sr.)
8  | 111  | Joe Smith# | F  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma State (Sr.)
8  | 112  | Jim Bowles# | F  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Trinity (Sr.)
8  | 113  | Barry White# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Hofstra (Sr.)
9  | 114  | Steve Jennings# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | USC (Sr.)
9  | 115  | Jim Satalin# | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | St. Bonaventure (Sr.)
9  | 116  | Vince Fritz# | G  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Oregon State (Sr.)
9  | 117  | George Reynolds | G  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Houston (Sr.)
9  | 118  | Sterling Burke# | F  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Northwestern (Sr.)
9  | 119  | Larry Cheatham# | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Tulsa (Sr.)
9  | 120  | Greg Reed# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Sacramento State (Sr.)
9  | 121  | James Hurley# | G  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Transylvania (Sr.)
9  | 122  | Gordon Smith# | G  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Cincinnati (Sr.)
9  | 123  | Pete Gayeska# | C  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | UMass (Sr.)
9  | 124  | Roger Walaszek# | G  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Columbia (Sr.)
9  | 125  | Jim Smith# | C  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Northern Illinois (Sr.)
9  | 126  | Larry Lewis# | F  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Saint Francis (Sr.)
9  | 127  | Gary Major# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Duquesne (Sr.)
10  | 128  | Rick Abrahamson# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Oregon (Sr.)
10  | 129  | Willie Brown# | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Middle Tennessee (Sr.)
10  | 130  | Al Cueto# | C  |  Cuba  | Seattle SuperSonics | Tulsa (Sr.)
10  | 131  | Bill English# | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Winston-Salem State (Sr.)
10  | 132  | Al Smith# | G  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | U.S. Armed Forces (AAU)
10  | 133  | Lee Sims# | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Ashland (Sr.)
10  | 134  | Girard Chatman# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | San Francisco State (Sr.)
10  | 135  | Bill Bowes# | F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Elon (Sr.)
10  | 136  | Jim Picka# | C  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | High Point (Sr.)
10  | 137  | Dick Stewart# | G  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Rutgers (Sr.)
10  | 138  | Frank McLaughlin# | G  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Fordham (Sr.)
10  | 139  | Phil Argento# | G  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky (Sr.)
10  | 140  | Bill Justus# | G  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Tennessee (Sr.)
10  | 141  | Frank Bartleson# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Tennessee Tech (Sr.)
11  | 142  | Fred Lind# | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Duke (Sr.)
11  | 143  | Bob Presley# | C  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | California (Sr.)
11  | 144  | Jim Connally# | F  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Bowling Green (So.)
11  | 145  | Rusty Clark# | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | North Carolina (Sr.)
11  | 146  | Larry Bergh# | F  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Weber State (Sr.)
11  | 147  | Justus Thigpen | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Weber State (Sr.)
11  | 148  | Rich Holmberg# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | Saint Mary's (Sr.)
11  | 149  | Jim Supple# | G  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Georgetown (Sr.)
11  | 150  | Larry Finstrom# | C  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Kenyon (Sr.)
11  | 151  | Loran Bracci# | F  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Cal State Northridge (Sr.)
11  | 152  | Marvin Lewis# | F  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Southampton (Sr.)
11  | 153  | Ron Peret# | F  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Texas A&M (Sr.)
11  | 154  | Bruce Sloan# | F  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | Kansas (Sr.)
11  | 155  | Jerry McKee# | G  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Ohio (Sr.)
12  | 156  | Bob Miller# | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Toledo (Sr.)
12  | 157  | Jack Lutz# | F  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Carthage (Sr.)
12  | 158  | John Smith# | F  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Puget Sound (Sr.)
12  | 159  | Harry Hall# | G  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Wyoming (Sr.)
12  | 160  | Raúl Duarte# | F  |  Peru  | San Diego Rockets | South Dakota State (Sr.)
12  | 161  | Joe Callaghan# | F  |  United States  | San Francisco Warriors | San Francisco State (Sr.)
12  | 162  | Mike Davis# | C  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Colorado State (Sr.)
12  | 163  | Rod Forbes# | F  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Boston State (Sr.)
12  | 164  | Dave Jones# | G  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | La Verne (Sr.)
12  | 165  | Bill O'Rourke# | G  |  United States  | New York Knicks | St. John Fisher (Sr.)
12  | 166  | Jack Gillespie# | F  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Montana State (Sr.)
12  | 167  | Fatty Taylor | G  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers | La Salle (Sr.)
12  | 168  | Rob Washington# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Tulsa (Sr.)
13  | 169  | Andy White# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | UTEP (Sr.)
13  | 170  | Leo Osgood# | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Northeastern (Sr.)
13  | 171  | Bob Burrows# | G  |  Canada  | Seattle SuperSonics | Seattle Pacific (Sr.)
13  | 172  | Pee Wee Kirkland# | G  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | Norfolk State (Sr.)
13  | 173  | Joe McBride# | F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Augusta State (Sr.)
13  | San Francisco Warriors (forfeited due to selection of ineligible player)[n 2]
13  | 174  | Ted Johnson# | F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Baldwin–Wallace (Sr.)
13  | 175  | Billy Evans# | G  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Boston College (Sr.)
13  | 176  | Dick Barton# | F  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | UC Riverside (Sr.)
13  | 177  | James Wyatt# | F  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Northwestern State (Sr.)
13  | 178  | Mallory Chestnut# | F  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | Tuskegee (Sr.)
13  | 179  | Bill Thompson# | G  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Shepherd (Sr.)
14  | 180  | Marv Schmitt# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Western New Mexico (Sr.)
14  | 181  | Waymon Stewart# | F  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Lakeland (Sr.)
14  | 182  | Jerry Conley# | G  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Morehead State (Sr.)
14  | 183  | Bill Voight# | G  |  United States  | Chicago Bulls | SMU (Sr.)
14  | 184  | Mike Heckman# | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | UC Irvine (Sr.)
14  | 185  | Mike Dahl# | F  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Oglethorpe (Sr.)
14  | 186  | Rich Travis# | G  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City (Sr.)
14  | 187  | Mack Calvin | G  |  United States  | Los Angeles Lakers | USC (Sr.)
14  | 188  | Perry Johnson# | F  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Robert Morris (So.)
15  | 189  | Bob Beamon# | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Adelphi (Sr.)
15  | 190  | Stan Wlodarczyk# | F  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | La Salle (Sr.)
15  | 191  | Ernie Powell# | F  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | USC (Sr.)
15  | 192  | Jerry Nickens# | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Tougaloo (Sr.)
15  | 193  | Norm Carmichael# | C  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Virginia (Sr.)
15  | 194  | Jodie Harrison# | G  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Illinois (Sr.)
16  | 195  | Wayne Huckel# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Davidson (Sr.)
16  | 196  | Bill Voight# | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | SMU (Sr.)
16  | 197  | Danny Cornett# | G  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Morehead State (Sr.)
16  | 198  | Dick Groves# | F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | San Jose State (Sr.)
16  | 199  | Buddy Cornelius# | F  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Jacksonville State (Sr.)
16  | 200  | Phil Harris# | C  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Trenton Colonials (EPBL)
17  | 201  | Howie Dickenman# | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Central Connecticut (Sr.)
17  | 202  | Lynn Phillips# | F  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | SMU (Sr.)
17  | 203  | Steve Honeycutt# | G  |  United States  | Seattle SuperSonics | Kansas State (Sr.)
17  | 204  | Steve Howell# | F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Ohio State (Sr.)
17  | 205  | John Tolmie# | G  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Navy (Sr.)
17  | 206  | Tom Haggerty# | C  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Brandeis (Sr.)
18  | 207  | Al Nuness# | G  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Minnesota (Sr.)
18  | 208  | Ken Hall# | G  |  United States  | Milwaukee Bucks | Westminster (Sr.)
18  | 209  | Joe Pridgen# | F  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | North Carolina Central (Sr.)
18  | 210  | Cliff Parsons# | C  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Air Force (Sr.)
18  | 211  | Chip Case# | G  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Virginia (Sr.)
19  | 212  | Solomon Davis# | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Kentucky State (Sr.)
19  | 213  | Blaine Royer# | G  |  United States  | San Diego Rockets | Illinois State (Sr.)
19  | 214  | Grady O'Malley | F  |  United States  | Atlanta Hawks | Manhattan (Sr.)
19  | 215  | Brian Heaney | G  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Acadia (Canada) (Sr.)
20  | 216  | Jim Plump# | F  |  United States  | Phoenix Suns | Northern Arizona (Sr.)
20  | 217  | Carl Rodwell# | F  |  Australia  | Atlanta Hawks | UC Riverside (Sr.)
20  | 218  | Stan McKain# | G  |  United States  | Baltimore Bullets | Southern (Sr.)
Supp. | –  | John Brisker | F  |  United States  | Philadelphia 76ers[30] | Toledo (Jr.)

1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
2. ^ The Warriors selected Denise Long who had graduated from Union-Whitten High School. The pick was voided by NBA commissioner J. Walter Kennedy either because of the federal statutes of gender or the NBA requiring players to be four years removed from their high school class.[29]

## Notable undrafted players

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Further information: List of undrafted NBA players

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

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Moe Barr | G  |  United States  | Duquesne (Sr.)
A. W. Holt | F  |  United States  | Jackson State (Sr.)
Gary Suiter | C/F  |  United States  | Midwestern State (Sr.)
Bobby Washington | G  |  United States  | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)
Harthorne Wingo | F  |  United States  | New Haven Elms (EPBL)

## Trades

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* a On October 20, 1967, the Chicago Bulls acquired Flynn Robinson, 1968 and 1969 second-round picks from the Cincinnati Royals in exchange for Guy Rodgers.[31][32] The Bulls used the pick to draft Johnny Baum.
* b On August 27, 1968, the Phoenix Suns acquired a second-round pick from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Em Bryant.[33] The Suns used the pick to draft Gene Williams.
* c On December 17, 1968, the Phoenix Suns acquired Jim Fox and a third-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for McCoy McLemore.[34][35] The Suns used the pick to draft Lamar Green.

## Notes

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^ 1: Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971.[11]
^ 2: The Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors on August 31, 1967.[5][36]

## See also

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* List of first overall NBA draft picks

## References

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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. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. 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. ^ "Denise Long - Ineligible Draftees". The Draft Review. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
30. ^ "ABA ace John Brisker shifts to Super-Sonics". The Arizona Republic. August 9, 1972. p. 24. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
31. ^ "Guy Rodgers Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
32. ^ "Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
33. ^ "Em Bryant Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
34. ^ "McCoy McLemore Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
35. ^ "Pistons: All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
36. ^ "Rudy LaRusso Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.

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