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Originally Posted by f3lix
Not one player from the undefeated IU team (which was the last D1 mens team to go undefeated) was drafted.
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Except for Benson, May, Buckner, and Wilkerson who were all top ten picks.
Radford and Abernathy were also picked in the second or third rounds.
NBA Draft had something like 15 rounds back then.
1976 NBA Draft
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Click on the Team to see a list of players drafted by that franchise.
Click on the College to see a list of players drafted from that college.
Round 1
Pick Team Player College
1. Houston Rockets John Lucas University of Maryland
2. Chicago Bulls Scott May Indiana University
3. Kansas City Kings Richard Washington University of California, Los Angeles
4. Detroit Pistons Leon Douglas University of Alabama
5. Portland Trail Blazers Wally Walker University of Virginia
6. Buffalo Braves Adrian Dantley University of Notre Dame
7. Milwaukee Bucks Quinn Buckner Indiana University
8. Golden State Warriors Robert Parish Centenary College of Louisiana
9. Atlanta Hawks Armond Hill Princeton University
10. Phoenix Suns Ron Lee University of Oregon
11. Seattle Supersonics Bob Wilkerson Indiana University
12. Philadelphia 76ers Terry Furlow Michigan State University
13. Washington Bullets Mitch Kupchak University of North Carolina
14. Washington Bullets Larry Wright Grambling State University
15. Cleveland Cavaliers Chuckie Williams Kansas State University
16. Boston Celtics Norm Cook University of Kansas
17. Golden State Warriors Sonny Parker Texas A&M University
Round 2
Pick Team Player College
1. Chicago Bulls Willie Smith University of Missouri
2. Seattle Supersonics Bayard Forrest Grand Canyon University
3. Portland Trail Blazers Major Jones Albany State University
4. Los Angeles Lakers Earl Tatum Marquette University
5. Portland Trail Blazers Johnny Davis University of Dayton
6. Milwaukee Bucks Alex English University of South Carolina
7. Milwaukee Bucks Scott Lloyd Arizona State University
8. New York Knickerbockers Lonnie Shelton Oregon State University
9. New Orleans Jazz Jacky Dorsey University of Georgia
10. Houston Rockets Phil Hicks Tulane University
11. Atlanta Hawks Bob Carrington Boston College
12. Seattle Supersonics Dennis Johnson Pepperdine University
13. Phoenix Suns Al Fleming University of Arizona
14. Washington Bullets Joe Pace Coppin State University
15. Cleveland Cavaliers Mo Howard University of Maryland
16. Phoenix Suns Butch Feher Vanderbilt University
17. Golden State Warriors Marshall Rogers University of Texas-Pan American
Round 3
Pick Team Player College
1. Chicago Bulls Dallas Smith West Texas A&M University
2. Los Angeles Lakers Mike Dabney Rutgers University
3. Chicago Bulls Lars Hansen University of Washington
4. Detroit Pistons Phil Sellers Rutgers University
5. Portland Trail Blazers Jeff Tyson Western Michigan University
6. Milwaukee Bucks Lloyd Walton Marquette University
7. New York Knickerbockers John McGill Alcorn State University
8. New Orleans Jazz Steve Copp San Diego State University
9. Los Angeles Lakers Tom Abernethy Indiana University
10. Houston Rockets Barnes Hauptfuhrer Princeton University
11. Phoenix Suns Ira Terrell Southern Methodist University
12. Atlanta Hawks Larry Cooke Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
13. Philadelphia 76ers Ron Norwood DePaul University
14. Buffalo Braves Gary Brewster University of Texas at El Paso
15. Washington Bullets Bill Cook University of Memphis
16. Cleveland Cavaliers Gary Cole University of Wisconsin-Parkside
17. Boston Celtics Jerry Fort University of Nebraska