| Year | Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | From | To | Notes | ROY | HOF | Allstar | Heismann |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | Dwight Lamar | Southwest Louisiana | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | Larry Finch | Memphis State | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 3 | Mike DAntoni | Marshall | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 4 | Doug Collins | Illinois State | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 5 | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 6 | Steve Downing | Indiana | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 7 | Ronnie Robinson | Memphis State | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 8 | Louis Nelson | Washington | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 9 | Allan Bristow | VPI | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 10 | Mel Davis | St. John's | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 11 | Wendell Hudson | Alabama | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 12 | Kevin Joyce | South Carolina | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 13 | Tim Bassett | Georgia | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 14 | Steve Mitchell | Kansas State | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 15 | Jim OBrien | Maryland | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 16 | Leonard Gray | Long Beach State | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 17 | Derrek Dickey | Cincinnati | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 18 | Ron King | Florida State | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 19 | Allie McGuire | Marquette | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 20 | Nick Weatherspoon | Illinois | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 21 | Jim Lister | Sam Houston State | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 22 | Tom Ingelsby | Villanova | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 23 | Kevin Stacom | Providence | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 24 | Jim Retseck | Auburn | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 25 | Steve Newsome | Houston | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 26 | Ted Manakas | Princeton | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 27 | ML Carr | Guilford | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 28 | Caldwell Jones | Albany State (GA) | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 29 | Harry Rogers | St. Louis | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 30 | Phil Hankinson | Pennsylvania | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 31 | Pat McFarland | St. Joseph's (PA) | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 32 | John Ritter | Indiana | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 33 | Martin Terry | Arkansas | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 34 | Ron Behagen | Minnesota | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 35 | Bob Lauriski | Utah State | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 36 | Kresimer Cosic | Brigham Young | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 37 | Dennis Bell | Drake | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 38 | Luke Witte | Ohio State | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 39 | Ken Brady | Michigan | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 40 | Reggie Royals | Florida State | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 41 | Alan Hornyak | Ohio State | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 42 | Pete Harris | Stephen F. Austin | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 43 | William Harris | North Carolina State | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 44 | Larry Hollyfield | UCLA | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 45 | George Karl | North Carolina | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 46 | Gary Melchionni | Duke | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 47 | Jim Owens | Arizona State | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 48 | Neal Jorgenson | Oregon State | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 49 | Martinez Denmon | Iowa State | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 50 | Joe Wallace | Denver | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 51 | David Winfield | Minnesota | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 52 | Mike Boylan | Assumption (MA) | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 53 | Aaron Stewart | Richmond | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 54 | Joe Reaves | Bethel | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 55 | EC Coleman | Houston Baptist | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 56 | Richie Fuqua | Oral Roberts | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 57 | Nate Stevens | Long Beach State | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 58 | Kenny Charles | Fordham | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 59 | James Brown | Harvard | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 60 | Jim Andrews | Kentucky | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 61 | JG Brosterhos | Texas | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 62 | Les Taylor | Murray State | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 63 | Rubin Montanez | Duquesne | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 64 | Ozzie Edwards | Oklahoma City | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 65 | Rod Freeman | Vanderbilt | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 66 | Henry Wilmore | Michigan | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 67 | Chris McMurray | San Diego State | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 68 | Gene Doyle | Holy Cross | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 69 | Gary Rhoades | Colorado State | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 70 | Mike Edwards | Tennessee | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 71 | Mike Williams | Kentucky Wesleyan | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 72 | James Greene | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 73 | Walter McGary | Tennessee | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 74 | Steve Becker | Yankton (SD) | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 75 | Charles Mitchell | Eastern Kentucky | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 76 | Mark Sibley | Northwestern | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 77 | Clint Harris | Iowa State | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 78 | Russ Hunt | Furman | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 79 | Connie Warren | Xavier | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 80 | Robert Wilson | Wichita State (redshirt) | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 81 | Roy McPipe | Eastern Montana | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 82 | John Johnson | Denver (redshirt) | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 83 | Phil Chenier | California | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 84 | Abe Stewart | Jacksonville | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 85 | Chuck Iverson | South Dakota | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 86 | Larry Lilly | Alabama State | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 87 | Nick Connor | Illinois | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 88 | Gene Armstead | Rutgers | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 89 | Jeff Dawson | Illinois (redshirt) | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 90 | Byron Jones | San Francisco | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 91 | Melvin Russell | Centenary | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 92 | Mike Macaluso | Canisius | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 93 | Joe Cafferky | North Carolina State | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 94 | Gerald Smith | Detroit | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | Bill Walton | UCLA | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | David Thompson | North Carolina State | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 3 | Dwight Jones | Houston | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 4 | Henry Williams | Jacksonville | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 5 | Phil Smith | San Francisco | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 6 | Marvin Barnes | Providence | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 7 | Len Elmore | Maryland | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 8 | Bruce Seals | Xavier (LA) | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 9 | Don Smith | Dayton | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 10 | Maurice Lucas | Marquette | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 11 | Larry Robinson | Texas | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 12 | Tom Henderson | Hawaii | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 13 | Jim Bradley | Northern Illinois | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 14 | Campy Russell | Michigan | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 15 | John Shumate | Notre Dame | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 16 | Dennis DuVal | Syracuse | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 17 | Ruby Jackson | Hutchinson JC | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 18 | Marvin Webster | Oregon State | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 19 | James Forbes | Texas | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 20 | Kevin Restani | San Francisco | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | Larry Moore | Texas | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | Wardell Jeffries | Oklahoma Baptist | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 3 | Craig Littlepage | Pennsylvania | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 4 | Lamont King | Long Beach State | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 5 | Dennis Johnson | Ferris State | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 6 | Steve Rowell | Rhode Island | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 7 | Willie Calvert | Abilene Christian | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 8 | Cal Tatum | Southern Colorado State | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 9 | Don Watts | Xavier (LA) | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 10 | John Coughran | California | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 11 | Mike Contreras | Arizona State | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 12 | Tom Peck | Eau Claire | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 13 | Bill McCoy | Northern Iowa | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 14 | James Garvin | Boston U. | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 15 | Don Johnson | Lebanon Valley | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 16 | Steve Smith | Loyola (CA) | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 17 | Roy Simpson | Furman | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 18 | Bob Fullerton | Xavier | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 19 | Doug Little | Oregon | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 20 | Lindell Reason | Eastern Michigan | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 21 | James Floyd | Shaw | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 22 | Chuck Witt | Western Kentucky | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 23 | Gregg Hawkins | North Carolina State | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 24 | Bill Bailey | Catawba | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 25 | Norman Russell | Oklahoma | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 26 | Bob Kilgore | Michigan State | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 27 | Ernie Kusyner | Kansas State | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 28 | Charles Golson | College of Emporia | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 29 | Fran Costello | Providence | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 30 | Mike Allocco | Stonehill (MA) | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 31 | David Angel | Clemson | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 32 | Aaron Covington | Canisius | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 33 | Ron Hogue | Georgia | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 34 | Mike Quick | San Francisco | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 35 | Ed Childress | Austin Peay | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 36 | Allan Shaw | Duke | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 37 | Carl Jackson | St. Bonaventure | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 38 | Fred Lavoroni | Santa Clara | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 39 | John Lang | Augustana | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 40 | Jerry Brisbano | S.W. Louisiana | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 41 | Lee Colburn | South Dakota State | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 42 | Jerry Clark | Skagit Valley JC (WA) | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 43 | Howard White | Sam Houston State | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 44 | Lynn Greer | Virginia State | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 45 | John Wolfenberg | Valparaiso | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 46 | Jeff Overhouse | Texas A&M | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 47 | Mark Beckwith | Montana State | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 48 | Robert White | Sam Houston State | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 49 | Darryl Brown | Maryland | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 50 | Dale Adams | Mount St. Mary's | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 51 | Jim Crawford | LaSalle | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 52 | Tim Dominiz | Valdosta | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 53 | Wayne Pack | Tennessee Tech | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 54 | Gary Watson | Wisconsin | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 55 | Linwood Johnson | Virginia State (redshirt) | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 8 | 56 | Terrance Murchinson | Fayetteville | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 57 | Rick Williams | Iowa | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 58 | Bill Harris | Northern Illinois | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 59 | Fred DeVaughn | Western Montana | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 9 | 60 | Larry Davis | Centenary | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 61 | Joe Wise | Bridgewater State (MA) | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 62 | Bob Bodell | Maryland | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 10 | 63 | Ben Kelso | Central Michigan | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 11 | 64 | Reed Johnson | Oklahoma Christian | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 11 | 65 | Leon Howard | Wisconsin | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 11 | 66 | Nate Hawthorne | Southern Illinois | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 12 | 67 | Greg Juricisin | Cincinnati | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 12 | 68 | Jeff Jellison | N.E. Massachusetts | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 12 | 69 | John Thomas | Mississippi Southern | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 13 | 70 | Gary Black | Rocky Mountain | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 14 | 71 | Sam Whitehead | Sam Houston State | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 15 | 72 | Harvey Catchings | Hardin | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | Ernie DeGregorio | Providence | Kentucky | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | Larry Kenon | Memphis State | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 3 | Jim Brewer | Minnesota | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 4 | Mike Bantom | St. Joseph's (PA) | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 5 | Mike Green | Louisiana Tech | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 6 | David Vaughn | Oral Roberts | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 7 | Kevin Kunnert | Iowa | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 8 | George Gervin | Eastern Michigan | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 9 | Robert Parish | Centenary | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 10 | Jim Baker | Nevada | Utah | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 11 | Bobby Jones | North Carolina | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 12 | Tom Burleson | North Carolina State | Carolina | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 13 | Ray Lewis | Los Angeles State | Memphis | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 14 | Bill Schaeffer | St. John's | New York | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 15 | Clyde Turner | Minnesota | Denver | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 16 | Louis Dunbar | Houston | Indiana | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 17 | Bird Averitt | Pepperdine | San Diego | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 18 | John Brown | Missouri | San Antonio | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 19 | Barry Parkhill | Virginia | Virginia | ||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 2 | 20 | Alvan Adams | Oklahoma | Utah | ||||||
RetroSeasons
RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
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American Basketball Association
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1972-73 ABA Draft Picks
Recap
The Pittsburgh Condors and The Floridians had folded, leaving the league with nine teams. However, the ABA decided to (for the first and only time) award an expansion franchise to Dr. Leonard Bloom (President and CEO of the United States Capital Corporation) for $1 million to play in San Diego, California, named the San Diego Conquistadors (however due to a feud they did not play in San Diego Sports Arena, instead playing at Peterson Gym). Subsequently, this meant that the Memphis Tams (formerly the Memphis Pros) would move to the Eastern Division. Once again, the best regular season team did not win the ABA Finals, with the Indiana Pacers (who had the 4th best record), led by playoff MVP George McGinnis, winning the championship, 4 games to 3 over the Kentucky Colonels.
Close
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.