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NBA Draft 1981
Rundown
By Class:
Senior's 1st RD: 20
Senior's 2nd RD: 23
Junior's 1st RD: 2
Sophomore's 1st RD: 1
Total Selected: 46
By Position:
Centers: 4
Power Forwards: 15
Small Forwards: 14
Shooting Guards: 7
Point Guards: 6

By Round: 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 |

First Round Second Round
Team School Selection Team School Selection
1
Dallas
DePaul Mark Aguirre
Small Forward
6-7/235
Junior
24
Dallas
Michigan State Jay Vincent
Power Forward
6-8/225
Senior
2
Detroit
Indiana Isiah Thomas
Point Guard
6-1/180
Sophomore
25
Boston
Notre Dame Tracy Jackson
Small Forward
6-6/205
Senior
3
New Jersey
Maryland Buck Williams
Power Forward
6-8/215
Junior
26
Portland
Utah State Brian Jackson
Power Forward
6-8/N/A
Senior
4
Atlanta
North Carolina Al Wood
Small Forward
6-7/235
Senior
27
Utah
Tennessee Howard Wood
Small Forward
6-7/235
Senior
5
Seattle
Utah Danny Vranes
Power Forward
6-7/210
Senior
28
San Antonio
Duke Gene Banks
Small Forward
6-7/215
Senior
6
Chicago
Notre Dame Orlando Woolridge
Small Forward
6-9/215
Senior
29
Kansas City
Illinois Eddie Johnson
Small Forward
6-8/215
Senior
7
Kansas City
Oregon State Steve Johnson
Power Forward
6-10/235
Senior
30
San Antonio
South Alabama Ed Rains
Small Forward
6-7/190
Senior
8
San Diego
Utah Tom Chambers
Power Forward
6-9/220
Senior
31
Boston
Brigham Young Danny Ainge
Shooting Guard
6-4/175
Senior
9
Dallas
Kansas State Rolando Blackman
Shooting Guard
6-6/190
Senior
32
Chicago
Lamar Mike Olliver
Point Guard
6-1/195
Senior
10
New Jersey
Maryland Albert King
Shooting Guard
6-6/190
Senior
33
Golden State
Arizona State Sam Williams
Power Forward
6-8/210
Senior
11
Washington
Wake Forest Frank Johnson
Point Guard
6-2/185
Senior
34
Denver
Pan American Kenneth Green
Power Forward
6-9/225
Senior
12
Detroit
Notre Dame Kelly Tripucka
Shooting Guard
6-6/190
Senior
35
Washington
Vanderbilt Charles Davis
Power Forward
6-7/215
Senior
13
Utah
Syracuse Danny Schayes
Center/Power Forward
6-11/235
Senior
36
Indiana
Oregon State Ray Blume
Shooting Guard
6-4/186
Senior
14
Indiana
Ohio State Herb Williams
Center
6-10/242
Senior
37
Indiana
Bucknell Al Leslie
Shooting Guard
6-3/185
Senior
15
Portland
Virginia Jeff Lamp
Small Forward
6-6/195
Senior
38
Atlanta
DePaul Clyde Bradshaw
Point Guard
6-0/170
Senior
16
Portland
Kansas Darnell Valentine
Point Guard
6-2/185
Senior
39
LA Lakers
Toledo Harvey Knuckles
Small Forward
6-6/185
Senior
17
Kansas City
Alabama State Kevin Loder
Small Forward/Shooting Guard
6-6/205
Senior
40
New York
Louisiana State Greg Cook
Power Forward
6-8/225
Senior
18
New Jersey
Indiana Ray Tolbert
Power Forward
6-9/225
Senior
41
Washington
Wisconsin Claude Gregory
Power Forward
6-8/205
Senior
19
LA Lakers
Michigan Mike McGee
Shooting Guard/Small Forward
6-5/190
Senior
42
LA Lakers
Florida State Elvis Rolle
Center/Power Forward
6-10/225
Senior
20
Phoenix
Clemson Larry Nance
Power Forward
6-10/205
Senior
43
Dallas
Mississippi Elston Turner
Small Forward
6-5/190
Senior
21
Milwaukee
Arizona State Alton Lister
Center
7-1/240
Senior
44
Washington
South Dakota State Steve Lingenfelter
Power Forward
6-9/225
Senior
22
Philadelphia
Cleveland State Franklin Edwards
Point Guard
6-1/170
Senior
45
Houston
Texas A&I Ed Turner
Small Forward
6-6/195
Senior
23
Boston
Wyoming Charles Bradley
Small Forward
6-5/215
Senior
46
Philadelphia
Texas A&M Vernon Smith
Power Forward
6-8/220
Senior

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