Name: Larry Lawrence Position: Shooting Guard Height: 6-5 (1.96m) Weight: 200 (90kg) College Team: Dartmouth Big Green Nationality: American Birthplace: Macon, Georgia Birthdate: 1/25/1959 Drafted: Selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the eighth round (175th pick overall) of 1980 NBA Draft... Automatically eligible for the 1981 NBA Draft but was not drafted by an NBA franchise...

Draft Note: The NCAA granted Larry Lawrence an extra year of collegiate eligibility. Before the 1979 NBA Draft the league decided to ban the selection players who still had an additional season of eligibility in college and had not declared hardship status. Only Bobby Turner of Louisville was granted an exemption for his status to stay eligible for the draft despite dropping out of school and not declaring.

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Published: 20 November 2019

Created: 20 November 2019

Last Updated: 01 March 2021

Name: Darrell Johnson Position: Shooting Guard Height: 6-5 (1.93m) Weight: 190 (81kg) College Team: San Jose State Spartans Nationality: American Birthplace: Houston, Texas Birthdate: 1/25/1962 Drafted: Selected by the Houston Rockets in the tenth round (207th pick overall) of 1983 NBA Draft... Automatically eligible for the 1984 NBA Draft but was not drafted by an NBA franchise...

Draft Note: Before the 1979 NBA Draft the league decided to ban the selection players who still had an additional season of eligibility in college and had not declared hardship status. Only Bobby Turner of Louisville was granted an exemption for his status to stay eligible for the draft despite dropping out of school and not declaring.

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Published: 02 July 2018

Created: 02 July 2018

Last Updated: 01 March 2021

Name: Mark Wagar Position: Forward Height: 6-8 (2.03m) Weight: N/A College Team: Ohio State Buckeyes Nationality: American Birthplace: Avon, Ohio Birthdate: N/A Drafted: Selected by the Boston Celtics in the ninth round (142nd pick overall) of 1972 NBA Draft.

Draft Note: Under John Havlicek’s recommendations the Celtics accidently got their “Mark” at Ohio State mixed up and phoned in the selection of Mark Wagar. After the pick the Celtics brass quickly came to the realization that they have given the NBA the wrong last name. The Celtics informed the NBA of their misunderstanding and told the NBA office that they meant to select Mark Minor of Ohio State. Wagar was a junior making him ineligible for the draft. Because of that the NBA informed the Celtics that they would have to forfeit their ninth-round draft choice of Mark Wagar.

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Published: 13 May 2019

Created: 20 June 2018

Last Updated: 26 February 2021

Name: James Williams Position: N/A Height: 1-6 (0.49m) Weight: 7.5 (3.4kg) School: Piedmont Hospital (GA) Nationality: American Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia Birthdate: 5/27/1974 Drafted: Selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the tenth round (168th pick overall) of 1974 NBA Draft.

Draft Note: Pat Williams who was the general manager of the Atlanta Hawks was on a conference call with 18 different NBA teams participating in the 1974 NBA Draft. The event began as Williams along with Hawks coach Cotton Fitzsimmons decided to inject some levity into the 2 hour and 34-minute marathon. On Tuesday Williams wife Jill had given birth to their son James Williams. After announcing “Atlanta takes James Williams of Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.” “He’s 19.5 inches tall and weighs seven pound and five ounces.” The moderator congratulated Williams and then asked Atlanta to get serious. Brendy Lee of Nebraska was announced.

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Published: 09 February 2019

Created: 03 December 2017

Last Updated: 26 February 2021

Name: Ed "Too Tall" Jones Position: Power Forward Height: 6-9 (2.05m) Weight: 270 (123kg) College Team: No College Team Nationality: American Birthplace: Jackson, Tennessee Birthdate: 2/23/1951 Drafted: Selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the eighth round (164th pick overall) of 1979 NBA Draft.

Draft Note: Ed Jones graduated from Tennessee State and went on to play professional football for the Dallas Cowboys for five years before retiring. During this time Jones became a professional boxer. The San Antonio Spurs tried to select Jones in the eighth round. The NBA disallowed the pick because Jones had been out of school for more than five years. Jones would go on a year later and continue his professional football career with the Dallas Cowboys.

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* Jones played during the 1970-71 season for Tennessee State but his season totals were not reported individually but instead grouped together and categorized as "Others" on official season statistical report.

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Published: 18 April 2017

Created: 18 April 2017

Last Updated: 26 February 2021

Name: Joffre Conrad Whisenton Position: Shooting Guard Height: 6-4 (1.93m) Weight: 177 (81kg) College Team: Alabama Crimson Tide Nationality: American Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia Birthdate: 10/3/1956 Drafted: Selected by the Washington Bullets in the seventh round (148th pick overall) of 1979 NBA Draft.

Draft Note: Initially the selection of Conrad Whisenton by the Washington Bullets was upheld. However, after several weeks later his selection was deemed ineligible. The reason is Whisenton graduated from Norview High School in 1974. At the time of this writing, it is unknown if he played at another college or was a transfer into the Fisk basketball program. This would make him 5 years removed from his high school class and would disqualify his draft status. Making him automatically eligible for the 1978 NBA Draft which he did not get drafted by an NBA franchise.

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Published: 18 April 2017

Created: 18 April 2017

Last Updated: 26 February 2021

Name: Norman Horvitz Position: Guard Height: 5-10 (1.77m) Weight: 205 (93kg) College Team: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Blue Devils Nationality: American Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Birthdate: 6/17/1934 - 2/23/1990 Drafted: Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the tenth round (227th pick overall) of 1983 NBA Draft.

Draft Note: Philadelphia 76ers owner Harold Katz as a joke selected his friend and Nutrisystem’s medical director Norman Horvitz. Horvitz originally graduated from Philadelphia Pharmacy in 1956. The NBA declared Horvitz ineligible based on the fact he had been out of college for more than 27 years.

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Published: 17 February 2012

Created: 17 February 2012

Last Updated: 27 February 2021

Name: Moses Malone Position: Center Height: 6-10 (2.08m) Weight: 215 (98kg) Pro Team: Utah Stars (ABA) Nationality: American Birthplace: Petersburg, Virginia Birthdate: 3/23/1954 - 9/13/2015 Drafted: Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the tenth round (171st pick overall) of 1975 NBA Draft... Selected by the New Orleans Jazz in the first round (1st overall) of 1975 NBA Special Draft of ABA Undergraduate Players... Not drafted by an NBA franchise in a regular draft process...

Draft Note: The Bulls attempted to draft Moses Malone, who at the time was playing for the Utah Stars. The Deputy NBA Commissioner Simon Gourdine informed the Bulls that Malone had not made himself eligible for the hardship draft and thus was not eligible for the draft. Gourdine in an effort to protect the integrity of the draft, marked the selection as a pass.

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Published: 30 September 2007

Created: 30 September 2007

Last Updated: 22 January 2023

Name: Denise Long Position: Forward Height: 5-11 (1.80m) Weight: N/A (kg) H.S. Team: Union-Whitten H.S. (Iowa) Nationality: American Birthplace: Whitten, Iowa Birthdate: 3/22/1951 Drafted: Selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the thirteenth round (174th pick overall) of 1969 NBA Draft...

Draft Note: Long's selection was voided by acting NBA Commissioner Walter Kennedy, who told Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli that the pick was not allowed. It remains uncertain if Kennedy came to this verdict by federal statues of gender or the NBA's rule of players having to be four years removed from their high school class.

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Published: 29 September 2007

Created: 29 September 2007

Last Updated: 25 February 2021