DRAFT 1978 NEW ORLEANS: 11 NOJ James Hardy San Francisco 35 NOJ Tom Green Southern 74 NOJ Mel Davis North Texas State 75 NOJ Jeff Covington Youngstown State 118 NOJ John Douglas Kansas 139 NOJ Willie Howard New Mexico 158 NOJ Carl Kilpatrick NE Louisiana 175 NOJ Chad Nelson Drake First Round 1 Por Mychal Thompson Minnesota 2 Ksc Phi Ford North Carolina 3 Ind Rick Robey Kentucky 4 Nyk Micheal Ray Richardson Montana 5 Gsw Purvis Short Jackson State 6 Bos Larry Bird Indiana State 7 Por Ron Brewer Arkansas 8 Bos Freeman Williams Portland State 9 Chi Reggie Theus Nevada-Las Vegas 10 Atl Butch Lee Marquette 11 NOJ James Hardy San Francisco 12 Mil George Johnson St. John's 13 Njn Winford Boynes San Francisco 14 Was Roger Phegley Bradley 15 Cle Mike Mitchell Auburn 16 Atl Jack Givens Kentucky 17 Den Rod Griffin Wake Forest 18 Was Dave Corzine DePaul 19 Pho Marty Byrnes Syracuse 20 Sas Frank Sanders Southern 21 Den Mike Evans Kansas State 22 Gsw Ray Townsend UCLA Second Round 1 Det Terry Tyler Detroit 2 Por Keith Herron Villanova 3 Atl Rick Wilson Louisville 4 Lal Ron Carter Virginia Military 5 Ind Wayne Radford Indiana 6 Hou Buster Matheney Utah 7 Det John Long Detroit 8 Bos Jeff Judkins Utah 9 Chi Marvin Johnson New Mexico 10 Nyk John Rudd McNeese State 11 Cle Harry Davis Florida State 12 Nyk Greg Bunch Cal State-Fullerton 13 NOJ Tom Green Southern 14 Phi Maurice Cheeks West Texas 15 Was Terry Sykes Grambling 16 Lal Lew Massey North Carolina-Charlotte 17 Sea James Lee Kentucky 18 Gsw Wayne Cooper New Orleans 19 Buf Jerome Whitehead Marquette 20 Sea Kevin McDonald Penn 21 Phi Glenn Hagan St. Bonaventure 22 Por Clemon Johnson Florida A&M Third Round 1 Njn Mike Phillips Kentucky 2 Den Hollis Copeland Rutgers 3 Hou Billy Ray Bates Kentucky 4 Buf Mike Santos Utah State 5 Ksc Jeff Cook Idaho State 6 Bos Dana Skinner Merrimack 7 Buf Ricky Gallon Louisville 8 Ksc Mike Russell Texas Tech 9 Chi Randy Ayers Miami (OH) 10 Atl Steve Grant Manhattan 11 Nyk Marc Iavaroni Virginia 12 Gsw Steve Neff Bethany Nazarene 13 Cle Ken Higgs Louisiana State 14 Was Rick Apke Creighton 15 Mil Pat Cummings Cincinnati 16 Lal Michael Cooper New Mexico 17 Sea Dave Baxter Michigan 18 Njn Dave Batton Notre Dame 19 Pho Joel Kramer San Diego State 20 Sas Gerald Henderson Virginia Commonwealth 21 Buf Marvin Dalph Arkansas 22 Por Sterling Edmunds Dartmouth Fourth Round 1 Hou Jackie Robinson Nevada-Las Vegas 2 Buf Jim Boylan Marquette 3 Hou Joel Thompson Michigan 4 Ksc Jeffrey Crompton North Carolina 5 Ind Ricky Lee Oregon State 6 Bos Dave Nelson Bloomfield (Njn) 7 Buf Larry Harris Pittsburgh 8 NOJ Mel Davis North Texas State 9 NOJ Jeff Covington Youngstown State 10 Buf Leroy McDonald Wake Forest 11 Gsw Derrick Jackson Georgetown 12 Cle Stan Rome Clemson 13 Nyk Erving Giddings Dayton 14 Mil Otis Howard Austin Peay 15 Was Larry Boston Maryland 16 Lal Harold Robertson Lincoln 17 Sea Billy Lewis Illinois State 18 Njn Walter Jordan Purdue 19 Pho Bob Miller Cincinnati 20 Sas Rich Adams Illinois 21 Phi Brett Vroman Nevada-Las Vegas 22 Pho Wayne Smith California-Irvine Fifth Round 1 Njn Cecile Rose Houston 2 Buf David Thompson Florida State 3 Hou Gary Goodner Texas 4 Ind James Sparrow North Carolina A&T 5 Ksc Derick Clairborne Massachusetts 6 Bos Greg Tynes Seton Hall 7 Det Dave Caligaris Northeastern 8 NOJ Donald Williams Notre Dame 9 Chi Ron Anthony Jacksonville 10 Atl Chris Potter Holy Cross 11 Cle Ken Koenigs Kansas 12 Nyk Greg Green Southern 13 Gsw Bubba Wilson Western Carolina 14 Was Roger Dickens Towson State 15 Mil Russ Coleman Pacific 16 Lal Carlos Terry Winston-Salem 17 Sea Ralph Drollinger UCLA 18 Den Michael Edwards Pan American 19 Pho Andre Wakefield Loyola (IL) 20 Sas Eugene Parker Purdue 21 Phi Mark Haymoore Massachusetts 22 Por Clay Johnson Missouri Sixth Round 1 Njn Golie Augustus South Carolina 2 Buf Bob Miscevicious Providence 3 Hou Eddie Joe Chavez Santa 4 Ksc Jim Krivacs Texas 5 Ind Sherman Dillard James Madison 6 Bos Dave Winey Minnesota 7 Det Audie Matthews Illinois 8 NOJ John Douglas Kansas 9 Chi John Shoemaker Miami (OH) 10 Atl Gerald Glover Howard 11 Nyk Ed Warren Briarcliff 12 Gsw Buzz Hartnett San Diego 13 Cle Ron Bell Virginia Tech 14 Mil Dave Kyle Cleveland State 15 Was Archie Aldridge Miami (OH) 16 Lal Kim Stewart Washington 17 Den Robert Heard Columbus (GA) 18 Pho Charles Thompson Houston 19 Sas Harry Morgan Indiana State 20 Phi Osborne Lockhart Minnesota 21 Por Tim Evans Puget Sound Seventh Round 1 Njn Doug Jemison San Francisco 2 Buf Stan Pietkiewicz Auburn 3 Hou Stan Stewart Loyola Marymount 4 Ind Ollie Matson Jr. Pepperdine 5 Ksc Charles McMilliam North Texas State 6 Bos Steve Balkun Fairfield 7 Det Herb Entzminger J.C. Smith 8 NOJ Willie Howard New Mexico 9 Chi Jarvis Reynolds West Georgia 10 Atl Jim DeWeese Gonzaga 11 Gsw Rick Bernard St. Mary's 12 Cle Tony Smith Nevada-Las Vegas 13 Nyk Gary Pember Nasson 14 Was Ed Hopkins Georgetown 15 Mil Kim Anderson Missouri 16 Lal Larry Paige Colorado State 17 Den Jack Gilloon South Carolina 18 Pho Steve Malovic San Diego 19 Sas Hector Olivencia Sacred Heart 20 Phi Anthony Murray Alabama 21 Por Walter Reason Pacific Eighth Round 1 Njn Bruce Campbell Providence 2 Buf Felton Young Jacksonville 3 Ksc Ron Hammye Bowling Green 4 Bos Kim Fisher Fairfield 5 Det Earl Evans Nevada-Las Vegas 6 NOJ Carl Kilpatrick NE Louisiana 7 Chi Chubby Cox San Francisco 8 Atl Ed Murphy Merrimack 9 Cle Roland Martin Missouri Southern 10 Nyk Greg Sanders St. Bonaventure 11 Gsw Tony Searcy Appalachian State 12 Mil Tom Zaligaris North Carolina 13 Was Nestor Cora St. Francis 14 Den Larry Vaculik Colorado 15 Pho George Fowler Pacific 16 Sas Henry Taylor Pan American 17 Phi Alan Cunningham Colorado State 18 Por Mark Wickman Linfield Ninth Round 1 Njn Frank Sowinski Princeton 2 Buf Bobby White Centenary 3 Bos Les Anderson George Washington 4 Det Ulice Payne Marquette 5 NOJ Chad Nelson Drake 6 Chi Joe Ponsetto DePaul 7 Atl Maurice Robinson West Virginia 8 Nyk Danny Fields North Carolina-Wilmington 9 Gsw Bobby Humbles Bradley 10 Cle Steve Bayless Central State 11 Was Tim Claxton Temple 12 Mil Gary Rosenberger Marquette 13 Den Tom Schneeburger Air Force 14 Pho Nate Stokes Grand Canyon 15 Sas Rick Taylor Arizona State 16 Por Paul Cozens Holy Cross Tenth Round 1 Njn Michael Vicens Holy Cross 2 Bos Walter Harrigan Brandeis 3 Det Dave Grauzer Central Michigan 4 NOJ Rickey Williams Long Beach State 5 Chi Mark Tucker Oklahoma 6 Atl Marshall Lester Florida Southern 7 Gsw Mike Muff Murray State 8 Cle Gary Winston Army 9 Nyk Ernest Simons Pace 10 Mil Tom Anderson Wisconsin-Green Bay 11 Was Steve Connor Boise State 12 Den Phi Taylor Arizona 13 Pho Lewis Cohen Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 14 Sas Larry Brewster Florida 15 Phi Dennis James Widener 16 Por Tim Workington Biola (LA)