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The 1967 NBA Draft was the 21st annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 3, 1967 before the 1967–68 season. In this draft, 12 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. The first two picks in the draft were belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip.^[1] The Detroit Pistons won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Baltimore Bullets were awarded the second pick. The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Five teams that had the best records in previous season were not awarded second round draft picks. Two expansion franchises, the San Diego Rockets and the Seattle SuperSonics, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the sixth and seventh pick in the first round, along with the last two picks of each subsequent round. The draft consisted of 20 rounds comprising 162 players selected.

Jimmy Walker from Providence College was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons. Earl Monroe from Winston-Salem State University was drafted second by the Baltimore Bullets and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.^[2] Monroe, along with fifth pick Walt Frazier have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.^[3] They were also named to the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.^[4] Monroe and Frazier both won the NBA championship with the Knicks in 1973. Three seasons earlier, Frazier was also a member of the Knicks that won the NBA for the first time. Frazier was also selected to seven All-NBA Teams and six All-Star Games, while Monroe was selected to one All-NBA Team and four All-Star Games.^[5][6] First pick Jimmy Walker and 19th pick Bob Rule are the only other players from this draft who have been selected to an All-Star Game.^[7][8]

Seventh pick Pat Riley and seventeenth pick Phil Jackson became successful NBA head coaches after ending their playing career. Riley won five NBA championships as head coach; four with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s and one with the Miami Heat in 2006.^[9] He also won the Coach of the Year Award for a record three times, tied with Don Nelson.^[10] Jackson won ten NBA championships, the most in NBA history.^[11] He led the Chicago Bulls to win three straight championships twice over separate three year periods; during 1991–1993 and 1996–1998. He then win his third "three-peat" with the Lakers during 2000–2002, before winning his tenth NBA championship in 2009.^[12] Both coaches have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.^[3] They were also named among the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.^[13]

First pick Jimmy Walker was also drafted in the 1967 National Football League (NFL) Draft, despite never played college football.^[14] He was drafted last in the 17-round draft by the New Orleans Saints.^[15] He stayed with his basketball career and became a two-time All-Star.^[16] On the other hand, the first pick in the 1967 NFL Draft, Bubba Smith, was drafted by an NBA team. He was selected in the 11th round by the Baltimore Bullets. However, he stayed with his football career and played nine seasons in the NFL as a defensive end.^[17]

Draft

Walt Frazier was selected fifth overall by the New York Knicks. Pat Riley was selected seventh overall by the San Diego Rockets. Phil Jackson was selected 17th overall by the New York Knicks.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
1	1	Walker, JimmyJimmy Walker+	G	United States	Detroit Pistons	Providence
1	2	Monroe, EarlEarl Monroe^	G	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Winston-Salem State
1	3	Haskins, ClemClem Haskins	G	United States	Chicago Bulls	Western Kentucky
1	4	Dove, SonnySonny Dove	F	United States	Detroit Pistons (from Los Angeles)[a]	St. John's
1	5	Frazier, WaltWalt Frazier^	G	United States	New York Knicks	Southern Illinois
1	6	Tucker, AlAl Tucker	F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Oklahoma Baptist
1	7	Riley, PatPat Riley	G/F	United States	San Diego Rockets	Kentucky
1	8	Workman, TomTom Workman	F/C	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Seattle
1	9	Daniels, MelMel Daniels	C	United States	Cincinnati Royals	New Mexico
1	10	Lattin, DaveDave Lattin	F/C	United States	San Francisco Warriors	Texas Western
1	11	Graham, MalMal Graham	G	United States	Boston Celtics	NYU
1	12	Raymond, CraigCraig Raymond	C	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Brigham Young
2	13	Jones, JimmyJimmy Jones	G/F	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Grambling
2	14	Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Georgetown
2	15	Beck, ByronByron Beck	F/C	United States	Chicago Bulls	Denver
2	16	Mahaffey, RandolphRandolph Mahaffey	F	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Clemson
2	17	Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson	F/C	United States	New York Knicks	North Dakota
2	18	Netolicky, BobBob Netolicky	F/C	United States	San Diego Rockets	Drake
2	19	Rule, BobBob Rule+	F/C	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Colorado State

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
3	24	Gregor, GaryGary Gregor	F/C	United States	New York Knicks	South Carolina
3	25	Verga, BobBob Verga	G	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Duke
3	26	Gray, GaryGary Gray	G	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Oklahoma City
3	27	Turner, BillBill Turner	F	United States	San Francisco Warriors	Akron
3	31	Jones, NickNick Jones	G	United States	San Diego Rockets	Oregon
4	34	Burns, JimJim Burns	G	United States	Chicago Bulls	Northwestern
4	35	Anderson, CliffCliff Anderson	G/F	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Saint Joseph's
4	38	Dampier, LouieLouie Dampier	G	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Kentucky
4	39	Lewis, BobbyBobby Lewis	G	United States	San Francisco Warriors	North Carolina
5	45	Long, PaulPaul Long	G	United States	Detroit Pistons	Wake Forest
5	51	Lynn, MikeMike Lynn	F	United States	San Francisco Warriors	UCLA
5	54	Lott, PlummerPlummer Lott	G/F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Seattle
6	63	Schlueter, DaleDale Schlueter	C	United States	San Francisco Warriors	Colorado State
8	80	Manning, EdEd Manning	F	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Jackson State
8	81	Carter, GeorgeGeorge Carter	G/F	United States	Detroit Pistons	St. Bonaventure
9	96	Biedenbach, EdEd Biedenbach	G	United States	St. Louis Hawks	NC State
9	100	Filipek, RonRon Filipek	F	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Tennessee Tech
10	110	Weitzman, RickRick Weitzman	G	United States	Boston Celtics	Northeastern
12	128	Riordan, MikeMike Riordan	G/F	United States	New York Knicks	Providence
20	162	West, RolandRoland West	G	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Cincinnati

Trades

• ^a Prior to the draft, the Detroit Pistons acquired the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round pick, which was used to select Sonny Dove, from the Lakers as a compensation when Rudy LaRusso refused to report to the Lakers after being traded to the Pistons in a three-team trade on January 16, 1967.^[18][19]

References

General

Specific

External links

• NBA.com
• NBA.com: NBA Draft History