1980 NBA draft

1980 NBA draft
General information
Date(s)	June 10, 1980
Location	New York City, New York
Network(s) (US)	USA Network
First selection	Joe Barry Carroll, Golden State Warriors
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1980 NBA expansion draft

The 1980 NBA draft was the 34th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 10, 1980, before the 1980–81 season. In this draft, 23 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip.^[1] The Boston Celtics, who obtained the Detroit Pistons' first-round pick in a trade, won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Utah Jazz were awarded the second pick.^[2] The Celtics then traded the first pick to the Golden State Warriors before the draft. 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. An expansion franchise, the Dallas Mavericks, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the eleventh pick in each round. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was automatically eligible for selection. Before the draft, five college underclassmen announced that they would leave college early and would be eligible for selection.^[3] The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 214 players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Joe Barry Carroll from Purdue University was selected first overall by the Golden State Warriors. Darrell Griffith from the University of Louisville was selected second by the Utah Jazz. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.^[4] Kevin McHale from the University of Minnesota was selected third by the Boston Celtics. McHale spent his entire 13-year career with the Celtics and won three NBA championships. He also won two consecutive Sixth Man of the Year Award and was also selected to one All-NBA Team, seven All Star Games and six All-Defensive Teams.^[5] For his achievements, he has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.^[6] McHale was also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.^[7] Carroll, 8th pick Andrew Toney, 11th pick Kiki Vandeweghe and 25th pick Jeff Ruland are the only other players from this draft who was selected to an All-Star Game.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Nine players drafted went on to have a coaching career in the NBA. Kevin McHale served as the interim head coach for the Timberwolves in 2005 and in the 2008–2009 season, as well as currently working as head coach of the Houston Rockets.^[12] Mike Woodson, the 12th pick, coached the Atlanta Hawks for six seasons.^[13] Larry Drew, the 17th pick, worked as Woodson's assistant before he was promoted to the head coaching position in 2010.^[14] Bill Hanzlik, the 20th pick, coached the Denver Nuggets in the 1997–1998 season, compiling an 11–71 record, the worst full-season record for a rookie coach in NBA history.^[15] Butch Carter, the 37th pick, coached the Toronto Raptors for two and a half seasons.^[16] Terry Stotts, the 38th pick, coached both the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks for two seasons, and is currently the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.^[17] Kurt Rambis, the 58th pick, who played nine years for the Los Angeles Lakers, served as the team's interim head coach in 1999. After working as the Lakers assistant coach for seven years, Rambis received his first permanent head coaching position with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2009.^[18] Two other players, Kiki Vandeweghe and Kenny Natt, had brief spells as interim head coaches in the NBA, each of which lasted less than one season.^[19][20] Woodson would later go on to be the first person in NBA history to become head coach of the team that drafted him when he took over as head coach of the New York Knicks on an interim basis in March 2012.

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

^	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^+	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
^#	Denotes player who never played in the NBA regular season or playoffs

Draft

Darrell Griffith was selected second overall by the Utah Jazz.

Kevin McHale (right) was selected third overall by the Boston Celtics.

Mike O'Koren was selected sixth overall by the New Jersey Nets.

Mike Woodson was selected 12th overall by the New York Knicks.

Rick Mahorn was selected 35th overall by the Washington Bullets.

Terry Stotts was selected 38th overall by the Houston Rockets.

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team	School/club team
1	1	Carroll, Joe BarryJoe Barry Carroll^+	F/C	United States	Golden State Warriors (from Detroit via Boston)^[a]	Purdue (Sr.)
1	2	Griffith, DarrellDarrell Griffith	G	United States	Utah Jazz	Louisville (Sr.)
1	3	McHale, KevinKevin McHale^	F/C	United States	Boston Celtics (from Golden State)^[a]	Minnesota (Sr.)
1	4	Ransey, KelvinKelvin Ransey	G	United States	Chicago Bulls (traded to Portland)^[A]	Ohio State (Sr.)
1	5	Ray, JamesJames Ray	F	United States	Denver Nuggets	Jacksonville (Sr.)
1	6	O'Koren, MikeMike O'Koren	G/F	United States	New Jersey Nets	North Carolina (Sr.)
1	7	Gminski, MikeMike Gminski	C	United States	New Jersey Nets (from San Diego via Portland)^[b]	Duke (Sr.)
1	8	Toney, AndrewAndrew Toney^+	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (from Indiana)^[c]	Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
1	9	Brooks, MichaelMichael Brooks	F	United States	San Diego Clippers (from Cleveland)^[d]	La Salle (Sr.)
1	10	Lester, RonnieRonnie Lester	G	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Chicago)^[A]	Iowa (Sr.)
1	11	Vandeweghe, KikiKiki Vandeweghe^+	F	United States	Dallas Mavericks	UCLA (Sr.)
1	12	Woodson, MikeMike Woodson	G/F	United States	New York Knicks	Indiana (Sr.)
1	13	Brown, RickeyRickey Brown	F/C	United States	Golden State Warriors (from Washington via Detroit and Boston)^[a]	Mississippi State (Sr.)
1	14	Matthews, WesWes Matthews	G	United States	Washington Bullets (from Houston)^[e]	Wisconsin (Jr.)
1	15	Johnson, ReggieReggie Johnson	F/C	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Tennessee (Sr.)
1	16	Whitney, CharlesCharles Whitney	G/F	United States	Kansas City Kings	NC State (Sr.)
1	17	Drew, LarryLarry Drew	G	United States	Detroit Pistons (from Milwaukee)^[f]	Missouri (Sr.)
1	18	Collins, DonDon Collins	G/F	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Washington State (Sr.)
1	19	Duren, JohnJohn Duren	G	United States	Utah Jazz (from Phoenix)^[g]	Georgetown (Sr.)
1	20	Hanzlik, BillBill Hanzlik	G/F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Notre Dame (Sr.)
1	21	Davis, MontiMonti Davis	F	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Tennessee State (Sr.)
1	22	Kinch, ChadChad Kinch	G	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (from Los Angeles)^[h]	UNC Charlotte (Sr.)
1	23	Nicks, CarlCarl Nicks	G	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Boston via Indiana)^[i]	Indiana State (Sr.)
2	24	Smith, LarryLarry Smith	F/C	United States	Golden State Warriors (from Detroit)^[j]	Alcorn State (Sr.)
2	25	Ruland, JeffJeff Ruland^+	F/C	United States	Golden State Warriors (traded to Washington)^[B]	Iona (Jr.)
2	26	Worthen, SamSam Worthen	F	United States	Chicago Bulls (from Utah via Los Angeles)^[k]	Marquette (Sr.)
2	27	Stroud, JohnJohn Stroud	F	United States	Houston Rockets (from Denver via New Jersey)	Mississippi (Sr.)
2	28	Shelton, CraigCraig Shelton	F	United States	Atlanta Hawks (from Chicago)	Georgetown (Sr.)
2	29	Orr, LouisLouis Orr	F	United States	Indiana Pacers (from New Jersey)	Syracuse (Sr.)
2	30	Natt, KennyKenny Natt	G	United States	Indiana Pacers (from San Diego)	Northeast Louisiana (Sr.)
2	31	Robinson, WayneWayne Robinson	F	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland)	Virginia Tech (Sr.)
2	32	Lawrence, DavidDavid Lawrence^#	F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (from Indiana)	McNeese State (Sr.)
2	33	Collins, BruceBruce Collins^#	G/F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Weber State (Sr.)
2	34	Bouie, RooseveltRoosevelt Bouie^#	C	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Syracuse (Sr.)
2	35	Mahorn, RickRick Mahorn	F/C	United States	Washington Bullets	Hampton (Sr.)
2	36	Scales, DeWayneDeWayne Scales	F	United States	New York Knicks	LSU (Jr.)
2	37	Carter, ButchButch Carter	G	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from San Antonio)	Indiana (Sr.)
2	38	Stotts, TerryTerry Stotts^#	F	United States	Houston Rockets	Oklahoma (Sr.)
2	39	Wiley, MichaelMichael Wiley	F	United States	San Antonio Spurs (from Kansas City)	Long Beach State (Sr.)
2	40	Miller, DickDick Miller	F	United States	Indiana Pacers (from Milwaukee via Kansas City)	Toledo (Sr.)
2	41	Oldham, JawannJawann Oldham	C	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Atlanta via Utah)	Seattle (Sr.)
2	42	Belton, KimberlyKimberly Belton^#	F	United States	Phoenix Suns	Stanford (Sr.)
2	43	Williams, BillyBilly Williams^#	G	United States	Houston Rockets (from Seattle)	Clemson (Sr.)
2	44	Austin, ClydeClyde Austin^#	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	NC State (Sr.)
2	45	Branson, BradBrad Branson	F/C	United States	Detroit Pistons (from Los Angeles)	SMU (Sr.)
2	46	Hallman, ArnetteArnette Hallman^#	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Purdue (Sr.)

Other picks

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

Kurt Rambis was selected 58th overall by the New York Knicks.

Rory Sparrow was selected 75th overall by the New Jersey Nets.

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team	School/club team
3	47	Nimphius, KurtKurt Nimphius	F/C	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Detroit)	Arizona State (Sr.)
3	50	Wilkes, JamesJames Wilkes	F	United States	Chicago Bulls	UCLA (Sr.)
3	51	Valentine, RonnieRonnie Valentine	F	United States	Denver Nuggets	Old Dominion (Sr.)
3	52	Moore, LowesLowes Moore	G	United States	New Jersey Nets	West Virginia (Sr.)
3	56	Harper, MikeMike Harper	F/C	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	North Park (Sr.)
3	57	Britton, DavidDavid Britton	G	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Texas A&M (Sr.)
3	58	Rambis, KurtKurt Rambis	F	United States	New York Knicks	Santa Clara (Sr.)
4	61	Yonakor, RichRich Yonakor	F	United States	San Antonio Spurs	North Carolina (Sr.)
4	66	Bailey, CarlCarl Bailey	C	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Tuskegee (Sr.)
4	70	Cook, DarwinDarwin Cook	G	United States	Detroit Pistons	Portland (Sr.)
4	75	Sparrow, RoryRory Sparrow	G	United States	New Jersey Nets	Villanova (Sr.)
4	87	Jackson, TonyTony Jackson	G	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from Atlanta)	Florida State (Sr.)
5	93	Fuller, TonyTony Fuller	G	United States	Detroit Pistons	Pepperdine (Sr.)
5	99	Rank, WallyWally Rank	G/F	United States	San Diego Clippers	San Jose State (Sr.)
5	103	Allums, DarrellDarrell Allums	F	United States	Dallas Mavericks	UCLA (Sr.)
7	141	Romar, LorenzoLorenzo Romar	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	Washington (Sr.)
8	168	Stroeder, JohnJohn Stroeder	F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Montana (Sr.)
8	169	Kea, ClarenceClarence Kea	F	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Lamar (Sr.)
9	182	Reid, BillyBilly Reid	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	San Francisco (Sr.)

Trades

Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.

• ^{A 1 2} The Portland Trail Blazers acquired the draft rights to fourth pick Kelvin Ransey and a 1981 first-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the draft rights to tenth pick Ronnie Lester and a 1981 first-round pick.^[21]
• ^B The Washington Bullets acquired the draft rights to 25th pick Jeff Ruland from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for a 1981 second-round pick.^[11]

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams.

• ^{a 1 2 3} On June 9, 1980, the Golden State Warriors acquired the first and the thirteenth pick from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Robert Parish and the third pick.^[22][23] Previously, the Celtics acquired two first-round picks on September 6, 1979 from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Bob McAdoo. This trade was arranged as compensation when the Celtics signed M. L. Carr on July 24, 1979.^[24][25] Previously, the Pistons acquired 1980 and 1982 first-round picks on July 12, 1979 from the Washington Bullets as compensation for the signing of Kevin Porter as a free agent.^[26] The Warriors used the picks to draft Joe Barry Carroll and Rickey Brown. The Celtics used the pick to draft Kevin McHale.
• ^b On February 8, 1980, the New Jersey Nets acquired Maurice Lucas, 1980 and 1981 first-round picks from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Calvin Natt.^[27] Previously, the Blazers acquired Kermit Washington, Kevin Kunnert and the pick on May 13, 1979 from the San Diego Clippers as compensation for the signing of Bill Walton as a free agent.^[28] The Nets used the pick to draft Mike Gminski.
• ^c On November 2, 1976, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired a first-round pick from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Mel Bennett.^[29] The 76ers used the pick to draft Andrew Toney.
• ^d On September 21, 1979, the San Diego Clippers acquired a first-round pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Randy Smith.^[30] The Clippers used the pick to draft Michael Brooks.
• ^e On July 16, 1979, the Washington Bullets acquired a first-round pick from the Houston Rockets as compensation for the signing of Tom Henderson as a free agent.^[31] The Bullets used the pick to draft Wes Matthews.
• ^f On February 4, 1980, the Detroit Pistons acquired Kent Benson and a first-round pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Bob Lanier.^[32] The Pistons used the pick to draft Larry Drew.
• ^g On January 12, 1979, the Utah Jazz acquired Marty Byrnes, Ron Lee, 1979 and 1980 first-round picks from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Truck Robinson.^[33] The Jazz used the pick to draft John Duren.
• ^h On February 15, 1980, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Don Ford and a 1980 first-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Butch Lee and a 1982 first-round pick.^[34] The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Chad Kinch.
• ⁱ On February 1, 1980, the Denver Nuggets acquired Alex English and a first-round pick from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for George McGinnis.^[35] Previously, the Pacers acquired the pick on July 19, 1978 from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Earl Tatum.^[36] The Nuggets used the pick to draft Carl Nicks.
• ^j On October 9, 1978, the Golden State Warriors acquired a second-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Rickey Green.^[37] The Warriors used the pick to draft Larry Smith.
• ^k On October 9, 1978, the Chicago Bulls acquired Oliver Mack, 1980 and 1981 second-round picks from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Mark Landsberger.^[38] Previously, the Lakers acquired 1977, 1978 and 1979 first-round picks, and a 1980 second-round pick on August 5, 1976 from the Utah Jazz in exchange for a 1978 first-round pick and a 1977 second-round pick. This trade was arranged as compensation when the Jazz signed Gail Goodrich on July 19, 1976.^[39] The Bulls used the pick to draft Sam Worthen.

References

General

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Specific

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29. "Mel Bennett Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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35. "Alex English Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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External links

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