1978 NBA Draft

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The 1978 NBA Draft was notable for the selection of Larry Bird by Indiana State. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with a then-rule which allowed teams to draft players whose class hadn't graduated yet.

Preceded by:
1977 NBA Draft

NBA Draft

Followed by:
1979 NBA Draft

See also: List of NBA Drafts

[edit] Round 1

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Mychal Thompson (C)	Bahamas	Portland Trail Blazers	Minnesota
2	Phil Ford (PG)	United States	Kansas City Kings	North Carolina
3	Rick Robey (C)	United States	Indiana Pacers	Kentucky
4	Micheal Ray Richardson (SG)	United States	New York Knicks	Montana
5	Purvis Short (SF)	United States	Golden State Warriors	Jackson State
6	Larry Bird (PF/SF)	United States	Boston Celtics	Indiana State
7	Ron Brewer (SG)	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Arkansas
8	Freeman Williams (SG)	United States	Boston Celtics	Portland State
9	Reggie Theus (SF/SG)	United States	Chicago Bulls	UNLV
10	Butch Lee (PG)	Puerto Rico	Atlanta Hawks	Marquette
11	James Hardy (PF)	United States	New Orleans Jazz	San Francisco
12	George Johnson (SF/PF)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	St. John's
13	Winford Boynes (SG/SF)	United States	New Jersey Nets	San Francisco
14	Roger Phegley (SG/SF)	United States	Washington Bullets	Bradley
15	Mike Mitchell (SF)	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Auburn
16	Jack Givens (SF)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Kentucky
17	Rod Griffin	United States	Denver Nuggets	Wake Forest
18	Dave Corzine (C)	United States	Washington Bullets	DePaul
19	Marty Byrnes (SF)	United States	Phoenix Suns	Syracuse
20	Frank Sanders (SG/SF)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Southern
21	Mike Evans (PG)	United States	Denver Nuggets	Kansas State
22	Ray Townsend (PG)	United States	Golden State Warriors	UCLA

[edit] List of Notable Round 2 Picks

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
23	Terry Tyler (SF)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Detroit
29	John Long (SG)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Detroit
36	Maurice Cheeks (PG)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	West Texas State
40	Wayne Cooper (C)	United States	Golden State Warriors	New Orleans
60	Michael Cooper (SG)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	New Mexico
64	Gerald Henderson (SG)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Virginia Commonwealth