1971 ABA Draft Pick Transactions
The Squires drafted three underclassmen (Tom Riker, Jim Chones, and Barry Parkhill) who were ruled ineligible by the ABA.
Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | |
Round 1 | |||||
1 | 1-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
![]() Stars
Unknown.
First round pick Jim McDaniels "Utah from Texas" per AP.
"Utah used the top pick, which it acquired in an earlier trade with Texas, to choose 7-0 Jim McDaniels..." per AP
McDaniels is shown to have been drafted by the Stars by most present-day draft lists. And an AP article published on 1971-03-16 states that McDaniels was selected by Utah. But according to a UPI article published on 1971-03-16, "Texas selected McDaniels and traded him to the Utah Stars." |
Jim McDaniels
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2 | 1-2 | ![]() Cougars |
Elmore Smith | ||
3 | 1-3 | ![]() Condors |
Howard Porter | ||
![]() Rockets |
Rockets were stripped of their first round pick for signing Ralph Simpson as a hardship case. | ||||
4 | 1-4 | ![]() Floridians |
![]() Rockets
Unknown.
First round #4 "Pittsburgh from Floridians" per AP
"Denver, which had its own first round pick taken away for signing Ralph Simpson as a hardship case last year before he was graduated, acquired another pick in an earlier trade with the Floridians and chose Ken Durrett... . However, the Rockets turned around and traded him to Virginia, the next selector, for the Squired first pick and a player to be named later. Denver then picked Cliff Meely of Colorado." per AP |
Ken Durrett | |
5 | 1-5 | ![]() Nets |
![]() Squires
Traded • Rick Barry to Nets for • 1971 first round pick (#5-Cliff Meely) • cash (reportedly $200K) on 1970-09-02
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![]() Rockets
Traded • rights to Ken Durrett to Squires for • 1971 first round pick (#5-Cliff Meely) • player to be named later or cash (?) on 1971-01-22
"Denver, which had its own first round pick taken away for signing Ralph Simpson as a hardship case last year before he was graduated, acquired another pick in an earlier trade with the Floridians and chose Ken Durrett... . However, the Rockets turned around and traded him to Virginia, the next selector, for the Squires first pick and a player to be named later. Denver then picked Cliff Meely of Colorado." per AP |
Cliff Meely |
6 | 1-6 | ![]() Tams |
Randy Denton | ||
7 | 1-7 | ![]() Squires |
"...Virginia, whose first pick in the round had been acquired from New York, used its choice acquired from Kentucky to pick Willie Sojourner..." per AP |
Willie Sojourner | |
8 | 1-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Many historical accounts of this draft indicate that Gilmore was made available, before the draft began, to any ABA team which felt it had the resources to sign him. The Colonels were the only team which indicated that it did, and thus were allowed to select him first overall. |
Artis Gilmore | |
9 | 1-9 | ![]() Stars |
![]() Chaparrals
Unknown.
First round pick Stan Love "Texas from Utah" per AP. |
Stan Love | |
10 | 2-10 | ![]() Squires |
Dana Lewis | ||
Round 2 | |||||
11 | 2-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Sidney Wicks | ||
12 | 2-2 | ![]() Condors |
Levi Wyatt | ||
13 | 2-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Rich Yunkus | ||
14 | 2-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Marv Roberts | ||
15 | 2-5 | ![]() Floridians |
Willie Long | ||
16 | 2-6 | ![]() Nets |
Charlie Davis | ||
17 | 2-7 | ![]() Squires |
![]() Nets
Unknown.
Second round pick Bob Kissane "New York from Virginia" per AP. |
Bob Kissane | |
18 | 2-8 | ![]() Pacers |
Darnell Hillman | ||
19 | 2-9 | ![]() Tams |
Jim Rose | ||
20 | 2-10 | ![]() Stars |
![]() Chaparrals
Unknown.
Second round pick Roger Brown "Texas from Utah" per AP. |
Roger Brown | |
21 | 2-11 | ![]() Stars |
Garry Nelson | ||
Round 3 | |||||
22 | 3-1 | ![]() Cougars |
Gregg Northington | ||
23 | 3-2 | ![]() Squires |
Austin Carr | ||
24 | 3-3 | ![]() Pacers |
John Mengelt | ||
25 | 3-4 | ![]() Colonels |
John Roche | ||
26 | 3-5 | ![]() Rockets |
Mike Newlin | ||
27 | 3-6 | ![]() Condors |
Jim O'Brien | ||
28 | 3-7 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Walt Szczerbiak | ||
29 | 3-8 | ![]() Tams |
Thorpe Weber | ||
30 | 3-9 | ![]() Cougars |
Ted McClain | ||
31 | 3-10 | ![]() Stars |
Rick Fisher | ||
32 | 3-11 | ![]() Nets |
Marvin Stewart | ||
Round 4 | |||||
33 | 4-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Gene Phillips | ||
34 | 4-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Al Smith | ||
35 | 4-3 | ![]() Cougars |
![]() Condors
Unknown.
Fourth round pick Bill Smith "Pittsburgh from Carolina" per AP. |
Bill Smith | |
36 | 4-4 | ![]() Floridians |
![]() Tams
Unknown.
Fourth round pick Tom Owens "Memphis from Floridians" per AP. |
Tom Owens | |
37 | 4-5 | ![]() Condors |
Bubba Jones | ||
38 | 4-6 | ![]() Tams |
Amos Thomas | ||
39 | 4-7 | ![]() Nets |
Dick Gibbs | ||
40 | 4-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Fred Brown | ||
41 | 4-9 | ![]() Squires |
Dana Pagett | ||
42 | 4-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Jim Cleamons | ||
43 | 4-11 | ![]() Stars |
Dennis "Mo" Layton | ||
Round 5 | |||||
44 | 5-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Collis Jones | ||
45 | 5-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Dave Robisch | ||
46 | 5-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Luke Adams | ||
47 | 5-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Rich Rinaldi | ||
48 | 5-5 | ![]() Condors |
Mike Jordan | ||
49 | 5-6 | ![]() Tams |
Ken McIntosh | ||
50 | 5-7 | ![]() Nets |
Glen Summers | ||
51 | 5-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Mike Gale | ||
52 | 5-9 | ![]() Squires |
Tom Riker (ruled ineligible) | ||
53 | 5-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Clarence Glover | ||
54 | 5-11 | ![]() Stars |
Lee Dedmon | ||
Round 6 | |||||
55 | 6-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
George Trapp | ||
56 | 6-2 | ![]() Rockets |
William Graham | ||
57 | 6-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Ron Rippitoe | ||
58 | 6-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Larry Holliday | ||
59 | 6-5 | ![]() Condors |
Barry Nelson | ||
60 | 6-6 | ![]() Tams |
Fred Hilton | ||
61 | 6-7 | ![]() Nets |
Mike Necaise | ||
62 | 6-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Jim "Poo" Welch | ||
63 | 6-9 | ![]() Squires |
Barry Parkhill (ruled ineligible) | ||
64 | 6-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Jeff Halliburton | ||
65 | 6-11 | ![]() Stars |
Bobby Fields | ||
Round 7 | |||||
66 | 7-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Sterling Quant | ||
67 | 7-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Ken Gardner | ||
68 | 7-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Ed Kemp | ||
69 | 7-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Greg Starrick | ||
70 | 7-5 | ![]() Condors |
John Sutter | ||
71 | 7-6 | ![]() Tams |
Loyd King | ||
72 | 7-7 | ![]() Nets |
Odis Allison | ||
73 | 7-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Larry Steele | ||
74 | 7-9 | ![]() Squires |
Clifford Ray | ||
75 | 7-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Dean Meminger | ||
76 | 7-11 | ![]() Stars |
Erwin "Chip" Johnson | ||
Round 8 | |||||
77 | 8-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Curtis Rowe | ||
78 | 8-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Tyrone Marionneaux | ||
79 | 8-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Kenny Davis | ||
80 | 8-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Tom Lee | ||
81 | 8-5 | ![]() Condors |
Charlie Yelverton | ||
82 | 8-6 | ![]() Tams |
Jim Douglas | ||
83 | 8-7 | ![]() Nets |
John Duncan | ||
84 | 8-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Clarence Sherrod | ||
85 | 8-9 | ![]() Squires |
Bill Gerry | ||
86 | 8-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Ken Booker | ||
87 | 8-11 | ![]() Stars |
Jim Day | ||
Round 9 | |||||
88 | 9-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Jimmy Guymon | ||
89 | 9-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Mike Childress | ||
90 | 9-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Dave Wohl | ||
91 | 9-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Jim Haderlein | ||
92 | 9-5 | ![]() Condors |
Vincent White | ||
93 | 9-6 | ![]() Tams |
Henry Smith | ||
94 | 9-7 | ![]() Nets |
Jarrett Durham | ||
95 | 9-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Mike O'Brien | ||
96 | 9-9 | ![]() Squires |
Jim Chones (ruled ineligible) | ||
97 | 9-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Tom Crosswhite | ||
98 | 9-11 | ![]() Stars |
Willie Humes | ||
Round 10 | |||||
99 | 10-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Gene Knolle | ||
100 | 10-2 | ![]() Rockets |
George Faerber | ||
101 | 10-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Kendall Mayfield | ||
102 | 10-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Doug Rex | ||
103 | 10-5 | ![]() Condors |
James Flemming | ||
104 | 10-6 | ![]() Tams |
Jim Gregory | ||
105 | 10-7 | ![]() Nets |
![]() Condors
Unknown.
Tenth round Eric Hill "Pittsburgh trade from New York" per AP. |
Eric Hill | |
106 | 10-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Larry Sanders | ||
107 | 10-9 | ![]() Squires |
Gilbert McGregor | ||
108 | 10-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Larry Weatherford | ||
109 | 10-11 | ![]() Stars |
Jake Jones | ||
Round 11 | |||||
110 | 11-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Al Shumate | ||
111 | 11-2 | ![]() Rockets |
John Ribock | ||
112 | 11-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Robert McKenney | ||
113 | 11-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Gerald Lockett | ||
114 | 11-5 | ![]() Condors |
Rayford McCambray | ||
115 | 11-6 | ![]() Tams |
Danny Davis | ||
116 | 11-7 | ![]() Nets |
Bill Warner | ||
117 | 11-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Sid Catlett | ||
118 | 11-9 | ![]() Squires |
Hector Blondet | ||
119 | 11-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Jim England | ||
Round 12 | |||||
120 | 12-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Willie Hart | ||
121 | 12-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Gary Brell | ||
122 | 12-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Gregg Love | ||
123 | 12-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Willie Allen | ||
124 | 12-5 | ![]() Condors |
Bunny Wilson | ||
125 | 12-6 | ![]() Tams |
Gary Reist | ||
126 | 12-7 | ![]() Nets |
Blaine Henry | ||
127 | 12-8 | ![]() Colonels |
James Dinwiddle | ||
128 | 12-9 | ![]() Squires |
Lou Grillo | ||
129 | 12-10 | ![]() Pacers |
Jeff Smith | ||
Round 13 | |||||
130 | 13-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Eugene Kennedy | ||
131 | 13-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Glen Richels | ||
132 | 13-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Bob Wenzel | ||
133 | 13-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Jackie Ridgle | ||
134 | 13-5 | ![]() Condors |
Ray Green | ||
135 | 13-6 | ![]() Tams |
Edward Hoskins | ||
136 | 13-7 | ![]() Nets |
Don Ward | ||
137 | 13-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Pierre Russell | ||
138 | 13-9 | ![]() Pacers |
Rick Katherman | ||
Round 14 | |||||
139 | 14-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Bill Brickhouse | ||
140 | 14-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Jerry Hyder | ||
141 | 14-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Ron Dorsey | ||
142 | 14-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Pembroke Burrows | ||
143 | 14-5 | ![]() Condors |
Gene Mumford | ||
144 | 14-6 | ![]() Tams |
Ken Riley | ||
145 | 14-7 | ![]() Nets |
Skip Young | ||
146 | 14-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Jerome Perry | ||
147 | 14-9 | ![]() Pacers |
Clarence Smith | ||
Round 15 | |||||
148 | 15-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
William Chatman | ||
149 | 15-2 | ![]() Rockets |
David Hall | ||
150 | 15-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Hank Commodore | ||
151 | 15-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Ken May | ||
152 | 15-5 | ![]() Condors |
Lee McCullough | ||
153 | 15-6 | ![]() Tams |
Rod Behrens | ||
154 | 15-7 | ![]() Nets |
George Sisk | ||
155 | 15-8 | ![]() Colonels |
Willie Cherry | ||
156 | 15-9 | ![]() Pacers |
Rich Walker | ||
Round 16 | |||||
157 | 16-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Harry Taylor | ||
158 | 16-2 | ![]() Rockets |
Rich Dixon | ||
159 | 16-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Frank Lorthridge | ||
160 | 16-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Wayman Terrell | ||
161 | 16-5 | ![]() Condors |
Russell Golden | ||
162 | 16-6 | ![]() Tams |
Don Johnson | ||
163 | 16-7 | ![]() Nets |
Brian Mahoney | ||
164 | 16-8 | ![]() Pacers |
Tom Bush | ||
Round 17 | |||||
165 | 17-1 | ![]() Chaparrals |
Dan McGhee | ||
166 | 17-2 | ![]() Rockets |
David Walls | ||
167 | 17-3 | ![]() Cougars |
Dan Fife | ||
168 | 17-4 | ![]() Floridians |
Bill Drozdiak | ||
169 | 17-5 | ![]() Condors |
Harry James | ||
170 | 17-6 | ![]() Tams |
Haywood Hill | ||
171 | 17-7 | ![]() Nets |
Ollie Sherman | ||
172 | 17-8 | ![]() Pacers |
Jim Irving | ||
Round 18 | |||||
173 | 18-1 | ![]() Rockets |
Paul Botts | ||
174 | 18-2 | ![]() Cougars |
Cliff Harris | ||
175 | 18-3 | ![]() Floridians |
Eddie Meyers | ||
176 | 18-4 | ![]() Condors |
Stan Novey | ||
177 | 18-5 | ![]() Tams |
Reggie Wood | ||
178 | 18-6 | ![]() Nets |
Bobby Doyle | ||
179 | 18-7 | ![]() Pacers |
Bob Bissant | ||
Round 19 | |||||
180 | 19-1 | ![]() Rockets |
Ron Smith | ||
181 | 19-2 | ![]() Cougars |
Steve Bilsky | ||
182 | 19-3 | ![]() Floridians |
Steve Sims | ||
183 | 19-4 | ![]() Tams |
Billy Barnes | ||
184 | 19-5 | ![]() Nets |
Calvin Oliver | ||
185 | 19-6 | ![]() Pacers |
Rudy Benjamin | ||
Round 20 | |||||
186 | 20-1 | ![]() Rockets |
Bobby Jones | ||
187 | 20-2 | ![]() Floridians |
Pat Biber | ||
188 | 20-3 | ![]() Tams |
Alan Dalton | ||
189 | 20-4 | ![]() Nets |
Greg Cluess | ||
190 | 20-5 | ![]() Pacers |
Slick Pinkham |