American Basketball Association draft

The American Basketball Association draft was held from 1967 to 1975.

First overall picks

Year	Team	Player	Position	College
1967	Indiana Pacers	Jimmy Walker	Shooting Guard	Providence College Friars
1968	Houston Mavericks	Elvin Hayes	Power forward/center	University of Houston Cougars
1969	New York Nets	Lew Alcindor	Center	UCLA Bruins
1970	New York Nets	Bob Lanier	Center	St. Bonaventure University Bonnies
1971	Dallas Chaparrals	Jim McDaniels	Power forward/center	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
1972	Virginia Squires	Bob McAdoo	Center/Power Forward	North Carolina Tar Heels
1973	San Diego Conquistadors	Dwight Lamar	Point Guard	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
1974	Virginia Squires	Tom McMillen	Power forward/center	University of Maryland Terrapins (See note below)
1975	Denver Nuggets	Marvin Webster	Center	Morgan State University Bears

Note: 1974 ABA College Draft, not 1974 ABA Draft of NBA Players

Further reading

• Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20140630112516/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftlist.htm?lg=a