San Antonio Spurs Draft History, NBA and ABA

Every pick in Spurs history, dating back to the 1967 ABA draft when the team was known as the Dallas Chaparrals

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Every pick in franchise history, both NBA and ABA, when the San Antonio Spurs were known as the Dallas Chaparrals.

ABA Draft

1967

First Five Rounds
Matthew Aitch, Michigan St.
Jim Burns, Northwestern
Gary Gray, Oklahoma City
Pat Riley, Kentucky
Jamie Thompson, Wichita St.

Additional Rounds
Paul Brateris, Tennessee Wesleyan
Jeff Fitch, East Texas St.
Ted Manning, North Carolina A&T
Duane Heckman, Dickinson College
Gilbert McDowell, Tennessee Wesleyan
Jerry Southwood, Vanderbilt
Tom Storm, Montana St.

1968

First Five Rounds
Shaler Halimon, Utah St.
Rich Jones, Memphis St.
Bob Lewis, South Carolina St.
John Smith, Southern Colorado St.
Jo Jo White, Kansas

Second Five Rounds
Wally Anderzunas, Creighton
Ron Boone, Idaho St.
Glen Combs, Virginia Tech
C.A. Core, SE Louisiana
Roy Manning, Lane College

Third Five Rounds
Billy Arnold, Texas
Gene Jones, Missouri
Gene Littles, High Point
Mickey McCarty, TCU
Calvin Pettit, Central Missouri St.

Additional Rounds
Willie Worsley, Texas-El Paso

1969

First Five Rounds
Willie Brown, Middle Tennessee St.
Bobby Christian, Grambling
Tom Hagan, Vanderbilt
A.W. Holt, Jackson St.
Charlie Robison, Smith College
Cliff Shegogg, Colorado St.

Second Five Rounds
Butch Beard, Louisville
Jake Ford, Maryland St.
Jud Roberts, Mercer University
Ron Sanford, New Mexico
Willie Scott, Troy St.

1970

First Five Rounds
Nate Archibald, Texas-El Paso
Immanual Cannon, Grambling
Bob Croft, Tennessee
Joe Hamilton, North Texas St.
John Johnson, Iowa
Stan Love, Oregon

Second Five Rounds
Michael Bernard, Kentucky St.
Bill Cain, Iowa St.
Randall Causey, McMurry
Al Henry, Wisconsin
Steve Patterson, UCLA
Glen Vidnovic, Iowa

Third Five Rounds
Paul Brown, Arkansas Tech
Ron Pitts, Wiley College

1971

First Three Rounds
Roger Brown, Kansas
Stan Love, Oregon
Gary Nelson, Duquesne
Walt Szczerbiak, George Washington
Sidney Wicks, UCLA

Additional Rounds
4. Gene Phillips, SMU
5. Collis Jones, Notre Dame
6. George Trapp, Long Beach St.
7. Sterling Quant, Central St.
8. Curtis Rowe, UCLA
9. Jimmy Guymon, E. New Mexico St.
10. Gene Knolle, Texas Tech
11. Al Shumate, North Texas St.
12. Willie Hart, Grambling
13. Eugene (Goo) Kennedy, TCU
14. Bill Brickhouse, Montana St.
15. William Chatman, Baylor
16. Harry Taylor, Los Angeles Baptist
17. Dan McGhee, Howard Payne

1972

First Five Rounds
LaRue Martin, Loyola, Chicago
Mike Ratliff, Eau Claire St.
Bob Morse, Penn
Bill Walton, UCLA
Steve Hawes, Washington

Additional Rounds
Jim Creighton, Colorado
Frank Schade, Eau Claire St.
Ansley Truitt, California
Wayne Grabiec, Michigan
Jerry Zelinski, Northern Illinois
Jeff Hickman, Houston
Stan Key, Kentucky
Don Wiese, Ripon College
Rhea Taylor, Arizona St.
Ron Williams, Murray St.
Joe Reddick, Albany St.
Al Vilcheck, Louisville

1972 Special Circumstance Draft

1. Kevin Kunnert, Iowa
2. John Brown, Missouri

1973 ABA Dispersal Draft

Held after 1972 season following dissolution of Miami and Pittsburgh
1. Harley Swift, East Tennessee St. (Pittsburgh)
2. John Gianelli, Pacific (Pittsburgh)
3. Jerry Brucks, Wyoming (Miami)
4. Bobby Jack, Oklahoma (Miami)

1973

1. Mike D’Antoni, Marshall
2. Kevin Joyce, South Carolina
3. Tom Kozelko, Toledo
4. Traded to New York
5. Luke Witte, Ohio St.
6. Gary Melchionni, Duke
7. Richie Fuqua, Oral Roberts
8. Henry Wilmore, Michigan
9. Mark Sibley, Northwestern
10. Larry Lilly, Alabama St

1973 Undergraduate Draft

1. Dwight Jones, Houston
2. Tom Henderson, Hawaii

1973 Supplementary Draft

1. Craig Littlepage, Penn
2. John Coughran, California
3. Bob Fullerton, Xavier
4. Bob Kilgore, Michigan St.
5. Ron Hogue, Georgia
6. John Lang, Augustana
7. Jeff Overhouse, Texas A&M
8. Tim Dominiz, Valdosta St.
9. Bill Harris, Northern Illinois
10. Bob Bodell, Maryland
11. Leon Howard, Wisconsin
12. Jeff Jellison, SE Massachusetts

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1974

1. Traded to Virginia
2. Leonard Robinson, Tennessee St.
3. Traded to Utah
3. Collis Temple, LSU (from Kentucky)
4. Fred Saunders, Syracuse
4. Kim Hughes (from Indiana)
5. Eugene Short, Jackson St.
6. Gary Anderson, Wisconsin
7. Gerald Cunningham, Kentucky St.
8. Hercle Ivy, Iowa St.
9. Walter Luckett, Ohio
10. Charles Ogan, Carson-Newman

1975

1. Mark Olberding, Minnesota
2. Traded to Indiana
2. Rick Suttle, Kansas (from Kentucky)
3. Billy Taylor, LaSalle
4. Ken Smith, Tulsa
5. Robert Parish, Centenary
6. Bayard Forrest, Grand Canyon
7. Henry Ward, Jackson St.
8. Gary Tomaszewski, St. Mary’s

1976 NBA Dispersal Draft

1. Louie Dampier, Kentucky

NBA Draft

1977

1. Traded to Los Angeles
2. Jeff Wilkins, Illinois St.
3. Dan Henderson, Arkansas St.
4. Matt Hicks, Northern Illinois
5. Scott Sims, Missouri
6. Bruce Buckley, North Carolina
7. Richard Robinson, New Mexico St.
8. Jerome Gladney, Arizona

1978

1. Frankie Sanders, Southern
2. Traded to Seattle
3. Gerald Henderson, Va. Common
4. Rich Adams, Illinois
5. Eugene Parker, Purdue
6. Harry Morgan, Indiana St.
7. Hector Olivencia, Sacred Heart
8. Henry Taylor, Pan American
9. Rick Taylor, Arizona St.
10. Larry Brewster, Florida

1979

1. Wiley Peck, Mississippi St.
2. Traded to Portland
3. Sylvester Norris, Jackson St.
4. Al Daniel, Furman
5. Steve Schall, Arkansas
6. Terry Knight, Pittsburgh
7. Tyrone Branyan, Texas
8. Ed Jones, Tennessee St.
9. Eddie McLeod, UNLV
10. Glen Fine, Harvard

1980

1. Reggie Johnson, Tennessee
2. Traded to Los Angeles
2. Michael Wiley, Long Beach St. (from KC)
3. Lavon Mercer, Georgia (from Houston)
3. Rich Yonaker, North Carolina
4. Calvin Roberts, Cal State-Fullerton
5. Gib Hinz, Wisconsin-Eau Claire
6. Dean Uthoff, Iowa St.
7. Allan Zahn, Arkansas
8. Bill Bailey, Pan American
9. Al Williams, North Texas St.
10. Steve Schall, Arkansas

1981

1. Traded to New Jersey
2. Gene Banks, Duke (from Cleveland)
2. Ed Rains, South Alabama (from Seattle)
2. Traded to Washington
3. Tom Baker, Eastern Kentucky
4. Earl Belcher, St. Bonaventure
5. Mike Rhodes, Vanderbilt
6. Doc Shavers, Jackson St.
7. Mark Mindeman, N. Michigan
8. Bob Bartholemew, San Diego
9. Leonel Marquetti, Hampton Institute
10. Alvin Brooks, Lamar

1982

1. Traded to Detroit
2. Oliver Robinson, UAB
3. Willie Redden, South Florida
4. Tony Grier, South Florida
5. Clarence Swannegan, Texas Tech
6. Jaime Pena, New Mexico St.
7. Delonte Taylor, North Texas St.
8. Chris Faggi, Memphis St.
9. Harry O’Brien, St. Mary’s
10. Keith White, McMurray

1983

1. John Paxson, Notre Dame
2. Darrell Lockhart, Auburn
(from Atlanta)
2. Traded to New Jersey
2. Kevin Williams, St. John’s
(from Los Angeles)
3. Traded to Cleveland
4. Brant Weidner, Willian & Mary
5. Jeff Pehl, Richmond
6. Ricky Hooker, St. Mary's
7. Keith Williams, Panhandle St.
8. Norville Brown, Oklahoma Christian
9. Gary Gaspard, St. Mary's
10. Lamar Heard, Georgia

1984

1. Alvin Robertson, Arkansas
2. Traded to Detroit
3. Traded to Kansas City
3. Joe Binion, North Carolina A&T (from Denver)
4. Joe Devereaux, Ohio
4. Ozell Jones, Cal State-Fullerton (from Milwaukee)
5. Eric Richardson, Alabama
6. Dion Brown, SW Louisiana
7. Michael Pitts, California
8. Danny Tarkanian, UNLV
9. Melvin Roseboro, St. Mary’s
10. Frank Rodriquez, New Mexico St.

1985

1. Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola
2. Mike Brittain, South Carolina (from Sacramento)
2. Tyrone Corbin, DePaul (from Washington)
2. Traded to New Jersey
3. Traded to Detroit
4. Scott Roth, Wisconsin
5. Clayton Olivier, USC

1986

1. Johnny Dawkins, Duke
2. Kevin Duckworth, Eastern Illinois
3. Forrest McKenzie, Loyola Marymount (from N.Y.)
4. Carlos Briggs, Baylor
5. Earl Kelley, Connecticut
6. Kevin Lewis, SMU
7. Michael Anderson, Pan American

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1987

1. David Robinson, Navy
1. Greg Anderson, Houston (from L.A. Lakers)
2. Nate Blackwell, Temple
3. Phil Zevenbergen, Washington
4. Todd May, Pikeville
5. Dennis Williams, Georgia
6. Ricky Brown, South Alabama
7. Raynard Davis, Texas

1988

1. Willie Anderson, Georgia
2. Shelton Jones, St. John’s
2. Traded to Philadelphia
3. Barry Sumpter, Austin Peay
3. Archie Marshall, Kansas

1989

1. Sean Elliott, Arizona
2. Traded to Milwaukee

1990

1. Dwayne Schintzius, Florida
2. Tony Massenburg, Maryland (from Milwaukee)
2. Traded to L.A. Lakers
2. Sean Higgins, Michigan (from L.A. Lakers

1991

1. Traded to Orlando
2. Greg Sutton, Oral Roberts

1992

1. Tracy Murray, UCLA
2. Henry Williams, UNC Charlotte

1993

1. Traded to Charlotte
2. Chris Whitney, Clemson

1994

1. Bill Curley, Boston College
2. Traded to Sacramento

1995

1. Cory Alexander, Virginia
2. Traded to Houston

1996

1. Traded to New York
2. Traded to Charlotte

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1997

1. Tim Duncan, Wake Forest
2. Traded to Detroit

1998

1. Traded to Vancouver
2. Derrick Dial, Eastern Michigan

1999

1. Traded to Dallas
2. ManuGinobili, Argentina

2000

1. Traded to Chicago
2. Chris Carrawell, Duke
2. Traded to L.A. Lakers

2001

1. Tony Parker, France
2. Robertas Javtokas, Lithuania
2. Bryan Bracey, Oregon

2002

1. Traded to Philadephia
2. Luis Scola, Argentina
2. Traded to Philadelphia

2003

1. Traded to Phoenix
2. Traded to Detroit

2004

1. Beno Udrih, Slovenia
2. Viktor Sanikidze, Republic of Georgia (from Atlanta)
2. Romain Sato, Xavier
2. Sergei Karaulov, Uzbekistan

2005

1. Ian Mahinmi, France
2. Traded to Atlanta

2006

1. Traded to New York
2. Traded to Milwaukee

Apr 26, 2015; San Antonio, TX, USA; Los Angeles Clippers small forward Matt Barnes (22) tries to steal the ball away from San Antonio Spurs power forward Tiago Splitter (R) in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. / Soobum Im-Imagn Images

2007

1. Tiago Splitter, Brazil
2. Marcus Williams, Arizona (from Milwaukee)
2. Traded to Toronto

2008

1. George Hill, IUPUI
2. Malik Hairston, Oregon (from Phoenix)
2. James Gist, Maryland

2009

2. DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh
2. Jack McClinton, Miami
2. Nando De Colo, France

2010

1. James Anderson, Oklahoma State
2. Ryan Richards, England

2011

1. Kawhi Leonard, SDSU (from Indiana)
1. Cory Joseph, Texas
2. Davis Bertans, Latvia (from Indiana)
2. Adam Hanga, Hungary

2012

2. Marcus Denmon, Missouri

2013

1. Livio Jean-Charles, France
2. Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State

2014

1. Kyle Anderson, UCLA
2. Nemanja Dangubic, Serbia

2015

1. Nikola Milutinov, Serbia
2. Cady Lalanne, UMass

2016

1. Dejounte Murray, Washington

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Dejounte Murray (Washington) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number twenty-nine overall pick to the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. / Jerry Lai-Imagn Images

2017

1. Derrick White, Colorado
2. Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson

2018

1. Lonnie Walker IV, Miami
2. Chimezie Metu, Southern California

2019

1. Luka Samanic, Croatia
1. Keldon Johnson, Kentucky
2. QuinndaryWeatherspoon, Mississippi State

2020

1. Devin Vassell, Florida State
2. TreJones, Duke

2021

1. Josh Primo, Alabama
2. JoeWieskamp, Iowa

2022

1. Jeremy Sochan, Baylor
1. Malaki Branham, Ohio State
1. Blake Wesley, Notre Dame

2023

1. Victor Wembanyama, France
2. Sidy Cissoko, G League Ignite/France

2024

1. Stephon Castile, Connecticut
1. Traded to Minnesota
2. Johnny Furphy, Kansas, Traded to Pacers
2. Pacers draft Juan Nunez, Ratiopharm Ulm)— Traded to Spurs
2. Harrison Ingram, North Carolina

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