1985 NBA Draft

The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985.

It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, which was held in May of that year. The Knicks ultimately used it on Georgetown's Patrick Ewing.

Round 1

Pick	Player	School	Team
1	Patrick Ewing (C)	Georgetown Hoyas Sr.	New York Knicks
2	Wayman Tisdale (PF)	Oklahoma Sooners Jr.	New York Knicks
3	Benoit Benjamin (C)	Creighton Bluejays Jr.	Los Angeles Clippers
4	Xavier McDaniel	Wichita State Shockers Sr.	Seattle SuperSonics
5	Jon Koncak (C)	SMU Mustangs Sr.	Atlanta Hawks
6	Joe Kleine (C)	Arkansas Razorbacks Sr.	Sacramento Kings
7	Chris Mullin (SF)	St. John's Red Storm Sr.	Golden State Warriors
8	Detlef Schrempf (PF/SF)	Washington Huskies Sr.	Dallas Mavericks (from Cleveland)
9	Charles Oakley (PF)	Virginia Union Panthers Sr.	Cleveland Cavaliers*
10	Ed Pinckney (PF)	Villanova Wildcats Sr.	Phoenix Suns
11	Keith Lee (C)	Memphis Tigers Sr.	Chicago Bulls
12	Kenny Green (SF)	Wake Forest Demon Deacons Jr.	Washington Bullets
13	Karl Malone (PF)	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Jr.	Utah Jazz
14	Alfredrick Hughes (SG)	Loyola (IL) Ramblers Sr.	San Antonio Spurs
15	Blair Rasmussen (C)	Oregon Ducks Sr.	Denver Nuggets (from Portland)
16	Bill Wennington (C)	St. John's Red Storm Sr.	Dallas Mavericks (from New Jersey)
17	Uwe Blab (C)	Indiana Hoosiers Sr.	Dallas Mavericks
18	Joe Dumars (SG)	McNeese State Cowboys Sr.	Detroit Pistons
19	Steve Harris (SG)	Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sr.	Houston Rockets
20	Sam Vincent (SG)	Michigan State Spartans Sr.	Boston Celtics (from Denver via Dallas)
21	Terry Catledge (PF)	South Alabama Jaguars Sr.	Philadelphia 76ers
22	Jerry Reynolds	LSU Jr.	Milwaukee Bucks
23	A.C. Green (PF)	Oregon State Beavers Sr.	Los Angeles Lakers
24	Terry Porter (PG)	Wisconsin–Stevens Point Sr.	Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston via Dallas)

* compensation for draft choices traded away by Ted Stepien

Round 2

Pick	Player	School	Team
25	Mike Smrek (C)	Canisius Sr.	Portland Trail Blazers
26	Bill Martin (SF)	Georgetown Hoyas Sr.	Indiana Pacers
27	Dwayne McClain (SG)	Villanova Wildcats Sr.	Indiana Pacers
28	Ken Johnson	Michigan State Spartans	Chicago Bulls
29	Mike Brittain (C)	South Carolina Gamecocks Sr.	San Antonio Spurs
30	Calvin Duncan (G)	Virginia Commonwealth Rams Sr.	Cleveland Cavaliers
31	Manute Bol (C)	Bridgeport Purple Knights Fr.	Washington Bullets
32	Nick Vanos (C)	Santa Clara Sr.	Phoenix Suns
33	Greg Stokes (F/C)	Iowa Hawkeyes Sr.	Philadelphia 76ers
34	Aubrey Sherrod (SG)	Wichita State Shockers Sr.	Chicago Bulls
35	Tyrone Corbin (SF/PF)	DePaul Blue Demons Sr.	San Antonio Spurs
36	Yvon Joseph (C)	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Sr.	New Jersey Nets
37	Carey Scurry (SF)	Long Island Blackbirds Sr.	Utah Jazz
38	Fernando Martín (PF)	Real Madrid (Spain)	New Jersey Nets
39	George Montgomery (PF)	Illinois Fighting Illini Sr.	Portland Trail Blazers
40	Mark Acres (F/C)	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Sr.	Dallas Mavericks
41	Lorenzo Charles (PF)	North Carolina State Wolfpack Sr.	Atlanta Hawks
42	Bobby Lee Hurt (G)	Alabama Crimson Tide Sr.	Golden State Warriors
43	Barry Stevens (G/F)	Iowa State Cyclones Sr.	Denver Nuggets
44	Voise Winters (SG)	Bradley Braves Sr.	Philadelphia 76ers
30	John "Hot Rod" Williams (PF)	Tulane Green Wave Sr.	Cleveland Cavaliers
46	Adrian Branch (SF)	Maryland Terrapins Sr.	Chicago Bulls (from L.A. Lakers)
47	Gerald Wilkins (SG)	Chattanooga Mocs Sr.	New York Knicks (from Boston)

Round 3

Pick	Player	School	Team
48	Kenny Patterson (G)	DePaul Blue Demons Sr.	Indiana Pacers
49	Brad Wright (PF)	UCLA Bruins Sr.	Golden State Warriors
50	Leonard Allen (PF)	San Diego State Aztecs Sr.	Dallas Mavericks
51	Charles Bradley (G-F)	South Florida Bulls Sr.	Sacramento Kings
52	Anicet Lavodrama (PF)	Houston Baptist Huskies Sr.	Los Angeles Clippers
53	Rolando Lamb (PG)	Virginia Commonwealth Rams Sr.	Seattle SuperSonics
54	Sam Mitchell (SF)	Mercer Bears Sr.	Houston Rockets (from San Antonio via Atlanta)
55	Herb Johnson (PF)	Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sr.	Cleveland Cavaliers
56	Jerry Everett (SG)	Lamar Cardinals Sr.	Phoenix Suns
57	Michael Payne (PF)	Iowa Hawkeyes Sr.	Houston Rockets
58	Vernon Moore (PG)	Creighton Bluejays Sr.	Washington Bullets
59	Sedric Toney (G)	Dayton Flyers Sr.	Atlanta Hawks
60	Andre Goode (PF)	Northwestern Wildcats Sr.	Detroit Pistons
61	Perry Young (G)	Virginia Tech Hokies Sr.	Portland Trail Blazers
62	Nigel Miguel (G-F)	UCLA Bruins Sr.	New Jersey Nets
63	Harold Keeling (G)	Santa Clara Broncos Sr.	Dallas Mavericks
64	Richie Johnson (PF)	Evansville Purple Aces Sr.	Detroit Pistons
65	Ken Perry (PF)	Southern Illinois Salukis Sr.	Washington Bullets
66	Michael Adams (PG)	Boston College Eagles Sr.	Sacramento Kings (from Denver)
67	Steve Black (G)	La Salle Explorers Sr.	Philadelphia 76ers
68	Eugene McDowell (PF)	Creighton Bluejays Sr.	Milwaukee Bucks
69	Mike Brown (PF)	Georgetown Hoyas Sr.	Chicago Bulls
70	Andre Battle (SG)	Loyola (IL) Ramblers Sr.	Boston Celtics

Round 4

Pick	Player	School	Team

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