1983 NBA Draft
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1983 NBA Draft
| 1983 NBA Draft | |||
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| Date(s) | June 28, 1983 | ||
| Location | Madison Square Garden in New York City |
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| Network(s) (US) | USA Network | ||
| First selection | Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets | ||
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The 1983 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 1983 in New York City. A total of 226 players were selected over 10 rounds by the league's 23 teams. At least three players from the 1983 draft now serve as coaches. One serves at a major-college program—Craig Robinson (who never played in the NBA) at Oregon State—and two in the NBA—Doc Rivers for the Boston Celtics, and Byron Scott for the Cleveland Cavaliers. While Scott won the Coach of the Year award in 2008, Rivers won an NBA Championship with the Celtics on that same year (it could be also noted that Rivers won that award prior to Scott, in 2000, while he was still coaching the Orlando Magic). Robinson, who led the Beavers to the 2009 College Basketball Invitational title, has an additional claim to fame as the older brother of current First Lady Michelle Obama. Sidney Lowe coached at North Carolina State from 2006 to 2011.
Manute Bol was selected in the 5th round by the Clippers, but the NBA rejected the pick on technicalities. Manute had never filed draft paperwork, and his passport listed him at 19 (At the time, 19 years was too young to be drafted). [1]
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Key
| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
Round one
* compensation for draft choices traded away by Ted Stepien
Notable post-first round picks
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Sidney Lowe | PG |  United States |
Chicago Bulls | N.C. State |
| 30 | Mark West | C | United States |
Dallas Mavericks | Old Dominion |
| 31 | Doc Rivers+ | PG | United States |
Atlanta Hawks | Marquette |
| 48 | Craig Ehlo | SG | United States |
Houston Rockets | Washington State |
| 54 | Bobby Hansen | SG | United States |
Utah Jazz | Iowa |
| 93 | Craig Robinson | SF | United States |
Philadelphia 76ers | Princeton |
| 97 | Manute Bol | C |  Sudan |
San Diego Clippers | Bridgeport |
| 137 | Sedale Threatt | SG | United States |
Philadelphia 76ers | West Virginia Tech |
References
- General
- "Complete First Round Results 1980-89". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1980s.html. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- "1983 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1983.html. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- "1982–1986 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. http://www.apbr.org/8286drft.html. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
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