1967 NBA draft - wikipedia 1967 NBA draft 1967 NBA draft General information Date ( s ) May 3, 1967 ( Rounds 1 -- 11 ) May 4, 1967 ( Rounds 12 -- 20 ) Location New York City, New York First selection Jimmy Walker, Detroit Pistons ← 1966 NBA draft 1968 → 1967 NBA expansion draft The 1967 NBA draft was the 21st annual draft of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ). The draft was held on May 3 and 4, 1967 before the 1967 -- 68 season. In this draft, 12 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four - year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip. The Detroit Pistons won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Baltimore Bullets were awarded the second pick. The remaining first - round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win -- loss record in the previous season. Five teams that had the best records in previous season were not awarded second round draft picks. Two expansion franchises, the Seattle SuperSonics and the San Diego Rockets, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the sixth and seventh pick in the first round, along with the last two picks of each subsequent round. The draft consisted of 20 rounds comprising 162 players selected. Contents 1 Draft selections and draftee career notes 2 Key 3 Draft 4 Other picks 5 Trades 6 References 7 External links Draft selections and draftee career notes Jimmy Walker from Providence College was selected first overall by the Detroit Pistons. Earl Monroe from Winston - Salem State University, who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, was drafted second by the Baltimore Bullets. Monroe, fifth pick Walt Frazier and ninth pick Mel Daniels have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. They were also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league 's 50th anniversary in 1996. Monroe and Frazier both won the NBA championship with the Knicks in 1973. Three seasons earlier in 1970, Frazier was also a member of the Knicks team that won the NBA championship for the first time. Frazier was selected to seven All - NBA Teams, six All - Star Games and seven All - Defensive Teams, while Monroe was selected to one All - NBA Team and four All - Star Games. Walker and 19th pick Bob Rule are the only other players from this draft who have been selected to an All - Star Game. Daniels, the 9th pick, opted to play in the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) with the Minnesota Muskies. He won the ABA Most Valuable Player Award twice and was selected to five All - ABA Teams and seven ABA All - Star Games. He later played one season in the NBA with the New York Nets after the ABA -- NBA merger. After his playing career, he became a coach for the Indiana Pacers and served two games as their interim head coach in 1988. Pat Riley, the 7th pick, and Phil Jackson, the 17th pick, became successful NBA head coaches after ending their playing career. Riley won five NBA championships as head coach ; four with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s and one with the Miami Heat in 2006. He also won the Coach of the Year Award for a record three times, tied with Don Nelson. Jackson won eleven NBA championships, the most in NBA history. He led the Chicago Bulls to win three straight championships twice over separate three year periods ; during 1991 -- 1993 and 1996 -- 1998. He then captured his third `` three - peat '' with the Lakers during 2000 -- 2002, before winning two more title in 2009 and 2010. He also won a Coach of the Year Award in 1996 with the Bulls. Both coaches have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. They were also named among the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History announced at the league 's 50th anniversary in 1996. First pick Jimmy Walker was also drafted in the 1967 National Football League ( NFL ) Draft, despite never having played college football. He was drafted last in the 17 - round draft by the New Orleans Saints. He stayed with his basketball career and became a two - time All - Star. On the other hand, the first pick in the 1967 NFL Draft, Bubba Smith, was drafted by an NBA team. He was selected with the 114th pick in the 11th round by the Baltimore Bullets. However, he stayed with his football career and played nine seasons in the NFL as a defensive end. Key Pos. Position Guard Forward Center Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All - Star Game Denotes player who never played in the NBA regular season or playoffs Draft Walt Frazier was selected fifth overall by the New York Knicks. Pat Riley was selected seventh overall by the San Diego Rockets. Phil Jackson was selected 17th overall by the New York Knicks. Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School / club team Walker, Jimmy Jimmy Walker United States Detroit Pistons Providence Monroe, Earl Earl Monroe ^ United States Baltimore Bullets Winston - Salem State Haskins, Clem Clem Haskins United States Chicago Bulls Western Kentucky Dove, Sonny Sonny Dove United States Detroit Pistons ( from Los Angeles ) St. John 's 5 Frazier, Walt Walt Frazier ^ United States New York Knicks Southern Illinois 6 Tucker, Al Al Tucker United States Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma Baptist 7 Riley, Pat Pat Riley G / F United States San Diego Rockets Kentucky 8 Workman, Tom Tom Workman F / C United States St. Louis Hawks Seattle 9 Daniels, Mel Mel Daniels ^ United States Cincinnati Royals New Mexico 10 Lattin, Dave Dave Lattin F / C United States San Francisco Warriors Texas Western 11 Graham, Mal Mal Graham United States Boston Celtics NYU 12 Raymond, Craig Craig Raymond United States Philadelphia 76ers Brigham Young 13 Jones, Jimmy Jimmy Jones G / F United States Baltimore Bullets Grambling 14 Sullivan, Steve Steve Sullivan United States Detroit Pistons Georgetown 15 Beck, Byron Byron Beck F / C United States Chicago Bulls Denver 16 Mahaffey, Randolph Randolph Mahaffey United States Los Angeles Lakers Clemson 17 Jackson, Phil Phil Jackson F / C United States New York Knicks North Dakota 18 Netolicky, Bob Bob Netolicky F / C United States San Diego Rockets Drake 19 Rule, Bob Bob Rule F / C United States Seattle SuperSonics Colorado State Other picks The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game. Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School / club team 24 Gregor, Gary Gary Gregor F / C United States New York Knicks South Carolina 25 Verga, Bob Bob Verga United States St. Louis Hawks Duke 26 Gray, Gary Gary Gray United States Cincinnati Royals Oklahoma City 27 Turner, Bill Bill Turner United States San Francisco Warriors Akron 31 Jones, Nick Nick Jones United States San Diego Rockets Oregon 34 Burns, Jim Jim Burns United States Chicago Bulls Northwestern 35 Anderson, Cliff Cliff Anderson G / F United States Los Angeles Lakers Saint Joseph 's 38 Dampier, Louie Louie Dampier ^ United States Cincinnati Royals Kentucky 39 Lewis, Bob Bob Lewis United States San Francisco Warriors North Carolina 5 45 Long, Paul Paul Long United States Detroit Pistons Wake Forest 5 51 Lynn, Mike Mike Lynn United States San Francisco Warriors UCLA 5 53 Reid, Jim Jim Reid United States Philadelphia 76ers Winston - Salem State 5 54 Lott, Plummer Plummer Lott G / F United States Seattle SuperSonics Seattle 6 63 Schlueter, Dale Dale Schlueter United States San Francisco Warriors Colorado State 8 80 Manning, Ed Ed Manning United States Baltimore Bullets Jackson State 8 81 Carter, George George Carter G / F United States Detroit Pistons St. Bonaventure 9 96 Biedenbach, Ed Ed Biedenbach United States St. Louis Hawks North Carolina State 9 100 Filipek, Ron Ron Filipek United States Philadelphia 76ers Tennessee Tech 10 110 Weitzman, Rick Rick Weitzman United States Boston Celtics Northeastern 12 128 Riordan, Mike Mike Riordan G / F United States New York Knicks Providence 17 157 Petersen, Loy Loy Petersen United States Baltimore Bullets Oregon State 20 162 West, Roland Roland West United States Baltimore Bullets Cincinnati Trades On February 17, 1967, the Detroit Pistons acquired a first - round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers as compensation when Rudy LaRusso refused to report to the Lakers after being traded to the Pistons in a three - team trade on January 16, 1967. The Lakers used the pick to draft Sonny Dove. References General `` Complete First Round Results 1960 -- 69 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 March 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010. `` 1967 NBA Draft ''. basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010. `` 1967 -- 1971 NBA Drafts ''. The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved March 10, 2010. `` 1967 NBA Draft ''. The Draft Review. Retrieved March 10, 2010. Specific Jump up ^ `` Evolution of the Draft and Lottery ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 March 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Rookie of the Year ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` The NBA 's 50 Greatest Players ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Walt Frazier Bio ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Earl Monroe Bio ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Jimmy Walker Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Bob Rule Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Mel Daniels Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Mel Daniels Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Pat Riley Coaching Record ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Coach of the Year ''. 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Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010. Jump up ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1967.html Jump up ^ http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1967 Jump up ^ `` Lakers Ordered To `` Pay '' For LaRusso ``. Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. February 17, 1967. Retrieved April 2, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Rudy LaRusso Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Pistons : All - Time Transactions ''. NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 20 March 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010. 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Question: who was the number 1 pick in the 1967 nba draft
Answer: Jimmy Walker