1971–72 Buffalo Braves season
Draft picks
Columns: Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College
1 | 3 | Elmore Smith | Center | United States | Kentucky State | 2 | 19 | Fred Hilton | Guard | United States | Grambling | 2 | 26 | Amos Thomas | Guard | United States | Southwestern Oklahoma | 2 | 30 | Spencer Haywood | Forward | United States | Detroit Mercy | 4 | 53 | Jimmy O'Brien | Guard | United States | Boston College | 5 | 70 | Garry Nelson | Guard | United States | Duquesne | 6 | 87 | Glen Summors | Guard | United States | Gannon | 7 | 104 | Randy Smith | Guard | United States | Buffalo State | 8 | 121 | Craig Love | Guard | United States | Ohio | 9 | 138 | Gary Stewart | Guard | United States | Canisius | 10 | 154 | Don Ward | Guard | United States | Colgate | 11 | 170 | Bill Warner | Guard | United States | Arizona | 12 | 184 | Butch Webster | Guard | United States | LSU | 13 | 197 | Pete Smith | Guard | United States | Valdosta | 14 | 209 | Ray Lavender | Guard | United States | Drury | 15 | 218 | William Chatmon | Guard | United States | Baylor | 16 | 226 | James Douglas | Guard | United States | Memphis | 17 | 230 | Nelson Isley | Guard | United States | LSU | 18 | 233 | Joey Meyer | Guard | United States | DePaul