Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | ABA team | Signing price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | Artis Gilmore^ | C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Kentucky Colonels | $ 1,100,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Maurice Lucas* | F/C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (from Atlanta) | Kentucky Colonels | $ 300,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Ron Boone | G/F | United States | Kansas City Kings | Spirits of St. Louis | $ 250,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Marvin Barnes | F/C | United States | Detroit Pistons | Spirits of St. Louis | $ 500,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Moses Malone^ | F/C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Spirits of St. Louis | $ 350,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Randy Denton | C | United States | New York Knicks | Spirits of St. Louis | $ 50,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Bird Averitt | G | United States | Buffalo Braves (from Milwaukee) | Kentucky Colonels | $ 125,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Wil Jones | F | United States | Indiana Pacers | Kentucky Colonels | $ 50,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Ron Thomas# | G/F | United States | Houston Rockets | Kentucky Colonels | $ 15,000 |
| 1 | 10 | Louie Dampier | G | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Kentucky Colonels | $ 20,000 |
| 1 | 11 | Jan van Breda Kolff | G/F | United States | New York Nets | Kentucky Colonels | $ 60,000 |
| 2 | 12 | Mike Barr | G | United States | Kansas City Kings | Spirits of St. Louis | $ 15,000 |
Question:
what was the total number of centers selected in the first round?
Answer:
5