1983 NBA draft

Round One

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Ralph Sampson (C)	United States	Houston Rockets	Virginia
2	Steve Stipanovich (C)	United States	Indiana Pacers	Missouri
3	Rodney McCray (SF)	United States	Houston Rockets	Louisville
4	Byron Scott (SG)	United States	San Diego Clippers	Arizona State
5	Sidney Green (PF)	United States	Chicago Bulls	UNLV
6	Russell Cross (C)	United States	Golden State Warriors	Purdue
7	Thurl Bailey (SF)	United States	Utah Jazz	North Carolina State
8	Antoine Carr (SF)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Wichita State
9	Dale Ellis (SG)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Providence
10	Jeff Malone (SG)	United States	Washington Bullets	Mississippi State
11	Derek Harper (PG/SG)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Illinois
12	Darrell Walker (SG)	United States	New York Knicks	Arkansas
13	Ennis Whatley (PG)	United States	Kansas City Kings	Alabama
14	Clyde Drexler (SG)	United States	Portland Trailblazers	Houston
15	Howard Carter (SG)	United States	Denver Nuggets	LSU
16	Jon Sundvold (PG)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Missouri
17	Leo Rautins (SF)	Canada	Philadelphia 76ers	Syracuse
18	Randy Breuer (C)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota
19	John Paxson (PG)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Notre Dame
20	Roy Hinson (C)	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rutgers
21	Greg Kite (C)	United States	Boston Celtics	BYU
22	Randy Wittman (SG)	United States	Washington Bullets	Indiana
23	Mitchell Wiggins (SG)	United States	Indiana Pacers	Florida State
24	Stewart Granger	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Villanova

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
30	Mark West (C)	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Old Dominion
31	Glenn Rivers (PG)	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Marquette
48	Craig Ehlo (SG)	United States	Houston Rockets	Washington State
97	Manute Bol (C)	Sudan	San Diego Clippers	None (Sudan)
137	Sedale Threatt (SG)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	West Virginia Tech