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    Selected by the Boston Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft after his second year at Indiana State, Bird elected to stay in college and returned for the 1978–79 season.
    Bird was drafted by the Celtics after his junior year at Indiana State (1978) but did not play professionally until the 1979–80 season, when he won the Rookie of the Year award after contributing to one of the largest single-season turnarounds in NBA history (a 32-win improvement).
    In 1978, the Boston Celtics drafted a little-known junior eligible player from Indiana State named Larry Bird with the sixth pick in the first round.
     
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    1978 NBA draft - Wikipedia

    Larry Bird was selected 6th overall by the Boston Celtics. Jack Givens was selected 16th overall by the Atlanta Hawks. Maurice Cheeks was selected 36th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Marc Iavaroni was selected 55th overall by the New York Knicks. See more

    The 1978 NBA draft was the 32nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 9, 1978, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, before the 1978–79 season. In this draft, 22 NBA … See more

    • On June 8, 1978, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired the first pick from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Johnny Davis and … See more

    ^ 1: Even though Larry Bird was a junior, he was eligible to be drafted because he was already four years out of high school and therefore he did not need to apply for early entry. ^ 2: Nelson became known as David Stergakos during his career in Greece. See more

    Mychal Thompson from the University of Minnesota was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. Thompson, who was born in the Bahamas, became the first foreign-born player to be drafted first overall. Phil Ford from the University of North Carolina See more

    College underclassmen
    The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.
    Winford Boynes – G, San Francisco (junior)
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