1947-1948 BAA DRAFTS, 1949-1951 NBA DRAFTS
1947 DRAFT
First Round Selections: Pitt- Clifton McNeely, Tor- Glen Selbo,
Bos- Ed Ehlers, Prov- Walt Dropo, NYK- Dick Holub, Phil- Frank Crossin,
StL- Jack Underman, Chi- Paul Huston, Wash- Dick O'Keefe Balt- Larry Killick,
Baltimore
Larry Killick Vermont
Bob Jake Vermont
John Rusinko Penn State
Harry Gallatin NE Missouri State Teachers College
Charles Raynor Houston
Negotiation List
Elmer Gainer DePaul
Scotty Hamilton West Virginia
Hugh Hampton High Point
Chick Reiser New York University
Robert Bolyard Toledo
Boston
Ed Ehlers Purdue
Hank Biasetti Long Island
Gene Stump DePaul
George Felt Northwestern
Negotiation List
Bob Alemeida ?
George Petrovick ?
John Ezersky Rhode Island State
Jack Hewson Temple
John Kelly Notre Dame
Chicago
Paul Huston Ohio State
Ben Schadler Northwestern
Hank Decker West Texas State
Gene Vance Illinois
Andy Phillip Illinois
Negotiation List
Ralph Bishop Washington
Jim Darden Denver
Jim Pollard Stanford
Don Smith Minnesota
Jack Stone Kansas State
New York
Dick Holub Long Island
Tom Tomlinson Southern Methodist
Garland Head Texas Tech
Carl Reichert Findlay
Ray Evans Kansas
Negotiation List
Andy Duncan William & Mary
Ed Golub Norfolk Naval Training Center
Ron Livingston St. Mary's (CA)
Dan Miller St. Louis
Wat Misaka Utah
Philadelphia
Frank Crossin Penn
Ed Koffenberger Duke
Norman Butz St. Joseph's (PA)
Jim Kaeding York
Negotiation List
Jim Pollard Stanford
Pittsburgh
Clifton McNeeley Texas Western
Bob Alamo Santa Clara
Herman Knoche Washington & Jefferson
Dick Ives Iowa
Jack Walton DePauw
Negotiation List
Fred Nagy Akron
George Brown ?
Providence
Walt Dropo Connecticut
Roy Lipscomb St. Mary's
John Mills Hofstra
Al Nichols Rhode Island State
Negotiation List
Dick Furey St. Thomas (MN)
Robert Hubbard Springfield College
Joe Barry ?
Bob Joyce Bates
St. Louis
Jack Underman Ohio State
Herb Wilkinson Iowa
Jack Knopf Louisville
Negotiation List
Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M
Paul Napolitano San Francisco
Jim Pollard Stanford
Bill Strannigan Colorado/Wyoming
Toronto
Glen Selbo Wisconsin
Red Rocha Oregon State
Frank Broyles Georgia Tech
Wimpy Quinn Oregon
Paul Hoffman Purdue
Negotiation List
None
Washington
Dick O'Keefe Santa Clara
Jack Tingle Kentucky
Bill Burke St. Mary's
Abel Rodriguez San Francisco
Negotiation List
Paul Cloyd Wisconsin
Mat Zunic George Washington
John Mandic Oregon State
Irwin Rothenberg Long Island
Saul Mariaschin Harvard
1948 DRAFT
First Round Selections: 1 Prov- Andy Tonkovich, 2 Inds- George Kok,
3 Bos- George Hauptfuher, 4 NYK- Dolph Schayes, 5 Chi- Ed Mikan, 6 Balt-
Walter Budko, 7 StL- Bob Gale, 8 FtW Ward Williams, 9 Mpls- Chuck Hanger,
10 Roch- Bobby Wanzer, 11 Phil- Don Ray, 12 Wash- Jack Nichols
Baltimore
Jim Black Occidental
Darrell Brown Humboldt State
Walter Budko Columbia
Robert Carroll West Virginia
Jake Carter East Texas State
Marvin English Newberry
Gene Fellmoth Whittenberg
J. W. Fullerton Arkansas State
Marshall Gemberling Lebanon Valley
Vince Hansen Washington State
Joe Holland Kentucky
Dan Kraus Georgetown
Wayne Jones American International
Herbert Krautblatt Rider
Paul Marcincin Moravian
Boston
John Bach Fordham
Norman Carey Oregon State
Bob Curran Holy Cross
Neil Dooley Colgate
George Hauptfuhrer Harvard
Jack Hauser Denver
Marshall Hawkins Tennessee
Tom Kelly New York University
Murray Mitchell Sam Houston State
Guinn Phillips Texas Wesleyan
Ray Wehde Iowa State
Chicago
John Dillon North Carolina
Ed Kachan DePaul
Mickey Marty Loras
Ed Mikan DePaul
Ed Mills Wisconsin
Don Reagan Murray State
Joe Shafer Wheaton
Odie Spears Western Kentucky
Fred Weber Siena
Fort Wayne
Bobby Cook Wisconsin
Link Richmond Arizona
Ken Rollins Kentucky
Murray Wier Iowa
Ward Williams Indiana
Indianapolis
Reede Berg Oregon
Jack Coleman Louisiana State
Alex Hannum USC
Norman Kohler North Carolina
George Kok Arkansas
Andy Kostecka Georgetown
Ray Lumpp New York University
Bob Paxton North Carolina
Jack Phoenix Idaho
Dick Wehr Rice
Minneapolis
Cliff Crandall Oregon State
Arnold Ferrin Utah
Earl Gardner DePauw
Dee Gibson Western Kentucky
Chuck Hanger California
Ken Jastrow Denver
Bob Lowther Louisiana State
Junior Skogland Gustavus Adolphus
Quentin Stinson Southern Illinois
Johnny Orr Beloit
New York
Gene Berce Marquette
Leland Byrd West Virginia
Harry Gallatin NE Missouri State
Keith Grimes East Central State
Melvin McGaha Arkansas
Ed Peterson Cornell
Goebel Ritter Eastern Kentucky
Adolph Schayes New York University
Richard Shrider Ohio
John Stanisch UCLA
Philadelphia
William Brown Maryland
Hugh Compton Louisville
Joe Nelson Brigham Young
Clint Pace Pepperdine
Roy Pugh Southern Methodist
Don Ray Western Kentucky
Tom Short Kansas Wesleyan
Joe Wahl Akron
Andy Wolfe California
Providence
A. L. Bennett Oklahoma A&M
Jack Coleman Louisville
Ed Faber Trinity
Verl Heap Arizona State
Otto Snellbacher Kansas
Andy Tonkovich Marshall
Brady Walker Brigham Young
Rochester
Bill Gabor Syracuse
Ed Keim Niagara
Leo Kubiak Bowling Green
Hank O'Keefe Canisius
Johnny Macknowski Seton Hall
Lionel Melamed CCNY
Warren Stickel Syracuse
Robert Wanzer Seton Hall
Paul Yesavi Niagara
Alex Athas Tulane
St. Louis
Jack Burmaster Illinois
Gordon Flick Drake
Robert Gale Cornell
John Hoppin Dickinson
Dan London Washington U. (MO)
D. Miller St. Louis
Easy Parham Texas Wesleyan
D.C. Wilcutt St. Louis
Washington
Fred Bartell Oregon
Ed Hughes San Jose State
Thorton Jenkins Missouri
Leo Katkaveck North Carolina State
Jack Nichols Washington
C.T. Parker Louisiana Tech
Jack Parkinson Kentucky
Don Walker Sam Houston State
Al Williams Arkansas
1949 DRAFT
First Round Selections: 1 Prov- Howie Shannon, 2 Inds- Alex Groza,
3 FtW- Bob Harris, 4 Bos- George Kaftan, 5 StL- Ed Macauley (territorial),
6 Phil- Vern Gardner, 7 Balt- Ron Livingstone, 8 NYK- Dick McGuire,
9 Wash- Wah Wah Jones, 10- Chi- Jack Kerris, 11 Mpls- Vern Mikkelsen
(territorial), 12 Roch- Pep Saul
Baltimore
Ron Livingstone Wyoming
Roger Wiley Oregon
Boston
Tony Lavelli Yale
Joe Mullaney Holy Cross
Bill Tom Rice
Ed Little Denver JC
Jim Simpson Bates
Bill Vandenburgh Washington
Duane Klueh Indiana State
Emerson Speicher Bowling Green
Bill Weight Brigham Young
Russ Washburn Colby
Chicago
Ralph Beard Kentucky
Jack Kerris Loyola (IL)
Fort Wayne
Bob Harris Oklahoma State
John Oldham Western Kentucky
Indianapolis
Alex Groza Kentucky
Leo Barnhorst Notre Dame
Mac Otten Bowling Green
Bob Evans Butler
Charlie Maas Butler
Don Boven Western Michigan
Jim O'Halloran Notre Dame
J.L. Parks Oklahoma A&M
Minneapolis
T-Vern Mikkelsen Hamline
Bob Harrison Michigan
New York
Dick McGuire St. John's
Harry Donovan Muhlenberg
Ernie Vandeweghe Colgate
Bill Kleine Missouri Valley
Don Bagley Notre Dame
Bob Prewitt Southern Methodist
Ken Kearns Arkansas
Bill Litchfield Emporia State
Philadelphia
Vern Gardner Utah
Jim Nolan Georgia Tech
Providence
Paul Courty Oklahoma
Howie Shannon Kansas State
Rochester
Frank Saul Seton Hall
Jack Coleman Louisville
St. Louis
T-Ed Macauley St. Louis
John Orr Beloit
Marv Schatzman St. Louis
Preston Ward Soutwest Missouri
Glenn Dodd NE Missouri
Jack Davidson Stanford
John Pritchard Drake
Bob Retherford Nebraska
Joe Crandall Oregon State
Eddie Van Zant NW Oklahoma
Washington
Wallace Jones Kentucky
Jim Owens Baylor
1950 DRAFT
First Round Selections- 1 Bos- Charlie Share, 2 Balt- Don Rehfeldt,
3 Phil- Paul Arizin (territorial), 4 TriC- Bob Cousy, 5 Wash- Dick Schnittker,
6 Chi- Larry Foust, 7 NYK- Irwin Dambrot, 8 FtW- George Yardley, 9 Inds- Bob
Lavoy, 10 Roch- John McNamee, 11 Mpls- Kevin O'Shea, 12 Syr- Don Lofgran
Baltimore
1 Don Rehfeldt Wisconsin
2 John Pilch Wyoming
3 Dick Dickey North Carolina State
4 Jerry Reed Wyoming
5 Norm Mager CCNY
6 Rick Harman Kansas State
7 Frank Comerford La Salle
8 George Bush Toledo
9 Jack Laub Cincinnati
10 Mike Zedalis Loyola (MD)
Boston
1 Charlie Share Bowling Green
2 Chuck Cooper Duquesne
3 Bob Donham Ohio State
4 Ken Reeves Louisville
5 Jack Shelton Oklahoma A&M
6 Fran Mahoney Brown
7 Dale Barnstable Kentucky
8 Frank Oftring Holy Cross
9 Bob Cope Montana
10 Matt Forman Holy Cross
Chicago
1 Larry Foust La Salle
2 Wally Osterkorn Illinois
3 Lou Watson Indiana
4 Ken Murray St. Bonaventure
5 Don Stroot Missouri
6 Stu Inman San Jose State
7 Milt Whitehead Nebraska
8 George King Morris Harvey
9 John Brown Georgetown
10 Bud Schaeffer Wheaton
Fort Wayne
1 George Yardley Stanford
2 Jim Riffey Tulane
3 Art Burris Tennessee
4 Len Rzewszewski Indiana State
5 Ed Thompson Kent State
6 Bob Metcalf Valparaiso
7 Ed Jones Tennessee
8 Billy Joe Adcock Vanderbilt
9 Al Henningsen NW Missouri
Indianapolis
1 Bob Lavoy Western Kentucky
2 Paul Unruh Bradley
3 Charles Mrazovich Eastern Kentucky
4 Jim Line Kentucky
5 Sonny Allen Morehead State
6 Ralph O'Brien Butler
7 Leon Blevins Arizona
8 Jerry Stuteville Indiana
9 Gene Schmidt Texas Christian
10 Colin Anderson Georgia Tech
11 Jimmy Doyle Butler
Minneapolis
1 Kevin O'Shea Notre Dame
2 Hal Haskins Hamline
3 Howie Williams Purdue
4 Bud Grant Minnesota
5 Ed Beach West Virginia
6 Wayne Glasgow Oklahoma
7 Joe Hutton Jr. Hamline
8 Newt Benson River Falls Teachers
9 Jim Reilly Swarthmore
10 Andy Butchko Purdue
New York
1 Irwin Dambrot CCNY
2 Herb Scherer Long Island
3 Stan Weber Bowling Green
4 Joe Ossola St. Louis
5 Dick Barnes San Diego State
6 Don Parsons Rutgers
7 Dan Bagley Notre Dame
8 Charles Hope Appalachian
9 Don Heathington Baylor
Philadelphia
1 Paul Arizin Villanova
2 Ed Dahler Duquesne
3 Buddy Cate Western Kentucky
4 Paul Sensky St. Joseph's (PA)
5 Ike Borsavage Temple
6 Dick Dallmer Cincinnati
7 Charles Northup Siena
8 Brooks Ricca Villanova
9 Joe Kaufman New York University
10 Bernie Adams Princeton
11 Leo Wolfe Villanova
12 Ed Montgomery Tennessee
Rochester
1 Joe McNamee San Francisco
2 George Stanich UCLA
3 Bob Roper John Carroll
4 Chet Giermak William & Mary
5 Joe Nelson Brigham Young
6 John Givens Western Kentucky
7 Dan Kahler Southwestern (KS)
8 Carl Kraushaar UCLA
9 Warren Switzer Rice
10 Harry Foley Niagara
Syracuse
1 Don Lofgran San Francisco
2 Gerry Calabrese St. John's
3 Stan Christie USC
4 Paul Merchant Oklahoma
5 Paul Hickey Denver
6 Mack Suprunowicz Michigan
7 Lou Arko Akron
8 Bob Healey Georgia
9 Bob Savage Syracuse
10 Glenn Wilkes Mercer
Tri-Cities
1 Bob Cousy Holy Cross
2 Ed Gayda Washington State
3 Clarence Brannum Kansas State
4 Paul Hicks Eastern Kentucky
5 Cal Christensen Toledo
6 Bob Anderson Loyola (MD)
7 Bill Erickson Illinois
8 Loy Doty Wyoming
9 Nate DeLong River Falls Teachers
10 Keith Bloom Wyoming
Washington
1 Dick Schnittker Ohio State
2 Bill Sharman USC
3 Alan Sawyer UCLA
4 Tom O'Keefe Georgetown
5 Claude Overton East Central Oklahoma
6 Warren Cartier North Carolina State
7 Jim Cathcart Arkansas
8 Joe Greenbach Santa Clara
9 Earl Lloyd West Virginia State
10 Joe Noertker Virginia
1951 DRAFT
T-Territorial Choice
First Round
1 Balt Gene Melchiorre Bradley
2 TriC Mel Hutchins Brigham Young
3 Inds Marcus Freiberger Oklahoma
4 FtW Zeke Sinicola Niagara
5 Syr John McConathy NW Louisiana
6 NYK Ed Smith Harvard
7 Bos Ernie Barrett Kansas State
8 Roch Sam Ranzino North Carolina State
9 Phil Don Sunderlage Illinois
10T Mpls Whitey Skoog Minnesota
Second Round
1 Balt Jack Stone Kansas State
2 TriC Bill Gossett Colorado A&M
3 Inds Scotty Steagall Millikin
4 FtW Jack Kiley Syracuse
5 Syr Don Savage LeMoyne
6 NYK Roland Minson Brigham Young
7 Bos Bill Garrett Indiana
8 Roch Ray Ragelis Northwestern
9 Phil Mel Payton Tulane
10 Mpls Lew Hitch Kansas State
Third Round
1 Balt Bill Mann Bradley
2 TriC Ron Bontemps Beloit
3 Inds Glenn Kammeyer Central Missouri State
4 FtW Jake Fendley Northwestern
5 Syr Bato Govedarica DePaul
6 NYK Joe Luchi Cincinnati
7 Bos John Furlong Pepperdine
8 Roch Fred Diute St. Bonaventure
9 Phil Bob Schloss Georgia
10 Mpls Bob Payne Oregon State
Fourth Round
1 Balt Bill Hagler California
2 TriC Jim Slaughter South Carolina
3 Inds Bill Tosheff Indiana
4 FtW Herb Hargett Mississippi State
5 Syr Paul Horvath North Carolina State
6 NYK Lloyd Sandstrom St. Thomas
7 Bos Bob Barnett Evansville
8 Roch Elmer Behnke Bradley
9 Phil Jud Milhon Ohio Wesleyan
10 Mpls Gale McArthur Oklahoma A&M
Fifth Round
1 Balt Leroy Ishman American
2 TriC Bob Sakel Evansville
3 Inds Bob Pierce Nebraska
4 FtW Leo Johnson Arizona
5 Syr Glen Anderson Colorado A&M
6 NYK Tom Smith St. Peter's
7 Bos Rip Gish Western Kentucky
8 Roch Dan Bagley Notre Dame
9 Phil Mike Kearns Princeton
10 Mpls Leo Vander Kuy Michigan
Sixth Round
1 Balt Glen Duggins Utah
2 TriC John Rennicke Drake
3 Inds Marv Johnson Wheaton
4 FtW Frank Clasbeek Iowa
5 Syr Bob Wheeler Idaho
6 NYK Al McGuire St. John's
7 Bos Jim Luisi St. Francis (NY)
8 Roch Jim Ove Valparaiso
9 Phil Bob Swails Indiana Central
10 Mpls Deward Dopson Arkansas Polytechnic
Seventh Round
1 Balt Tom Riach USC
2 TriC Bob Ambler Arkansas
3 Inds Ted Beach Illinois
4 FtW Jim Ramstead Stanford
5 Syr Roy Reardon St. Francis (NY)
6 NYK Sid Ryen Denver
7 Bos John Azary Columbia
8 Roch John Brown Southern Methodist
9 Phil George Dempsey King's
10 Mpls Ed Head Kansas State
Eighth Round
1 Balt Bill Harper Oregon State
2 TriC Aaron Preece Bradley
3 Inds George Kelly Vanderbilt
4 FtW John Manning Duquesne
5 Syr Tom Jockle Syracuse
6 Bos Hugo Kappler North Carolina State
7 Roch George Davidson Lafayette
8 Phil Jim Phelan La Salle
Ninth Round
1 Balt Bob Crowe San Jose State
2 TriC Wayne Tucker Colorado
3 Syr Ray Kirkwasser Ithaca
4 Phil Hugh Faulkner Pepperdine
Tenth Round
1 Balt Dan Torrey Oregon State
2 TriC John DeWitt Texas A&M
3 Phil Paul Gerwin Cornell
Eleventh Round
1 Balt Clem Pavilonis DePaul
Twelfth Round
1 Balt John Burke Springfield (MA)
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