1948 NBA draft

1948 BAA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)May 10, 1948[1]
LocationMorrison Hotel (Chicago, Illinois)[1]
Overview
113 total selections in 15 rounds
LeagueBAA
Teams8
First selectionAndy Tonkovich, Providence Steamrollers
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The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to become the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the NBL, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round picks, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Bob Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Four players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes, Bobby Wanzer and Alex Hannum have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]

Draft

Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
Andy Tonkovich was the first overall pick by the Providence Steamrollers.
George Kok was selected second overall by the Indianapolis Jets.
Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Andy Tonkovich G  United States Providence Steamrollers Marshall
1 2 George Kok# C  United States Indianapolis Jets Arkansas
1 3 George Hauptfuhrer# C  United States Boston Celtics Harvard
1 4 Dolph Schayes^ F/C  United States New York Knicks NYU
1 5 Ed Mikan F/C  United States Chicago Stags DePaul
1 6 Walt Budko F/C  United States Baltimore Bullets Columbia
1 7 Bob Gale# G/F  United States St. Louis Bombers Cornell
1 8 Ward Williams F  United States Fort Wayne Pistons Indiana
1 9 Chuck Hanger# –  United States Minneapolis Lakers California
1 10 Bobby Wanzer^ G  United States Rochester Royals Seton Hall
1 11 Don Ray F/C  United States Philadelphia Warriors Western Kentucky
1 12 Jack Nichols F/C  United States Washington Capitols Washington

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.[3][4]

Arnie Ferrin was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers.
Billy Gabor was selected by the Rochester Royals.
Future Hall of Famer Harry Gallatin was selected by the New York Knicks.
Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School / club team
– – Johnny Bach G/F  United States Boston Celtics Fordham
– – Gene Berce G/F  United States New York Knicks Marquette
– – Darrell Brown F  United States Baltimore Bullets Humboldt State
– – Jack Burmaster G  United States St. Louis Bombers Illinois
– – Jake Carter F/C  United States Baltimore Bullets East Texas State
– – Jack Coleman+ F/C  United States Providence Steamrollers Louisville
– – Bobby Cook G  United States Fort Wayne Pistons Wisconsin
– – Hook Dillon F  United States Chicago Stags North Carolina
– – Arnie Ferrin G/F  United States Minneapolis Lakers Utah
– – Bill Gabor+ G/F  United States Rochester Royals Syracuse
– – Harry Gallatin^ F/C  United States New York Knicks Northeast Missouri
– – Earl Gardner F  United States Minneapolis Lakers DePauw
– – Dee Gibson G/F  United States Minneapolis Lakers Western Kentucky
– – Alex Hannum^ F/C  United States Indianapolis Jets USC
– – Marshall Hawkins F  United States Boston Celtics Tennessee
– – Joe Holland F  United States Baltimore Bullets Kentucky
– – Whitey Kachan G  United States Chicago Stags DePaul
– – Leo Katkaveck G  United States Washington Capitols NC State
– – Tom Kelly G  United States Boston Celtics NYU
– – Andy Kostecka F  United States Indianapolis Jets Georgetown
– – Dan Kraus G  United States Baltimore Bullets Georgetown
– – Herb Krautblatt G  United States Baltimore Bullets Rider
– – Leo Kubiak G/F  United States Rochester Royals Bowling Green
– – Ray Lumpp G  United States Indianapolis Jets NYU
– – Johnny Macknowski F  United States Rochester Royals Seton Hall
– – Mel McGaha G  United States New York Knicks Arkansas
– – Murray Mitchell C  United States Boston Celtics Sam Houston State
– – Johnny Orr F  United States Minneapolis Lakers Beloit
– – Easy Parham G/F  United States St. Louis Bombers Texas Wesleyan
– – Jack Parkinson G  United States Washington Capitols Kentucky
– – Ed Peterson C  United States New York Knicks Cornell
– – Roy Pugh F/C  United States Philadelphia Warriors SMU
– – Tex Ritter G  United States New York Knicks Eastern Kentucky
– – Kenny Rollins G  United States Fort Wayne Pistons Kentucky
– – Dick Shrider G  United States New York Knicks Ohio
– – Odie Spears G  United States Chicago Stags Western Kentucky
– – Brady Walker F/C  United States Providence Steamrollers BYU
– – Dick Wehr F  United States Indianapolis Jets Rice
– – Murray Wier G  United States Fort Wayne Pistons Iowa
– – D. C. Wilcutt G  United States St. Louis Bombers Saint Louis

Notable undrafted players

Further information: List of undrafted NBA players

These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the BAA/NBA.

Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
Don Asmonga G  United States Alliance (So.)
Jake Bornheimer PF/C  United States Muhlenberg (So.)
Bob Brannum PF/C  United States Michigan State (Jr.)
Jim Browne C  United States Tilden Tech (Illinois) (HS Sr.)
Joe Colone SF  United States Bloomsburg State (Sr.)
Jack Cotton PF/C  United States Wyoming (Sr.)
Dillard Crocker SG/SF  United States Western Michigan (Fr.)
Ray Ellefson PF/C  United States Oklahoma A&M (Sr.)
Jack Eskridge PF/C  United States Kansas (Jr.)
Phil Farbman PG  United States CCNY (Sr.)
Donnie Forman PG  United States NYU (Sr.)
Joe Graboski PF/C  United States Tuley (Illinois) (HS Sr.)
John Hazen PG  United States Indiana State (So.)
Gene James SF/PF  United States Marshall (Jr.)
Neil Johnston C  United States Ohio State (So.)
Lionel Malamed PG  United States CCNY (Sr.)
Jack McCloskey PG  United States Penn (Sr.)
Bill Miller SG/SF  United States North Carolina (So.)
Dave Minor G  United States UCLA (Jr.)
Dermie O'Connell PG  United States Holy Cross (So.)
Fred Paine SF  United States Westminster (Pennsylvania) (Sr.)
Jim Spruill SG  United States Rice (Sr.)

Notes

  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695., pg. 6
  2. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "1948 BAA Draft".
  4. ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".