1947 BAA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1947 BAA draft Basketball June 2, 1947Bradley Robert D. The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts 2013 Scarecrow Press 9780810890695, pg. 1 The Leland Hotel (Detroit, Michigan) BAA 80 10 Clifton McNeely, Pittsburgh Ironmen 4 F Harry Gallatin G Andy Phillip F Jim Pollard G Carl Braun 1948 The 1947 BAA draft was the first ever 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 fledgling BAA held this draft as a joint draft with the established NBL. The BAA first discussed the idea of creating a draft system similar to the NFL draft (which was first implemented back in 1936) back in January 1947 during league meetings held in New York, with each team being given territorial pick rights to one player each year from schools in a 50-mile radius. However, both leagues wanted to control salaries by stamping out competitive bidding between the two leagues from college players that may or may not have been returning home from World War II by assigning exclusive rights to the team selecting a player. Before the BAA's draft began, the NBL had already signed eleven players that had already graduated from college, all of whom the NBL did not feel like they should be exposed to the BAA's draft system on display. The players in question included college stars Jack Smiley and Ralph Hamilton going to the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons works team, Harry Boykoff going to the Toledo Jeeps, and John Hargis, Frank Brian, and Charlie Black going to the Anderson Duffey Packers works team. As a trade-off, the BAA teams were allowed to select players early on before the NBL did. Including the NBL's draft side of things (which saw at least ten teams of their own participate in the event themselves), the overall draft program would have included 100 players (mainly college seniors) drafted between the two leagues.Bradley Robert D. The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts 1–2 2013 Scarecrow Press 9780810890695 https://books.google.com/books?id=m99DCaqGoQ8C&q=The%20Basketball%20Draft%20Fact%20Book&pg=PA1 The draft was held on June 2, 1947, months before the 1947–48 season began. During this draft, the nine remaining BAA teams (both the Cleveland Rebels and Detroit Falcons decided to decline their entries into the draft while still remaining as existing franchises at the time) along with the Baltimore Bullets, who joined the BAA from the American Basketball League after a dispute they had during the ABL playoffs with that league, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In the first round of the draft, the teams selected in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season, while the Bullets were assigned the tenth pick, the last pick of the first round, due in part to their overwhelming 31–3 record they had in the ABL beating out even the 49–11 record held by the Washington Capitols. Both the Pittsburgh Ironmen and Toronto Huskies participated in this draft, but they folded before the season opened alongside the Cleveland Rebels and Detroit Falcons. Draft selections and draftee career notes Interestingly, this draft would allow for BAA teams to not just draft players that previously played in other professional basketball leagues (such as the rivaling National Basketball League, the (original) American Basketball League, and the short-lived Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League), but also select players that previously played in the inaugural BAA season beforehand as well. This led to some interesting draft results that would be out of place in more modern-day drafts otherwise, such as the selections of Hank Biasetti and Irv Rothenberg by the Boston Celtics and Washington Capitols at picks #13 and #56 despite them both previously playing in the BAA earlier on through the Toronto Huskies and Cleveland Rebels respectively (with the former team being notable for still being a part of the BAA properly at the time), as well as notable age gaps between certain prospects selected in this draft (notably among players like Chick Reiser, who had last attended college back in 1935 before being drafted by the original Baltimore Bullets near the end of the draft). The first selection of the draft, Clifton McNeely from Texas Wesleyan University, did not play in the BAA. Instead, McNeely opted for a high school coaching career in Texas.http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/20763763/site/21683474/ Oden's injury a cruel blow for cursed Blazers Cook Bob NBCSports.com NBC Universal September 13, 2007 September 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090221120642/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/20763763/site/21683474/ February 21, 2009 dead The fourth pick, Walt Dropo, also did not play in the BAA and opted for a professional baseball career instead, eventually playing 13 seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB).http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138469/index.htm What Ever Happened To...: Walt Dropo Time Inc Sports Illustrated July 19, 1993 Leigh Montville September 10, 2009 October 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025084921/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138469/index.htm deadhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dropowa01.shtml Walt Dropo Bio baseball-reference.com September 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091020131851/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dropowa01.shtml 20 October 2009 live The 7th and 10th picks, Jack Underman and Larry Killick, also never played in the BAA. Three players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Andy Phillip and Jim Pollard, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees basketball-reference.com October 28, 2009 Wataru Misaka, selected by the New York Knicks,Wertheim Jon Decades before Lin's rise, Misaka made history for Asian-Americans Sports Illustrated February 11, 2012 https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/02/11/jeremy-linwatarumisaka December 16, 2019 made the team's final roster and became the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball, just months after the Major League Baseball color line had been broken by the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson.Goldstein Richard Wat Misaka, 95, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies The New York Times November 26, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html November 26, 2019 Misaka was cut after playing only three games with the team.Vecsey George Pioneering Knick Returns to Garden The New York Times August 10, 2009 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/sports/basketball/11vecsey.html November 26, 2019 Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y y Draft Rnd. Draft round Pick Overall selection number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationality Player's representative nationalityn nationality 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. Team School / club team Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft11 Clifton McNeely# F United States 1912 Pittsburgh Ironmen Texas Wesleyan12 Glen Selbo G/F United States 1912 Toronto Huskies Wisconsin13 Bulbs Ehlers G/F United States 1912 Boston Celtics Purdue14 Walt Dropo# – United States 1912 Providence Steamrollers Connecticut15 Dick Holub C United States 1912 New York Knicks Long Island16 Chink Crossin G United States 1912 Philadelphia Warriors Pennsylvania17 Jack Underman# – United States 1912 St. Louis Bombers Ohio State18 Paul Huston Paul Huston (basketball) F United States 1912 Chicago Stags Ohio State19 Dick O'Keefe G/F United States 1912 Washington Capitols Santa Clara110 Larry Killick# – United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets Vermont Other picks The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1947.html 1947 BAA Drafthttp://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1947 NBA Past Drafts - RealGM Rnd. Draft round Pick Overall selection number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationality Player's representative nationalityn nationality 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. Team School / club team Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft211 Fritz Nagy G/F United States 1912Pittsburgh Ironmen Akron212 Red Rocha+ F/C United States 1912Toronto Huskies Oregon State213 Hank Biasatti G ItalyCanada 1921 Boston Celtics Toronto Huskies (Basketball Association of America)214 Bob Hubbard F/C United States 1912 Providence Steamrollers Springfield218 Ben Schadler F United States 1912 Chicago Stags Northwestern219 Jack Tingle F United States 1912 Washington Capitols Kentucky323 Gene Stump G/F United States 1912 Boston Celtics DePaul328 Jimmy Darden G United States 1912 Chicago Stags Denver433 Johnny Ezersky G/F United States 1912 Boston Celtics Brooklyn Gothams (American Basketball League)438 Gene Vance G/F United States 1912 Chicago Stags Illinois440 Harry Gallatin^ F/C United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets Northeast Missouri542 Paul Hoffman Paul Hoffman (basketball)~ G/F United States 1912 Toronto Huskies Purdue543 Jack Hewson F/C United States 1912 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Sphas (American Basketball League)545Ron LivingstoneC United States 1912New York KnicksWyoming547 Andy Phillip^ G/F United States 1912 Chicago Stags Illinois548 Matt Zunic G/F United States 1912 Washington Capitols George Washington653 Andy Duncan basketball F/C United States 1912 New York Knicks William & Mary654 Paul Napolitano G/F United States 1912St. Louis Bombers San Francisco656 Irv Rothenberg C United States 1912 Washington Capitols Cleveland Rebels (Basketball Association of America)761 Wataru Misaka G United States 1912 New York Knicks Utah762 Jim Pollard^ F/C United States 1912 Chicago Stags Stanford763 Saul Mariaschin G United States 1912 Washington Capitols Harvard868 Don Smith Don Smith (basketball, born 1920) G/F United States 1912 Chicago Stags Indianapolis Kautskys (National Basketball League)869 Paul Cloyd G/F United States 1912 Washington Capitols Wisconsin870 Elmer Gainer F/C United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets Anderson Duffey Packers (National Basketball League)974 John Mandic F/C United States 1912 Washington Capitols Portland Indians (Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League)975 Chick Reiser G/F United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (National Basketball League) Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1947 draft, but played at least one game in the BAA/NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club teamDon Barksdale+ F/C United States 1912 UCLACharles B. Black F/C United States 1912 KansasJake Bornheimer F/C United States 1912 MuhlenbergHarry Boykoff CUnited States 1912St. John'sCarl Braun basketball^ G United States 1912 Colgate Fran Curran G United States 1912 Notre Dame Jack Dwan F/G United States 1912 Loyola (IL) Hoot Gibson basketball F/C United States 1912 CreightonRalph Hamilton G/F United States 1912 IndianaJohn Hargis basketball G/FUnited States 1912Texas Doug Holcomb F United States 1912 WisconsinBoag Johnson GUnited States 1912HuntingtonWalt Kirk G United States 1912 IllinoisBob Knight basketball, born 1929 G/FUnited States 1912Weaver HS (Hartford, Connecticut)Ray Kuka F United States 1912 Montana StateWalt Lautenbach G/FUnited States 1912WisconsinMatt Mazza G/FUnited States 1912Michigan StateDick Mehen F/CUnited States 1912TennesseeKen Menke GUnited States 1912IllinoisFred Paine F United States 1912 Westminster (PA)Les Pugh F/C United States 1912 Ohio StateRay Ramsey G/F United States 1912 BradleyLee Robbins F United States 1912 ColoradoGene Rock G United States 1912 USCJack Rocker F/C United States 1912 CaliforniaJack Smiley F/G United States 1912 IllinoisJim Springer C United States 1912 CanterburySid Tanenbaum G/FUnited States 1912NYUMike Todorovich F/CUnited States 1912WyomingJack Toomay F/CUnited States 1912PacificFloyd Volker F/CUnited States 1912WyomingDanny Wagner GUnited States 1912Texas Notes n See also List of first overall NBA draft picks NBA records References General https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1947.html 1947 BAA Draft basketball-reference.com September 11, 2009 http://www.apbr.org/4751drft.html 1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research September 11, 2009 Specific External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:Basketball Association of America draft BAA draft BAA draft BAA draft Category:Basketball in Detroit Category:Organized events in Detroit