1963 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1963 NBA draft Basketball April 30, 1963 (Rounds 1–7)May 7, 1963 (Rounds 8–15) Plaza Hotel (New York City, New York)Bradley Robert D. The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts 2013 Scarecrow Press 9780810890695, pg. 87 NBA 84 15 Art Heyman, New York Knicks Tom Thacker, Cincinnati Royals 2 F Nate Thurmond F Gus Johnson 1962 1964 The 1963 NBA draft was the 17th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 30 and May 7, 1963, before the 1963–64 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Before the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50-mile radius of its home arena as their territorial pick.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2003715404_lotterytimeline21.html How the NBA draft became a lottery The Seattle Times The Seattle Times Company May 21, 2007 September 10, 2009Lakers Select Baylor In NBA Draft Meeting The Daily Collegian Pennsylvania State University April 23, 1958 http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG/1958/04/23&EntityId=Ar01102 September 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160410205729/http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG%2F1958%2F04%2F23&EntityId=Ar01102 April 10, 2016 dead The Chicago Zephyrs relocated to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Bullets prior to the draft.http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/WizHistory_010806.html A Colorful Tradition John Hareas NBA.com/Wizards Turner Sports Interactive, Inc August 6, 2001 January 26, 2010 The Syracuse Nationals participated in the draft, but relocated to Philadelphia and became the Philadelphia 76ers prior to the start of the season.http://www.nba.com/sixers/history/index.html Sixers History NBA.com/Sixers Turner Sports Interactive, Inc January 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119070110/http://www.nba.com/sixers/history/index.html 19 January 2010 live The draft consisted of 15 rounds comprising 84 players selected. This draft holds the record for the fewest non-territorial picks who later debuted in the NBA, with 17 (18 if the territorial pick Tom Thacker is included). Draft selections and draftee career notes Tom Thacker from the University of Cincinnati was selected before the draft as Cincinnati Royals' territorial pick. Art Heyman from Duke University was selected first overall by the New York Knicks. Two players from this draft, Nate Thurmond and Gus Johnson, 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 Thurmond was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html The NBA's 50 Greatest Players NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100406042553/http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html 6 April 2010 dead Thurmond's achievements include seven All-Star Game selections and five All-Defensive Team selections.http://www.nba.com/history/players/thurmond_bio.html Nate Thurmond Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 13, 2010 Johnson's achievement include four All-NBA Team selections and five All-Star Game selections.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsgu01.html Gus Johnson Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410075206/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsgu01.html 10 April 2010 live Two players from this draft, 4th pick Eddie Miles and 13th pick Jim King, have also been selected to an All-Star Game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/milesed01.html Eddie Miles Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kingji01.html Jim King Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100515132704/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kingji01.html 15 May 2010 live Reggie Harding, who was the first player drafted out of high school when he was drafted the previous year, was drafted again by the Detroit Pistons with the 48th pick. He finally enter the league after spending a year in the Midwest Professional Basketball League (MPBL) due to the rules that prevent a high school player to play in the league until one year after his high school class graduated.http://www.nba.com/suns/news/oneononedebate_080711.html Doesn't the Extra Year Help Teams? Dan Hilton July 14, 2008 January 27, 2010 NBA.com/Suns Turner Sports Interactive, Inc https://web.archive.org/web/20100121121535/http://www.nba.com/suns/news/oneononedebate_080711.html 21 January 2010 livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-j0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W-UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4020,137498 Pistons Can't Use 7-Foot Prep Lawrence Journal-World July 3, 1962 April 13, 2010 Larry Brown from the University of North Carolina was selected with the 55th pick. However, he never played in the NBA. He spent his playing career within the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) before joining the newly formed American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/LawrenceBrown.htm Lawrence "Larry" Brown Bio International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame April 13, 2010 August 9, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190809183819/http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/LawrenceBrown.htm dead He played there for five seasons, earning one All-ABA Team selection and three ABA All-Star Game selections.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownla01.html Larry Brown Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010 After his playing career, he became a head coach. He coached nine NBA teams, most recently with the Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets). He won the NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004 and went to the NBA Finals two other times; with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2001 and with the Pistons in 2005.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/brownla01c.html Larry Brown Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100412131750/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/brownla01c.html 12 April 2010 live In between his NBA coaching career, he also coached the Kansas Jayhawks of the University of Kansas for five seasons, winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in 1988. He is the only coach to win both an NCAA title and an NBA championship. As a player, he won the gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 1964 Olympic Games. He then coached the U.S. national team to a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, becoming the only U.S. male basketball participant to both play and coach in the Olympics.http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_brown_named_coach_080429.html Bobcats Name Larry Brown Head Coach NBA.com/Bobcats Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 29, 2008 April 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100411141701/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_brown_named_coach_080429.html 11 April 2010 dead Rod Thorn, the 2nd pick, also had a coaching career. He was the interim head coach of the Chicago Bulls in 1982.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/thornro01c.html Rod Thorn Coaching Record basketball-reference.com May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100507223114/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/thornro01c.html 7 May 2010 live Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y Draft thumb|150px|Nate Thurmond was selected third overall by the San Francisco Warriors. right|thumb|150px|Larry Brown was selected 55th overall by the Baltimore Bullets, but did not play in the NBA. Rnd. Draft round Pick Overall pick 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 draft0T00– Tom Thacker Tom Thacker (basketball) G/F United States Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati (Sr.)101 Art Heyman G/F United States New York Knicks Duke (Sr.)102 Rod Thorn G United States Baltimore Bullets West Virginia (Sr.)103 Nate Thurmond^ F/C United States San Francisco Warriors Bowling Green (Sr.)104 Eddie Miles+ G/F United States Detroit Pistons Seattle (Sr.)105 Gerry Ward Gerry Ward (basketball) G United States St. Louis Hawks Boston College (Sr.)106 Tom Hoover basketball C United States Syracuse Nationals Camden Bullets (EPBL)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3AknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2gIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2155,2507472 New Balto. 5 gets 2 of 17 draftees May 4, 1963 Baltimore Afro-American April 16, 2010107 Roger Strickland Roger Strickland (basketball) F United States Los Angeles Lakers Jacksonville (Sr.)108 Bill Green Bill Green (basketball)# F United States Boston Celtics Colorado State (Sr.)209 Jerry Harkness G United States New York Knicks Loyola (IL) (Sr.)210 Gus Johnson Gus Johnson (basketball)^ F/C United States Baltimore Bullets Idaho (Sr.)211 Gary Hill Gary Hill (basketball) G United States San Francisco Warriors Oklahoma City (Sr.)212 Jerry Smith Jerry Smith (basketball, born 1941)# G United States Detroit Pistons Furman (Sr.)213 Jim King Jim King (basketball, born 1941)+ G United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Cincinnati)Note1 a a Tulsa (Sr.)214 Leland Mitchell# G United States St. Louis Hawks Mississippi State (Sr.)215 Hershell West# G United States Syracuse Nationals Grambling (Sr.)216 Mel Gibson Mel Gibson (basketball) G United States Los Angeles Lakers Western Carolina (Sr.)217 Kenny Saylors# F United States St. Louis Hawks (from Boston) Arkansas Tech (Sr.)318 Bill O'Connor 1# F United States New York Knicks Canisius (Sr.)319 Tom Bolyard 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Indiana (Sr.)320 Steve Gray basketball# G United States San Francisco Warriors Saint Mary's (Sr.)321 Mike McCoy 1# C United States Detroit Pistons Miami (Florida) (Sr.)322 Jimmy Rayl# G United States Cincinnati Royals Indiana (Sr.)323 Bill Burwell 1# G United States St. Louis Hawks Illinois (Sr.)324 Jerry Greenspan F United States Syracuse Nationals Maryland (Sr.)325 Lyle Harger 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Houston (Sr.)326 Chuck Kriston 1# G United States Boston Celtics Valparaiso (Sr.)427 Nate Cloud 1# F United States New York Knicks Delaware (Sr.)428 Nolen Ellison# G United States Baltimore Bullets Kansas (Sr.)429 Dave Downey# G United States San Francisco Warriors Illinois (Sr.)430 Dave Erickso 1n# C United States Detroit Pistons Marquette (Sr.)431 Ken Charlton basketball# F United States Cincinnati Royals Colorado (Sr.)432 Waite Bellamy# G United States St. Louis Hawks Florida A&M (Sr.)433 Ray Flynn 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Providence (Sr.)434 Layton Johns 1# C United States Los Angeles Lakers Auburn (Sr.)435 Connie McGuire 1# F United States Boston Celtics Southeastern State (Sr.)536 Joe McDermott 1# F United States New York Knicks Belmont Abbey (Sr.)537 Ron Glaser 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Marquette (Sr.)538 Don Turner 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Southwestern (Kansas) (Sr.)539 Bill Small 1# G United States Detroit Pistons Illinois (Sr.)540 Mack Herndon 1# C United States Cincinnati Royals Bradley (Sr.)541 Tony Yates# G United States St. Louis Hawks Cincinnati (Sr.)542 Tony Cerkvenik 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Arizona State (Sr.)543 Larry Jones Larry Jones (basketball) G/F United States Los Angeles Lakers Toledo (Jr.)544 Red Stroud# G United States Boston Celtics Mississippi State (Sr.)645 Jim Kerwin# G United States New York Knicks Tulane (Sr.)646 Ken Siebel 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Wisconsin (Sr.)647 Gene Shields 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Santa Clara (Sr.)648 Reggie Harding C United States Detroit Pistons Holland Oilers (MPBL)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JmwUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1894,2007295 This Game Called What's The Name January 7, 1963 Toledo Blade April 13, 2010649 Jim McCormick 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals West Virginia (Sr.)650 Al Santio 1# F United States St. Louis Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore (Sr.)651 Vince Brewer 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Iowa State (Sr.)652 Warren Sallade 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Westminster (Pennsylvania) (Sr.)653 Vinnie Ernst 1# G United States Boston Celtics Providence (Sr.)754 Bob Woollard# C United States New York Knicks Wake Forest (Sr.)755 Larry Brown basketball# G United States Baltimore Bullets North Carolina (Sr.)756 Don Clemetson 1# G United States San Francisco Warriors Stanford (Sr.)757 Ira Harge# C United States Detroit Pistons New Mexico (Jr.)758 Hunter Beckman 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Memphis (Sr.)759 Ken Rohloff G United States St. Louis Hawks NC State (Sr.)760 Bill Brown 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Howard Payne (Sr.)761 Gordie Martin 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers USC (Sr.)762 Herb Magee# G United States Boston Celtics Philadelphia Textile (Sr.)863 Freddie Crawford G/F United States New York Knicks St. Bonaventure (Jr.)864 Rich Froistad 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Iowa State (Sr.)865 Harry Dinnel# F United States San Francisco Warriors Pepperdine (Sr.)866 Gary Silc 1# F Canada Detroit Pistons Northern Michigan (Sr.)867 Harold Ray Strother 1# G United States St. Louis Hawks Wilkes-Barre Barons (EPBL)968 Ray Cronk 1# F United States New York Knicks Lakeland (Sr.)969 Ron Jackson 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Wisconsin (Sr.)970 Chuck White 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Idaho (Sr.)971 Ernie Dunston 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Seattle (Sr.)972 Frank Davis 1# G United States St. Louis Hawks Oklahoma Christian (Sr.)1073 Gerald Glur 1# F United States New York Knicks Furman (Sr.)1074 M. C. Thompson 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets DePaul (Sr.)1075 Carl Ritter 1# G United States St. Louis Hawks Southeast Missouri State (Sr.)1176 Orb Bowling 1# C United States New York Knicks Tennessee (Sr.)1177 Marv Straw 1# G United States St. Louis Hawks Iowa State (Sr.)1278 Bob Walters 1# G United States New York Knicks Baldwin–Wallace (Sr.)1279 Hugh Evans basketball# G United States St. Louis Hawks North Carolina A&T (Sr.)1380 Jerry Szachara 1# G United States New York Knicks Cornell (Sr.)1381 Gary McFarland 1# G United States St. Louis Hawks Central Missouri (Sr.)1482 Bill Raftery# G United States New York Knicks La Salle (Sr.)1583 Ron Pickett 1# F United States New York Knicks Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) n Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1963 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team George Lehmann G United States Sunbury Mercuries (EPBL) Bob Warlick G United States Pepperdine Art Williams G United States Cal Poly Pomona Trades Note1 a a On September 14, 1962, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired the second-round pick of the Cincinnati Royals in exchange for Tom Hawkins.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hawkito01.html Tom Hawkins Statistics basketball-reference.com January 28, 2010 The Lakers used the pick to draft Jim King. See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1960s.html Complete First Round Results 1960–69 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc January 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203204230/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1960s.html 3 December 2009 live https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1963.html 1963 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com January 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103210352/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1963.html 3 January 2010 live http://www.apbr.org/6266drft.html 1962–1966 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research January 26, 2010 http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=306&Itemid=103 1963 NBA Draft The Draft Review January 27, 2010 Specific 30em External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City