1950 NBA draft

June 2013 Basketball player selection 1950 NBA draft Basketball April 25, 1950 Biltmore Hotel (Chicago, Illinois)Bradley Robert D. The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts 2013 Scarecrow Press 9780810890695, pg. 14 NBA 121 12 Chuck Share, Boston Celtics 7 G Paul Arizin G Bob Cousy G George Yardley F Chuck Cooper G Bill Sharman C Neil Johnston F Earl Lloyd 1949 1951 The 1950 NBA draft was the first draft following the 1949 merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League that created the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 25, 1950, before the 1950–51 season. In this draft, 12 remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The Chicago Stags participated in the draft but folded prior to the start of the season.http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/stags_060417.html Stag Party Ballantini Brett NBA.com/Bulls Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 17, 2006 October 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091202022641/http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/stags_060417.html December 2, 2009 live The draft consisted of 12 rounds comprising 121 players selected. Draft selections and draftee career notes Chuck Share from Bowling Green State University was selected first overall by the Boston Celtics. Paul Arizin from Villanova University was selected before the draft as Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick. The sixth pick, Irwin Dambrot, did not play in the NBA and opted for a career as a dentist.https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/14/sports/sports-of-the-times-nat-holman-taught-team-basketball.html Sports of The Times; Nat Holman 'Taught Team Basketball' Anderson Dave The New York Times February 14, 1995 September 23, 2009 Five players from this draft, Paul Arizin, Bob Cousy, George Yardley, Bill Sharman and Earl Lloyd have been inducted into 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 Chuck Cooper, the 12th pick, and Lloyd, the 100th pick, were the first African Americans to be drafted by an NBA team.http://www.seattlepi.com/basketball/303061_nban09.html Inside the NBA: Black pioneers due respect Washburn Gary Seattle Post-Intelligencer Hearst Seattle Media, LLC February 9, 2007 May 24, 2010 Lloyd became the first African American to play in the NBA on October 31, 1950, one day before Cooper made his debut.http://www.nba.com/sixers/community/earl_lloyd_050208.html Earl Lloyd: A Basketball Pioneer Ramsey David NBA.com/Sixers Turner Sports Interactive, Inc February 16, 2005 September 23, 2009http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09340/1018856-135.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20120302191612/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09340/1018856-135.stm dead March 2, 2012 Duquesne honors legacy of Chuck Cooper Axelrod Phil Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 6, 2009 May 24, 2010 Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y Draft right|thumb|150px|Chuck Share was the first overall selection. right|thumb|150px|alt=Two basketball players are going after a basketball, while another player are watching from behind.|Bob Cousy (left) was selected third overall by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College0T00– Paul Arizin^~ G/F United States Philadelphia Warriors Villanova101 Chuck Share C United States Boston Celtics Bowling Green102 Don Rehfeldt F United States Baltimore Bullets Wisconsin103 Bob Cousy^ G United States Tri-Cities Blackhawks Holy Cross104 Dick Schnittker F United States Washington Capitols Ohio State105 Larry Foust* F/C United States Chicago Stags La Salle106 Irwin Dambrot# F United States New York Knicks CCNY107 George Yardley^ G/F United States Fort Wayne Pistons Stanford108 Bob Lavoy F/C United States Indianapolis Olympians Western Kentucky109 Joe McNamee F/C United States Rochester Royals San Francisco110 Kevin O'Shea Kevin O'Shea (basketball) G United States Minneapolis Lakers Notre Dame111 Don Lofgran F/C United States Syracuse Nationals San Francisco212 Chuck Cooper Chuck Cooper (basketball)^ F United States Boston Celtics Duquesne213 John Pilch F United States Baltimore Bullets Wyoming214 Ed Dahler F United States Philadelphia Warriors Duquesne215 Ed Gayda G/F United States Tri-Cities Blackhawks Washington State216 Bill Sharman^ G United States Washington Capitols USC217 Wally Osterkorn F/C United States Chicago Stags Illinois218 Herb Scherer C United States New York Knicks Long Island219 Jim Riffey F United States Fort Wayne Pistons Tulane220 Paul Unruh# F United States Indianapolis Olympians Bradley221 George Stanich# G/F United States Rochester Royals UCLA222 Hal Haskins# G/F United States Minneapolis Lakers Hamline223 Gerald Calabrese G United States Syracuse Nationals St. John's Other picks The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1950.html 1950 NBA drafthttp://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1950 NBA Past Drafts - RealGM right|thumb|150px|alt=A tall African American man wearing purple suit is shaking hand with another African American man wearing a uniform, while three other men is watching on the background.|Earl Lloyd (right) was selected 100th overall and became the first African American to play in the NBA. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College324 Bob Donham G/F United States Boston Celtics Ohio State325 Dick Dickey G United States Baltimore Bullets NC State328 Alan Sawyer F United States Washington Capitols UCLA331 Art Burris F United States Fort Wayne Pistons Tennessee332 Chuck Mrazovich F United States Indianapolis Olympians Eastern Kentucky440 Tommy O'Keefe G United States Washington Capitols Georgetown441 Ken Murray Ken Murray (basketball player) G/F United States Chicago Stags St. Bonaventure446 Bud Grant F United States Minneapolis Lakers Minnesota549 Norm Mager F United States Baltimore Bullets CCNY550 Ike Borsavage F/C United States Philadelphia Warriors Temple551 Cal Christensen F/C United States Tri-Cities Blackhawks Toledo552 Claude Overton G United States Washington Capitols East Central State558 Ed Beach F United States Minneapolis Lakers West Virginia660 Francis Mahoney Francis Mahoney (basketball) F United States Boston Celtics Brown668 Ralph O'Brien G United States Indianapolis Olympians Butler780 Leon Blevins G United States Indianapolis Olympians Arizona782 Joe Hutton Joe Hutton (basketball) G United States Minneapolis Lakers Hamline889 George King George King (basketball, born 1928) G United States Chicago Stags Morris Harvey999 Nate DeLong C United States Tri-Cities Blackhawks River Falls State9100 Earl Lloyd^ F/C United States Washington Capitols West Virginia State Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1950 draft, but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team Ed Earle F United States Loyola (Illinois) Jerry Fowler C United States Missouri Neil Johnston^ C United States Ohio State Al Masino G United States Canisius Andy O'Donnell basketball G United States Loyola (Maryland) Sherwin Raiken G United States Villanova Bob Wilson basketball G United States West Virginia State See also List of first overall NBA draft picks NBA records References General https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1950.html 1950 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com September 23, 2009 http://www.apbr.org/4751drft.html 1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research September 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100704045137/http://www.apbr.org/4751drft.html July 4, 2010 live mdy http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1479 1950 NBA Draft The Draft Review September 26, 2009 Maurer, Matthew May 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229132916/http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1479&Itemid=103 February 29, 2012 live Specific External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:1950 in Chicago Category:Basketball in Chicago Category:Organized events in Chicago