1964 NBA draft

Basketball player selection November 2024 1964 NBA draft Basketball May 4, 1964 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. 91 NBA 101 15 Jim Barnes, New York Knicks Walt Hazzard, Los Angeles LakersGeorge Wilson, Cincinnati Royals 2 F Willis Reed F Connie Hawkins 1963 1965 The 1964 NBA draft was the 18th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 4, 1964, before the 1964–65 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 mi km on 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, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110604100111/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2003715404_lotterytimeline21.html June 4, 2011Lakers 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 draft consisted of 15 rounds comprising 101 players selected. Draft selections and draftee career notes Walt Hazzard and George Wilson were selected as Los Angeles Lakers' and Cincinnati Royals' territorial picks before the draft respectively. Jim Barnes from Texas Western College was selected first overall by the New York Knicks. Willis Reed from Grambling College, who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, was selected eighth overall by the New York Knicks.http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html Rookie of the Year NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc October 28, 2009 Reed has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees basketball-reference.com October 28, 2009http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html The NBA's 50 Greatest Players NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405004357/http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html April 5, 2010 live Reed, who spent all of his 10-year playing career with the Knicks, won the NBA championships twice in 1970 and 1973. In both NBA Finals, he was named the Finals MVP. He also won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1970 and was selected to five All-NBA Teams and seven All-Star Games.http://www.nba.com/history/players/reed_bio.html Willis Reed Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 18, 2010 He became a head coach after ending his playing career. He coached the Knicks for two seasons and then the New Jersey Nets for two seasons.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/reedwi01c.html Willis Reed Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010 Paul Silas, the 10th pick, won three NBA championships, two with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976 and one with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979. He also had two All-Star Game selections.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/silaspa01.html Paul Silas Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010 After his playing career, he coached four NBA teams, most recently with the Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets).https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/silaspa01c.html Paul Silas Coaching Record basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100416024504/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/silaspa01c.html April 16, 2010 live Jerry Sloan, the 19th pick, was selected to two All-Star Games in his playing career before becoming a head coach. He coached the Chicago Bulls for three seasons before being fired during the 1981–82 season. He then became the head coach of the Utah Jazz in 1988, the position he held until resigning in early 2011.http://www.nba.com/coachfile/jerry_sloan/ Jerry Sloan Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100319094218/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/jerry_sloan/ March 19, 2010 live He has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. Hazzard, 2nd pick Joe Caldwell, 4th pick Lucious Jackson and 5th pick Jeff Mullins are the only other players from this draft who have been selected to an All-Star Game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulma01.html Walt Hazzard Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/caldwjo01.html Joe Caldwell Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jackslu01.html Luke Jackson Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mullije01.html Jeff Mullins Statistics basketball-reference.com April 13, 2010 John Thompson, the 25th pick, has also been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Hame as a coach. After finishing his playing career, he became a successful college basketball head coach at Georgetown University. He coached the Georgetown Hoyas for 27 seasons, winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in 1984 and becoming the first African American head coach to win a major collegiate championship.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/sports/ncaabasketball/03hoyas.html Hoyas' First Thompson Era Has Long Life on the Payroll Adam Himmelsbach March 3, 2006 The New York Times Company March 14, 2010 https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112009aaa.html John Thompson, Kay Yow Honored November 20, 2009 NCAA.com CBS Interactive March 14, 2010 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Aside from playing basketball, 12th pick Cotton Nash also played professional baseball in the Major League Baseball (MLB). He played baseball for three seasons in between his basketball career.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nashco01.shtml Cotton Nash Statistics and History baseball-reference.com April 16, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nashco01.html Cotton Nash Statistics basketball-reference.com April 16, 2010 He is one of only 12 athletes who have played in both NBA and MLB.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7VguAAAAIBAJ&pg=1326,239371 Sports Hot Line November 1, 1981 The Beaver County Times April 16, 2010http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/080902aaa.html Hendrickson Becomes Latest to Play In Both NBA and Major League Baseball August 9, 2002 WSU Cougars CBS Interactive April 16, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110718123002/http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/080902aaa.html July 18, 2011 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/148709171.html?dids=148709171:148709171&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+13%2C+2002&author=Jerry+Crowe&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+Inside+Track%3B+MORNING+BRIEFING%3B+New+Coach+Pulls+the+Strings+in+Washington&pqatl=google The Inside Track; Morning Briefing; New Coach Pulls the Strings in Washington August 13, 2002 The Los Angeles Times April 16, 2010 Jerry Crowe March 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302215918/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/148709171.html?dids=148709171:148709171&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+13%2C+2002&author=Jerry+Crowe&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+Inside+Track%3B+MORNING+BRIEFING%3B+New+Coach+Pulls+the+Strings+in+Washington&pqatl=google dead Also of note was a player who was officially undrafted in 1964 named Connie Hawkins. While a successful player overall, Hawkins during his freshman year at the University of Iowa back in 1961 was involved with a point shaving scandal. Despite never being convicted of point shaving (with the only involvement being him borrowing $200 by Jack Molinas for school expenses, which he paid back to Jack's brother, Fred Molinas, before the scandal broke out), he was officially kicked out of the team before having a chance to play due to NCAA rules and regulations at the time. Hawkins would later play with the Pittsburgh Rens of the rivaling American Basketball League and the independent Harlem Globetrotters before officially being undrafted in 1964. He became undrafted again in 1965 before being permanently banned from the NBA altogether in 1966. However, Hawkins would sue the NBA for $6 million in damages to his reputation, saying the league banned him unfairly and that they had no substantial evidence linking him to the point shaving scandal of that time. Eventually, the league settled with Hawkins by paying him a settlement of $1.3 million and assigning him to the Phoenix Suns in 1969, effectively removing his permanent ban. While he would only play in the NBA for seven seasons afterwards, his number would be retired by the Suns on November 19, 1976, before being in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y Draft thumb|upright|150px|Walt Hazzard was a territorial pick selected by the Los Angeles Lakers. thumb|upright|150px|Willis Reed was the 8th pick, selected by the New York Knicks. thumb|upright|150px|Paul Silas was the 10th pick, selected by the St. Louis Hawks. thumb|upright|150px|Jerry Sloan was the 19th pick, selected by the Baltimore Bullets. 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– Walt Hazzard+1 G United States Los Angeles Lakers UCLA (Sr.)0T00– George Wilson George Wilson (basketball, born 1942) C United States Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati (Sr.)101 Jim Barnes Jim Barnes (basketball) F/C United States New York Knicks Texas Western (Sr.)102 Joe Caldwell+ G/F United States Detroit Pistons Arizona State (Sr.)103 Gary Bradds F United States Baltimore Bullets Ohio State (Sr.)104 Lucious Jackson+ F/C United States Philadelphia 76ers Pan American (Sr.)105 Jeff Mullins Jeff Mullins (basketball)+ G/F United States St. Louis Hawks Duke (Sr.)106 Barry Kramer G/F United States San Francisco Warriors NYU (Sr.)107 Mel Counts F/C United States Boston Celtics Oregon State (Sr.)208 Willis Reed^~ F/C United States New York Knicks Grambling (Sr.)209 Les Hunter Les Hunter (basketball) F/C United States Detroit Pistons Loyola (IL) (Sr.)210 Paul Silas+ F/C United States St. Louis Hawks (from Baltimore) Creighton (Sr.)211 Ira Harge# C United States Philadelphia 76ers New Mexico (Sr.)212 Cotton Nash F United States Los Angeles Lakers Kentucky (Sr.)213 Howard Komives G United States New York Knicks (from St. Louis)Note1 a a Bowling Green (Sr.)214 Bud Koper G United States San Francisco Warriors Oklahoma City (Sr.)215 Bill Chmielewski# C United States Cincinnati Royals Philadelphia Tapers (ABL)2216 Ron Bonham F United States Boston Celtics Cincinnati (Sr.)317 Brian Generalovich 1# F United States New York Knicks Pittsburgh (Sr.)318 Wali Jones G United States Detroit Pistons Villanova (Sr.)319 Jerry Sloan^ G/F United States Baltimore Bullets Evansville (Jr.)320 Larry Jones Larry Jones (basketball) G/F United States Philadelphia 76ers Toledo (Sr.)321 Tom Dose 1# C United States Los Angeles Lakers Stanford (Sr.)322 Art Becker# F United States St. Louis Hawks Arizona State (Sr.)323 McCoy McLemore F/C United States San Francisco Warriors Drake (Sr.)324 Steve Courtin G United States Cincinnati Royals Saint Joseph's (Sr.)325 John Thompson John Thompson (basketball) F United States Boston Celtics Providence (Sr.)426 Freddie Crawford G/F United States New York Knicks St. Bonaventure (Sr.)427 Jim Davis Jim Davis (basketball player) F/C United States Detroit Pistons Colorado (Sr.)428 Pete Spoden 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets State College of Iowa (Sr.)429 Frank Corace 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers La Salle (Sr.)430 Hank Finkel C United States Los Angeles Lakers Dayton (So.)431 Willie Murrell# F United States St. Louis Hawks Kansas State (Sr.)432 Gene Elmore 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors SMU (Sr.)433 Happy Hairston F United States Cincinnati Royals NYU (Sr.)434 Joe Strawder C United States Boston Celtics Bradley (Sr.)535 Tony Gennari# G United States New York Knicks Canisius (Sr.)536 Ray Wolford 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Toledo (Sr.)537 Bennie Lenox# G United States Baltimore Bullets Texas A&M (Sr.)538 Lou Skurcenski 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Westminster (Pennsylvania) (Sr.)539 John Savage 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers North Texas State (Sr.)540 John Tresvant F/C United States St. Louis Hawks Seattle (Sr.)541 Roger Suttner 1# C United States San Francisco Warriors Kansas State (Sr.)542 George Kirk 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Memphis State (Sr.)543 Nick Werkman# G United States Boston Celtics Seton Hall (Sr.)644 Tom Lavelle 1# C United States New York Knicks Western Carolina (Sr.)645 Larry Phillips 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Rice (Sr.)646 Bobby Joe Edmonds basketball# F United States Baltimore Bullets Tennessee State (Sr.)647 Ricky Kaminsky 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Yale (Sr.)648 Troy Collier 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Utah State (Sr.)649 Ernest Brock 1# F United States St. Louis Hawks Virginia State (Sr.)650 Ray Carey 1# F United States San Francisco Warriors Missouri (Sr.)651 Al Thrasher 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Wittenberg (Sr.)652 Levern Tart# G United States Boston Celtics Bradley (Sr.)753 Em Bryant G United States New York Knicks DePaul (Sr.)754 Jerry Jackson 1# G United States Detroit Pistons Ohio (Sr.)755 Ron Miller 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Loyola Chicago (Sr.)756 Gordon Hatton 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Dayton (Sr.)757 Steve Anstett 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Portland (Sr.)758 Maurice McHartley# G United States St. Louis Hawks North Carolina A&T (Sr.)759 Dave Lee basketball# F United States San Francisco Warriors San Francisco (Sr.)760 Vic Rouse basketball# F United States Cincinnati Royals Loyola Chicago (Sr.)761 Rich Falk# G United States Boston Celtics Northwestern (Sr.)862 Jim Boutin 1# F United States New York Knicks Lewis & Clark (Sr.)863 Ralph Telken 1# G United States Detroit Pistons Rockhurst (Sr.)864 Danny Schultz 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Tennessee (Sr.)865 Bob Pelkington# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Xavier (Sr.)866 Jay Buckley 1# C United States Los Angeles Lakers Duke (Sr.)867 Kendall Rhine# C United States St. Louis Hawks Rice (Sr.)868 Bob Garibaldi# G United States San Francisco Warriors Santa Clara (Sr.)869 Joe Geiger 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Xavier (Sr.)870 Jeff Blue 1# C United States Boston Celtics Butler (Sr.)971 Jack Brens 1# F United States New York Knicks Wisconsin (Sr.)972 Tom Black basketball C United States Baltimore Bullets South Dakota State (Sr.)973 Jim Brennan 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Clemson (Sr.)974 Darel Carrier# G United States St. Louis Hawks Western Kentucky (Sr.)975 Camden Wall 1# C United States San Francisco Warriors California (Sr.)976 Scotty Pierce 1# C United States Cincinnati Royals West Texas State (Sr.)977 Pete Kelley 1# G United States Boston Celtics West Virginia Tech (Sr.)1078 Jim Christy 1# G United States New York Knicks Georgetown (Sr.)1079 Bill Kusleika 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Tulsa (Sr.)1080 Wylie Briggs 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers North Carolina A&T (Sr.)1081 Frank Stephens 1# F United States St. Louis Hawks Virginia State (Sr.)1082 Jeff Cotwright 1# C United States San Francisco Warriors Chapman (Sr.)1083 Bob Neumann 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Memphis State (Sr.)1084 Duane Corriveau 1# G United States Boston Celtics Clark (Sr.)1185 Dennis Lynch 1# G United States New York Knicks Yale (Sr.)1186 Fred Glover 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Winston-Salem State (Sr.)1187 Thomas Lowry 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers West Virginia (Sr.)1188 Gerald Govan# C United States St. Louis Hawks St. Mary of the Plains (Sr.)1189 Jim Reynolds 1# F United States Cincinnati Royals Abilene Christian (Sr.)1290 Frank Kamiaski 1# F United States Baltimore Bullets Randolph–Macon (Sr.)1291 Julius Myers 1# C United States Philadelphia 76ers Piratas de Quebradillas (BSN)1292 Warren Sutton 1# F United States St. Louis Hawks Sir George Williams (Sr.)1293 Fred Jones 1# G United States Cincinnati Royals Youngstown State (Sr.)1394 Doug Moon 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Utah (Sr.)1395 Cecil Tuttle 1# G United States St. Louis Hawks Georgetown College (Sr.)1496 Peter Gent# G United States Baltimore Bullets Michigan State (Sr.)1497 Bill Blair basketball# G United States St. Louis Hawks VMI (Sr.)1598 Sandy Williams 1# G United States Baltimore Bullets Saint Francis (Sr.)1599 Al Cech 1# G United States St. Louis Hawks Detroit (Sr.) n Notable undrafted players thumb|upright|150px|Despite being permanently banned at one point, Connie Hawkins is considered one of the most successful undrafted NBA players of all time. List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1964 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team Connie Hawkins^ F United States Harlem Globetrotters Steve Jones Steve "Snapper" Jones G United States Oregon Trades Note1 a a On October 18, 1963, the New York Knicks acquired a second-round pick from the St. Louis Hawks in exchange for Richie Guerin.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gueriri01.html Richie Guerin Statistics basketball-reference.com January 29, 2010 The Knicks used the pick to draft Howard Komives. Notes 1 Walt Hazzard changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman in 1972. However, he retained his birth name throughout his professional career.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121980/index.htm The March Of The Wooden Soldiers Jack McCallum Sports Illustrated Time Warner Company April 16, 1984 January 29, 2010 June 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100616022515/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121980/index.htm dead 2 Bill Chmielewski left college in 1962 after his sophomore year. He then played in the American Basketball League (ABL), before the league folded in 1963.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Sl0bAAAAIBAJ&pg=3487,4726790 Tapers Sign Chmielewski December 2, 1962 April 13, 2010 The Times-Newshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kdYeAAAAIBAJ&pg=5633,89390 American Basketball League Folds Up;$1,250,000 In Losses For Infant Loop January 1, 1963 April 13, 2010 Sarasota Herald-Tribune 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://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1964.html 1964 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com January 29, 2010 https://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=2589&Itemid=103 1964 NBA Draft The Draft Review January 29, 2010 Specific 30em External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City