1959 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1959 NBA draft Basketball March 31, 1959 Cincinnati, Ohio NBA 8 85 14 Bob Boozer, Cincinnati Royals Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia WarriorsBob Ferry, St. Louis Hawks 3 C Wilt Chamberlain F Bailey Howell G Dick Barnett 1958 1960 The 1959 NBA draft was the 13th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 31, 1959, before the 1959–60 season. In this draft, eight 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 draft consisted of 14 rounds comprising 85 players selected.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1959.html 1959 NBA drafthttp://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1959 NBA Past Drafts - RealGM Draft selections and draftee career notes Bob Boozer from Kansas State University was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Royals. Wilt Chamberlain and Bob Ferry were selected before the draft as Philadelphia Warriors' and St. Louis Hawks' territorial picks respectively. Although Chamberlain played at the University of Kansas, outside the territory of any NBA team, he was selected as the Warriors' territorial pick because the Warriors argued that Chamberlain had grown up in Philadelphia and played high school basketball at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. The NBA agreed with the argument, hence making him the first territorial pick based solely on his pre-college roots.http://www.nba.com/history/players/chamberlain_bio.html Wilt Chamberlain Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc September 10, 2009 Chamberlain went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in his first season.http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html Rookie of the Year NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc October 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329231204/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html March 29, 2010 deadhttp://www.nba.com/history/awards_mvp.html Most Valuable Player NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090318083605/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_mvp.html 18 March 2009 live Three players from this draft, Wilt Chamberlain, Bailey Howell, and Dick Barnett 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 Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y Draft upright|thumb|alt=A basketball player, wearing a blue jersey with the word "ORIGINAL HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS" on the front, is posing while holding a basketball.|Wilt Chamberlain was selected as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College0T00– Wilt Chamberlain^~ C United States Philadelphia Warriors Harlem Globetrotters10T00– Bob Ferry F/C United States St. Louis Hawks Saint Louis101 Bob Boozer+ F United States Cincinnati Royals Kansas State102 Bailey Howell^ F United States Detroit Pistons Mississippi State103 Tom Hawkins Tom Hawkins (basketball) F United States Minneapolis Lakers Notre Dame104 Dick Barnett^ G/F United States Syracuse Nationals Tennessee State105 Johnny Green Johnny Green (basketball)+ F/C United States New York Knicks Michigan State106 John Richter F United States Boston Celtics NC State207 Tom Robitaille# F/C United States Detroit Pistons (from Cincinnati)Note1 a a Rice208 Don Goldstein# F United States Detroit Pistons Louisville209 Joe Ruklick F/C United States Philadelphia Warriors Northwestern210 Rudy LaRusso+ F/C United States Minneapolis Lakers Dartmouth211 Bumper Tormohlen F/C United States Syracuse Nationals Tennessee212 Al Seiden# G United States St. Louis Hawks (from New York)Note2 b b St. John's213 Cal Ramsey F United States St. Louis Hawks NYU214 Gene Guarilia F United States Boston Celtics George Washington315 Mike Mendenhall# G United States Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati316 Gary Alcorn C United States Detroit Pistons Fresno State317 Jim Hockaday Jim Hockaday (basketball)# F United States Philadelphia Warriors Memphis318 Bobby Smith Bobby Smith (basketball) G United States Minneapolis Lakers West Virginia319 Jon Cincebox F United States Syracuse Nationals Syracuse320 Bob Anderegg G/F United States New York Knicks Michigan State321 Hank Stein# G United States St. Louis Hawks Xavier322 Ralph Crosthwaite# C United States Boston Celtics Western Kentucky423 Leo Byrd# G United States Cincinnati Royals Marshall424 George Lee George C. Lee G/F United States Detroit Pistons Michigan425 Ron Stevenson F United States Philadelphia Warriors TCU426 Wilson Eison F United States Minneapolis Lakers Purdue427 Paul Neumann Paul Neumann (basketball) G United States Syracuse Nationals Stanford428 Johnny Cox G United States New York Knicks Kentucky429 Lee Harman G United States St. Louis Hawks Oregon State430 Ed Kazakavich F United States Boston Celtics Scranton531 Harry Kirchner G/F United States Detroit Pistons TCU532 Tony Windis G United States Detroit Pistons Wyoming537 Nick Mantis G United States St. Louis Hawks Northwestern856 Dave Gunther F United States Philadelphia Warriors Iowa858Walt Torrence# G United States New York Knicks UCLA859 Willie Merriweather F United States St. Louis Hawks Purdue1177 John Barnhill John Barnhill (basketball) G United States St. Louis Hawks Tennessee State1483 Jack Israel G/F United States New York Knicks Missouri State Trades Note1 a a Prior to the draft, the Detroit Pistons acquired Archie Dees along with the Cincinnati Royals' second-round pick, which was used to select Tom Robitaille, from the Royals in exchange for Phil Jordon.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/deesar01.html Archie Dees Bio basketball-reference.com January 8, 2010http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html All-Time Transactions NBA.com/Pistons Turner Sports Interactive, Inc December 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091230220239/http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html 30 December 2009 live Note2 b b Prior to the draft, the St. Louis Hawks acquired the New York Knicks' second-round pick, which was used to select Alan Seiden, from the Knicks in exchange for Frank Selvy.https://www.nytimes.com/1958/10/23/archives/knicks-quintet-obtains-selvy-from-hawks-for-2d-draft-pick-new.html Knicks' Quintet Obtains Selvy From Hawks for 2d Draft Pick; New Member of Club Paced College Scorers When Playing at Furman The New York Times October 23, 1958 January 30, 2010 Notes 1 Wilt Chamberlain was playing for the University of Kansas until May 1958, when he decided to leave college early to play professional basketball. However, the NBA rules prevented college players from playing in the league until their class graduated, therefore Chamberlain wasn't eligible to play in the 1958–59 season. He spent the 1958–59 season playing for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to the 1959 draft. See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1950s.html Complete First Round Results 1957–59 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc December 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203204222/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1950s.html 3 December 2009 live https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1959.html 1959 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com December 28, 2009 http://www.apbr.org/5761drft.html 1957–1961 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research December 28, 2009 http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2588&Itemid=103 1959 NBA Draft The Draft Review December 28, 2009 Specific External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:1950s in Cincinnati Category:Basketball in Cincinnati Category:Organized events in Cincinnati