Basketball Association of America (BAA)

Basketball Association of America (BAA) - 1948 Draft

MLB

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Olympic Tower, 645 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY 10022
Phone: : 212-688-9622
Fax: 212-750-9622
Website: www.nba.com

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. Consisting of 30 basketball teams, 29 located in the United States and 1 located in Canada, the league plays an 82 game schedule. Eight teams from each of the two conferences compete in the playoffs for the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy representative of the NBA Championship.

National Basketball Association (NBA) Information
National Basketball Association (NBA) Directory
National Basetball Association (NBA) Awards
National Basketball Association (NBA) Records
National Basketball Association (NBA) Champions
National Basketball Association (NBA) All Star Game
National Basketball Association (NBA) by Year
Baskjetball Hall of Fame

Basketball Association of America (BAA) - 1948 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Providence Steam Rollers	Andy Tonkovich	Marshall
2	Indianapolis Jets	George Kok	Arkansas
3	Boston Celtics	George Hauptfuhrer	Harvard University
4	New York Knicks	Dolph Schayes	NYU
5	Chicago Stags	Ed Mikan	DePaul
6	Baltimore Bullets	Walt Budko	Columbia University
7	St. Louis Bombers	Robert Gale	Cornell
8	Fort Wayne Pistons	Ward Williams	Indiana
9	Minneapolis Lakers	Chuck Hanger	California
10	Rochester Royals	Bobby Wanzer	Seton Hall
11	Philadelphia Warriors	Don Ray	Western Kentucky
12	Washington Capitols	Jack Nichols	Washington
13	Baltimore Bullets	Joe Holland	Kentucky
14	Boston Celtics	Johnny Bach	Fordham
15	Chicago Stags	Hook Dillon	UNC
16	Fort Wayne Pistons	Bobby Cook	Wisconsin
17	Indianapolis Jets	Ray Lumpp	NYU
18	Minneapolis Lakers	Johnny Orr	Beloit College
19	New York Knicks	Harry Gallatin	Truman State University
20	Philadelphia Warriors	Roy Pugh	SMU
21	Providence Steam Rollers	Brady Walker	BYU
22	Rochester Royals	Bill Gabor	Syracuse
23	St. Louis Bombers	Jack Burmaster	Illinois
24	Washington Capitols	Jack Parkinson	Kentucky
25	Baltimore Bullets	Darrel Brown	Humboldt State University
26	Boston Celtics	Marshall Hawkins	Tennessee
27	Chicago Stags	Whitey Kachan	DePaul
28	Fort Wayne Pistons	Kenny Rollins	Kentucky
29	Indianapolis Jets	Dick Wehr	Rice University
30	Minneapolis Lakers	Arnie Ferrin	Utah
31	New York Knicks	Mel McGaha	Arkansas
32	Philadelphia Warriors	Bill Brown	Maryland
33	Providence Steam Rollers	Jack Coleman	Louisville
34	Rochester Royals	Johnny Macknowski	Seton Hall
35	St. Louis Bombers	Easy Parham	Texas Wesleyan University
36	Washington Capitols	Fred Bartell	Oregon
37	Baltimore Bullets	Jake Carter
38	Boston Celtics	Tom Kelly	NYU
39	Chicago Stags	Odie Spears	Western Kentucky
40	Fort Wayne Pistons	Linc Richmond	Arizona
41	Indianapolis Jets	Alex Hannum	USC
42	Minneapolis Lakers	Earl Gardner	DePauw University
43	New York Knicks	Ed Peterson	Cornell
44	Philadelphia Warriors	Deward Compton	Louisville
45	Providence Steam Rollers	A. L. Bennett	Oklahoma State
46	Rochester Royals	Leo Kubiak	Bowling Green
47	St. Louis Bombers	D.C. Wilcutt	Saint Louis
48	Washington Capitols	Ed Hughes	San Jose State
49	Baltimore Bullets	Dan Kraus	Georgetown
50	Boston Celtics	Murray Mitchell	Sam Houston State University
51	Chicago Stags	Mickey Marty	Loras College
52	Fort Wayne Pistons	Murray Wier	Iowa
53	Indianapolis Jets	Reede Berg	Oregon
54	Minneapolis Lakers	Dee Gibson	Western Kentucky
55	New York Knicks	Dick Shrider	Ohio University
56	Philadelphia Warriors	Joe Nelson	BYU
57	Providence Steam Rollers	Ed Faber	Trinity University
58	Rochester Royals	Alex Athas	Tulane
59	St. Louis Bombers	Gordon Flick	Drake University
60	Washington Capitols	Leo Katkaveck	NC State
61	Baltimore Bullets	Herb Krautblatt	Rider University
62	Boston Celtics	Norman Carey	Oregon State
63	Chicago Stags	Ed Mills	Wisconsin
64	Indianapolis Jets	Andy Kostecka	Georgetown
65	Minneapolis Lakers	Ken Jastrow	Denver
66	New York Knicks	Gene Berce	Marquette
67	Philadelphia Warriors	Clint Pace	Pepperdine
68	Providence Steam Rollers	Verl Heap	Arizona State
69	Rochester Royals	Ed Keim	Niagara University
70	St. Louis Bombers	John Hoppin	Dickinson College
71	Washington Capitols	Thornton Jenkins	Missouri
72	Baltimore Bullets	Jim Black	Occidental College
73	Boston Celtics	Bob Curran	Holy Cross
74	Chicago Stags	Johnny Reagan	Murray State
75	Indianapolis Jets	Jack Coleman	LSU
76	Minneapolis Lakers	Cliff Crandall	Oregon State
77	New York Knicks	Tex Ritter	Eastern Kentucky University
78	Philadelphia Warriors	Tom Short	Kansas Wesleyan
79	Providence Steam Rollers	Otto Schnellbacher	Kansas
80	Rochester Royals	Lionel Malamed	City College of New York
81	St. Louis Bombers	Dan London	Washington University in Saint Louis
82	Washington Capitols	J.T. Parker	Louisiana Tech
83	Baltimore Bullets	Robert Carroll	West Virginia
84	Boston Celtics	Neil Dooley	Colgate
85	Chicago Stags	Joe Shafer	Wheaton College
86	Indianapolis Jets	Norman Kohler	UNC
87	Minneapolis Lakers	Bob Lowther	LSU
88	New York Knicks	Leland Byrd	West Virginia
89	Philadelphia Warriors	Joe Wahl	University of Akron
90	Rochester Royals	Hank O'Keefe	Canisius
91	St. Louis Bombers	Dan Miller	Saint Louis
92	Washington Capitols	Don Walker	Sam Houston State University
93	Baltimore Bullets	Marvin English	Newberry College
94	Boston Celtics	Jack Hauser	Denver
95	Chicago Stags	Fred Weber	Siena College
96	Indianapolis Jets	Bob Paxton	UNC
97	Minneapolis Lakers	Junior Skogland	Gustavus Adolphus
98	New York Knicks	Keith Grimes	East Central University
99	Philadelphia Warriors	Andy Wolfe	California
100	Rochester Royals	Ed Stickel	Syracuse
101	Washington Capitols	Al Williams	Arkansas
102	Baltimore Bullets	Gene Fellmeth	Wittenberg University
103	Boston Celtics	Guinn Phillips	Texas Wesleyan University
104	Indianapolis Jets	Jack Phoenix	Idaho
105	Minneapolis Lakers	Quentin Stinson	Southern Illinois
106	New York Knicks	John Stanich	UCLA
107	Rochester Royals	Paul Yesawich	Niagara University
108	Baltimore Bullets	J. W. Fullerton	Arkansas State University
109	Boston Celtics	Ray Wehde	Iowa State
110	Baltimore Bullets	Marshall Gemberling	Lebanon Valley College
111	Baltimore Bullets	Vince Hanson	Washington State
112	Baltimore Bullets	Wayne Jones	American International College
113	Baltimore Bullets	Paul Marcincin	Moravian College