Basketball Association of America (BAA)

Basketball Association of America (BAA) - 1949 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) - 1949 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Providence Steam Rollers	Howie Shannon	Kansas State
2	Indianapolis Jets	Alex Groza	Kentucky
3	Fort Wayne Pistons	Bob Harris	Oklahoma State
4	Boston Celtics	George Kaftan	Holy Cross
5	St. Louis Bombers	Ed Macauley	Saint Louis
6	Philadelphia Warriors	Vern Gardner	Utah
7	Baltimore Bullets	Ron Livingstone	Wyoming
8	New York Knicks	Dick McGuire	St. John's
9	Washington Capitols	Wah Wah Jones	Kentucky
10	Chicago Stags	Ralph Beard	Kentucky
11	Minneapolis Lakers	Vern Mikkelsen	Hamline University
12	Rochester Royals	Pep Saul	Seton Hall
13	Providence Steam Rollers	Ed Leede	Dartmouth College
14	Indianapolis Jets	Leo Barnhorst	Notre Dame
14	Providence Steam Rollers	Paul Courty	Oklahoma
15	Fort Wayne Pistons	John Oldham	Western Kentucky
16	Boston Celtics	Tony Lavelli	Yale
17	St. Louis Bombers	Johnny Orr	Beloit College
18	Philadelphia Warriors	Jim Nolan	Georgia Tech
19	Baltimore Bullets	Roger Wiley	Oregon
20	New York Knicks	Harry Gallatin	Truman State University
21	Washington Capitols	Red Owens	Baylor
22	Chicago Stags	Jack Kerris	Loyola Chicago
23	Minneapolis Lakers	Bob Harrison	Michigan
24	Rochester Royals	Jack Coleman	Louisville
25	Baltimore Bullets	Paul Gordon	Notre Dame
26	Boston Celtics	Joe Mullaney	Holy Cross
27	Boston Celtics	Bill Tom	Rice University
28	Chicago Stags	Dike Eddleman	Illinois
29	Fort Wayne Pistons	Fred Schaus	West Virginia
30	Indianapolis Jets	Mac Otten	Bowling Green
31	Minneapolis Lakers	Slater Martin	Texas
32	New York Knicks	Harry Donovan	Muhlenberg College
33	Philadelphia Warriors	Nelson Bobb	Temple
34	St. Louis Bombers	Marv Schatzman	Saint Louis
35	Boston Celtics	Ed Little	Denver Junior College
36	Fort Wayne Pistons	Jerry Nagel	Loyola Chicago
37	Indianapolis Jets	Bob Evans	Butler
38	Minneapolis Lakers	Paul Walther	Tennessee
39	New York Knicks	Ernie Vandeweghe	Colgate
40	Providence Steam Rollers	Warren Perkins	Tulane
41	St. Louis Bombers	Preston Ward	Missouri State
42	Boston Celtics	Bill Simpson	Bates College
43	Fort Wayne Pistons	Dal Zuber	Toledo
44	Indianapolis Jets	Charlie Maas	Butler
45	New York Knicks	Bill Kleine	Missouri Valley College
46	Providence Steam Rollers	Ray Corley	Georgetown
47	St. Louis Bombers	Claude Retherford	Nebraska
48	Washington Capitols	Cliff Barker	Kentucky
49	Boston Celtics	Bill Vandenburgh	Washington
50	Indianapolis Jets	Don Boven	Western Michigan
51	New York Knicks	Dan Bagley	Notre Dame
52	St. Louis Bombers	Cliff Crandall	Oregon State
53	Boston Celtics	Duane Klueh	Indiana State University
54	Indianapolis Jets	Jim O'Halloran	Notre Dame
55	New York Knicks	Bob Prewitt	SMU
56	St. Louis Bombers	Earl Dodd	Truman State University
57	Boston Celtics	Emerson Speicher	Bowling Green
58	Indianapolis Jets	J.L. Parks	Oklahoma State
59	New York Knicks	Ken Kearns	Arkansas
60	Providence Steam Rollers	Bob Royer	Indiana State University
61	St. Louis Bombers	Eddie Van Zant	Northwestern Oklahoma State University
62	Boston Celtics	Joe Weight	BYU
63	New York Knicks	Bill Litchfield	Emporia State University
64	St. Louis Bombers	Dave Davidson	Stanford
65	Boston Celtics	Russ Washburn	Colby College
66	Baltimore Bullets	Joe Dolhon	NYU
67	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Evans	Drake University
68	Baltimore Bullets	Tom Gallagher	St. Francis College
69	Baltimore Bullets	Howie Janotta	Seton Hall
70	Baltimore Bullets	Mal McMullen	Xavier
71	Baltimore Bullets	Eppa Rixey III	Kenyon College
72	Baltimore Bullets	Marty Zippel	Lafayette College
73	Fort Wayne Pistons	Lloyd Doehrmann	Indiana Institute of Technology
74	Fort Wayne Pistons	Charlie Parsley	Western Kentucky
75	Philadelphia Warriors	Johnny Payak	Bowling Green
76	Providence Steam Rollers	Carl Shaeffer	Alabama
77	Providence Steam Rollers	Hans Tanzler	Florida
78	Providence Steam Rollers	Jack Phelan	DePaul
79	Rochester Royals	Jim McIntyre	Minnesota
80	St. Louis Bombers	John Pritchard	Drake University
81	Washington Capitols	Maynard Haithcock	George Washington
82	Washington Capitols	Jim Lacy	Loyola (MD)