National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1951 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1951 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Baltimore Bullets	Gene Melchiorre	Bradley
2	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Mel Hutchins	BYU
3	Indianapolis Olympians	Marcus Freiberger	Oklahoma
4	Fort Wayne Pistons	Zeke Sinicola	Niagara University
5	Syracuse Nationals	John McConathy	Northwestern State University
6	New York Knicks	Ed Smith	Harvard University
7	Boston Celtics	Ernie Barrett	Kansas State
8	Rochester Royals	Sam Ranzino	NC State
9	Philadelphia Warriors	Don Sunderlage	Illinois
10	Minneapolis Lakers	Whitey Skoog	Minnesota
11	Baltimore Bullets	Jack Stone	Kansas State
12	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Bill Gossett	Colorado State
13	Indianapolis Olympians	Scotty Steagall	Millikin University
14	Fort Wayne Pistons	Jack Kiley	Syracuse
15	Syracuse Nationals	Don Savage	LeMoyne College
16	New York Knicks	Roland Minson	BYU
17	Boston Celtics	Bill Garrett	Indiana
18	Rochester Royals	Ray Ragelis	Northwestern
19	Philadelphia Warriors	Mel Payton	Tulane
20	Minneapolis Lakers	Lew Hitch	Kansas State
21	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Mann	Bradley
22	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Ron Bontemps	Beloit College
23	Indianapolis Olympians	Glenn Kammeyer	Central Missouri State University
24	Fort Wayne Pistons	Jake Fendley	Northwestern
25	Syracuse Nationals	Bato Govedarica	DePaul
26	New York Knicks	Joe Luchi	Cincinnati
27	Boston Celtics	John Furlong	Pepperdine
28	Rochester Royals	Fred Diute	St. Bonaventure
29	Philadelphia Warriors	Bob Schloss	Georgia
30	Minneapolis Lakers	Bob Payne	Oregon State
31	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Hagler	California
32	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Jim Slaughter	South Carolina
33	Indianapolis Olympians	Bill Tosheff	Indiana
34	Fort Wayne Pistons	Herb Hargett	Mississippi State
35	Syracuse Nationals	Paul Horvath	NC State
36	New York Knicks	Lloyd Sandstrom	University of St. Thomas
37	Boston Celtics	Bob Barnett	University of Evansville
38	Rochester Royals	Elmer Behnke	Bradley
39	Philadelphia Warriors	Jud Milhon	Ohio Wesleyan University
40	Minneapolis Lakers	Gale McArthur	Oklahoma State
41	Baltimore Bullets	Leroy Ishman	American University
42	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Bob Sakel	University of Evansville
43	Indianapolis Olympians	Bob Pierce	Nebraska
44	Fort Wayne Pistons	Leo Johnson	Arizona
45	Syracuse Nationals	Glen Anderson	Colorado State
46	New York Knicks	Tom Smith	Saint Peter's College
47	Boston Celtics	Rip Gish	Western Kentucky
48	Rochester Royals	Dan Bagley	Notre Dame
49	Philadelphia Warriors	Mike Kearns	Princeton
50	Minneapolis Lakers	Leo VanderKuy	Michigan
51	Baltimore Bullets	Glen Duggins	Utah
52	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	John Rennicke	Drake University
53	Indianapolis Olympians	Marv Johnson	Wheaton College
54	Fort Wayne Pistons	Frank Calsbeek	Iowa
55	Syracuse Nationals	Bob Wheeler	Idaho
56	New York Knicks	Al McGuire	St. John's
57	Boston Celtics	Jim Luisi	St. Francis College
58	Rochester Royals	Jim Ove	Valparaiso
59	Philadelphia Warriors	Dwight Swails	University of Indianapolis
60	Minneapolis Lakers	Deward Dopson	Arkansas Tech University
61	Baltimore Bullets	Tom Riach	USC
62	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Bob Ambler	Arkansas
63	Indianapolis Olympians	Ted Beach	Illinois
64	Fort Wayne Pistons	Jim Ramstead	Stanford
65	Syracuse Nationals	Roy Reardon	St. Francis College
66	New York Knicks	Sid Ryen	Denver
67	Boston Celtics	John Azary	Columbia University
68	Rochester Royals	Jack Brown	SMU
69	Philadelphia Warriors	George Dempsey	King's College
70	Minneapolis Lakers	Ed Head	Kansas State
71	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Harper	Oregon State
72	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Aaron Preece	Bradley
73	Indianapolis Olympians	George Kelley	Vanderbilt
74	Fort Wayne Pistons	John Manning	Duquesne
75	Syracuse Nationals	Tom Jockle	Syracuse
76	Boston Celtics	Hugo Kappler	NC State
77	Rochester Royals	George Davidson	Lafayette College
78	Philadelphia Warriors	Jim Phelan	La Salle
79	Baltimore Bullets	Bob Crowe	San Jose State
80	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Wayne Tucker	Colorado
81	Syracuse Nationals	Ray Kirkgasser	Ithaca College
82	Philadelphia Warriors	Hugh Faulkner	Pepperdine
83	Baltimore Bullets	Dan Torrey	Oregon State
84	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	John DeWitt	Texas A&M
85	Philadelphia Warriors	Paul Gerwin	Cornell
86	Baltimore Bullets	Clem Pavilonis	DePaul
87	Baltimore Bullets	John Burke	Springfield College