National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1959 Draft

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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.

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1959 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Cincinnati Royals	Bob Boozer	Kansas State
2	Detroit Pistons	Bailey Howell	Mississippi State
3	Philadelphia Warriors	Wilt Chamberlain	Kansas
4	Minneapolis Lakers	Tom Hawkins	Notre Dame
5	Syracuse Nationals	Dick Barnett	Tennessee State
6	New York Knicks	Johnny Green	Michigan State
7	St. Louis Hawks	Bob Ferry	Saint Louis
8	Boston Celtics	John Richter	NC State
9	Detroit Pistons	Tom Robitaille	Rice University
10	Detroit Pistons	Don Goldstein	Louisville
11	Philadelphia Warriors	Joe Ruklick	Northwestern
12	Minneapolis Lakers	Rudy LaRusso	Dartmouth College
13	Syracuse Nationals	Gene Tormohlen	Tennessee
14	St. Louis Hawks	Alan Seiden	St. John's
15	St. Louis Hawks	Cal Ramsey	NYU
16	Boston Celtics	Gene Guarilia	George Washington
17	Cincinnati Royals	Mike Mendenhall	Cincinnati
18	Detroit Pistons	Gary Alcorn	Fresno State
19	Philadelphia Warriors	Jim Hockaday	Memphis
20	Minneapolis Lakers	Bobby Smith	West Virginia
21	Syracuse Nationals	Jon Cincebox	Syracuse
22	New York Knicks	Bob Anderegg	Michigan State
23	St. Louis Hawks	Hank Stein	Xavier
24	Boston Celtics	Ralph Crosthwaite	Western Kentucky
25	Cincinnati Royals	Leo Byrd	Marshall
26	Detroit Pistons	George Lee	Michigan
27	Philadelphia Warriors	Ron Stevenson	TCU
28	Minneapolis Lakers	Wilson Eison	Purdue
29	Syracuse Nationals	Paul Neumann	Stanford
30	New York Knicks	Johnny Cox	Kentucky
31	St. Louis Hawks	Lee Harman	Oregon State
32	Boston Celtics	Ed Kazakavich	University of Scranton
33	Cincinnati Royals	Harry Kirchner	TCU
34	Detroit Pistons	Tony Windis	Wyoming
35	Philadelphia Warriors	Bill Telasky	George Washington
36	Minneapolis Lakers	Bobby Joe Mason	Bradley
37	Syracuse Nationals	Roger Taylor	Illinois
38	New York Knicks	Herb Busch	Virginia
39	St. Louis Hawks	Nick Mantis	Northwestern
40	Boston Celtics	Roy Lange	William & Mary
41	Cincinnati Royals	Don Hennon	Pitt
42	Detroit Pistons	Lou Jordan	Cornell
43	Philadelphia Warriors	Joe Spratt	Saint Joseph's
44	Minneapolis Lakers	Jim Henry	Vanderbilt
45	Syracuse Nationals	Bob Dalton	California
46	New York Knicks	Bucky McDonald	George Washington
47	St. Louis Hawks	Mike Moran	Marquette
48	Boston Celtics	Bob Cumings	Boston University
49	Cincinnati Royals	Dale Moore	Eastern Kentucky University
50	Detroit Pistons	Doug Smart	Washington
51	Philadelphia Warriors	Joe Ryan	Villanova
52	Minneapolis Lakers	Charley Grote	Georgetown College
53	Syracuse Nationals	Darnel Haney	Utah State University
54	New York Knicks	Russ Robinson	Missouri State
55	St. Louis Hawks	Orby Arnold	Memphis
56	Cincinnati Royals	Don Matuszak	Kansas State
57	Detroit Pistons	Chuck Curtis	Pacific Lutheran University
58	Philadelphia Warriors	Dave Gunther	Iowa
59	Minneapolis Lakers	Leon Hill	Texas Tech
60	New York Knicks	Walt Torrence	UCLA
61	St. Louis Hawks	Willie Merriweather	Purdue
62	Cincinnati Royals	Joe Billy McDade	Bradley
63	Detroit Pistons	Doyle Edmiston	Hardin-Simmons University
64	Philadelphia Warriors	Carl Belz	Princeton
65	Minneapolis Lakers	Jim Mudd	University of North Texas
66	New York Knicks	Jerry Shipp	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
67	St. Louis Hawks	Lou Pucillo	NC State
68	Cincinnati Royals	Joe Viviano	Xavier
69	Detroit Pistons	Bruno Boin	Washington
70	Philadelphia Warriors	Tommy Sellari	Lenoir-Rhyne College
71	Minneapolis Lakers	Roger Johnson	Minnesota
72	New York Knicks	Paul Wilcox	Davis & Elkins College
73	St. Louis Hawks	Ron Loneski	Kansas
74	Cincinnati Royals	Charlie Brown	Seattle University
75	Detroit Pistons	M. C. Burton	Michigan
76	Philadelphia Warriors	Phil Warren	Northwestern
77	Minneapolis Lakers	Jack Evens	Lake Superior State University
78	New York Knicks	Paul Benes	Hope College
79	St. Louis Hawks	John Barnhill	Tennessee State
80	Cincinnati Royals	Roger Wendel	Tulsa
81	Minneapolis Lakers	Vern Baggenstoss	St. Cloud State University
82	New York Knicks	Ed Blair	Western Michigan
83	Minneapolis Lakers	Dwayne Smith	Gustavus Adolphus
84	New York Knicks	John Nicoll	BYU
85	New York Knicks	Jack Israel	Missouri State