National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1961 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1961 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Chicago Packers	Walt Bellamy	Indiana
2	New York Knicks	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure
3	Cincinnati Royals	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State
4	Detroit Pistons	Ray Scott	University of Portland
5	Los Angeles Lakers	Wayne Yates	Memphis
6	Syracuse Nationals	Ben Warley	Tennessee State
7	Philadelphia Warriors	Tom Meschery	Saint Mary's
8	St. Louis Hawks	Cleo Hill	Winston-Salem State
9	Boston Celtics	Gary Phillips	Houston
10	Chicago Packers	Jack Turner	Louisville
11	Chicago Packers	Jerry Graves	Mississippi State
12	Chicago Packers	York Larese	UNC
13	Chicago Packers	Don Kojis	Marquette
14	Chicago Packers	Doug Moe	UNC
15	New York Knicks	Whitey Martin	St. Bonaventure
16	Cincinnati Royals	Bob Wiesenhahn	Cincinnati
17	Detroit Pistons	Johnny Egan	Providence
18	Los Angeles Lakers	Fred Sawyer	Louisville
19	Syracuse Nationals	Chris Smith	Virginia Tech
20	Philadelphia Warriors	Ted Luckenbill	Houston
21	St. Louis Hawks	Ron Horn	Indiana
22	Boston Celtics	Al Butler	Niagara University
23	Chicago Packers	Jeff Cohen	William & Mary
24	New York Knicks	Tony Jackson	St. John's
25	Cincinnati Royals	Bevo Nordmann	Saint Louis
26	Detroit Pistons	Doug Kistler	Duke
27	Los Angeles Lakers	Frank Burgess	Gonzaga
28	Syracuse Nationals	Chuck Osborne	Western Kentucky
29	Philadelphia Warriors	Jack Egan	Saint Joseph's
30	St. Louis Hawks	Tom Chilton	East Tennessee State University
31	Boston Celtics	Bill Depp	Vanderbilt
32	Chicago Packers	Bill Bridges	Kansas
33	New York Knicks	George Blaney	Holy Cross
34	Cincinnati Royals	Lowery Kirk	Memphis
35	Detroit Pistons	George Finley	Tennessee State
36	Los Angeles Lakers	Charles Henke	Missouri
37	Syracuse Nationals	Hank Whitney	Iowa State
38	Philadelphia Warriors	John Tidwell	Michigan
39	St. Louis Hawks	Gus Guydon	Drake University
40	Boston Celtics	Carl Cole	Eastern Kentucky University
41	Chicago Packers	Roger Kaiser	Georgia Tech
42	New York Knicks	Bill Smith	Saint Peter's College
43	Cincinnati Royals	Rossie Johnson	Tennessee State
44	Detroit Pistons	Danny Doyle	Belmont Abbey College
45	Los Angeles Lakers	Bill Lickert	Kentucky
46	Syracuse Nationals	Don Jacobsen	South Dakota State
47	Philadelphia Warriors	Bruce Spraggins	Virginia Union University
48	St. Louis Hawks	John Berberich	UCLA
49	Boston Celtics	Bob DiStefano	NC State
50	Chicago Packers	Howie Carl	DePaul
51	New York Knicks	Cleveland Buckner	Jackson State University
52	Cincinnati Royals	Bob Slobodnik	Duquesne
53	Detroit Pistons	Lee Patrone	West Virginia
54	Los Angeles Lakers	Bill McClintock	California
55	Syracuse Nationals	Billy Joe Price	New Mexico State
56	Philadelphia Warriors	Dick Goldberg	Southern Miss
57	St. Louis Hawks	Bob McDonald	Maryland
58	Boston Celtics	Ned Twyman	Duquesne
59	Chicago Packers	Dave Voss	Tulsa
60	New York Knicks	Donnie Butcher	Pikeville College
61	Cincinnati Royals	Dave Zeller	Miami University
62	Detroit Pistons	Bert Price	Wittenberg University
63	Los Angeles Lakers	Albert Almanza	Texas
64	Syracuse Nationals	Roger Newman	Kentucky
65	Philadelphia Warriors	Charley McNeil	Maryland
66	St. Louis Hawks	Charles Riley	Winston-Salem State
67	Boston Celtics	Mel Klein	Northern State University
68	Chicago Packers	Ron Heller	Wichita State
69	New York Knicks	Cedric Price	Kansas State
70	Cincinnati Royals	Gerry Thelen	Thomas More College
71	Detroit Pistons	Walter Ward	Hampton
72	Los Angeles Lakers	Bill Ellis	UCLA
73	Syracuse Nationals	Dave Mills	Seattle University
74	Philadelphia Warriors	Larry Swift	Truman State University
75	St. Louis Hawks	Gene Velloff	Doane University
76	Chicago Packers	John Wessels	Illinois
77	New York Knicks	Charlie Bowerman	Wabash College
78	Cincinnati Royals	Larry Kruger	Ohio University
79	Detroit Pistons	Peter Baltic	Penn State
80	Los Angeles Lakers	Karl Anderson	Oregon State
81	Syracuse Nationals	Rex Tippitt	Grambling State University
82	St. Louis Hawks	Herbert Gray	North Carolina A&T
83	Chicago Packers	Steve Strange	SMU
84	New York Knicks	Ron Dibelius	UW-Milwaukee
85	Cincinnati Royals	Jack Waters	Ole Miss
86	Detroit Pistons	Wayne Monson	Northern Michigan University
87	Los Angeles Lakers	Fred Williams	Allan Hancock College
88	Syracuse Nationals	Pete Chudy	Syracuse
89	Philadelphia Warriors	Leo Hill	UCLA
90	St. Louis Hawks	Tom Faszholz	Concordia Seminary
91	Chicago Packers	Larry Comley	Kansas State
92	New York Knicks	Kevin Loughery	St. John's
93	Cincinnati Royals	Carl Short	Newberry College
94	Detroit Pistons	Richard Kraft	State University of New York at Brockport
95	Los Angeles Lakers	Howard Hurt	Duke
96	Syracuse Nationals	Charles Sammons	LeMoyne College
97	Philadelphia Warriors	Corky Withrow	Georgetown College
98	St. Louis Hawks	Dick Kepley	UNC
99	New York Knicks	Earl Shultz	California
100	Cincinnati Royals	George Patterson	Toledo
101	St. Louis Hawks	Jackie Crawford	Centenary (LA)
102	New York Knicks	Ned Jennings	Kentucky
103	Cincinnati Royals	Clair McRoberts	Monmouth University
104	St. Louis Hawks	Howard Stacey	Louisville
105	New York Knicks	Bill Engesser	USC
106	Cincinnati Royals	Carl Bouldin	Cincinnati
107	New York Knicks	Vince Kempton	Saint Joseph's