1947 BAA draft
The 1947 BAA draft was the inaugural draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on July 1, 1947, before the 1947–48 season. In this draft, nine remaining BAA teams along with the Baltimore Bullets who joined the BAA from the American Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In the first round of the draft, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season, while the Bullets were assigned the tenth pick, the last pick of the first round. The Pittsburgh Ironmen and Toronto Huskies participated in this draft, but they folded before the season opened.
Draft selections and draftee career notes
The first selection of the draft, Clifton McNeely from Texas Wesleyan University, did not play in the BAA. Instead, McNeely opted for a high school coaching career in Texas.[1] The fourth pick, Walt Dropo, also did not play in the BAA and opted for a professional baseball career instead, eventually playing 13 seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB).[2][3] The 7th and 10th pick, Jack Underman and Larry Killick, were also never played in the BAA. Three players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Andy Phillip and Jim Pollard, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[4]
Key
Draft
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
Team |
College |
|---|
| 1 |
1 |
McNeely, CliftonClifton McNeely# |
– |
Pittsburgh Ironmen |
Texas Wesleyan[5] |
| 1 |
2 |
Selbo, GlenGlen Selbo |
G/F |
Toronto Huskies |
Wisconsin |
| 1 |
3 |
Ehlers, BulbsBulbs Ehlers |
G/F |
Boston Celtics |
Purdue |
| 1 |
4 |
Dropo, WaltWalt Dropo# |
– |
Providence Steamrollers |
Connecticut |
| 1 |
5 |
Holub, DickDick Holub |
C |
New York Knicks |
Long Island |
| 1 |
6 |
Crossin, ChinkChink Crossin |
G |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Pennsylvania |
| 1 |
7 |
Underman, JackJack Underman# |
– |
St. Louis Bombers |
Ohio State |
| 1 |
8 |
Huston, PaulPaul Huston |
F |
Chicago Stags |
Ohio State |
| 1 |
9 |
O'Keefe, DickDick O'Keefe |
G/F |
Washington Capitols |
Santa Clara |
| 1 |
10 |
Killick, LarryLarry Killick# |
– |
Baltimore Bullets |
Vermont |
Other picks
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
Team |
College |
|---|
| – |
– |
Biasatti, HankHank Biasatti |
G |
Boston Celtics |
Long Island |
| – |
– |
Cloyd, PaulPaul Cloyd |
G/F |
Washington Capitols |
Wisconsin |
| – |
– |
Darden, JimmyJimmy Darden |
G |
Chicago Stags |
Denver |
| – |
– |
Duncan, AndyAndy Duncan |
F/C |
New York Knicks |
William & Mary |
| – |
– |
Ezersky, JohnnyJohnny Ezersky |
G/F |
Boston Celtics |
Rhode Island State |
| – |
– |
Gainer, ElmerElmer Gainer |
F/C |
Baltimore Bullets |
DePaul |
| – |
– |
Gallatin, HarryHarry Gallatin^ |
F/C |
Baltimore Bullets |
Northeast Missouri |
| – |
– |
Hewson, JackJack Hewson |
F/C |
Boston Celtics |
Temple |
| – |
– |
Hoffman, PaulPaul Hoffman |
G/F |
Toronto Huskies |
Purdue |
| – |
– |
Hubbard, BobBob Hubbard |
F/C |
Providence Steamrollers |
Springfield |
| – |
– |
Mandic, JohnJohn Mandic |
F/C |
Washington Capitols |
Oregon State |
| – |
– |
Mariaschin, SaulSaul Mariaschin |
G |
Washington Capitols |
Harvard |
| – |
– |
Misaka, WataruWataru Misaka |
G |
New York Knicks |
Utah |
| – |
– |
Nagy, FritzFritz Nagy |
G/F |
Pittsburgh Ironmen |
Akron |
| – |
– |
Napolitano, PaulPaul Napolitano |
G/F |
St. Louis Bombers |
San Francisco |
| – |
– |
Phillip, AndyAndy Phillip^ |
G/F |
Chicago Stags |
Illinois |
| – |
– |
Pollard, JimJim Pollard^ |
F/C |
Chicago Stags |
Stanford |
| – |
– |
Pollard, JimJim Pollard^ |
F/C |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Stanford |
| – |
– |
Pollard, JimJim Pollard^ |
F/C |
St. Louis Bombers |
Stanford |
| – |
– |
Reiser, ChickChick Reiser |
G/F |
Baltimore Bullets |
NYU |
| – |
– |
Rocha, RedRed Rocha+ |
F/C |
Toronto Huskies |
Oregon State |
| – |
– |
Rothenberg, IrvIrv Rothenberg |
C |
Washington Capitols |
Long Island |
| – |
– |
Schadler, BenBen Schadler |
F |
Chicago Stags |
Northwestern |
| – |
– |
Smith, DonDon Smith |
G/F |
Chicago Stags |
Minnesota |
| – |
– |
Stump, GeneGene Stump |
G/F |
Boston Celtics |
DePaul |
| – |
– |
Tingle, JackJack Tingle |
F |
Washington Capitols |
Kentucky |
| – |
– |
Vance, GeneGene Vance |
G/F |
Chicago Stags |
Illinois |
| – |
– |
Zunic, MattMatt Zunic |
G/F |
Washington Capitols |
George Washington |
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1947 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
References
- General
- Specific
- ↑ Cook, Bob (September 13, 2007). "Oden's injury a cruel blow for cursed Blazers". NBCSports.com. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- ↑ Montville, Leigh (July 19, 1993). "What Ever Happened To...: Walt Dropo". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Walt Dropo Bio". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- ↑ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ↑ Diepenbrock, R.J. (December 29, 2003). "Clifton McNeely". amarillo.com. Amarillo Globe-News. Archived from the original on September 21, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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