1948 BAA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | May 10, 1948 |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Overview | |
113 total selections in 15 rounds | |
League | BAA/NBA |
First selection | Andy Tonkovich, Providence Steamrollers |
The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the National Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.
Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round picks, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Bob Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Four players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes, Bobby Wanzer and Alex Hannum have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. [1]
Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality [n 1] | Team | School / club team |
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1 | 1 | Andy Tonkovich | G | ![]() |
Providence Steamrollers | Marshall |
1 | 2 | George Kok# | C | ![]() |
Indianapolis Jets | Arkansas |
1 | 3 | George Hauptfuhrer# | C | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Harvard |
1 | 4 | Dolph Schayes^ | F/C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | NYU |
1 | 5 | Ed Mikan | F/C | ![]() |
Chicago Stags | DePaul |
1 | 6 | Walt Budko | F/C | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Columbia |
1 | 7 | Bob Gale# | G/F | ![]() |
St. Louis Bombers | Cornell |
1 | 8 | Ward Williams | F | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Pistons | Indiana |
1 | 9 | Chuck Hanger# | – | ![]() |
Minneapolis Lakers | California |
1 | 10 | Bobby Wanzer^ | G | ![]() |
Rochester Royals | Seton Hall |
1 | 11 | Don Ray | F/C | ![]() |
Philadelphia Warriors | Western Kentucky |
1 | 12 | Jack Nichols | F/C | ![]() |
Washington Capitols | Washington |
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game. [2] [3]
These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
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Bob Brannum | F/C | ![]() |
Michigan State |
Joe Colone | F | ![]() |
Bloomsburg |
Ray Ellefson | C | ![]() |
Oklahoma State |
Jack Eskridge | C/F | ![]() |
Kansas |
Phil Farbman | F | ![]() |
CCNY |
Donnie Forman | G | ![]() |
NYU |
Gene James | F | ![]() |
Marshall |
John Hazen | G | ![]() |
Indiana State |
Lionel Malamed | G | ![]() |
CCNY |
Bill Miller | F | ![]() |
North Carolina |
Dave Minor | G | ![]() |
UCLA |
Jim Spruill | G | ![]() |
Rice |
1948 BAA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | May 10, 1948 |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Overview | |
113 total selections in 15 rounds | |
League | BAA/NBA |
First selection | Andy Tonkovich, Providence Steamrollers |
The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the National Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.
Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round picks, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Bob Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Four players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes, Bobby Wanzer and Alex Hannum have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. [1]
Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality [n 1] | Team | School / club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Andy Tonkovich | G | ![]() |
Providence Steamrollers | Marshall |
1 | 2 | George Kok# | C | ![]() |
Indianapolis Jets | Arkansas |
1 | 3 | George Hauptfuhrer# | C | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Harvard |
1 | 4 | Dolph Schayes^ | F/C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | NYU |
1 | 5 | Ed Mikan | F/C | ![]() |
Chicago Stags | DePaul |
1 | 6 | Walt Budko | F/C | ![]() |
Baltimore Bullets | Columbia |
1 | 7 | Bob Gale# | G/F | ![]() |
St. Louis Bombers | Cornell |
1 | 8 | Ward Williams | F | ![]() |
Fort Wayne Pistons | Indiana |
1 | 9 | Chuck Hanger# | – | ![]() |
Minneapolis Lakers | California |
1 | 10 | Bobby Wanzer^ | G | ![]() |
Rochester Royals | Seton Hall |
1 | 11 | Don Ray | F/C | ![]() |
Philadelphia Warriors | Western Kentucky |
1 | 12 | Jack Nichols | F/C | ![]() |
Washington Capitols | Washington |
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game. [2] [3]
These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
---|---|---|---|
Bob Brannum | F/C | ![]() |
Michigan State |
Joe Colone | F | ![]() |
Bloomsburg |
Ray Ellefson | C | ![]() |
Oklahoma State |
Jack Eskridge | C/F | ![]() |
Kansas |
Phil Farbman | F | ![]() |
CCNY |
Donnie Forman | G | ![]() |
NYU |
Gene James | F | ![]() |
Marshall |
John Hazen | G | ![]() |
Indiana State |
Lionel Malamed | G | ![]() |
CCNY |
Bill Miller | F | ![]() |
North Carolina |
Dave Minor | G | ![]() |
UCLA |
Jim Spruill | G | ![]() |
Rice |