Official NBA Draft History
1949 NBA Draft
Source date: Unknown
Draft date: Unknown
COMPLETE coverage
75 verified selections of 75 expected from the source. 75 player identities are not yet linked to a public profile. 56 team identities are unresolved; the source label is shown.
Round 1
| Selection | Player | Team | School / origin | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1Round 1, pick 1 |
H
Howie Shannon
|
Providence Steamrollers | Kansas State | — |
| No. 2Round 1, pick 2 |
A
Alex Groza
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Kentucky | — |
| No. 3Round 1, pick 3 |
B
Bob Harris
|
Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Oklahoma State | — |
| No. 4Round 1, pick 4 |
T
Tony Lavelli
|
Boston Celtics | Yale | — |
| No. 5Round 1, pick 5 |
V
Vern Gardner
|
Philadelphia Warriors | Utah | — |
| No. 6Round 1, pick 6 |
R
Ron Livingstone
|
Baltimore Bullets | Wyoming | — |
| No. 7Round 1, pick 7 |
D
Dick McGuire
|
New York Knicks | St. John's (NY) | — |
| No. 8Round 1, pick 8 |
W
Wallace Jones
|
Washington Capitols | Kentucky | — |
| No. 9Round 1, pick 9 |
J
Jack Kerris
|
Chicago Stags | Loyola-Chicago | — |
| No. 10Round 1, pick 10 |
F
Frank Saul
|
Rochester Royals | Seton Hall | — |
Selection type: Unknown
| Selection | Player | Team | School / origin | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnknownSelection type; round 3, pick Unknown |
P
Paul Gordon
|
Baltimore Bullets | Notre Dame | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bill Evans
|
Baltimore Bullets | Drake | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
T
Tom Gallagher
|
Baltimore Bullets | St. Francis Brooklyn | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
J
Jim McMullen
|
Baltimore Bullets | Xavier | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
E
Eppa Rixey
|
Baltimore Bullets | Kenyon | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
R
Roger Wiley
|
Baltimore Bullets | Oregon | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bill Zipple
|
Baltimore Bullets | Lafayette | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
R
Ralph Beard
|
Chicago Stags | Kentucky | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 3, pick Unknown |
T
Thomas Eddleman
|
Chicago Stags | Illinois | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
L
Leo Barnhorst
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Notre Dame | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 6, pick Unknown |
D
Don Boven
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Western Michigan | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 4, pick Unknown |
B
Bob Evans
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Butler | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 3, pick Unknown |
M
Mac Otten
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Bowling Green | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
C
Charlie Maas
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Butler | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
J
Jim O'Halloran
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Notre Dame | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
J
J.L. Parks
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Oklahoma State | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 5, pick Unknown |
R
Ray Corley
|
Providence Steamrollers | Georgetown | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 3, pick Unknown |
E
Ed Leede
|
Providence Steamrollers | Dartmouth | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 4, pick Unknown |
W
Warren Perkins
|
Providence Steamrollers | Tulane | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 8, pick Unknown |
B
Bob Royer
|
Providence Steamrollers | Indiana State | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
P
Paul Courty
|
Providence Steamrollers | Oklahoma | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
C
Carl Schaeffer
|
Providence Steamrollers | Alabama | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bill Tanzler
|
Providence Steamrollers | Florida | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
J
Jack Theolan
|
Providence Steamrollers | DePaul | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 5, pick Unknown |
E
Earl Dodd
|
St. Louis Bombers | Truman State | — |
Territorial selections
| Selection | Player | Team | School / origin | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerritorialSource-listed selection |
E
Ed Macauley
|
St. Louis Bombers | Saint Louis | — |
Selection type: Unknown
| Selection | Player | Team | School / origin | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
J
Johnny Orr
|
St. Louis Bombers | Beloit | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 7, pick Unknown |
J
John Pritchard
|
St. Louis Bombers | Drake | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
M
Marv Schatzman
|
St. Louis Bombers | Saint Louis | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
J
Joe Crandall
|
St. Louis Bombers | Oregon State | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
J
Jack Davidson
|
St. Louis Bombers | Stanford | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bob Retherford
|
St. Louis Bombers | Nebraska | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
E
Eddie Van Zant
|
St. Louis Bombers | Northwestern Oklahoma State | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
P
Preston Ward
|
St. Louis Bombers | Missouri State | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 5, pick Unknown |
C
Cliff Barker
|
Washington Capitols | Kentucky | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
M
Maynard Haitcock
|
Washington Capitols | George Washington | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
J
Jim Lacy
|
Washington Capitols | Loyola-Maryland | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
J
Jim Owens
|
Washington Capitols | Baylor | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
G
George Kaftan
|
Boston Celtics | Holy Cross | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 8, pick Unknown |
D
Duane Klueh
|
Boston Celtics | Indiana State | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 3, pick Unknown |
J
Joe Mullaney
|
Boston Celtics | Holy Cross | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
E
Ed Little
|
Boston Celtics | Denver Junior College | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
J
Jim Simpson
|
Boston Celtics | Bates | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
E
Emerson Speicher
|
Boston Celtics | Bowling Green | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bill Tom
|
Boston Celtics | Rice | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bill Vandenburgh
|
Boston Celtics | Washington | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
R
Russ Washburn
|
Boston Celtics | Colby | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bill Weight
|
Boston Celtics | Brigham Young | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 3, pick Unknown |
N
Nelson Bobb
|
Philadelphia Warriors | Temple | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
J
Jim Nolan
|
Philadelphia Warriors | Georgia Tech | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bob Harrison
|
Minneapolis Lakers | Michigan | — |
Territorial selections
| Selection | Player | Team | School / origin | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerritorialSource-listed selection |
V
Vern Mikkelsen
|
Minneapolis Lakers | Hamline | — |
Selection type: Unknown
| Selection | Player | Team | School / origin | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
P
Paul Walther
|
Minneapolis Lakers | Tennessee | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
H
Harry Donovan
|
New York Knicks | Muhlenberg | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 3, pick Unknown |
E
Ernie Vandeweghe
|
New York Knicks | Colgate | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
D
Don Bagley
|
New York Knicks | Notre Dame | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
K
Ken Kearns
|
New York Knicks | Arkansas | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bill Kleine
|
New York Knicks | Missouri Valley | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bill Litchfield
|
New York Knicks | Emporia State | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
B
Bob Prewitt
|
New York Knicks | Southern Methodist | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
J
Jack Coleman
|
Rochester Royals | Louisville | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 4, pick Unknown |
J
Jerry Nagel
|
Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Loyola-Chicago | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 2, pick Unknown |
J
Johnny Oldham
|
Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Western Kentucky | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round 3, pick Unknown |
F
Fred Schaus
|
Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | West Virginia | — |
| UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown |
D
Dal Zuber
|
Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Toledo | — |