Official NBA Draft History

1951 NBA Draft

The factual class record, presented in the source's order and historical shape.

Source date: Unknown

Draft year

Draft date: Unknown

COMPLETE coverage

87 verified selections of 87 expected from the source. 86 player identities are not yet linked to a public profile. 72 team identities are unresolved; the source label is shown.

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Round 1

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 1Round 1, pick 1	G Gene Melchiorre	Baltimore Bullets	Bradley	—
No. 2Round 1, pick 2	M Mel Hutchins	Milwaukee Hawks	Brigham Young	—
No. 3Round 1, pick 3	M Marcus Freiberger	Indianapolis Olympians	Oklahoma	—
No. 4Round 1, pick 4	Z Zeke Sinicola	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Niagara	—
No. 5Round 1, pick 5	J John McConathy	Syracuse Nationals	Northwestern State	—
No. 6Round 1, pick 6	E Ed Smith	New York Knicks	Harvard	—
No. 7Round 1, pick 7	E Ernie Barrett	Boston Celtics	Kansas State	—
No. 8Round 1, pick 8	S Sam Ranzino	Rochester Royals	North Carolina State	—
No. 9Round 1, pick 9	D Don Sunderlage	Philadelphia Warriors	Illinois	—

Round 2

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 10Round 2, pick 1	J Jack Stone	Baltimore Bullets	Kansas State	—
No. 11Round 2, pick 2	B Bill Gossett	Milwaukee Hawks	Colorado State	—
No. 12Round 2, pick 3	S Scotty Steagall	Indianapolis Olympians	Millikin	—
No. 13Round 2, pick 4	J Jack Kiley	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Syracuse	—
No. 14Round 2, pick 5	D Don Savage	Syracuse Nationals	Le Moyne	—
No. 15Round 2, pick 6	R Roland Minson	New York Knicks	Brigham Young	—
No. 16Round 2, pick 7	B Bill Garrett	Boston Celtics	Indiana	—
No. 17Round 2, pick 8	R Ray Ragelis	Rochester Royals	Northwestern	—
No. 18Round 2, pick 9	M Mel Payton	Philadelphia Warriors	Tulane	—
No. 19Round 2, pick 10	L Lew Hitch	Minneapolis Lakers	Kansas State	—

Round 3

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 20Round 3, pick 1	B Bill Mann	Baltimore Bullets	Bradley	—
No. 21Round 3, pick 2	R Ron Bontemps	Milwaukee Hawks	Beloit	—
No. 22Round 3, pick 3	G Glenn Kammeyer	Indianapolis Olympians	Central Missouri	—
No. 23Round 3, pick 4	J Jake Fendley	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Northwestern	—
No. 24Round 3, pick 5	B Bato Govedarica	Syracuse Nationals	DePaul	—
No. 25Round 3, pick 6	J Joe Luchi	New York Knicks	Cincinnati	—
No. 26Round 3, pick 7	J John Furlong	Boston Celtics	Pepperdine	—
No. 27Round 3, pick 8	F Fred Diute	Rochester Royals	St. Bonaventure	—
No. 28Round 3, pick 9	B Bob Schloss	Philadelphia Warriors	Georgia	—
No. 29Round 3, pick 10	B Bob Payne	Minneapolis Lakers	Oregon State	—

Round 4

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 30Round 4, pick 1	B Bill Hagler	Baltimore Bullets	California	—
No. 31Round 4, pick 2	J Jim Slaughter	Milwaukee Hawks	South Carolina	—
No. 32Round 4, pick 3	B Bill Tosheff	Indianapolis Olympians	Indiana	—
No. 33Round 4, pick 4	H Herb Hargett	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Mississippi State	—
No. 34Round 4, pick 5	P Paul Horvath	Syracuse Nationals	North Carolina State	—
No. 35Round 4, pick 6	L Lloyd Sandstrom	New York Knicks	St. Thomas (MN)	—
No. 36Round 4, pick 7	B Bob Barnett	Boston Celtics	Evansville	—
No. 37Round 4, pick 8	E Elmer Behnke	Rochester Royals	Bradley	—
No. 38Round 4, pick 9	J Jud Milhon	Philadelphia Warriors	Ohio Wesleyan	—
No. 39Round 4, pick 10	G Gale McArthur	Minneapolis Lakers	Oklahoma State	—

Round 5

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 40Round 5, pick 1	L Leroy Ishman	Baltimore Bullets	American	—
No. 41Round 5, pick 2	B Bob Sakel	Milwaukee Hawks	Evansville	—
No. 42Round 5, pick 3	B Bob Pierce	Indianapolis Olympians	Nebraska	—
No. 43Round 5, pick 4	L Leo Johnson	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Arizona	—
No. 44Round 5, pick 5	G Glen Anderson	Syracuse Nationals	Colorado State	—
No. 45Round 5, pick 6	T Tom Smith	New York Knicks	St. Peter's	—
No. 46Round 5, pick 7	R Rip Gish	Boston Celtics	Western Kentucky	—
No. 47Round 5, pick 8	D Dan Bagley	Rochester Royals	Notre Dame	—
No. 48Round 5, pick 9	M Michael Kearns	Philadelphia Warriors	Princeton	—
No. 49Round 5, pick 10	L Leo Vander Kuy	Minneapolis Lakers	Michigan	—

Round 6

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 50Round 6, pick 1	G Glen Duggins	Baltimore Bullets	Utah	—
No. 51Round 6, pick 2	J John Rennicke	Milwaukee Hawks	Drake	—
No. 52Round 6, pick 3	M Marv Johnson	Indianapolis Olympians	Wheaton (IL)	—
No. 53Round 6, pick 4	F Frank Clasbeek	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Iowa	—
No. 54Round 6, pick 5	B Bob Wheeler	Syracuse Nationals	Idaho	—
No. 55Round 6, pick 6	A Al McGuire	New York Knicks	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 56Round 6, pick 7	J Jim Luisi	Boston Celtics	St. Francis Brooklyn	—
No. 57Round 6, pick 8	J Jim Ove	Rochester Royals	Valparaiso	—
No. 58Round 6, pick 9	B Bob Swails	Philadelphia Warriors	Indianapolis	—
No. 59Round 6, pick 10	D Deward Dopson	Minneapolis Lakers	Arkansas Tech	—

Round 7

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 60Round 7, pick 1	T Tom Riach	Baltimore Bullets	Southern California	—
No. 61Round 7, pick 2	B Bob Ambler	Milwaukee Hawks	Arkansas	—
No. 62Round 7, pick 3	T Ted Beach	Indianapolis Olympians	Illinois	—
No. 63Round 7, pick 4	J Jim Ramstead	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Stanford	—
No. 64Round 7, pick 5	R Roy Reardon	Syracuse Nationals	St. Francis Brooklyn	—
No. 65Round 7, pick 6	S Sid Ryen	New York Knicks	Denver	—
No. 66Round 7, pick 7	J John Azary	Boston Celtics	Columbia	—
No. 67Round 7, pick 8	J John Brown	Rochester Royals	Southern Methodist	—
No. 68Round 7, pick 9	G George Dempsey	Philadelphia Warriors	King's (NY)	—
No. 69Round 7, pick 10	E Ed Head	Minneapolis Lakers	Kansas State	—

Round 8

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 70Round 8, pick 1	B Bill Harper	Baltimore Bullets	Oregon State	—
No. 71Round 8, pick 2	A Aaron Preece	Milwaukee Hawks	Bradley	—
No. 72Round 8, pick 3	G George Kelly	Indianapolis Olympians	Vanderbilt	—
No. 73Round 8, pick 4	J John Manning	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Duquesne	—
No. 74Round 8, pick 5	T Tom Jockle	Syracuse Nationals	Syracuse	—
No. 75Round 8, pick 6	H Hugo Kappler	Boston Celtics	North Carolina State	—
No. 76Round 8, pick 7	G George Davidson	Rochester Royals	Lafayette	—
No. 77Round 8, pick 8	J Jim Phelan	Philadelphia Warriors	La Salle	—

Round 9

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 78Round 9, pick 1	B Bob Crowe	Baltimore Bullets	San Jose State	—
No. 79Round 9, pick 2	W Wayne Tucker	Milwaukee Hawks	Colorado	—
No. 80Round 9, pick 3	R Ray Kirkwasser	Syracuse Nationals	Ithaca	—
No. 81Round 9, pick 4	H Hugh Faulkner	Philadelphia Warriors	Pepperdine	—

Round 10

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 82Round 10, pick 1	D Dan Torrey	Baltimore Bullets	Oregon State	—
No. 83Round 10, pick 2	J John DeWitt	Milwaukee Hawks	Texas A&M	—
No. 84Round 10, pick 3	P Paul Gerwin	Philadelphia Warriors	Cornell	—

Round 11

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 85Round 11, pick 1	C Clem Pavilonis	Baltimore Bullets	DePaul	—

Round 12

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 86Round 12, pick 1	J John Burke	Baltimore Bullets	Springfield	—

Territorial selections

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
TerritorialSource-listed selection	W Whitey Skoog	Minneapolis Lakers	Minnesota	—