Official NBA Draft History

1959 NBA Draft

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

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Draft year

Draft date: Unknown

COMPLETE coverage

85 verified selections of 85 expected from the source. 85 player identities are not yet linked to a public profile. 54 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	B Bob Boozer	Cincinnati Royals	Kansas State	—
No. 2Round 1, pick 2	B Bailey Howell	Detroit Pistons	Mississippi State	—
No. 3Round 1, pick 3	T Tom Hawkins	Minneapolis Lakers	Notre Dame	—
No. 4Round 1, pick 4	D Dick Barnett	Syracuse Nationals	Tennessee State	—
No. 5Round 1, pick 5	J Johnny Green	New York Knicks	Michigan State	—
No. 6Round 1, pick 6	J John Richter	Boston Celtics	North Carolina State	—

Round 2

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 7Round 2, pick 1	T Tom Robitaille	Detroit Pistons	Rice	—
No. 8Round 2, pick 2	D Don Goldstein	Detroit Pistons	Louisville	—
No. 9Round 2, pick 3	J Joe Ruklick	Philadelphia Warriors	Northwestern	—
No. 10Round 2, pick 4	R Rudy LaRusso	Minneapolis Lakers	Dartmouth	—
No. 11Round 2, pick 5	G Gene Tormohlen	Syracuse Nationals	Tennessee	—
No. 12Round 2, pick 6	A Alan Seiden	St. Louis Hawks	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 13Round 2, pick 7	C Cal Ramsey	St. Louis Hawks	New York University	—
No. 14Round 2, pick 8	G Gene Guarilia	Boston Celtics	George Washington	—

Round 3

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 15Round 3, pick 1	M Mike Mendenhall	Cincinnati Royals	Cincinnati	—
No. 16Round 3, pick 2	G Gary Alcorn	Detroit Pistons	Fresno State	—
No. 17Round 3, pick 3	J Jim Hickaday	Philadelphia Warriors	Memphis	—
No. 18Round 3, pick 4	B Bobby Smith	Minneapolis Lakers	West Virginia	—
No. 19Round 3, pick 5	J Jon Cincebox	Syracuse Nationals	Syracuse	—
No. 20Round 3, pick 6	B Bob Anderegg	New York Knicks	Michigan State	—
No. 21Round 3, pick 7	H Hank Stein	St. Louis Hawks	Xavier	—
No. 22Round 3, pick 8	R Ralph Croswaite	Boston Celtics	Western Kentucky	—

Round 4

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 23Round 4, pick 1	L Leo Byrd	Cincinnati Royals	Marshall	—
No. 24Round 4, pick 2	G George Lee	Detroit Pistons	Michigan	—
No. 25Round 4, pick 3	R Ron Stevenson	Philadelphia Warriors	Texas Christian	—
No. 26Round 4, pick 4	W Wilson Eison	Minneapolis Lakers	Purdue	—
No. 27Round 4, pick 5	P Paul Neumann	Syracuse Nationals	Stanford	—
No. 28Round 4, pick 6	J Johnny Cox	New York Knicks	Kentucky	—
No. 29Round 4, pick 7	L Lee Harman	St. Louis Hawks	Oregon State	—
No. 30Round 4, pick 8	E Ed Kazakavich	Boston Celtics	Scranton	—

Round 5

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 31Round 5, pick 1	H Harry Kirchner	Cincinnati Royals	Texas Christian	—
No. 32Round 5, pick 2	T Tony Windis	Detroit Pistons	Wyoming	—
No. 33Round 5, pick 3	B Bill Telasky	Philadelphia Warriors	George Washington	—
No. 34Round 5, pick 4	B Bobby Joe Mason	Minneapolis Lakers	Bradley	—
No. 35Round 5, pick 5	R Roger Taylor	Syracuse Nationals	Illinois	—
No. 36Round 5, pick 6	H Herb Busch	New York Knicks	Virginia	—
No. 37Round 5, pick 7	N Nick Mantis	St. Louis Hawks	Northwestern	—
No. 38Round 5, pick 8	D Don Lange	Boston Celtics	William & Mary	—

Round 6

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 39Round 6, pick 1	D Don Hennon	Cincinnati Royals	Pittsburgh	—
No. 40Round 6, pick 2	L Lou Jordan	Detroit Pistons	Cornell	—
No. 41Round 6, pick 3	J Joe Spratt	Philadelphia Warriors	Saint Joseph's	—
No. 42Round 6, pick 4	J Jim Henry	Minneapolis Lakers	Vanderbilt	—
No. 43Round 6, pick 5	B Bob Dalton	Syracuse Nationals	California	—
No. 44Round 6, pick 6	B Bucky McDonald	New York Knicks	George Washington	—
No. 45Round 6, pick 7	M Mike Moran	St. Louis Hawks	Marquette	—
No. 46Round 6, pick 8	B Bob Cumings	Boston Celtics	Boston University	—

Round 7

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 47Round 7, pick 1	D Dale Moore	Cincinnati Royals	Eastern Kentucky	—
No. 48Round 7, pick 2	D Doug Smart	Detroit Pistons	Washington	—
No. 49Round 7, pick 3	J Joe Ryan	Philadelphia Warriors	Villanova	—
No. 50Round 7, pick 4	C Charley Grote	Minneapolis Lakers	Georgetown (KY)	—
No. 51Round 7, pick 5	D Darnell Haney	Syracuse Nationals	Utah State	—
No. 52Round 7, pick 6	R Russ Robinson	New York Knicks	Missouri State	—
No. 53Round 7, pick 7	O Orby Arnold	St. Louis Hawks	Memphis	—

Round 8

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 54Round 8, pick 1	D Don Matuszak	Cincinnati Royals	Kansas State	—
No. 55Round 8, pick 2	C Chuck Curtis	Detroit Pistons	Pacific Lutheran	—
No. 56Round 8, pick 3	D Dave Gunther	Philadelphia Warriors	Iowa	—
No. 57Round 8, pick 4	L Leon Hill	Minneapolis Lakers	Texas Tech	—
No. 58Round 8, pick 5	W Walt Torrence	New York Knicks	California-Los Angeles	—
No. 59Round 8, pick 6	W Willie Merriweather	St. Louis Hawks	Purdue	—

Round 9

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 60Round 9, pick 1	J Joe Billy McDade	Cincinnati Royals	Bradley	—
No. 61Round 9, pick 2	D Doyle Edmiston	Detroit Pistons	Hardin-Simmons	—
No. 62Round 9, pick 3	C Carl Belz	Philadelphia Warriors	Princeton	—
No. 63Round 9, pick 4	J Jim Mudd	Minneapolis Lakers	North Texas	—
No. 64Round 9, pick 5	J Jerry Shipp	New York Knicks	Southeastern Oklahoma State	—
No. 65Round 9, pick 6	L Lou Pucillo	St. Louis Hawks	North Carolina State	—

Round 10

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 66Round 10, pick 1	J Joe Viviano	Cincinnati Royals	Xavier	—
No. 67Round 10, pick 2	B Bruno Boin	Detroit Pistons	Washington	—
No. 68Round 10, pick 3	T Tony Sellari	Philadelphia Warriors	Lenoir-Rhyne	—
No. 69Round 10, pick 4	R Roger Johnson	Minneapolis Lakers	Minnesota	—
No. 70Round 10, pick 5	P Paul Wilcox	New York Knicks	Davis & Elkins	—
No. 71Round 10, pick 6	R Ron Loneski	St. Louis Hawks	Kansas	—

Round 11

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 72Round 11, pick 1	C Charley Brown	Cincinnati Royals	Seattle	—
No. 73Round 11, pick 2	M M. C. Burton	Detroit Pistons	Michigan	—
No. 74Round 11, pick 3	P Phil Warren	Philadelphia Warriors	Northwestern	—
No. 75Round 11, pick 4	J Jack Evans	Minneapolis Lakers	Lake Superior State	—
No. 76Round 11, pick 5	P Paul Benes	New York Knicks	Hope	—
No. 77Round 11, pick 6	J John Barnhill	St. Louis Hawks	Tennessee State	—

Round 12

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 78Round 12, pick 1	R Roger Wendel	Cincinnati Royals	Tulsa	—
No. 79Round 12, pick 2	V Vern Baggenstoss	Minneapolis Lakers	St. Cloud State	—
No. 80Round 12, pick 3	E Ed Blair	New York Knicks	Western Michigan	—

Round 13

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 81Round 13, pick 1	D Dwayne Smith	Minneapolis Lakers	Gustavus Adolphus	—
No. 82Round 13, pick 2	J John Nicoll	New York Knicks	Brigham Young	—

Round 14

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 83Round 14, pick 1	J Jack Israel	New York Knicks	Missouri State	—

Territorial selections

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
TerritorialSource-listed selection	B Bob Ferry	St. Louis Hawks	Saint Louis	—
TerritorialSource-listed selection	W Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	Kansas	—