Official NBA Draft History

1962 NBA Draft

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

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Draft year

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COMPLETE coverage

102 verified selections of 102 expected from the source. 102 player identities are not yet linked to a public profile. 64 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 Bill McGill	Chicago Zephyrs	Utah	—
No. 2Round 1, pick 2	P Paul Hogue	New York Knicks	Cincinnati	—
No. 3Round 1, pick 3	Z Zelmo Beaty	St. Louis Hawks	Prairie View A&M	—
No. 4Round 1, pick 4	L Len Chappell	Syracuse Nationals	Wake Forest	—
No. 5Round 1, pick 5	W Wayne Hightower	San Francisco Warriors	Kansas	—
No. 6Round 1, pick 6	L Leroy Ellis	Los Angeles Lakers	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 7Round 1, pick 7	J John Havlicek	Boston Celtics	Ohio State	—

Round 2

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 8Round 2, pick 1	T Terry Dischinger	Chicago Zephyrs	Purdue	—
No. 9Round 2, pick 2	J John Rudometkin	New York Knicks	Southern California	—
No. 10Round 2, pick 3	B Bob Duffy	St. Louis Hawks	Colgate	—
No. 11Round 2, pick 4	K Kevin Loughery	Detroit Pistons	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 12Round 2, pick 5	C Chet Walker	Syracuse Nationals	Bradley	—
No. 13Round 2, pick 6	E Enoch Olsen	Cincinnati Royals	Louisville	—
No. 14Round 2, pick 7	H Hubie White	San Francisco Warriors	Villanova	—
No. 15Round 2, pick 8	G Gene Wiley	Los Angeles Lakers	Wichita State	—
No. 16Round 2, pick 9	J Jack Foley	Boston Celtics	Holy Cross	—

Round 3

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 17Round 3, pick 1	D Don Nelson	Chicago Zephyrs	Iowa	—
No. 18Round 3, pick 2	B Bobby Rascoe	New York Knicks	Western Kentucky	—
No. 19Round 3, pick 3	C Charlie Hardnett	St. Louis Hawks	Grambling	—
No. 20Round 3, pick 4	H Harold Hudgens	Detroit Pistons	Texas Tech	—
No. 21Round 3, pick 5	P Porter Meriwether	Syracuse Nationals	Tennessee State	—
No. 22Round 3, pick 6	C Chris Appel	Cincinnati Royals	Southern California	—
No. 23Round 3, pick 7	D Dave Fedor	San Francisco Warriors	Florida State	—
No. 24Round 3, pick 8	J John Green	Los Angeles Lakers	California-Los Angeles	—
No. 25Round 3, pick 9	J Jim Hadnot	Boston Celtics	Providence	—

Round 4

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 26Round 4, pick 1	C Charles Vaughn	St. Louis Hawks	Southern Illinois	—
No. 27Round 4, pick 2	C Cliff Luyk	New York Knicks	Florida	—
No. 28Round 4, pick 3	J Jerry Grote	St. Louis Hawks	Loyola-Marymount	—
No. 29Round 4, pick 4	R Reggie Harding	Detroit Pistons	Eastern	—
No. 30Round 4, pick 5	B Bob McCully	Syracuse Nationals	St. Bonaventure	—
No. 31Round 4, pick 6	J Jack Thobe	Cincinnati Royals	Xavier	—
No. 32Round 4, pick 7	G Garry Roggenburk	San Francisco Warriors	Dayton	—
No. 33Round 4, pick 8	J Jan Loudermilk	Los Angeles Lakers	Southern Methodist	—
No. 34Round 4, pick 9	R Roger Strickland	Boston Celtics	Jacksonville	—

Round 5

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 35Round 5, pick 1	C Cornell Green	Chicago Zephyrs	Utah State	—
No. 36Round 5, pick 2	B Bob Burgess	New York Knicks	Marshall	—
No. 37Round 5, pick 3	T Tom Hatton	St. Louis Hawks	Dayton	—
No. 38Round 5, pick 4	L Lindbergh Moody	Detroit Pistons	South Carolina	—
No. 39Round 5, pick 5	J John Windsor	Syracuse Nationals	Stanford	—
No. 40Round 5, pick 6	M Mike Wroblewski	Cincinnati Royals	Kansas State	—
No. 41Round 5, pick 7	J Jack Jackson	San Francisco Warriors	Virginia Union	—
No. 42Round 5, pick 8	A Art Whisnant	Los Angeles Lakers	South Carolina	—
No. 43Round 5, pick 9	G Gary Daniels	Boston Celtics	Citadel	—

Round 6

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 44Round 6, pick 1	B Bill Hanson	Chicago Zephyrs	Washington	—
No. 45Round 6, pick 2	K Ken Stanley	New York Knicks	Pacific	—
No. 46Round 6, pick 3	J Jay Carty	St. Louis Hawks	Oregon State	—
No. 47Round 6, pick 4	E Ed Noe	Detroit Pistons	Morehead State	—
No. 48Round 6, pick 5	L Larry Van Eman	Syracuse Nationals	Wichita State	—
No. 49Round 6, pick 6	J Jerry Foster	Cincinnati Royals	Drake	—
No. 50Round 6, pick 7	J Jim Hudock	San Francisco Warriors	North Carolina	—
No. 51Round 6, pick 8	B Bucky Keller	Los Angeles Lakers	Virginia Tech	—
No. 52Round 6, pick 9	J Jim Hooley	Boston Celtics	Boston College	—

Round 7

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 53Round 7, pick 1	J Jack Ardon	Chicago Zephyrs	Tulane	—
No. 54Round 7, pick 2	R Richie Swartz	New York Knicks	Hofstra	—
No. 55Round 7, pick 3	B Bob McAteer	St. Louis Hawks	La Salle	—
No. 56Round 7, pick 4	J John Bradley	Detroit Pistons	Lawrence	—
No. 57Round 7, pick 5	B Bob Sharpenter	Syracuse Nationals	Georgetown	—
No. 58Round 7, pick 6	G Gary Cunningham	Cincinnati Royals	California-Los Angeles	—
No. 59Round 7, pick 7	H Howie Montgomery	San Francisco Warriors	Texas-Pan American	—
No. 60Round 7, pick 8	C Clyde Arnold	Boston Celtics	Duquesne	—

Round 8

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 61Round 8, pick 1	L Larry Pursiful	Chicago Zephyrs	Kentucky	—
No. 62Round 8, pick 2	W Warren Fouts	New York Knicks	Oklahoma	—
No. 63Round 8, pick 3	T Terry Ball	St. Louis Hawks	Washington State	—
No. 64Round 8, pick 4	M Mike Rice	Detroit Pistons	Duquesne	—
No. 65Round 8, pick 5	J Jerry Harkness	Syracuse Nationals	Loyola-Chicago	—
No. 66Round 8, pick 6	E Ed Bento	Cincinnati Royals	Loyola-Marymount	—
No. 67Round 8, pick 7	B Bill Kirvin	San Francisco Warriors	Xavier	—
No. 68Round 8, pick 8	B Bill Garner	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland	—
No. 69Round 8, pick 9	C Chuck Chevalier	Boston Celtics	Boston College	—

Round 9

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 70Round 9, pick 1	C Carroll Broussard	Chicago Zephyrs	Texas A&M	—
No. 71Round 9, pick 2	P Paul Benec	New York Knicks	Duquesne	—
No. 72Round 9, pick 3	M Marvin Trotman	St. Louis Hawks	Elizabeth City State	—
No. 73Round 9, pick 4	B Bill Nelson	Detroit Pistons	Hamline	—
No. 74Round 9, pick 5	V Vince Brewer	Syracuse Nationals	Iowa State	—
No. 75Round 9, pick 6	C Chris Jones	Cincinnati Royals	Carson-Newman	—
No. 76Round 9, pick 7	T Tom Kiefer	San Francisco Warriors	Saint Louis	—
No. 77Round 9, pick 8	B Bill Matson	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota	—
No. 78Round 9, pick 9	M Mike Cingiser	Boston Celtics	Brown	—

Round 10

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 79Round 10, pick 1	P Pete Campbell	Chicago Zephyrs	Princeton	—
No. 80Round 10, pick 2	R Ralph Richardson	New York Knicks	Eastern Kentucky	—
No. 81Round 10, pick 3	C Charlie Sells	St. Louis Hawks	Washington State	—
No. 82Round 10, pick 4	G Glenn Moore	Detroit Pistons	Oregon	—
No. 83Round 10, pick 5	G George Knighton	Cincinnati Royals	New Mexico State	—
No. 84Round 10, pick 6	K Ken McComb	San Francisco Warriors	North Carolina	—

Round 11

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 85Round 11, pick 1	J Jeff Slade	Chicago Zephyrs	Kenyon	—
No. 86Round 11, pick 2	E Ed Mazria	New York Knicks	Pratt	—
No. 87Round 11, pick 3	T Tom Chappelle	St. Louis Hawks	Maine	—
No. 88Round 11, pick 4	F Frank Pinchback	Cincinnati Royals	Xavier	—
No. 89Round 11, pick 5	D Donnie Walsh	San Francisco Warriors	North Carolina	—

Round 12

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 90Round 12, pick 1	M Mel Nowell	Chicago Zephyrs	Ohio State	—
No. 91Round 12, pick 2	J John Caveny	St. Louis Hawks	Le Moyne	—
No. 92Round 12, pick 3	C Charles Warren	San Francisco Warriors	Oregon	—

Round 13

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 93Round 13, pick 1	T Tom Kennedy	Chicago Zephyrs	Lewis	—
No. 94Round 13, pick 2	J Jerry Carlton	St. Louis Hawks	Arkansas	—

Round 14

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 95Round 14, pick 1	B Bob Mahland	Chicago Zephyrs	Williams	—
No. 96Round 14, pick 2	W Wilky Gilmore	St. Louis Hawks	Colorado	—

Round 15

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 97Round 15, pick 1	P Pat McKenzie	Chicago Zephyrs	Kansas State	—
No. 98Round 15, pick 2	D Dave Ricerto	St. Louis Hawks	Rhode Island	—

Round 16

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 99Round 16, pick 1	N Norman Majors	Chicago Zephyrs	Rockhurst	—
No. 100Round 16, pick 2	W Wally Roundsville	St. Louis Hawks	Caltech	—

Territorial selections

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
TerritorialSource-listed selection	J Jerry Lucas	Cincinnati Royals	Ohio State	—
TerritorialSource-listed selection	D Dave DeBusschere	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Mercy	—