Official NBA Draft History

1963 NBA Draft

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

Source date: Unknown

Draft date: Unknown

COMPLETE coverage

84 verified selections of 84 expected from the source. 84 player identities are not yet linked to a public profile. 46 team identities are unresolved; the source label is shown.

Round 1

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 1Round 1, pick 1
A Art Heyman
New York Knicks Duke —
No. 2Round 1, pick 2
R Rod Thorn
Baltimore Bullets West Virginia —
No. 3Round 1, pick 3
N Nate Thurmond
San Francisco Warriors Bowling Green —
No. 4Round 1, pick 4
E Eddie Miles
Detroit Pistons Seattle —
No. 5Round 1, pick 5
G Gerry Ward
St. Louis Hawks Boston College —
No. 6Round 1, pick 6
T Tom Hoover
Philadelphia 76ers Villanova —
No. 7Round 1, pick 7
R Roger Strickland
Los Angeles Lakers Jacksonville —
No. 8Round 1, pick 8
B Bill Green
Boston Celtics Colorado State —

Round 2

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 9Round 2, pick 1
J Jerry Harkness
New York Knicks Loyola-Chicago —
No. 10Round 2, pick 2
G Gus Johnson
Baltimore Bullets Idaho —
No. 11Round 2, pick 3
G Gary Hill
San Francisco Warriors Oklahoma City —
No. 12Round 2, pick 4
J Jerry Smith
Detroit Pistons Furman —
No. 13Round 2, pick 5
J Jim King
Los Angeles Lakers Tulsa —
No. 14Round 2, pick 6
L Leland Mitchell
St. Louis Hawks Mississippi State —
No. 15Round 2, pick 7
H Hershell West
Philadelphia 76ers Grambling —
No. 16Round 2, pick 8
M Mel Gibson
Los Angeles Lakers Western Carolina —
No. 17Round 2, pick 9
K Ken Saylors
St. Louis Hawks Arkansas Tech —

Round 3

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 18Round 3, pick 1
B Bill O'Connor
New York Knicks Canisius —
No. 19Round 3, pick 2
T Tom Bolyard
Baltimore Bullets Indiana —
No. 20Round 3, pick 3
S Steve Gray
San Francisco Warriors St. Mary's (CA) —
No. 21Round 3, pick 4
M Mike McCoy
Detroit Pistons Miami (FL) —
No. 22Round 3, pick 5
J Jimmy Rayl
Cincinnati Royals Indiana —
No. 23Round 3, pick 6
B Bill Burwell
St. Louis Hawks Illinois —
No. 24Round 3, pick 7
J Jerry Greenspan
Philadelphia 76ers Maryland —
No. 25Round 3, pick 8
L Lyle Harger
Los Angeles Lakers Houston —
No. 26Round 3, pick 9
C Chuck Kriston
Boston Celtics Valparaiso —

Round 4

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 27Round 4, pick 1
N Nate Cloud
New York Knicks Delaware —
No. 28Round 4, pick 2
N Nolen Ellison
Baltimore Bullets Kansas —
No. 29Round 4, pick 3
D Dave Downey
San Francisco Warriors Illinois —
No. 30Round 4, pick 4
D Dave Erickson
Detroit Pistons Marquette —
No. 31Round 4, pick 5
K Ken Charlton
Cincinnati Royals Colorado —
No. 32Round 4, pick 6
W Waite Bellamy
St. Louis Hawks Florida A&M —
No. 33Round 4, pick 7
R Ray Flynn
Philadelphia 76ers Providence —
No. 34Round 4, pick 8
L Layton Johns
Los Angeles Lakers Auburn —
No. 35Round 4, pick 9
C Connie McGuire
Boston Celtics Southeastern Oklahoma State —

Round 5

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 36Round 5, pick 1
J Joe McDermott
New York Knicks Belmont Abbey —
No. 37Round 5, pick 2
R Ron Glaser
Baltimore Bullets Marquette —
No. 38Round 5, pick 3
D Don Turner
San Francisco Warriors Southwestern (KS) —
No. 39Round 5, pick 4
B Bill Small
Detroit Pistons Illinois —
No. 40Round 5, pick 5
M Mac Herndon
Cincinnati Royals Bradley —
No. 41Round 5, pick 6
T Tony Yates
St. Louis Hawks Cincinnati —
No. 42Round 5, pick 7
T Tony Cerkvenik
Philadelphia 76ers Arizona State —
No. 43Round 5, pick 8
L Larry Jones
Los Angeles Lakers Toledo —
No. 44Round 5, pick 9
W W. D. Stroud
Boston Celtics Mississippi State —

Round 6

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 45Round 6, pick 1
J Jim Kerwin
New York Knicks Tulane —
No. 46Round 6, pick 2
K Ken Siebel
Baltimore Bullets Wisconsin —
No. 47Round 6, pick 3
G Gene Shields
San Francisco Warriors Santa Clara —
No. 48Round 6, pick 4
R Reggie Harding
Detroit Pistons Eastern —
No. 49Round 6, pick 5
J Jim McCormack
Cincinnati Royals West Virginia —
No. 50Round 6, pick 6
A Al Santio
St. Louis Hawks Maryland —
No. 51Round 6, pick 7
V Vince Brewer
Philadelphia 76ers Iowa State —
No. 52Round 6, pick 8
W Warren Salade
Los Angeles Lakers Westminster (PA) —
No. 53Round 6, pick 9
V Vinnie Ernst
Boston Celtics Providence —

Round 7

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 54Round 7, pick 1
B Bob Woolard
New York Knicks Wake Forest —
No. 55Round 7, pick 2
L Larry Brown
Baltimore Bullets North Carolina —
No. 56Round 7, pick 3
D Don Clemetson
San Francisco Warriors Stanford —
No. 57Round 7, pick 4
I Ira Harge
Detroit Pistons New Mexico —
No. 58Round 7, pick 5
H Hunter Beckman
Cincinnati Royals Memphis —
No. 59Round 7, pick 6
K Ken Rohloff
St. Louis Hawks North Carolina State —
No. 60Round 7, pick 7
B Bill Brown
Philadelphia 76ers Howard Payne —
No. 61Round 7, pick 8
G Gordie Martin
Los Angeles Lakers Southern California —
No. 62Round 7, pick 9
H Herb Magee
Boston Celtics Philadelphia University —

Round 8

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 63Round 8, pick 1
F Freddie Crawford
New York Knicks St. Bonaventure —
No. 64Round 8, pick 2
D Dick Riesback
Baltimore Bullets Iowa State —
No. 65Round 8, pick 3
H Harry Dinnell
San Francisco Warriors Pepperdine —
No. 66Round 8, pick 4
G Gary Silc
Detroit Pistons Northern Michigan —
No. 67Round 8, pick 5
H Harold Strothers
St. Louis Hawks Texas A&M —

Round 9

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 68Round 9, pick 1
R Ray Cronk
New York Knicks Lakeland —
No. 69Round 9, pick 2
R Ron Jackson
Baltimore Bullets Wisconsin —
No. 70Round 9, pick 3
C Chuck White
San Francisco Warriors Idaho —
No. 71Round 9, pick 4
E Ernie Durston
Detroit Pistons Seattle —
No. 72Round 9, pick 5
F Frank Davis
St. Louis Hawks Oklahoma Christian —

Round 10

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 73Round 10, pick 1
G Gerald Glur
New York Knicks Furman —
No. 74Round 10, pick 2
M M. C. Thompson
Baltimore Bullets DePaul —
No. 75Round 10, pick 3
C Carl Ritter
St. Louis Hawks Southeast Missouri State —

Round 11

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 76Round 11, pick 1
O Orbie Bowling
New York Knicks Tennessee —
No. 77Round 11, pick 2
M Marv Straw
St. Louis Hawks Iowa State —

Round 12

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 78Round 12, pick 1
B Bob Walter
New York Knicks Baldwin Wallace —
No. 79Round 12, pick 2
H Hugh Evans
St. Louis Hawks North Carolina A&T —

Round 13

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 80Round 13, pick 1
J Jerry Szachara
New York Knicks Cornell —
No. 81Round 13, pick 2
G Gordon McFarland
St. Louis Hawks Central Missouri —

Round 14

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 82Round 14, pick 1
B Bill Raftery
New York Knicks La Salle —

Round 15

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 83Round 15, pick 1
R Ron Pickett
New York Knicks Eastern Kentucky —

Territorial selections

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
TerritorialSource-listed selection
T Tom Thacker
Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati —