1949 BAA draft

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1949 BAA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 21, 1949 [1]
Location Commodore Hotel (New York City, NY) [1]
Overview
76 total selections in 11 rounds
League BAA
Teams11
Territorial pick(s) Ed Macauley, St. Louis Bombers
Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis Lakers
First selection Howie Shannon, Providence Steamrollers
Hall of Famers
  1948
1950  

The 1949 BAA draft was the third annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the last draft that was done while going under the original Basketball Association of America name before the BAA merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) on August 3, 1949. [1] [2] [3] The BAA's draft was held on April 21, 1949, months before the start of the 1949–50 NBA season, which debuted the NBA name properly. In this draft, eleven BAA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. However, one month before the BAA's final draft began, the NBL would end up getting an early jumpstart over the BAA with their own draft by starting their own draft system some time in March 1949. Three of the first round selections made by BAA teams (Alex Groza, Wallace Jones, and Ralph Beard) alongside college teammates Cliff Barker and Joe Holland would all agree to sign with the newly created Indianapolis Olympians expansion franchise, who had been intended to replace the Kautskys in the NBL before ultimately replacing the Jets for the NBA merger. [1] After initial disagreements made from the previous year, the BAA and NBL would reconcile their differences after the BAA draft ended and eventually agreed to a merger on August 3, 1949, with the aforementioned Indianapolis Jets and Providence Steamrollers being left out on the BAA's side and the Oshkosh All-Stars, Hammond Calumet Buccaneers, and Dayton Rens being left out on the NBL's side; this merger would now leave players with few alternative methods to enter the soon-to-be-renamed NBA draft going forward, since direct competition for payment between the two professional leagues was now essentially replaced by Amateur Athletic Union basketball, minor league basketball, and various barnstorming teams if players wanted to work before entering the draft system. [1] During the draft, three teams agreed to give up certain draft picks in order to secure the player rights to underclassmen that left college, but already signed and played for the BAA the previous season, with Howie Shannon being considered the #1 pick by default for the Providence Steamrollers, George Kaftan being #4 for the Boston Celtics, and 1949 Rookie of the Year Harry Gallatin being #20 for the New York Knicks. The 76 players selected was one number higher to the number of players selected in the 1988 NBA draft; both drafts have had some of the fewest picks selected prior to 1989 (when the NBA draft was reduced to two rounds ever since).

Contents

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Howie Shannon from Kansas State University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. However, Ed Macauley and Vern Mikkelsen were selected before the draft as St. Louis Bombers' and Minneapolis Lakers' territorial picks respectively. Four players from this draft, Vern Mikkelsen, Ed Macauley, Dick McGuire and Slater Martin have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. [4]

Key

Pos.GFC
Position GuardForwardCenter
^Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
*Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
#Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationality [n 1] TeamCollege
Ed Macauley ^F/CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States St. Louis Bombers Saint Louis
Vern Mikkelsen ^F/CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Minneapolis Lakers Hamline
1 Howie Shannon G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Providence Steamrollers Providence Steamrollers (BAA)
1 Alex Groza *CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Indianapolis Jets [5] [6] Kentucky
1 Bob Harris F/CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Fort Wayne Pistons Oklahoma State
1 Tony Lavelli FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Boston Celtics Yale
1 Vern Gardner F/CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Philadelphia Warriors Utah
1 Ron Livingstone CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Baltimore Bullets Wyoming
1 Dick McGuire ^GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States New York Knicks St. John's
1 Wallace Jones FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Washington Capitols Kentucky
1 Jack Kerris F/CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Chicago Stags Loyola (IL)
110 Frank Saul G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Rochester Royals Seton Hall
2 Leo Barnhorst +G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Indianapolis Jets Notre Dame
2 Ralph Beard *GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Chicago Stags Kentucky
2 Jack Coleman +F/CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Rochester Royals Louisville
2 Harry Donovan GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States New York Knicks Muhlenberg
2 George Kaftan FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Boston Celtics Boston Celtics (BAA)
2 Jim Nolan CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Philadelphia Warriors Georgia Tech
2 John Oldham GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Fort Wayne Pistons Western Kentucky
2 Johnny Orr FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States St. Louis Bombers Beloit
2 Red Owens GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Washington Capitols Baylor

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game. [7] [8]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationality [n 1] TeamCollege
3 Nelson Bobb GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Philadelphia Warriors Temple
3 Dwight Eddleman +G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Chicago Stags Illinois
3 Paul Gordon FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Baltimore Bullets Notre Dame
3 Ed Leede G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Providence Steamrollers Dartmouth
3 Joe Mullaney GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Boston Celtics Holy Cross
3 Mac Otten F/CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Indianapolis Jets Bowling Green
3 Fred Schaus *FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Fort Wayne Pistons West Virginia
3 Ernie Vandeweghe G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada
New York Knicks Colgate
3 Slater Martin ^GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Minneapolis Lakers Texas
4 Bob Evans GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Indianapolis Jets Butler
4 Jerry Nagel GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Fort Wayne Pistons Loyola (IL)
4 Warren Perkins G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Providence Steamrollers Tulane
5 Cliff Barker GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Washington Capitols Kentucky
5 Ray Corley GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Providence Steamrollers Georgetown
5 Earl Dodd FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States St. Louis Bombers Northeast Missouri
6 Don Boven G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Indianapolis Jets Western Michigan
7 John Pritchard CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States St. Louis Bombers Drake
8 Duane Klueh GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Boston Celtics Indiana State
8 Bob Royer GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Providence Steamrollers Indiana State
Mal McMullen CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Baltimore Bullets Xavier
Bob Harrison +GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Minneapolis Lakers Michigan
Paul Walther +G/FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Minneapolis Lakers Tennessee
Marv Schatzman FFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States St. Louis Bombers Saint Louis

Undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1949 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

PlayerPos.NationalitySchool/club team
Edward Bartels SG/SFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States NC State (Jr.)
Vince Boryla SF/PFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Denver (Sr.)
Joe Bradley SGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Oklahoma A&M (Sr.)
Bob Brown SFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Miami (Ohio) (Sr.)
Leroy Chollet SG/SFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Canisius (Sr.)
Joe Dolhon PGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States NYU (Jr.)
George Feigenbaum PGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Long Island (So.)
Normie Glick SF/PFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Marymount (So.)
Al Guokas SG/SFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Saint Joseph's (So.)
Bob Hahn CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States NC State (Sr.)
Bob Harrison PGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Michigan (Sr.)
Bill Herman SGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Mount Union (Sr.)
Howie Janotta SFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Seton Hall (Sr.)
Frank Kudelka SG/SFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Saint Mary's (California) (Jr.)
Mal McMullen PF/CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Xavier (Jr.)
Al Miksis CFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Western Illinois (Sr.)
Dermie O'Connell PGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Holy Cross (So.)
Mike O'Neill SG/SFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States California (Sr.)
Charlie Parsley SGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Western Kentucky (Sr.)
John Payak SGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Bowling Green (Sr.)
Jack Phelan SG/SFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States DePaul (Sr.)
Marv Schatzman SF/PFFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Saint Louis (So.)
Wayne See SGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Northern Arizona (Sr.)
Paul Walther GFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Tennessee (Sr.)
Isaac Walthour PGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Benjamin Franklin (New York) (HS Sr.)
Bob Wood PGFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Northern Illinois (Sr.)

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

References

General
Specific
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  2. "NBL, BAA merge, end pro net war". The Republic. UP. August 4, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  4. "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  5. "3 'Tucky Stars among choices in BAA draft". The Journal Herald . United Press. March 22, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. Jim O'Leary (August 10, 1949). "Basketball merger saved red face for Alex Groza". The Knoxville News-Sentinel . p. 17. Retrieved June 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "1949 BAA Draft".
  8. "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".