1949 BAA draft
| 1949 BAA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 21, 1949[1] |
| Location | Commodore Hotel (New York City, NY)[1] |
| Overview | |
| 76 total selections in 11 rounds | |
| League | BAA |
| Teams | 11 |
| Territorial pick(s) | Ed Macauley, St. Louis Bombers Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis Lakers |
| First selection | Howie Shannon, Providence Steamrollers |
The 1949 BAA draft was the third annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The draft was held on April 21, 1949, before the 1949–50 season. In this draft, eleven BAA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. The draft consisted of 8 rounds and a regional selection period, with 75 players selected. This was the final BAA Draft before the league merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) in August 1949.[2][3] The 75 players selected matched the same number of players selected in the 1989 draft; both drafts have the fewest picks selected prior to 1989 (when the NBA draft was reduced to two rounds ever since).
Draft selections and draftee career notes
[edit]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
[edit]| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | 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
[edit]Other picks
[edit]The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[7][8]
Undrafted players
[edit]These players were not selected in the 1949 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Bartels | SG/SF |  United States
|
NC State (Jr.) |
| Vince Boryla | SF/PF | United States
|
Denver (Sr.) |
| Joe Bradley | SG | United States
|
Oklahoma A&M (Sr.) |
| Bob Brown | SF | United States
|
Miami (Ohio) (Sr.) |
| Leroy Chollet | SG/SF | United States
|
Canisius (Sr.) |
| Joe Dolhon | PG | United States
|
NYU (Jr.) |
| George Feigenbaum | PG | United States
|
Long Island (So.) |
| Normie Glick | SF/PF | United States
|
Marymount (So.) |
| Al Guokas | SG/SF | United States
|
Saint Joseph's (So.) |
| Bob Hahn | C | United States
|
NC State (Sr.) |
| Bob Harrison | PG | United States
|
Michigan (Sr.) |
| Bill Herman | SG | United States
|
Mount Union (Sr.) |
| Howie Janotta | SF | United States
|
Seton Hall (Sr.) |
| Frank Kudelka | SG/SF | United States
|
Saint Mary's (California) (Jr.) |
| Mal McMullen | PF/C | United States
|
Xavier (Jr.) |
| Al Miksis | C | United States
|
Western Illinois (Sr.) |
| Dermie O'Connell | PG | United States
|
Holy Cross (So.) |
| Mike O'Neill | SG/SF | United States
|
California (Sr.) |
| Charlie Parsley | SG | United States
|
Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
| John Payak | SG | United States
|
Bowling Green (Sr.) |
| Jack Phelan | SG/SF | United States
|
DePaul (Sr.) |
| Marv Schatzman | SF/PF | United States
|
Saint Louis (So.) |
| Wayne See | SG | United States
|
Northern Arizona (Sr.) |
| Paul Walther | G | United States
|
Tennessee (Sr.) |
| Isaac Walthour | PG | United States
|
Benjamin Franklin (New York) (HS Sr.) |
| Bob Wood | PG | United States
|
Northern Illinois (Sr.) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- General
- "1949 BAA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- "1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ a b Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695., pg. 10
- ^ "NBL, BAA merge, end pro net war". The Republic. UP. August 4, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berger, Phil. "First Season". AmericanHeritage.com. American Heritage Publishing. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1949 BAA Draft".
- ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".
