1948 BAA draft
The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the National Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.
| 1948 BAA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | May 10, 1948 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Overview | |
| 113 total selections in 15 rounds | |
| League | BAA/NBA |
| First selection | Andy Tonkovich, Providence Steamrollers |
Draft selections and draftee career notes
Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round picks, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Bob Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Three players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes and Bobby Wanzer, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
Draft
| 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 |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality[n 1] | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andy Tonkovich | G |  United States |
Providence Steamrollers | Marshall |
| 1 | 2 | George Kok# | C | United States |
Indianapolis Jets | Arkansas |
| 1 | 3 | George Hauptfuhrer# | C | United States |
Boston Celtics | Harvard |
| 1 | 4 | Dolph Schayes^ | F/C | United States |
New York Knicks | NYU |
| 1 | 5 | Ed Mikan | F/C | United States |
Chicago Stags | DePaul |
| 1 | 6 | Walt Budko | F/C | United States |
Baltimore Bullets | Columbia |
| 1 | 7 | Bob Gale# | G/F | United States |
St. Louis Bombers | Cornell |
| 1 | 8 | Ward Williams | F | United States |
Fort Wayne Pistons | Indiana |
| 1 | 9 | Chuck Hanger# | – | United States |
Minneapolis Lakers | California |
| 1 | 10 | Bobby Wanzer^ | G | United States |
Rochester Royals | Seton Hall |
| 1 | 11 | Don Ray | F/C | United States |
Philadelphia Warriors | Western Kentucky |
| 1 | 12 | Jack Nichols | F/C | United States |
Washington Capitols | Washington |
Other picks
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.[2][3]
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Colone | F | United States |
Bloomsburg |
| Ray Ellefson | C | United States |
Oklahoma State |
| Jack Eskridge | C/F | United States |
Kansas |
| Phil Farbman | F | United States |
CCNY |
| Donnie Forman | G | United States |
NYU |
| Gene James | F | United States |
Marshall |
| John Hazen | G | United States |
Indiana State |
| Lionel Malamed | G | United States |
CCNY |
| Bill Miller | F | United States |
North Carolina |
| Dave Minor | G | United States |
UCLA |
| Jim Spruill | G | United States |
Rice |
Notes
- 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
- "1948 BAA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
- "1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- Specific
- "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1948.html
- http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1948