1949 NBA Draft Recap

The 1949 NBA Draft took place in New York on March 21, 1949

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Howie Shannon PRO G 6-2 175 25 2 Kansas State Sr United States
2 Alex Groza IND C 6-7 218 22 2 Kentucky Sr United States
3 Bob A. Harris FWP F 6-7 195 22 5 Oklahoma State Sr United States
4 Tony Lavelli BOS G 6-3 185 22 2 Yale Sr United States
5 Ed Macauley STB FC 6-8 185 20 10 Saint Louis Sr United States
6 Vern Gardner PHI GF 6-5 200 24 3 Utah Sr United States
7 Ron Livingstone BAL C 6-10 220 23 2 Wyoming Jr United States
8 Dick McGuire NYK G 6-0 180 23 11 St. John's Sr United States
9 Wah Wah Jones WAS WAS to IND GF 6-4 225 22 3 Kentucky Sr United States
10 Jack Kerris CHI CHI to TCB F 6-6 215 24 4 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
11 Vern Mikkelsen MIN F 6-7 230 20 10 Hamline Sr United States
12 Pep Saul ROR GF 6-2 185 25 6 Seton Hall Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
13 Carl Shaeffer PRO G 6-3 185 24 2 Alabama Sr United States
14 Leo Barnhorst IND SF 6-4 190 24 5 Notre Dame Sr United States
15 John Oldham FWP G 6-3 175 25 2 Western Kentucky Sr United States
16 George Kaftan BOS G 6-3 190 21 5 Holy Cross Sr United States
17 Johnny Orr STB - - 21 1 Beloit Jr United States
18 Jim Nolan PHI F 6-8 210 21 1 Georgia Tech Sr United States
19 Roger Wiley BAL - - N/A 0 Oregon Sr United States
20 Harry Donovan NYK G 6-2 180 22 1 Muhlenberg College Sr United States
21 Red Owens WAS WAS to TCB GF 6-3 185 23 2 Baylor Sr United States
22 Ralph Beard CHI G 5-10 175 21 2 Kentucky Sr United States
23 Bob Harrison MIN G 6-1 190 21 9 Michigan Sr United States
24 Jack Coleman ROR PF 6-7 195 24 9 Louisville Jr United States

Third Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
25 Ed Leede PRO PRO to BOS G 6-3 185 21 2 Dartmouth Sr United States
26 Mac Otten IND IND to TCB F 6-7 220 23 1 Bowling Green Sr United States
27 Fred Schaus FWP GF 6-5 205 23 5 West Virginia Sr United States
28 Joe Mullaney BOS G 6-0 165 23 1 Holy Cross Sr United States
29 Marv Schatzman STB STB to BAL GF 6-5 200 22 1 Saint Louis Sr United States
30 Nelson Bobb PHI G 6-0 170 25 4 Temple Sr United States
31 Paul Gordon BAL G 6-3 185 21 1 Notre Dame Sr United States
32 Ernie Vandeweghe NYK G 6-3 195 20 6 Colgate Sr Canada
33 Maynard Haitcock WAS - - N/A 0 George Washington Sr United States
34 Dike Eddleman CHI CHI to TCB SF 6-3 189 26 4 Illinois Sr United States
35 Slater Martin MIN PG 5-10 170 23 11 Texas Sr United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
36 Warren Perkins PRO PRO to TCB G 6-3 190 25 2 Tulane Sr United States
37 Bob Evans IND G 6-2 175 23 1 Butler Sr United States
38 Jerry Nagel FWP G 6-0 190 20 1 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
39 Bill Tom BOS - - N/A 0 Rice Sr United States
40 Preston Ward STB - - N/A 0 Missouri State Sr United States
41 Bill Zipple BAL - - N/A 0 Lafayette Sr United States
42 Bill Kleine NYK - - N/A 0 Missouri Valley Sr United States
43 Jim Lacy WAS G 6-2 185 N/A 0 Loyola (MD) Sr United States
44 Paul Walther MIN G 6-2 160 21 6 Tennessee Sr United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
45 Ray Corley PRO G 6-0 180 21 3 Georgetown Sr United States
46 Charlie Maas IND - - N/A 0 Butler Sr United States
47 Dal Zuber FWP - - N/A 0 Toledo Sr United States
48 Ed Little BOS - - N/A 0 Denver C.C. Sr United States
49 Earl Dodd STB STB to DEN GF 6-5 175 24 1 Truman State Sr United States
50 Eppa Rixey BAL - - N/A 0 Kenyon College Sr United States
51 Don Bagley NYK - - N/A 0 Notre Dame Sr United States
52 Cliff Barker WAS WAS to IND G 6-2 185 28 3 Kentucky Sr United States

Sixth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
53 Paul Courty PRO G 6-3 187 23 0 Oklahoma Sr United States
54 Don Boven IND IND to WAT GF 6-4 210 24 3 Western Michigan Sr United States
55 Jim Simpson BOS - - N/A 0 Bates Sr United States
56 Jack Davidson STB - - N/A 0 Stanford Sr United States
57 Jim McMullen BAL - - N/A 0 Xavier Sr United States
58 Bob Prewitt NYK - - N/A 0 Southern Methodist Sr United States

Seventh Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
59 Bill Tanzler PRO - - 22 0 Florida Sr United States
60 Jim O'Halloran IND - - N/A 0 Notre Dame Sr United States
61 Bill Vandenburgh BOS - - N/A 0 Washington Sr United States
62 John Pritchard STB STB to WAT FC 6-9 220 22 1 Drake Sr United States
63 Tom Gallagher BAL - - N/A 0 St. Francis (NY) Sr United States
64 Ken Kearns NYK - - N/A 0 Arkansas Sr United States

Eighth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
65 Bob Royer PRO PRO to DEN G 5-10 155 21 1 Indiana State Sr United States
66 J.L. Parks IND G 6-0 174 N/A 0 Oklahoma State Sr United States
67 Duane Klueh BOS BOS to DEN G 6-3 175 23 2 Indiana State Sr United States
68 Bob Retherford STB - - N/A 0 Nebraska Sr United States
69 Bill Evans BAL - - N/A 0 Drake Sr United States
70 Bill Litchfield NYK - - N/A 0 Emporia State Sr United States

Ninth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
71 Jack Theolan PRO - - N/A 0 DePaul Sr United States
72 Emerson Speicher BOS - - N/A 0 Bowling Green Sr United States
73 Joe Crandall STB - - N/A 0 Oklahoma State Sr United States

Tenth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
74 Bill Weight BOS - - N/A 0 Brigham Young Sr United States
75 Eddie Van Zant STB - - N/A 0 Northwestern Oklahoma State Sr United States

11th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
76 Russ Washburn BOS - - N/A 0 Colby College Sr United States

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Vince Boryla SF 6-5 210 22 5 Denver Sr United States
Frank Kudelka GF 6-2 193 23 4 Saint Mary's Sr United States
Bill Closs F 6-5 195 27 3 Rice Sr United States
Howie Schultz GF 6-6 190 26 3 Hamline Sr United States
Ed Bartels GF 6-5 195 23 2 NC State Sr United States
Leroy Chollet G 6-2 190 24 2 Loyola (NO) Sr United States
Joe Dolhon G 6-0 175 21 2 NYU Sr United States
George Feigenbaum PG 6-1 185 19 2 Kentucky Sr United States
Mal McMullen GF 6-5 210 21 2 Xavier Sr United States
Johnny Payak SG 6-2 174 22 2 Bowling Green Sr United States
Ed Stanczak G 6-1 185 27 2   United States
Mike Todorovich GF 6-5 200 25 2   United States
Joe Bradley G 6-3 175 20 1 Oklahoma State Sr United States
Frank Gates G 6-0 160 28 1 Sam Houston State Sr United States
Normie Glick F 6-7 190 21 1 Loyola Marymount Sr United States
Al Guokas GF 6-5 200 23 1 Saint Joseph's Sr United States
Robert Hahn C 6-10 240 23 1 NC State Sr United States
Bill Herman G 6-3 170 24 1 Mount Union Sr United States
Howie Janotta F 6-3 185 24 1 Seton Hall Sr United States
Al Miksis F 6-7 210 21 1 Western Illinois Sr United States
Andy O'Donnell G 6-1 180 24 1 Loyola (MD) Sr United States
Charlie Parsley G 6-2 175 23 1 Western Kentucky Sr United States
Jack Phelan GF 6-5 195 23 1 DePaul Sr United States
Wayne See GF 6-3 190 25 1 Northern Arizona Sr United States
Whitey Von Nieda GF 6-1 170 26 1   United States
Bob Wood G 5-10 175 27 1 Northern Illinois Sr United States

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