1964 NBA Draft Recap
The 1964 NBA Draft took place in New York on May 4, 1964
Territorial Selections
| Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | LAL | G | 6-2 | 185 | 22 | 10 | UCLA | Sr | United States | |
| Jiff Wilson | CIN | FC | 6-8 | 225 | 21 | 7 | Cincinnati | Sr | United States |
First Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Barnes | NYK | FC | 6-8 | 210 | 23 | 7 | UTEP | Sr | United States | |
| 2 | Joe Caldwell | DET | GF | 6-5 | 195 | 22 | 6 | Arizona State | Sr | United States | |
| 3 | Gary Bradds | WAS | C | 6-8 | 210 | 21 | 2 | Ohio State | Sr | United States | |
| 4 | Luke Jackson | PHL | FC | 6-9 | 240 | 22 | 8 | Texas-RGV | Sr | United States | |
| 5 | Jeff Mullins | STH | GF | 6-4 | 190 | 22 | 12 | Duke | Sr | United States | |
| 6 | Barry Kramer | GOS | F | 6-4 | 200 | 21 | 1 | NYU | Sr | United States | |
| 7 | Mel Counts | BOS | FC | 7-0 | 230 | 22 | 12 | Oregon State | Sr | United States |
Second Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Willis Reed | NYK | FC | 6-9 | 240 | 21 | 10 | Grambling State | Sr | United States | |
| 9 | Les Hunter | DET | DET to WAS | F | 6-7 | 210 | 21 | 1 | Loyola (IL) | Sr | United States |
| 10 | Paul Silas | STH | PF | 6-7 | 225 | 20 | 17 | Creighton | Sr | United States | |
| 11 | Ira Harge | PHL | C | 6-9 | 245 | 23 | 0 | New Mexico | Sr | United States | |
| 12 | Cotton Nash | LAL | F | 6-5 | 220 | 21 | 1 | Kentucky | Sr | United States | |
| 13 | Howard Komives | NYK | PG | 6-1 | 185 | 22 | 10 | Bowling Green | Sr | United States | |
| 14 | Bud Koper | GOS | GF | 6-6 | 210 | 21 | 1 | Oklahoma City | Sr | United States | |
| 15 | Bill Chmielewski | CIN | CIN to DET | C | 6-9 | 240 | 22 | 0 | Dayton | Sr | United States |
| 16 | Ron Bonham | BOS | F | 6-5 | 192 | 21 | 2 | Cincinnati | Sr | United States |
Third Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brian Generalovich | NYK | G | 6-4 | 210 | N/A | 0 | Pittsburgh | Sr | United States | |
| 18 | Wali Jones | DET | DET to WAS | G | 6-2 | 180 | 22 | 10 | Villanova | Sr | United States |
| 19 | Jerry Sloan | WAS | GF | 6-5 | 195 | 22 | 11 | Evansville | Jr | United States | |
| 20 | Larry Jones | PHL | SG | 6-2 | 180 | 21 | 2 | Toledo | Jr | United States | |
| 21 | Tom Dose | LAL | F | 6-8 | 225 | N/A | 0 | Stanford | Sr | United States | |
| 22 | Art Becker | STH | F | 6-8 | 205 | 22 | 0 | Arizona State | Sr | United States | |
| 23 | McCoy McLemore | GOS | SF | 6-7 | 230 | 22 | 8 | Drake | Sr | United States | |
| 24 | Steve Courtin | CIN | CIN to WAS | G | 6-1 | 188 | 21 | 1 | Saint Joseph's | Sr | United States |
| 25 | John Thompson | BOS | C | 6-10 | 225 | 22 | 2 | Providence | Sr | United States |
Fourth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Freddie Crawford | NYK | SG | 6-4 | 189 | 22 | 5 | St. Bonaventure | Jr | United States | |
| 27 | Jim Davis | DET | C | 6-9 | 225 | 22 | 9 | Colorado | Sr | United States | |
| 28 | Pete Spoden | WAS | F | 6-6 | 225 | 23 | 0 | Northern Iowa | Sr | United States | |
| 29 | Frank Corace | PHL | F | 6-6 | - | N/A | 0 | La Salle | Sr | United States | |
| 30 | Hank Finkel | LAL | C | 7-0 | 240 | 22 | 10 | Dayton | So | United States | |
| 31 | Willie Murrell | STH | F | 6-5 | 225 | 22 | 0 | Kansas State | Sr | United States | |
| 32 | Gene Elmore | GOS | F | 6-7 | 200 | N/A | 1 | Southern Methodist | Sr | United States | |
| 33 | Happy Hairston | CIN | F | 6-7 | 225 | 21 | 11 | NYU | Sr | United States | |
| 34 | Joe Strawder | BOS | C | 6-10 | 235 | 23 | 3 | Bradley | Sr | United States |
Fifth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tony Gennari | NYK | - | - | N/A | 0 | Canisius | Sr | United States | ||
| 36 | Ray Wolford | DET | - | - | N/A | 0 | Toledo | Sr | United States | ||
| 37 | Bennie Lennox | WAS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Texas A&M | Sr | United States | ||
| 38 | Lou Skurcenski | PHL | - | - | N/A | 0 | Westminster (PA) | Sr | United States | ||
| 39 | John Savage | LAL | - | - | N/A | 0 | North Texas | Sr | United States | ||
| 40 | John Tresvant | STH | PF | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 9 | Seattle | Sr | United States | |
| 41 | Roger Suttner | GOS | C | 7-0 | 215 | N/A | 0 | Kansas State | Sr | United States | |
| 42 | George Kirk | CIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | Memphis | Sr | United States | ||
| 43 | Nick Werkman | BOS | G | 6-3 | - | N/A | 0 | Seton Hall | Sr | United States |
Sixth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Tom Lavelle | NYK | - | - | N/A | 0 | Western Carolina | Sr | United States | ||
| 45 | Larry Phillips | DET | F | 6-6 | 210 | N/A | 0 | Rice | Sr | United States | |
| 46 | Bobby Joe Edmonds | WAS | SF | 6-6 | 220 | 23 | 0 | Tennessee State | Sr | United States | |
| 47 | Ricky Kaminsky | PHL | - | - | 21 | 0 | Yale | Sr | United States | ||
| 48 | Troy Collier | LAL | - | - | N/A | 0 | Utah State | Sr | United States | ||
| 49 | Ernest Brock | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Virginia State | Sr | United States | ||
| 50 | Ray Carey | GOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Missouri | Sr | United States | ||
| 51 | Al Thresher | CIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | Wittenberg | Sr | United States | ||
| 52 | Levern Tart | BOS | SG | 6-2 | 195 | 21 | 0 | Bradley | Sr | United States |
Seventh Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Emmette Bryant | NYK | PG | 6-1 | 175 | 25 | 8 | DePaul | Sr | United States | |
| 54 | Jerry Jackson | DET | G | 6-2 | - | 22 | 0 | Ohio | Sr | United States | |
| 55 | Ron Miller | WAS | G | 6-2 | - | N/A | 0 | Loyola (IL) | Sr | United States | |
| 56 | Gordon Hatton | PHL | - | - | N/A | 0 | Dayton | Sr | United States | ||
| 57 | Steve Anstett | LAL | - | - | N/A | 0 | Portland | Sr | United States | ||
| 58 | Maurice McHartley | STH | - | - | 21 | 0 | North Carolina A&T | Sr | United States | ||
| 59 | Dave Lee | GOS | F | 6-7 | 225 | 22 | 0 | San Francisco | Sr | United States | |
| 60 | Vic Rouse | CIN | PF | 6-7 | - | 21 | 0 | Loyola (IL) | Sr | United States | |
| 61 | Rich Falk | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Northwestern | Sr | United States |
Eighth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Jim Boutin | NYK | - | - | N/A | 0 | Lewis & Clark | Sr | United States | ||
| 63 | Ralph Telken | DET | - | - | N/A | 0 | Rockhurst | Sr | United States | ||
| 64 | Danny Schultz | WAS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Tennessee | Sr | United States | ||
| 65 | Bob Pelkington | PHL | FC | 6-7 | 250 | N/A | 0 | Xavier | Sr | United States | |
| 66 | Jay Buckley | LAL | C | 6-10 | 225 | N/A | 0 | Duke | Sr | United States | |
| 67 | Kendall Rhine | STH | C | 6-10 | 230 | 21 | 0 | Rice | Sr | United States | |
| 68 | Bob Garibaldi | GOS | GF | 6-4 | 210 | 22 | 0 | Santa Clara | Sr | United States | |
| 69 | Joe Gieger | CIN | F | 6-7 | 198 | N/A | 0 | Xavier | Sr | United States | |
| 70 | Jeff Blue | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Butler | Sr | United States |
Ninth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Jack Brens | NYK | F | 6-8 | - | N/A | 0 | Wisconsin | Sr | United States | |
| 72 | Tom Black | WAS | C | 6-10 | 220 | 22 | 1 | South Dakota State | Sr | United States | |
| 73 | Jim Brennan | PHL | - | - | N/A | 0 | Clemson | Sr | United States | ||
| 74 | Darel Carrier | STH | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 0 | Western Kentucky | Sr | United States | |
| 75 | Camden Wail | GOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | California | Sr | United States | ||
| 76 | Scotty Pierce | CIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | West Texas A&M | Sr | United States | ||
| 77 | Charles Kelley | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | West Virginia Tech | Sr | United States |
Tenth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Jim Christy | NYK | G | 6-1 | 185 | N/A | 0 | Georgetown | Sr | United States | |
| 79 | Bill Kusleika | WAS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Tulsa | Sr | United States | ||
| 80 | Wally Briggs | PHL | - | - | N/A | 0 | North Carolina A&T | Sr | United States | ||
| 81 | Frank Stephens | STH | F | 6-10 | - | N/A | 0 | Virginia State | Sr | United States | |
| 82 | Jeff Cartwright | GOS | - | - | N/A | 1 | Chapman | Sr | United States | ||
| 83 | Bob Neumann | CIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | Memphis | Sr | United States | ||
| 84 | Duane Corribeau | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Clark University (MA) | Sr | United States |
11th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Dennis Lynch | NYK | - | - | N/A | 0 | Yale | Sr | United States | ||
| 86 | Fred Glover | WAS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Winston-Salem State | Sr | United States | ||
| 87 | Thomas Lowry | PHL | FC | 6-8 | 220 | N/A | 0 | West Virginia | Sr | United States | |
| 88 | Gerald Govan | STH | FC | 6-10 | 220 | 22 | 0 | St. Mary of the Plains College | Sr | United States | |
| 89 | Jim Reynolds | CIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | Abilene Christian | Sr | United States |
12th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Frank Kamiaski | WAS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Randolph-Macon | Sr | United States | ||
| 91 | Julius Myers | PHL | - | - | N/A | 0 | Morris Brown | Sr | United States | ||
| 92 | Warren Sutton | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Williams College | Sr | United States | ||
| 93 | Fred Jones | CIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | Youngstown State | Sr | United States |
13th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Doug Moon | WAS | G | - | - | N/A | 0 | Utah | Sr | United States | |
| 95 | Cecil Tuttle | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Georgetown College (Kentucky) | Sr | United States |
14th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Pete Gent | WAS | FC | 6-4 | 205 | 21 | 0 | Michigan State | Sr | United States | |
| 97 | Bill Blair | STH | - | - | 22 | 0 | Virginia Military | Sr | United States |
15th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Sandy Williams | WAS | - | - | N/A | 0 | St. Francis (PA) | Sr | United States | ||
| 99 | Al Cech | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Detroit-Mercy | Sr | United States |
Undrafted Players
| Player | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Hawkins | PF | 6-8 | 210 | 21 | 8 | United States | ||
| Snapper Jones | G | 6-5 | 205 | 21 | 1 | Oregon | Sr | United States |
* Team owns the player's draft rights