The 1949 BAA draft was the third annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 21, 1949, before the 1949–50 season. In this draft, eleven remaining BAA teams along with the Indianapolis Olympians who joined the BAA, 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 was renamed the NBA in August 1949.[1] 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).
^ abNationality 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.
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General
"1949 BAA Draft". basketball-reference.com. 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. from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
Specific
^Berger, Phil. . 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.
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The 1949 BAA draft was the third annual draft of the Basketball Association of America BAA which later became the National Basketball Association NBA The draft was held on March 21 1949 before the 1949 50 season In this draft eleven remaining BAA teams along with the Indianapolis Olympians who joined the BAA 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 was renamed the NBA in August 1949 1 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 1949 BAA draftGeneral informationSportBasketballDate s March 21 1949LocationNew York City NYOverview76 total selections in 11 roundsLeagueBAA NBATerritorial pick s Ed Macauley St Louis BombersVern Mikkelsen Minneapolis LakersFirst selectionHowie Shannon Providence Steamrollers 19481950 Contents 1 Draft selections and draftee career notes 2 Key 3 Draft 4 Other picks 5 Undrafted players 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksDraft selections and draftee career notes editHowie 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 2 Key editPos G F CPosition 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 gameDraft editRound Pick Player Position Nationality n 1 Team CollegeT Ed Macauley F C nbsp United States St Louis Bombers Saint LouisT Vern Mikkelsen F C nbsp United States Minneapolis Lakers Hamline1 1 Howie Shannon G F nbsp United States Providence Steamrollers Kansas State1 2 Alex Groza C nbsp United States Indianapolis Olympians Kentucky1 3 Bob Harris F C nbsp United States Fort Wayne Pistons Oklahoma State1 4 Tony Lavelli F nbsp United States Boston Celtics Yale1 5 Vern Gardner F C nbsp United States Philadelphia Warriors Utah1 6 Ron Livingstone C nbsp United States Baltimore Bullets Wyoming1 7 Dick McGuire G nbsp United States New York Knicks St John s1 8 Wallace Jones F nbsp United States Washington Capitols Kentucky1 9 Jack Kerris F C nbsp United States Chicago Stags Loyola IL 1 10 Frank Saul G F nbsp United States Rochester Royals Seton Hall2 Leo Barnhorst G F nbsp United States Indianapolis Olympians Notre Dame2 Ralph Beard G nbsp United States Chicago Stags Kentucky2 Jack Coleman F C nbsp United States Rochester Royals Louisville2 Harry Donovan G nbsp United States New York Knicks Muhlenberg2 George Kaftan F nbsp United States Boston Celtics Holy Cross2 Jim Nolan C nbsp United States Philadelphia Warriors Georgia Tech2 John Oldham G nbsp United States Fort Wayne Pistons Western Kentucky2 Johnny Orr F nbsp United States St Louis Bombers Beloit2 Red Owens G nbsp United States Washington Capitols BaylorOther picks editThe following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA NBA game 3 4 Round Pick Player Position Nationality n 1 Team College3 Nelson Bobb G nbsp United States Philadelphia Warriors Temple3 Dwight Eddleman G F nbsp United States Chicago Stags Illinois3 Paul Gordon F nbsp United States Baltimore Bullets Notre Dame3 Ed Leede G F nbsp United States Providence Steamrollers Dartmouth3 Joe Mullaney G nbsp United States Boston Celtics Holy Cross3 Mac Otten F C nbsp United States Indianapolis Olympians Bowling Green3 Fred Schaus F nbsp United States Fort Wayne Pistons West Virginia3 Ernie Vandeweghe G F nbsp United States New York Knicks Colgate3 Slater Martin G nbsp United States Minneapolis Lakers Texas4 Bob Evans G nbsp United States Indianapolis Olympians Butler4 Jerry Nagel G nbsp United States Fort Wayne Pistons Loyola IL 4 Warren Perkins G F nbsp United States Providence Steamrollers Tulane5 Cliff Barker G nbsp United States Washington Capitols Kentucky5 Ray Corley G nbsp United States Providence Steamrollers Georgetown5 Earl Dodd F nbsp United States St Louis Bombers Northeast Missouri6 Don Boven G F nbsp United States Indianapolis Olympians Western Michigan7 John Pritchard C nbsp United States St Louis Bombers Drake8 Duane Klueh G nbsp United States Boston Celtics Indiana State8 Bob Royer G nbsp United States Providence Steamrollers Indiana State Mal McMullen C nbsp United States Baltimore Bullets Xavier Bob Harrison G nbsp United States Minneapolis Lakers Michigan Paul Walther G F nbsp United States Minneapolis Lakers Tennessee Marv Schatzman F nbsp United States St Louis Bombers Saint LouisUndrafted players editThese players were not selected in the 1949 draft but played at least one game in the NBA Player Pos Nationality School club teamJoe Dolhon G nbsp United States NYUGeorge Feigenbaum G nbsp United States LIU BrooklynHowie Janotta F nbsp United States Seton HallDermie O Connell G nbsp United States Holy CrossJoe Bradley G nbsp United States Oklahoma A amp MSee also editList of first overall NBA draft picks NBA recordsNotes edit a b 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 editGeneral 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 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 1949 BAA Draft NBA Past Drafts RealGM External links editNBA com NBA com NBA Draft History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1949 BAA draft amp oldid 1190473966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
