The 1964 NBA draft was the 18th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 4, 1964, before the 1964–65 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Before the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50-mile (80 km) radius of its home arena as their territorial pick.[1][2] The draft consisted of 15 rounds comprising 101 players selected.
Also of note was a player who was officially undrafted in 1964 named Connie Hawkins. While a successful player overall, Hawkins during his freshman year at the University of Iowa back in 1961 was involved with a point shaving scandal. Despite never being convicted of point shaving (with the only involvement being him borrowing $200 by Jack Molinas for school expenses, which he paid back to Jack's brother, Fred Molinas, before the scandal broke out), he was officially kicked out of the team before having a chance to play due to NCAA rules and regulations at the time. Hawkins would later play with the Pittsburgh Rens of the rivaling American Basketball League and the independent Harlem Globetrotters before officially being undrafted in 1964. He became undrafted again in 1965 before being permanently banned from the NBA altogether in 1966. However, Hawkins would sue the NBA for $6 million in damages to his reputation, saying the league banned him unfairly and that they had no substantial evidence linking him to the point shaving scandal of that time. Eventually, the league settled with Hawkins by paying him a settlement of $1.3 million and assigning him to the Phoenix Suns in 1969, effectively removing his permanent ban. While he would only play in the NBA for seven seasons afterwards, his number would be retired by the Suns on November 19, 1976 before being in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Jerry Sloan was the 19th pick, selected by the Baltimore Bullets.Despite being permanently banned at one point, Connie Hawkins is considered one of the most successful undrafted NBA players of all time.
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[22][23]
^1: Walt Hazzard changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman in 1972. However, he retained his birth name throughout his professional career.[25] ^2: Bill Chmielewski left college in 1962 after his sophomore year. He then played in the American Basketball League (ABL), before the league folded in 1963.[26][27]
^"Richie Guerin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
^McCallum, Jack (April 16, 1984). . Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
^"Tapers Sign Chmielewski". The Times-News. December 2, 1962. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
^"American Basketball League Folds Up;$1,250,000 In Losses For Infant Loop". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 1, 1963. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
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The 1964 NBA draft was the 18th annual draft of the National Basketball Association NBA The draft was held on May 4 1964 before the 1964 65 season In this draft nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U S college basketball players A player who had finished his four year college eligibility was eligible for selection If a player left college early he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated In each round the teams select in reverse order of their win loss record in the previous season Before the draft a team could forfeit its first round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50 mile 80 km radius of its home arena as their territorial pick 1 2 The draft consisted of 15 rounds comprising 101 players selected 1964 NBA draftGeneral informationSportBasketballDate s May 4 1964LocationNew York City New YorkOverview101 total selections in 15 roundsLeagueNBATerritorial pick s Walt Hazzard Los Angeles LakersGeorge Wilson Cincinnati RoyalsFirst selectionJim Barnes New York Knicks 19631965 Contents 1 Draft selections and draftee career notes 2 Key 3 Draft 4 Other picks 5 Notable undrafted players 6 Trades 7 Notes 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksDraft selections and draftee career notes editWalt Hazzard and George Wilson were selected as Los Angeles Lakers and Cincinnati Royals territorial picks before the draft respectively Jim Barnes from Texas Western College was selected first overall by the New York Knicks Willis Reed from Grambling College who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season was selected eighth overall by the New York Knicks 3 Reed has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league s 50th anniversary in 1996 4 5 Reed who spent all of his 10 year playing career with the Knicks won the NBA championships twice in 1970 and 1973 In both NBA Finals he was named the Finals MVP He also won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1970 and was selected to five All NBA Teams and seven All Star Games 6 He became a head coach after ending his playing career He coached the Knicks for two seasons and then the New Jersey Nets for two seasons 7 Paul Silas the 10th pick won three NBA championships two with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976 and one with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979 He also had two All Star Game selections 8 After his playing career he coached four NBA teams most recently with the Charlotte Bobcats now Charlotte Hornets 9 Jerry Sloan the 19th pick was selected to two All Star Games in his playing career before becoming a head coach He coached the Chicago Bulls for three seasons before being fired during the 1981 82 season He then became the head coach of the Utah Jazz in 1988 the position he held until resigning in early 2011 10 He has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach 4 Hazzard 2nd pick Joe Caldwell 4th pick Lucious Jackson and 5th pick Jeff Mullins are the only other players from this draft who have been selected to an All Star Game 11 12 13 14 John Thompson the 25th pick has also been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Hame as a coach 4 After finishing his playing career he became a successful college basketball head coach at Georgetown University He coached the Georgetown Hoyas for 27 seasons winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA championship in 1984 and becoming the first African American head coach to win a major collegiate championship 15 16 Aside from playing basketball 12th pick Cotton Nash also played professional baseball in the Major League Baseball MLB He played baseball for three seasons in between his basketball career 17 18 He is one of only 12 athletes who have played in both NBA and MLB 19 20 21 Also of note was a player who was officially undrafted in 1964 named Connie Hawkins While a successful player overall Hawkins during his freshman year at the University of Iowa back in 1961 was involved with a point shaving scandal Despite never being convicted of point shaving with the only involvement being him borrowing 200 by Jack Molinas for school expenses which he paid back to Jack s brother Fred Molinas before the scandal broke out he was officially kicked out of the team before having a chance to play due to NCAA rules and regulations at the time Hawkins would later play with the Pittsburgh Rens of the rivaling American Basketball League and the independent Harlem Globetrotters before officially being undrafted in 1964 He became undrafted again in 1965 before being permanently banned from the NBA altogether in 1966 However Hawkins would sue the NBA for 6 million in damages to his reputation saying the league banned him unfairly and that they had no substantial evidence linking him to the point shaving scandal of that time Eventually the league settled with Hawkins by paying him a settlement of 1 3 million and assigning him to the Phoenix Suns in 1969 effectively removing his permanent ban While he would only play in the NBA for seven seasons afterwards his number would be retired by the Suns on November 19 1976 before being in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 Key editPos 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 gameDraft edit nbsp Walt Hazzard was a territorial pick selected by the Los Angeles Lakers nbsp Willis Reed was the 8th pick selected by the New York Knicks nbsp Paul Silas was the 10th pick selected by the St Louis Hawks Round Pick Player Pos Nationality Team School club team T Walt Hazzard 1 G nbsp United States Los Angeles Lakers UCLA T George Wilson C nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati 1 1 Jim Barnes F C nbsp United States New York Knicks Texas Western 1 2 Joe Caldwell G F nbsp United States Detroit Pistons Arizona State 1 3 Gary Bradds F nbsp United States Baltimore Bullets Ohio State 1 4 Lucious Jackson F C nbsp United States Philadelphia 76ers Pan American 1 5 Jeff Mullins G F nbsp United States St Louis Hawks Duke 1 6 Barry Kramer G F nbsp United States San Francisco Warriors NYU 1 7 Mel Counts F C nbsp United States Boston Celtics Oregon State 2 8 Willis Reed F C nbsp United States New York Knicks Grambling 2 9 Les Hunter F C nbsp United States Detroit Pistons Loyola IL 2 10 Paul Silas F C nbsp United States St Louis Hawks from Baltimore Creighton 2 11 Ira Harge C nbsp United States Philadelphia 76ers New Mexico 2 12 Cotton Nash F nbsp United States Los Angeles Lakers Kentucky 2 13 Howard Komives G nbsp United States New York Knicks from St Louis a Bowling Green 2 14 Bud Koper G nbsp United States San Francisco Warriors Oklahoma City 2 15 Bill Chmielewski C nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals Philadelphia Tapers ABL 2 2 16 Ron Bonham F nbsp United States Boston Celtics CincinnatiOther picks edit nbsp Jerry Sloan was the 19th pick selected by the Baltimore Bullets nbsp Despite being permanently banned at one point Connie Hawkins is considered one of the most successful undrafted NBA players of all time The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game 22 23 Round Pick Player Pos Nationality Team School club team 3 18 Wali Jones G nbsp United States Detroit Pistons Villanova 3 19 Jerry Sloan G F nbsp United States Baltimore Bullets Evansville 3 20 Larry Jones G F nbsp United States Philadelphia 76ers Toledo 3 23 McCoy McLemore F C nbsp United States San Francisco Warriors Drake 3 24 Steve Courtin G nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals Saint Joseph s 3 25 John Thompson F nbsp United States Boston Celtics Providence 4 26 Freddie Crawford G F nbsp United States New York Knicks St Bonaventure 4 27 Jim Davis F C nbsp United States Detroit Pistons Colorado 4 30 Hank Finkel C nbsp United States Los Angeles Lakers Dayton 4 33 Happy Hairston F nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals NYU 4 34 Joe Strawder C nbsp United States Boston Celtics Bradley 5 40 John Tresvant F C nbsp United States St Louis Hawks Seattle 7 53 Em Bryant G nbsp United States New York Knicks DePaul 9 72 Tom Black C nbsp United States Baltimore Bullets South Dakota StateNotable undrafted players editThese players were not selected in the 1964 draft but played at least one game in the NBA Player Pos Nationality School club team Steve Jones G nbsp United States OregonTrades edita On October 18 1963 the New York Knicks acquired a second round pick from the St Louis Hawks in exchange for Richie Guerin 24 The Knicks used the pick to draft Howard Komives Notes edit 1 Walt Hazzard changed his name to Mahdi Abdul Rahman in 1972 However he retained his birth name throughout his professional career 25 2 Bill Chmielewski left college in 1962 after his sophomore year He then played in the American Basketball League ABL before the 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