1949 NBA Draft — All Picks & Class Grade

Round 0

0 Bob Harrison 3× Champion Minneapolis Lakers Michigan
0 Ed Macauley 1× Champion St. Louis Bombers Saint Louis
0 Vern Mikkelsen 4× Champion Minneapolis Lakers Hamline
0 Marv Schatzman St. Louis Bombers Saint Louis
0 Paul Walther 1× All-Star Minneapolis Lakers Tennessee
0 Ed Little Boston Celtics Denver Junior College
0 Jim Simpson Boston Celtics Bates
0 Emerson Speicher Boston Celtics Bowling Green
0 Bill Tom Boston Celtics Rice
0 Bill Vandenburgh Boston Celtics Washington
0 Russ Washburn Boston Celtics Colby
0 Bill Weight Boston Celtics Brigham Young
0 Don Bagley New York Knicks Notre Dame
0 Ken Kearns New York Knicks Arkansas
0 Bill Kleine New York Knicks Missouri Valley
0 Bill Litchfield New York Knicks Emporia State
0 Bob Prewitt New York Knicks Southern Methodist
0 Paul Courty Providence Steamrollers Oklahoma
0 Carl Schaeffer Providence Steamrollers Alabama
0 Bill Tanzler Providence Steamrollers Florida
0 Jack Theolan Providence Steamrollers DePaul
0 Joe Crandall St. Louis Bombers Oregon State
0 Jack Davidson St. Louis Bombers Stanford
0 Bob Retherford St. Louis Bombers Nebraska
0 Eddie Van Zant St. Louis Bombers Northwestern Oklahoma State
0 Preston Ward St. Louis Bombers Missouri State
0 Maynard Haitcock Washington Capitols George Washington
0 Jim Lacy Washington Capitols Loyola-Maryland
0 Bill Evans Baltimore Bullets Drake
0 Tom Gallagher Baltimore Bullets St. Francis Brooklyn
0 Jim McMullen Baltimore Bullets Xavier
0 Eppa Rixey Baltimore Bullets Kenyon
0 Roger Wiley Baltimore Bullets Oregon
0 Bill Zipple Baltimore Bullets Lafayette
0 Dal Zuber Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Toledo
0 Charlie Maas Indianapolis Olympians Butler
0 Jim O'Halloran Indianapolis Olympians Notre Dame
0 J.L. Parks Indianapolis Olympians Oklahoma State

Round 1

1 Howie Shannon Providence Steamrollers Kansas State
2 Alex Groza 1× All-Star Indianapolis Olympians Kentucky
3 Bob Harris Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Oklahoma State
4 Tony Lavelli Boston Celtics Yale
5 Vern Gardner Philadelphia Warriors Utah
6 Ron Livingstone Baltimore Bullets Wyoming
7 Dick McGuire 7× All-Star New York Knicks St. John's (NY)
8 Wallace Jones Washington Capitols Kentucky
9 Jack Kerris Chicago Stags Loyola-Chicago
10 Frank Saul 4× Champion Rochester Royals Seton Hall

Round 2

0 Leo Barnhorst Indianapolis Olympians Notre Dame
0 Ralph Beard Chicago Stags Kentucky
0 Jack Coleman 2× Champion Rochester Royals Louisville
0 Harry Donovan New York Knicks Muhlenberg
0 George Kaftan Boston Celtics Holy Cross
0 Jim Nolan Philadelphia Warriors Georgia Tech
0 Johnny Oldham Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Western Kentucky
0 Johnny Orr St. Louis Bombers Beloit
0 Jim Owens Washington Capitols Baylor

Round 3

0 Nelson Bobb Philadelphia Warriors Temple
0 Thomas Eddleman 2× All-Star Chicago Stags Illinois
0 Paul Gordon Baltimore Bullets Notre Dame
0 Ed Leede Providence Steamrollers Dartmouth
0 Joe Mullaney Boston Celtics Holy Cross
0 Mac Otten Indianapolis Olympians Bowling Green
0 Fred Schaus 1× All-Star Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons West Virginia
0 Ernie Vandeweghe New York Knicks Colgate

Round 4

0 Bob Evans Indianapolis Olympians Butler
0 Jerry Nagel Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Loyola-Chicago
0 Warren Perkins Providence Steamrollers Tulane

Round 5

0 Cliff Barker Washington Capitols Kentucky
0 Ray Corley Providence Steamrollers Georgetown
0 Earl Dodd St. Louis Bombers Truman State

Round 6

0 Don Boven Indianapolis Olympians Western Michigan

Round 7

0 John Pritchard St. Louis Bombers Drake

Round 8

0 Duane Klueh Boston Celtics Indiana State
0 Bob Royer Providence Steamrollers Indiana State