TakeOver Mode
TakeOver Mode TakeOver Mode YOUR GAME. YOUR PASSION.
NBA

1959 NBA Draft

Class grade: A+

85 picks · 14 rounds

Round 0

  1. 0 Wilt Chamberlain 6× MVP Philadelphia Warriors Kansas
  2. 0 Bob Ferry St. Louis Hawks Saint Louis

Round 1

  1. 1 Bob Boozer 1× Champion Cincinnati Royals Kansas State
  2. 2 Bailey Howell 2× Champion Detroit Pistons Mississippi State
  3. 3 Tom Hawkins Minneapolis Lakers Notre Dame
  4. 4 Dick Barnett Syracuse Nationals Tennessee State
  5. 5 Johnny Green 4× All-Star New York Knicks Michigan State
  6. 6 John Richter 1× Champion Boston Celtics North Carolina State

Round 2

  1. 7 Tom Robitaille Detroit Pistons Rice
  2. 8 Don Goldstein Detroit Pistons Louisville
  3. 9 Joe Ruklick Philadelphia Warriors Northwestern
  4. 10 Rudy LaRusso 4× All-Star Minneapolis Lakers Dartmouth
  5. 11 Gene Tormohlen Syracuse Nationals Tennessee
  6. 12 Alan Seiden St. Louis Hawks St. John's (NY)
  7. 13 Cal Ramsey St. Louis Hawks New York University
  8. 14 Gene Guarilia 3× Champion Boston Celtics George Washington

Round 3

  1. 15 Mike Mendenhall Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati
  2. 16 Gary Alcorn Detroit Pistons Fresno State
  3. 17 Jim Hickaday Philadelphia Warriors Memphis
  4. 18 Bobby Smith Minneapolis Lakers West Virginia
  5. 19 Jon Cincebox Syracuse Nationals Syracuse
  6. 20 Bob Anderegg New York Knicks Michigan State
  7. 21 Hank Stein St. Louis Hawks Xavier
  8. 22 Ralph Croswaite Boston Celtics Western Kentucky

Round 4

  1. 23 Leo Byrd Cincinnati Royals Marshall
  2. 24 George Lee Detroit Pistons Michigan
  3. 25 Ron Stevenson Philadelphia Warriors Texas Christian
  4. 26 Wilson Eison Minneapolis Lakers Purdue
  5. 27 Paul Neumann Syracuse Nationals Stanford
  6. 28 Johnny Cox New York Knicks Kentucky
  7. 29 Lee Harman St. Louis Hawks Oregon State
  8. 30 Ed Kazakavich Boston Celtics Scranton

Round 5

  1. 31 Harry Kirchner Cincinnati Royals Texas Christian
  2. 32 Tony Windis Detroit Pistons Wyoming
  3. 33 Bill Telasky Philadelphia Warriors George Washington
  4. 34 Bobby Joe Mason Minneapolis Lakers Bradley
  5. 35 Roger Taylor Syracuse Nationals Illinois
  6. 36 Herb Busch New York Knicks Virginia
  7. 37 Nick Mantis St. Louis Hawks Northwestern
  8. 38 Don Lange Boston Celtics William & Mary

Round 6

  1. 39 Don Hennon Cincinnati Royals Pittsburgh
  2. 40 Lou Jordan Detroit Pistons Cornell
  3. 41 Joe Spratt Philadelphia Warriors Saint Joseph's
  4. 42 Jim Henry Minneapolis Lakers Vanderbilt
  5. 43 Bob Dalton Syracuse Nationals California
  6. 44 Bucky McDonald New York Knicks George Washington
  7. 45 Mike Moran St. Louis Hawks Marquette
  8. 46 Bob Cumings Boston Celtics Boston University

Round 7

  1. 47 Dale Moore Cincinnati Royals Eastern Kentucky
  2. 48 Doug Smart Detroit Pistons Washington
  3. 49 Joe Ryan Philadelphia Warriors Villanova
  4. 50 Charley Grote Minneapolis Lakers Georgetown (KY)
  5. 51 Darnell Haney Syracuse Nationals Utah State
  6. 52 Russ Robinson New York Knicks Missouri State
  7. 53 Orby Arnold St. Louis Hawks Memphis

Round 8

  1. 54 Don Matuszak Cincinnati Royals Kansas State
  2. 55 Chuck Curtis Detroit Pistons Pacific Lutheran
  3. 56 Dave Gunther Philadelphia Warriors Iowa
  4. 57 Leon Hill Minneapolis Lakers Texas Tech
  5. 58 Walt Torrence New York Knicks California-Los Angeles
  6. 59 Willie Merriweather St. Louis Hawks Purdue

Round 9

  1. 60 Joe Billy McDade Cincinnati Royals Bradley
  2. 61 Doyle Edmiston Detroit Pistons Hardin-Simmons
  3. 62 Carl Belz Philadelphia Warriors Princeton
  4. 63 Jim Mudd Minneapolis Lakers North Texas
  5. 64 Jerry Shipp New York Knicks Southeastern Oklahoma State
  6. 65 Lou Pucillo St. Louis Hawks North Carolina State

Round 10

  1. 66 Joe Viviano Cincinnati Royals Xavier
  2. 67 Bruno Boin Detroit Pistons Washington
  3. 68 Tony Sellari Philadelphia Warriors Lenoir-Rhyne
  4. 69 Roger Johnson Minneapolis Lakers Minnesota
  5. 70 Paul Wilcox New York Knicks Davis & Elkins
  6. 71 Ron Loneski St. Louis Hawks Kansas

Round 11

  1. 72 Charley Brown Cincinnati Royals Seattle
  2. 73 M. C. Burton Detroit Pistons Michigan
  3. 74 Phil Warren Philadelphia Warriors Northwestern
  4. 75 Jack Evans Minneapolis Lakers Lake Superior State
  5. 76 Paul Benes New York Knicks Hope
  6. 77 John Barnhill St. Louis Hawks Tennessee State

Round 12

  1. 78 Roger Wendel Cincinnati Royals Tulsa
  2. 79 Vern Baggenstoss Minneapolis Lakers St. Cloud State
  3. 80 Ed Blair New York Knicks Western Michigan

Round 13

  1. 81 Dwayne Smith Minneapolis Lakers Gustavus Adolphus
  2. 82 John Nicoll New York Knicks Brigham Young

Round 14

  1. 83 Jack Israel New York Knicks Missouri State