1951 NBA DRAFT

to 1950 to 1952

1st round

First Round Pick 1

Baltimore Bullets – Gene “Squeaky” Melchiorre – Bradley

First Round Pick 2

Milwaukee Hawks – Mel Hutchins – 6’6 C BYU

First Round Pick 3

Indianapolis Olympians – Marcus Frieberger – Oklahoma

First Round Pick 4

Fort Wayne Pistons – Zeke Sinacola – 5’10 G Niagra

First Round Pick 5

Syracuse Nationals – John McConathy – 6’5 F Northwestern State [LA]

First Round Pick 6

New York Knicks – Ed Smith – 6’6 F Harvard

First Round Pick 7

Boston Celtics – Ernie Barrett – 6’3 GF Kansas State

First Round Pick 8

Philadelphia Warriors – Don Sunderlage – 6’1 G Illinois

First Round Pick 9

Rochester Royals – Sam Ranzino – 6’1 G NC State

First Round Pick T

Minneapolis Lakers – Myer “Whitey” Skoog – 5’11 G Minnesota
TERRITORIAL PICK

2nd round

Second Round Pick 10

Baltimore Bullets – Jack Stone – Kansas State

Second Round Pick 11

Milwaukee Hawks – Bill Gossett – Colorado A&M

Second Round Pick 12

Indianapolis Olympians – Scotty Steagall – Millikin

Second Round Pick 13

Fort Wayne Pistons – Jack Kiley – 6’1 G Syracuse

Second Round Pick 14

Syracuse Nationals – Don Savage – 6’3 G LeMoyne

Second Round Pick 15

New York Knicks – Roland Minson – BYU

Second Round Pick 16

Boston Celtics – Bill Garrett – Indiana

Second Round Pick 17

Philadelphia Warriors – Ray Ragelis – 6’4 F Northwestern

Second Round Pick 18

Rochester Royals – Mel Payton – 6’4 GF Tulane

Second Round Pick 19

Minneapolis Lakers – Lew Hitch – 6’8 FC Kansas State

Later rounds [underline denotes player who played in league]

Baltimore Bullets
Bill Mann–Bradley; Bill Hagler-California; Leroy Ishman-American; Glen Duggins-Utah; Tom Riach-USC; Bill Harper-Oregon State; Bob Crowe-San Jose State; Dan Torrey-Oregon State; Clem Pavilonis-DePaul; John Burke-Springfield[MS]

Milwaukee Hawks
Ron Bontemps–Beloit; Jim Slaughter 6’11 Center-South Carolina; Bob Sakel-Evansville; John Reinnicke 6’2 Guard-Drake; Bob Ambler-Arkansas; Aaron Pierce-Bradley; Wayne Tucker-Colorado; John DeWitt-Texas A&M

Indianapolis Olympians
Glenn Kammeyer–Central Missouri State; Bill Tosheff 6’1 Guard-Indiana; Bob Pierce-Nebraska; Marv Johnson-Wheaton; Ted Beach-Illinois; George Kelly-Vanderbilt

Syracuse Nationals
Bato Govedarcia 5’11 Guard–DePaul; Paul Horvath-NC State; Glen Anderson-Colorado A&M; Bob Wheeler-Idaho; Roy Reardon-St. Francis[NY]; Tom Jockle-Syracuse; Ray Kirkwasser-Ithaca

Fort Wayne Pistons
Jake Fendley 6’1 Forward-Northwestern; Herb Hargett–Mississippi State; Leo Johnson-Arizona; Frank Clasbeek-Iowa; Jim Ramstead-Stanford; John Manning-Duquesne

New York Knicks
Joe Luchi–Cincinnati; Lloyd Sandstrom-St. Thomas; Tom Smith 6’1 Guard-St. Peter’s; Al McGuire 6’2 Guard/Forward-St. John’s; Sid Ryen-Denver

Boston Celtics
John Furlong-Pepperdine; Bob Barnett-Evansville; Rip Gash-Western Kentucky; Jim Luisi 6’2 Guard-St. Francis[NY]; John Azary-Columbia; Hugo Kappler-NC State

Philadelphia Warriors
Bob Schloss–Georgia; Jud Milhon-Ohio Wesleyan; Mike Kearns 6’2Guard -Princeton; Bob Swalls-Indiana Central; George Dempsey 6’3 Guard-King’s[DE]; Jim Phelan 6’1 Guard-LaSalle; Hugh Faulkner-Pepperdine; Paul Gerwin-Cornell

Rochester Royals
Fred Diute 6’3 Guard–St. Bonnaventure; Elmer Behnke 6’7 Center-Bradley; Dan Bagley-Notre Dame; Jim Ove-Valparaiso; John Brown-Southern Methodist; George Davidson-Lafayette

Minneapolis Lakers
Bob Payne–Oregon State; Gale McArthur-Oklahoma A&M; Leo Vander Kuy-Michigan; Deward Dopson-Arkansas Polytechnic; Ed Head-Kansas State

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