”” 1958 NBA DRAFT

to 1957 to 1959

1st round

First Round Pick 1
Minneapolis Lakers – Elgin Baylor – 6’5 F Seattle
First Round Pick 2
Cincinnati Royals – Archie Dees – FC Indiana
First Round Pick 3
From Detroit Pistons (1957-04-03)
Detroit traded a 1958 1st rd pick (03-Mike Farmer) to New York for Dick McGuire.
New York Knicks – Mike Farmer – F San Francisco
First Round Pick 4
New York Knicks – Pete Brennan – F North Carolina
First Round Pick T
Philadelphia Warriors – Guy Rogers – G Temple
TERRITORIAL PICK
First Round Pick 5
Syracuse Nationals – Connie Dierking – FC Cincinnati
First Round Pick 6
St.Louis Hawks – Dave Gambee – F Oregon State
First Round Pick 7
Boston Celtics – Bennie Swain – F Western Kentucky

2nd round

Second Round Pick
Minneapolis Lakers – Steve Hamilton – FC Moorhead State
Second Round Pick
Cincinnati Royals – Vernon Hatton – G Kentucky
Second Round Pick
Detroit Pistons – Barney Cable – F Bradley
Second Round Pick
New York Knicks – Joe Quigg – FC North Carolina
Second Round Pick
Philadelphia Warriors – Lloyd Sharrar – C West Virginia
Second Round Pick
Syracuse Nationals – Hal Greer – 6’2 GF Marshall
Second Round Pick
St.Louis Hawks – Hub Reed – FC Oklahoma City
Second Round Pick
Boston Celtics – Jimmy Smith – F Franciscan

Later rounds [underline denotes player who played in league]

Boston Celtics
Jim Cunningham – Fordham;

Philadelphia Warriors
Frank Howard – Ohio State;

St.Louis Hawks
Wayne Embry – FC Miami [OH];

Detroit Pistons
Roy DeWitz – Kansas State;

New York Knicks
John Lee – Yale
Cincinnati Royals
Arlen “Bucky” Bockhorn – G Dayton;

Syracuse Nationals
John Nacincik – Maryland;

Minneapolis Lakers
Alex “Boo” Ellis – F Niagra;

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