1949 BAA Draft
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The 1949 BAA Draft consisted of 8 rounds and a regional selection period, with 75 players selected. This was the final draft before the merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League. The first overall pick was Howie Shannon, although Vern Mikkelsen and Ed Macauley had been taken before the draft as their teams' territorial picks.
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[edit] Territorial picks
| Pick | Player | NBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis Lakers | Hamline | |
| Ed Macauley | St. Louis Bombers | Saint Louis |
[edit] Round one
| Pick | Player | NBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howie Shannon | Providence Steamrollers | Kansas State |
| 2 | Alex Groza | Indianapolis Olympians | Kentucky |
| 3 | Bob Harris | Fort Wayne Pistons | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Tony Lavelli | Boston Celtics | Yale |
| 5 | Vern Gardner | Philadelphia Warriors | Utah |
| 6 | Ron Livingstone | Baltimore Bullets | Wyoming |
| 7 | Dick McGuire | New York Knickerbockers | St. John's |
| 8 | Wallace Jones | Washington Capitols | Kentucky |
| 8 | Jack Kerris | Chicago Stags | Loyola (IL) |
| 10 | Frank Saul | Rochester Royals | Seton Hall |
[edit] Round two
| Pick | Player | NBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Kaftan | Boston Celtics | Holy Cross |
| 2 | Ralph Beard | Chicago Stags | Kentucky |
| 3 | John Oldham | Fort Wayne Pistons | Western Kentucky |
| 4 | Leo Barnhorst | Indianapolis Olympians | Notre Dame |
| 5 | Harry Donovan | New York Knickerbockers | Muhlenberg |
| 6 | Jim Nolan | Philadelphia Warriors | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | Jack Coleman | Rochester Royals | Louisville |
| 8 | Johnny Orr | St. Louis Bombers | Beloit |
| 9 | Jim Owens | Washington Capitols | Baylor |
[edit] External links
- 1949 BAA Draft at basketball-reference.com
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