1963 NBA Draft
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1963 NBA Draft produced one Hall of Famer (Nate Thurmond), as well as a future NBA team and league executive (Rod Thorn) in the first round. The Syracuse Nationals participated in the draft for the final time, before becoming the Philadelphia 76ers that summer.
= All-Star | |
= Hall of Fame |
[edit] Territorial pick
Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
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Tom Thacker | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati |
[edit] Round one
Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
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1 | Art Heyman | United States | New York Knicks | Duke |
2 | Rod Thorn | United States | Baltimore Bullets | West Virginia |
3 | Nate Thurmond | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Bowling Green |
4 | Eddie Miles | United States | Detroit Pistons | Seattle |
5 | Gerry Ward | United States | St. Louis Hawks | Boston College |
6 | Tom Hoover | United States | Syracuse Nationals | Villanova |
7 | Roger Strickland | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Jacksonville |
8 | Bill Green | United States | Boston Celtics | Colorado State |
[edit] Round two
Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
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9 | Jerry Harkness | United States | New York Knicks | Loyola (IL) |
10 | Gus Johnson | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Idaho |
11 | Gary Hill | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Oklahoma City |
12 | Jerry Smith | United States | Detroit Pistons | Furman |
13 | Jim King | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Tulsa |
14 | Leland Mitchell | United States | St. Louis Hawks | Mississippi State |
15 | Hershell West | United States | Syracuse Nationals | Grambling |
16 | Mel Gibson | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Western Carolina |
17 | Ken Saylors | United States | St. Louis Hawks | Arkansas Tech |