1948 BAA draft

1948 BAA draft
General information
Date(s) May 10, 1948
Location Chicago
First selection Andy Tonkovich, Providence Steamrollers
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The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before to the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the National Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round pick, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Robert Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Three players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes and Bobby Wanzer, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

Key

Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who never played in the NBA regular season or playoffs

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Team College
1 1 Tonkovich, AndyAndy Tonkovich G Providence Steamrollers Marshall
1 2 Kok, GeorgeGeorge Kok# C Indianapolis Jets Arkansas
1 3 Hauptfuhrer, GeorgeGeorge Hauptfuhrer# C Boston Celtics Harvard
1 4 Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes^ F/C New York Knicks NYU
1 5 Mikan, EdEd Mikan F/C Chicago Stags DePaul
1 6 Budko, WaltWalt Budko F/C Baltimore Bullets Columbia
1 7 Gale, RobertRobert Gale# – St. Louis Bombers Cornell
1 8 Williams, WardWard Williams F Fort Wayne Pistons Indiana
1 9 Hanger, ChuckChuck Hanger# – Minneapolis Lakers California
1 10 Wanzer, BobbyBobby Wanzer^ G Rochester Royals Seton Hall
1 11 Ray, DonDon Ray F/C Philadelphia Warriors Western Kentucky
1 12 Nichols, JackJack Nichols F/C Washington Capitols Washington

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.

Round Pick Player Position Team College
– – Bach, JohnnyJohnny Bach G/F Boston Celtics Fordham
– – Berce, GeneGene Berce G/F New York Knicks Marquette
– – Brown, DarrellDarrell Brown F Baltimore Bullets Humboldt State
– – Burmaster, JackJack Burmaster G St. Louis Bombers Illinois
– – Carter, JakeJake Carter F/C Baltimore Bullets East Texas State
– – Jack ColemanJack Coleman+ F/C Providence Steamrollers Louisville
– – Cook, BobbyBobby Cook G Fort Wayne Pistons Wisconsin
– – Dillon, HookHook Dillon F Chicago Stags North Carolina
– – Ferrin, ArnieArnie Ferrin G/F Minneapolis Lakers Utah
– – Gabor, BillBill Gabor+ G/F Rochester Royals Syracuse
– – Gallatin, HarryHarry Gallatin^ F/C New York Knicks Northeast Missouri
– – Gardner, EarlEarl Gardner F Minneapolis Lakers DePauw
– – Gibson, DeeDee Gibson G/F Minneapolis Lakers Western Kentucky
– – Hannum, AlexAlex Hannum F/C Indianapolis Jets USC
– – Hawkins, MarshallMarshall Hawkins F Boston Celtics Tennessee
– – Holland, JoeJoe Holland F Baltimore Bullets Kentucky
– – Kachan, WhiteyWhitey Kachan G Chicago Stags DePaul
– – Katkaveck, LeoLeo Katkaveck G Washington Capitols NC State
– – Kelly, TomTom Kelly G Boston Celtics NYU
– – Kostecka, AndyAndy Kostecka F Indianapolis Jets Georgetown
– – Kraus, DanDan Kraus G Baltimore Bullets Georgetown
– – Krautblatt, HerbHerb Krautblatt G Baltimore Bullets Rider
– – Kubiak, LeoLeo Kubiak G/F Rochester Royals Bowling Green
– – Lumpp, RayRay Lumpp G Indianapolis Jets NYU
– – McGaha, MelMel McGaha G New York Knicks Arkansas
– – Mitchell, MurrayMurray Mitchell C Boston Celtics Sam Houston State
– – Orr, JohnnyJohnny Orr F Minneapolis Lakers Beloit
– – Parham, EasyEasy Parham G/F St. Louis Bombers Texas Wesleyan
– – Parkinson, JackJack Parkinson G Washington Capitols Kentucky
– – Peterson, EdEd Peterson C New York Knicks Cornell
– – Pugh, RoyRoy Pugh F/C Philadelphia Warriors SMU
– – Ritter, TexTex Ritter G New York Knicks Eastern Kentucky
– – Rollins, KennyKenny Rollins G Fort Wayne Pistons Kentucky
– – Shrider, DickDick Shrider G New York Knicks Ohio
– – Spears, OdieOdie Spears G Chicago Stags Western Kentucky
– – Walker, BradyBrady Walker F/C Providence Steamrollers BYU
– – Wehr, DickDick Wehr F Indianapolis Jets Rice
– – Wier, MurrayMurray Wier G Fort Wayne Pistons Iowa
– – Wilcutt, D. C.D. C. Wilcutt G St. Louis Bombers Saint Louis

Undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player Position College
Minor, DaveDave Minor G UCLA

References

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  1. ↑ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
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