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1950 NBA Draft

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Date: Tuesday, April 25, 1950
Location: Chicago, Illinois

Number of Picks: 121 (40 played in NBA)
First Overall Pick: Chuck Share (40.9 Win Shares)

Most Win Shares: P. Arizin (108.8), B. Cousy (91.1) and B. Sharman (82.8)

All-Stars: 5 (P. Arizin, B. Cousy, L. Foust, B. Sharman and G. Yardley)

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121 Selections

Stats shown are for the player's NBA career
Territorial Picks Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
PHW Paul Arizin Villanova University 713 24897 16266 6129 1665 .421 .810 38.4 22.8 8.6 2.3 108.8 .183
Round 1 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
1 BOS Chuck Share Bowling Green State University 596 13023 4928 4986 809 .400 .693 21.9 8.3 8.4 1.4 40.9 .151
2 BLB Don Rehfeldt University of Wisconsin 98 788 692 494 118 .370 .758 20.2 7.1 5.0 1.2 3.5 .048
3 TRI Bob Cousy College of the Holy Cross 924 30165 16960 4786 6955 .375 .803 35.3 18.4 5.2 7.5 91.1 .139
4 WSC Dick Schnittker Ohio State University 364 6744 3030 1372 479 .379 .825 20.1 8.3 3.8 1.3 22.0 .132
5 CHS Larry Foust La Salle University 817 21890 11198 8041 1368 .405 .741 29.2 13.7 9.8 1.7 74.3 .153
6 NYK Irwin Dambrot City College of New York
7 FTW George Yardley Stanford University 472 15767 9063 4220 815 .422 .780 33.4 19.2 8.9 1.7 58.5 .178
8 INO Bob Lavoy Western Kentucky University 264 5433 2156 1634 391 .384 .707 27.0 8.2 6.2 1.5 15.9 .132
9 ROC Joe McNamee University of San Francisco 118 695 289 238 58 .298 .620 12.0 2.4 2.0 0.5 -0.5 .000
10 MNL Kevin O'Shea University of Notre Dame 174 2368 911 402 358 .337 .680 21.3 5.2 2.3 2.1 3.8 .034
11 SYR Don Lofgran University of San Francisco 209 3422 1265 817 216 .329 .692 23.1 6.1 3.9 1.0 3.1 .044
Round 2 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB John Pilch University of Wyoming 9 41 5 9 2 .100 .500 4.6 0.6 1.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.118
BOS Chuck Cooper Duquesne University 409 7964 2725 2431 734 .339 .743 23.2 6.7 5.9 1.8 11.6 .050
CHS Wally Osterkorn University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 204 5187 1436 1218 346 .334 .592 25.4 7.0 6.0 1.7 8.9 .082
FTW Jim Riffey Tulane University 35 150 61 16 .351 .769 4.3 1.7 0.5 0.2
INO Paul Unruh Bradley University
MNL Hal Haskins Hamline University
NYK Herb Scherer Long Island University 32 167 115 76 23 .289 .592 13.9 3.6 2.4 0.7 -0.4 -0.092
PHW Ed Dahler Duquesne University 14 112 35 22 5 .368 1.000 8.0 2.5 1.6 0.4 0.1 .036
ROC George Stanich University of California, Los Angeles
SYR Gerry Calabrese St. John's University 104 937 492 149 148 .348 .702 16.2 4.7 1.4 1.4 1.9 .046
TRI Ed Gayda Washington State University 15 56 39 13 .413 .750 3.7 2.6 0.9 0.6
WSC Bill Sharman University of Southern California 711 21793 12665 2793 2101 .426 .883 32.0 17.8 3.9 3.0 82.8 .178
Round 3 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB Dick Dickey North Carolina State University 45 440 127 81 50 .294 .681 9.8 2.8 1.8 1.1 0.3 .028
BOS Bob Donham Ohio State University 273 4866 1818 1071 706 .480 .507 23.7 6.7 3.9 2.6 18.0 .132
CHS Lou Watson Indiana University
FTW Art Burris University of Tennessee 74 514 187 205 54 .260 .627 12.5 2.5 2.8 0.7 -1.0 -0.073
INO Chuck Mrazovich Eastern Kentucky University 25 85 40 13 .350 .604 3.4 1.6 0.5 0.4
MNL Howie Williams Purdue University
NYK Stan Weber Bowling Green State University
PHW Buddy Cate Western Kentucky University
ROC Bob Roper John Carroll University
SYR Stan Christie University of Southern California
TRI Clarence Brannum Kansas State University
WSC Alan Sawyer University of California, Los Angeles 33 217 121 25 .370 .860 6.6 3.7 0.8 0.9
Round 4 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB Jerry Reed University of Wyoming
BOS Ken Reeves University of Louisville
CHS Ken Murray St. Bonaventure University 181 2118 1471 599 482 .335 .747 18.4 8.1 3.3 2.7 -0.7 -0.016
FTW Len Rzewszewski Indiana State University
INO Jim Line University of Kentucky
MNL Bud Grant University of Minnesota 96 249 115 90 .318 .590 2.6 1.9 0.9 1.1
NYK Joe Ossola Saint Louis University
PHW Paul Sensky Saint Joseph's University
ROC Chet Giermak College of William & Mary
SYR Paul Merchant University of Oklahoma
TRI Paul Hicks Eastern Kentucky University
WSC Tommy O'Keefe Georgetown University 6 23 7 10 .357 .750 3.8 1.2 1.7 0.1
Round 5 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB Norm Mager City College of New York 24 124 47 23 .282 .786 5.2 2.0 1.0 0.0
BOS Jack Shelton Oklahoma State University
CHS Don Stroot University of Missouri
FTW Ed Thompson Kent State University
INO Sonny Allen Morehead State University
MNL Ed Beach West Virginia University 12 22 25 3 .211 .667 1.8 2.1 0.3 -0.3
NYK Dick Barnes San Diego State University
PHW Ike Borsavage Temple University 24 64 24 4 .351 .667 2.7 1.0 0.2 0.1
ROC Joe Nelson Brigham Young University
SYR Paul Hickey University of Denver
TRI Cal Christensen University of Toledo 291 4009 1507 1587 460 .330 .606 17.9 5.2 5.5 1.6 8.2 .060
WSC Claude Overton East Central University 15 182 58 25 15 .253 .667 12.1 3.9 1.7 1.0 -0.4 -0.115
Round 6 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB Rick Harman Kansas State University
BOS Mo Mahoney Brown University 8 45 12 9 2 .333 .800 5.6 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.0 .034
CHS Stu Inman San Jose State University
FTW Bob Metcalf Valparaiso University
INO Ralph O'Brien Butler University 119 2335 848 192 180 .360 .830 19.6 7.1 1.6 1.5 3.1 .064
MNL Wayne Glasgow University of Oklahoma
NYK Don Parsons Rutgers University
PHW Dick Dallmer University of Cincinnati
ROC John Givens Western Kentucky University
SYR Mack Suprunowicz University of Michigan
TRI Bob Anderson Loyola College in Maryland
WSC Warren Cartier North Carolina State University
Round 7 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB Frank Comerford La Salle University
BOS Dale Barnstable University of Kentucky
CHS Milt Whitehead University of Nebraska
FTW Ed Jones University of Tennessee
INO Leon Blevins University of Arizona 2 2 2 1 .250 .000 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
MNL Joe Hutton Hamline University 120 723 302 187 115 .331 .690 12.1 2.5 1.6 1.0 2.2 .102
NYK Dan Bagley University of Notre Dame
PHW Charles Northup Siena College
ROC Dan Kahler Southwestern College
SYR Lou Arko University of Akron
TRI Bill Erickson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
WSC Jim Cathcart University of Arkansas
Round 8 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB George Bush University of Toledo
BOS Frank Oftring College of the Holy Cross
CHS George King University of Charleston 411 13408 4219 1606 1958 .382 .642 32.6 10.3 3.9 4.8 31.4 .113
FTW Billy Adcock Vanderbilt University
INO Jerry Stuteville Indiana University
MNL Nate Benson University of Wisconsin-River Falls
NYK Charles Hope Appalachian State University
PHW Brooks Ricca Villanova University
ROC Carl Kraushaar University of California, Los Angeles
SYR Bob Healey University of Georgia
TRI Loy Doty University of Wyoming
WSC Joe Greenbach Santa Clara University
Round 9 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB Jack Laub University of Cincinnati
BOS Bob Cope University of Montana
CHS John Brown Georgetown University
FTW Al Henningsen Northwest Missouri State University
INO Gene Schmidt Texas Christian University
MNL Jim Reilly Swarthmore College
NYK Don Heathington Baylor University
PHW Joe Kaufman New York University
ROC Warren Switzer Rice University
SYR Bob Savage Syracuse University
TRI Nate DeLong University of Wisconsin-River Falls 17 132 64 31 14 .476 .686 7.8 3.8 1.8 0.8 0.8 .309
WSC Earl Lloyd West Virginia State University 560 14477 4682 3609 810 .356 .750 26.2 8.4 6.4 1.4 19.1 .062
Round 10 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
BLB Mike Zedalis Loyola College in Maryland
BOS Matt Forman College of the Holy Cross
CHS Bud Schaeffer Wheaton College
INO Colin Anderson Georgia Institute of Technology
MNL Andy Butchko Purdue University
PHW Bernie Adams Princeton University
ROC Harry Foley Niagara University
SYR Glenn Wilkes Mercer University
TRI Keith Bloom University of Wyoming
WSC Joe Noertker University of Virginia
Round 11 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
INO Jimmy Doyle Butler University
PHW Leo Wolfe Villanova University
Round 12 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
PHW Ed Montgomery University of Tennessee