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1959 NBA Draft

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Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1959
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Number of Picks: 85 (23 played in NBA)
First Overall Pick: Bob Boozer (64.2 Win Shares)

Most Win Shares: W. Chamberlain (247.3), B. Howell (114.8) and D. Barnett (68.7)

All-Stars: 6 (D. Barnett, B. Boozer, W. Chamberlain, J. Green, B. Howell and R. LaRusso)

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85 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 Wilt Chamberlain University of Kansas 1045 47859 31419 23924 4643 .540 .511 45.8 30.1 22.9 4.4 247.3 .248
STL Bob Ferry Saint Louis University 634 12828 5780 3343 906 .433 .664 20.2 9.1 5.3 1.4 20.2 .076
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 CIN Bob Boozer Kansas State University 874 25549 12964 7119 1237 .462 .761 29.2 14.8 8.1 1.4 64.2 .121
2 DET Bailey Howell Mississippi State University 950 30627 17770 9383 1853 .480 .762 32.2 18.7 9.9 2.0 114.8 .180
3 MNL Tom Hawkins University of Notre Dame 764 18465 6672 4607 871 .447 .570 24.2 8.7 6.0 1.1 24.1 .063
4 SYR Dick Barnett Tennessee State University 971 28937 15358 2812 2729 .456 .761 29.8 15.8 2.9 2.8 68.7 .114
5 NYK Johnny Green Michigan State University 1057 24624 12281 9083 1449 .493 .553 23.3 11.6 8.6 1.4 58.0 .113
6 BOS John Richter North Carolina State University 66 808 285 312 27 .340 .504 12.2 4.3 4.7 0.4 0.4 .026
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
7 DET Tom Robitaille Rice University
8 DET Don Goldstein University of Louisville
9 PHW Joe Ruklick Northwestern University 114 909 398 286 48 .366 .613 8.0 3.5 2.5 0.4 0.0 -0.001
10 MNL Rudy LaRusso Dartmouth College 736 24487 11507 6936 1556 .431 .767 33.3 15.6 9.4 2.1 61.4 .120
11 SYR Gene Tormholen University of Tennessee 271 3223 1191 1122 257 .411 .579 11.9 4.4 4.1 0.9 2.3 .034
12 STL Alan Seiden St. John's University
13 STL Cal Ramsey New York University 13 222 103 73 12 .383 .568 17.1 7.9 5.6 0.9 0.1 .013
14 BOS Gene Guarilia George Washington University 129 1082 413 294 36 .376 .611 8.4 3.2 2.3 0.3 1.2 .055
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
15 CIN Mike Mendenhall University of Cincinnati
16 DET Gary Alcorn California State University, Fresno 78 844 261 329 24 .293 .598 10.8 3.3 4.2 0.3 -1.3 -0.072
17 PHW Jim Hickaday University of Memphis
18 MNL Bobby Smith West Virginia University 13 137 37 33 14 .236 .688 10.5 2.8 2.5 1.1 -0.3 -0.097
19 SYR Jon Cincebox Syracuse University
20 NYK Bob Anderegg Michigan State University 33 373 133 69 29 .385 .548 11.3 4.0 2.1 0.9 0.0 .002
21 STL Hank Stein Xavier University
22 BOS Ralph Croswaite Western Kentucky University
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
23 CIN Leo Byrd Marshall University
24 DET George Lee University of Michigan 297 5158 2229 1235 258 .379 .734 17.4 7.5 4.2 0.9 6.6 .061
25 PHW Ron Stevenson Texas Christian University
26 MNL Wilson Eison Purdue University
27 SYR Paul Neumann Stanford University 451 11003 4989 1318 1453 .442 .799 24.4 11.1 2.9 3.2 28.3 .124
28 NYK Johnny Cox University of Kentucky 73 1685 573 280 142 .421 .704 23.1 7.8 3.8 1.9 0.5 .015
29 STL Lee Harman Oregon State University
30 BOS Ed Kazakavich University of Scranton
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
31 CIN Harry Kirchner Texas Christian University
32 DET Tony Windis University of Wyoming 9 193 36 47 32 .267 .667 21.4 4.0 5.2 3.6 -0.2 -0.057
33 PHW Bill Telasky George Washington University
34 MNL Bobby Joe Mason Bradley University
35 SYR Roger Taylor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
36 NYK Herb Busch University of Virginia
37 STL Nick Mantis Northwestern University 52 755 236 91 92 .367 .549 14.5 4.5 1.8 1.8 -0.8 -0.049
38 BOS Don Lange College of William & Mary
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
39 CIN Don Hennon University of Pittsburgh
40 DET Lou Jordan Cornell University
41 PHW Joe Spratt Saint Joseph's University
42 MNL Jim Henry Vanderbilt University
43 SYR Bob Dalton University of California
44 NYK Bucky McDonald George Washington University
45 STL Mike Moran Marquette University
46 BOS Bob Cumings Boston 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
47 CIN Dale Moore Eastern Kentucky University
48 DET Doug Smart University of Washington
49 PHW Joe Ryan Villanova University
50 MNL Charley Grote Georgetown College
51 SYR Darnell Haney United States Naval Academy
52 NYK Russ Robinson Missouri State University
53 STL Orby Arnold University of Memphis
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
54 CIN Don Matuszak Kansas State University
55 DET Chuck Curtis Pacific Lutheran University
56 PHW Dave Gunther University of Iowa 1 5 2 3 3 .500 5.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 .204
57 MNL Leon Hill Texas Tech University
58 NYK Walt Torrence University of California, Los Angeles
59 STL Willie Merriwether Purdue 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
60 CIN Joe Billy McDade Bradley University
61 DET Doyle Edmiston Hardin-Simmons University
62 PHW Carl Belz Princeton University
63 MNL Jim Mudd North Texas State University
64 NYK Jerry Shipp Southeastern Oklahoma State University
65 STL Lou Pucillo North Carolina State University
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
66 CIN Joe Viviano Xavier University
67 DET Bruno Boin University of Washington
68 PHW Tony Sellari Lenoir-Rhyne College
69 MNL Roger Johnson University of Minnesota
70 NYK Paul Wilcox Davis & Elkins College
71 STL Ron Loneski University of Kansas
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
72 CIN Charley Brown Seattle University
73 DET M.C. Burton University of Michigan
74 PHW Phil Warren Northwestern University
75 MNL Jack Evans Lake Superior State University
76 NYK Paul Benes Hope College
77 STL John Barnhill Tennessee State University 426 10054 3648 1193 1205 .416 .651 23.6 8.6 2.8 2.8 10.4 .050
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
78 CIN Roger Wendel University of Tulsa
79 MNL Vern Baggenstoss St. Cloud State University
80 NYK Ed Blair Western Michigan University
Round 13 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
81 MNL Dwayne Smith Gustavus Adolphus
82 NYK John Nicoll Brigham Young University
Round 14 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
83 NYK Jack Israel Missouri State University