July 1, 1947: Selected Walt Dropo (1st round, 4th pick), Roy Lipscomb (2nd round, 14th pick), John Mills (3rd round, 24th pick), Al Nichols (4th round, 34th pick), Dick Furey ( round, 52nd pick), Robert Hubbard ( round, 53rd pick), Joe Barry ( round, 54th pick) and Bob Joyce ( round, 55th pick) in the 1948 BAA Draft.