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Territorial Picks | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
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Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
1 | MNL | Vern Mikkelsen | Hamline University | 10 | 699 | 18443 | 10063 | 5940 | 1515 | .403 | .766 | 32.5 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 83.4 | .170 | ||||
2 | STB | Ed Macauley | Saint Louis | 10 | 641 | 18071 | 11234 | 4325 | 2079 | .436 | .761 | 35.7 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 100.4 | .196 | ||||
Round 1 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
3 | 1 | PRO | Howie Shannon | Kansas State | 2 | 122 | 1323 | 299 | .355 | .795 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 6.3 | ||||||||
4 | 2 | INO | Alex Groza | Kentucky | 2 | 130 | 2925 | 709 | 318 | .474 | .756 | 22.5 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 35.9 | ||||||
5 | 3 | FTW | Bob Harris | Oklahoma State | 5 | 325 | 5768 | 2209 | 1824 | 502 | .385 | .628 | 27.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 15.7 | .081 | |||
6 | 4 | BOS | Tony Lavelli | Yale | 2 | 86 | 591 | 59 | 63 | .367 | .853 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 4.7 | ||||||
7 | 5 | PHW | Vern Gardner | Utah | 3 | 151 | 507 | 1339 | 349 | 245 | .344 | .748 | 18.8 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -.006 | |||
8 | 6 | BLB | Ron Livingstone | Wyoming | 2 | 117 | 732 | 297 | 217 | .286 | .692 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||||||
9 | 7 | NYK | Dick McGuire | St. John's | 11 | 738 | 17170 | 5921 | 2784 | 4205 | .389 | .644 | 28.3 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 50.9 | .115 | |||
10 | 8 | WSC | Wah Wah Jones | Kentucky | 3 | 140 | 1320 | 1428 | 408 | 429 | .355 | .757 | 22.8 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .028 | |||
11 | 9 | CHS | Jack Kerris | Loyola Chicago | 4 | 271 | 3572 | 2057 | 1286 | 667 | .363 | .662 | 26.5 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 17.8 | .108 | |||
12 | 10 | ROC | Pep Saul | Seton Hall | 6 | 384 | 6219 | 2152 | 683 | 596 | .360 | .739 | 23.0 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 9.8 | .060 | |||
Round 2 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
13 | BOS | George Kaftan | Holy Cross | 5 | 212 | 1335 | 1594 | 424 | 399 | .370 | .650 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 8.9 | .057 | ||||
14 | CHS | Ralph Beard | Kentucky | 2 | 126 | 2006 | 251 | 551 | .366 | .770 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 11.2 | |||||||
15 | FTW | John Oldham | Western Kentucky | 2 | 127 | 926 | 242 | 226 | .319 | .627 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | |||||||
16 | INO | Leo Barnhorst | Notre Dame | 5 | 344 | 7279 | 3232 | 1506 | 1116 | .368 | .665 | 34.8 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 14.2 | .061 | ||||
17 | NYK | Harry Donovan | Muhlenberg College | 1 | 45 | 253 | 38 | .327 | .689 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |||||||||
18 | PHW | Jim Nolan | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | .190 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | ||||||||||
19 | ROC | Jack Coleman | Louisville | 9 | 633 | 16479 | 6721 | 5186 | 1749 | .416 | .695 | 33.1 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 47.7 | .107 | ||||
20 | STB | Johnny Orr | Beloit College | 1 | 34 | 92 | 20 | .339 | .857 | 2.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | |||||||||
21 | WSC | Jim Owens | Baylor | ||||||||||||||||||
Round 3 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
22 | BLB | Paul Gordon | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .600 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |||||||||
23 | BOS | Joe Mullaney | Holy Cross | 1 | 37 | 30 | 52 | .129 | .800 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -0.6 | |||||||||
24 | CHS | Dike Eddleman | Illinois | 4 | 267 | 3475 | 3224 | 915 | 551 | .352 | .630 | 25.7 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 7.3 | -.003 | ||||
25 | FTW | Fred Schaus | West Virginia | 5 | 334 | 6637 | 4070 | 1609 | 961 | .352 | .823 | 33.5 | 12.2 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 31.4 | .105 | ||||
26 | INO | Mac Otten | Bowling Green | 1 | 59 | 142 | 36 | .329 | .494 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |||||||||
27 | NYK | Ernie Vandeweghe | Colgate | 6 | 224 | 3600 | 2135 | 834 | 548 | .421 | .740 | 26.1 | 9.5 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 18.1 | .162 | ||||
28 | PHW | Nelson Bobb | Temple | 4 | 227 | 2478 | 1052 | 405 | 488 | .350 | .612 | 21.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.0 | .062 | ||||
29 | PRO | Ed Leede | Dartmouth College | 2 | 121 | 949 | 118 | 225 | .334 | .719 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 5.8 | |||||||
Round 4 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
30 | FTW | Jerry Nagel | Loyola Chicago | 1 | 14 | 13 | 18 | .214 | .250 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -0.1 | |||||||||
31 | INO | Bob Evans | Butler | 1 | 47 | 142 | 55 | .280 | .682 | 3.0 | 1.2 | -0.3 | |||||||||
32 | PRO | Warren Perkins | Tulane | 2 | 126 | 767 | 319 | 257 | .309 | .618 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | |||||||
Round 5 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
33 | PRO | Ray Corley | Georgetown | 3 | 102 | 65 | 442 | 82 | 174 | .304 | .601 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -.265 | ||||
34 | STB | Earl Dodd | Truman State University | 1 | 9 | 15 | 6 | .222 | .600 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | |||||||||
35 | WSC | Cliff Barker | Kentucky | 3 | 149 | 494 | 557 | 181 | 294 | .316 | .662 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .008 | ||||
Round 6 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
36 | INO | Don Boven | Western Michigan | 3 | 195 | 3355 | 1763 | 553 | 393 | .339 | .706 | 25.2 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 7.4 | .052 | ||||
Round 7 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
37 | STB | John Pritchard | Drake University | 1 | 7 | 22 | 8 | .310 | .364 | 3.1 | 1.1 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Round 8 | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
38 | BOS | Duane Klueh | Indiana State University | 2 | 113 | 924 | 183 | 173 | .362 | .719 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | |||||||
39 | PRO | Bob Royer | Indiana State University | 1 | 42 | 197 | 85 | .338 | .707 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Other Picks | Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
Rk | Pk | Tm | Player | College | Yrs | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | WS | WS/48 | BPM | VORP |
40 | BLB | Bill Evans | Drake University | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | BLB | Tom Gallagher | St. Francis College | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | BLB | Jim McMullen | Xavier | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | BLB | Eppa Rixey | Kenyon College | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | BLB | Roger Wiley | Oregon | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | BLB | Bill Zipple | Lafayette College | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | BOS | Ed Little | Denver Junior College | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | BOS | Jim Simpson | Bates College | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | BOS | Emerson Speicher | Bowling Green | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | BOS | Bill Tom | Rice University | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | BOS | Bill Vandenburgh | Washington | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | BOS | Russ Washburn | Colby College | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | BOS | Bill Weight | BYU | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | FTW | Dal Zuber | Toledo | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | INO | Charlie Maas | Butler | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | INO | Jim O'Halloran | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | INO | J.L. Parks | Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||||||
57 | MNL | Bob Harrison | Michigan | 9 | 615 | 12926 | 4418 | 1358 | 1672 | .352 | .693 | 26.9 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 13.2 | .024 | ||||
58 | MNL | Paul Walther | Tennessee | 6 | 370 | 7258 | 2838 | 1168 | 974 | .362 | .708 | 28.6 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 20.3 | .107 | ||||
59 | NYK | Don Bagley | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | NYK | Ken Kearns | Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||||
61 | NYK | Bill Kleine | Missouri Valley College | ||||||||||||||||||
62 | NYK | Bill Litchfield | Emporia State University | ||||||||||||||||||
63 | NYK | Bob Prewitt | SMU | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | PRO | Paul Courty | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||
65 | PRO | Carl Schaeffer | Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
66 | PRO | Bill Tanzler | Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
67 | PRO | Jack Theolan | DePaul | ||||||||||||||||||
68 | STB | Joe Crandall | Oregon State | ||||||||||||||||||
69 | STB | Jack Davidson | Stanford | ||||||||||||||||||
70 | STB | Bob Retherford | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||||
71 | STB | Marv Schatzman | Saint Louis | 1 | 34 | 115 | 38 | .247 | .580 | 3.4 | 1.1 | -0.9 | |||||||||
72 | STB | Eddie Van | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | ||||||||||||||||||
73 | STB | Preston Ward | Missouri State University | ||||||||||||||||||
74 | WSC | Maynard Haitcock | George Washington | ||||||||||||||||||
75 | WSC | Jim Lacy | Loyola College in Maryland |
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