1951 NBA draft
| 1951 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 25, 1951 |
| Location | Baltimore Bullets |
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The 1951 NBA draft was the fifth annual
Milwaukee Hawks prior to the start of the season.[1]
The draft consisted of 12 rounds comprising 87 players selected.
Draft selections and draftee career notes
Minneapolis Lakers' territorial pick
.
Key
| Pos. | G | F | C |
Position |
Guard | Forward | Center |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | – | Myer Skoog
|
G |  United States
|
Minneapolis Lakers
|
Minnesota |
| 1 | 1 | Gene Melchiorre# | G | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Bradley |
| 1 | 2 | Mel Hutchins+ | F/C | United States
|
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
|
Brigham Young |
| 1 | 3 | Marc Freiberger# | C | United States
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Oklahoma |
| 1 | 4 | Zeke Sinicola | G | United States
|
Fort Wayne Pistons
|
Niagara |
| 1 | 5 | John McConathy | F | United States
|
Syracuse Nationals
|
Northwestern State
|
| 1 | 6 | Ed Smith | F | United States
|
New York Knicks | Harvard |
| 1 | 7 | Ernie Barrett | G/F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Kansas State |
| 1 | 8 | Sam Ranzino | G | United States
|
Rochester Royals
|
NC State |
| 1 | 9 | Don Sunderlage+ | G | United States
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
Illinois |
| 2 | 10 | Jack Stone# | G/F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Kansas State |
| 2 | 11 | Bill Gossett# | F/C | United States
|
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
|
Colorado A&M |
| 2 | 12 | Scotty Steagall# | G | United States
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Millikin |
| 2 | 13 | Jack Kiley | G | United States
|
Fort Wayne Pistons
|
Syracuse |
| 2 | 14 | Don Savage | G/F | United States
|
Syracuse Nationals
|
Le Moyne |
| 2 | 15 | Roland Minson# | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | Brigham Young |
| 2 | 16 | Bill Garrett# | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Indiana |
| 2 | 17 | Ray Ragelis | F | United States
|
Rochester Royals
|
Northwestern |
| 2 | 18 | Mel Payton | G/F | United States
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
Tulane |
| 2 | 19 | Lew Hitch | F/C | United States
|
Minneapolis Lakers
|
Kansas State |
Other picks
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[3][4]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 23 | Jake Fendley | F | United States
|
Fort Wayne Pistons
|
Northwestern |
| 3 | 24 | Bato Govedarica | G | United States
|
Syracuse Nationals
|
DePaul |
| 3 | 27 | Fred Diute | G | United States
|
Rochester Royals
|
St. Bonaventure |
| 4 | 31 | Jim Slaughter | C | United States
|
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
|
South Carolina |
| 4 | 32 | Bill Tosheff | G | United States
|
Indianapolis Olympians | Indiana |
| 4 | 37 | Elmer Behnke | C | United States
|
Rochester Royals
|
Bradley |
| 5 | 48 | Mike Kearns | G | United States
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
Princeton |
| 6 | 51 | John Rennicke | G | United States
|
Tri-Cities Blackhawks
|
Drake |
| 6 | 55 | Al McGuire | G/F | United States
|
New York Knicks | St. John's |
| 6 | 56 | James Luisi | G | United States
|
Boston Celtics | St. Francis (NY)
|
| 7 | 68 | George Dempsey | G | United States
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
King's (NY)
|
| 8 | 77 | James Phelan | G | United States
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
La Salle |
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1951 draft, but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O'Boyle | G | United States
|
Colorado State |
See also
- List of first overall NBA draft picks
- NBA records
References
- General
- "1951 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- "1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- "1951 NBA Draft". The Draft Review. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ "Hawks: Franchise History". NBA.com/Hawks. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ Goldstein, Joe (November 19, 2003). "Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ^ "1951 NBA draft".
- ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".