1964 NBA draft
| 1964 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | May 4, 1964 |
| Location | Jim Barnes, New York Knicks |
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The 1964 NBA draft was the 18th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 4, 1964, before the 1964–65 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Before the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50-mile (80 km) radius of its home arena as their territorial pick.[1][2] The draft consisted of 15 rounds comprising 101 players selected.
Draft selections and draftee career notes
New Jersey Nets for two seasons.[7]
African American head coach to win a major collegiate championship.[15][16] Aside from playing basketball, 12th pick Cotton Nash also played professional baseball in the Major League Baseball (MLB). He played baseball for three seasons in between his basketball career.[17][18] He is one of only 12 athletes who have played in both NBA and MLB.[19][20][21]
Also of note was a player who was officially undrafted in 1964 named
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1992.
Key
| Pos. | G | F | C |
Position |
Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| + | 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
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St. Louis Hawks
.| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | – | Walt Hazzard+[1] | G |  United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | UCLA |
| T | – | George Wilson | C | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals
|
Cincinnati |
| 1 | 1 | Jim Barnes
|
F/C | United States
|
New York Knicks | Texas Western |
| 1 | 2 | Joe Caldwell+ | G/F | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Arizona State |
| 1 | 3 | Gary Bradds | F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Ohio State |
| 1 | 4 | Lucious Jackson+ | F/C | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Pan American |
| 1 | 5 | Jeff Mullins+ | G/F | United States
|
St. Louis Hawks
|
Duke |
| 1 | 6 | Barry Kramer | G/F | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
NYU |
| 1 | 7 | Mel Counts | F/C | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Oregon State |
| 2 | 8 | Willis Reed^ | F/C | United States
|
New York Knicks | Grambling |
| 2 | 9 | Les Hunter | F/C | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Loyola (IL) |
| 2 | 10 | Paul Silas+ | F/C | United States
|
Baltimore )
|
Creighton |
| 2 | 11 | Ira Harge# | C | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | New Mexico |
| 2 | 12 | Cotton Nash | F | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky |
| 2 | 13 | Howard Komives | G | United States
|
St. Louis)[a]
|
Bowling Green |
| 2 | 14 | Bud Koper | G | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
Oklahoma City |
| 2 | 15 | Bill Chmielewski# | C | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals
|
ABL)[2]
|
| 2 | 16 | Ron Bonham | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Cincinnati |
Other picks
Baltimore Bullets
.
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[22][23]
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 18 | Wali Jones | G | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Villanova |
| 3 | 19 | Jerry Sloan^ | G/F | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
Evansville |
| 3 | 20 | Larry Jones | G/F | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Toledo |
| 3 | 23 | McCoy McLemore | F/C | United States
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
Drake |
| 3 | 24 | Steve Courtin | G | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals
|
Saint Joseph's |
| 3 | 25 | John Thompson | F | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Providence |
| 4 | 26 | Freddie Crawford | G/F | United States
|
New York Knicks | St. Bonaventure |
| 4 | 27 | Jim Davis | F/C | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Colorado |
| 4 | 30 | Hank Finkel
|
C | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Dayton |
| 4 | 33 | Happy Hairston | F | United States
|
Cincinnati Royals
|
NYU |
| 4 | 34 | Joe Strawder | C | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Bradley |
| 5 | 40 | John Tresvant | F/C | United States
|
St. Louis Hawks
|
Seattle |
| 7 | 53 | Em Bryant | G | United States
|
New York Knicks | DePaul |
| 9 | 72 | Tom Black | C | United States
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
South Dakota State |
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1964 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Jones | G | United States
|
Oregon |
Trades
- St. Louis Hawks in exchange for Richie Guerin.[24]The Knicks used the pick to draft Howard Komives.
Notes
^ 1: Walt Hazzard changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman in 1972. However, he retained his birth name throughout his professional career.[25]
See also
- List of first overall NBA draft picks
- NBA records
References
- General
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- "1964 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- "1962–1966 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- "1964 NBA Draft". The Draft Review. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "How the NBA draft became a lottery". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. May 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
- ^ "Lakers Select Baylor In NBA Draft Meeting". The Daily Collegian. Pennsylvania State University. April 23, 1958. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "The NBA's 50 Greatest Players". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Willis Reed Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Willis Reed Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Paul Silas Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Paul Silas Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Jerry Sloan Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "Walt Hazzard Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Joe Caldwell Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Luke Jackson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Jeff Mullins Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ Himmelsbach, Adam (March 3, 2006). "Hoyas' First Thompson Era Has Long Life on the Payroll". The New York Times Company. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "John Thompson, Kay Yow Honored". NCAA.com. CBS Interactive. November 20, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cotton Nash Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "Cotton Nash Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
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- ^ "Hendrickson Becomes Latest to Play In Both NBA and Major League Baseball". WSU Cougars. CBS Interactive. August 9, 2002. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (August 13, 2002). "The Inside Track; Morning Briefing; New Coach Pulls the Strings in Washington". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
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- ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".
- ^ "Richie Guerin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ McCallum, Jack (April 16, 1984). "The March Of The Wooden Soldiers". Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ "Tapers Sign Chmielewski". The Times-News. December 2, 1962. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "American Basketball League Folds Up;$1,250,000 In Losses For Infant Loop". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. January 1, 1963. Retrieved April 13, 2010.