BAA draft 1947
The 1947 BAA draft was the first draft of the BAA , which was later merged with the NBL to form the NBA . Therefore, the draft is also considered the first draft of the NBA. On July 1, 1947 , the Draft was carried out in Detroit . The college players were distributed to 10 teams. The players were distributed to the teams in the reverse order of the previous season's final scores and the new team from Baltimore received the 10th pick.
The first pick , Clifton McNeely , didn't play in the NBA but instead coached a high school in Texas . Walt Dropo , the fourth pick, didn't play in the BAA either, but played in the MLB for 13 seasons afterwards . Three players from that year, Harry Gallatin , Andy Phillip and Jim Pollard , were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Draft
| round | Pick | Surname | position | team | (University) school / association |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Clifton McNeely | - | Pittsburgh Ironmen | Texas Wesleyan |
| 1 | 2 | Glen Selbo | G / F | Toronto Huskies | Wisconsin |
| 1 | 3 | Bulbs Ehlers | G / F | Boston Celtics | Purdue |
| 1 | 4th | Walt Dropo | - | Providence Steamrollers | Connecticut |
| 1 | 5 | Dick Holub | C. | New York Knicks | long Island |
| 1 | 6th | Chink Crossin | G | Philadelphia Warriors | Pennsylvania |
| 1 | 7th | Jack Underman | - | St. Louis Bombers | Ohio State |
| 1 | 8th | Paul Huston | F. | Chicago Stags | Ohio State |
| 1 | 9 | Dick O'Keefe | G / F | Washington Capitols | Santa Clara |
| 1 | 10 | Larry Killick | - | Baltimore Bullets | Vermont |
More picks
The following list contains players who have played at least one BAA / NBA game.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob Cook: Oden's injury a cruel blow for cursed Blazers . In: NBCSports.com . NBC Universal. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ Diepenbrock, RJ: Clifton McNeely . In: amarillo.com . Amarillo Globe News. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
