1958 NBA draft
The NBA Draft 1958 was an event of the US basketball league NBA, in which the teams of the league could acquire the rights to available young players. Most of the time, the drafted players come straight from college, but also from leagues outside of North America and earlier also from high school.
Draft
The 1958 NBA Draft was the National Basketball Association's (NBA )’s 12th Entry Draft . It took place on April 22, 1958 before the 1958/1959 season in New York City and consisted of 17 rounds with 88 players. The first two rounds are listed here:
| round | Pick | player | position | nationality | team | college |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | - | Guy Rodgers | G | United States | Philadelphia Warriors | Temple |
| 1 | 1 | Elgin Baylor | F. | United States | Minneapolis Lakers | Seattle |
| 1 | 2 | Archie Dees | F / C | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Indiana |
| 1 | 3 | Mike Farmer | F. | United States | New York Knicks | San Francisco |
| 1 | 4th | Pete Brennan | F. | United States | New York Knicks | North Carolina |
| 1 | 5 | Connie Dierking | F / C | United States | Syracuse Nationals | Cincinnati |
| 1 | 6th | Dave Gambee | F. | United States | St. Louis Hawks | Oregon State |
| 1 | 7th | Bennie Swain | F. | United States | Boston Celtics | Texas Southern |
| 2 | 8th | Steve Hamilton | F / C | United States | Minneapolis Lakers | Morehead State |
| 2 | 9 | Vernon Hatton | G | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Kentucky |
| 2 | 10 | Barney Cable | F. | United States | Detroit Pistons | Bradley |
| 2 | 11 | Joe Quigg | F / C | United States | New York Knicks | North Carolina |
| 2 | 12 | Lloyd Sharrar | C. | United States | Philadelphia Warriors | West Virginia |
| 2 | 13 | Hal Greer | G / F | United States | Syracuse Nationals | Marshall |
| 2 | 14th | Hub Reed | F / C | United States | St. Louis Hawks | Oklahoma City |
| 2 | 15th | Jimmy Smith | F. | United States | Boston Celtics | Franciscan |
Web links
- Draft review (English)