| 1949 BAA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | March 21, 1949 |
| Location | New York City, NY |
| Overview | |
| 76 total selections in 11 rounds | |
| League | BAA/NBA |
| Territorial pick(s) | Ed Macauley, St. Louis Bombers Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis Lakers |
| First selection | Howie Shannon, Providence Steamrollers |
The 1949 BAA draft was the third annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The draft was held on March 21, 1949, before the 1949–50 season. In this draft, eleven BAA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. The draft consisted of 8 rounds and a regional selection period, with 75 players selected. This was the final BAA Draft before the league merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) in August 1949.[1][2] The 75 players selected matched the same number of players selected in the 1989 draft; both drafts have the fewest picks selected prior to 1989 (when the NBA draft was reduced to two rounds ever since).
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Draft selections and draftee career notes
Howie Shannon from Kansas State University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. However, Ed Macauley and Vern Mikkelsen were selected before the draft as St. Louis Bombers' and Minneapolis Lakers' territorial picks respectively. Four players from this draft, Vern Mikkelsen, Ed Macauley, Dick McGuire and Slater Martin have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.[3]
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 and All-NBA Team |
| + | 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
Other picks
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[6][7]
Undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1949 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dolhon | G |  United States
|
NYU |
| George Feigenbaum | G | United States
|
LIU Brooklyn |
| Howie Janotta | F | United States
|
Seton Hall |
| Dermie O'Connell | G | United States
|
Holy Cross |
| Joe Bradley | G | United States
|
Oklahoma A&M |
See also
Notes
References
- General
- "1949 BAA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 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.
- Specific
- ^ "NBL, BAA merge, end pro net war". The Republic. UP. August 4, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berger, Phil. "First Season". AmericanHeritage.com. American Heritage Publishing. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "3 'Tucky Stars among choices in BAA draft". The Journal Herald. United Press. March 22, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim O'Leary (August 10, 1949). "Basketball merger saved red face for Alex Groza". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. 17. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949 BAA Draft".
- ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".
External links
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