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1959 NBA Draft
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1958
Round 1 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Bob Boozer
|
Kansas State |
2 |
DET
|
Bailey Howell
|
Mississippi State |
3T |
PH1
|
Wilt Chamberlain
|
Kansas |
4 |
MIE
|
Tom Hawkins
|
Notre Dame |
5 |
SYR
|
Dick Barnett
|
Tennessee State |
6 |
NYK
|
Johnny Green
|
Michigan State |
7T |
STL
|
Bob Ferry
|
St. Louis |
8 |
BOS
|
John Richter
|
North Carolina State |
Round 2 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
DET
|
Tom Robitaille |
Rice |
2 |
DET
|
Don Goldstein |
Louisville |
3 |
PH1
|
Joe Ruklick
|
Northwestern |
4 |
MIE
|
Rudy LaRusso
|
Dartmouth |
5 |
SYR
|
Gene Tormohlen
|
Tennessee |
6 |
STL
|
Alan Seiden |
St. John's |
7 |
STL
|
Cal Ramsey
|
New York University |
8 |
BOS
|
Gene Guarilia
|
George Washington |
Round 3 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Mike Mendenhall |
Cincinnati |
2 |
DET
|
Gary Alcorn
|
Fresno State |
3 |
PH1
|
Jim Hickaday |
Memphis State |
4 |
MIE
|
Bob Smith
|
West Virginia |
5 |
SYR
|
Jon Cincebox |
Syracuse |
6 |
NYK
|
Bob Anderegg
|
Michigan State |
7 |
STL
|
Hank Stein |
Xavier (OH) |
8 |
BOS
|
Ralph Croswaite |
Western Kentucky |
Round 4 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Leo Byrd |
Marshall |
2 |
DET
|
George Lee
|
Michigan |
3 |
PH1
|
Ron Stevenson |
Texas Christian |
4 |
MIE
|
Wilson Eison |
Purdue |
5 |
SYR
|
Paul Neumann
|
Stanford |
6 |
NYK
|
John Cox
|
Kentucky |
7 |
STL
|
Lee Harman |
Oregon State |
8 |
BOS
|
Ed Kazakavich |
Stanford |
Round 5 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Harry Kirchner |
Texas Christian |
2 |
DET
|
Tony Windis
|
Wyoming |
3 |
PH1
|
Bill Telasky |
George Washington |
4 |
MIE
|
Bobby Mason |
Bradley |
5 |
SYR
|
Roger Taylor |
Illinois |
6 |
NYK
|
Herb Busch |
Virginia |
7 |
STL
|
Nick Mantis
|
Northwestern |
8 |
BOS
|
Don Lange |
William & Mary |
Round 6 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Don Hennon |
Pittsburgh |
2 |
DET
|
Lou Jordan |
Cornell |
3 |
PH1
|
Joe Spratt |
St. Joseph's (PA) |
4 |
MIE
|
Jim Henry |
Vanderbilt |
5 |
SYR
|
Bob Dalton |
California |
6 |
NYK
|
Bucky McDonald |
George Washington |
7 |
STL
|
Mike Moran |
Marquette |
8 |
BOS
|
Bob Cumings |
Boston U |
Round 7 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Dale Moore |
Eastern Kentucky |
2 |
DET
|
Doug Smart |
Washington |
3 |
PH1
|
Joe Ryan |
Villanova |
4 |
MIE
|
Charley Grote |
Georgetown (KY) |
5 |
SYR
|
Darnell Haney |
Navy |
6 |
NYK
|
Russ Robinson |
SW Missouri |
7 |
STL
|
Orby Arnold |
Memphis State |
Round 8 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Don Matuszak |
Kansas State |
2 |
DET
|
Chuck Curtis |
Pacific Lutheran |
3 |
PH1
|
Dave Gunther
|
Iowa |
4 |
MIE
|
Leon Hill |
Texas Tech |
5 |
NYK
|
Walt Torrence |
UCLA |
6 |
STL
|
Willie Merriwether |
Purdue |
Round 9 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Joe McDade |
Bradley |
2 |
DET
|
Doyle Edmiston |
Hardin-Simmons |
3 |
PH1
|
Carl Belz |
Princeton |
4 |
MIE
|
Jim Mudd |
North Texas State |
5 |
NYK
|
Jerry Shipp |
SE Oklahoma |
6 |
STL
|
Lou Pucillo |
North Carolina State |
Round 10 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Joe Viviano |
Xavier (OH) |
2 |
DET
|
Bruno Boin |
Washington |
3 |
PH1
|
Tony Sellari |
Lenoir Rhyne |
4 |
MIE
|
Roger Johnson |
Minnesota |
5 |
NYK
|
Paul Wilcox |
Davis & Elkins |
6 |
STL
|
Ron Loneski |
Kansas |
Round 11 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Charley Brown |
Seattle |
2 |
DET
|
MC Burton |
Michigan |
3 |
PH1
|
Phil Warren |
Northwestern |
4 |
MIE
|
Jack Evans |
Superior State |
5 |
NYK
|
Paul Benes |
Hope |
6 |
STL
|
John Barnhill
|
Tennessee State |
Round 12 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
CIN
|
Roger Wendel |
Tulsa |
2 |
MIE
|
Vern Baggenstoss |
St. Cloud State |
3 |
NYK
|
Ed Blair |
Western Michigan |
Round 13 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
MIE
|
Dwayne Smith
|
Gustavus Adolphus |
2 |
NYK
|
John Nicoll |
Brigham Young |
Round 14 |
# |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
1 |
NYK
|
Jack Israel |
SW Missouri |