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1948 BAA draft

The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to become the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the NBL, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round picks, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Bob Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Four players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes, Bobby Wanzer and Alex Hannum have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

Draft

Andy Tonkovich was the first overall pick by the Providence Steamrollers.
George Kok was selected second overall by the Indianapolis Jets.

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.[2][3]

Arnie Ferrin was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers.
Billy Gabor was selected by the Rochester Royals.
Future Hall of Famer Harry Gallatin was selected by the New York Knicks.

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Notes

  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "1948 BAA Draft".
  3. ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".

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