1949 NBA Draft: all the picks, trades and information.
Information about the 1949 NBA Draft, including the first and second round, all the trades and players data.
Note: Between 1947 and 1965, before the start of the draft, the teams could forfeit their first-round pick to instead use a 'territorial pick' to select a player from their immediate area. This had the intention of building strong local fan bases.
Here you have all the picks from the 1949 NBA Draft. Total selections: 75
1949 NBA Draft
Territorial Picks
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Vern Mikkelsen |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Hamline Univ. |
Lakers had the 11th pick |
| - |
Ed Macauley |
St. Louis Bombers |
Saint Louis Univ. |
Bombers had the 5th pick |
Round 1
Round 2
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
George Kaftan |
Boston Celtics |
College of the Holy Cross |
|
| - |
Ralph Beard |
Chicago Stags |
Univ. of Kentucky |
|
| - |
John Oldham |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Western Kentucky Univ. |
|
| - |
Leo Barnhorst |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
| - |
Harry Donovan |
New York Knicks |
Muhlenberg College |
|
| - |
Jim Nolan |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
|
| - |
Jack Coleman |
Rochester Royals |
Univ. of Louisville |
|
| - |
Johnny Orr |
St. Louis Bombers |
Beloit College |
|
| - |
Jim Owens |
Washington Capitols |
Baylor Univ. |
|
Round 3
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Paul Gordon |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
| - |
Joe Mullaney |
Boston Celtics |
College of the Holy Cross |
|
| - |
Dike Eddleman |
Chicago Stags |
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|
| - |
Fred Schaus |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
West Virginia Univ. |
|
| - |
Mac Otten |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Bowling Green State Univ. |
|
| - |
Ernie Vandeweghe |
New York Knicks |
Colgate Univ. |
|
| - |
Nelson Bobb |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Temple Univ. |
|
| - |
Ed Leede |
Providence Steamrollers |
Dartmouth College |
|
Round 4
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Jerry Nagel |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Loyola Univ. of Chicago |
|
| - |
Bob Evans |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Butler Univ. |
|
| - |
Warren Perkins |
Providence Steamrollers |
Tulane Univ. |
|
Round 5
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Ray Corley |
Providence Steamrollers |
Georgetown Univ. |
|
| - |
Earl Dodd |
St. Louis Bombers |
Truman State Univ. |
|
| - |
Cliff Barker |
Washington Capitols |
Univ. of Kentucky |
|
Round 6
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Don Boven |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Western Michigan Univ. |
|
Round 7
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
John Pritchard |
St. Louis Bombers |
Drake Univ. |
|
Round 8
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Duane Klueh |
Boston Celtics |
Indiana State Univ. |
|
| - |
Bob Royer |
Providence Steamrollers |
Indiana State Univ. |
|
Other Picks
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Bill Evans |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Drake Univ. |
|
| - |
Tom Gallagher |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
St. Francis College |
|
| - |
Jim McMullen |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Xavier Univ. |
|
| - |
Eppa Rixey |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Kenyon College |
|
| - |
Roger Wiley |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Oregon |
|
| - |
Bill Zipple |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Lafayette College |
|
| - |
Ed Little |
Boston Celtics |
Denver Junior College |
|
| - |
Jim Simpson |
Boston Celtics |
Bates College |
|
| - |
Emerson Speicher |
Boston Celtics |
Bowling Green State Univ. |
|
| - |
Bill Tom |
Boston Celtics |
Rice Univ. |
|
| - |
Bill Vandenburgh |
Boston Celtics |
Univ. of Washington |
|
| - |
Russ Washburn |
Boston Celtics |
Colby College |
|
| - |
Bill Weight |
Boston Celtics |
Brigham Young Univ. |
|
| - |
Dal Zuber |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Univ. of Toledo |
|
| - |
Charlie Maas |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Butler Univ. |
|
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Jim O'Halloran |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
| - |
J.L. Parks |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Oklahoma State Univ. |
|
| - |
Bob Harrison |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Michigan |
|
| - |
Paul Walther |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Tennessee |
|
| - |
Bob Prewitt |
New York Knicks |
Southern Methodist Univ. |
|
| - |
Don Bagley |
New York Knicks |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
| - |
Ken Kearns |
New York Knicks |
Univ. of Arkansas |
|
| - |
Bill Kleine |
New York Knicks |
Missouri Valley College |
|
| - |
Bill Litchfield |
New York Knicks |
Emporia State Univ. |
|
| - |
Paul Courty |
Providence Steamrollers |
Univ. of Oklahoma |
|
| - |
Carl Schaeffer |
Providence Steamrollers |
Univ. of Alabama |
|
| - |
Bill Tanzler |
Providence Steamrollers |
Univ. of Florida |
|
| - |
Jack Theolan |
Providence Steamrollers |
DePaul Univ. |
|
| - |
Joe Crandall |
St. Louis Bombers |
Oregon State Univ. |
|
| - |
Jack Davidson |
St. Louis Bombers |
Stanford Univ. |
|
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Bob Retherford |
St. Louis Bombers |
Univ. of Nebraska |
|
| - |
Marv Schatzman |
St. Louis Bombers |
Saint Louis Univ. |
|
| - |
Eddie Van |
St. Louis Bombers |
Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ. |
|
| - |
Preston Ward |
St. Louis Bombers |
Missouri State Univ. |
|
| - |
Maynard Haitcock |
Washington Capitols |
George Washington Univ. |
|
| - |
Jim Lacy |
Washington Capitols |
Loyola College in Maryland |
|
Total picks: 75