1950 NBA Draft: all the picks, trades and information.
Information about the 1950 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 1950 NBA Draft. Total selections: 121
1950 NBA Draft
Territorial Picks
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Paul Arizin |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Villanova Univ. |
Warriors had the 3rd pick |
Round 1
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| 1. |
Chuck Share |
Boston Celtics |
Bowling Green State Univ. |
|
| 2. |
Don Rehfeldt |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
|
| 3. |
Bob Cousy |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
College of the Holy Cross |
|
| 4. |
Dick Schnittker |
Washington Capitols |
Ohio State Univ. |
|
| 5. |
Larry Foust |
Chicago Stags |
La Salle Univ. |
|
| 6. |
Irwin Dambrot |
New York Knicks |
City College of New York |
|
| 7. |
George Yardley |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Stanford Univ. |
|
| 8. |
Bob Lavoy |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Western Kentucky Univ. |
|
| 9. |
Joe McNamee |
Rochester Royals |
Univ. of San Francisco |
|
| 10. |
Kevin O'Shea |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
| 11. |
Don Lofgran |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of San Francisco |
|
Round 2
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| 12. |
Chuck Cooper |
Boston Celtics |
Duquesne Univ. |
|
| 13. |
John Pilch |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Wyoming |
|
| 14. |
Ed Dahler |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Duquesne Univ. |
|
| 15. |
Ed Gayda |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Washington State Univ. |
|
| 16. |
Bill Sharman |
Washington Capitols |
Univ. of Southern California |
|
| 17. |
Wally Osterkorn |
Chicago Stags |
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|
| 18. |
Herb Scherer |
New York Knicks |
Long Island Univ. |
|
| 19. |
Jim Riffey |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Tulane Univ. |
|
| 20. |
Paul Unruh |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Bradley Univ. |
|
| 21. |
George Stanich |
Rochester Royals |
Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
|
| 22. |
Hal Haskins |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Hamline Univ. |
|
| 23. |
Gerry Calabrese |
Syracuse Nationals |
St. John's Univ. |
|
Round 3
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Dick Dickey |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
North Carolina State Univ. |
|
| - |
Bob Donham |
Boston Celtics |
Ohio State Univ. |
|
| - |
Lou Watson |
Chicago Stags |
Indiana Univ. |
|
| - |
Art Burris |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Univ. of Tennessee |
|
| - |
Chuck Mrazovich |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Eastern Kentucky Univ. |
|
| - |
Howie Williams |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Purdue Univ. |
|
| - |
Stan Weber |
New York Knicks |
Bowling Green State Univ. |
|
| - |
Buddy Cate |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Western Kentucky Univ. |
|
| - |
Bob Roper |
Rochester Royals |
John Carroll Univ. |
|
| - |
Stan Christie |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of Southern California |
|
| - |
Clarence Brannum |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Kansas State Univ. |
|
| - |
Alan Sawyer |
Washington Capitols |
Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
|
Round 4
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Jerry Reed |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Wyoming |
|
| - |
Ken Reeves |
Boston Celtics |
Univ. of Louisville |
|
| - |
Ken Murray |
Chicago Stags |
St. Bonaventure Univ. |
|
| - |
Len Rzewszewski |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Indiana State Univ. |
|
| - |
Jim Line |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Univ. of Kentucky |
|
| - |
Bud Grant |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Minnesota |
|
| - |
Joe Ossola |
New York Knicks |
Saint Louis Univ. |
|
| - |
Paul Sensky |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Saint Joseph's Univ. |
|
| - |
Chet Giermak |
Rochester Royals |
College of William & Mary |
|
| - |
Paul Merchant |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of Oklahoma |
|
| - |
Paul Hicks |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Eastern Kentucky Univ. |
|
| - |
Tommy O'Keefe |
Washington Capitols |
Georgetown Univ. |
|
Round 5
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Norm Mager |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
City College of New York |
|
| - |
Jack Shelton |
Boston Celtics |
Oklahoma State Univ. |
|
| - |
Don Stroot |
Chicago Stags |
Univ. of Missouri |
|
| - |
Ed Thompson |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Kent State Univ. |
|
| - |
Sonny Allen |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Morehead State Univ. |
|
| - |
Ed Beach |
Minneapolis Lakers |
West Virginia Univ. |
|
| - |
Dick Barnes |
New York Knicks |
San Diego State Univ. |
|
| - |
Ike Borsavage |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Temple Univ. |
|
| - |
Joe Nelson |
Rochester Royals |
Brigham Young Univ. |
|
| - |
Paul Hickey |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of Denver |
|
| - |
Cal Christensen |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Univ. of Toledo |
|
| - |
Claude Overton |
Washington Capitols |
East Central Univ. |
|
Round 6
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Rick Harman |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Kansas State Univ. |
|
| - |
Mo Mahoney |
Boston Celtics |
Brown Univ. |
|
| - |
Stu Inman |
Chicago Stags |
San Jose State Univ. |
|
| - |
Bob Metcalf |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Valparaiso Univ. |
|
| - |
Ralph O'Brien |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Butler Univ. |
|
| - |
Wayne Glasgow |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Oklahoma |
|
| - |
Don Parsons |
New York Knicks |
Rutgers Univ. |
|
| - |
Dick Dallmer |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Univ. of Cincinnati |
|
| - |
John Givens |
Rochester Royals |
Western Kentucky Univ. |
|
| - |
Mack Suprunowicz |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of Michigan |
|
| - |
Bob Anderson |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Loyola College in Maryland |
|
| - |
Warren Cartier |
Washington Capitols |
North Carolina State Univ. |
|
Round 7
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Frank Comerford |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
La Salle Univ. |
|
| - |
Dale Barnstable |
Boston Celtics |
Univ. of Kentucky |
|
| - |
Milt Whitehead |
Chicago Stags |
Univ. of Nebraska |
|
| - |
Ed Jones |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Univ. of Tennessee |
|
| - |
Leon Blevins |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Univ. of Arizona |
|
| - |
Joe Hutton |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Hamline Univ. |
|
| - |
Dan Bagley |
New York Knicks |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
| - |
Charles Northup |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Siena College |
|
| - |
Dan Kahler |
Rochester Royals |
Southwestern College |
|
| - |
Lou Arko |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of Akron |
|
| - |
Bill Erickson |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|
| - |
Jim Cathcart |
Washington Capitols |
Univ. of Arkansas |
|
Round 8
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
George Bush |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Toledo |
|
| - |
Frank Oftring |
Boston Celtics |
College of the Holy Cross |
|
| - |
George King |
Chicago Stags |
Univ. of Charleston |
|
| - |
Billy Adcock |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Vanderbilt Univ. |
|
| - |
Jerry Stuteville |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Indiana Univ. |
|
| - |
Nate Benson |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls |
|
| - |
Charles Hope |
New York Knicks |
Appalachian State Univ. |
|
| - |
Brooks Ricca |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Villanova Univ. |
|
| - |
Carl Kraushaar |
Rochester Royals |
Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
|
| - |
Bob Healey |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of Georgia |
|
| - |
Loy Doty |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Univ. of Wyoming |
|
| - |
Joe Greenbach |
Washington Capitols |
Santa Clara Univ. |
|
Round 9
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Jack Laub |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Cincinnati |
|
| - |
Bob Cope |
Boston Celtics |
Univ. of Montana |
|
| - |
John Brown |
Chicago Stags |
Georgetown Univ. |
|
| - |
Al Henningsen |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Northwest Missouri State Univ. |
|
| - |
Gene Schmidt |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Texas Christian Univ. |
|
| - |
Jim Reilly |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Swarthmore College |
|
| - |
Don Heathington |
New York Knicks |
Baylor Univ. |
|
| - |
Joe Kaufman |
Philadelphia Warriors |
New York Univ. |
|
| - |
Warren Switzer |
Rochester Royals |
Rice Univ. |
|
| - |
Bob Savage |
Syracuse Nationals |
Syracuse Univ. |
|
| - |
Nate DeLong |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls |
|
| - |
Earl Lloyd |
Washington Capitols |
West Virginia State Univ. |
|
Round 10
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Mike Zedalis |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Loyola College in Maryland |
|
| - |
Matt Forman |
Boston Celtics |
College of the Holy Cross |
|
| - |
Bud Schaeffer |
Chicago Stags |
Wheaton College |
|
| - |
Colin Anderson |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
|
| - |
Andy Butchko |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Purdue Univ. |
|
| - |
Bernie Adams |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Princeton Univ. |
|
| - |
Harry Foley |
Rochester Royals |
Niagara Univ. |
|
| - |
Glenn Wilkes |
Syracuse Nationals |
Mercer Univ. |
|
| - |
Keith Bloom |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
Univ. of Wyoming |
|
| - |
Joe Noertker |
Washington Capitols |
Univ. of Virginia |
|
Round 11
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Jimmy Doyle |
Indianapolis Olympians |
Butler Univ. |
|
| - |
Leo Wolfe |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Villanova Univ. |
|
Round 12
| Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
| - |
Ed Montgomery |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Univ. of Tennessee |
|
Total picks: 121