1962 NBA Draft: all the picks, trades and information.

Information about the 1962 NBA Draft, including the first and second round, all the trades and players data.

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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 1962 NBA Draft. Total selections: 102

1962 NBA Draft

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Territorial Picks

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
-	Jerry Lucas	Cincinnati Royals	Ohio State Univ.
-	Dave DeBusschere	Detroit Pistons	Univ. of Detroit Mercy

Round 1

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
1.	Bill McGill	Chicago Zephyrs	Univ. of Utah
2.	Duke Hogue	New York Knicks	Univ. of Cincinnati
3.	Zelmo Beaty	St. Louis Hawks	Prairie View A&M Univ.
4.	Len Chappell	Syracuse Nationals	Wake Forest Univ.
5.	Wayne Hightower	San Francisco Warriors	Univ. of Kansas
6.	Leroy Ellis	Los Angeles Lakers	St. John's Univ.
7.	John Havlicek	Boston Celtics	Ohio State Univ.

Round 2

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
8.	Terry Dischinger	Chicago Zephyrs	Purdue Univ.
9.	John Rudometkin	New York Knicks	Univ. of Southern California
10.	Bob Duffy	St. Louis Hawks	Colgate Univ.
11.	Kevin Loughery	Detroit Pistons	St. John's Univ.
12.	Chet Walker	Syracuse Nationals	Bradley Univ.
13.	Bud Olsen	Cincinnati Royals	Univ. of Louisville
14.	Hubie White	San Francisco Warriors	Villanova Univ.
15.	Gene Wiley	Los Angeles Lakers	Wichita State Univ.
16.	Jack Foley	Boston Celtics	College of the Holy Cross

Round 3

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
17.	Don Nelson	Chicago Zephyrs	Univ. of Iowa
18.	Bobby Rascoe	New York Knicks	Western Kentucky Univ.
19.	Charlie Hardnett	St. Louis Hawks	Grambling State Univ.
20.	Harold Hudgens	Detroit Pistons	Texas Tech Univ.
21.	Porter Meriwether	Syracuse Nationals	Tennessee State Univ.
22.	Chris Appel	Cincinnati Royals	Univ. of Southern California
23.	Dave Fedor	San Francisco Warriors	Florida State Univ.
24.	John Green	Los Angeles Lakers	Univ. of California, Los Angeles
25.	Jim Hadnot	Boston Celtics	Providence College

Round 4

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
26.	Chico Vaughn	St. Louis Hawks	Southern Illinois Univ.
27.	Cliff Luyk	New York Knicks	Univ. of Florida
28.	Jerry Grote	St. Louis Hawks	Loyola Marymount Univ.
29.	Reggie Harding	Detroit Pistons	-
30.	Bob McCully	Syracuse Nationals	St. Bonaventure Univ.
31.	Jack Thobe	Cincinnati Royals	Xavier Univ.
32.	Garry Roggenburk	San Francisco Warriors	Univ. of Dayton
33.	Jan Loudermilk	Los Angeles Lakers	Southern Methodist Univ.
34.	Roger Strickland	Boston Celtics	Jacksonville Univ.

Round 5

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
35.	Cornell Green	Chicago Zephyrs	Utah State Univ.
36.	Bob Burgess	New York Knicks	Marshall Univ.
37.	Tom Hatton	St. Louis Hawks	Univ. of Dayton
38.	Lindbergh Moody	Detroit Pistons	Univ. of South Carolina
39.	John Windsor	Syracuse Nationals	Stanford Univ.
40.	Mike Wroblewski	Cincinnati Royals	Kansas State Univ.
41.	Jack Jackson	San Francisco Warriors	Virginia Union Univ.
42.	Art Whisnant	Los Angeles Lakers	Univ. of South Carolina
43.	Gary Daniels	Boston Celtics	The Citadel

Round 6

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
44.	Bill Hanson	Chicago Zephyrs	Univ. of Washington
45.	Ken Stanley	New York Knicks	Univ. of the Pacific
46.	Jay Carty	St. Louis Hawks	Oregon State Univ.
47.	Ed Noe	Detroit Pistons	Morehead State Univ.
48.	Larry Van Eman	Syracuse Nationals	Wichita State Univ.
49.	Jerry Foster	Cincinnati Royals	Drake Univ.
50.	Jim Hudock	San Francisco Warriors	Univ. of North Carolina
51.	Bucky Keller	Los Angeles Lakers	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.
52.	Jim Hooley	Boston Celtics	Boston College

Round 7

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
53.	Jack Ardon	Chicago Zephyrs	Tulane Univ.
54.	Richie Swartz	New York Knicks	Hofstra Univ.
55.	Bob McAteer	St. Louis Hawks	La Salle Univ.
56.	John Bradley	Detroit Pistons	Lawrence Univ.
57.	Bob Sharpenter	Syracuse Nationals	Georgetown Univ.
58.	Gary Cunningham	Cincinnati Royals	Univ. of California, Los Angeles
59.	Howie Montgomery	San Francisco Warriors	Univ. of Texas-Pan American
60.	Clyde Arnold	Boston Celtics	Duquesne Univ.

Round 8

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
61.	Larry Pursiful	Chicago Zephyrs	Univ. of Kentucky
62.	Warren Fouts	New York Knicks	Univ. of Oklahoma
63.	Terry Ball	St. Louis Hawks	Washington State Univ.
64.	Mike Rice	Detroit Pistons	Duquesne Univ.
65.	Jerry Harkness	Syracuse Nationals	Loyola Univ. of Chicago
66.	Ed Bento	Cincinnati Royals	Loyola Marymount Univ.
67.	Bill Kirvin	San Francisco Warriors	Xavier Univ.
68.	Bill Garner	Los Angeles Lakers	Univ. of Portland
69.	Chuck Chevalier	Boston Celtics	Boston College

Round 9

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
70.	Carroll Broussard	Chicago Zephyrs	Texas A&M Univ.
71.	Paul Benec	New York Knicks	Duquesne Univ.
72.	Marvin Trotman	St. Louis Hawks	Elizabeth City State Univ.
73.	Bill Nelson	Detroit Pistons	Hamline Univ.
74.	Vince Brewer	Syracuse Nationals	Iowa State Univ.
75.	Chris Jones	Cincinnati Royals	Carson-Newman College
76.	Tom Kiefer	San Francisco Warriors	Saint Louis Univ.
77.	Bill Matson	Los Angeles Lakers	Univ. of Minnesota
78.	Mike Cingiser	Boston Celtics	Brown Univ.

Round 10

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
79.	Pete Campbell	Chicago Zephyrs	Princeton Univ.
80.	Ralph Richardson	New York Knicks	Eastern Kentucky Univ.
81.	Charlie Sells	St. Louis Hawks	Washington State Univ.
82.	Glenn Moore	Detroit Pistons	Univ. of Oregon
83.	George Knighton	Cincinnati Royals	New Mexico State Univ.
84.	Ken McComb	San Francisco Warriors	Univ. of North Carolina

Round 11

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
85.	Jeff Slade	Chicago Zephyrs	Kenyon College
86.	Ed Mazria	New York Knicks	Pratt Institute
87.	Tom Chappelle	St. Louis Hawks	Univ. of Maine
88.	Frank Pinchback	Cincinnati Royals	Xavier Univ.
89.	Donnie Walsh	San Francisco Warriors	Univ. of North Carolina

Round 12

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
90.	Mel Nowell	Chicago Zephyrs	Ohio State Univ.
91.	John Caveny	St. Louis Hawks	LeMoyne College
92.	Charles Warren	San Francisco Warriors	Univ. of Oregon

Round 13

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
93.	Tom Kennedy	Chicago Zephyrs	Lewis Univ.
94.	Jerry Carlton	St. Louis Hawks	Univ. of Arkansas

Round 14

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
95.	Bob Mahland	Chicago Zephyrs	Williams College
96.	Wilky Gilmore	St. Louis Hawks	Univ. of Colorado

Round 15

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
97.	Pat McKenzie	Chicago Zephyrs	Kansas State Univ.
98.	Dave Ricerto	St. Louis Hawks	Univ. of Rhode Island

Round 16

Pick	Player	NBA Team	From (College)	Pick Details
99.	Norman Majors	Chicago Zephyrs	Rockhurst Univ.
100.	Wally Roundsville	St. Louis Hawks	California Institute of Technology

Total picks: 102