Completed draft · verified results

1951 NBA Draft

87 selections across 12 rounds, with source attribution and no retrospective commentary added.

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PickRoundPlayerPositionCollege / former clubDrafted by

11Gene Melchiorre—BradleyBLB

21Mel Hutchins—BYUTRI

31Marcus Freiberger—OklahomaINO

41Zeke Sinicola—Niagara UniversityFTW

51John McConathy—Northwestern State UniversitySYR

61Ed Smith—Harvard UniversityNYK

71Ernie Barrett—Kansas StateBOS

81Sam Ranzino—NC StateROC

91Don Sunderlage—IllinoisPHW

101Whitey Skoog—MinnesotaMNL

112Jack Stone—Kansas StateBLB

122Bill Gossett—Colorado StateTRI

132Scotty Steagall—Millikin UniversityINO

142Jack Kiley—SyracuseFTW

152Don Savage—LeMoyne CollegeSYR

162Roland Minson—BYUNYK

172Bill Garrett—IndianaBOS

182Ray Ragelis—NorthwesternROC

192Mel Payton—TulanePHW

202Lew Hitch—Kansas StateMNL

213Bill Mann—BradleyBLB

223Ron Bontemps—Beloit CollegeTRI

233Glenn Kammeyer—Central Missouri State UniversityINO

243Jake Fendley—NorthwesternFTW

253Bato Govedarica—DePaulSYR

263Joe Luchi—CincinnatiNYK

273John Furlong—PepperdineBOS

283Fred Diute—St. BonaventureROC

293Bob Schloss—GeorgiaPHW

303Bob Payne—Oregon StateMNL

314Bill Hagler—CaliforniaBLB

324Jim Slaughter—South CarolinaTRI

334Bill Tosheff—IndianaINO

344Herb Hargett—Mississippi StateFTW

354Paul Horvath—NC StateSYR

364Lloyd Sandstrom—University of St. ThomasNYK

374Bob Barnett—University of EvansvilleBOS

384Elmer Behnke—BradleyROC

394Jud Milhon—Ohio Wesleyan UniversityPHW

404Gale McArthur—Oklahoma StateMNL

415Leroy Ishman—American UniversityBLB

425Bob Sakel—University of EvansvilleTRI

435Bob Pierce—NebraskaINO

445Leo Johnson—ArizonaFTW

455Glen Anderson—Colorado StateSYR

465Tom Smith—Saint Peter's CollegeNYK

475Rip Gish—Western KentuckyBOS

485Dan Bagley—Notre DameROC

495Mike Kearns—PrincetonPHW

505Leo VanderKuy—MichiganMNL

516Glen Duggins—UtahBLB

526John Rennicke—Drake UniversityTRI

536Marv Johnson—Wheaton CollegeINO

546Frank Calsbeek—IowaFTW

556Bob Wheeler—IdahoSYR

566Al McGuire—St. John'sNYK

576Jim Luisi—St. Francis CollegeBOS

586Jim Ove—ValparaisoROC

596Dwight Swails—University of IndianapolisPHW

606Deward Dopson—Arkansas Tech UniversityMNL

617Tom Riach—USCBLB

627Bob Ambler—ArkansasTRI

637Ted Beach—IllinoisINO

647Jim Ramstead—StanfordFTW

657Roy Reardon—St. Francis CollegeSYR

667Sid Ryen—DenverNYK

677John Azary—Columbia UniversityBOS

687Jack Brown—SMUROC

697George Dempsey—King's CollegePHW

707Ed Head—Kansas StateMNL

718Bill Harper—Oregon StateBLB

728Aaron Preece—BradleyTRI

738George Kelley—VanderbiltINO

748John Manning—DuquesneFTW

758Tom Jockle—SyracuseSYR

768Hugo Kappler—NC StateBOS

778George Davidson—Lafayette CollegeROC

788Jim Phelan—La SallePHW

799Bob Crowe—San Jose StateBLB

809Wayne Tucker—ColoradoTRI

819Ray Kirkgasser—Ithaca CollegeSYR

829Hugh Faulkner—PepperdinePHW

8310Dan Torrey—Oregon StateBLB

8410John DeWitt—Texas A&MTRI

8510Paul Gerwin—CornellPHW

8611Clem Pavilonis—DePaulBLB

8712John Burke—Springfield CollegeBLB