Index
NBA Draft
1959 DRAFT 31Mar59 Cincinnati, OH
First Round Player College
1. Cincinnati Royals Bob Boozer Kansas State
2. Detroit Pistons Bailey Howell Mississippi State
3. Philadelphia Wilt Chamberlain Kansas State
4. Minneapolis Lakers Tom Hawkins Notre Dame
5. Syracuse Nationals Dick Barnett Tennessee State
6. New York Knicks Johnny Green St. Louis
7. St. Louis Bob Ferry Michigan State
8. Boston Celtics John Richter North Carolina State
1959 DRAFT
31-mars-59
Cincinnati, OH
 
T-Territorial Choices
 
First Round
1  Cin    Bob Boozer               Kansas State
2  Det    Bailey Howell            Mississippi State
3T Phil   Wilt Chamberlain         Kansas
4  Mpls   Tom Hawkins              Notre Dame
5  Syr    Dick Barnett             Tennessee State
6  NYK    Johnny Green             Michigan State
7T StL    Bob Ferry                St. Louis
8  Bos    John Richter             North Carolina State
 
Second Round
1  Det    Tom Robitaille           Rice
2  Det    Don Goldstein            Louisville
3  Phil   Joe Ruklick              Northwestern
4  Mpls   Rudy LaRusso             Dartmouth
5  Syr    Gene Tormohlen           Tennessee
6  StL    Alan Seiden              St. John's
7  StL    Cal Ramsey               New York University
8  Bos    Gene Guarilia            George Washington
 
Third Round
1  Cin    Mike Mendenhall          Cincinnati
2  Det    Gary Alcorn              Fresno State
3  Phil   Jim Hickaday             Memphis State
4  Mpls   Bob Smith                West Virginia
5  Syr    Jon Cincebox             Syracuse
6  NYK    Bob Anderegg             Michigan State
7  StL    Hank Stein               Xavier (OH)
8  Bos    Ralph Croswaite          Western Kentucky
 
Fourth Round
1  Cin    Leo Byrd                 Marshall
2  Det    George Lee               Michigan
3  Phil   Ron Stevenson            Texas Christian
4  Mpls   Wilson Eison             Purdue
5  Syr    Paul Neumann             Stanford
6  NYK    John Cox                 Kentucky
7  StL    Lee Harman               Oregon State
8  Bos    Ed Kazakavich            Stanford
 
Fifth Round
1  Cin    Harry Kirchner           Texas Christian
2  Det    Tony Windis              Wyoming
3  Phil   Bill Telasky             George Washington
4  Mpls   Bobby Joe Mason          Bradley
5  Syr    Roger Taylor             Illinois
6  NYK    Herb Busch               Virginia
7  StL    Nick Mantis              Northwestern
8  Bos    Don Lange                William & Mary
 
Sixth Round
1  Cin    Don Hennon               Pittsburgh
2  Det    Lou Jordan               Cornell
3  Phil   Joe Spratt               St. Joseph's (PA)
4  Mpls   Jim Henry                Vanderbilt
5  Syr    Bob Dalton               California
6  NYK    Bucky McDonald           George Washington
7  StL    Mike Moran               Marquette
8  Bos    Bob Cumings              Boston U
 
Seventh Round
1  Cin    Dale Moore               Eastern Kentucky
2  Det    Doug Smart               Washington
3  Phil   Joe Ryan                 Villanova
4  Mpls   Charley Grote            Georgetown (KY)
5  Syr    Darnell Haney            Navy
6  NYK    Russ Robinson            SW Missouri
7  StL    Orby Arnold              Memphis State
 
Eighth Round
1  Cin    Don Matuszak             Kansas State
2  Det    Chuck Curtis             Pacific Lutheran
3  Phil   Dave Gunther             Iowa
4  Mpls   Leon Hill                Texas Tech
5  NYK    Walt Torrence            UCLA
6  StL    Willie Merriwether       Purdue
 
Ninth Round
1  Cin    Joe Billy McDade         Bradley
2  Det    Doyle Edmiston           Hardin-Simmons
3  Phil   Carl Belz                Princeton
4  Mpls   Jim Mudd                 North Texas State
5  NYK    Jerry Shipp              SE Oklahoma
6  StL    Lou Pucillo              North Carolina State
 
Tenth Round
1  Cin    Joe Viviano              Xavier (OH)
2  Det    Bruno Boin               Washington
3  Phil   Tony Sellari             Lenoir Rhyne
4  Mpls   Roger Johnson            Minnesota
5  NYK    Paul Wilcox              Davis & Elkins
6  StL    Ron Loneski              Kansas
 
Eleventh Round
1  Cin    Charley Brown            Seattle
2  Det    M. C. Burton             Michigan
3  Phil   Phil Warren              Northwestern
4  Mpls   Jack Evans               Superior State
5  NYK    Paul Benes               Hope
6  StL    John Barnhill            Tennessee State
 
Twelfth Round
1  Cin    Roger Wendel             Tulsa
2  Mpls   Vern Baggenstoss         St. Cloud State
3  NYK    Ed Blair                 Western Michigan
 
Thirteenth Round
1  Mpls   Dwayne Smith             Gustavus Adolphus
2  NYK    John Nicoll              Brigham Young
 
Fourteenth Round
1  NYK    Jack Israel              SW Missouri