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1949 BAA draft

{{short description|Basketball player selection}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1949 BAA draft

| image =

| caption =

| logo =

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| sport = Basketball

| date = April 21, 1949{{cite book|last=Bradley|first=Robert D.|title=The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts|year=2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810890695}}, pg. 10

| location = Commodore Hotel (New York City, NY)

| network =

| league = BAA

| teams = 11

| overall = 76

| rounds = 11

| first = Howie Shannon, Providence Steamrollers

| territorial = Ed Macauley, St. Louis Bombers
Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis Lakers

| hofnum = {{Collapsible list

| title = 4

|1 = F Ed Macauley

|2 = F Vern Mikkelsen

|3 = G Dick McGuire

|4 = G Slater Martin}}

| prev = 1948

| next = 1950

}}

The 1949 BAA draft was the third annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The draft was held on April 21, 1949, before the 1949–50 season. In this draft, eleven BAA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. The draft consisted of 8 rounds and a regional selection period, with 75 players selected. This was the final BAA Draft before the league merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) in August 1949.{{cite news |title=NBL, BAA merge, end pro net war |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic-nbl-baa-merge-end-pro-net/149768648/ |access-date=21 June 2024 |work=The Republic |agency=UP |date=4 August 1949 |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite web |url=http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1997/3/1997_3_94.shtml |title=First Season |last=Berger |first=Phil |work=AmericanHeritage.com |publisher=American Heritage Publishing |access-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626073512/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1997/3/1997_3_94.shtml |archive-date=2009-06-26 |url-status=dead }} The 75 players selected matched the same number of players selected in the 1989 draft; both drafts have the fewest picks selected prior to 1989 (when the NBA draft was reduced to two rounds ever since).

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Howie Shannon from Kansas State University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. However, Ed Macauley and Vern Mikkelsen were selected before the draft as St. Louis Bombers' and Minneapolis Lakers' territorial picks respectively. Four players from this draft, Vern Mikkelsen, Ed Macauley, Dick McGuire and Slater Martin have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html|title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=October 28, 2009}}

Key

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PositionGuardForwardCenter

{{NBA Draft legend|1=y|2=y|3=y|5=y}}

Draft

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! width="1%"| Round

! width="1%"| Pick

! width="20%"| Player

! width="1%"| Position

! width:"100px;"| {{tooltip|Nationality|Player's representative nationality}}{{refn|group=n|name=nationality|Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.}}

! width="25%"| Team

! width="20%"| College

align=center|{{hs|0}}T

| align=center|{{hs|00}}–

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ed|Macauley}}^

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| St. Louis Bombers

| Saint Louis

align=center|{{hs|0}}T

| align=center|{{hs|00}}–

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Vern|Mikkelsen}}^

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| Hamline

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}1

| {{sortname|Howie|Shannon}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Providence Steamrollers

| Kansas State

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}2

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Alex|Groza}}*

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Indianapolis Jets{{cite news |title=3 'Tucky Stars among choices in BAA draft |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-herald-3-tucky-stars-among/150059153/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=The Journal Herald |agency=United Press |date=22 March 1949 |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite news |author1=Jim O'Leary |title=Basketball merger saved red face for Alex Groza |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-basketball-m/150060431/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel |date=10 August 1949 |page=17 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}

| Kentucky

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}3

| {{sortname|Bob|Harris|Bob Harris (basketball)}}

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| Oklahoma State

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}4

| {{sortname|Tony|Lavelli}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Boston Celtics

| Yale

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}5

| {{sortname|Vern|Gardner}}

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| Utah

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}6

| {{sortname|Ron|Livingstone}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Wyoming

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}7

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dick|McGuire}}^

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| New York Knicks

| St. John's

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}8

| {{sortname|Wallace|Jones}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Washington Capitols

| Kentucky

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}9

| {{sortname|Jack|Kerris}}

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Chicago Stags

| Loyola (IL)

align=center|1

| align=center|10

| {{sortname|Frank|Saul|Frank Saul (basketball)}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Rochester Royals

| Seton Hall

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Leo|Barnhorst}}+

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Indianapolis Jets

| Notre Dame

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Ralph|Beard}}*

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Chicago Stags

| Kentucky

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Jack|Coleman|Jack Coleman (basketball)}}+

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Rochester Royals

| Louisville

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Harry|Donovan}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| New York Knicks

| Muhlenberg

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|George|Kaftan}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Boston Celtics

| Holy Cross

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Jim|Nolan|dab=basketball}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| Georgia Tech

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|John|Oldham|John Oldham (basketball)}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| Western Kentucky

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Johnny|Orr|dab=basketball, born 1927}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| St. Louis Bombers

| Beloit

align=center|2

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Red|Owens}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Washington Capitols

| Baylor

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1949.html|title = 1949 BAA Draft}}{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1949|title = NBA Past Drafts - RealGM}}

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! width="1%"| Round

! width="1%"| Pick

! width="20%"| Player

! width="1%"| Position

! width:"100px;"| {{tooltip|Nationality|Player's representative nationality}}{{refn|group=n|name=nationality|Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.}}

! width="25%"| Team

! width="20%"| College

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Nelson|Bobb}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| Temple

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Dwight|Eddleman}}+

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Chicago Stags

| Illinois

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Paul|Gordon|Paul Gordon (basketball)}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Notre Dame

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Ed|Leede}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Providence Steamrollers

| Dartmouth

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Joe|Mullaney|dab=basketball}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Boston Celtics

| Holy Cross

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Mac|Otten}}

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Indianapolis Jets

| Bowling Green

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Fred|Schaus}}*

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| West Virginia

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Ernie|Vandeweghe}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}
{{flagu|Canada|1921}}

| New York Knicks

| Colgate

align=center|3

| align=center|–

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Slater|Martin}}^

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| Texas

align=center|4

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Bob|Evans|Bob Evans (basketball)}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Indianapolis Jets

| Butler

align=center|4

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Jerry|Nagel}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| Loyola (IL)

align=center|4

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Warren|Perkins}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Providence Steamrollers

| Tulane

align=center|5

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Cliff|Barker}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Washington Capitols

| Kentucky

align=center|5

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Ray|Corley}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Providence Steamrollers

| Georgetown

align=center|5

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Earl|Dodd}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| St. Louis Bombers

| Northeast Missouri

align=center|6

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Don|Boven}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Indianapolis Jets

| Western Michigan

align=center|7

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|John|Pritchard|John Pritchard (basketball)}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| St. Louis Bombers

| Drake

align=center|8

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Duane|Klueh}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Boston Celtics

| Indiana State

align=center|8

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Bob|Royer}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Providence Steamrollers

| Indiana State

align=center|–

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Mal|McMullen}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Xavier

align=center|–

| align=center|–

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Bob|Harrison|Bob Harrison (basketball)}}+

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| Michigan

align=center|–

| align=center|–

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Paul|Walther}}+

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| Tennessee

align=center|–

| align=center|–

| {{sortname|Marv|Schatzman}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| St. Louis Bombers

| Saint Louis

Undrafted players

{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}

These players were not selected in the 1949 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

class="wikitable sortable sortable"
style="width:19%;"| Player

!style="width:1%;"| Pos.

!style="width:16%;"| Nationality

!style="width:20%;"| School/club team

{{sortname|Edward|Bartels}}

|SG/SF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|NC State (Jr.)

{{sortname|Vince|Boryla}}

|SF/PF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Denver (Sr.)

{{sortname|Joe|Bradley|dab=basketball}}

|SG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Oklahoma A&M (Sr.)

{{sortname|Bob|Brown|dab=basketball, born 1923}}

|SF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Miami (Ohio) (Sr.)

{{sortname|Leroy|Chollet}}

|SG/SF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Canisius (Sr.)

{{sortname|Joe|Dolhon}}

|PG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|NYU (Jr.)

{{sortname|George|Feigenbaum}}

|PG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Long Island (So.)

{{sortname|Normie|Glick}}

|SF/PF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Marymount (So.)

{{sortname|Al|Guokas}}

|SG/SF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Saint Joseph's (So.)

{{sortname|Bob|Hahn}}

|C

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|NC State (Sr.)

{{sortname|Bob|Harrison|dab=basketball}}

|PG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Michigan (Sr.)

{{sortname|Bill|Herman}}

|SG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Mount Union (Sr.)

{{sortname|Howie|Janotta}}

|SF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Seton Hall (Sr.)

{{sortname|Frank|Kudelka|dab=basketball}}

|SG/SF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Saint Mary's (California) (Jr.)

{{sortname|Mal|McMullen}}

|PF/C

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Xavier (Jr.)

{{sortname|Al|Miksis}}

|C

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Western Illinois (Sr.)

{{sortname|Dermie|O'Connell}}

|PG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Holy Cross (So.)

{{sortname|Mike|O'Neill|dab=basketball}}

|SG/SF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|California (Sr.)

{{sortname|Charlie|Parsley}}

|SG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Western Kentucky (Sr.)

{{sortname|John|Payak}}

|SG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Bowling Green (Sr.)

{{sortname|Jack|Phelan|dab=basketball, born 1925}}

|SG/SF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|DePaul (Sr.)

{{sortname|Marv|Schatzman}}

|SF/PF

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Saint Louis (So.)

{{sortname|Wayne|See}}

|SG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Northern Arizona (Sr.)

{{sortname|Paul|Walther}}

|G

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Tennessee (Sr.)

{{sortname|Isaac|Walthour}}

|PG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Benjamin Franklin (New York) (HS Sr.)

{{sortname|Bob|Wood|dab=basketball}}

|PG

|{{flagu|United States|1912}}

|Northern Illinois (Sr.)

See also

Notes

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References

;General

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  • {{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1949.html|title=1949 BAA Draft|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=September 22, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091030175554/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1949.html| archive-date= 30 October 2009 | url-status= live}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/4751drft.html |title=1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts |publisher=The Association for Professional Basketball Research |access-date=September 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704045137/http://www.apbr.org/4751drft.html |archive-date=July 4, 2010 |url-status=live }}

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External links

  • [http://www.nba.com/ NBA.com]
  • [http://www.nba.com/history/draft_index.html NBA.com: NBA Draft History]

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