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1960 NBA draft

{{short description|Basketball player selection}}

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

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1960 NBA draft

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| sport = Basketball

| date = April 11, 1960

| location = Roosevelt Hotel (New York City, New York){{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. 62

| network = NBC

| league = NBA

| teams = 8

| overall = 100

| rounds = 21

| first = Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals

| territorial = Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals

| hofnum = {{Collapsible list

| title = 3

|1 = G Oscar Robertson

|2 = G Jerry West

|3 = G Lenny Wilkens}}

| prev = 1959

| next = 1961

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The 1960 NBA draft was the 14th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 11, 1960, before the 1960–61 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Before the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50-mile radius of its home arena as their territorial pick.{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2003715404_lotterytimeline21.html|title=How the NBA draft became a lottery|work=The Seattle Times|publisher=The Seattle Times Company|date=May 21, 2007|access-date=September 10, 2009}}{{cite news|title=Lakers Select Baylor In NBA Draft Meeting|newspaper=The Daily Collegian|publisher=Pennsylvania State University|date=April 23, 1958|url=http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG/1958/04/23&EntityId=Ar01102|access-date=September 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410205729/http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG%2F1958%2F04%2F23&EntityId=Ar01102|archive-date=April 10, 2016|url-status=dead}} The Minneapolis Lakers participated in the draft, but relocated to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Lakers prior to the start of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/history/lakers_history_new.html|title=History of the Lakers|work=NBA.com/Lakers|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=January 8, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100107202448/http://www.nba.com/lakers/history/lakers_history_new.html| archive-date= 7 January 2010 | url-status= live}} The draft consisted of 21 rounds comprising 100 players selected.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Oscar Robertson from the University of Cincinnati was selected before the draft as Cincinnati Royals' territorial pick. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html|title=Rookie of the Year|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=October 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329231204/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html|archive-date=March 29, 2010|url-status=dead}} Jerry West from West Virginia University was selected second by the Minneapolis Lakers. Three players from this draft, Robertson, West and 6th pick Lenny Wilkens, have been inducted to 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}} They were also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html|title=The NBA's 50 Greatest Players|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=June 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613002013/http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html|archive-date=13 June 2010|url-status=dead}}

Robertson's achievements include an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971, Most Valuable Player Award in 1964, 11 All-NBA Team selections and 12 All-Star Game selections.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/robertson_bio.html|title=Oscar Robertson Bio|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=June 12, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100623121156/http://www.nba.com/history/players/robertson_bio.html| archive-date= 23 June 2010 | url-status= live}} West played 14 seasons with the Lakers, winning the NBA championship in 1972. He was also selected to 12 consecutive All-NBA Teams and 14 consecutive All-Star Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/west_bio.html|title=Jerry West Bio|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=June 12, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100623150123/http://www.nba.com/history/players/west_bio.html| archive-date= 23 June 2010 | url-status= live}} He later coached the Lakers for three seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/westje01c.html|title=Jerry West Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2010}} Wilkens' achievements include 9 All-Star Game selections. After his playing career, he became a successful head coach. He won the NBA championship in 1979 with the Seattle SuperSonics and the Coach of the Year Award in 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/wilkens_bio.html|title=Lenny Wilkens Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2010}} He held the record for most games as a head coach in the NBA, with 2,487 games coached.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/NBA_stats.html|title=NBA Coach Register|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100615054146/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/NBA_stats.html| archive-date= 15 June 2010 | url-status= live}} He was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998. He became the third man to be inducted as a player and as a coach, after John Wooden and Bill Sharman.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=1879063|title=Sharman among those enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame|date=September 10, 2004|work=ESPN.com|access-date=June 12, 2010}} Two players from this draft, 3rd pick Darrall Imhoff and 5th pick Lee Shaffer, have also been selected to an All-Star Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/imhofda01.html|title=Darrall Imhoff Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/shaffle01.html|title=Lee Shaffer Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2010}} Tom Sanders, the 8th pick, won 8 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1960s.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sandeto01.html|title=Tom Sanders Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2010}} He later briefly coached the Celtics in 1978.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/sandeto01c.html|title=Tom Sanders Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100523012532/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/sandeto01c.html| archive-date= 23 May 2010 | url-status= live}} Al Attles, the 39th pick, also had a coaching career. He coached the San Francisco/Golden State Warriors for 14 seasons, winning the NBA championship in 1975.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/attleal01c.html|title=Al Attles Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2010}}

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File:Oscar Robertson 1960s.jpeg was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Royals.]]

File:Jerry West 1972.jpeg was selected second overall by the Minneapolis Lakers.]]

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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/NBA_1960.html|title = 1960 NBA draft}}{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1960|title = NBA Past Drafts - RealGM}}

File:Bob Cousy NYWTS.jpg (middle) was selected 19th overall by the New York Knicks.]]

file:Al Attles 1970.JPG was selected 39th overall by the Philadelphia Warriors.]]

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| {{sortname|Ralph|Davis|Ralph Davis (basketball)}}

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| {{sortname|Joe|Roberts|Joe Roberts (basketball)}}

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| Minneapolis Lakers (from New York){{ref label|Note1|a|2}}

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Trades

  • {{note label|Note1|a|a 1}}{{note label|Note1|a|2}} On January 24, 1960, the New York Knicks acquired Dick Garmaker and a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Ray Felix and a fourth-round pick.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garmadi01.html|title=Dick Garmaker Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=January 8, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091219191324/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garmadi01.html| archive-date= 19 December 2009 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/felixra01.html|title=Ray Felix Statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=January 8, 2010}} The Knicks used the pick to draft Dave Budd. The Lakers used the pick to draft Ben Warley.

See also

References

;General

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  • {{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1960s.html|title=Complete First Round Results 1960–69|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=January 8, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091203204230/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1960s.html| archive-date= 3 December 2009 | url-status= live}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1960.html|title=1960 NBA Draft|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=January 8, 2010}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/5761drft.html|title=1957–1961 NBA Drafts|publisher=The Association for Professional Basketball Research|access-date=December 28, 2009}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=103|title=1960 NBA Draft|publisher=The Draft Review|access-date=January 8, 2010}}

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External links

  • [http://www.nba.com/ NBA.com]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090315112610/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_index.html NBA.com: NBA Draft History]

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