1948 NBA Draft Results
1948 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Andy Tonkovich to Providence Steamrollers.
The 1948 NBA Draft produced 12 selections across 1 round, with 12 franchises making at least one pick. Providence Steamrollers held the first overall selection and took Andy Tonkovich out of Marshall.
12 different colleges and programs were represented across the board.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 | Providence Steamrollers | Andy Tonkovich | Marshall |
| 2 | Indianapolis Jets | George Kok | Arkansas |
| 3 |  Boston Celtics | George Hauptfuhrer | Harvard University |
| 4 |  New York Knicks | Dolph Schayes | NYU |
| 5 | Chicago Stags | Ed Mikan | DePaul |
| 6 | Baltimore Bullets | Walt Budko | Columbia University |
| 7 | St. Louis Bombers | Robert Gale | Cornell |
| 8 |  Fort Wayne Pistons | Ward Williams | Indiana |
| 9 |  Minneapolis Lakers | Chuck Hanger | California |
| 10 |  Rochester Royals | Bobby Wanzer | Seton Hall |
| 11 |  Philadelphia Warriors | Don Ray | Western Kentucky |
| 12 | Washington Capitols | Jack Nichols | Washington |
Selections by franchise
The same 12 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1948.
- Baltimore Bullets 1 No. 6 Walt Budko
- Boston Celtics 1 No. 3 George Hauptfuhrer
- Chicago Stags 1 No. 5 Ed Mikan
- Fort Wayne Pistons 1 No. 8 Ward Williams
- Indianapolis Jets 1 No. 2 George Kok
- Minneapolis Lakers 1 No. 9 Chuck Hanger
- New York Knicks 1 No. 4 Dolph Schayes
- Philadelphia Warriors 1 No. 11 Don Ray
- Providence Steamrollers 1 No. 1 Andy Tonkovich
- Rochester Royals 1 No. 10 Bobby Wanzer
- St. Louis Bombers 1 No. 7 Robert Gale
- Washington Capitols 1 No. 12 Jack Nichols
Colleges and programs represented
12 programs produced at least one selection in the 1948 draft.
- Arkansas
- California
- Columbia University
- Cornell
- DePaul
- Harvard University
- Indiana
- Marshall
- NYU
- Seton Hall
- Washington
- Western Kentucky