1949 NBA Draft Results
1949 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Howie Shannon to Providence Steamrollers.
The 1949 NBA Draft produced 24 selections across 2 rounds, with 12 franchises making at least one pick. Providence Steamrollers held the first overall selection and took Howie Shannon out of Kansas State.
Providence Steamrollers made the most selections that year with 2. 22 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Kentucky with 3 players drafted.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 | Providence Steamrollers | Howie Shannon | Kansas State |
| 2 | Indianapolis Jets | Alex Groza | Kentucky |
| 3 |  Fort Wayne Pistons | Bob Harris | Oklahoma State |
| 4 |  Boston Celtics | George Kaftan | Holy Cross |
| 5 | St. Louis Bombers | Ed Macauley | Saint Louis |
| 6 |  Philadelphia Warriors | Vern Gardner | Utah |
| 7 | Baltimore Bullets | Ron Livingstone | Wyoming |
| 8 |  New York Knicks | Dick McGuire | St. John's |
| 9 | Washington Capitols | Wah Wah Jones | Kentucky |
| 10 | Chicago Stags | Ralph Beard | Kentucky |
| 11 |  Minneapolis Lakers | Vern Mikkelsen | Hamline University |
| 12 |  Rochester Royals | Pep Saul | Seton Hall |
| Round 2 | |||
| 13 | Providence Steamrollers | Paul Courty | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Indianapolis Jets | Leo Barnhorst | Notre Dame |
| 15 | Fort Wayne Pistons | John Oldham | Western Kentucky |
| 16 | Boston Celtics | Tony Lavelli | Yale |
| 17 | St. Louis Bombers | Johnny Orr | Beloit College |
| 18 | Philadelphia Warriors | Jim Nolan | Georgia Tech |
| 19 | Baltimore Bullets | Roger Wiley | Oregon |
| 20 | New York Knicks | Harry Gallatin | Truman State University |
| 21 | Washington Capitols | Red Owens | Baylor |
| 22 | Chicago Stags | Jack Kerris | Loyola Chicago |
| 23 | Minneapolis Lakers | Bob Harrison | Michigan |
| 24 | Rochester Royals | Jack Coleman | Louisville |
Selections by franchise
The same 24 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1949.
- Baltimore Bullets 2 No. 7 Ron Livingstone, No. 19 Roger Wiley
- Boston Celtics 2 No. 4 George Kaftan, No. 16 Tony Lavelli
- Chicago Stags 2 No. 10 Ralph Beard, No. 22 Jack Kerris
- Fort Wayne Pistons 2 No. 3 Bob Harris, No. 15 John Oldham
- Indianapolis Jets 2 No. 2 Alex Groza, No. 14 Leo Barnhorst
- Minneapolis Lakers 2 No. 11 Vern Mikkelsen, No. 23 Bob Harrison
- New York Knicks 2 No. 8 Dick McGuire, No. 20 Harry Gallatin
- Philadelphia Warriors 2 No. 6 Vern Gardner, No. 18 Jim Nolan
- Providence Steamrollers 2 No. 1 Howie Shannon, No. 13 Paul Courty
- Rochester Royals 2 No. 12 Pep Saul, No. 24 Jack Coleman
- St. Louis Bombers 2 No. 5 Ed Macauley, No. 17 Johnny Orr
- Washington Capitols 2 No. 9 Wah Wah Jones, No. 21 Red Owens
Colleges and programs represented
22 programs produced at least one selection in the 1949 draft.
- Kentucky3
- Baylor
- Beloit College
- Georgia Tech
- Hamline University
- Holy Cross
- Kansas State
- Louisville
- Loyola Chicago
- Michigan
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Oregon
- Saint Louis
- Seton Hall
- St. John's
- Truman State University
- Utah
- Western Kentucky
- Wyoming
- Yale