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1950 NBA Draft Results

1950 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Chuck Share to Boston Celtics.

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The 1950 NBA Draft produced 121 selections across 12 rounds, with 12 franchises making at least one pick. Boston Celtics held the first overall selection and took Chuck Share out of Bowling Green.

Philadelphia Warriors made the most selections that year with 12. 85 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Wyoming with 4 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 Boston Celtics Chuck Share Bowling Green
2 Baltimore Bullets Don Rehfeldt Wisconsin
3 Philadelphia Warriors Paul Arizin Villanova
4 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Bob Cousy Holy Cross
5 Washington Capitols Dick Schnittker Ohio State
6 Chicago Stags Larry Foust La Salle
7 New York Knicks Irwin Dambrot City College of New York
8 Fort Wayne Pistons George Yardley Stanford
9 Indianapolis Olympians Bob Lavoy Western Kentucky
10 Rochester Royals Joe McNamee San Francisco
11 Minneapolis Lakers Kevin O'Shea Notre Dame
12 Syracuse Nationals Don Lofgran San Francisco
Round 2
13 Boston Celtics Chuck Cooper Duquesne
14 Baltimore Bullets John Pilch Wyoming
15 Philadelphia Warriors Ed Dahler Duquesne
16 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Ed Gayda Washington State
17 Washington Capitols Bill Sharman USC
18 Chicago Stags Wally Osterkorn Illinois
19 New York Knicks Herb Scherer Long Island University
20 Fort Wayne Pistons Jim Riffey Tulane
21 Indianapolis Olympians Paul Unruh Bradley
22 Rochester Royals George Stanich UCLA
23 Minneapolis Lakers Hal Haskins Hamline University
24 Syracuse Nationals Gerry Calabrese St. John's
Round 3
25 Boston Celtics Bob Donham Ohio State
26 Baltimore Bullets Dick Dickey NC State
27 Philadelphia Warriors Buddy Cate Western Kentucky
28 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Clarence Brannum Kansas State
29 Washington Capitols Alan Sawyer UCLA
30 Chicago Stags Lou Watson Indiana
31 New York Knicks Stan Weber Bowling Green
32 Fort Wayne Pistons Art Burris Tennessee
33 Indianapolis Olympians Chuck Mrazovich Eastern Kentucky University
34 Rochester Royals Bob Roper John Carroll University
35 Minneapolis Lakers Howie Williams Purdue
36 Syracuse Nationals Stan Christie USC
Round 4
37 Boston Celtics Ken Reeves Louisville
38 Baltimore Bullets Jerry Reed Wyoming
39 Philadelphia Warriors Paul Senesky Saint Joseph's
40 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Paul Hicks Eastern Kentucky University
41 Washington Capitols Tommy O'Keefe Georgetown
42 Chicago Stags Ken Murray St. Bonaventure
43 New York Knicks Joe Ossola Saint Louis
44 Fort Wayne Pistons Lenny Rzeszewski Indiana State University
45 Indianapolis Olympians Jim Line Kentucky
46 Rochester Royals Chet Giermak William & Mary
47 Minneapolis Lakers Bud Grant Minnesota
48 Syracuse Nationals Paul Merchant Oklahoma
Round 5
49 Boston Celtics Jack Shelton Oklahoma State
50 Baltimore Bullets Norm Mager City College of New York
51 Philadelphia Warriors Ike Borsavage Temple
52 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Cal Christensen Toledo
53 Washington Capitols Claude Overton East Central University
54 Chicago Stags Don Stroot Missouri
55 New York Knicks Dick Barnes San Diego State
56 Fort Wayne Pistons Leroy Thompson Kent State University
57 Indianapolis Olympians Sonny Allen Morehead State University
58 Rochester Royals Joe Nelson BYU
59 Minneapolis Lakers Ed Beach West Virginia
60 Syracuse Nationals Paul Hickey Denver
Round 6
61 Boston Celtics Mo Mahoney Brown University
62 Baltimore Bullets Rick Harman Kansas State
63 Philadelphia Warriors Dick Dallmer Cincinnati
64 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Bob Anderson Loyola (MD)
65 Washington Capitols Warren Cartier NC State
66 Chicago Stags Stu Inman San Jose State
67 New York Knicks Don Parsons Rutgers University
68 Fort Wayne Pistons Bob Metcalf Valparaiso
69 Indianapolis Olympians Ralph O'Brien Butler
70 Rochester Royals John Givens Western Kentucky
71 Minneapolis Lakers Wayne Glasgow Oklahoma
72 Syracuse Nationals Mack Suprunowicz Michigan
Round 7
73 Boston Celtics Dale Barnstable Kentucky
74 Baltimore Bullets E. Francis Comerford La Salle
75 Philadelphia Warriors Charles Northrup Siena College
76 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Bill Erickson Illinois
77 Washington Capitols Jim Cathcart Arkansas
78 Chicago Stags Milt Whitehead Nebraska
79 New York Knicks Dan Bagley Notre Dame
80 Fort Wayne Pistons Hugh Jones Tennessee
81 Indianapolis Olympians Leon Blevins Arizona
82 Rochester Royals Dan Kahler Southwestern College
83 Minneapolis Lakers Joe Hutton Hamline University
84 Syracuse Nationals Lou Arko University of Akron
Round 8
85 Boston Celtics Frank Oftring Holy Cross
86 Baltimore Bullets George Bush Toledo
87 Philadelphia Warriors Brooks Ricca Villanova
88 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Loy Doty Wyoming
89 Washington Capitols Joe Greenbach Santa Clara
90 Chicago Stags George King University of Charleston
91 New York Knicks Charles Hope Appalachian State University
92 Fort Wayne Pistons Billy Joe Adcock Vanderbilt
93 Indianapolis Olympians Jerry Stuteville Indiana
94 Rochester Royals Carl Kraushaar UCLA
95 Minneapolis Lakers Newt Benson Wisconsin-River Falls
96 Syracuse Nationals Bob Healey Georgia
Round 9
97 Boston Celtics Bob Cope Montana
98 Baltimore Bullets Jack Laub Cincinnati
99 Philadelphia Warriors Joel Kaufman NYU
100 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Nate DeLong Wisconsin-River Falls
101 Washington Capitols Earl Lloyd West Virginia State University
102 Chicago Stags John Brown Georgetown
103 New York Knicks Don Heathington Baylor
104 Fort Wayne Pistons Al Henningsen Northwest Missouri State University
105 Indianapolis Olympians Gene Schmidt TCU
106 Rochester Royals Warren Switzer Rice University
107 Minneapolis Lakers Jim Reilly Swarthmore College
108 Syracuse Nationals Bob Savage Syracuse
Round 10
109 Boston Celtics Matty Forman Holy Cross
110 Baltimore Bullets Mike Zedalis Loyola (MD)
111 Philadelphia Warriors Bernie Adams Princeton
112 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Keith Bloom Wyoming
113 Washington Capitols Joe Noertker Virginia
114 Chicago Stags Bud Schaeffer Wheaton College
115 Indianapolis Olympians Colin Anderson Georgia Tech
116 Rochester Royals Harry Foley Niagara University
117 Minneapolis Lakers Andy Butchko Purdue
118 Syracuse Nationals Glenn Wilkes Mercer University
Round 11
119 Philadelphia Warriors Leo Wolf Villanova
120 Indianapolis Olympians Jimmy Doyle Butler
Round 12
121 Philadelphia Warriors Ed Montgomery Tennessee

Selections by franchise

The same 121 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1950.

  • Philadelphia Warriors 12 No. 3 Paul Arizin, No. 15 Ed Dahler, No. 27 Buddy Cate, No. 39 Paul Senesky, No. 51 Ike Borsavage, No. 63 Dick Dallmer, No. 75 Charles Northrup, No. 87 Brooks Ricca, No. 99 Joel Kaufman, No. 111 Bernie Adams, No. 119 Leo Wolf, No. 121 Ed Montgomery
  • Indianapolis Olympians 11 No. 9 Bob Lavoy, No. 21 Paul Unruh, No. 33 Chuck Mrazovich, No. 45 Jim Line, No. 57 Sonny Allen, No. 69 Ralph O'Brien, No. 81 Leon Blevins, No. 93 Jerry Stuteville, No. 105 Gene Schmidt, No. 115 Colin Anderson, No. 120 Jimmy Doyle
  • Baltimore Bullets 10 No. 2 Don Rehfeldt, No. 14 John Pilch, No. 26 Dick Dickey, No. 38 Jerry Reed, No. 50 Norm Mager, No. 62 Rick Harman, No. 74 E. Francis Comerford, No. 86 George Bush, No. 98 Jack Laub, No. 110 Mike Zedalis
  • Boston Celtics 10 No. 1 Chuck Share, No. 13 Chuck Cooper, No. 25 Bob Donham, No. 37 Ken Reeves, No. 49 Jack Shelton, No. 61 Mo Mahoney, No. 73 Dale Barnstable, No. 85 Frank Oftring, No. 97 Bob Cope, No. 109 Matty Forman
  • Chicago Stags 10 No. 6 Larry Foust, No. 18 Wally Osterkorn, No. 30 Lou Watson, No. 42 Ken Murray, No. 54 Don Stroot, No. 66 Stu Inman, No. 78 Milt Whitehead, No. 90 George King, No. 102 John Brown, No. 114 Bud Schaeffer
  • Minneapolis Lakers 10 No. 11 Kevin O'Shea, No. 23 Hal Haskins, No. 35 Howie Williams, No. 47 Bud Grant, No. 59 Ed Beach, No. 71 Wayne Glasgow, No. 83 Joe Hutton, No. 95 Newt Benson, No. 107 Jim Reilly, No. 117 Andy Butchko
  • Rochester Royals 10 No. 10 Joe McNamee, No. 22 George Stanich, No. 34 Bob Roper, No. 46 Chet Giermak, No. 58 Joe Nelson, No. 70 John Givens, No. 82 Dan Kahler, No. 94 Carl Kraushaar, No. 106 Warren Switzer, No. 116 Harry Foley
  • Syracuse Nationals 10 No. 12 Don Lofgran, No. 24 Gerry Calabrese, No. 36 Stan Christie, No. 48 Paul Merchant, No. 60 Paul Hickey, No. 72 Mack Suprunowicz, No. 84 Lou Arko, No. 96 Bob Healey, No. 108 Bob Savage, No. 118 Glenn Wilkes
  • Tri-Cities Blackhawks 10 No. 4 Bob Cousy, No. 16 Ed Gayda, No. 28 Clarence Brannum, No. 40 Paul Hicks, No. 52 Cal Christensen, No. 64 Bob Anderson, No. 76 Bill Erickson, No. 88 Loy Doty, No. 100 Nate DeLong, No. 112 Keith Bloom
  • Washington Capitols 10 No. 5 Dick Schnittker, No. 17 Bill Sharman, No. 29 Alan Sawyer, No. 41 Tommy O'Keefe, No. 53 Claude Overton, No. 65 Warren Cartier, No. 77 Jim Cathcart, No. 89 Joe Greenbach, No. 101 Earl Lloyd, No. 113 Joe Noertker
  • Fort Wayne Pistons 9 No. 8 George Yardley, No. 20 Jim Riffey, No. 32 Art Burris, No. 44 Lenny Rzeszewski, No. 56 Leroy Thompson, No. 68 Bob Metcalf, No. 80 Hugh Jones, No. 92 Billy Joe Adcock, No. 104 Al Henningsen
  • New York Knicks 9 No. 7 Irwin Dambrot, No. 19 Herb Scherer, No. 31 Stan Weber, No. 43 Joe Ossola, No. 55 Dick Barnes, No. 67 Don Parsons, No. 79 Dan Bagley, No. 91 Charles Hope, No. 103 Don Heathington

Colleges and programs represented

85 programs produced at least one selection in the 1950 draft.

  • Wyoming4
  • Holy Cross3
  • Tennessee3
  • UCLA3
  • Villanova3
  • Western Kentucky3
  • Bowling Green2
  • Butler2
  • Cincinnati2
  • City College of New York2
  • Duquesne2
  • Eastern Kentucky University2
  • Georgetown2
  • Hamline University2
  • Illinois2
  • Indiana2
  • Kansas State2
  • Kentucky2
  • La Salle2
  • Loyola (MD)2
  • NC State2
  • Notre Dame2
  • Ohio State2
  • Oklahoma2
  • Purdue2
  • San Francisco2
  • Toledo2
  • USC2
  • Wisconsin-River Falls2
  • Appalachian State University
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Baylor
  • Bradley
  • Brown University
  • BYU
  • Denver
  • East Central University
  • Georgia
  • Georgia Tech
  • Indiana State University
  • John Carroll University
  • Kent State University
  • Long Island University
  • Louisville
  • Mercer University
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Morehead State University
  • Nebraska
  • Niagara University
  • Northwest Missouri State University
  • NYU
  • Oklahoma State
  • Princeton
  • Rice University
  • Rutgers University
  • Saint Joseph's
  • Saint Louis
  • San Diego State
  • San Jose State
  • Santa Clara
  • Siena College
  • Southwestern College
  • St. Bonaventure
  • St. John's
  • Stanford
  • Swarthmore College
  • Syracuse
  • TCU
  • Temple
  • Tulane
  • University of Akron
  • University of Charleston
  • Valparaiso
  • Vanderbilt
  • Virginia
  • Washington State
  • West Virginia
  • West Virginia State University
  • Wheaton College
  • William & Mary
  • Wisconsin

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