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1958 NBA Draft Results

1958 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Elgin Baylor to Minneapolis Lakers.

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The 1958 NBA Draft produced 88 selections across 17 rounds, with 8 franchises making at least one pick. Minneapolis Lakers held the first overall selection and took Elgin Baylor out of Seattle University.

Cincinnati Royals made the most selections that year with 17. 67 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by UNC with 3 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 Minneapolis Lakers Elgin Baylor Seattle University
2 Cincinnati Royals Archie Dees Indiana
3 New York Knicks Mike Farmer San Francisco
4 New York Knicks Pete Brennan UNC
5 Philadelphia Warriors Guy Rodgers Temple
6 Syracuse Nationals Connie Dierking Cincinnati
7 St. Louis Hawks Dave Gambee Oregon State
8 Boston Celtics Bennie Swain Texas Southern
Round 2
9 Minneapolis Lakers Steve Hamilton Morehead State University
10 Cincinnati Royals Vern Hatton Kentucky
11 Detroit Pistons Barney Cable Bradley
12 New York Knicks Joe Quigg UNC
13 Philadelphia Warriors Lloyd Sharrar West Virginia
14 Syracuse Nationals Hal Greer Marshall
15 St. Louis Hawks Hub Reed Oklahoma City University
16 Boston Celtics Jimmy Smith Franciscan University of Steubenville
Round 3
17 Minneapolis Lakers Boo Ellis Niagara University
18 Cincinnati Royals Bucky Bockhorn Dayton
19 Detroit Pistons Roy DeWitz Kansas State
20 New York Knicks John Lee Yale
21 Philadelphia Warriors Frank Howard Ohio State
22 Syracuse Nationals John Nacincik Maryland
23 St. Louis Hawks Wayne Embry Miami University
24 Boston Celtics Jim Cunningham Fordham
Round 4
25 Minneapolis Lakers George Kline Minnesota
26 Cincinnati Royals Phil Murrell Drake University
27 Detroit Pistons Ralph Crosthwaite Western Kentucky
28 New York Knicks Johnny Cox Kentucky
29 Philadelphia Warriors Temple Tucker Rice University
30 Syracuse Nationals Tommy Kearns UNC
31 St. Louis Hawks Julius Pegues Pitt
32 Boston Celtics Dom Flora Washington & Lee University
Round 5
33 Minneapolis Lakers Quitman Sullins Murray State
34 Cincinnati Royals Jim Fulmer Alabama
35 Detroit Pistons Hank Morano Saint Peter's College
36 New York Knicks Don Lane Dayton
37 Philadelphia Warriors Don Ohl Illinois
38 Syracuse Nationals Fred Grim Arkansas
39 St. Louis Hawks Rick Herrscher SMU
40 Boston Celtics Gene Brown San Francisco
Round 6
41 Minneapolis Lakers Al Inniss St. Francis College
42 Cincinnati Royals Jim McClellan Saint Francis University
43 Detroit Pistons Shellie McMillon Bradley
44 New York Knicks Joe King Oklahoma
45 Philadelphia Warriors Bucky Allen Duke
46 Syracuse Nationals Jack Mimlitz Saint Louis
47 St. Louis Hawks John Crawford Iowa State
48 Boston Celtics Dave Keleher Morehead State University
Round 7
49 Minneapolis Lakers Jim Bond Point Loma Nazarene
50 Cincinnati Royals Wayne Stevens Cincinnati
51 Detroit Pistons Ed Blair Western Michigan
52 New York Knicks Owen Lawson Western Kentucky
53 Philadelphia Warriors Jay Norman Temple
54 Syracuse Nationals Pete Tillotson Michigan
55 St. Louis Hawks Ken Sidle Ohio State
56 Boston Celtics Rudy Finderson Brandeis University
Round 8
57 Minneapolis Lakers Ed Brinkley Clemson
58 Cincinnati Royals Bob Mantz Lafayette College
59 Detroit Pistons Jack Quiggle Michigan State
60 New York Knicks Milt Kane Utah
61 Philadelphia Warriors Tom Brennan Villanova
62 Syracuse Nationals Ruell Tucker Rockhurst University
63 St. Louis Hawks Bruno Boin Washington
Round 9
64 Minneapolis Lakers Joe Hobbs Florida
65 Cincinnati Royals Larry Staverman Thomas More College
66 Detroit Pistons Harry Marske North Dakota State University
67 New York Knicks John McCarthy Notre Dame
68 Philadelphia Warriors Nick Davis Maryland
69 St. Louis Hawks Tink Van Patton Temple
Round 10
70 Minneapolis Lakers Shorty Patterson Gustavus Adolphus
71 Cincinnati Royals Jack Parr Kansas State
72 Detroit Pistons Pete Gaudin Loyola New Orleans
73 Philadelphia Warriors Larry Hedden Michigan State
74 St. Louis Hawks Al Pursell Coe College
Round 11
75 Minneapolis Lakers Hal Duffy Oregon
76 Cincinnati Royals Frank Tartaron Xavier
77 Detroit Pistons Herb Merritt Tennessee Technological University
78 St. Louis Hawks Don Klein Rockhurst University
Round 12
79 Minneapolis Lakers Gary Simmons Idaho
80 Cincinnati Royals Don Medsker Iowa State
81 Detroit Pistons Jim Dew Alabama State University
82 St. Louis Hawks Joe Buckhalter Tennessee State
Round 13
83 Minneapolis Lakers Gary Alcorn Fresno State
84 Cincinnati Royals Jerry DuPont Louisville
Round 14
85 Cincinnati Royals Jim Newcome Duke
Round 15
86 Cincinnati Royals Adrian Smith Kentucky
Round 16
87 Cincinnati Royals Jack McCarthy Dayton
Round 17
88 Cincinnati Royals John Powell Miami University

Selections by franchise

The same 88 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1958.

  • Cincinnati Royals 17 No. 2 Archie Dees, No. 10 Vern Hatton, No. 18 Bucky Bockhorn, No. 26 Phil Murrell, No. 34 Jim Fulmer, No. 42 Jim McClellan, No. 50 Wayne Stevens, No. 58 Bob Mantz, No. 65 Larry Staverman, No. 71 Jack Parr, No. 76 Frank Tartaron, No. 80 Don Medsker, No. 84 Jerry DuPont, No. 85 Jim Newcome, No. 86 Adrian Smith, No. 87 Jack McCarthy, No. 88 John Powell
  • Minneapolis Lakers 13 No. 1 Elgin Baylor, No. 9 Steve Hamilton, No. 17 Boo Ellis, No. 25 George Kline, No. 33 Quitman Sullins, No. 41 Al Inniss, No. 49 Jim Bond, No. 57 Ed Brinkley, No. 64 Joe Hobbs, No. 70 Shorty Patterson, No. 75 Hal Duffy, No. 79 Gary Simmons, No. 83 Gary Alcorn
  • St. Louis Hawks 12 No. 7 Dave Gambee, No. 15 Hub Reed, No. 23 Wayne Embry, No. 31 Julius Pegues, No. 39 Rick Herrscher, No. 47 John Crawford, No. 55 Ken Sidle, No. 63 Bruno Boin, No. 69 Tink Van Patton, No. 74 Al Pursell, No. 78 Don Klein, No. 82 Joe Buckhalter
  • Detroit Pistons 11 No. 11 Barney Cable, No. 19 Roy DeWitz, No. 27 Ralph Crosthwaite, No. 35 Hank Morano, No. 43 Shellie McMillon, No. 51 Ed Blair, No. 59 Jack Quiggle, No. 66 Harry Marske, No. 72 Pete Gaudin, No. 77 Herb Merritt, No. 81 Jim Dew
  • New York Knicks 10 No. 3 Mike Farmer, No. 4 Pete Brennan, No. 12 Joe Quigg, No. 20 John Lee, No. 28 Johnny Cox, No. 36 Don Lane, No. 44 Joe King, No. 52 Owen Lawson, No. 60 Milt Kane, No. 67 John McCarthy
  • Philadelphia Warriors 10 No. 5 Guy Rodgers, No. 13 Lloyd Sharrar, No. 21 Frank Howard, No. 29 Temple Tucker, No. 37 Don Ohl, No. 45 Bucky Allen, No. 53 Jay Norman, No. 61 Tom Brennan, No. 68 Nick Davis, No. 73 Larry Hedden
  • Syracuse Nationals 8 No. 6 Connie Dierking, No. 14 Hal Greer, No. 22 John Nacincik, No. 30 Tommy Kearns, No. 38 Fred Grim, No. 46 Jack Mimlitz, No. 54 Pete Tillotson, No. 62 Ruell Tucker
  • Boston Celtics 7 No. 8 Bennie Swain, No. 16 Jimmy Smith, No. 24 Jim Cunningham, No. 32 Dom Flora, No. 40 Gene Brown, No. 48 Dave Keleher, No. 56 Rudy Finderson

Colleges and programs represented

67 programs produced at least one selection in the 1958 draft.

  • Dayton3
  • Kentucky3
  • Temple3
  • UNC3
  • Bradley2
  • Cincinnati2
  • Duke2
  • Iowa State2
  • Kansas State2
  • Maryland2
  • Miami University2
  • Michigan State2
  • Morehead State University2
  • Ohio State2
  • Rockhurst University2
  • San Francisco2
  • Western Kentucky2
  • Alabama
  • Alabama State University
  • Arkansas
  • Brandeis University
  • Clemson
  • Coe College
  • Drake University
  • Florida
  • Fordham
  • Franciscan University of Steubenville
  • Fresno State
  • Gustavus Adolphus
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Lafayette College
  • Louisville
  • Loyola New Orleans
  • Marshall
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Murray State
  • Niagara University
  • North Dakota State University
  • Notre Dame
  • Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma City University
  • Oregon
  • Oregon State
  • Pitt
  • Point Loma Nazarene
  • Rice University
  • Saint Francis University
  • Saint Louis
  • Saint Peter's College
  • Seattle University
  • SMU
  • St. Francis College
  • Tennessee State
  • Tennessee Technological University
  • Texas Southern
  • Thomas More College
  • Utah
  • Villanova
  • Washington
  • Washington & Lee University
  • West Virginia
  • Western Michigan
  • Xavier
  • Yale

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