1959 NBA Draft Results
1959 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Bob Boozer to Cincinnati Royals.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 |  Cincinnati Royals | Bob Boozer | Kansas State |
| 2 |  Detroit Pistons | Bailey Howell | Mississippi State |
| 3 |  Philadelphia Warriors | Wilt Chamberlain | Kansas |
| 4 |  Minneapolis Lakers | Tom Hawkins | Notre Dame |
| 5 |  Syracuse Nationals | Dick Barnett | Tennessee State |
| 6 |  New York Knicks | Johnny Green | Michigan State |
| 7 |  St. Louis Hawks | Bob Ferry | Saint Louis |
| 8 |  Boston Celtics | John Richter | NC State |
| Round 2 | |||
| 9 | Detroit Pistons | Tom Robitaille | Rice University |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | Don Goldstein | Louisville |
| 11 | Philadelphia Warriors | Joe Ruklick | Northwestern |
| 12 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rudy LaRusso | Dartmouth College |
| 13 | Syracuse Nationals | Gene Tormohlen | Tennessee |
| 14 | St. Louis Hawks | Alan Seiden | St. John's |
| 15 | St. Louis Hawks | Cal Ramsey | NYU |
| 16 | Boston Celtics | Gene Guarilia | George Washington |
| Round 3 | |||
| 17 | Cincinnati Royals | Mike Mendenhall | Cincinnati |
| 18 | Detroit Pistons | Gary Alcorn | Fresno State |
| 19 | Philadelphia Warriors | Jim Hockaday | Memphis |
| 20 | Minneapolis Lakers | Bobby Smith | West Virginia |
| 21 | Syracuse Nationals | Jon Cincebox | Syracuse |
| 22 | New York Knicks | Bob Anderegg | Michigan State |
| 23 | St. Louis Hawks | Hank Stein | Xavier |
| 24 | Boston Celtics | Ralph Crosthwaite | Western Kentucky |
| Round 4 | |||
| 25 | Cincinnati Royals | Leo Byrd | Marshall |
| 26 | Detroit Pistons | George Lee | Michigan |
| 27 | Philadelphia Warriors | Ron Stevenson | TCU |
| 28 | Minneapolis Lakers | Wilson Eison | Purdue |
| 29 | Syracuse Nationals | Paul Neumann | Stanford |
| 30 | New York Knicks | Johnny Cox | Kentucky |
| 31 | St. Louis Hawks | Lee Harman | Oregon State |
| 32 | Boston Celtics | Ed Kazakavich | University of Scranton |
| Round 5 | |||
| 33 | Cincinnati Royals | Harry Kirchner | TCU |
| 34 | Detroit Pistons | Tony Windis | Wyoming |
| 35 | Philadelphia Warriors | Bill Telasky | George Washington |
| 36 | Minneapolis Lakers | Bobby Joe Mason | Bradley |
| 37 | Syracuse Nationals | Roger Taylor | Illinois |
| 38 | New York Knicks | Herb Busch | Virginia |
| 39 | St. Louis Hawks | Nick Mantis | Northwestern |
| 40 | Boston Celtics | Roy Lange | William & Mary |
| Round 6 | |||
| 41 | Cincinnati Royals | Don Hennon | Pitt |
| 42 | Detroit Pistons | Lou Jordan | Cornell |
| 43 | Philadelphia Warriors | Joe Spratt | Saint Joseph's |
| 44 | Minneapolis Lakers | Jim Henry | Vanderbilt |
| 45 | Syracuse Nationals | Bob Dalton | California |
| 46 | New York Knicks | Bucky McDonald | George Washington |
| 47 | St. Louis Hawks | Mike Moran | Marquette |
| 48 | Boston Celtics | Bob Cumings | Boston University |
| Round 7 | |||
| 49 | Cincinnati Royals | Dale Moore | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 50 | Detroit Pistons | Doug Smart | Washington |
| 51 | Philadelphia Warriors | Joe Ryan | Villanova |
| 52 | Minneapolis Lakers | Charley Grote | Georgetown College |
| 53 | Syracuse Nationals | Darnel Haney | Utah State University |
| 54 | New York Knicks | Russ Robinson | Missouri State |
| 55 | St. Louis Hawks | Orby Arnold | Memphis |
| Round 8 | |||
| 56 | Cincinnati Royals | Don Matuszak | Kansas State |
| 57 | Detroit Pistons | Chuck Curtis | Pacific Lutheran University |
| 58 | Philadelphia Warriors | Dave Gunther | Iowa |
| 59 | Minneapolis Lakers | Leon Hill | Texas Tech |
| 60 | New York Knicks | Walt Torrence | UCLA |
| 61 | St. Louis Hawks | Willie Merriweather | Purdue |
| Round 9 | |||
| 62 | Cincinnati Royals | Joe Billy McDade | Bradley |
| 63 | Detroit Pistons | Doyle Edmiston | Hardin-Simmons University |
| 64 | Philadelphia Warriors | Carl Belz | Princeton |
| 65 | Minneapolis Lakers | Jim Mudd | University of North Texas |
| 66 | New York Knicks | Jerry Shipp | Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
| 67 | St. Louis Hawks | Lou Pucillo | NC State |
| Round 10 | |||
| 68 | Cincinnati Royals | Joe Viviano | Xavier |
| 69 | Detroit Pistons | Bruno Boin | Washington |
| 70 | Philadelphia Warriors | Tommy Sellari | Lenoir-Rhyne College |
| 71 | Minneapolis Lakers | Roger Johnson | Minnesota |
| 72 | New York Knicks | Paul Wilcox | Davis & Elkins College |
| 73 | St. Louis Hawks | Ron Loneski | Kansas |
| Round 11 | |||
| 74 | Cincinnati Royals | Charlie Brown | Seattle University |
| 75 | Detroit Pistons | M. C. Burton | Michigan |
| 76 | Philadelphia Warriors | Phil Warren | Northwestern |
| 77 | Minneapolis Lakers | Jack Evens | Lake Superior State University |
| 78 | New York Knicks | Paul Benes | Hope College |
| 79 | St. Louis Hawks | John Barnhill | Tennessee State |
| Round 12 | |||
| 80 | Cincinnati Royals | Roger Wendel | Tulsa |
| 81 | Minneapolis Lakers | Vern Baggenstoss | St. Cloud State University |
| 82 | New York Knicks | Ed Blair | Western Michigan |
| Round 13 | |||
| 83 | Minneapolis Lakers | Dwayne Smith | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 84 | New York Knicks | John Nicoll | BYU |
| Round 14 | |||
| 85 | New York Knicks | Jack Israel | Missouri State |