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1960 NBA Draft Results

1960 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Oscar Robertson to Cincinnati Royals.

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The 1960 NBA Draft produced 101 selections across 21 rounds, with 8 franchises making at least one pick. Cincinnati Royals held the first overall selection and took Oscar Robertson out of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Royals made the most selections that year with 21. 80 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Kentucky with 4 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 Cincinnati Royals Oscar Robertson Cincinnati
2 Los Angeles Lakers Jerry West West Virginia
3 New York Knicks Darrall Imhoff California
4 Detroit Pistons Jackie Moreland Louisiana Tech
5 Syracuse Nationals Lee Shaffer UNC
6 St. Louis Hawks Lenny Wilkens Providence
7 Philadelphia Warriors Al Bunge Maryland
8 Boston Celtics Tom Sanders NYU
Round 2
9 Cincinnati Royals Jay Arnette Texas
10 New York Knicks Dave Budd Wake Forest
11 New York Knicks Kelly Coleman Kentucky Wesleyan College
12 Detroit Pistons Ron Johnson Minnesota
13 Syracuse Nationals Wilbur Trosch Saint Francis University
14 St. Louis Hawks Frank Radovich Indiana
15 Philadelphia Warriors Pickles Kennedy Temple
16 Boston Celtics Leroy Wright University of the Pacific
Round 3
17 Cincinnati Royals Ralph Davis Cincinnati
18 Los Angeles Lakers Jim Hagan Tennessee Technological University
19 New York Knicks Bob McNeill Saint Joseph's
20 Detroit Pistons Frank Case Dayton
21 Syracuse Nationals Joe Roberts Ohio State
22 St. Louis Hawks Fred LaCour San Francisco
23 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Mealy Manhattan University
24 Boston Celtics Mike Graney Notre Dame
Round 4
25 Cincinnati Royals Dalen Showalter Tennessee
26 Los Angeles Lakers Wally Frank Kansas State
27 Los Angeles Lakers Ben Warley Tennessee State
28 Detroit Pistons Ken Remley West Virginia Wesleyan College
29 Syracuse Nationals Carl Cole Eastern Kentucky University
30 St. Louis Hawks Horace Walker Michigan State
31 Philadelphia Warriors Charley Sharp Texas State University
32 Boston Celtics Sid Cohen Kentucky
Round 5
33 Cincinnati Royals Don Ogorek Seattle University
34 Los Angeles Lakers George Farley Cornell
35 New York Knicks Charley McNeil Maryland
36 Detroit Pistons Willie Jones Northwestern
37 Syracuse Nationals Jim Mudd University of North Texas
38 St. Louis Hawks Jimmy Darrow Bowling Green
39 Philadelphia Warriors Al Attles North Carolina A&T
40 Boston Celtics Wayne Lawrence Texas A&M
Round 6
41 Cincinnati Royals Bobby Joe Mason Bradley
42 Los Angeles Lakers Bobby Goodall Tulsa
43 New York Knicks David Denton Georgia Tech
44 Detroit Pistons Bill Lowry Christian Brothers University
45 Syracuse Nationals Herschell Turner Nebraska
46 St. Louis Hawks York Larese UNC
47 Philadelphia Warriors Jim Brangan Princeton
48 Boston Celtics Roger Newman Kentucky
Round 7
49 Cincinnati Royals Frank Sobrero Santa Clara
50 Los Angeles Lakers Howie Jolliff Ohio University
51 New York Knicks Dick Doughty California
52 Detroit Pistons Doug Moe UNC
53 Syracuse Nationals Bennie Coffman Kentucky
54 St. Louis Hawks Bob Sims Pepperdine
55 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Clarke Saint Joseph's
Round 8
56 Cincinnati Royals Sam Stith St. Bonaventure
57 Los Angeles Lakers John Werhas USC
58 New York Knicks George Price Memphis
59 Detroit Pistons Mike Yugovich Youngstown State University
60 Syracuse Nationals Dick Lynch LeMoyne College
61 St. Louis Hawks Don Curry Southern Miss
62 Philadelphia Warriors George Raveling Villanova
Round 9
63 Cincinnati Royals Al Nealey Arizona State
64 Los Angeles Lakers Jean-Claude Lefebvre Gonzaga
65 New York Knicks Tony Davis Hawaii
66 Detroit Pistons Martin Holland Kentucky Wesleyan College
67 Syracuse Nationals Bernie Finlay San Diego State
68 St. Louis Hawks Bob Castaneda Rockhurst University
69 Philadelphia Warriors Joe Gallo Saint Joseph's
Round 10
70 Cincinnati Royals Lon Sizemore West Virginia Tech
71 Los Angeles Lakers Dick Harvey Creighton
72 New York Knicks Walter Mangham Marquette
73 Detroit Pistons Joe Kennelly Dayton
74 St. Louis Hawks Americus John-Lewis Iowa
Round 11
75 Cincinnati Royals Dennis Boone Regis University
76 Los Angeles Lakers Sterling Forbes Pepperdine
77 New York Knicks Howard Willis Grambling State University
78 Detroit Pistons Mel Peterson Wheaton College
79 St. Louis Hawks Dick Davies LSU
Round 12
80 Cincinnati Royals Ron Altenberg Cornell College
81 Los Angeles Lakers Wil Jones American University
82 New York Knicks Henry Hart Auburn
83 Detroit Pistons John Dobbert Wheaton College
84 St. Louis Hawks Bob Wilkinson Indiana
Round 13
85 Cincinnati Royals John Milhoan Marshall
86 New York Knicks Dick Furry Ohio State
87 St. Louis Hawks Ed Smallwood University of Evansville
88 Detroit Pistons Lee Hopfenspirger Hamline University
Round 14
89 Cincinnati Royals Larry Chanay Montana State
90 New York Knicks Jim Hanna USC
Round 15
91 Cincinnati Royals Ducky Potter Moravian College
92 New York Knicks Jerry Bechtle Maryland
Round 16
93 Cincinnati Royals Gene Jordan Northwest Missouri State University
94 New York Knicks Jerry Schofield Utah State University
Round 17
95 Cincinnati Royals Ernie McCray Arizona
96 New York Knicks Tandy Gillis California
Round 18
97 Cincinnati Royals Don Mills Kentucky
98 New York Knicks George Krajack Clemson
Round 19
99 Cincinnati Royals Larry Willey Cincinnati
Round 20
100 Cincinnati Royals Tony Wilcox Wittenberg University
Round 21
101 Cincinnati Royals Jim McDonald West Virginia Wesleyan College

Selections by franchise

The same 101 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1960.

  • Cincinnati Royals 21 No. 1 Oscar Robertson, No. 9 Jay Arnette, No. 17 Ralph Davis, No. 25 Dalen Showalter, No. 33 Don Ogorek, No. 41 Bobby Joe Mason, No. 49 Frank Sobrero, No. 56 Sam Stith, No. 63 Al Nealey, No. 70 Lon Sizemore, No. 75 Dennis Boone, No. 80 Ron Altenberg, No. 85 John Milhoan, No. 89 Larry Chanay, No. 91 Ducky Potter, No. 93 Gene Jordan, No. 95 Ernie McCray, No. 97 Don Mills, No. 99 Larry Willey, No. 100 Tony Wilcox, No. 101 Jim McDonald
  • New York Knicks 18 No. 3 Darrall Imhoff, No. 10 Dave Budd, No. 11 Kelly Coleman, No. 19 Bob McNeill, No. 35 Charley McNeil, No. 43 David Denton, No. 51 Dick Doughty, No. 58 George Price, No. 65 Tony Davis, No. 72 Walter Mangham, No. 77 Howard Willis, No. 82 Henry Hart, No. 86 Dick Furry, No. 90 Jim Hanna, No. 92 Jerry Bechtle, No. 94 Jerry Schofield, No. 96 Tandy Gillis, No. 98 George Krajack
  • Detroit Pistons 13 No. 4 Jackie Moreland, No. 12 Ron Johnson, No. 20 Frank Case, No. 28 Ken Remley, No. 36 Willie Jones, No. 44 Bill Lowry, No. 52 Doug Moe, No. 59 Mike Yugovich, No. 66 Martin Holland, No. 73 Joe Kennelly, No. 78 Mel Peterson, No. 83 John Dobbert, No. 88 Lee Hopfenspirger
  • St. Louis Hawks 13 No. 6 Lenny Wilkens, No. 14 Frank Radovich, No. 22 Fred LaCour, No. 30 Horace Walker, No. 38 Jimmy Darrow, No. 46 York Larese, No. 54 Bob Sims, No. 61 Don Curry, No. 68 Bob Castaneda, No. 74 Americus John-Lewis, No. 79 Dick Davies, No. 84 Bob Wilkinson, No. 87 Ed Smallwood
  • Los Angeles Lakers 12 No. 2 Jerry West, No. 18 Jim Hagan, No. 26 Wally Frank, No. 27 Ben Warley, No. 34 George Farley, No. 42 Bobby Goodall, No. 50 Howie Jolliff, No. 57 John Werhas, No. 64 Jean-Claude Lefebvre, No. 71 Dick Harvey, No. 76 Sterling Forbes, No. 81 Wil Jones
  • Philadelphia Warriors 9 No. 7 Al Bunge, No. 15 Pickles Kennedy, No. 23 Bob Mealy, No. 31 Charley Sharp, No. 39 Al Attles, No. 47 Jim Brangan, No. 55 Bob Clarke, No. 62 George Raveling, No. 69 Joe Gallo
  • Syracuse Nationals 9 No. 5 Lee Shaffer, No. 13 Wilbur Trosch, No. 21 Joe Roberts, No. 29 Carl Cole, No. 37 Jim Mudd, No. 45 Herschell Turner, No. 53 Bennie Coffman, No. 60 Dick Lynch, No. 67 Bernie Finlay
  • Boston Celtics 6 No. 8 Tom Sanders, No. 16 Leroy Wright, No. 24 Mike Graney, No. 32 Sid Cohen, No. 40 Wayne Lawrence, No. 48 Roger Newman

Colleges and programs represented

80 programs produced at least one selection in the 1960 draft.

  • Kentucky4
  • California3
  • Cincinnati3
  • Maryland3
  • Saint Joseph's3
  • UNC3
  • Dayton2
  • Indiana2
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College2
  • Ohio State2
  • Pepperdine2
  • USC2
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College2
  • Wheaton College2
  • American University
  • Arizona
  • Arizona State
  • Auburn
  • Bowling Green
  • Bradley
  • Christian Brothers University
  • Clemson
  • Cornell
  • Cornell College
  • Creighton
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • Georgia Tech
  • Gonzaga
  • Grambling State University
  • Hamline University
  • Hawaii
  • Iowa
  • Kansas State
  • LeMoyne College
  • Louisiana Tech
  • LSU
  • Manhattan University
  • Marquette
  • Marshall
  • Memphis
  • Michigan State
  • Minnesota
  • Montana State
  • Moravian College
  • Nebraska
  • North Carolina A&T
  • Northwest Missouri State University
  • Northwestern
  • Notre Dame
  • NYU
  • Ohio University
  • Princeton
  • Providence
  • Regis University
  • Rockhurst University
  • Saint Francis University
  • San Diego State
  • San Francisco
  • Santa Clara
  • Seattle University
  • Southern Miss
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Temple
  • Tennessee
  • Tennessee State
  • Tennessee Technological University
  • Texas
  • Texas A&M
  • Texas State University
  • Tulsa
  • University of Evansville
  • University of North Texas
  • University of the Pacific
  • Utah State University
  • Villanova
  • Wake Forest
  • West Virginia
  • West Virginia Tech
  • Wittenberg University
  • Youngstown State University

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