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1961 NBA Draft Results

1961 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Walt Bellamy to Chicago Packers.

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Round 1
1 Chicago Packers Walt Bellamy Indiana
2 New York Knicks Tom Stith St. Bonaventure
3 Cincinnati Royals Larry Siegfried Ohio State
4 Detroit Pistons Ray Scott University of Portland
5 Los Angeles Lakers Wayne Yates Memphis
6 Syracuse Nationals Ben Warley Tennessee State
7 Philadelphia Warriors Tom Meschery Saint Mary's
8 St. Louis Hawks Cleo Hill Winston-Salem State
9 Boston Celtics Gary Phillips Houston
Round 2
10 Chicago Packers Jack Turner Louisville
11 Chicago Packers Jerry Graves Mississippi State
12 Chicago Packers York Larese UNC
13 Chicago Packers Don Kojis Marquette
14 Chicago Packers Doug Moe UNC
15 New York Knicks Whitey Martin St. Bonaventure
16 Cincinnati Royals Bob Wiesenhahn Cincinnati
17 Detroit Pistons Johnny Egan Providence
18 Los Angeles Lakers Fred Sawyer Louisville
19 Syracuse Nationals Chris Smith Virginia Tech
20 Philadelphia Warriors Ted Luckenbill Houston
21 St. Louis Hawks Ron Horn Indiana
22 Boston Celtics Al Butler Niagara University
23 Chicago Packers Jeff Cohen William & Mary
Round 3
24 New York Knicks Tony Jackson St. John's
25 Cincinnati Royals Bevo Nordmann Saint Louis
26 Detroit Pistons Doug Kistler Duke
27 Los Angeles Lakers Frank Burgess Gonzaga
28 Syracuse Nationals Chuck Osborne Western Kentucky
29 Philadelphia Warriors Jack Egan Saint Joseph's
30 St. Louis Hawks Tom Chilton East Tennessee State University
31 Boston Celtics Bill Depp Vanderbilt
32 Chicago Packers Bill Bridges Kansas
Round 4
33 New York Knicks George Blaney Holy Cross
34 Cincinnati Royals Lowery Kirk Memphis
35 Detroit Pistons George Finley Tennessee State
36 Los Angeles Lakers Charles Henke Missouri
37 Syracuse Nationals Hank Whitney Iowa State
38 Philadelphia Warriors John Tidwell Michigan
39 St. Louis Hawks Gus Guydon Drake University
40 Boston Celtics Carl Cole Eastern Kentucky University
41 Chicago Packers Roger Kaiser Georgia Tech
Round 5
42 New York Knicks Bill Smith Saint Peter's College
43 Cincinnati Royals Rossie Johnson Tennessee State
44 Detroit Pistons Danny Doyle Belmont Abbey College
45 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Lickert Kentucky
46 Syracuse Nationals Don Jacobsen South Dakota State
47 Philadelphia Warriors Bruce Spraggins Virginia Union University
48 St. Louis Hawks John Berberich UCLA
49 Boston Celtics Bob DiStefano NC State
50 Chicago Packers Howie Carl DePaul
Round 6
51 New York Knicks Cleveland Buckner Jackson State University
52 Cincinnati Royals Bob Slobodnik Duquesne
53 Detroit Pistons Lee Patrone West Virginia
54 Los Angeles Lakers Bill McClintock California
55 Syracuse Nationals Billy Joe Price New Mexico State
56 Philadelphia Warriors Dick Goldberg Southern Miss
57 St. Louis Hawks Bob McDonald Maryland
58 Boston Celtics Ned Twyman Duquesne
59 Chicago Packers Dave Voss Tulsa
Round 7
60 New York Knicks Donnie Butcher Pikeville College
61 Cincinnati Royals Dave Zeller Miami University
62 Detroit Pistons Bert Price Wittenberg University
63 Los Angeles Lakers Albert Almanza Texas
64 Syracuse Nationals Roger Newman Kentucky
65 Philadelphia Warriors Charley McNeil Maryland
66 St. Louis Hawks Charles Riley Winston-Salem State
67 Boston Celtics Mel Klein Northern State University
68 Chicago Packers Ron Heller Wichita State
Round 8
69 New York Knicks Cedric Price Kansas State
70 Cincinnati Royals Gerry Thelen Thomas More College
71 Detroit Pistons Walter Ward Hampton
72 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Ellis UCLA
73 Syracuse Nationals Dave Mills Seattle University
74 Philadelphia Warriors Larry Swift Truman State University
75 St. Louis Hawks Gene Velloff Doane University
76 Chicago Packers John Wessels Illinois
Round 9
77 New York Knicks Charlie Bowerman Wabash College
78 Cincinnati Royals Larry Kruger Ohio University
79 Detroit Pistons Peter Baltic Penn State
80 Los Angeles Lakers Karl Anderson Oregon State
81 Syracuse Nationals Rex Tippitt Grambling State University
82 St. Louis Hawks Herbert Gray North Carolina A&T
83 Chicago Packers Steve Strange SMU
Round 10
84 New York Knicks Ron Dibelius UW-Milwaukee
85 Cincinnati Royals Jack Waters Ole Miss
86 Detroit Pistons Wayne Monson Northern Michigan University
87 Los Angeles Lakers Fred Williams Allan Hancock College
88 Syracuse Nationals Pete Chudy Syracuse
89 Philadelphia Warriors Leo Hill UCLA
90 St. Louis Hawks Tom Faszholz Concordia Seminary
91 Chicago Packers Larry Comley Kansas State
Round 11
92 New York Knicks Kevin Loughery St. John's
93 Cincinnati Royals Carl Short Newberry College
94 Detroit Pistons Richard Kraft State University of New York at Brockport
95 Los Angeles Lakers Howard Hurt Duke
96 Syracuse Nationals Charles Sammons LeMoyne College
97 Philadelphia Warriors Corky Withrow Georgetown College
98 St. Louis Hawks Dick Kepley UNC
Round 12
99 New York Knicks Earl Shultz California
100 Cincinnati Royals George Patterson Toledo
101 St. Louis Hawks Jackie Crawford Centenary (LA)
Round 13
102 New York Knicks Ned Jennings Kentucky
103 Cincinnati Royals Clair McRoberts Monmouth University
104 St. Louis Hawks Howard Stacey Louisville
Round 14
105 New York Knicks Bill Engesser USC
106 Cincinnati Royals Carl Bouldin Cincinnati
Round 15
107 New York Knicks Vince Kempton Saint Joseph's