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1962 NBA Draft Results

1962 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Billy McGill to Chicago Zephyrs.

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The 1962 NBA Draft produced 102 selections across 16 rounds, with 9 franchises making at least one pick. Chicago Zephyrs held the first overall selection and took Billy McGill out of Utah.

St. Louis Hawks made the most selections that year with 17. 82 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Ohio State with 3 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 Chicago Zephyrs Billy McGill Utah
2 New York Knicks Paul Hogue Cincinnati
3 St. Louis Hawks Zelmo Beaty Prairie View A&M University
4 Detroit Pistons Dave DeBusschere Detroit Mercy
5 Syracuse Nationals Len Chappell Wake Forest
6 Cincinnati Royals Jerry Lucas Ohio State
7 San Francisco Warriors Wayne Hightower Kansas
8 Los Angeles Lakers Leroy Ellis St. John's
9 Boston Celtics John Havlicek Ohio State
Round 2
10 Chicago Zephyrs Terry Dischinger Purdue
11 New York Knicks John Rudometkin USC
12 St. Louis Hawks Bob Duffy Colgate
13 Detroit Pistons Kevin Loughery St. John's
14 Syracuse Nationals Chet Walker Bradley
15 Cincinnati Royals Bud Olsen Louisville
16 San Francisco Warriors Hubie White Villanova
17 Los Angeles Lakers Gene Wiley Wichita State
18 Boston Celtics Jack Foley Holy Cross
Round 3
19 Chicago Zephyrs Don Nelson Iowa
20 New York Knicks Bobby Rascoe Western Kentucky
21 St. Louis Hawks Charlie Hardnett Grambling State University
22 Detroit Pistons Harold Hudgens Texas Tech
23 Syracuse Nationals Porter Meriwether Tennessee State
24 Cincinnati Royals Chris Appel USC
25 San Francisco Warriors Dave Fedor Florida State
26 Los Angeles Lakers John Green UCLA
27 Boston Celtics Jim Hadnot Providence
Round 4
28 St. Louis Hawks Chico Vaughn Southern Illinois
29 New York Knicks Cliff Luyk Florida
30 St. Louis Hawks Jerry Grote Loyola Marymount
31 Detroit Pistons Reggie Harding None listed
32 Syracuse Nationals Bob McCully St. Bonaventure
33 Cincinnati Royals Jack Thobe Xavier
34 San Francisco Warriors Garry Roggenburk Dayton
35 Los Angeles Lakers Jan Loudermilk SMU
36 Boston Celtics Roger Strickland Jacksonville University
Round 5
37 Chicago Zephyrs Cornell Green Utah State University
38 New York Knicks Bob Burgess Marshall
39 St. Louis Hawks Tom Hatton Dayton
40 Detroit Pistons Lindberg Moody South Carolina
41 Syracuse Nationals John Windsor Stanford
42 Cincinnati Royals Mike Wroblewski Kansas State
43 San Francisco Warriors Jack Jackson Virginia Union University
44 Los Angeles Lakers Art Whisnant South Carolina
45 Boston Celtics Gary Daniels The Citadel
Round 6
46 Chicago Zephyrs Bill Hanson Washington
47 New York Knicks Ken Stanley University of the Pacific
48 St. Louis Hawks Jay Carty Oregon State
49 Detroit Pistons Ed Noe Morehead State University
50 Syracuse Nationals Lanny Van Eman Wichita State
51 Cincinnati Royals Jerry Foster Drake University
52 San Francisco Warriors Jim Hudock UNC
53 Los Angeles Lakers Bucky Keller Virginia Tech
54 Boston Celtics Jim Hooley Boston College
Round 7
55 Chicago Zephyrs Jack Ardon Tulane
56 New York Knicks Richie Swartz Hofstra
57 St. Louis Hawks Bob McAteer La Salle
58 Detroit Pistons John Bradley Lawrence University
59 Syracuse Nationals Bob Sharpenter Georgetown
60 Cincinnati Royals Gary Cunningham UCLA
61 San Francisco Warriors Howie Montgomery University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
62 Boston Celtics Clyde Arnold Duquesne
Round 8
63 Chicago Zephyrs Larry Pursiful Kentucky
64 New York Knicks Warren Fouts Oklahoma
65 St. Louis Hawks Terry Ball Washington State
66 Detroit Pistons Mike Rice Duquesne
67 Syracuse Nationals Jerry Harkness Loyola Chicago
68 Cincinnati Royals Ed Bento Loyola Marymount
69 San Francisco Warriors Bill Kirvin Xavier
70 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Garner University of Portland
71 Boston Celtics Chuck Chevalier Boston College
Round 9
72 Chicago Zephyrs Carroll Broussard Texas A&M
73 New York Knicks Paul Benec Duquesne
74 St. Louis Hawks Marvin Trotman Elizabeth City State University
75 Detroit Pistons Bill Nelson Hamline University
76 Syracuse Nationals Vince Brewer Iowa State
77 Cincinnati Royals Chris Jones Carson-Newman College
78 San Francisco Warriors Tom Kieffer Saint Louis
79 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Mattson Minnesota
80 Boston Celtics Mike Cingiser Brown University
Round 10
81 Chicago Zephyrs Pete Campbell Princeton
82 New York Knicks Ralph Richardson Eastern Kentucky University
83 St. Louis Hawks Charlie Sells Washington State
84 Detroit Pistons Glenn Moore Oregon
85 Cincinnati Royals George Knighton New Mexico State
86 San Francisco Warriors Ken McComb UNC
Round 11
87 Chicago Zephyrs Jeff Slade Kenyon College
88 New York Knicks Ed Mazria Pratt Institute
89 St. Louis Hawks Tom Chappelle University of Maine
90 Cincinnati Royals Frank Pinchback Xavier
91 San Francisco Warriors Donnie Walsh UNC
Round 12
92 Chicago Zephyrs Mel Nowell Ohio State
93 St. Louis Hawks John Caveny LeMoyne College
94 San Francisco Warriors Charles Warren Oregon
Round 13
95 Chicago Zephyrs Tom Kennedy Lewis (IL)
96 St. Louis Hawks Jerry Carlton Arkansas
Round 14
97 Chicago Zephyrs Bob Mahland Williams
98 St. Louis Hawks Wilky Gilmore Colorado
Round 15
99 Chicago Zephyrs Pat McKenzie Kansas State
100 St. Louis Hawks Dave Ricereto Rhode Island
Round 16
101 Chicago Zephyrs Norman Majors Rockhurst University
102 St. Louis Hawks Rally Rounsaville California Institute of Technology

Selections by franchise

The same 102 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1962.

  • St. Louis Hawks 17 No. 3 Zelmo Beaty, No. 12 Bob Duffy, No. 21 Charlie Hardnett, No. 28 Chico Vaughn, No. 30 Jerry Grote, No. 39 Tom Hatton, No. 48 Jay Carty, No. 57 Bob McAteer, No. 65 Terry Ball, No. 74 Marvin Trotman, No. 83 Charlie Sells, No. 89 Tom Chappelle, No. 93 John Caveny, No. 96 Jerry Carlton, No. 98 Wilky Gilmore, No. 100 Dave Ricereto, No. 102 Rally Rounsaville
  • Chicago Zephyrs 15 No. 1 Billy McGill, No. 10 Terry Dischinger, No. 19 Don Nelson, No. 37 Cornell Green, No. 46 Bill Hanson, No. 55 Jack Ardon, No. 63 Larry Pursiful, No. 72 Carroll Broussard, No. 81 Pete Campbell, No. 87 Jeff Slade, No. 92 Mel Nowell, No. 95 Tom Kennedy, No. 97 Bob Mahland, No. 99 Pat McKenzie, No. 101 Norman Majors
  • San Francisco Warriors 12 No. 7 Wayne Hightower, No. 16 Hubie White, No. 25 Dave Fedor, No. 34 Garry Roggenburk, No. 43 Jack Jackson, No. 52 Jim Hudock, No. 61 Howie Montgomery, No. 69 Bill Kirvin, No. 78 Tom Kieffer, No. 86 Ken McComb, No. 91 Donnie Walsh, No. 94 Charles Warren
  • Cincinnati Royals 11 No. 6 Jerry Lucas, No. 15 Bud Olsen, No. 24 Chris Appel, No. 33 Jack Thobe, No. 42 Mike Wroblewski, No. 51 Jerry Foster, No. 60 Gary Cunningham, No. 68 Ed Bento, No. 77 Chris Jones, No. 85 George Knighton, No. 90 Frank Pinchback
  • New York Knicks 11 No. 2 Paul Hogue, No. 11 John Rudometkin, No. 20 Bobby Rascoe, No. 29 Cliff Luyk, No. 38 Bob Burgess, No. 47 Ken Stanley, No. 56 Richie Swartz, No. 64 Warren Fouts, No. 73 Paul Benec, No. 82 Ralph Richardson, No. 88 Ed Mazria
  • Detroit Pistons 10 No. 4 Dave DeBusschere, No. 13 Kevin Loughery, No. 22 Harold Hudgens, No. 31 Reggie Harding, No. 40 Lindberg Moody, No. 49 Ed Noe, No. 58 John Bradley, No. 66 Mike Rice, No. 75 Bill Nelson, No. 84 Glenn Moore
  • Boston Celtics 9 No. 9 John Havlicek, No. 18 Jack Foley, No. 27 Jim Hadnot, No. 36 Roger Strickland, No. 45 Gary Daniels, No. 54 Jim Hooley, No. 62 Clyde Arnold, No. 71 Chuck Chevalier, No. 80 Mike Cingiser
  • Syracuse Nationals 9 No. 5 Len Chappell, No. 14 Chet Walker, No. 23 Porter Meriwether, No. 32 Bob McCully, No. 41 John Windsor, No. 50 Lanny Van Eman, No. 59 Bob Sharpenter, No. 67 Jerry Harkness, No. 76 Vince Brewer
  • Los Angeles Lakers 8 No. 8 Leroy Ellis, No. 17 Gene Wiley, No. 26 John Green, No. 35 Jan Loudermilk, No. 44 Art Whisnant, No. 53 Bucky Keller, No. 70 Bill Garner, No. 79 Bill Mattson

Colleges and programs represented

82 programs produced at least one selection in the 1962 draft.

  • Duquesne3
  • Ohio State3
  • UNC3
  • Xavier3
  • Boston College2
  • Dayton2
  • Kansas State2
  • Loyola Marymount2
  • Oregon2
  • South Carolina2
  • St. John's2
  • UCLA2
  • USC2
  • Washington State2
  • Wichita State2
  • Arkansas
  • Bradley
  • Brown University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Carson-Newman College
  • Cincinnati
  • Colgate
  • Colorado
  • Detroit Mercy
  • Drake University
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • Elizabeth City State University
  • Florida
  • Florida State
  • Georgetown
  • Grambling State University
  • Hamline University
  • Hofstra
  • Holy Cross
  • Iowa
  • Iowa State
  • Jacksonville University
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Kenyon College
  • La Salle
  • Lawrence University
  • LeMoyne College
  • Lewis (IL)
  • Louisville
  • Loyola Chicago
  • Marshall
  • Minnesota
  • Morehead State University
  • New Mexico State
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon State
  • Prairie View A&M University
  • Pratt Institute
  • Princeton
  • Providence
  • Purdue
  • Rhode Island
  • Rockhurst University
  • Saint Louis
  • SMU
  • Southern Illinois
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Stanford
  • Tennessee State
  • Texas A&M
  • Texas Tech
  • The Citadel
  • Tulane
  • University of Maine
  • University of Portland
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • University of the Pacific
  • Utah
  • Utah State University
  • Villanova
  • Virginia Tech
  • Virginia Union University
  • Wake Forest
  • Washington
  • Western Kentucky
  • Williams

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