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1963 NBA Draft Results

1963 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Art Heyman to New York Knicks.

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The 1963 NBA Draft produced 84 selections across 15 rounds, with 9 franchises making at least one pick. New York Knicks held the first overall selection and took Art Heyman out of Duke.

New York Knicks made the most selections that year with 15. 68 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Illinois with 3 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 New York Knicks Art Heyman Duke
2 Baltimore Bullets Rod Thorn West Virginia
3 San Francisco Warriors Nate Thurmond Bowling Green
4 Detroit Pistons Eddie Miles Seattle University
5 Cincinnati Royals Tom Thacker Cincinnati
6 St. Louis Hawks Gerry Ward Boston College
7 Philadelphia 76ers Tom Hoover Villanova
8 Los Angeles Lakers Roger Strickland Jacksonville University
9 Boston Celtics Bill Green Colorado State
Round 2
10 New York Knicks Jerry Harkness Loyola Chicago
11 Baltimore Bullets Gus Johnson Idaho
12 San Francisco Warriors Gary Hill Oklahoma City University
13 Detroit Pistons Jerry Smith Furman University
14 Los Angeles Lakers Jim King Tulsa
15 St. Louis Hawks Leland Mitchell Mississippi State
16 Philadelphia 76ers Hershell West Grambling State University
17 Los Angeles Lakers Mel Gibson Western Carolina University
18 St. Louis Hawks Ken Saylors Arkansas Tech University
Round 3
19 New York Knicks Bill O'Connor Canisius
20 Baltimore Bullets Tom Bolyard Indiana
21 San Francisco Warriors Steve Gray Saint Mary's
22 Detroit Pistons Mike McCoy Miami (FL)
23 Cincinnati Royals Jimmy Rayl Indiana
24 St. Louis Hawks Bill Burwell Illinois
25 Philadelphia 76ers Jerry Greenspan Maryland
26 Los Angeles Lakers Lyle Harger Houston
27 Boston Celtics Chuck Kriston Valparaiso
Round 4
28 New York Knicks Nate Cloud University of Delaware
29 Baltimore Bullets Nolen Ellison Kansas
30 San Francisco Warriors Dave Downey Illinois
31 Detroit Pistons Dave Erickson Marquette
32 Cincinnati Royals Ken Charlton Colorado
33 St. Louis Hawks Waite Bellamy Florida A&M
34 Philadelphia 76ers Ray Flynn Providence
35 Los Angeles Lakers Layton Johns Auburn
36 Boston Celtics Connie McGuire Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Round 5
37 New York Knicks Joe McDermott Belmont Abbey College
38 Baltimore Bullets Ron Glaser Marquette
39 San Francisco Warriors Don Turner Southwestern College
40 Detroit Pistons Bill Small Illinois
41 Cincinnati Royals Mack Herndon Bradley
42 St. Louis Hawks Tony Yates Cincinnati
43 Philadelphia 76ers Tony Cerkvenik Arizona State
44 Los Angeles Lakers Larry Jones Toledo
45 Boston Celtics Red Stroud Mississippi State
Round 6
46 New York Knicks Jim Kerwin Tulane
47 Baltimore Bullets Ken Siebel Wisconsin
48 San Francisco Warriors Gene Shields Santa Clara
49 Detroit Pistons Reggie Harding None listed
50 Cincinnati Royals Jim McCormick West Virginia
51 St. Louis Hawks Al Santio Maryland
52 Philadelphia 76ers Vince Brewer Iowa State
53 Los Angeles Lakers Warren Sallade Westminster College of Pennsylvania
54 Boston Celtics Vinnie Ernst Providence
Round 7
55 New York Knicks Bob Woollard Wake Forest
56 Baltimore Bullets Larry Brown UNC
57 San Francisco Warriors Don Clemetson Stanford
58 Detroit Pistons Ira Harge New Mexico
59 Cincinnati Royals Hunter Beckman Memphis
60 St. Louis Hawks Ken Rohloff NC State
61 Philadelphia 76ers Bill Brown Howard Payne University
62 Los Angeles Lakers Gordie Martin USC
63 Boston Celtics Herb Magee Philadelphia University
Round 8
64 New York Knicks Freddie Crawford St. Bonaventure
65 Baltimore Bullets Rich Froistad Iowa State
66 San Francisco Warriors Harry Dinnel Pepperdine
67 Detroit Pistons Gary Silc Northern Michigan University
68 St. Louis Hawks Harold Ray Strother Texas A&M
Round 9
69 New York Knicks Ray Cronk Lakeland College
70 Baltimore Bullets Ron Jackson Wisconsin
71 San Francisco Warriors Chuck White Idaho
72 Detroit Pistons Ernie Dunston Seattle University
73 St. Louis Hawks Frank Davis Oklahoma Christian University
Round 10
74 New York Knicks Gerald Glur Furman University
75 Baltimore Bullets M. C. Thompson DePaul
76 St. Louis Hawks Carl Ritter SE Missouri State
Round 11
77 New York Knicks Orb Bowling Tennessee
78 St. Louis Hawks Marv Straw Iowa State
Round 12
79 New York Knicks Bob Walters Baldwin-Wallace College
80 St. Louis Hawks Hugh Evans North Carolina A&T
Round 13
81 New York Knicks Jerry Szachara Cornell
82 St. Louis Hawks Gary McFarland Central Missouri State University
Round 14
83 New York Knicks Bill Raftery La Salle
Round 15
84 New York Knicks Ron Pickett Eastern Kentucky University

Selections by franchise

The same 84 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1963.

  • New York Knicks 15 No. 1 Art Heyman, No. 10 Jerry Harkness, No. 19 Bill O'Connor, No. 28 Nate Cloud, No. 37 Joe McDermott, No. 46 Jim Kerwin, No. 55 Bob Woollard, No. 64 Freddie Crawford, No. 69 Ray Cronk, No. 74 Gerald Glur, No. 77 Orb Bowling, No. 79 Bob Walters, No. 81 Jerry Szachara, No. 83 Bill Raftery, No. 84 Ron Pickett
  • St. Louis Hawks 14 No. 6 Gerry Ward, No. 15 Leland Mitchell, No. 18 Ken Saylors, No. 24 Bill Burwell, No. 33 Waite Bellamy, No. 42 Tony Yates, No. 51 Al Santio, No. 60 Ken Rohloff, No. 68 Harold Ray Strother, No. 73 Frank Davis, No. 76 Carl Ritter, No. 78 Marv Straw, No. 80 Hugh Evans, No. 82 Gary McFarland
  • Baltimore Bullets 10 No. 2 Rod Thorn, No. 11 Gus Johnson, No. 20 Tom Bolyard, No. 29 Nolen Ellison, No. 38 Ron Glaser, No. 47 Ken Siebel, No. 56 Larry Brown, No. 65 Rich Froistad, No. 70 Ron Jackson, No. 75 M. C. Thompson
  • Detroit Pistons 9 No. 4 Eddie Miles, No. 13 Jerry Smith, No. 22 Mike McCoy, No. 31 Dave Erickson, No. 40 Bill Small, No. 49 Reggie Harding, No. 58 Ira Harge, No. 67 Gary Silc, No. 72 Ernie Dunston
  • San Francisco Warriors 9 No. 3 Nate Thurmond, No. 12 Gary Hill, No. 21 Steve Gray, No. 30 Dave Downey, No. 39 Don Turner, No. 48 Gene Shields, No. 57 Don Clemetson, No. 66 Harry Dinnel, No. 71 Chuck White
  • Los Angeles Lakers 8 No. 8 Roger Strickland, No. 14 Jim King, No. 17 Mel Gibson, No. 26 Lyle Harger, No. 35 Layton Johns, No. 44 Larry Jones, No. 53 Warren Sallade, No. 62 Gordie Martin
  • Philadelphia 76ers 7 No. 7 Tom Hoover, No. 16 Hershell West, No. 25 Jerry Greenspan, No. 34 Ray Flynn, No. 43 Tony Cerkvenik, No. 52 Vince Brewer, No. 61 Bill Brown
  • Boston Celtics 6 No. 9 Bill Green, No. 27 Chuck Kriston, No. 36 Connie McGuire, No. 45 Red Stroud, No. 54 Vinnie Ernst, No. 63 Herb Magee
  • Cincinnati Royals 6 No. 5 Tom Thacker, No. 23 Jimmy Rayl, No. 32 Ken Charlton, No. 41 Mack Herndon, No. 50 Jim McCormick, No. 59 Hunter Beckman

Colleges and programs represented

68 programs produced at least one selection in the 1963 draft.

  • Illinois3
  • Iowa State3
  • Cincinnati2
  • Furman University2
  • Idaho2
  • Indiana2
  • Marquette2
  • Maryland2
  • Mississippi State2
  • Providence2
  • Seattle University2
  • West Virginia2
  • Wisconsin2
  • Arizona State
  • Arkansas Tech University
  • Auburn
  • Baldwin-Wallace College
  • Belmont Abbey College
  • Boston College
  • Bowling Green
  • Bradley
  • Canisius
  • Central Missouri State University
  • Colorado
  • Colorado State
  • Cornell
  • DePaul
  • Duke
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • Florida A&M
  • Grambling State University
  • Houston
  • Howard Payne University
  • Jacksonville University
  • Kansas
  • La Salle
  • Lakeland College
  • Loyola Chicago
  • Memphis
  • Miami (FL)
  • NC State
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina A&T
  • Northern Michigan University
  • Oklahoma Christian University
  • Oklahoma City University
  • Pepperdine
  • Philadelphia University
  • Saint Mary's
  • Santa Clara
  • SE Missouri State
  • Southeastern Oklahoma State University
  • Southwestern College
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Stanford
  • Tennessee
  • Texas A&M
  • Toledo
  • Tulane
  • Tulsa
  • UNC
  • University of Delaware
  • USC
  • Valparaiso
  • Villanova
  • Wake Forest
  • Western Carolina University
  • Westminster College of Pennsylvania

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