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1964 NBA Draft Results

1964 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Jim Barnes to New York Knicks.

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The 1964 NBA Draft produced 101 selections across 15 rounds, with 9 franchises making at least one pick. New York Knicks held the first overall selection and took Jim Barnes out of Texas-El Paso.

St. Louis Hawks made the most selections that year with 15. 84 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Loyola Chicago with 3 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 New York Knicks Jim Barnes Texas-El Paso
2 Detroit Pistons Joe Caldwell Arizona State
3 Baltimore Bullets Gary Bradds Ohio State
4 Philadelphia 76ers Luke Jackson University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
5 Los Angeles Lakers Walt Hazzard UCLA
6 St. Louis Hawks Jeff Mullins Duke
7 San Francisco Warriors Barry Kramer NYU
8 Cincinnati Royals George Wilson Cincinnati
9 Boston Celtics Mel Counts Oregon State
Round 2
10 New York Knicks Willis Reed Grambling State University
11 Detroit Pistons Les Hunter Loyola Chicago
12 St. Louis Hawks Paul Silas Creighton
13 Philadelphia 76ers Ira Harge New Mexico
14 Los Angeles Lakers Cotton Nash Kentucky
15 New York Knicks Howard Komives Bowling Green
16 San Francisco Warriors Bud Koper Oklahoma City University
17 Cincinnati Royals Bill Chmielewski Dayton
18 Boston Celtics Ron Bonham Cincinnati
Round 3
19 New York Knicks Brian Generalovich Pitt
20 Detroit Pistons Wali Jones Villanova
21 Baltimore Bullets Jerry Sloan University of Evansville
22 Philadelphia 76ers Larry Jones Toledo
23 Los Angeles Lakers Tom Dose Stanford
24 St. Louis Hawks Art Becker Arizona State
25 San Francisco Warriors McCoy McLemore Drake University
26 Cincinnati Royals Steve Courtin Saint Joseph's
27 Boston Celtics John Thompson Providence
Round 4
28 New York Knicks Freddie Crawford St. Bonaventure
29 Detroit Pistons Jim Davis Colorado
30 Baltimore Bullets Pete Spoden University of Northern Iowa
31 Philadelphia 76ers Frank Corace La Salle
32 Los Angeles Lakers Hank Finkel Dayton
33 St. Louis Hawks Willie Murrell Kansas State
34 San Francisco Warriors Gene Elmore SMU
35 Cincinnati Royals Happy Hairston NYU
36 Boston Celtics Joe Strawder Bradley
Round 5
37 New York Knicks Tony Gennari Canisius
38 Detroit Pistons Ray Wolford Toledo
39 Baltimore Bullets Bennie Lenox Texas A&M
40 Philadelphia 76ers Lou Skurcenski Westminster College of Pennsylvania
41 Los Angeles Lakers John Savage University of North Texas
42 St. Louis Hawks John Tresvant Seattle University
43 San Francisco Warriors Roger Suttner Kansas State
44 Cincinnati Royals George Kirk Memphis
45 Boston Celtics Nick Werkman Seton Hall
Round 6
46 New York Knicks Tom Lavelle Western Carolina University
47 Detroit Pistons Larry Phillips Rice University
48 Baltimore Bullets Bobby Edmonds Tennessee State
49 Philadelphia 76ers Ricky Kaminsky Yale
50 Los Angeles Lakers Troy Collier Utah State University
51 St. Louis Hawks Ernest Brock Virginia State University
52 San Francisco Warriors Ray Carey Missouri
53 Cincinnati Royals Al Thrasher Wittenberg University
54 Boston Celtics Levern Tart Bradley
Round 7
55 New York Knicks Em Bryant DePaul
56 Detroit Pistons Jerry Jackson Ohio University
57 Baltimore Bullets Ron Miller Loyola Chicago
58 Philadelphia 76ers Gordon Hatton Dayton
59 Los Angeles Lakers Steve Anstett University of Portland
60 St. Louis Hawks Maurice McHartley North Carolina A&T
61 San Francisco Warriors Dave Lee San Francisco
62 Cincinnati Royals Vic Rouse Loyola Chicago
63 Boston Celtics Rich Falk Northwestern
Round 8
64 New York Knicks Jim Boutin Lewis and Clark College
65 Detroit Pistons Ralph Telken Rockhurst University
66 Baltimore Bullets Danny Schultz Tennessee
67 Philadelphia 76ers Bob Pelkington Xavier
68 Los Angeles Lakers Jay Buckley Duke
69 St. Louis Hawks Kendall Rhine Rice University
70 San Francisco Warriors Bob Garibaldi Santa Clara
71 Cincinnati Royals Joe Geiger Xavier
72 Boston Celtics Jeff Blue Butler
Round 9
73 New York Knicks Jack Brens Wisconsin
74 Baltimore Bullets Tom Black South Dakota State
75 Philadelphia 76ers Jim Brennan Clemson
76 St. Louis Hawks Darel Carrier Western Kentucky
77 San Francisco Warriors Camden Wall California
78 Cincinnati Royals Scotty Pierce West Texas A&M University
79 Boston Celtics Pete Kelley West Virginia Tech
Round 10
80 New York Knicks Jim Christy Georgetown
81 Baltimore Bullets Bill Kusleika Tulsa
82 Philadelphia 76ers Wally Briggs North Carolina A&T
83 St. Louis Hawks Frank Stephens Virginia State University
84 San Francisco Warriors Jeff Cotwright Chapman University
85 Cincinnati Royals Bob Neumann Memphis
86 Boston Celtics Duane Corriveau Clark University
Round 11
87 New York Knicks Dennis Lynch Yale
88 Baltimore Bullets Fred Glover Winston-Salem State
89 Philadelphia 76ers Thomas Lowry West Virginia
90 St. Louis Hawks Gerald Govan Saint Mary of the Plains College
91 Cincinnati Royals Jim Reynolds Abilene Christian University
Round 12
92 Baltimore Bullets Frank Kamiaski Randolph-Macon College
93 Philadelphia 76ers Julius Myers Morris Brown College
94 St. Louis Hawks Warren Sutton Sir George Williams University
95 Cincinnati Royals Fred Jones Youngstown State University
Round 13
96 Baltimore Bullets Doug Moon Utah
97 St. Louis Hawks Cecil Tuttle Georgetown College
Round 14
98 Baltimore Bullets Pete Gent Michigan State
99 St. Louis Hawks Bill Blair Virginia Military Institute
Round 15
100 Baltimore Bullets Sandy Williams Saint Francis University
101 St. Louis Hawks Al Cech Detroit Mercy

Selections by franchise

The same 101 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1964.

  • St. Louis Hawks 15 No. 6 Jeff Mullins, No. 12 Paul Silas, No. 24 Art Becker, No. 33 Willie Murrell, No. 42 John Tresvant, No. 51 Ernest Brock, No. 60 Maurice McHartley, No. 69 Kendall Rhine, No. 76 Darel Carrier, No. 83 Frank Stephens, No. 90 Gerald Govan, No. 94 Warren Sutton, No. 97 Cecil Tuttle, No. 99 Bill Blair, No. 101 Al Cech
  • Baltimore Bullets 14 No. 3 Gary Bradds, No. 21 Jerry Sloan, No. 30 Pete Spoden, No. 39 Bennie Lenox, No. 48 Bobby Edmonds, No. 57 Ron Miller, No. 66 Danny Schultz, No. 74 Tom Black, No. 81 Bill Kusleika, No. 88 Fred Glover, No. 92 Frank Kamiaski, No. 96 Doug Moon, No. 98 Pete Gent, No. 100 Sandy Williams
  • Cincinnati Royals 12 No. 8 George Wilson, No. 17 Bill Chmielewski, No. 26 Steve Courtin, No. 35 Happy Hairston, No. 44 George Kirk, No. 53 Al Thrasher, No. 62 Vic Rouse, No. 71 Joe Geiger, No. 78 Scotty Pierce, No. 85 Bob Neumann, No. 91 Jim Reynolds, No. 95 Fred Jones
  • New York Knicks 12 No. 1 Jim Barnes, No. 10 Willis Reed, No. 15 Howard Komives, No. 19 Brian Generalovich, No. 28 Freddie Crawford, No. 37 Tony Gennari, No. 46 Tom Lavelle, No. 55 Em Bryant, No. 64 Jim Boutin, No. 73 Jack Brens, No. 80 Jim Christy, No. 87 Dennis Lynch
  • Philadelphia 76ers 12 No. 4 Luke Jackson, No. 13 Ira Harge, No. 22 Larry Jones, No. 31 Frank Corace, No. 40 Lou Skurcenski, No. 49 Ricky Kaminsky, No. 58 Gordon Hatton, No. 67 Bob Pelkington, No. 75 Jim Brennan, No. 82 Wally Briggs, No. 89 Thomas Lowry, No. 93 Julius Myers
  • Boston Celtics 10 No. 9 Mel Counts, No. 18 Ron Bonham, No. 27 John Thompson, No. 36 Joe Strawder, No. 45 Nick Werkman, No. 54 Levern Tart, No. 63 Rich Falk, No. 72 Jeff Blue, No. 79 Pete Kelley, No. 86 Duane Corriveau
  • San Francisco Warriors 10 No. 7 Barry Kramer, No. 16 Bud Koper, No. 25 McCoy McLemore, No. 34 Gene Elmore, No. 43 Roger Suttner, No. 52 Ray Carey, No. 61 Dave Lee, No. 70 Bob Garibaldi, No. 77 Camden Wall, No. 84 Jeff Cotwright
  • Detroit Pistons 8 No. 2 Joe Caldwell, No. 11 Les Hunter, No. 20 Wali Jones, No. 29 Jim Davis, No. 38 Ray Wolford, No. 47 Larry Phillips, No. 56 Jerry Jackson, No. 65 Ralph Telken
  • Los Angeles Lakers 8 No. 5 Walt Hazzard, No. 14 Cotton Nash, No. 23 Tom Dose, No. 32 Hank Finkel, No. 41 John Savage, No. 50 Troy Collier, No. 59 Steve Anstett, No. 68 Jay Buckley

Colleges and programs represented

84 programs produced at least one selection in the 1964 draft.

  • Dayton3
  • Loyola Chicago3
  • Arizona State2
  • Bradley2
  • Cincinnati2
  • Duke2
  • Kansas State2
  • Memphis2
  • North Carolina A&T2
  • NYU2
  • Rice University2
  • Toledo2
  • Virginia State University2
  • Xavier2
  • Yale2
  • Abilene Christian University
  • Bowling Green
  • Butler
  • California
  • Canisius
  • Chapman University
  • Clark University
  • Clemson
  • Colorado
  • Creighton
  • DePaul
  • Detroit Mercy
  • Drake University
  • Georgetown
  • Georgetown College
  • Grambling State University
  • Kentucky
  • La Salle
  • Lewis and Clark College
  • Michigan State
  • Missouri
  • Morris Brown College
  • New Mexico
  • Northwestern
  • Ohio State
  • Ohio University
  • Oklahoma City University
  • Oregon State
  • Pitt
  • Providence
  • Randolph-Macon College
  • Rockhurst University
  • Saint Francis University
  • Saint Joseph's
  • Saint Mary of the Plains College
  • San Francisco
  • Santa Clara
  • Seattle University
  • Seton Hall
  • Sir George Williams University
  • SMU
  • South Dakota State
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Stanford
  • Tennessee
  • Tennessee State
  • Texas A&M
  • Texas-El Paso
  • Tulsa
  • UCLA
  • University of Evansville
  • University of North Texas
  • University of Northern Iowa
  • University of Portland
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Utah
  • Utah State University
  • Villanova
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • West Texas A&M University
  • West Virginia
  • West Virginia Tech
  • Western Carolina University
  • Western Kentucky
  • Westminster College of Pennsylvania
  • Winston-Salem State
  • Wisconsin
  • Wittenberg University
  • Youngstown State University

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