1951 NBA Draft

1951 NBA Draft
	basic information
date	April 25, 1951
A place	New York , New York
First choice	Gene Cupronor; ( Baltimore Bullits )
<1950	1952>

The 1951 NBA Draft became the fifth annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft took place on April 25, 1951 before the start of the 1951/51 season . During the draft, the ten remaining NBA teams selected players from US colleges. This draft was the last for the Tri-Citys Blackhawks team, which before the start of the season moved to Milwaukee ( Wisconsin ) and began performing under the name “Milwaukee Hawks” ^[1] . The draft consisted of 12 rounds and during it 87 players were selected.

Gene Melchiorr from the University of Bradley was chosen under the first choice by the Baltimore Bullits club, but he never played a single NBA game because of the scandal associated with rigging the results of matches in the student championship ^[2] . Meyer Skoog from the University of Minnesota was selected as a territorial choice in front of the Minneapolis Lakers draft club ^[3] .

Content

Draft

	Highlighted players selected in the Basketball Hall of Fame
	Highlights All-Star Alliance and NBA All-Star Players
	Highlights all-star match participants
	All-Star Team Players Highlighted
	Highlighted non-NBA players

Round	The choice	Player	Position	Citizenship	Team	University
0 T	00 -	Skoog, Mayer Mayer Skoog	3	USA	Minneapolis lakers	Minnesota
one	0 1	Cupronickel, Gene Jin Cupronickel	3	USA	Baltimore Bullits	Bradley
one	0 2	Hutchins, Mel Mel Hutchins	F / c	USA	Three City Blackhawks	Brigham young
one	0 3	Freiberger, Mark Marc Freiberger	Ts	USA	Indianapolis Olympians	Oklahoma
one	0 4	Sinikola, Zeke Zik Zinikola	3	USA	Fort Wayne Pistons	Niagara
one	0 5	Macconati, John John McConati	F	USA	Syracuse Nationals	Northister State
one	0 6	Smith Ed Ed Smith	F	USA	New York Knicks	Harvard
one	0 7	Barrett, Ernie Ernie Barrett	S / f	USA	Boston Celtics	Kansas State
one	0 8	Ranzino sam sam ranzino	3	USA	Rochester Royals	NK State
one	0 9	Sunderlage, Don Don Sunderlage	3	USA	Philadelphia Warriors	Illinois
2	ten	Stone, Jack Jack Stone	S / f	USA	Baltimore Bullits	Kansas State
2	eleven	Gossett, Bill Bill Gossett	F / c	USA	Three City Blackhawks	Colorado A&M
2	12	Stigal, Scotty Scotty Stigal	3	USA	Indianapolis Olympians	Millikin
2	13	Kylie, Jack Jack Kylie	3	USA	Fort Wayne Pistons	Syracuse
2	14	Savage, Don Don Savage	S / f	USA	Syracuse Nationals	Le moines
2	15	Minson, Roland Roland Minson	3	USA	New York Knicks	Brigham young
2	sixteen	Garrett, Bill Bill Garrett	F	USA	Boston Celtics	Indiana
2	17	Ragelis, Ray Rey Ragelis	F	USA	Rochester Royals	Northwestern
2	18	Payton, Mel Mel Payton	S / f	USA	Philadelphia Warriors	Tulane
2	nineteen	Hitch, Lew Lew Hitch	F / c	USA	Minneapolis lakers	Kansas State

Other choices

The list includes players selected for the draft and who have played at least one NBA game.

Round	Draft number	Player	Position	Citizenship	Team	University
3	23	Fendley, Jake Jake Fendley	F	USA	Fort Wayne Pistons	Northwestern
3	24	Govedaritsa, Bato Bato Govedaritsa	3	USA	Syracuse Nationals	De paul
3	27	Duty, Fred Fred Duty	3	USA	Rochester Royals	Saint Bonaventure
four	31	Slaughter, Jim Jim Slaughter	Ts	USA	Three City Blackhawks	South Carolina
four	32	Tosheff, Bill Bill Tosheff	3	USA	Indianapolis Olympians	Indiana
four	37	Benke, Elmer Elmer Benke	Ts	USA	Rochester Royals	Bradley
five	45	Smith, Tom Tom Smith	3	USA	New York Knicks	St peter
five	48	Kearns, Mike Mike Kearns	3	USA	Philadelphia Warriors	Princeton
6	51	Rennike, John John Rennike	3	USA	Three City Blackhawks	Drake
6	55	McGwire, Al Al McGwire	S / f	USA	New York Knicks	St johns
6	56	Louis, james james louis	3	USA	Boston Celtics	St. Francis
7	68	Dempsey George George Dempsey	3	USA	Philadelphia Warriors	Kings
eight	77	Phelan, James James Phelan	3	USA	Philadelphia Warriors	La sall

Notes

↑ Hawks: Franchise History (Neopr.) . NBA.com/Hawks . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Date of treatment October 30, 2009. Archived December 2, 2009.
↑ Goldstein, Joe Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops (neopr.) . ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures (November 19, 2003). Date of appeal September 26, 2009.
↑ Sid Hartman. Hartman: NBA's territorial draft allowed teams to keep local stars (neopr.) . StarTribune (JUNE 24, 2016). Date of treatment August 8, 2016.

Links

1951 NBA Draft (Neopr.) . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Date of treatment September 23, 2009. Archived October 9, 2009.
1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts (neopr.) . The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Date of treatment September 11, 2009. Archived September 22, 2009.
1951 NBA Draft (Neopr.) . The Draft Review. Date of treatment October 30, 2009.

[1] Hawks: Franchise History (Neopr.) . NBA.com/Hawks . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Date of treatment October 30, 2009. Archived December 2, 2009.

[2] Goldstein, Joe Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops (neopr.) . ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures (November 19, 2003). Date of appeal September 26, 2009.

[3] Sid Hartman. Hartman: NBA's territorial draft allowed teams to keep local stars (neopr.) . StarTribune (JUNE 24, 2016). Date of treatment August 8, 2016.