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{{short description|Basketball player selection}}
The '''1948 [[NBA Draft|BAA Draft]]''' was the league's second annual draft. [[Andy Tonkovich]] was the first overall pick.
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{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 1948 BAA draft
| image =
| caption =
| logo =
| logosize =
| sport = Basketball
| date = May 10, 1948<ref name="seconddraft">{{cite book|last=Bradley|first=Robert D.|title=The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts|year=2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810890695}}, pg. 6</ref>
| location = [[Morrison Hotel (Chicago)|Morrison Hotel]] ([[Chicago]], [[Illinois]])<ref name="seconddraft" />
| network =
| league = [[Basketball Association of America|BAA]]
| teams = 8
| overall = 113
| rounds = 15
| first = [[Andy Tonkovich]], [[Providence Steamrollers]]
| territorial =
| prev = [[1947 BAA draft|1947]]
| next = [[1949 BAA draft|1949]]
}}
The '''1948 BAA draft''' was the second annual [[NBA draft|draft]] of the [[Basketball Association of America]] (BAA), which later merged with the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] (NBL) to become the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the [[1948–49 BAA season|1948–49 season]]. In this [[Draft (sports)|draft]], eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the NBL, took turns selecting amateur U.S. [[college basketball]] players.


==Draft selections and draftee career notes==
==First round picks==
[[Andy Tonkovich]] from [[Marshall University]] was selected [[List of first overall NBA draft picks|first overall]] by the [[Providence Steamrollers]]. Four of the first round picks, [[George Kok]], [[George Hauptfuhrer]], [[Bob Gale (basketball)|Bob Gale]] and [[Chuck Hanger]], never played in the BAA. Four players from this draft, [[Harry Gallatin]], [[Dolph Schayes]], [[Bobby Wanzer]] and [[Alex Hannum]] have been inducted into the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html|title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=October 28, 2009}}</ref>
{|

==Draft==
{| class="wikitable"
|width="50"|'''Pos.'''||width="50"|G||width="50"|F||width="50"|C
|-
|-
|[[Basketball position|Position]]||Guard||Forward||Center
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star]]
|-
| style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = [[Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
|}
|}
{{NBA Draft legend|1=y|3=y|5=y}}

[[File:Andy_Tonkovich.jpg|upright|thumb|150px|[[Andy Tonkovich]] was the first overall pick by the [[Providence Steamrollers]].]]
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
[[File:George_Kok.jpg|upright|thumb|150px|[[George Kok]] was selected second overall by the [[Indianapolis Jets]].]]
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
|-
|-
!style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Rnd.|Draft round}}
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pick
!style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22%" | NBA Team
!style="width:120px;"| Player
!style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}}
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | College
!style="width:100px;"| {{tooltip|Nationality|Player's representative nationality}}{{refn|group=n|name=nationality|Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to [[FIBA]] rules.}}
!style="width:300px;"| Team
!style="width:150px;"| {{tooltip|School / club team|Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft}}
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 1
| align=center|1
| [[Andy Tonkovich]] (G)
| {{sortname|Andy|Tonkovich}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Providence Steamrollers]]
| [[Providence Steamrollers]]
| [[Marshall University|Marshall]]
| [[Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball|Marshall]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 2
| align=center|2
| George Kok
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|George|Kok}}<sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Indianapolis Jets]]
| [[Indianapolis Jets]]
| [[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 3
| align=center|3
| George Hauptfuhrer
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|George|Hauptfuhrer}}<sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Harvard University|Harvard]]
| [[Harvard Crimson men's basketball|Harvard]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 4
| align=center|4
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| [[Dolph Schayes]] (F/C)
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dolph|Schayes}}^
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[New York University|NYU]]
| [[NYU Violets|NYU]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 5
| align=center|5
| [[Ed Mikan]] (C/F)
| {{sortname|Ed|Mikan}}
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Stags]]
| [[Chicago Stags]]
| [[DePaul University|DePaul]]
| [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 6
| align=center|6
| [[Walt Budko]] (F/C)
| {{sortname|Walt|Budko}}
| [[Baltimore Bullets (original)|Baltimore Bullets]]
| F/C
| [[Columbia University|Columbia]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]
| [[Columbia Lions men's basketball|Columbia]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 7
| align=center|7
| Robert Gale
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bob|Gale|dab=basketball}}<sup>#</sup>
| [[St. Louis Bombers]]
| G/F
| [[Cornell University|Cornell]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis Bombers]]
| [[Cornell Big Red men's basketball|Cornell]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 8
| align=center|8
| [[Ward Williams]] (F)
| {{sortname|Ward|Williams}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Fort Wayne Pistons]]
| [[Fort Wayne Pistons]]
| [[Indiana University|Indiana]]
| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 9
| align=center|9
| Chuck Hanger
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Chuck|Hanger}}<sup>#</sup>
| –
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| [[University of California|California]]
| [[California Golden Bears#Basketball|California]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 10
| align=center|10
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| [[Bobby Wanzer]] (G)
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bobby|Wanzer}}^
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Rochester Royals]]
| [[Rochester Royals]]
| [[Seton Hall University|Seton Hall]]
| [[Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball|Seton Hall]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 11
| align=center|11
| [[Don Ray]] (F/C)
| {{sortname|Don|Ray|Don Ray (basketball)}}
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia Warriors]]
| [[Philadelphia Warriors]]
| [[Western Kentucky University|Western Kentucky]]
| [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball|Western Kentucky]]
|-
|-
| align=center|1
| 12
| align=center|12
| [[Jack Nichols (basketball)|Jack Nichols]] (C/F)
| {{sortname|Jack|Nichols|Jack Nichols (basketball)}}
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Washington Capitols]]
| [[Washington Capitols]]
| [[University of Washington|Washington]]
| [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]]
|}
|}


==List of notable later picks==
==Other picks==
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1948.html|title = 1948 BAA Draft}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1948|title = NBA Past Drafts - RealGM}}</ref>
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"
[[File:Arnie_Ferrin.jpg|upright|thumb|150px|[[Arnie Ferrin]] was selected by the [[Minneapolis Lakers]].]]
[[File:Billy_Gabor.jpeg|upright|thumb|150px|[[Billy Gabor]] was selected by the [[Rochester Royals]].]]
[[File:Harry_Gallatin.jpeg|upright|thumb|150px|Future Hall of Famer [[Harry Gallatin]] was selected by the [[New York Knicks]].]]
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
|-
|-
!style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Rnd.|Draft round}}
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Player
!style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pick|Overall selection number}}
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22%" | NBA Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | College
!style="width:120px;"| Player
!style="width:20px;"| {{tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}}
!style="width:100px;"| {{tooltip|Nationality|Player's representative nationality}}
!style="width:300px;"| Team
!style="width:150px;"| {{tooltip|School / club team|Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft}}
|-
|-
| align=center|–
| [[Odie Spears]] (G)
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Johnny|Bach}}
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Fordham Rams#Basketball|Fordham]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Gene|Berce}}
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Darrell|Brown|Darrell Brown (basketball)}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]
| [[Humboldt State University#Intercollegiate athletics|Humboldt State]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Jack|Burmaster}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis Bombers]]
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Illinois]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Jake|Carter|Jake Carter (basketball)}}
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]
| [[East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball|East Texas State]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Jack|Coleman|Jack Coleman (basketball)|Jack Coleman}}<sup>+</sup>
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Providence Steamrollers]]
| [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Bobby|Cook|Bobby Cook (basketball)}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Fort Wayne Pistons]]
| [[Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball|Wisconsin]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Hook|Dillon}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Stags]]
| [[Chicago Stags]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]]
| [[Western Kentucky University|Western Kentucky]]
|-
|-
| align=center|–
| [[Alex Hannum]] (F/C)
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Arnie|Ferrin}}
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Bill|Gabor}}<sup>+</sup>
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Rochester Royals]]
| [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Harry|Gallatin}}^
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[Truman State University#Athletics|Northeast Missouri]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Earl|Gardner|Earl Gardner (basketball)}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| [[DePauw Tigers#Basketball|DePauw]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Dee|Gibson}}
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball|Western Kentucky]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Alex|Hannum}}^
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Indianapolis Jets]]
| [[Indianapolis Jets]]
| [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]]
| [[University of Southern California|Southern California]]
|-
|-
| align=center|–
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| [[Harry Gallatin]] (F/C)
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Marshall|Hawkins}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Tennessee Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Joe|Holland|Joe Holland (basketball)}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]
| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Whitey|Kachan}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Stags]]
| [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Leo|Katkaveck}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Washington Capitols]]
| [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Tom|Kelly|Tom Kelly (basketball)}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[NYU Violets|NYU]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Andy|Kostecka}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Indianapolis Jets]]
| [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Dan|Kraus}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]
| [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Herb|Krautblatt}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]
| [[Rider Broncs|Rider]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Leo|Kubiak}}
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Rochester Royals]]
| [[Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball|Bowling Green]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Ray|Lumpp}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Indianapolis Jets]]
| [[NYU Violets|NYU]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Johnny|Macknowski}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Rochester Royals]]
| [[Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball|Seton Hall]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Mel|McGaha}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]]
| [[Truman State University|Truman State]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Murray|Mitchell}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Sam Houston State Bearkats#Basketball|Sam Houston State]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Johnny|Orr|dab=basketball, born 1927}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| [[Beloit College#Athletics|Beloit]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Easy|Parham}}
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis Bombers]]
| [[Texas Wesleyan University#Athletics|Texas Wesleyan]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Jack|Parkinson|Jack Parkinson (basketball)}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Washington Capitols]]
| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Ed|Peterson}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[Cornell Big Red men's basketball|Cornell]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Roy|Pugh}}
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia Warriors]]
| [[SMU Mustangs#Basketball|SMU]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Tex|Ritter|Tex Ritter (basketball)}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball|Eastern Kentucky]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Kenny|Rollins}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Fort Wayne Pistons]]
| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Dick|Shrider}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]]
| [[Ohio Bobcats men's basketball|Ohio]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Odie|Spears}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Stags]]
| [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball|Western Kentucky]]
|-
|-
| align=center|–
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Jack Coleman (basketball)|Jack Coleman]] (F/C)
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Brady|Walker}}
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Providence Steamrollers]]
| [[Providence Steamrollers]]
| [[BYU Cougars men's basketball|BYU]]
| [[University of Louisville|Louisville]]
|-
|-
| align=center|–
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Bill Gabor]] (G/F)
| align=center|–
| [[Rochester Royals]]
| {{sortname|Dick|Wehr}}
| [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]]
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Indianapolis Jets]]
| [[Rice Owls men's basketball|Rice]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|Murray|Wier}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Fort Wayne Pistons]]
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball|Iowa]]
|-
| align=center|–
| align=center|–
| {{sortname|D. C.|Wilcutt}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis Bombers]]
| [[Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball|Saint Louis]]
|}
|}


==Notable undrafted players==
{{NBA Drafts|
These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
preceded=[[1947 NBA Draft|1947 BAA Draft]]|
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
succeeded=[[1949 NBA Draft|1949 BAA Draft]]
|-
}}
!style="width:19%;"| Player
!style="width:1%;"| Pos.
!style="width:16%;"| Nationality
!style="width:20%;"| School/club team
|-
|{{sortname|Don|Asmonga}}
|G
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Alliance College|Alliance]] (So.)
|-
|{{sortname|Jake|Bornheimer}}
|PF/C
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Muhlenberg College|Muhlenberg]] (So.)
|-
|{{sortname|Bob|Brannum}}
|PF/C
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] (Jr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Jim|Browne}}
|C
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Tilden High School (Chicago)|Tilden Tech (Illinois)]] (HS Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Joe|Colone}}
|SF
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Bloomsburg Huskies|Bloomsburg State]] (Sr.)<!--Then included "State" in its institutional name.-->
|-
|{{sortname|Jack|Cotton|dab=basketball}}
|PF/C
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Wyoming Cowboys basketball|Wyoming]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Dillard|Crocker}}
|SG/SF
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball|Western Michigan]] (Fr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Ray|Ellefson}}
|PF/C
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball|Oklahoma A&M]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Jack|Eskridge}}
|PF/C
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] (Jr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Phil|Farbman}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[CCNY Beavers men's basketball|CCNY]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Donnie|Forman}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[NYU Violets men's basketball|NYU]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Joe|Graboski}}
|PF/C
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Roberto Clemente Community Academy|Tuley (Illinois)]] (HS Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|John|Hazen|dab=basketball}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball|Indiana State]] (So.)
|-
|{{sortname|Gene|James}}
|SF/PF
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball|Marshall]] (Jr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Neil|Johnston}}
|C
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]] (So.)
|-
|{{sortname|Lionel|Malamed}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[CCNY Beavers men's basketball|CCNY]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Jack|McCloskey}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] (Sr.)<!--While he only played one season at Penn as a freshman (due in part to World War II), he returned to that university in 1948 to graduate as a senior.-->
|-
|{{sortname|Bill|Miller|dab=basketball}}
|SG/SF
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] (So.)
|-
|{{sortname|Dave|Minor}}
|G
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] (Jr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Dermie|O'Connell}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball|Holy Cross]] (So.)
|-
|{{sortname|Fred|Paine}}
|SF
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Westminster College (Pennsylvania)|Westminster (Pennsylvania)]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Jim|Spruill}}
|SG
|{{flagu|United States|1912}}
|[[Rice Owls men's basketball|Rice]] (Sr.)
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=n}}

==See also==
* [[List of first overall NBA draft picks]]
* [[NBA records]]

==References==
;General
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1948.html|title=1948 BAA Draft|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=September 12, 2009}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/4751drft.html |title=1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts |publisher=The Association for Professional Basketball Research |access-date=September 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704045137/http://www.apbr.org/4751drft.html |archive-date=July 4, 2010 |url-status=live }}
{{refend}}


;Specific
== External link ==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1948.html basketball-reference's draft listing]


==External links==
[[Category:National Basketball Association Draft]]
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1948 BAA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)May 10, 1948[1]
LocationMorrison Hotel (Chicago, Illinois)[1]
Overview
113 total selections in 15 rounds
LeagueBAA
Teams8
First selectionAndy Tonkovich, Providence Steamrollers
← 1947
1949 →

The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to become the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the NBL, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

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Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round picks, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Bob Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Four players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes, Bobby Wanzer and Alex Hannum have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]

Draft

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Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
Andy Tonkovich was the first overall pick by the Providence Steamrollers.
George Kok was selected second overall by the Indianapolis Jets.
Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Andy Tonkovich G  United States Providence Steamrollers Marshall
1 2 George Kok# C  United States Indianapolis Jets Arkansas
1 3 George Hauptfuhrer# C  United States Boston Celtics Harvard
1 4 Dolph Schayes^ F/C  United States New York Knicks NYU
1 5 Ed Mikan F/C  United States Chicago Stags DePaul
1 6 Walt Budko F/C  United States Baltimore Bullets Columbia
1 7 Bob Gale# G/F  United States St. Louis Bombers Cornell
1 8 Ward Williams F  United States Fort Wayne Pistons Indiana
1 9 Chuck Hanger# –  United States Minneapolis Lakers California
1 10 Bobby Wanzer^ G  United States Rochester Royals Seton Hall
1 11 Don Ray F/C  United States Philadelphia Warriors Western Kentucky
1 12 Jack Nichols F/C  United States Washington Capitols Washington

Other picks

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The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.[3][4]

Arnie Ferrin was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers.
Billy Gabor was selected by the Rochester Royals.
Future Hall of Famer Harry Gallatin was selected by the New York Knicks.
Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School / club team
– – Johnny Bach G/F  United States Boston Celtics Fordham
– – Gene Berce G/F  United States New York Knicks Marquette
– – Darrell Brown F  United States Baltimore Bullets Humboldt State
– – Jack Burmaster G  United States St. Louis Bombers Illinois
– – Jake Carter F/C  United States Baltimore Bullets East Texas State
– – Jack Coleman+ F/C  United States Providence Steamrollers Louisville
– – Bobby Cook G  United States Fort Wayne Pistons Wisconsin
– – Hook Dillon F  United States Chicago Stags North Carolina
– – Arnie Ferrin G/F  United States Minneapolis Lakers Utah
– – Bill Gabor+ G/F  United States Rochester Royals Syracuse
– – Harry Gallatin^ F/C  United States New York Knicks Northeast Missouri
– – Earl Gardner F  United States Minneapolis Lakers DePauw
– – Dee Gibson G/F  United States Minneapolis Lakers Western Kentucky
– – Alex Hannum^ F/C  United States Indianapolis Jets USC
– – Marshall Hawkins F  United States Boston Celtics Tennessee
– – Joe Holland F  United States Baltimore Bullets Kentucky
– – Whitey Kachan G  United States Chicago Stags DePaul
– – Leo Katkaveck G  United States Washington Capitols NC State
– – Tom Kelly G  United States Boston Celtics NYU
– – Andy Kostecka F  United States Indianapolis Jets Georgetown
– – Dan Kraus G  United States Baltimore Bullets Georgetown
– – Herb Krautblatt G  United States Baltimore Bullets Rider
– – Leo Kubiak G/F  United States Rochester Royals Bowling Green
– – Ray Lumpp G  United States Indianapolis Jets NYU
– – Johnny Macknowski F  United States Rochester Royals Seton Hall
– – Mel McGaha G  United States New York Knicks Arkansas
– – Murray Mitchell C  United States Boston Celtics Sam Houston State
– – Johnny Orr F  United States Minneapolis Lakers Beloit
– – Easy Parham G/F  United States St. Louis Bombers Texas Wesleyan
– – Jack Parkinson G  United States Washington Capitols Kentucky
– – Ed Peterson C  United States New York Knicks Cornell
– – Roy Pugh F/C  United States Philadelphia Warriors SMU
– – Tex Ritter G  United States New York Knicks Eastern Kentucky
– – Kenny Rollins G  United States Fort Wayne Pistons Kentucky
– – Dick Shrider G  United States New York Knicks Ohio
– – Odie Spears G  United States Chicago Stags Western Kentucky
– – Brady Walker F/C  United States Providence Steamrollers BYU
– – Dick Wehr F  United States Indianapolis Jets Rice
– – Murray Wier G  United States Fort Wayne Pistons Iowa
– – D. C. Wilcutt G  United States St. Louis Bombers Saint Louis

Notable undrafted players

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These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
Don Asmonga G  United States Alliance (So.)
Jake Bornheimer PF/C  United States Muhlenberg (So.)
Bob Brannum PF/C  United States Michigan State (Jr.)
Jim Browne C  United States Tilden Tech (Illinois) (HS Sr.)
Joe Colone SF  United States Bloomsburg State (Sr.)
Jack Cotton PF/C  United States Wyoming (Sr.)
Dillard Crocker SG/SF  United States Western Michigan (Fr.)
Ray Ellefson PF/C  United States Oklahoma A&M (Sr.)
Jack Eskridge PF/C  United States Kansas (Jr.)
Phil Farbman PG  United States CCNY (Sr.)
Donnie Forman PG  United States NYU (Sr.)
Joe Graboski PF/C  United States Tuley (Illinois) (HS Sr.)
John Hazen PG  United States Indiana State (So.)
Gene James SF/PF  United States Marshall (Jr.)
Neil Johnston C  United States Ohio State (So.)
Lionel Malamed PG  United States CCNY (Sr.)
Jack McCloskey PG  United States Penn (Sr.)
Bill Miller SG/SF  United States North Carolina (So.)
Dave Minor G  United States UCLA (Jr.)
Dermie O'Connell PG  United States Holy Cross (So.)
Fred Paine SF  United States Westminster (Pennsylvania) (Sr.)
Jim Spruill SG  United States Rice (Sr.)

Notes

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  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

See also

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References

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General
  • "1948 BAA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  • "1947–1948 BAA Drafts, 1949–1951 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
Specific
  1. ^ a b Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695., pg. 6
  2. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "1948 BAA Draft".
  4. ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".
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