1959 NBA Draft
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1959 NBA Draft. The 1959 NBA Draft consisted of 14 rounds with 91 players selected. The draft included two future hall of famers in Wilt Chamberlain and Bailey Howell.
Chamberlain was a territorial draft pick of the Warriors. NBA teams were then eligible, before the draft, to select a player who went to high school within fifty miles of the team's arena, and forfeit their first round pick.[1]
| Preceded by: 1958 NBA Draft |
NBA Draft | Followed by: 1960 NBA Draft |
[edit] Round One
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Boozer |  United States |
Cincinnati Royals | Kansas State |
| 2 | Bailey Howell | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Mississippi State |
| 3 | Wilt Chamberlain | United States |
Philadelphia Warriors | Kansas |
| 4 | Tom Hawkins | United States |
Minneapolis Lakers | Notre Dame |
| 5 | Dick Barnett | United States |
Syracuse Nationals | Tennessee State |
| 6 | Johnny Green | United States |
New York Knicks | Michigan State |
| 7 | Bob Ferry | United States |
St. Louis Hawks | St. Louis |
| 8 | John Richter | United States |
Boston Celtics | North Carolina State |
[edit] Round Two
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tom Robitaille | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Rice |
| 10 | Don Goldstein | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Louisville |
| 11 | Joe Ruklick | United States |
Philadelphia Warriors | Northwestern |
| 12 | Rudy LaRusso | United States |
Minneapolis Lakers | Dartmouth |
| 13 | Gene Tormohlen | United States |
Syracuse Nationals | Tennessee |
| 14 | Alan Seiden | United States |
St. Louis Hawks | St. John's |
| 15 | Cal Ramsey | United States |
St. Louis Hawks | NYU |
| 16 | Gene Guarilia | United States |
Boston Celtics | George Washington |
[edit] Round Three
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Mike Mendenhall | United States |
Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati |
| 18 | Gary Alcorn | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Fresno State |
| 19 | Jim Hickaday | United States |
Philadelphia Warriors | Memphis State |
| 20 | Bobby Smith | United States |
Minneapolis Lakers | West Virginia |
| 21 | Jon Cincebox | United States |
Syracuse Nationals | Syracuse |
| 22 | Bob Anderegg | United States |
New York Knicks | Michigan State |
| 23 | Hank Stein | United States |
St. Louis Hawks | Xavier (OH) |
| 24 | Ralph Croswaite | United States |
Boston Celtics | Western Kentucky |
