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1947–48 rookie class

1947 NBA Draft

Every selection in order, with the drafting team, player affiliation and a direct path into each available Sportsboxd career profile.

78selections

2rounds

10teams selecting

First off the board

Top five picks

0

Pick #0

Washington Capitols
Abel Rodriguez

San Francisco

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Pick #0

PSProvidence Steamrollers
Al Nichols

Rhode Island

Complete draft board

Every pick

Round one is open. Expand any later round to continue through the class.

Round 110 selections +
OverallPlayerDrafting teamAffiliationRound pick
1Clifton McNeeleyPittsburgh IronmenTexas-El Paso1
2Glen SelboToronto HuskiesWisconsin2
3Eddie EhlersBoston CelticsPurdue3
4Walt DropoProvidence SteamrollersConnecticut4
5Dick HolubNew York KnicksLong Island-Brooklyn5
6Francis CrossinPhiladelphia WarriorsPennsylvania6
7Jack UndermanSt. Louis BombersOhio State7
8Paul HustonChicago StagsOhio State8
9Dick O'KeefeWashington CapitolsSanta Clara9
10Larry KillickBaltimore BulletsVermont10
Territorial selections68 selections +
OverallPlayerDrafting teamAffiliationRound pick
0Abel RodriguezWashington CapitolsSan Francisco0
0Al NicholsProvidence SteamrollersRhode Island0
0Andy DuncanNew York KnicksWilliam & Mary0
0Andy PhillipChicago StagsIllinois0
0Ben SchadlerChicago StagsNorthwestern0
0Bill BurkeWashington CapitolsSt. Mary's (MD)0
0Bill StranniganSt. Louis BombersWyoming0
0Bob AlamoPittsburgh IronmenSanta Clara0
0Bob AlemeidaBoston Celtics—0
0Bob HubbardProvidence SteamrollersSpringfield0
0Bob JakeBaltimore BulletsVermont0
0Bob JoyceProvidence SteamrollersBates0
0Bob KurlandSt. Louis BombersOklahoma State0
0Carl ReichertNew York KnicksFindlay0
0Charles RaynorBaltimore BulletsHouston0
0Dan MillerNew York KnicksSaint Louis0
0Dick FureyProvidence SteamrollersSt. Thomas (MN)0
0Dick IvesPittsburgh IronmenIowa0
0Donald SmithChicago StagsMinnesota0
0Ed GolubNew York Knicks—0
0Ed KoffenbergerPhiladelphia WarriorsDuke0
0Elmer R. GainerBaltimore BulletsDePaul0
0Frank BroylesToronto HuskiesGeorgia Tech0
0Fred NagyPittsburgh IronmenAkron0
0Garland HeadNew York KnicksTexas Tech0
0Gene StumpBoston CelticsDePaul0
0Gene VanceChicago StagsIllinois0
0George BrownPittsburgh Ironmen—0
0George FeltBoston CelticsNorthwestern0
0George PetrovickBoston Celtics—0
0Hank BiasattiBoston CelticsLong Island-Brooklyn0
0Hank DeckerChicago StagsWest Texas A&M0
0Harry GallatinBaltimore BulletsTruman State0
0Herb WilkinsonSt. Louis BombersIowa0
0Herman KnochePittsburgh IronmenWashington & Jefferson0
0Hugh HamptonBaltimore BulletsHigh Point0
0Irv RothenbergWashington CapitolsLong Island-Brooklyn0
0Jack HewsonBoston CelticsTemple0
0Jack KnopfSt. Louis BombersLouisville0
0Jack StoneChicago StagsKansas State0
0Jack TingleWashington CapitolsKentucky0
0Jack WaltonPittsburgh IronmenDePaul0
0Jim KaedingPhiladelphia WarriorsYork (PA)0
0Jim PollardChicago StagsStanford0
0Jimmy DardenChicago StagsDenver0
0Joe BarryProvidence Steamrollers—0
0John KellyBoston CelticsNotre Dame0
0John MandicWashington CapitolsOregon State0
0John MillsProvidence SteamrollersHofstra0
0John RusinkoBaltimore BulletsPenn State0
0Johnny EzerskyBoston CelticsRhode Island0
0Joseph ReiserBaltimore BulletsNew York University0
0Matt ZunicWashington CapitolsGeorge Washington0
0Norman ButzPhiladelphia WarriorsSaint Joseph's0
0Paul CloydWashington CapitolsWisconsin0
0Paul HoffmanToronto HuskiesPurdue0
0Paul NapolitanoSt. Louis BombersSan Francisco0
0Ralph BishopChicago StagsWashington0
0Ray EvansNew York KnicksKansas0
0Red RochaToronto HuskiesOregon State0
0Robert BolyardBaltimore BulletsToledo0
0Ron LivingstonNew York KnicksSt. Mary's (CA)0
0Roy LipscombProvidence SteamrollersSt. Mary's (MD)0
0Saul MariaschinWashington CapitolsHarvard0
0Scotty HamiltonBaltimore BulletsWest Virginia0
0Tom TomlinsonNew York KnicksSouthern Methodist0
0Wat MisakaNew York KnicksUtah0
0Wimpy QuinnToronto HuskiesOregon0

Source: NBA.com Draft History. Draft-night trades can cause the team attached to a selection to differ from the player’s eventual rookie team.