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BBBaltimore Bullets
Bill EvansDrake
1949–50 rookie class
1949 NBA Draft
Every selection in order, with the drafting team, player affiliation and a direct path into each available Sportsboxd career profile.
75selections
9rounds
12teams selecting
First off the board
Top five picks
Pick #0
New York KnicksMissouri Valley
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New York KnicksEmporia State
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PSProvidence Steamrollers
Bill TanzlerFlorida
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Boston CelticsRice
Complete draft board
Every pick
Round one is open. Expand any later round to continue through the class.
Round 110 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howie Shannon | Providence Steamrollers | Kansas State | 1 |
| 2 | Alex Groza | Indianapolis Olympians | Kentucky | 2 |
| 3 | Bob Harris | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Oklahoma State | 3 |
| 4 | Tony Lavelli | Boston Celtics | Yale | 4 |
| 5 | Vern Gardner | Philadelphia Warriors | Utah | 5 |
| 6 | Ron Livingstone | Baltimore Bullets | Wyoming | 6 |
| 7 | Dick McGuire | New York Knicks | St. John's (NY) | 7 |
| 8 | Wallace Jones | Washington Capitols | Kentucky | 8 |
| 9 | Jack Kerris | Chicago Stags | Loyola-Chicago | 9 |
| 10 | Frank Saul | Rochester Royals | Seton Hall | 10 |
Round 29 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | George Kaftan | Boston Celtics | Holy Cross | 0 |
| 0 | Harry Donovan | New York Knicks | Muhlenberg | 0 |
| 0 | Jack Coleman | Rochester Royals | Louisville | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Nolan | Philadelphia Warriors | Georgia Tech | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Owens | Washington Capitols | Baylor | 0 |
| 0 | Johnny Oldham | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Western Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Johnny Orr | St. Louis Bombers | Beloit | 0 |
| 0 | Leo Barnhorst | Indianapolis Olympians | Notre Dame | 0 |
| 0 | Ralph Beard | Chicago Stags | Kentucky | 0 |
Round 38 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ed Leede | Providence Steamrollers | Dartmouth | 0 |
| 0 | Ernie Vandeweghe | New York Knicks | Colgate | 0 |
| 0 | Fred Schaus | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | West Virginia | 0 |
| 0 | Joe Mullaney | Boston Celtics | Holy Cross | 0 |
| 0 | Mac Otten | Indianapolis Olympians | Bowling Green | 0 |
| 0 | Nelson Bobb | Philadelphia Warriors | Temple | 0 |
| 0 | Paul Gordon | Baltimore Bullets | Notre Dame | 0 |
| 0 | Thomas Eddleman | Chicago Stags | Illinois | 0 |
Round 43 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bob Evans | Indianapolis Olympians | Butler | 0 |
| 0 | Jerry Nagel | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Loyola-Chicago | 0 |
| 0 | Warren Perkins | Providence Steamrollers | Tulane | 0 |
Round 53 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Cliff Barker | Washington Capitols | Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Earl Dodd | St. Louis Bombers | Truman State | 0 |
| 0 | Ray Corley | Providence Steamrollers | Georgetown | 0 |
Round 61 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Don Boven | Indianapolis Olympians | Western Michigan | 0 |
Round 71 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | John Pritchard | St. Louis Bombers | Drake | 0 |
Round 82 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bob Royer | Providence Steamrollers | Indiana State | 0 |
| 0 | Duane Klueh | Boston Celtics | Indiana State | 0 |
Territorial selections38 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bill Evans | Baltimore Bullets | Drake | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Kleine | New York Knicks | Missouri Valley | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Litchfield | New York Knicks | Emporia State | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Tanzler | Providence Steamrollers | Florida | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Tom | Boston Celtics | Rice | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Vandenburgh | Boston Celtics | Washington | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Weight | Boston Celtics | Brigham Young | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Zipple | Baltimore Bullets | Lafayette | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Harrison | Minneapolis Lakers | Michigan | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Prewitt | New York Knicks | Southern Methodist | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Retherford | St. Louis Bombers | Nebraska | 0 |
| 0 | Carl Schaeffer | Providence Steamrollers | Alabama | 0 |
| 0 | Charlie Maas | Indianapolis Olympians | Butler | 0 |
| 0 | Dal Zuber | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Toledo | 0 |
| 0 | Don Bagley | New York Knicks | Notre Dame | 0 |
| 0 | Ed Little | Boston Celtics | Denver Junior College | 0 |
| 0 | Ed MacauleyTerritorial | St. Louis Bombers | Saint Louis | 0 |
| 0 | Eddie Van Zant | St. Louis Bombers | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 0 |
| 0 | Emerson Speicher | Boston Celtics | Bowling Green | 0 |
| 0 | Eppa Rixey | Baltimore Bullets | Kenyon | 0 |
| 0 | J.L. Parks | Indianapolis Olympians | Oklahoma State | 0 |
| 0 | Jack Davidson | St. Louis Bombers | Stanford | 0 |
| 0 | Jack Theolan | Providence Steamrollers | DePaul | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Lacy | Washington Capitols | Loyola-Maryland | 0 |
| 0 | Jim McMullen | Baltimore Bullets | Xavier | 0 |
| 0 | Jim O'Halloran | Indianapolis Olympians | Notre Dame | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Simpson | Boston Celtics | Bates | 0 |
| 0 | Joe Crandall | St. Louis Bombers | Oregon State | 0 |
| 0 | Ken Kearns | New York Knicks | Arkansas | 0 |
| 0 | Marv Schatzman | St. Louis Bombers | Saint Louis | 0 |
| 0 | Maynard Haitcock | Washington Capitols | George Washington | 0 |
| 0 | Paul Courty | Providence Steamrollers | Oklahoma | 0 |
| 0 | Paul Walther | Minneapolis Lakers | Tennessee | 0 |
| 0 | Preston Ward | St. Louis Bombers | Missouri State | 0 |
| 0 | Roger Wiley | Baltimore Bullets | Oregon | 0 |
| 0 | Russ Washburn | Boston Celtics | Colby | 0 |
| 0 | Tom Gallagher | Baltimore Bullets | St. Francis Brooklyn | 0 |
| 0 | Vern MikkelsenTerritorial | Minneapolis Lakers | Hamline | 0 |
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.