1958 NBA draft

The 1958 NBA draft was the 12th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 22, 1958, before the 1958–59 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 17 rounds comprising 88 players selected.

1958 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 22, 1958
LocationNew York City, New York
Overview
88 total selections in 17 rounds
LeagueNBA
Territorial pick(s)Guy Rodgers, Philadelphia Warriors
First selectionElgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Elgin Baylor from Seattle University was selected first overall by the Minneapolis Lakers. Baylor went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.[1] Guy Rodgers from Temple University was selected before the draft as Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick. Three players from this draft, Elgin Baylor, Guy Rodgers and Hal Greer, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[2] Frank Howard from Ohio State University was selected in the third round by the Philadelphia Warriors, but he opted for a professional baseball career and eventually playing 16 successful seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB).[3][4]

Key
Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter
^ 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

Draft
A man, wearing a jersey with a word "TEMPLE" and the number "5" written in the front, is holding a basketball while posing for a photo.
Guy Rodgers was selected as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
T – Guy Rodgers^ G  United States Philadelphia Warriors Temple
1 1 Elgin Baylor^ F  United States Minneapolis Lakers Seattle
1 2 Archie Dees F/C  United States Cincinnati Royals Indiana
1 3 Mike Farmer F  United States New York Knicks (from Detroit)[a] San Francisco
1 4 Pete Brennan F  United States New York Knicks North Carolina
1 5 Connie Dierking F/C  United States Syracuse Nationals Cincinnati
1 6 Dave Gambee F  United States St. Louis Hawks Oregon State
1 7 Bennie Swain F  United States Boston Celtics Texas Southern
2 8 Steve Hamilton F/C  United States Minneapolis Lakers Morehead State
2 9 Vernon Hatton G  United States Cincinnati Royals Kentucky
2 10 Barney Cable F  United States Detroit Pistons Bradley
2 11 Joe Quigg# F/C  United States New York Knicks North Carolina
2 12 Lloyd Sharrar# C  United States Philadelphia Warriors West Virginia
2 13 Hal Greer^ G/F  United States Syracuse Nationals Marshall
2 14 Hub Reed F/C  United States St. Louis Hawks Oklahoma City
2 15 Jimmy Smith# F  United States Boston Celtics Franciscan

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[5][6]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
3 16 Boo Ellis F  United States Minneapolis Lakers Niagara
3 17 Bucky Bockhorn G  United States Cincinnati Royals Dayton
3 22 Wayne Embry+ F/C  United States St. Louis Hawks Miami (OH)
4 27 Johnny Cox G  United States New York Knicks Kentucky
4 29 Tommy Kearns G  United States Syracuse Nationals North Carolina
5 36 Don Ohl+ G  United States Philadelphia Warriors Illinois
6 42 Shellie McMillon F  United States Detroit Pistons Bradley
7 49 Wayne Stevens F  United States Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati
9 64 Larry Staverman F  United States Cincinnati Royals Villa Madonna
10 70 Jack Parr C  United States Cincinnati Royals Kansas State
12 81 Joe Buckhalter F  United States St. Louis Hawks Tennessee State
15 85 Adrian Smith+ G  United States Cincinnati Royals Kentucky

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1958 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
Whitey Bell G  United States NC State

Trades
  • a Prior to the draft, the New York Knicks acquired the Detroit Pistons' first-round pick, which was used to select Mike Farmer, from the Pistons in exchange for Dick McGuire.[7][8]

See also

References
General
  • "Complete First Round Results 1957–59". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  • "1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  • "1957–1961 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  • "1958 NBA Draft". The Draft Review. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
Specific
  1. "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  2. "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  3. Kim, Randy (June 19, 2003). "Draft Oddities". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  4. "Frank Howard Bio". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  5. "1958 NBA draft".
  6. "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".
  7. "Dick McGuire Bio". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  8. "All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
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