1958 NBA draft


The 1958 NBA draft was the 12th annual draft of the National Basketball Association. 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.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

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. 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. 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.

Key

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamCollege
T^GUnited StatesPhiladelphia WarriorsTemple
11^FUnited StatesMinneapolis LakersSeattle
12F/CUnited StatesCincinnati RoyalsIndiana
13FUnited StatesNew York Knicks San Francisco
14FUnited StatesNew York KnicksNorth Carolina
15F/CUnited StatesSyracuse NationalsCincinnati
16FUnited StatesSt. Louis HawksOregon State
17FUnited StatesBoston CelticsTexas Southern
28F/CUnited StatesMinneapolis LakersMorehead State
29GUnited StatesCincinnati RoyalsKentucky
210FUnited StatesDetroit PistonsBradley
211#F/CUnited StatesNew York KnicksNorth Carolina
212#CUnited StatesPhiladelphia WarriorsWest Virginia
213^G/FUnited StatesSyracuse NationalsMarshall
214F/CUnited StatesSt. Louis HawksOklahoma City
215#FUnited StatesBoston CelticsFranciscan

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamCollege
316FUnited StatesMinneapolis LakersNiagara
317GUnited StatesCincinnati RoyalsDayton
322+F/CUnited StatesSt. Louis HawksMiami
427GUnited StatesNew York KnicksKentucky
429GUnited StatesSyracuse NationalsNorth Carolina
536+GUnited StatesPhiladelphia WarriorsIllinois
642FUnited StatesDetroit PistonsBradley
749FUnited StatesCincinnati RoyalsCincinnati
964FUnited StatesCincinnati RoyalsVilla Madonna
1070CUnited StatesCincinnati RoyalsKansas State
1281FUnited StatesSt. Louis HawksTennessee State
1585+GUnited StatesCincinnati RoyalsKentucky

Trades