1958 NBA draft

General information

Date(s)

April 22, 1958

Location

New York City, New York

Territorial pick(s)

Guy Rodgers, Philadelphia Warriors

First selection

Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

NBA draft
< 1957	1959 >

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.

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. Two players from this draft, Elgin Baylor 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.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

^	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 never played in the NBA regular season or playoffs

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
0T	00–	Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers^	G	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Temple
1	01	Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor^	F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Seattle
1	02	Dees, ArchieArchie Dees	F/C	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Indiana
1	03	Farmer, MikeMike Farmer	F	United States	New York Knicks (from Detroit)^[a]	San Francisco
1	04	Brennan, PetePete Brennan	F	United States	New York Knicks	North Carolina
1	05	Dierking, ConnieConnie Dierking	F/C	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Cincinnati
1	06	Gambee, DaveDave Gambee	F	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Oregon State
1	07	Swain, BennieBennie Swain	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Texas Southern
2	08	Hamilton, SteveSteve Hamilton	F/C	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Morehead State
2	09	Hatton, VernonVernon Hatton	G	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Kentucky
2	10	Cable, BarneyBarney Cable	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Bradley
2	11	Quigg, JoeJoe Quigg^#	F/C	United States	New York Knicks	North Carolina
2	12	Sharrar, LloydLloyd Sharrar^#	C	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	West Virginia
2	13	Greer, HalHal Greer^	G/F	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Marshall
2	14	Reed, HubHub Reed	F/C	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Oklahoma City
2	15	Smith, JimmyJimmy 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.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College
3	16	Ellis, BooBoo Ellis	F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Niagara
3	17	Bockhorn, BuckyBucky Bockhorn	G	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Dayton
3	22	Embry, WayneWayne Embry⁺	F/C	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Miami (OH)
4	27	Cox, JohnnyJohnny Cox	G	United States	New York Knicks	Kentucky
4	29	Kearns, TommyTommy Kearns	G	United States	Syracuse Nationals	North Carolina
5	36	Ohl, DonDon Ohl⁺	G	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Illinois
6	42	McMillon, ShellieShellie McMillon	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Bradley
7	49	Stevens, WayneWayne Stevens	F	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Cincinnati
9	64	Staverman, LarryLarry Staverman	F	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Villa Madonna
10	70	Parr, JackJack Parr	C	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Kansas State
12	81	Buckhalter, JoeJoe Buckhalter	F	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Tennessee State
15	85	Smith, AdrianAdrian Smith⁺	G	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Kentucky

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.^[5]^[6]

References

General

"Complete First Round Results 1957–59". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 December 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

↑ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
↑ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
↑ Kim, Randy (June 19, 2003). "Draft Oddities". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
↑ "Frank Howard Bio". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
↑ "Dick McGuire Bio". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
↑ "All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.

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