1948 BAA draft

1948 BAA draft
General information
Date(s)	May 10, 1948
Location	Chicago, Illinois
First selection	Andy Tonkovich, Providence Steamrollers
BAA draft < 1947 1949 >

The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948 before to the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the National Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round pick, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Robert Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Three players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes and Bobby Wanzer, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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 has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team	College
1	1	Andy Tonkovich	G	Providence Steamrollers	Marshall
1	2	George Kok#	C	Indianapolis Jets	Arkansas
1	3	George Hauptfuhrer#	C	Boston Celtics	Harvard
1	4	Dolph Schayes^	F/C	New York Knicks	NYU
1	5	Ed Mikan	F/C	Chicago Stags	DePaul
1	6	Walt Budko	F/C	Baltimore Bullets	Columbia
1	7	Robert Gale#	–	St. Louis Bombers	Cornell
1	8	Ward Williams	F	Fort Wayne Pistons	Indiana
1	9	Chuck Hanger#	–	Minneapolis Lakers	California
1	10	Bobby Wanzer^	G	Rochester Royals	Seton Hall
1	11	Don Ray	F/C	Philadelphia Warriors	Western Kentucky
1	12	Jack Nichols	F/C	Washington Capitols	Washington

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team	College
–	–	Johnny Bach	G/F	Boston Celtics	Fordham
–	–	Gene Berce	G/F	New York Knicks	Marquette
–	–	Darrell Brown	F	Baltimore Bullets	Humboldt State
–	–	Jack Burmaster	G	St. Louis Bombers	Illinois
–	–	Jake Carter	F/C	Baltimore Bullets	East Texas State
–	–	Jack Coleman+	F/C	Providence Steamrollers	Louisville
–	–	Bobby Cook	G	Fort Wayne Pistons	Wisconsin
–	–	Hook Dillon	F	Chicago Stags	North Carolina
–	–	Arnie Ferrin	G/F	Minneapolis Lakers	Utah
–	–	Bill Gabor+	G/F	Rochester Royals	Syracuse
–	–	Harry Gallatin^	F/C	New York Knicks	Northeast Missouri
–	–	Earl Gardner	F	Minneapolis Lakers	DePauw
–	–	Dee Gibson	G/F	Minneapolis Lakers	Western Kentucky
–	–	Alex Hannum	F/C	Indianapolis Jets	USC
–	–	Marshall Hawkins	F	Boston Celtics	Tennessee
–	–	Joe Holland	F	Baltimore Bullets	Kentucky
–	–	Whitey Kachan	G	Chicago Stags	DePaul
–	–	Leo Katkaveck	G	Washington Capitols	NC State
–	–	Tom Kelly	G	Boston Celtics	NYU
–	–	Andy Kostecka	F	Indianapolis Jets	Georgetown
–	–	Dan Kraus	G	Baltimore Bullets	Georgetown
–	–	Herb Krautblatt	G	Baltimore Bullets	Rider
–	–	Leo Kubiak	G/F	Rochester Royals	Bowling Green
–	–	Ray Lumpp	G	Indianapolis Jets	NYU
–	–	Mel McGaha	G	New York Knicks	Arkansas
–	–	Murray Mitchell	C	Boston Celtics	Sam Houston State
–	–	Johnny Orr	F	Minneapolis Lakers	Beloit
–	–	Easy Parham	G/F	St. Louis Bombers	Texas Wesleyan
–	–	Jack Parkinson	G	Washington Capitols	Kentucky
–	–	Ed Peterson	C	New York Knicks	Cornell
–	–	Roy Pugh	F/C	Philadelphia Warriors	SMU
–	–	Tex Ritter	G	New York Knicks	Eastern Kentucky
–	–	Kenny Rollins	G	Fort Wayne Pistons	Kentucky
–	–	Dick Shrider	G	New York Knicks	Ohio
–	–	Odie Spears	G	Chicago Stags	Western Kentucky
–	–	Brady Walker	F/C	Providence Steamrollers	BYU
–	–	Dick Wehr	F	Indianapolis Jets	Rice
–	–	Murray Wier	G	Fort Wayne Pistons	Iowa
–	–	D. C. Wilcutt	G	St. Louis Bombers	Saint Louis

Undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player	Position	College
Dave Minor	G	UCLA

References

General

Specific

External links

• NBA.com
• NBA.com: NBA Draft History