1951 NBA Draft

First Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
1 Baltimore Bullets Gene Melchiorre G Bradley
2 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Mel Hutchins F BYU
3 Indianapolis Olympians Marcus Freiberger C Oklahoma
4 Fort Wayne Pistons Zeke Sinicola G Niagara
5 Syracuse Nationals John McConathy F NW Louisiana
6 New York Knicks Ed Smith F Harvard
7 Boston Celtics   Ernie Barrett G Kansas State
8 Rochester Royals Sam Ranzino G North Carolina State
9 Philadelphia Warriors Don Sunderlage G Illinois
10 Minneapolis Lakers Whitey Skoog G Minnesota

Second Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
11 Baltimore Bullets Jack Stone F/G Kansas State
12 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Bill Gossett C/F Colorado A&M
13 Indianapolis Olympians Scotty Steagall G Millikin
14 Fort Wayne Pistons Jack Kiley G Syracuse
15 Syracuse Nationals Don Savage F/G LeMoyne
16 New York Knicks Roland Minson G BYU
17 Boston Celtics Bill Garrett F Indiana
18 Rochester Royals Ray Ragelis F Northwestern
19 Philadelphia Warriors Mel Payton F/G Tulane
20 Minneapolis Lakers Lew Hitch C Kansas State

Third Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
21 Baltimore Bullets Bill Mann G Bradley
22 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Ron Bontemps G Beloit
23 Indianapolis Olympians Glenn Kammeyer C Central Missouri State
24 Fort Wayne Pistons Jake Fendley G Northwestern
25 Syracuse Nationals Bato Govedarica G DePaul
26 New York Knicks Joe Luchi G Cincinnati
27 Boston Celtics John Furlong F Pepperdine
28 Rochester Royals Fred Diute F St. Bonaventure
29 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Schloss C Georgia
30 Minneapolis Lakers Bob Payne G Oregon State

Fourth Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
31 Baltimore Bullets Bill Hagler G California
32 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Jim Slaughter C South Carolina
33 Indianapolis Olympians Bill Tosheff G Indiana
34 Fort Wayne Pistons Herb Hargett G Mississippi State
35 Syracuse Nationals Paul Horvath C North Carolina State
36 New York Knicks Lloyd Sandstrom G St. Thomas
37 Boston Celtics Bob Barnett G Evansville
38 Rochester Royals Elmer Behnke C Bradley
39 Philadelphia Warriors Jud Milhon F Ohio Wesleyan
40 Minneapolis Lakers Gale McArthur G Oklahoma A&M

Fifth Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
41 Baltimore Bullets Leroy Ishman   American
42 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Bob Sakel   Evansville
43 Indianapolis Olympians Bob Pierce   Nebraska
44 Fort Wayne Pistons Leo Johnson   Arizona
45 Syracuse Nationals Glen Anderson   Colorado A&M
46 New York Knicks Tom Smith   St. Peter's
47 Boston Celtics Rip Gish   Western Kentucky
48 Rochester Royals Dan Bagley   Notre Dame
49 Philadelphia Warriors Mike Kearns   Princeton
50 Minneapolis Lakers Leo Vander Kuy   Michigan

Sixth Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
51 Baltimore Bullets Glen Duggins   Utah
52 Tri-Cities Blackhawks John Rennicke   Drake
53 Indianapolis Olympians Marv Johnson   Wheaton
54 Fort Wayne Pistons Frank Clasbeek   Iowa
55 Syracuse Nationals Bob Wheeler   Idaho
56 New York Knicks Al McGuire   St. John's
57 Boston Celtics Jim Luisi   St. Francis (NY)
58 Rochester Royals Jim Ove   Valparaiso
59 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Swails   Indiana Central
60 Minneapolis Lakers Deward Dopson   Arkansas Polytechnic

Seventh Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
61 Baltimore Bullets Tom Riach   USC
62 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Bob Ambler   Arkansas
63 Indianapolis Olympians Ted Beach   Illinois
64 Fort Wayne Pistons Jim Ramstead   Stanford
65 Syracuse Nationals Roy Reardon   St. Francis (NY)
66 New York Knicks Sid Ryen   Denver
67 Boston Celtics John Azary   Columbia
68 Rochester Royals John Brown   SMU
69 Philadelphia Warriors George Dempsey   King's
70 Minneapolis Lakers Ed Head   Kansas State

Eighth Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
71 Baltimore Bullets Bill Harper   Oregon State
72 Tri-Cities Blackhawks Aaron Preece   Bradley
73 Indianapolis Olympians George Kelly   Vanderbilt
74 Fort Wayne Pistons John Manning   Duquesne
75 Syracuse Nationals Tom Jockle   Syracuse
76 Boston Celtics Hugo Kappler   North Carolina State
77 Rochester Royals George Davidson   Lafayette
78 Philadelphia Warriors Jim Phelan   La Salle

Ninth Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
79 Baltimore Bullets Bob Crowe   San Jose State
80 Tri-Cities Blackhawks   Wayne Tucker   Colorado
81 Syracuse Nationals Ray Kirkwasser   Ithaca
82 Philadelphia Warriors Hugh Faulkner   Pepperdine

Tenth Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
83 Baltimore Bullets Dan Torrey   Oregon State
84 Tri-Cities Blackhawks John DeWitt   Texas A&M
85 Philadelphia Warriors Paul Gerwin   Cornell

Eleventh Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
83 Baltimore Bullets Dan Torrey   Oregon State
84 Tri-Cities Blackhawks John DeWitt   Texas A&M
85 Philadelphia Warriors Paul Gerwin   Cornell

Twelfth Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
86 Baltimore Bullets Clem Pavilonis   DePaul

Thirteenth Round:

Pick Team Player Position College
87 Baltimore Bullets John Burke   Springfield (MA)


*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1951 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.

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