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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