1960 NBA Draft

First Round

Pick Team Player Position College
1 Cincinnati Royals Oscar Robertson G Cincinnati
2 Minneapolis Lakers Jerry West G West Virginia
3 New York Knicks Darrall Imhoff C California
4 Detroit Pistons Jack Moreland F Louisiana Tech
5 Syracuse Nationals Lee Shaffer F North Carolina
6 St. Louis Hawks Lenny Wilkens G Providence
7 Philadelphia Warriors Al Bunge F Maryland
8 Boston Celtics Tom Sanders F New York University

Second Round

Pick Team Player Position College
9 Cincinnati Royals Jay Arnette G Texas
10 New York Knicks Dave Budd F Wake Forest
11 New York Knicks Kelly Coleman G Kentucky Wesleyan
12 Detroit Pistons Ron Johnson F Minnesota
13 Syracuse Nationals Wilbur Trosch F/C St. Francis (PA)
14 St. Louis Hawks Frank Radovich F/C Indiana
15 Philadelphia Warriors Bill Kennedy G Temple
16 Boston Celtics Leroy Wright F/C College of Pacific

Third Round

Pick Team Player Position College
17 Cincinnati Royals Ralph Davis G Cincinnati
18 Minneapolis Lakers Jim Hagan C Tennessee Tech
19 New York Knicks Bob McNeill G St. Joseph's (PA)
20 Detroit Pistons Frank Case G Dayton
21 Syracuse Nationals Joe Roberts F Ohio State
22 St. Louis Hawks Fred LaCour F San Francisco
23 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Mealy F Manhattan
24 Boston Celtics Mike Graney F Notre Dame

Fourth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
25 Cincinnati Royals Dalen Showalter F Tennessee
26 Minneapolis Lakers Wally Frank F Kansas State
27 Minneapolis Lakers Ben Warley F Tennessee A&I
28 Detroit Pistons Ken Remley C West Virginia Wesleyan
29 Syracuse Nationals Carl Cole G Eastern Kentucky
30 St. Louis Hawks Horace Walker F Michigan State
31 Philadelphia Warriors Charley Sharp F Southwest Texas
32 Boston Celtics Sid Cohen G Kentucky

Fifth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
33 Cincinnati Royals Don Ogorek   Seattle
34 Minneapolis Lakers George Farley   Cornell
35 New York Knicks Charley McNeil   Maryland
36 Detroit Pistons Willie Jones   Northwestern
37 Syracuse Nationals Jim Mudd   North Texas State
38 St. Louis Hawks Jim Darrow   Bowling Green
39 Philadelphia Warriors Al Attles   North Carolina A&T
40 Boston Celtics Wayne Lawrence   Texas A&M

Sixth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
41 Cincinnati Royals Bobby Mason   Bradley
42 Minneapolis Lakers Bobby Goodall   Tulsa
43 New York Knicks David Denton   Georgia Tech
44 Detroit Pistons Bill Lowry   Christian Brothers
45 Syracuse Nationals Herschell Turner   Nebraska
46 St. Louis Hawks York Larese   North Carolina
47 Philadelphia Warriors Jim Brangan   Princeton
48 Boston Celtics George Newman   Kentucky

Seventh Round

Pick Team Player Position College
50 Cincinnati Royals Fred Sobrero   Santa Clara
51 Minneapolis Lakers Howard Jolliff   Ohio
52 New York Knicks Dick Doughty   California
53 Detroit Pistons Doug Moe   North Carolina
54 Syracuse Nationals Bernie Kauffman   Kentucky
55 St. Louis Hawks Bob Sims   Pepperdine
56 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Clarke   St. Joseph's (PA)

Eighth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
57

Cincinnati Royals

Sam Stith

 

St. Bonaventure

58

Minneapolis Lakers

John Werhas

 

USC

59

New York Knicks

George Price

 

Memphis State

60

Detroit Pistons

Mike Yugovich

 

Youngstown

61

Syracuse Nationals

Don Lynch

 

LeMoyne

62

St. Louis Hawks

Don Curry

 

Mississippis Southern

63

Philadelphia Warriors

George Raveling

 

Villanova

Ninth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
64 Cincinnati Royals Al Nealey   Arizona State
65 Minneapolis Lakers Claude Lefevre   Gonzaga
66 New York Knicks Tony Davis   Hawaii
67 Detroit Pistons Martin Holland   Kentucky Wesleyan
68 Syracuse Nationals Bernie Findlay   San Diego State
69 St. Louis Hawks Bob Castanada   Rockhurst
70 Philadelphia Warriors Joe Gallo   St. Joseph's

Tenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
71 Cincinnati Royals Lon Sizemore   West Virginia Tech
72 Minneapolis Lakers Dick Harvey   Creighton
73 New York Knicks Walter Mangham   Marquette
74 Detroit Pistons Joe Kennelly   Dayton
75 St. Louis Hawks Americas John Lewis   Iowa

Eleventh Round

Pick Team Player Position College
76 Cincinnati Royals Dennis Moore   Regis
77 Minneapolis Lakers Sterling Forbes   Pepperdine
78 New York Knicks Howard Willis   Grambling
79 Detroit Pistons Mel Peterson   Wheaton
80 St. Louis Hawks Dick Davies   LSU

Twelfth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
81 Cincinnati Royals Ron Altenberg   Cornell (IA)
82 Minneapolis Lakers Will Jones   American
83 New York Knicks Henry Hart   Auburn
84 Detroit Pistons Don Dobbert   Wheaton
85 St. Louis Hawks Bob Wilkinson   Indiana

Thirteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
86 Cincinnati Royals John Milhoan   Marshall
87 New York Knicks Dick Furry   Ohio State
88 Detroit Pistons Lee Hopfenspirger   Hamline

Fourteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
89 Cincinnati Royals Larry Chaney   Montana State
90 New York Knicks Jim Hanna   USC

Fifteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
91 Cincinnati Royals Ducky Potter   Moravian
92 New York Knicks Jerry Bechtal   Maryland

Sixteenth Round

Pick Team Player Position College
93 Cincinnati Royals Gene Jordan   NW Missouri
94 New York Knicks Jerry Schofield   Utah State


*This was the first year that underclassmen were draft into the NBA. Before 1960 drafted players must have completed all four years of college.

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