NBA DRAFT HISTORY -1949
First Round Selections:
1 Prov- Howie Shannon-Kansas State
2 Inds- Alex Groza-Kentucky
3 FtW- Bob Harris- Oklahoma State
4 Bos- George Kaftan
5 StL- Ed Macauley (territorial)-St. Louis U.
6 Phil- Vern Gardner-Utah
7 Balt- Ron Livingstone-Wyoming
8 NY- Dick McGuire-St. John's
9 Wash- Wallace (Wah Wah) Jones-Kentucky
10- Chi- Jack Kerris-Loyola (IL)
11 Mpls- Vern Mikkelsen (territorial) -Hamline
12 Roch- Frank (Pep) Saul -Seton Hall Baltimore Roger Wiley Oregon Boston Tony Lavelli Yale Joe Mullaney Holy Cross Bill Tom Rice Ed Little Denver JC Jim Simpson Bates Bill Vandenburgh Washington Duane Klueh Indiana State Emerson Speicher Bowling Green Bill Weight Brigham Young Russ Washburn Colby Chicago Ralph Beard Kentucky
Fort Wayne John Oldham Western Kentucky Indianapolis Leo Barnhorst Notre Dame Mac Otten Bowling Green Bob Evans Butler Charlie Maas Butler Don Boven Western Michigan Jim O'Halloran Notre Dame J.L. Parks Oklahoma A&M Minneapolis Bob Harrison Michigan New York Harry Donovan Muhlenberg Ernie Vandeweghe Colgate Bill Kleine Missouri Valley Don Bagley Notre Dame Bob Prewitt Southern Methodist Ken Kearns Arkansas Bill Litchfield Emporia State Philadelphia Jim Nolan Georgia Tech Providence Paul Courty Oklahoma Rochester Jack Coleman Louisville St. Louis John Orr Beloit Marv Schatzman St. Louis Preston Ward Soutwest Missouri Glenn Dodd NE Missouri Jack Davidson Stanford John Pritchard Drake Bob Retherford Nebraska Joe Crandall Oregon State Eddie Van Zant NW Oklahoma Washington Jim Owens Baylor