1949 NBA Draft

Round 1

Pick	Team	Player	College 1.	Providence Steam Rollers	Howie Shannon	Kansas State University 2.	Indianapolis Olympians	Alex Groza	University of Kentucky 3.	Fort Wayne Pistons	Bob Harris	Oklahoma State University 4.	Boston Celtics	Tony Lavelli	Yale University 5T. St. Louis Bombers	Ed Macauley Saint Louis University 6.	Philadelphia Warriors	Vern Gardner	University of Utah 7.	Baltimore Bullets	Ron Livingstone	University of Wyoming 8.	New York Knickerbockers	Dick McGuire	St. John's University 9.	Washington Capitols	Wah Wah Jones	University of Kentucky 10.	Chicago Stags	Jack Kerris	Loyola University of Chicago 11T. Minneapolis Lakers	Vern Mikkelsen Hamline University 12.	Rochester Royals	Pep Saul	Seton Hall University

Round 2

Team	Player	College Boston Celtics	George Kaftan	College of the Holy Cross Chicago Stags	Ralph Beard	University of Kentucky Fort Wayne Pistons	John Oldham	Western Kentucky University Indianapolis Olympians	Leo Barnhorst	University of Notre Dame New York Knickerbockers	Harry Donovan	Muhlenberg College Philadelphia Warriors	Jim Nolan	Georgia Institute of Technology Rochester Royals	Jack Coleman	University of Louisville St. Louis Bombers	Johnny Orr	Beloit College Washington Capitols	Jim Owens	Baylor University

Round 3

Team	Player	College Baltimore Bullets	Paul Gordon	University of Notre Dame Boston Celtics	Joe Mullaney	College of the Holy Cross Chicago Stags	Dike Eddleman	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fort Wayne Pistons	Fred Schaus	West Virginia University Indianapolis Olympians	Mac Otten	Bowling Green State University New York Knickerbockers	Ernie Vandeweghe	Colgate University Philadelphia Warriors	Nelson Bobb	Temple University Providence Steam Rollers	Ed Leede	Dartmouth College

Round 4

Team	Player	College Fort Wayne Pistons	Jerry Nagel	Loyola University of Chicago Indianapolis Olympians	Bob Evans	Butler University Providence Steam Rollers	Warren Perkins	Tulane University

Round 5

Team	Player	College Providence Steam Rollers	Ray Corley	Georgetown University St. Louis Bombers	Earl Dodd	Truman State University Washington Capitols	Cliff Barker	University of Kentucky

Round 6

Team	Player	College Indianapolis Olympians	Don Boven	Western Michigan University

Round 7

Team	Player	College St. Louis Bombers	John Pritchard	Drake University

Round 8

Team	Player	College Boston Celtics	Duane Klueh	Indiana State University Providence Steam Rollers	Bob Royer	Indiana State University

Other Picks

Team	Player	College Baltimore Bullets	Bill Evans	Drake University Baltimore Bullets	Tom Gallagher	St. Francis College Baltimore Bullets	Jim McMullen	Xavier University Baltimore Bullets	Eppa Rixey	Kenyon College Baltimore Bullets	Roger Wiley	University of Oregon Baltimore Bullets	Bill Zipple	Lafayette College Boston Celtics	Ed Little	Denver Junior College Boston Celtics	Jim Simpson	Bates College Boston Celtics	Emerson Speicher	Bowling Green State University Boston Celtics	Bill Tom	Rice University Boston Celtics	Bill Vandenburgh	University of Washington Boston Celtics	Russ Washburn	Colby College Boston Celtics	Bill Weight	Brigham Young University Fort Wayne Pistons	Dal Zuber	University of Toledo Indianapolis Olympians	Charlie Maas	Butler University Indianapolis Olympians	Jim O'Halloran	University of Notre Dame Indianapolis Olympians	J.L. Parks	Oklahoma State University Minneapolis Lakers	Bob Harrison	University of Michigan Minneapolis Lakers	Paul Walther	University of Tennessee New York Knickerbockers	Don Bagley	University of Notre Dame New York Knickerbockers	Ken Kearns	University of Arkansas New York Knickerbockers	Bill Kleine	Missouri Valley College New York Knickerbockers	Bill Litchfield	Emporia State University New York Knickerbockers	Bob Prewitt	Southern Methodist University Providence Steam Rollers	Paul Courty	University of Oklahoma Providence Steam Rollers	Carl Schaeffer	University of Alabama Providence Steam Rollers	Bill Tanzler	University of Florida Providence Steam Rollers	Jack Theolan	DePaul University St. Louis Bombers	Joe Crandall	Oregon State University St. Louis Bombers	Jack Davidson	Stanford University St. Louis Bombers	Bob Retherford	University of Nebraska St. Louis Bombers	Marv Schatzman	Saint Louis University St. Louis Bombers	Eddie Van	Northwestern Oklahoma State University St. Louis Bombers	Preston Ward	Southwest Missouri State University Washington Capitols	Maynard Haitcock	George Washington University Washington Capitols	Jim Lacy	Loyola College in Maryland