Who was the first player ever drafted into the NBA?

Answer 1

The first NBA draft took place in 1947 and the first player drafted was Clifton McNeeley of the University of Texas at El Paso, drafted by the Pittsburgh Ironmen. McNeeley never played in the NBA.

Answer 2

In 1936, Jay Berwanger was the first player to be drafted by the National Football League in its initial college draft; he was selected first overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. However, he chose not to turn professional and never played in the NFL.

Berwanger was the first winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1935.

Riley H. Smith was a quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was the first player that signed from the draft that played in the NFL. He was the second player taken in the 1936 NFL Draft.

Answer 3

Clifton McNeeley was the first overall pick of the 1947NBA Draft, selected by the Pittsburgh Ironmen