Who was the first pick in the 1951 NBA Draft?

Answer 1

T-Territorial Choices

First Round

1 SF Fred Hetzel Davidson

2T NY Bill Bradley Princeton

3T Det Bill Buntin Michigan

4 SF Rick Barry Miami (FL)

5 NY Dave Stallworth Wichita State

6 Balt Jerry Sloan Evansville

7 Phil Bill Cunningham North Carolina

8 StL Jim Washington Villanova

9 Cin Nate Bowman Wichita State

10T LAL Gail Goodrich UCLA

11 Bos Ollie Johnson San Francisco

Second Round

1 SF Wilbert Frazier Grambling

2 NY Dick Van Arsdale Indiana

3 Det Tom Van Arsdale Indiana

4 Balt Tal Brody Illinois

5 Phil Jesse Branson Elon

6 NYK Hal Blevins Arkansas A&M

7 Cin Flynn Robinson Wyoming

8 LAL John Fairchild Brigham Young

9 Bos Ronnie Watts Wake Forest

Third Round

1 SF Keith Erickson UCLA

2 NY John Clemens Ohio Wesleyan

3 Det Ron Reed Notre Dame

4 Balt Joe Newton Auburn

5 Phil Bob Weiss Penn State

6 StL Ken McIntyre St. John's

7 Cin Jon McGlocklin Indiana

8 LAL Jim Caldwell Georgia Tech

9 Bos Toby Kimball Connecticut

Fourth Round

1 SF Warren Rustand Arizona

2 NY Larry Lembo Manhattan

3 Det Jim King Oklahoma State

4 Balt Skip Thoren Illinois

5 Phil Henry Finkel Dayton

6 StL Lynn Nance Washington

7 Cin Bob Love Southern

8 LAL Brooks Henderson Florida

9 Bos Richie Tarrant St. Michael's (VT)

Fifth Round

1 SF Eddie Jackson Oklahoma City

2 NY Steve Nisenson Hofstra

3 Det Ted Manning North Carolina College

4 Balt Charles Dinkens Miami (OH)

5 Phil Richie Moore Villanova

6 StL Theodore Werner Washington state

7 Cin Warren Isaac Iona

8 LAL A.W. Davis Tennessee

9 Bos Don Davidson Davidson

Sixth Round

1 SF Jim Jarvis Oregon State

2 NY Warren Davis North Carolina A&T

3 Det Barry Smith High Point

4 Balt Lavonne LeFlore Jackson State

5 Phil Mitch Edwards Pan American

6 StL John Rambo Long Beach College

7 Cin Leon Clements Ouachita Baptist

8 LAL Theo Cruz Seattle

9 Bos Haskell Tison Duke

Seventh Round

1 SF Dan Wolters California

2 NY Dale Neel High Point

3 Balt Willie Somerset Duquesne

4 Phil John Young Midwestern (TX)

5 StL Terry Kunze Minnesota

6 Cin Jeff Gehring Miami (OH)

7 LAL Dwayne Cruze Idaho State

8 Bos George Deehan Lenoir Rhyne

Eighth Round

1 SF Willie Cotton Central State

2 NY Frank Granat Alliance

3 Balt Jim Murphy DePaul

4 Phil Bob Barnek St. Bonaventure

5 StL Cincy Powell Portland

6 Cin Jim Fox South Carolina

7 LAL George Unseld Kansas

Ninth Round

1 NY Jay Neary North Carolina-Wilmington

2 Balt John Wendelkin Holy Cross

3 Phil Gene West Drake

4 StL Leroy Walker Utah State

5 Cin Ron Krick Cincinnati

6 LAL Marlbert Pradd Dillard

Tenth Round

1 NY Wayne Molis Lewis

2 Balt Bogie Redmon Illinois

3 Phil Dean Church SW Louisiana

4 StL Spencer Carlson Baylor

5 Cin Richie Dec Seton Hall

6 LAL Don Rae Montana State

Eleventh Round

1 NY Bill Meyer Hiram

2 Balt Thales McReynolds Miles

3 Phil Curt Fromal La Salle

4 StL Weldon Kytle Fenn

5 Cin Dick Maile Louisiana State

6 LAL Bob Andrews Alabama

Twelfth Round

1 NY Bob Trupin Yale

2 Balt Walt Sahm Notre Dame

3 Phil Dan Anderson Augsburg

4 StL Elton McGriff Creighton

5 Cin Robert McCollough Benedict

Thirteenth Round

1 NY Dennis McGovern Rhode Island

2 Balt Joe Ramsey Southern Illinois

3 Phil Rich Parks Tulsa

4 StL Mel Northway Minnesota

5 Cin Oliver Jones Albany State (GA)

Fourteenth Round

1 Balt Jerry Rook Arkansas State

2 Phil Jack Morgenthal Houston

3 StL Terry Page Detroit

4 Cin Larry Franks Texas

Fifteenth Round

1 Balt Dave Hicks None

2 Phil James Pitts Georgia

3 StL George Pomey Michigan

4 Cin Ronald Scharf Georgia Tech

Sixteenth Round

1 Balt Bunk Adams Ohio

2 Phil Larry Rafferty Fairchild

3 StL Bob Tolan Eastern Kentucky

4 Cin Willie Porter Tennessee State

Seventeenth Round

1 Balt Roger Taylor Illinois

Answer 2

First Round

1 Clev Austin Carr Notre Dame

2 Port Sidney Wicks UCLA

3 Buff Elmore Smith Kentucky State

4 Cin Ken Durrett La Salle

5 Atl George Trapp Long Beach State

6 Sea Fred Brown Iowa

7 SD Cliff Meely Colorado

8 SF Darnell Hillman San Jose State

9 Balt Stan Love Oregon

10 Bos Clarence Glover Western Kentucky

11 Det Curtis Rowe UCLA

12 Phil Dana Lewis Tulsa

13 LAL Jim Cleamons Ohio State

14 Phoe John Roche South Carolina

15 Chi Kennedy McIntosh Eastern Michigan

16 NY Dean Meminger Marquette

17 Mil Collis Jones Notre Dame

Answer 3

The first pick was by the Baltimore Bullets was Gene Melchiorre of Bradley University.

Answer 4

Dick Ricketts by the Milwaukee Hawks