1958 NBA draft

Basketball player selection

1958 NBA draft

General information
Sport| Basketball
Date(s)| April 22, 1958
Location| Detroit, Michigan[1]
Overview
88 total selections in 17 rounds
League| NBA
Territorial pick(s)| Guy Rodgers, Philadelphia Warriors
First selection| Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

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The 1958 NBA draft was the 12th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 22, 1958, before the 1958–59 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 17 rounds comprising 88 players selected.

## Draft selections and draftee career notes

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Elgin Baylor from Seattle University was selected first overall by the Minneapolis Lakers. Baylor went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.[2] Guy Rodgers from Temple University was selected before the draft as Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick. Three players from this draft, Elgin Baylor, Guy Rodgers and Hal Greer, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[3] Frank Howard from Ohio State University was selected in the third round by the Philadelphia Warriors, but he opted for a professional baseball career and eventually playing 16 successful seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB).[4][5]

## Key

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Pos. | G | F | C

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Position | Guard | Forward | Center
^  | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game

## Draft

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Guy Rodgers was selected as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick. Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | College

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T | –  | Guy Rodgers^  | G  |  United States  | Philadelphia Warriors | Temple
1  | 1  | Elgin Baylor^  | F  |  United States  | Minneapolis Lakers | Seattle
1  | 2  | Archie Dees | F/C  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Indiana
1  | 3  | Mike Farmer | F  |  United States  | New York Knicks (from Detroit)[a] | San Francisco
1  | 4  | Pete Brennan | F  |  United States  | New York Knicks | North Carolina
1  | 5  | Connie Dierking | F/C  |  United States  | Syracuse Nationals | Cincinnati
1  | 6  | Dave Gambee | F  |  United States  | St. Louis Hawks | Oregon State
1  | 7  | Bennie Swain | F  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Texas Southern
2  | 8  | Steve Hamilton | F/C  |  United States  | Minneapolis Lakers | Morehead State
2  | 9  | Vernon Hatton | G  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Kentucky
2  | 10  | Barney Cable | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Bradley
2  | 11  | Joe Quigg# | F/C  |  United States  | New York Knicks | North Carolina
2  | 12  | Lloyd Sharrar# | C  |  United States  | Philadelphia Warriors | West Virginia
2  | 13  | Hal Greer^  | G/F  |  United States  | Syracuse Nationals | Marshall
2  | 14  | Hub Reed | F/C  |  United States  | St. Louis Hawks | Oklahoma City
2  | 15  | Jimmy Smith# | F  |  United States  | Boston Celtics | Franciscan

## Other picks

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The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[6][7]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | College

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3  | 16  | Boo Ellis | F  |  United States  | Minneapolis Lakers | Niagara
3  | 17  | Bucky Bockhorn | G  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Dayton
3  | 22  | Wayne Embry+ | F/C  |  United States  | St. Louis Hawks | Miami (OH)
4  | 27  | Johnny Cox | G  |  United States  | New York Knicks | Kentucky
4  | 29  | Tommy Kearns | G  |  United States  | Syracuse Nationals | North Carolina
5  | 36  | Don Ohl+ | G  |  United States  | Philadelphia Warriors | Illinois
6  | 42  | Shellie McMillon | F  |  United States  | Detroit Pistons | Bradley
7  | 49  | Wayne Stevens | F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati
9  | 64  | Larry Staverman | F  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Villa Madonna
10  | 70  | Jack Parr | C  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Kansas State
12  | 81  | Joe Buckhalter | F  |  United States  | St. Louis Hawks | Tennessee State
15  | 85  | Adrian Smith+ | G  |  United States  | Cincinnati Royals | Kentucky

## Notable undrafted players

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Further information: List of undrafted NBA players

These players were not selected in the 1958 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player  | Pos.  | Nationality  | School/club team

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Stacey Arceneaux | SG  |  United States  | Iowa State
Whitey Bell | PG  |  United States  | NC State

## Trades

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* a Prior to the draft, the New York Knicks acquired the Detroit Pistons' first-round pick, which was used to select Mike Farmer, from the Pistons in exchange for Dick McGuire.[8][9]

## See also

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* List of first overall NBA draft picks
* NBA records

## References

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General

* "Complete First Round Results 1957–59". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
* "1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
* "1957–1961 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
* "1958 NBA Draft". The Draft Review. Retrieved December 28, 2009.

Specific

1. ^ Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695., pg. 51
2. ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
3. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
4. ^ Kim, Randy (June 19, 2003). "Draft Oddities". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
5. ^ "Frank Howard Bio". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
6. ^ "1958 NBA draft".
7. ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".
8. ^ "Dick McGuire Bio". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
9. ^ "All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.

## External links

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* NBA.com
* NBA.com: NBA Draft History

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Territorial pick|

* Guy Rodgers

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* Elgin Baylor
* Archie Dees
* Mike Farmer
* Pete Brennan
* Connie Dierking
* Dave Gambee
* Bennie Swain

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* Steve Hamilton
* Vernon Hatton
* Barney Cable
* Joe Quigg
* Lloyd Sharrar
* Hal Greer
* Hub Reed
* Jimmy Smith

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