1958 NBA draft

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft 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

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. 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. 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).

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

Draft

A man, wearing a jersey with a word "TEMPLE" and the number "5" written in the front, is holding a basketball while posing for a photo.

Guy Rodgers was selected as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College
Template:HsT	Template:Hs–	Template:Sortname^	G	Template:Flagu	Philadelphia Warriors	Temple
1	Template:Hs1	Template:Sortname^	F	Template:Flagu	Minneapolis Lakers	Seattle
1	Template:Hs2	Template:Sortname	F/C	Template:Flagu	Cincinnati Royals	Indiana
1	Template:Hs3	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	New York Knicks (from Detroit)[a]	San Francisco
1	Template:Hs4	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	New York Knicks	North Carolina
1	Template:Hs5	Template:Sortname	F/C	Template:Flagu	Syracuse Nationals	Cincinnati
1	Template:Hs6	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	St. Louis Hawks	Oregon State
1	Template:Hs7	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	Boston Celtics	Texas Southern
2	Template:Hs8	Template:Sortname	F/C	Template:Flagu	Minneapolis Lakers	Morehead State
2	Template:Hs9	Template:Sortname	G	Template:Flagu	Cincinnati Royals	Kentucky
2	10	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	Detroit Pistons	Bradley
2	11	Template:Sortname#	F/C	Template:Flagu	New York Knicks	North Carolina
2	12	Template:Sortname#	C	Template:Flagu	Philadelphia Warriors	West Virginia
2	13	Template:Sortname^	G/F	Template:Flagu	Syracuse Nationals	Marshall
2	14	Template:Sortname	F/C	Template:Flagu	St. Louis Hawks	Oklahoma City
2	15	Template:Sortname#	F	Template:Flagu	Boston Celtics	Franciscan

Other picks

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College
3	16	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	Minneapolis Lakers	Niagara
3	17	Template:Sortname	G	Template:Flagu	Cincinnati Royals	Dayton
3	22	Template:Sortname+	F/C	Template:Flagu	St. Louis Hawks	Miami (OH)
4	27	Template:Sortname	G	Template:Flagu	New York Knicks	Kentucky
4	29	Template:Sortname	G	Template:Flagu	Syracuse Nationals	North Carolina
5	36	Template:Sortname+	G	Template:Flagu	Philadelphia Warriors	Illinois
6	42	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	Detroit Pistons	Bradley
7	49	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	Cincinnati Royals	Cincinnati
9	64	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	Cincinnati Royals	Villa Madonna
10	70	Template:Sortname	C	Template:Flagu	Cincinnati Royals	Kansas State
12	81	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	St. Louis Hawks	Tennessee State
15	85	Template:Sortname+	G	Template:Flagu	Cincinnati Royals	Kentucky

Notable undrafted 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
Template:Sortname	SG	Template:Flagu	Iowa State
Template:Sortname	PG	Template:Flagu	NC State

Trades

• ^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.

See also

• List of first overall NBA draft picks

References

General

Specific

External links

• NBA.com
• NBA.com: NBA Draft History