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DOUNOBALL NBA Draft

1951 Draft

Every recorded pick from the 1951 NBA Draft, plus players from that eligibility class who reached the NBA after going undrafted. Player links appear where a published NBA career profile exists.

All draft years REDRAFT this class

87

Draft picks

10

Round one

10

Round two

2

Undrafted NBA players

Top of the boardFirst three picks3 picks

The first three names called on draft night. Published player profiles and franchise history remain one tap away.

Pick by pick

Full draft

#1
Gene Melchiorre
Baltimore Bullets
#2
#3
Marcus Freiberger
Indianapolis Olympians
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
Scotty Steagall
Indianapolis Olympians
#14
#15
#16
Roland Minson
New York Knicks
#17
Bill Garrett
Boston Celtics
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
#23
#24
#25
#26
#27
John Furlong
Boston Celtics
#28
#29
#30
#31
#32
#33
#34
Herb Hargett
Fort Wayne Pistons
#35
Paul Horvath
Syracuse Nationals
#36
Lloyd Sandstrom
New York Knicks
#37
Bob Barnett
Boston Celtics
#38
#39
#40
Gale McArthur
Minneapolis Lakers
#41
Leroy Ishman
Baltimore Bullets
#42
#43
#44
#45
Glen Anderson
Syracuse Nationals
#46
#47
#48
#49
#50
Leo VanderKuy
Minneapolis Lakers
#51
Glen Duggins
Baltimore Bullets
#52
#53
#54
Frank Calsbeek
Fort Wayne Pistons
#55
#56
#57
#58
#59
#60
Deward Dopson
Minneapolis Lakers
#61
#62
#63
#64
Jim Ramstead
Fort Wayne Pistons
#65
#66
#67
John Azary
Boston Celtics
#68
#69
#70
#71
#72
#73
#74
John Manning
Fort Wayne Pistons
#75
#76
Hugo Kappler
Boston Celtics
#77
George Davidson
Rochester Royals
#78
#79
#80
#81
Ray Kirkgasser
Syracuse Nationals
#82
#83
#84
#85
#86
Clem Pavilonis
Baltimore Bullets
#87

Made it anyway

Undrafted NBA players

These players belonged to this draft-eligibility class, were not selected in the NBA Draft, and later appeared in the NBA. They remain separate from the numbered draft list rather than being assigned a fake pick.

UndraftedJerry Fowler
UndraftedJohn O'Boyle