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1951 NBA Draft

173 picks · 48 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1951 class

Mel Hutchins

Pick #2 · 437 games · 11.1 career PPG

PickRdPlayerPositionTeamCollegeCareer GCareer PPG
1 1 Gene Melchiorre — WAS Bradley — —
1 1 Gene Melchiorre — BAL Bradley — —
2 1 Mel Hutchins Center ATL BYU 437 11.1
2 1 Mel Hutchins Center ATL Brigham Young 437 11.1
3 1 Marcus Freiberger — INO Oklahoma — —
3 1 Marcus Freiberger — INO Oklahoma — —
4 1 Zeke Sinicola Guard DET Niagara University 12 1.1
4 1 Zeke Sinicola Guard DET Niagara 12 1.1
5 1 John McConathy Forward PHI Northwestern State University 11 1.3
5 1 John McConathy Forward PHI Northwestern State 11 1.3
6 1 Ed Smith Forward NYK Harvard University 12 2.9
6 1 Ed Smith Forward NYK Harvard 12 2.9
7 1 Ernie Barrett Small Forward BOS Kansas State 131 4.9
7 1 Ernie Barrett Small Forward BOS Kansas State 131 4.9
8 1 Sam Ranzino Guard SAC NC State 39 2.2
8 1 Sam Ranzino Guard SAC North Carolina State 39 2.2
9 1 Don Sunderlage Guard GSW Illinois 113 7.7
9 1 Don Sunderlage Guard GSW Illinois 113 7.7
10 1 Whitey Skoog Guard LAL Minnesota 341 8.2
10 2 Jack Stone — BAL Kansas State — —
11 2 Jack Stone — WAS Kansas State — —
11 2 Bill Gossett — ATL Colorado State — —
12 2 Bill Gossett — ATL Colorado State — —
12 2 Scotty Steagall — INO Millikin — —
13 2 Scotty Steagall — INO Millikin University — —
13 2 Jack Kiley Shooting Guard DET Syracuse 53 2.3
14 2 Jack Kiley Shooting Guard DET Syracuse 53 2.3
14 2 Don Savage Forward PHI Le Moyne 17 3.2
15 2 Don Savage Forward PHI LeMoyne College 17 3.2
15 2 Roland Minson — NYK Brigham Young — —
16 2 Roland Minson — NYK BYU — —
16 2 Bill Garrett — BOS Indiana — —
17 2 Bill Garrett — BOS Indiana — —
17 2 Ray Ragelis Forward SAC Northwestern 51 1.3
18 2 Ray Ragelis Forward SAC Northwestern 51 1.3
18 2 Mel Payton Guard GSW Tulane 111 5.4
19 2 Mel Payton Guard GSW Tulane 111 5.4
19 2 Lew Hitch Forward LAL Kansas State 556 5.1
20 2 Lew Hitch Forward LAL Kansas State 556 5.1
20 3 Bill Mann — BAL Bradley — —
21 3 Bill Mann — WAS Bradley — —
21 3 Ron Bontemps — ATL Beloit — —
22 3 Ron Bontemps — ATL Beloit College — —
22 3 Glenn Kammeyer — INO Central Missouri — —
23 3 Glenn Kammeyer — INO Central Missouri State University — —
23 3 Jake Fendley Point Guard DET Northwestern 103 2.8
24 3 Jake Fendley Point Guard DET Northwestern 103 2.8
24 3 Bato Govedarica Point Guard PHI DePaul 23 3.3
25 3 Bato Govedarica Point Guard PHI DePaul 23 3.3
25 3 Joe Luchi — NYK Cincinnati — —
26 3 Joe Luchi — NYK Cincinnati — —
26 3 John Furlong — BOS Pepperdine — —
27 3 John Furlong — BOS Pepperdine — —
27 3 Fred Diute Guard SAC St. Bonaventure 7 1.6
28 3 Fred Diute Guard SAC St. Bonaventure 7 1.6
28 3 Bob Schloss — GSW Georgia — —
29 3 Bob Schloss — GSW Georgia — —
29 3 Bob Payne — LAL Oregon State — —
30 3 Bob Payne — LAL Oregon State — —
30 4 Bill Hagler — BAL California — —
31 4 Bill Hagler — WAS California — —
31 4 Jim Slaughter Center ATL South Carolina 28 5.3
32 4 Jim Slaughter Center ATL South Carolina 28 5.3
32 4 Bill Tosheff Guard INO Indiana 203 9.2
33 4 Bill Tosheff Guard INO Indiana 203 9.2
33 4 Herb Hargett — DET Mississippi State — —
34 4 Herb Hargett — DET Mississippi State — —
34 4 Paul Horvath — PHI North Carolina State — —
35 4 Paul Horvath — PHI NC State — —
35 4 Lloyd Sandstrom — NYK St. Thomas (MN) — —
36 4 Lloyd Sandstrom — NYK University of St. Thomas — —
36 4 Bob Barnett — BOS Evansville — —
37 4 Bob Barnett — BOS University of Evansville — —
37 4 Elmer Behnke Center SAC Bradley 4 4.0
38 4 Elmer Behnke Center SAC Bradley 4 4.0
38 4 Jud Milhon — GSW Ohio Wesleyan — —
39 4 Jud Milhon — GSW Ohio Wesleyan University — —
39 4 Gale McArthur — LAL Oklahoma State — —
40 4 Gale McArthur — LAL Oklahoma State — —
40 5 Leroy Ishman — BAL American — —
41 5 Leroy Ishman — WAS American University — —
41 5 Bob Sakel — ATL Evansville — —
42 5 Bob Sakel — ATL University of Evansville — —
42 5 Bob Pierce — INO Nebraska — —
43 5 Bob Pierce — INO Nebraska — —
43 5 Leo Johnson — DET Arizona — —
44 5 Leo Johnson — DET Arizona — —
44 5 Glen Anderson — PHI Colorado State — —
45 5 Glen Anderson — PHI Colorado State — —
45 5 Tom Smith — NYK St. Peter's — —
46 5 Tom Smith — NYK Saint Peter's College — —
46 5 Rip Gish — BOS Western Kentucky — —
47 5 Rip Gish — BOS Western Kentucky — —
47 5 Dan Bagley — SAC Notre Dame — —
48 5 Dan Bagley — SAC Notre Dame — —
48 5 Michael Kearns Guard GSW Princeton — —
49 5 Mike Kearns — GSW Princeton — —
49 5 Leo Vander Kuy — LAL Michigan — —
50 5 Leo VanderKuy — LAL Michigan — —
50 6 Glen Duggins — BAL Utah — —
51 6 Glen Duggins — WAS Utah — —
51 6 John Rennicke Guard ATL Drake 6 1.8
52 6 John Rennicke Guard ATL Drake University 6 1.8
52 6 Marv Johnson — INO Wheaton (IL) — —
53 6 Marv Johnson — INO Wheaton College — —
53 6 Frank Clasbeek — DET Iowa — —
54 6 Frank Calsbeek — DET Iowa — —
54 6 Bob Wheeler — PHI Idaho — —
55 6 Bob Wheeler — PHI Idaho — —
55 6 Al McGuire Guard NYK St. John's (NY) 191 4.0
56 6 Al McGuire Guard NYK St. John's 191 4.0
56 6 Jim Luisi Guard BOS St. Francis Brooklyn 31 2.9
57 6 Jim Luisi Guard BOS St. Francis College 31 2.9
57 6 Jim Ove — SAC Valparaiso — —
58 6 Jim Ove — SAC Valparaiso — —
58 6 Bob Swails — GSW Indianapolis — —
59 6 Dwight Swails — GSW University of Indianapolis — —
59 6 Deward Dopson — LAL Arkansas Tech — —
60 6 Deward Dopson — LAL Arkansas Tech University — —
60 7 Tom Riach — BAL Southern California — —
61 7 Tom Riach — WAS USC — —
61 7 Bob Ambler — ATL Arkansas — —
62 7 Bob Ambler — ATL Arkansas — —
62 7 Ted Beach — INO Illinois — —
63 7 Ted Beach — INO Illinois — —
63 7 Jim Ramstead — DET Stanford — —
64 7 Jim Ramstead — DET Stanford — —
64 7 Roy Reardon — PHI St. Francis Brooklyn — —
65 7 Roy Reardon — PHI St. Francis College — —
65 7 Sid Ryen — NYK Denver — —
66 7 Sid Ryen — NYK Denver — —
66 7 John Azary — BOS Columbia — —
67 7 John Azary — BOS Columbia University — —
67 7 John Brown — SAC Southern Methodist — —
68 7 Jack Brown — SAC SMU — —
68 7 George Dempsey Guard GSW King's (NY) 372 4.9
69 7 George Dempsey Guard GSW King's College 372 4.9
69 7 Ed Head — LAL Kansas State — —
70 7 Ed Head — LAL Kansas State — —
70 8 Bill Harper — BAL Oregon State — —
71 8 Bill Harper — WAS Oregon State — —
71 8 Aaron Preece — ATL Bradley — —
72 8 Aaron Preece — ATL Bradley — —
72 8 George Kelly — INO Vanderbilt — —
73 8 George Kelley — INO Vanderbilt — —
73 8 John Manning — DET Duquesne — —
74 8 John Manning — DET Duquesne — —
74 8 Tom Jockle — PHI Syracuse — —
75 8 Tom Jockle — PHI Syracuse — —
75 8 Hugo Kappler — BOS North Carolina State — —
76 8 Hugo Kappler — BOS NC State — —
76 8 George Davidson — SAC Lafayette — —
77 8 George Davidson — SAC Lafayette College — —
77 8 Jim Phelan Point Guard GSW La Salle 4 0.8
78 8 Jim Phelan Point Guard GSW La Salle 4 0.8
78 9 Bob Crowe — BAL San Jose State — —
79 9 Bob Crowe — WAS San Jose State — —
79 9 Wayne Tucker — ATL Colorado — —
80 9 Wayne Tucker — ATL Colorado — —
80 9 Ray Kirkwasser — PHI Ithaca — —
81 9 Ray Kirkgasser — PHI Ithaca College — —
81 9 Hugh Faulkner — GSW Pepperdine — —
82 9 Hugh Faulkner — GSW Pepperdine — —
82 10 Dan Torrey — BAL Oregon State — —
83 10 Dan Torrey — WAS Oregon State — —
83 10 John DeWitt — ATL Texas A&M — —
84 10 John DeWitt — ATL Texas A&M — —
84 10 Paul Gerwin — GSW Cornell — —
85 10 Paul Gerwin — GSW Cornell — —
85 11 Clem Pavilonis — BAL DePaul — —
86 11 Clem Pavilonis — WAS DePaul — —
86 12 John Burke — BAL Springfield — —
87 12 John Burke — WAS Springfield College — —