Most productive from the 1958 class
NBA Draft
1958 NBA Draft
Every pick from the 1958 NBA Draft — player profiles, drafting teams and career production.
175 picks
15 round 1
16 round 2
49 linked
| Pick | Player | Drafted by | NBA G | Career PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elgin Baylor
Seattle University · Forward
|
653 | 25.9 | |
| 1 |
Elgin Baylor
Seattle · Forward
|
653 | 25.9 | |
| 2 |
AD
Archie Dees
Indiana · Center
|
141 | 9.0 | |
| 2 |
AD
Archie Dees
Indiana · Center
|
141 | 9.0 | |
| 3 |
MF
Mike Farmer
San Francisco · Forward
|
364 | 6.5 | |
| 3 |
MF
Mike Farmer
San Francisco · Forward
|
364 | 6.5 | |
| 4 |
Pete Brennan
UNC · Forward
|
16 | 2.5 | |
| 4 |
Pete Brennan
North Carolina · Forward
|
16 | 2.5 | |
| 5 |
Guy Rodgers
Temple · Guard
|
732 | 10.5 | |
| 5 |
Connie Dierking
Cincinnati · Center
|
643 | 10.3 | |
| 6 |
Connie Dierking
Cincinnati · Center
|
643 | 10.3 | |
| 6 |
Dave Gambee
Oregon State · Small Forward
|
648 | 9.3 | |
| 7 |
Dave Gambee
Oregon State · Small Forward
|
648 | 9.3 | |
| 7 |
BS
Bennie Swain
Texas Southern · Forward
|
58 | 4.6 | |
| 8 |
BS
Bennie Swain
Texas Southern · Forward
|
58 | 4.6 | |
| 8 |
SH
Steve Hamilton
Morehead State · Small Forward
|
82 | 4.5 | |
| 9 |
SH
Steve Hamilton
Morehead State University · Small Forward
|
82 | 4.5 | |
| 9 |
Vern Hatton
Kentucky · Guard
|
195 | 5.4 | |
| 10 |
Vern Hatton
Kentucky · Guard
|
195 | 5.4 | |
| 10 |
Barney Cable
Bradley · Forward
|
338 | 5.1 | |
| 11 |
Barney Cable
Bradley · Forward
|
338 | 5.1 | |
| 11 |
JQ
Joe Quigg
North Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 12 |
JQ
Joe Quigg
UNC
|
— | — | |
| 12 |
LS
Lamar Sharrar
West Virginia
|
— | — | |
| 13 |
LS
Lloyd Sharrar
West Virginia
|
— | — | |
| 13 |
Hal Greer
Marshall · Guard
|
811 | 18.7 | |
| 14 |
Hal Greer
Marshall · Guard
|
811 | 18.7 | |
| 14 |
Hub Reed
Oklahoma City · Center
|
395 | 6.2 | |
| 15 |
Hub Reed
Oklahoma City University · Center
|
395 | 6.2 | |
| 15 |
JS
Jimmy Smith
Franciscan
|
— | — | |
| 16 |
JS
Jimmy Smith
Franciscan University of Steubenville
|
— | — | |
| 16 |
AE
Alexander Ellis
Niagara · Forward
|
— | — | |
| 17 |
BE
Boo Ellis
Niagara University
|
— | — | |
| 17 |
Arlen Bockhorn
Dayton · Guard
|
— | — | |
| 18 |
BB
Bucky Bockhorn
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 18 |
RD
Roy DeWitz
Kansas State
|
— | — | |
| 19 |
RD
Roy DeWitz
Kansas State
|
— | — | |
| 19 |
JL
John Lee
Yale
|
— | — | |
| 20 |
JL
John Lee
Yale
|
— | — | |
| 20 |
FH
Frank Howard
Ohio State
|
— | — | |
| 21 |
FH
Frank Howard
Ohio State
|
— | — | |
| 21 |
JN
John Nacincik
Maryland
|
— | — | |
| 22 |
JN
John Nacincik
Maryland
|
— | — | |
| 22 |
Wayne Embry
Miami (FL) · Center
|
605 | 12.2 | |
| 23 |
Wayne Embry
Miami University · Center
|
605 | 12.2 | |
| 23 |
JC
Jim Cunningham
Fordham
|
— | — | |
| 24 |
JC
Jim Cunningham
Fordham
|
— | — | |
| 24 |
GK
George Kline
Minnesota
|
— | — | |
| 25 |
GK
George Kline
Minnesota
|
— | — | |
| 25 |
PM
Phil Murrell
Drake
|
— | — | |
| 26 |
PM
Phil Murrell
Drake University
|
— | — | |
| 26 |
RC
Ralph Croswaite
Western Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 27 |
RC
Ralph Crosthwaite
Western Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 27 |
Johnny Cox
Kentucky · Guard
|
73 | 7.8 | |
| 28 |
Johnny Cox
Kentucky · Guard
|
73 | 7.8 | |
| 28 |
TT
Temple Tucker
Rice
|
— | — | |
| 29 |
TT
Temple Tucker
Rice University
|
— | — | |
| 29 |
Tommy Kearns
North Carolina · Point Guard
|
1 | 2.0 | |
| 30 |
Tommy Kearns
UNC · Point Guard
|
1 | 2.0 | |
| 30 |
JP
Julius Peques
Pittsburgh
|
— | — | |
| 31 |
JP
Julius Pegues
Pitt
|
— | — | |
| 31 |
DF
Don Flora
Washington & Lee
|
— | — | |
| 32 |
DF
Dom Flora
Washington & Lee University
|
— | — | |
| 32 |
QS
Quitman Sullins
Murray State
|
— | — | |
| 33 |
QS
Quitman Sullins
Murray State
|
— | — | |
| 33 |
JF
Jim Fulmer
Alabama
|
— | — | |
| 34 |
JF
Jim Fulmer
Alabama
|
— | — | |
| 34 |
HM
Hank Morano
St. Peter's
|
— | — | |
| 35 |
HM
Hank Morano
Saint Peter's College
|
— | — | |
| 35 |
DL
Don Lane
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 36 |
DL
Don Lane
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 36 |
Don Ohl
Illinois · Guard
|
583 | 15.4 | |
| 37 |
Don Ohl
Illinois · Guard
|
583 | 15.4 | |
| 37 |
FG
Fred Grim
Arkansas
|
— | — | |
| 38 |
FG
Fred Grim
Arkansas
|
— | — | |
| 38 |
RH
Rick Herrsher
Southern Methodist
|
— | — | |
| 39 |
RH
Rick Herrscher
SMU
|
— | — | |
| 39 |
GB
Gene Brown
San Francisco
|
— | — | |
| 40 |
GB
Gene Brown
San Francisco
|
— | — | |
| 40 |
AI
Al Inniss
St. Francis Brooklyn
|
— | — | |
| 41 |
AI
Al Inniss
St. Francis College
|
— | — | |
| 41 |
JM
Jim McClennan
Saint Francis (PA)
|
— | — | |
| 42 |
JM
Jim McClellan
Saint Francis University
|
— | — | |
| 42 |
Shellie McMillon
Bradley · Forward
|
123 | 7.9 | |
| 43 |
Shellie McMillon
Bradley · Forward
|
123 | 7.9 | |
| 43 |
JK
Joe King
Oklahoma
|
— | — | |
| 44 |
JK
Joe King
Oklahoma
|
— | — | |
| 44 |
BA
Bucky Allen
Duke
|
— | — | |
| 45 |
BA
Bucky Allen
Duke
|
— | — | |
| 45 |
JM
Jack Mimitz
Saint Louis
|
— | — | |
| 46 |
JM
Jack Mimlitz
Saint Louis
|
— | — | |
| 46 |
JC
John Crawford
Iowa State
|
— | — | |
| 47 |
JC
John Crawford
Iowa State
|
— | — | |
| 47 |
DK
Dave Keleher
Morehead State
|
— | — | |
| 48 |
DK
Dave Keleher
Morehead State University
|
— | — | |
| 48 |
JB
Jim Bond
Point Loma Nazarene
|
— | — | |
| 49 |
JB
Jim Bond
Point Loma Nazarene
|
— | — | |
| 49 |
WS
Wayne Stevens
Cincinnati · Forward
|
8 | 1.6 | |
| 50 |
WS
Wayne Stevens
Cincinnati · Forward
|
8 | 1.6 | |
| 50 |
EB
Ed Blair
Western Michigan
|
— | — | |
| 51 |
EB
Ed Blair
Western Michigan
|
— | — | |
| 51 |
OL
Owen Lawson
Western Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 52 |
OL
Owen Lawson
Western Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 52 |
JN
Jay Norman
Temple
|
— | — | |
| 53 |
JN
Jay Norman
Temple
|
— | — | |
| 53 |
PT
Pete Tillotson
Michigan
|
— | — | |
| 54 |
PT
Pete Tillotson
Michigan
|
— | — | |
| 54 |
KS
Ken Sidle
Ohio State
|
— | — | |
| 55 |
KS
Ken Sidle
Ohio State
|
— | — | |
| 55 |
RF
Rudy Fenderson
Brandeis
|
— | — | |
| 56 |
RF
Rudy Finderson
Brandeis University
|
— | — | |
| 56 |
EB
Ed Brinkley
Clemson
|
— | — | |
| 57 |
EB
Ed Brinkley
Clemson
|
— | — | |
| 57 |
BM
Bob Mantz
Lafayette
|
— | — | |
| 58 |
BM
Bob Mantz
Lafayette College
|
— | — | |
| 58 |
JQ
Jack Quiggle
Michigan State
|
— | — | |
| 59 |
JQ
Jack Quiggle
Michigan State
|
— | — | |
| 59 |
MK
Milt Kane
Utah
|
— | — | |
| 60 |
MK
Milt Kane
Utah
|
— | — | |
| 60 |
TB
Tom Brennan
Villanova
|
— | — | |
| 61 |
TB
Tom Brennan
Villanova · Small Forward
|
11 | 0.9 | |
| 61 |
RT
Ruel Tucker
Rockhurst
|
— | — | |
| 62 |
RT
Ruell Tucker
Rockhurst University
|
— | — | |
| 62 |
BB
Bruno Boin
Washington
|
— | — | |
| 63 |
BB
Bruno Boin
Washington
|
— | — | |
| 63 |
JH
Joe Hobbs
Florida
|
— | — | |
| 64 |
JH
Joe Hobbs
Florida
|
— | — | |
| 64 |
LS
Larry Staverman
Thomas More · Forward
|
259 | 4.6 | |
| 65 |
LS
Larry Staverman
Thomas More College · Forward
|
259 | 4.6 | |
| 65 |
HM
Harry Marske
North Dakota State
|
— | — | |
| 66 |
HM
Harry Marske
North Dakota State University
|
— | — | |
| 66 |
JM
John McCarthy
Notre Dame
|
— | — | |
| 67 |
JM
John McCarthy
Notre Dame
|
— | — | |
| 67 |
ND
Nick Davis
Maryland
|
— | — | |
| 68 |
ND
Nick Davis
Maryland
|
— | — | |
| 68 |
TV
Tink Van Patton
Temple
|
— | — | |
| 69 |
TV
Tink Van Patton
Temple
|
— | — | |
| 69 |
SP
Shorty Patterson
Gustavus Adolphus
|
— | — | |
| 70 |
SP
Shorty Patterson
Gustavus Adolphus
|
— | — | |
| 70 |
Jack Parr
Kansas State · Center
|
66 | 4.0 | |
| 71 |
Jack Parr
Kansas State · Center
|
66 | 4.0 | |
| 71 |
PG
Pete Gaudin
Loyola (LA)
|
— | — | |
| 72 |
PG
Pete Gaudin
Loyola New Orleans
|
— | — | |
| 72 |
LH
Larry Hedden
Michigan State
|
— | — | |
| 73 |
LH
Larry Hedden
Michigan State
|
— | — | |
| 73 |
JP
James Purcell
Coe
|
— | — | |
| 74 |
AP
Al Purcell
Coe College
|
— | — | |
| 74 |
HD
Hal Duffy
Oregon
|
— | — | |
| 75 |
HD
Hal Duffy
Oregon
|
— | — | |
| 75 |
FT
Frank Tartaton
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 76 |
FT
Frank Tartaron
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 76 |
HM
Herb Merritt
Tennessee Tech
|
— | — | |
| 77 |
HM
Herb Merritt
Tennessee Technological University
|
— | — | |
| 77 |
DK
Don Klein
Rockhurst
|
— | — | |
| 78 |
DK
Don Klein
Rockhurst University
|
— | — | |
| 78 |
GS
Gary Simmons
Idaho
|
— | — | |
| 79 |
GS
Gary Simmons
Idaho
|
— | — | |
| 79 |
DM
Don Medsker
Iowa State
|
— | — | |
| 80 |
DM
Don Medsker
Iowa State
|
— | — | |
| 80 |
JD
Jim Dew
Alabama State
|
— | — | |
| 81 |
JD
Jim Dew
Alabama State University
|
— | — | |
| 81 |
Joe Buckhalter
Tennessee State · Power Forward
|
2 | 1.0 | |
| 82 |
Joe Buckhalter
Tennessee State · Power Forward
|
2 | 1.0 | |
| 82 |
JA
Jerry Alcom
Fresno State
|
— | — | |
| 83 |
GA
Gary Alcorn
Fresno State · Center
|
58 | 4.0 | |
| 83 |
JD
Jerry DuPont
Louisville
|
— | — | |
| 84 |
JD
Jerry DuPont
Louisville
|
— | — | |
| 84 |
JN
Jim Newcomb
Duke
|
— | — | |
| 85 |
JN
Jim Newcome
Duke
|
— | — | |
| 85 |
Adrian Smith
Kentucky · Guard
|
614 | 11.2 | |
| 86 |
Adrian Smith
Kentucky · Guard
|
614 | 11.2 | |
| 86 |
JM
Jack McCarthy
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 87 |
JM
Jack McCarthy
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 87 |
JP
John Powell
Miami (FL)
|
— | — | |
| 88 |
JP
John Powell
Miami University
|
— | — |
