Most productive from the 1962 class
Every pick from the 1962 NBA Draft — player profiles, drafting teams and career production.
| Pick | Player | Drafted by | NBA G | Career PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BM
Billy McGill
Utah
|
— | — | |
| 1 |
Bill McGill
Utah · Center
|
— | — | |
| 2 |
PH
Paul Hogue
Cincinnati · Center
|
80 | 5.5 | |
| 2 |
PH
Paul Hogue
Cincinnati · Center
|
80 | 5.5 | |
| 3 |
Zelmo Beaty
Prairie View A&M University · Center
|
522 | 15.8 | |
| 3 |
Zelmo Beaty
Prairie View A&M · Center
|
522 | 15.8 | |
| 4 |
Dave DeBusschere
Detroit Mercy · Small Forward
|
792 | 15.9 | |
| 4 |
Len Chappell
Wake Forest · Forward
|
616 | 11.4 | |
| 5 |
Len Chappell
Wake Forest · Forward
|
616 | 11.4 | |
| 5 |
Wayne Hightower
Kansas · Forward
|
319 | 9.0 | |
| 6 |
Jerry Lucas
Ohio State · Forward
|
735 | 16.5 | |
| 6 |
Leroy Ellis
St. John's (NY) · Forward
|
943 | 9.2 | |
| 7 |
Wayne Hightower
Kansas · Forward
|
319 | 9.0 | |
| 7 |
John Havlicek
Ohio State · Forward
|
953 | 20.6 | |
| 8 |
Leroy Ellis
St. John's · Forward
|
943 | 9.2 | |
| 8 |
Terry Dischinger
Purdue · Small Forward
|
587 | 14.0 | |
| 9 |
John Havlicek
Ohio State · Forward
|
953 | 20.6 | |
| 9 |
JR
John Rudometkin
Southern California · Forward
|
154 | 6.2 | |
| 10 |
Terry Dischinger
Purdue · Small Forward
|
587 | 14.0 | |
| 10 |
BD
Bob Duffy
Colgate
|
— | — | |
| 11 |
JR
John Rudometkin
USC · Forward
|
154 | 6.2 | |
| 11 |
Kevin Loughery
St. John's (NY) · Guard
|
739 | 14.2 | |
| 12 |
BD
Bob Duffy
Colgate · Forward
|
252 | 3.7 | |
| 12 |
BD
Bob Duffy
Colgate
|
— | — | |
| 12 |
Chet Walker
Bradley · Forward
|
870 | 17.8 | |
| 13 |
Kevin Loughery
St. John's · Guard
|
739 | 14.2 | |
| 13 |
EO
Enoch Olsen
Louisville · Forward
|
— | — | |
| 14 |
Chet Walker
Bradley · Forward
|
870 | 17.8 | |
| 14 |
HW
Hubie White
Villanova · Guard
|
52 | 3.3 | |
| 15 |
BO
Bud Olsen
Louisville
|
— | — | |
| 15 |
GW
Gene Wiley
Wichita State · Center
|
300 | 4.2 | |
| 16 |
HW
Hubie White
Villanova · Guard
|
52 | 3.3 | |
| 16 |
JF
Jack Foley
Holy Cross · Forward
|
22 | 4.8 | |
| 17 |
GW
Gene Wiley
Wichita State · Center
|
300 | 4.2 | |
| 17 |
Don Nelson
Iowa · Forward
|
817 | 10.6 | |
| 18 |
JF
Jack Foley
Holy Cross · Forward
|
22 | 4.8 | |
| 18 |
BR
Bobby Rascoe
Western Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 19 |
Don Nelson
Iowa · Forward
|
817 | 10.6 | |
| 19 |
CH
Charlie Hardnett
Grambling · Forward
|
164 | 7.3 | |
| 20 |
BR
Bobby Rascoe
Western Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 20 |
HH
Harold Hudgens
Texas Tech
|
— | — | |
| 21 |
CH
Charlie Hardnett
Grambling State University · Forward
|
164 | 7.3 | |
| 21 |
PM
Porter Meriwether
Tennessee State · Guard
|
31 | 3.8 | |
| 22 |
HH
Harold Hudgens
Texas Tech
|
— | — | |
| 22 |
CA
Chris Appel
Southern California
|
— | — | |
| 23 |
PM
Porter Meriwether
Tennessee State · Guard
|
31 | 3.8 | |
| 23 |
Dave Fedor
Florida State · Forward
|
7 | 0.9 | |
| 24 |
CA
Chris Appel
USC
|
— | — | |
| 24 |
JG
John Green
California-Los Angeles
|
— | — | |
| 25 |
Dave Fedor
Florida State · Forward
|
7 | 0.9 | |
| 25 |
JH
Jim Hadnot
Providence
|
— | — | |
| 26 |
JG
John Green
UCLA
|
— | — | |
| 26 |
CV
Charles Vaughn
Southern Illinois · Guard
|
— | — | |
| 27 |
JH
Jim Hadnot
Providence
|
— | — | |
| 27 |
CL
Cliff Luyk
Florida
|
— | — | |
| 28 |
CV
Chico Vaughn
Southern Illinois
|
— | — | |
| 28 |
Jerry Grote
Loyola-Marymount · Guard
|
11 | 1.3 | |
| 29 |
CL
Cliff Luyk
Florida
|
— | — | |
| 29 |
RH
Reggie Harding
Eastern · Center
|
131 | 10.9 | |
| 30 |
Jerry Grote
Loyola Marymount · Guard
|
11 | 1.3 | |
| 30 |
BM
Bob McCully
St. Bonaventure
|
— | — | |
| 31 |
RH
Reggie Harding
NA · Center
|
131 | 10.9 | |
| 31 |
JT
Jack Thobe
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 32 |
BM
Bob McCully
St. Bonaventure
|
— | — | |
| 32 |
GR
Garry Roggenburk
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 33 |
JT
Jack Thobe
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 33 |
JL
Jan Loudermilk
Southern Methodist
|
— | — | |
| 34 |
GR
Garry Roggenburk
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 34 |
RS
Roger Strickland
Jacksonville · Forward
|
1 | 2.0 | |
| 35 |
JL
Jan Loudermilk
SMU
|
— | — | |
| 35 |
CG
Cornell Green
Utah State
|
— | — | |
| 36 |
RS
Roger Strickland
Jacksonville University · Forward
|
1 | 2.0 | |
| 36 |
BB
Bob Burgess
Marshall
|
— | — | |
| 37 |
CG
Cornell Green
Utah State University
|
— | — | |
| 37 |
TH
Tom Hatton
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 38 |
BB
Bob Burgess
Marshall
|
— | — | |
| 38 |
LM
Lindbergh Moody
South Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 39 |
TH
Tom Hatton
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 39 |
JW
John Windsor
Stanford · Forward
|
11 | 2.5 | |
| 40 |
LM
Lindberg Moody
South Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 40 |
MW
Mike Wroblewski
Kansas State
|
— | — | |
| 41 |
JW
John Windsor
Stanford · Forward
|
11 | 2.5 | |
| 41 |
JJ
Jack Jackson
Virginia Union
|
— | — | |
| 42 |
MW
Mike Wroblewski
Kansas State
|
— | — | |
| 42 |
AW
Art Whisnant
South Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 43 |
JJ
Jack Jackson
Virginia Union University
|
— | — | |
| 43 |
GD
Gary Daniels
Citadel
|
— | — | |
| 44 |
AW
Art Whisnant
South Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 44 |
BH
Bill Hanson
Washington
|
— | — | |
| 45 |
GD
Gary Daniels
The Citadel
|
— | — | |
| 45 |
KS
Ken Stanley
Pacific
|
— | — | |
| 46 |
BH
Bill Hanson
Washington
|
— | — | |
| 46 |
JC
Jay Carty
Oregon State · Power Forward
|
28 | 2.7 | |
| 47 |
KS
Ken Stanley
University of the Pacific
|
— | — | |
| 47 |
EN
Ed Noe
Morehead State
|
— | — | |
| 48 |
JC
Jay Carty
Oregon State · Power Forward
|
28 | 2.7 | |
| 48 |
LV
Larry Van Eman
Wichita State
|
— | — | |
| 49 |
EN
Ed Noe
Morehead State University
|
— | — | |
| 49 |
JF
Jerry Foster
Drake
|
— | — | |
| 50 |
LV
Lanny Van Eman
Wichita State
|
— | — | |
| 50 |
JH
Jim Hudock
North Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 51 |
JF
Jerry Foster
Drake University
|
— | — | |
| 51 |
BK
Bucky Keller
Virginia Tech
|
— | — | |
| 52 |
JH
Jim Hudock
UNC
|
— | — | |
| 52 |
JH
Jim Hooley
Boston College
|
— | — | |
| 53 |
BK
Bucky Keller
Virginia Tech
|
— | — | |
| 53 |
JA
Jack Ardon
Tulane
|
— | — | |
| 54 |
JH
Jim Hooley
Boston College
|
— | — | |
| 54 |
RS
Richie Swartz
Hofstra
|
— | — | |
| 55 |
JA
Jack Ardon
Tulane
|
— | — | |
| 55 |
BM
Bob McAteer
La Salle
|
— | — | |
| 56 |
RS
Richie Swartz
Hofstra
|
— | — | |
| 56 |
JB
John Bradley
Lawrence
|
— | — | |
| 57 |
BM
Bob McAteer
La Salle
|
— | — | |
| 57 |
BS
Bob Sharpenter
Georgetown
|
— | — | |
| 58 |
JB
John Bradley
Lawrence University
|
— | — | |
| 58 |
GC
Gary Cunningham
California-Los Angeles
|
— | — | |
| 59 |
BS
Bob Sharpenter
Georgetown
|
— | — | |
| 59 |
HM
Howie Montgomery
Texas-Pan American · Forward
|
20 | 7.2 | |
| 60 |
GC
Gary Cunningham
UCLA
|
— | — | |
| 60 |
CA
Clyde Arnold
Duquesne
|
— | — | |
| 61 |
HM
Howie Montgomery
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · Forward
|
20 | 7.2 | |
| 61 |
LP
Larry Pursiful
Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 62 |
CA
Clyde Arnold
Duquesne
|
— | — | |
| 62 |
WF
Warren Fouts
Oklahoma
|
— | — | |
| 63 |
LP
Larry Pursiful
Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 63 |
TB
Terry Ball
Washington State
|
— | — | |
| 64 |
WF
Warren Fouts
Oklahoma
|
— | — | |
| 64 |
MR
Mike Rice
Duquesne
|
— | — | |
| 65 |
TB
Terry Ball
Washington State
|
— | — | |
| 65 |
Jerry Harkness
Loyola-Chicago · Shooting Guard
|
5 | 5.8 | |
| 66 |
MR
Mike Rice
Duquesne
|
— | — | |
| 66 |
EB
Ed Bento
Loyola-Marymount
|
— | — | |
| 67 |
Jerry Harkness
Loyola Chicago · Shooting Guard
|
5 | 5.8 | |
| 67 |
BK
Bill Kirvin
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 68 |
EB
Ed Bento
Loyola Marymount
|
— | — | |
| 68 |
BG
Bill Garner
Portland
|
— | — | |
| 69 |
BK
Bill Kirvin
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 69 |
CC
Chuck Chevalier
Boston College
|
— | — | |
| 70 |
BG
Bill Garner
University of Portland
|
— | — | |
| 70 |
CB
Carroll Broussard
Texas A&M
|
— | — | |
| 71 |
CC
Chuck Chevalier
Boston College
|
— | — | |
| 71 |
PB
Paul Benec
Duquesne
|
— | — | |
| 72 |
CB
Carroll Broussard
Texas A&M
|
— | — | |
| 72 |
MT
Marvin Trotman
Elizabeth City State
|
— | — | |
| 73 |
PB
Paul Benec
Duquesne
|
— | — | |
| 73 |
BN
Bill Nelson
Hamline
|
— | — | |
| 74 |
MT
Marvin Trotman
Elizabeth City State University
|
— | — | |
| 74 |
VB
Vince Brewer
Iowa State
|
— | — | |
| 75 |
BN
Bill Nelson
Hamline University
|
— | — | |
| 75 |
CJ
Chris Jones
Carson-Newman
|
— | — | |
| 76 |
VB
Vince Brewer
Iowa State
|
— | — | |
| 76 |
TK
Tom Kiefer
Saint Louis
|
— | — | |
| 77 |
Chris Jones
Carson-Newman College
|
805 | 12.4 | |
| 77 |
BM
Bill Matson
Minnesota
|
— | — | |
| 78 |
TK
Tom Kieffer
Saint Louis
|
— | — | |
| 78 |
MC
Mike Cingiser
Brown
|
— | — | |
| 79 |
BM
Bill Mattson
Minnesota
|
— | — | |
| 79 |
PC
Pete Campbell
Princeton
|
— | — | |
| 80 |
MC
Mike Cingiser
Brown University
|
— | — | |
| 80 |
RR
Ralph Richardson
Eastern Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 81 |
PC
Pete Campbell
Princeton
|
168 | 10.1 | |
| 81 |
CS
Charlie Sells
Washington State
|
— | — | |
| 82 |
RR
Ralph Richardson
Eastern Kentucky University
|
— | — | |
| 82 |
GM
Glenn Moore
Oregon
|
— | — | |
| 83 |
CS
Charlie Sells
Washington State
|
— | — | |
| 83 |
GK
George Knighton
New Mexico State
|
— | — | |
| 84 |
GM
Glenn Moore
Oregon
|
— | — | |
| 84 |
KM
Ken McComb
North Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 85 |
GK
George Knighton
New Mexico State
|
— | — | |
| 85 |
JS
Jeff Slade
Kenyon · Forward
|
3 | 1.3 | |
| 86 |
KM
Ken McComb
UNC
|
— | — | |
| 86 |
EM
Ed Mazria
Pratt
|
— | — | |
| 87 |
JS
Jeff Slade
Kenyon College · Forward
|
3 | 1.3 | |
| 87 |
TC
Tom Chappelle
Maine
|
— | — | |
| 88 |
EM
Ed Mazria
Pratt Institute
|
— | — | |
| 88 |
FP
Frank Pinchback
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 89 |
TC
Tom Chappelle
University of Maine
|
— | — | |
| 89 |
DW
Donnie Walsh
North Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 90 |
FP
Frank Pinchback
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 90 |
MN
Mel Nowell
Ohio State · Guard
|
39 | 5.9 | |
| 91 |
DW
Donnie Walsh
UNC
|
— | — | |
| 91 |
JC
John Caveny
Le Moyne
|
— | — | |
| 92 |
MN
Mel Nowell
Ohio State · Guard
|
39 | 5.9 | |
| 92 |
CW
Charles Warren
Oregon
|
— | — | |
| 93 |
JC
John Caveny
LeMoyne College
|
— | — | |
| 93 |
TK
Tom Kennedy
Lewis
|
— | — | |
| 94 |
CW
Charles Warren
Oregon
|
— | — | |
| 94 |
JC
Jerry Carlton
Arkansas
|
— | — | |
| 95 |
TK
Tom Kennedy
Lewis (IL)
|
— | — | |
| 95 |
BM
Bob Mahland
Williams
|
— | — | |
| 96 |
JC
Jerry Carlton
Arkansas
|
— | — | |
| 96 |
WG
Wilky Gilmore
Colorado
|
— | — | |
| 97 |
BM
Bob Mahland
Williams
|
— | — | |
| 97 |
PM
Pat McKenzie
Kansas State
|
— | — | |
| 98 |
WG
Wilky Gilmore
Colorado
|
— | — | |
| 98 |
DR
Dave Ricerto
Rhode Island
|
— | — | |
| 99 |
PM
Pat McKenzie
Kansas State
|
— | — | |
| 99 |
NM
Norman Majors
Rockhurst
|
— | — | |
| 100 |
DR
Dave Ricereto
Rhode Island
|
— | — | |
| 100 |
WR
Wally Roundsville
Caltech
|
— | — | |
| 101 |
NM
Norman Majors
Rockhurst University
|
— | — | |
| 102 |
RR
Rally Rounsaville
California Institute of Technology
|
— | — |