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1963 NBA Draft

167 picks · 36 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1963 class

Nate Thurmond

Pick #3 · 690 games · 15.9 career PPG

PickRdPlayerPositionTeamCollegeCareer GCareer PPG
1 1 Art Heyman Guard NYK Duke 164 9.6
1 1 Art Heyman Guard NYK Duke 164 9.6
2 1 Rod Thorn Guard WAS West Virginia 409 11.9
2 1 Rod Thorn Guard WAS West Virginia 409 11.9
3 1 Nate Thurmond Center GSW Bowling Green 690 15.9
3 1 Nate Thurmond Center GSW Bowling Green 690 15.9
4 1 Eddie Miles Guard DET Seattle University 508 13.2
4 1 Eddie Miles Guard DET Seattle 508 13.2
5 1 Tom Thacker Guard SAC Cincinnati 218 3.3
5 1 Gerry Ward Guard ATL Boston College 93 2.4
6 1 Gerry Ward Guard ATL Boston College 93 2.4
6 1 Tom Hoover Center PHI Villanova 83 3.8
7 1 Tom Hoover Center PHI Villanova 83 3.8
7 1 Roger Strickland Forward LAL Jacksonville 1 2.0
8 1 Roger Strickland Forward LAL Jacksonville University 1 2.0
8 1 Bill Green — BOS Colorado State — —
9 1 Bill Green — BOS Colorado State — —
9 2 Jerry Harkness Shooting Guard NYK Loyola-Chicago 5 5.8
10 2 Jerry Harkness Shooting Guard NYK Loyola Chicago 5 5.8
10 2 Gus Johnson Forward WAS Idaho 442 16.3
11 2 Gus Johnson Forward WAS Idaho 442 16.3
11 2 Gary Hill Point Guard GSW Oklahoma City 91 4.4
12 2 Gary Hill Point Guard GSW Oklahoma City University 91 4.4
12 2 Jerry Smith — DET Furman — —
13 2 Jerry Smith Guard DET Furman University 159 11.6
13 2 Jim King Guard LAL Tulsa 519 6.8
14 2 Jim King Guard LAL Tulsa 519 6.8
14 2 Leland Mitchell — ATL Mississippi State — —
15 2 Leland Mitchell — ATL Mississippi State — —
15 2 Hershell West — PHI Grambling — —
16 2 Hershell West — PHI Grambling State University — —
16 2 Mel Gibson Point Guard LAL Western Carolina 9 1.4
17 2 Mel Gibson Point Guard LAL Western Carolina University 9 1.4
17 2 Ken Saylors — ATL Arkansas Tech — —
18 2 Ken Saylors — ATL Arkansas Tech University — —
18 3 Bill O'Connor — NYK Canisius — —
19 3 Bill O'Connor — NYK Canisius — —
19 3 Tom Bolyard — WAS Indiana — —
20 3 Tom Bolyard — WAS Indiana — —
20 3 Steve Gray — GSW St. Mary's (CA) — —
21 3 Steve Gray — GSW Saint Mary's — —
21 3 Mike McCoy — DET Miami (FL) — —
22 3 Mike McCoy — DET Miami (FL) — —
22 3 Jimmy Rayl — SAC Indiana — —
23 3 Jimmy Rayl — SAC Indiana — —
23 3 Bill Burwell — ATL Illinois — —
24 3 Bill Burwell — ATL Illinois — —
24 3 Jerry Greenspan Small Forward PHI Maryland 25 4.9
25 3 Jerry Greenspan Small Forward PHI Maryland 25 4.9
25 3 Lyle Harger — LAL Houston — —
26 3 Lyle Harger — LAL Houston — —
26 3 Chuck Kriston — BOS Valparaiso — —
27 3 Chuck Kriston — BOS Valparaiso — —
27 4 Nate Cloud — NYK Delaware — —
28 4 Nate Cloud — NYK University of Delaware — —
28 4 Nolen Ellison — WAS Kansas — —
29 4 Nolen Ellison — WAS Kansas — —
29 4 Dave Downey — GSW Illinois — —
30 4 Dave Downey — GSW Illinois — —
30 4 Dave Erickson — DET Marquette — —
31 4 Dave Erickson — DET Marquette — —
31 4 Ken Charlton — SAC Colorado — —
32 4 Ken Charlton — SAC Colorado — —
32 4 Waite Bellamy — ATL Florida A&M — —
33 4 Waite Bellamy — ATL Florida A&M — —
33 4 Ray Flynn — PHI Providence — —
34 4 Ray Flynn — PHI Providence — —
34 4 Layton Johns — LAL Auburn — —
35 4 Layton Johns — LAL Auburn — —
35 4 Connie McGuire — BOS Southeastern Oklahoma State — —
36 4 Connie McGuire — BOS Southeastern Oklahoma State University — —
36 5 Joe McDermott — NYK Belmont Abbey — —
37 5 Joe McDermott — NYK Belmont Abbey College — —
37 5 Ron Glaser — WAS Marquette — —
38 5 Ron Glaser — WAS Marquette — —
38 5 Don Turner — GSW Southwestern (KS) — —
39 5 Don Turner — GSW Southwestern College — —
39 5 Bill Small — DET Illinois — —
40 5 Bill Small — DET Illinois — —
40 5 Mac Herndon — SAC Bradley — —
41 5 Mack Herndon — SAC Bradley — —
41 5 Tony Yates — ATL Cincinnati — —
42 5 Tony Yates — ATL Cincinnati — —
42 5 Tony Cerkvenik — PHI Arizona State — —
43 5 Tony Cerkvenik — PHI Arizona State — —
43 5 Larry Jones Guard LAL Toledo 95 9.0
44 5 Larry Jones Guard LAL Toledo 95 9.0
44 5 W. D. Stroud — BOS Mississippi State — —
45 5 Red Stroud — BOS Mississippi State — —
45 6 Jim Kerwin — NYK Tulane — —
46 6 Jim Kerwin — NYK Tulane — —
46 6 Ken Siebel — WAS Wisconsin — —
47 6 Ken Siebel — WAS Wisconsin — —
47 6 Gene Shields — GSW Santa Clara — —
48 6 Gene Shields — GSW Santa Clara — —
48 6 Reggie Harding Center DET Eastern 131 10.9
49 6 Reggie Harding Center DET NA 131 10.9
49 6 Jim McCormack — SAC West Virginia — —
50 6 Jim McCormick — SAC West Virginia — —
50 6 Al Santio — ATL Maryland — —
51 6 Al Santio — ATL Maryland — —
51 6 Vince Brewer — PHI Iowa State — —
52 6 Vince Brewer — PHI Iowa State — —
52 6 Warren Salade — LAL Westminster (PA) — —
53 6 Warren Sallade — LAL Westminster College of Pennsylvania — —
53 6 Vinnie Ernst — BOS Providence — —
54 6 Vinnie Ernst — BOS Providence — —
54 7 Bob Woolard — NYK Wake Forest — —
55 7 Bob Woollard — NYK Wake Forest — —
55 7 Larry Brown — WAS North Carolina — —
56 7 Larry Brown — WAS UNC — —
56 7 Don Clemetson — GSW Stanford — —
57 7 Don Clemetson — GSW Stanford — —
57 7 Ira Harge — DET New Mexico — —
58 7 Ira Harge — DET New Mexico — —
58 7 Hunter Beckman — SAC Memphis — —
59 7 Hunter Beckman — SAC Memphis — —
59 7 Ken Rohloff Guard ATL North Carolina State 2 0.0
60 7 Ken Rohloff Guard ATL NC State 2 0.0
60 7 Bill Brown — PHI Howard Payne — —
61 7 Bill Brown — PHI Howard Payne University — —
61 7 Gordie Martin — LAL Southern California — —
62 7 Gordie Martin — LAL USC — —
62 7 Herb Magee — BOS Philadelphia University — —
63 7 Herb Magee — BOS Philadelphia University — —
63 8 Freddie Crawford Guard NYK St. Bonaventure 296 7.4
64 8 Freddie Crawford Guard NYK St. Bonaventure 296 7.4
64 8 Dick Riesback — WAS Iowa State — —
65 8 Rich Froistad — WAS Iowa State — —
65 8 Harry Dinnell — GSW Pepperdine — —
66 8 Harry Dinnel — GSW Pepperdine — —
66 8 Gary Silc — DET Northern Michigan — —
67 8 Gary Silc — DET Northern Michigan University — —
67 8 Harold Strothers — ATL Texas A&M — —
68 8 Harold Ray Strother — ATL Texas A&M — —
68 9 Ray Cronk — NYK Lakeland — —
69 9 Ray Cronk — NYK Lakeland College — —
69 9 Ron Jackson — WAS Wisconsin — —
70 9 Ron Jackson — WAS Wisconsin — —
70 9 Chuck White — GSW Idaho — —
71 9 Chuck White — GSW Idaho — —
71 9 Ernie Durston — DET Seattle — —
72 9 Ernie Dunston — DET Seattle University — —
72 9 Frank Davis — ATL Oklahoma Christian — —
73 9 Frank Davis — ATL Oklahoma Christian University — —
73 10 Gerald Glur — NYK Furman — —
74 10 Gerald Glur — NYK Furman University — —
74 10 M. C. Thompson — WAS DePaul — —
75 10 M. C. Thompson — WAS DePaul — —
75 10 Carl Ritter — ATL Southeast Missouri State — —
76 10 Carl Ritter — ATL SE Missouri State — —
76 11 Orbie Bowling — NYK Tennessee — —
77 11 Orb Bowling — NYK Tennessee — —
77 11 Marv Straw — ATL Iowa State — —
78 11 Marv Straw — ATL Iowa State — —
78 12 Bob Walter — NYK Baldwin Wallace — —
79 12 Bob Walters — NYK Baldwin-Wallace College — —
79 12 Hugh Evans — ATL North Carolina A&T — —
80 12 Hugh Evans — ATL North Carolina A&T — —
80 13 Jerry Szachara — NYK Cornell — —
81 13 Jerry Szachara — NYK Cornell — —
81 13 Gordon McFarland — ATL Central Missouri — —
82 13 Gary McFarland — ATL Central Missouri State University — —
82 14 Bill Raftery — NYK La Salle — —
83 14 Bill Raftery — NYK La Salle — —
83 15 Ron Pickett — NYK Eastern Kentucky — —
84 15 Ron Pickett — NYK Eastern Kentucky University — —