1947 NBA draft picks Full list
First round of the 1947 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clifton McNeeley | UTEP | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 2 | Glen Selbo | Wisconsin | Toronto Huskies |
| 3 | Ed Ehlers | Purdue | Boston Celtics |
| 4 | Walt Dropo | Uconn | Providence Steamrollers |
| 5 | Dick Holub | Long Island | New York Knicks |
| 6 | Chink Crossin | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 7 | Jack Underman | Ohio State | St. Louis Bombers |
| 8 | Paul Huston | Ohio State | Chicago Stags |
| 9 | Dick O'Keefe | Santa Clara | Washington Capitols |
| 10 | Larry Killick | Vermont | Baltimore Bullets |
Second round of the 1947 NBA draft
Third round of the 1947 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Bob Alamo | Santa Clara | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 22 | Frank Broyles | Georgia Tech | Toronto Huskies |
| 23 | Gene Stump | DePaul | Boston Celtics |
| 24 | Joe Barry | N.D. | Providence Steamrollers |
| 25 | Ed Golub | N.D. | New York Knicks |
| 26 | Jim Kaeding | York (PA) | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 27 | Herb Wilkinson | Iowa | St. Louis Bombers |
| 28 | Jim Darden | Denver | Chicago Stags |
| 29 | Bill Burke | St. Mary's (MD) | Washington Capitols |
| 30 | John Rusinko | Penn State | Baltimore Bullets |
4th round of the 1947 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | George Brown | N.D. | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 32 | Wimpy Quinn | Oregon | Toronto Huskies |
| 33 | John Ezersky | Rhode Island | Boston Celtics |
| 34 | Dick Furey | St. Thomas (MN) | Providence Steamrollers |
| 35 | Garland Head | Texas Tech | New York Knicks |
| 36 | Ed Koffenberger | Duke | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 37 | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma State | St. Louis Bombers |
| 38 | Gene Vance | Illinois | Chicago Stags |
| 39 | Abel Rodriguez | San Francisco | Washington Capitols |
| 40 | Harry Gallatin | Truman State | Baltimore Bullets |
5th round of the 1947 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Dick Ives | Iowa | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 42 | Paul Hoffman | Purdue | Toronto Huskies |
| 43 | Jack Hewson | Temple | Boston Celtics |
| 44 | Bob Joyce | Bates | Providence Steamrollers |
| 45 | Ron Livingston | Saint Mary's | New York Knicks |
| 46 | Bill Strannigan | Wyoming | St. Louis Bombers |
| 47 | Andy Phillip | Illinois | Chicago Stags |
| 48 | Matt Zunic | George Washington | Washington Capitols |
| 49 | Charles Raynor | Houston | Baltimore Bullets |
6th round of the 1947 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Herman Knoche | Washington & Jefferson | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 51 | Bob Alemeida | N.D. | Boston Celtics |
| 52 | Roy Lipscomb | St. Mary's (MD) | Providence Steamrollers |
| 53 | Andy Duncan | William & Mary | New York Knicks |
| 54 | Paul Napolitano | San Francisco | St. Louis Bombers |
| 55 | Ralph Bishop | Washington | Chicago Stags |
| 56 | Irv Rothenberg | Long Island | Washington Capitols |
| 57 | Scotty Hamilton | West Virginia | Baltimore Bullets |
7th round of the 1947 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Jack Walton | DePaul | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
| 59 | George Felt | Northwestern | Boston Celtics |
| 60 | John Mills | Hofstra | Providence Steamrollers |
| 61 | Wat Misaka | Utah | New York Knicks |
| 62 | Jim Pollard | Stanford | Chicago Stags |
| 63 | Saul Mariaschin | Harvard | Washington Capitols |
| 64 | Hugh Hampton | High Point | Baltimore Bullets |
8th round of the 1947 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | John Kelly | Notre Dame | Boston Celtics |
| 66 | Al Nichols | Rhode Island | Providence Steamrollers |
| 67 | Dan Miller | Saint Louis | New York Knicks |
| 68 | Don Smith | Minnesota | Chicago Stags |
| 69 | Paul Cloyd | Wisconsin | Washington Capitols |
| 70 | Elmer Gainer | DePaul | Baltimore Bullets |
9th round of the 1947 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | George Petrovick | N.D. | Boston Celtics |
| 72 | Carl Reichert | Findlay | New York Knicks |
| 73 | Jack Stone | Kansas State | Chicago Stags |
| 74 | John Mandic | Oregon State | Washington Capitols |
| 75 | Chick Reiser | New York University | Baltimore Bullets |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.