1951 NBA draft picks Full list
First round of the 1951 NBA draft
Second round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jack Stone | Kansas State | Baltimore Bullets |
| 12 | Bill Gossett | Colorado State | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 13 | Scotty Steagall | Millikin | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 14 | Jack Kiley | Syracuse | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 15 | Don Savage | Le Moyne | Syracuse Nationals |
| 16 | Roland Minson | BYU | New York Knicks |
| 17 | Bill Garrett | Indiana | Boston Celtics |
| 18 | Ray Ragelis | Northwestern | Rochester Royals |
| 19 | Mel Payton | Tulane | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 20 | Lew Hitch | Kansas State | Minneapolis Lakers |
Third round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Bill Mann | Bradley | Baltimore Bullets |
| 22 | Ron Bontemps | Beloit | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 23 | Glenn Kammeyer | Central Missouri | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 24 | Jake Fendley | Northwestern | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 25 | Bato Govedarica | DePaul | Syracuse Nationals |
| 26 | Joe Luchi | Cincinnati | New York Knicks |
| 27 | John Furlong | Pepperdine | Boston Celtics |
| 28 | Fred Diute | St. Bonaventure | Rochester Royals |
| 29 | Bob Schloss | Georgia | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 30 | Bob Payne | Oregon State | Minneapolis Lakers |
4th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bill Hagler | California | Baltimore Bullets |
| 32 | Jim Slaughter | South Carolina | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 33 | Bill Tosheff | Indiana | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 34 | Herb Hargett | Mississippi State | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 35 | Paul Horvath | NC State | Syracuse Nationals |
| 36 | Lloyd Sandstrom | St. Thomas (MN) | New York Knicks |
| 37 | Bob Barnett | Evansville | Boston Celtics |
| 38 | Elmer Behnke | Bradley | Rochester Royals |
| 39 | Jud Milhon | Ohio Wesleyan | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 40 | Gale McArthur | Oklahoma State | Minneapolis Lakers |
5th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Leroy Ishman | American | Baltimore Bullets |
| 42 | Bob Sakel | Evansville | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 43 | Bob Pierce | Nebraska | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 44 | Leo Johnson | Arizona | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 45 | Glen Anderson | Colorado State | Syracuse Nationals |
| 46 | Tom Smith | Saint Peter's | New York Knicks |
| 47 | Rip Gish | Western Kentucky | Boston Celtics |
| 48 | Dan Bagley | Notre Dame | Rochester Royals |
| 49 | Mike Kearns | Princeton | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 50 | Leo Vander Kuy | Michigan | Minneapolis Lakers |
6th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Glen Duggins | Utah | Baltimore Bullets |
| 52 | John Rennicke | Drake | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 53 | Marv Johnson | Wheaton (IL) | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 54 | Frank Clasbeek | Iowa | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 55 | Bob Wheeler | Idaho | Syracuse Nationals |
| 56 | Al McGuire | St. John's | New York Knicks |
| 57 | Jim Luisi | St. Francis (NY) | Boston Celtics |
| 58 | Jim Ove | Valparaiso | Rochester Royals |
| 59 | Bob Swails | Indianapolis | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 60 | Deward Dopson | Arkansas Tech | Minneapolis Lakers |
7th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Tom Riach | USC | Baltimore Bullets |
| 62 | Bob Ambler | Arkansas | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 63 | Ted Beach | Illinois | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 64 | Jim Ramstead | Stanford | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 65 | Roy Reardon | St. Francis (NY) | Syracuse Nationals |
| 66 | Sid Ryen | Denver | New York Knicks |
| 67 | John Azary | Columbia | Boston Celtics |
| 68 | John Brown | SMU | Rochester Royals |
| 69 | George Dempsey | King's College (NY) | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 70 | Ed Head | Kansas State | Minneapolis Lakers |
8th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Bill Harper | Oregon State | Baltimore Bullets |
| 72 | Aaron Preece | Bradley | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 73 | George Kelly | Vanderbilt | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 74 | John Manning | Duquesne | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 75 | Tom Jockle | Syracuse | Syracuse Nationals |
| 76 | Hugo Kappler | NC State | Boston Celtics |
| 77 | George Davidson | Lafayette | Rochester Royals |
| 78 | Jim Phelan | La Salle | Philadelphia Warriors |
9th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Bob Crowe | San Jose State | Baltimore Bullets |
| 80 | Wayne Tucker | Colorado | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 81 | Ray Kirkwasser | Ithaca | Syracuse Nationals |
| 82 | Hugh Faulkner | Pepperdine | Philadelphia Warriors |
10th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Dan Torrey | Oregon State | Baltimore Bullets |
| 84 | John DeWitt | Texas A&M | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| 85 | Paul Gerwin | Cornell | Philadelphia Warriors |
11th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Clem Pavilonis | DePaul | Baltimore Bullets |
12th round of the 1951 NBA draft
| POS. | PLAYER | COLLEGE1 | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | John Burke | Springfield | Baltimore Bullets |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.