San Francisco Warriors top pick in the NBA Draft for each season.

The team has selected once one of the top 3 picks but never the first overall draft pick. Last time it took one of the top 3 picks was in 1966.

San Francisco Warriors top NBA draft pick for each season

YEAR	ROUND	POS.	PLAYER	COLLEGE¹
1971	1	8	Darnell Hillman	San Jose State
1970	3	36	Earle Higgins	Eastern Michigan
1969	1	7	Bob Portman	Creighton
1968	1	9	Ron Williams	West Virginia
1967	1	10	Dave Lattin	UTEP
1966	1	3	Clyde Lee	Vanderbilt
1965	1	4	Fred Hetzel	Davidson
1964	1	8	Barry Kramer	New York University
1963	1	4	Nate Thurmond	Bowling Green
1962	1	7	Wayne Hightower	Kansas
1961	1	7	Tom Meschery	Saint Mary's
1960	1	7	Al Bunge	Maryland
1959	T	1	Wilt Chamberlain	Kansas
1958	T	1	Guy Rodgers	Temple
1957	1	6	Len Rosenbluth	North Carolina
1956	1	8	Hal Lear	Temple
1955	T	2	Tom Gola	La Salle
1954	1	3	Gene Shue	Maryland
1953	T	1	Ernie Beck	Pennsylvania
1952	1	4	Bill Mlkvy	Temple
1951	1	9	Don Sunderlage	Illinois
1950	1	3	Paul Arizin	Villanova
1949	1	6	Vern Gardner	Utah
1948	1	11	Don Ray	Western Kentucky
1947	1	6	Chink Crossin	Pennsylvania

(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.