| 1949 BAA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 21, 1949[1] |
| Location | Commodore Hotel (New York City, NY)[1] |
| Overview | |
| 76 total selections in 11 rounds | |
| League | BAA |
| Teams | 11 |
| Territorial pick(s) | Ed Macauley, St. Louis Bombers Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis Lakers |
| First selection | Howie Shannon, Providence Steamrollers |
The 1949 BAA draft was the third annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The draft was held on April 21, 1949, before the 1949–50 season. In this draft, eleven BAA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. The draft consisted of 8 rounds and a regional selection period, with 75 players selected. This was the final BAA Draft before the league merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) in August 1949.[2][3] The 75 players selected matched the same number of players selected in the 1989 draft; both drafts have the fewest picks selected prior to 1989 (when the NBA draft was reduced to two rounds ever since).
- ^ a b Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810890695., pg. 10
- ^ "NBL, BAA merge, end pro net war". The Republic. UP. August 4, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berger, Phil. "First Season". AmericanHeritage.com. American Heritage Publishing. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
