Howie Shannon
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Howie Shannon was the first overall pick in the 1949 NBA draft, selected by the Providence Steamrollers. He attended Kansas State University.
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Austin George Carr (born March 10 1948[1]) is a former professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association.
Carr was born in in Washington, D.C.
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| McNeeley • Tonkovich • Shannon • Share • Melchiorre • Workman • Beck • Selvy • Ricketts • Green • Hundley • Baylor • Boozer • Robertson • Bellamy • McGill • Heyman • Barnes • Hetzel • Russell • Walker • Hayes • Alcindor • Lanier • Carr • L. Martin • Collins • Walton • D. Thompson • Lucas • Benson • M. Thompson • E. Johnson • Carroll • Aguirre • Worthy • Sampson • Olajuwon • Ewing • Daugherty • D. Robinson • Manning • Ellison • Coleman • L. Johnson • O'Neal • Webber • G. Robinson • Smith • Iverson • Duncan • Olowokandi • Brand • K. Martin • Brown • Yao • James • Howard • Bogut • Bargnani • Oden |
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s
1946 1947 1948 - 1949 - 1950 1951 1952
Year 1949 (MCMXLIX
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1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s
1946 1947 1948 - 1949 - 1950 1951 1952
Year 1949 (MCMXLIX
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The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association's (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Toronto, Canada) can select players who wish to join the league.
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Providence Steamrollers were a National Basketball Association team based in Providence, Rhode Island. The Steamrollers remain the last pro sports franchise from one of the Big Four leagues to be based in Rhode Island.
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Kansas State University, officially called "Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Science" [2] but commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States.
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Sport Basketball
Founded 1946
No. of teams 30
Country(ies) United States
Canada
Most recent champion(s) San Antonio Spurs
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV
Official website NBA.
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Founded 1946
No. of teams 30
Country(ies) United States
Canada
Most recent champion(s) San Antonio Spurs
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV
Official website NBA.
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The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association's (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Toronto, Canada) can select players who wish to join the league.
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Clifton McNeeley was the first overall pick of the 1947 BAA Draft, selected by the Pittsburgh Ironmen. For whatever reason, he did not play a single minute in the league. He, along with Gene Melchiorre, holds the dubious distinction of being a first overall BAA/NBA draft pick and
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Andy Tonkovich was selected first in the 1948 NBA draft by the Providence Steamrollers. He attended Marshall University.
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Chuck Share (born March 14 1927 in Akron, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player. He was the first draft pick in NBA history, being selected by the Boston Celtics as the number one pick in 1950.
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Gene "Squeaky" Melchiorre (born August 10, 1927 in Highland Park, Illinois) is a former NBA basketball player and was the first overall pick in the 1951 NBA Draft.
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Early life
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Mark Cecil Workman (born March 10, 1930 in Charleston, West Virginia - December 21, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. Workman played two years for the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors and Baltimore Bullets.
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Ernest Joseph Beck (born December 11, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional basketball player. Beck played seven years in the National Basketball Association for the Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks and Syracuse Nationals.
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Franklin Delano "Frank" Selvy (born November 9, 1932 in Corbin, Kentucky) is a former basketball player.
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100-point college game
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Richard James Ricketts, Jr. (December 4, 1933–March 6, 1988) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'7" forward from Duquesne University, Ricketts was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the first pick of the 1955 NBA Draft.
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A 6'7" forward from Duquesne University, Ricketts was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the first pick of the 1955 NBA Draft.
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Sihugo Green (August 20, 1933–October 4, 1980) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'2" guard from Duquesne University, Green was selected by the Rochester Royals with the first pick of the 1956 NBA Draft, ahead of future Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell.
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A 6'2" guard from Duquesne University, Green was selected by the Rochester Royals with the first pick of the 1956 NBA Draft, ahead of future Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell.
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Rodney Clark Hundley (born October 26 1934 in Charleston, West Virginia) is a former professional basketball player and television broadcaster. Hundley's life has revolved around the game of basketball.
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Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American basketball player who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer.
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Competitor for United States
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome Team Competition Robert Louis "Bob" Boozer (born April 26 1937) is a retired American professional basketball player.
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Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome Team Competition Robert Louis "Bob" Boozer (born April 26 1937) is a retired American professional basketball player.
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Competitor for United States
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome Team Competition
Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee), nicknamed "The Big O
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Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome Team Competition
Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee), nicknamed "The Big O
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Olympic medalist
Walt Bellamy
Medal record
Competitor for United States
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome Team Competition Walter Jones Bellamy
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Walt Bellamy
Medal record
Competitor for United States
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome Team Competition Walter Jones Bellamy
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Bill McGill (born September 16 1939, in San Angelo, Texas) is a retired American basketball player.
A 6'9" center/forward from the University of Utah, McGill was selected by the Chicago Zephyrs with the first pick of the 1962 NBA Draft.
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A 6'9" center/forward from the University of Utah, McGill was selected by the Chicago Zephyrs with the first pick of the 1962 NBA Draft.
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Arthur Bruce Heyman (born June 24, 1941 in New York, New York) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6' 5" guard/forward, after attending Oceanside High School in New York, Heyman starred for Duke University in the early 1960s, where he scored 1,984 career
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A 6' 5" guard/forward, after attending Oceanside High School in New York, Heyman starred for Duke University in the early 1960s, where he scored 1,984 career
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Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold 1964 Tokyo United States
V. James Barnes (April 13 1941, Tuckerman, Arkansas - September 14 2002), a.k.a. Jim 'Bad News' Barnes was an American basketball player.
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Men's Basketball
Gold 1964 Tokyo United States
V. James Barnes (April 13 1941, Tuckerman, Arkansas - September 14 2002), a.k.a. Jim 'Bad News' Barnes was an American basketball player.
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Fred W. Hetzel (born July 21, 1942 in Washington, DC) is a retired American basketball player.
A 6'8" forward/center from Davidson College, he was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the first pick of the 1965 NBA Draft.
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A 6'8" forward/center from Davidson College, he was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the first pick of the 1965 NBA Draft.
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Cazzie Lee Russell (born June 7, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former pro basketball player and coach.
Russell played college basketball at the University of Michigan, where he led the Wolverines to three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles (1964-66) and to Final Four
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Russell played college basketball at the University of Michigan, where he led the Wolverines to three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles (1964-66) and to Final Four
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James "Jimmy" Walker (April 8 1944 - July 2 2007) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard, he played nine seasons (1967–1976) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City Kings.
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Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945 in Rayville, Louisiana) is a retired American basketball player. He is a member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. on April 16, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach...... Click the link for more information.
Robert "Bob" Jerry Lanier, Jr. (born September 10, 1948, in Buffalo, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA.
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- For the English cricketer, see Austin Carr (cricketer).
Austin George Carr (born March 10 1948[1]) is a former professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association.
Carr was born in in Washington, D.C.
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