Date(s) July 1, 1947 | Location Detroit, Michigan | |
First selection Clifton McNeely, Pittsburgh Ironmen | ||
The 1947 BAA draft was the inaugural draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on July 1, 1947, before the 1947–48 season. In this draft, nine remaining BAA teams along with the Baltimore Bullets who joined the BAA from the American Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In the first round of the draft, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season, while the Bullets were assigned the tenth pick, the last pick of the first round. The Pittsburgh Ironmen and Toronto Huskies participated in this draft, but they folded before the season opened.
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Other picks
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1947 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.