The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the National Basketball League, took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round picks, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Bob Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Four players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes, Bobby Wanzer and Alex Hannum have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.^[1]

Draft

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality[n 1]	Team	School / club team
1	1	Andy Tonkovich	G	United States	Providence Steamrollers	Marshall
1	2	George Kok#	C	United States	Indianapolis Jets	Arkansas
1	3	George Hauptfuhrer#	C	United States	Boston Celtics	Harvard
1	4	Dolph Schayes^	F/C	United States	New York Knicks	NYU
1	5	Ed Mikan	F/C	United States	Chicago Stags	DePaul
1	6	Walt Budko	F/C	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Columbia
1	7	Bob Gale#	G/F	United States	St. Louis Bombers	Cornell
1	8	Ward Williams	F	United States	Fort Wayne Pistons	Indiana
1	9	Chuck Hanger#	–	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	California
1	10	Bobby Wanzer^	G	United States	Rochester Royals	Seton Hall
1	11	Don Ray	F/C	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Western Kentucky
1	12	Jack Nichols	F/C	United States	Washington Capitols	Washington

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.^[2][3]

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team	School / club team
–	–	Johnny Bach	G/F	United States	Boston Celtics	Fordham
–	–	Gene Berce	G/F	United States	New York Knicks	Marquette
–	–	Darrell Brown	F	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Humboldt State
–	–	Jack Burmaster	G	United States	St. Louis Bombers	Illinois
–	–	Jake Carter	F/C	United States	Baltimore Bullets	East Texas State
–	–	Jack Coleman+	F/C	United States	Providence Steamrollers	Louisville
–	–	Bobby Cook	G	United States	Fort Wayne Pistons	Wisconsin
–	–	Hook Dillon	F	United States	Chicago Stags	North Carolina
–	–	Arnie Ferrin	G/F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Utah
–	–	Bill Gabor+	G/F	United States	Rochester Royals	Syracuse
–	–	Harry Gallatin^	F/C	United States	New York Knicks	Northeast Missouri
–	–	Earl Gardner	F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	DePauw
–	–	Dee Gibson	G/F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Western Kentucky
–	–	Alex Hannum^	F/C	United States	Indianapolis Jets	USC
–	–	Marshall Hawkins	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Tennessee
–	–	Joe Holland	F	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Kentucky
–	–	Whitey Kachan	G	United States	Chicago Stags	DePaul
–	–	Leo Katkaveck	G	United States	Washington Capitols	NC State
–	–	Tom Kelly	G	United States	Boston Celtics	NYU
–	–	Andy Kostecka	F	United States	Indianapolis Jets	Georgetown
–	–	Dan Kraus	G	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Georgetown
–	–	Herb Krautblatt	G	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Rider
–	–	Leo Kubiak	G/F	United States	Rochester Royals	Bowling Green
–	–	Ray Lumpp	G	United States	Indianapolis Jets	NYU
–	–	Johnny Macknowski	F	United States	Rochester Royals	Seton Hall
–	–	Mel McGaha	G	United States	New York Knicks	Arkansas
–	–	Murray Mitchell	C	United States	Boston Celtics	Sam Houston State
–	–	Johnny Orr	F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Beloit
–	–	Easy Parham	G/F	United States	St. Louis Bombers	Texas Wesleyan
–	–	Jack Parkinson	G	United States	Washington Capitols	Kentucky
–	–	Ed Peterson	C	United States	New York Knicks	Cornell
–	–	Roy Pugh	F/C	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	SMU
–	–	Tex Ritter	G	United States	New York Knicks	Eastern Kentucky
–	–	Kenny Rollins	G	United States	Fort Wayne Pistons	Kentucky
–	–	Dick Shrider	G	United States	New York Knicks	Ohio
–	–	Odie Spears	G	United States	Chicago Stags	Western Kentucky
–	–	Brady Walker	F/C	United States	Providence Steamrollers	BYU
–	–	Dick Wehr	F	United States	Indianapolis Jets	Rice
–	–	Murray Wier	G	United States	Fort Wayne Pistons	Iowa
–	–	D. C. Wilcutt	G	United States	St. Louis Bombers	Saint Louis

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player	Pos.	Nationality	School/club team
Bob Brannum	F/C	United States	Michigan State
Joe Colone	F	United States	Bloomsburg
Ray Ellefson	C	United States	Oklahoma State
Jack Eskridge	C/F	United States	Kansas
Phil Farbman	F	United States	CCNY
Donnie Forman	G	United States	NYU
Gene James	F	United States	Marshall
John Hazen	G	United States	Indiana State
Lionel Malamed	G	United States	CCNY
Bill Miller	F	United States	North Carolina
Dave Minor	G	United States	UCLA
Jim Spruill	G	United States	Rice