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class="infobox-data">March 27, 1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">NBC</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;">Overview</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>107</b> total selections in <b>15</b> rounds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data">NBA</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">First selection</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Walt Bellamy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_draft" title="1960 NBA draft">1960</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_draft" title="1962 NBA draft">1962</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1961 NBA draft</b> was the 15th annual <a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">draft</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). The draft was held on March 27, 1961, before the <a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">1961–62 season</a>. In this <a href="/wiki/Draft_(sports)" title="Draft (sports)">draft</a>, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the <a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_NBA_season" title="1960–61 NBA season">previous season</a>. Before the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50-mile radius of its home arena as their <a href="/wiki/NBA_territorial_pick" title="NBA territorial pick">territorial pick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An expansion franchise, the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a>, were assigned the first pick of the first round and the last pick of each subsequent round, along with five extra picks at the end of the second round.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The draft consisted of 15 rounds comprising 107 players selected. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft_selections_and_draftee_career_notes">Draft selections and draftee career notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_NBA_draft&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Draft selections and draftee career notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Walt_Bellamy_1972.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Walt_Bellamy_1972.JPG/150px-Walt_Bellamy_1972.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Walt_Bellamy_1972.JPG/225px-Walt_Bellamy_1972.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Walt_Bellamy_1972.JPG/300px-Walt_Bellamy_1972.JPG 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="951" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Walt Bellamy</a> was selected first overall by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Chicago Packers</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Walt Bellamy</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball" title="Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball">Indiana University</a> was selected <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Chicago Packers</a>. Bellamy went on to win the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year Award</a> in his first season and was also selected to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bellamy_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellamy-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his rookie season, he averaged 31.6 <a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">points</a> per game, the second <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_top_rookie_scoring_averages" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages">highest scoring average for a rookie</a>, and 19.0 <a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">rebounds</a> per game, the third highest rebounding average for a rookie.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was selected to four consecutive All-Star Games during his stint with the Packers, which later became the Chicago Zephyrs and Baltimore Bullets. He then played for three other NBA teams during his 14-year career.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellamy_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellamy-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his achievements, he has been inducted to the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Hall of Fame">Basketball Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three other players from this draft, 7th pick <a href="/wiki/Tom_Meschery" title="Tom Meschery">Tom Meschery</a>, 21st pick <a href="/wiki/Don_Kojis" title="Don Kojis">Don Kojis</a> and 32nd pick <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bridges_(basketball)" title="Bill Bridges (basketball)">Bill Bridges</a>, have also been selected to at least one All-Star Game.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Moe" title="Doug Moe">Doug Moe</a>, the 22nd pick, never played in the NBA. His contract with the Packers was voided due to his suspected involvement in the college basketball <a href="/wiki/Point_shaving" title="Point shaving">point shaving</a> scandal.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He eventually played in the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a> (ABA) for five years. He won the ABA championship in 1969 and was selected to three ABA All-Star Games and two All-ABA Teams.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his playing career, he became a head coach. He coached four NBA teams and won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year Award</a> in <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season" title="1987–88 NBA season">1988</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Scott_(basketball)" title="Ray Scott (basketball)">Ray Scott</a>, the 4th pick, played for the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> for five and a half seasons before he moved on to play with two other teams in the NBA and ABA.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After retiring as a player in 1972, he immediately became a head coach. He coached the Pistons for three and a half seasons and won the Coach of the Year Award in <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NBA_season" title="1973–74 NBA season">1974</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two other players drafted also went on to have a coaching career: 12th pick <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Egan_(basketball)" title="Johnny Egan (basketball)">Johnny Egan</a> and 60th pick <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Butcher" class="mw-redirect" title="Donnie Butcher">Donnie Butcher</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Similar to the <a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_draft" title="1951 NBA draft">1951 draft</a>, this draft would also be marked by a significant number of players being permanently banned in the NBA before even playing a single game due to their participation in a significant college scandal, in this case a <a href="/wiki/1961_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_gambling_scandal" title="1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal">gambling scandal</a>. While none of the players selected this year were considered to have been as high profile of players as <a href="/wiki/Gene_Melchiorre" title="Gene Melchiorre">Gene Melchiorre</a>, the #1 pick of the <a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_draft" title="1951 NBA draft">1951 NBA draft</a> was, a significant amount of players drafted during this time were still permanently banned due to their participation in the event all the same. Players from this draft that got selected by teams there, but were later permanently banned by the NBA (at least in terms of playing there) included the likes of <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Wright" title="Leroy Wright">Leroy Wright</a> (the 16th pick of the draft), <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Graves" title="Jerry Graves">Jerry Graves</a> (the 19th pick of the draft), <a href="/wiki/Doug_Moe" title="Doug Moe">Doug Moe</a> (the 22nd pick of the draft), <a href="/wiki/Tony_Jackson_(basketball,_born_1942)" title="Tony Jackson (basketball, born 1942)">Tony Jackson</a> (the 24th pick of the draft), Jack Egan (the 29th pick of the draft), and Vincent Kempton (the 107th and final pick of the draft). Many other players that went undrafted following this scandal would also be permanently banned by extension also, including two college freshmen at the time who would since become <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a> following the case. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key">Key</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_NBA_draft&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Key"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td width="50"><b>Pos.</b></td> <td width="50">G</td> <td width="50">F</td> <td width="50">C </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball_position" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball position">Position</a></td> <td>Guard</td> <td>Forward</td> <td>Center </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF99" width="20">^ </td> <td>Denotes <a href="/wiki/List_of_players_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#FFCC00" width="20"><sup>+</sup> </td> <td>Denotes <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="20"><sup>#</sup> </td> <td>Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft">Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_NBA_draft&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_Meschery_1965.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Tom_Meschery_1965.jpg/150px-Tom_Meschery_1965.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Tom_Meschery_1965.jpg/225px-Tom_Meschery_1965.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Tom_Meschery_1965.jpg/300px-Tom_Meschery_1965.jpg 2x" data-file-width="537" data-file-height="839" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tom_Meschery" title="Tom Meschery">Tom Meschery</a> was selected 7th overall by the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Don_Kojis.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Don_Kojis.jpg/150px-Don_Kojis.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Don_Kojis.jpg/225px-Don_Kojis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Don_Kojis.jpg/300px-Don_Kojis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="587" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Don_Kojis" title="Don Kojis">Don Kojis</a> was selected 21st overall by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Chicago Packers</a>.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="1%">Round </th> <th width="1%">Pick </th> <th width="19%">Player </th> <th width="1%">Pos. </th> <th width="16%">Nationality </th> <th width="35%">Team </th> <th width="20%">School/club team </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF99"><span data-sort-value="Bellamy, Walt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Walt Bellamy</a></span></span></span>^ </td> <td>C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball" title="Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball">Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stith, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Stith" title="Tom Stith">Tom Stith</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Bonaventure_University" title="St. Bonaventure University">St. Bonaventure</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Siegfried, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Siegfried" title="Larry Siegfried">Larry Siegfried</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men%27s_basketball" title="Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball">Ohio State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Scott, Ray"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Scott_(basketball)" title="Ray Scott (basketball)">Ray Scott</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F/C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allentown_Jets" title="Allentown Jets">Allentown Jets</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Continental_Basketball_Association" title="Continental Basketball Association">EPBL</a>)</small><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Yates, Wayne"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Yates" title="Wayne Yates">Wayne Yates</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Memphis Tigers men's basketball">Memphis State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Warley, Ben"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Warley" title="Ben Warley">Ben Warley</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G/F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Pipers" title="Cleveland Pipers">Cleveland Pipers</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/National_Industrial_Basketball_League" title="National Industrial Basketball League">NIBL</a>)</small><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><span data-sort-value="Meschery, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Meschery" title="Tom Meschery">Tom Meschery</a></span></span></span><sup>+</sup> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States<sup id="ref_1" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_1">[1]</a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_College_Gaels" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Mary's College Gaels">Saint Mary's (CA)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hill, Cleo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cleo_Hill" title="Cleo Hill">Cleo Hill</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_State_University" title="Winston-Salem State University">Winston-Salem State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Phillips, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Phillips_(basketball)" title="Gary Phillips (basketball)">Gary Phillips</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="Houston Cougars men's basketball">Houston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Martin, Whitey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Whitey_Martin" title="Whitey Martin">Whitey Martin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Bonaventure_University" title="St. Bonaventure University">St. Bonaventure</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wiesenhahn, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wiesenhahn" title="Bob Wiesenhahn">Bob Wiesenhahn</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball">Cincinnati</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Egan, Johnny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Egan_(basketball)" title="Johnny Egan (basketball)">Johnny Egan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars_men%27s_basketball" title="Providence Friars men's basketball">Providence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><span data-sort-value="Sawyer, Fred"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Sawyer" title="Fred Sawyer">Fred Sawyer</a></span></span></span><sup>#</sup> </td> <td>C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Smith_(basketball,_born_1939)" title="Chris Smith (basketball, born 1939)">Chris Smith</a></span></span></span><sup>#</sup> </td> <td>C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball" title="Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball">Virginia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Luckenbill, Ted"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Luckenbill" title="Ted Luckenbill">Ted Luckenbill</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="Houston Cougars men's basketball">Houston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Horn, Ron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Horn" title="Ron Horn">Ron Horn</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball" title="Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball">Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Butler, Al"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Al_Butler" title="Al Butler">Al Butler</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Purple_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball">Niagara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">18 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Turner, Jack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Turner_(basketball,_born_1939)" title="Jack Turner (basketball, born 1939)">Jack Turner</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G/F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><span data-sort-value="Graves, Jerry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Graves" title="Jerry Graves">Jerry Graves</a></span></span></span><sup>#</sup> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball">Mississippi State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Larese, York"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/York_Larese" title="York Larese">York Larese</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><span data-sort-value="Kojis, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_Kojis" title="Don Kojis">Don Kojis</a></span></span></span><sup>+</sup> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">22 </td> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><span data-sort-value="Moe, Doug"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Moe" title="Doug Moe">Doug Moe</a></span></span></span><sup>#</sup> </td> <td>G/F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">23 </td> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><span data-sort-value="Cohen, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Cohen_(basketball)" title="Jeff Cohen (basketball)">Jeff Cohen</a></span></span></span><sup>#</sup> </td> <td>C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_men%27s_basketball" title="William & Mary Tribe men's basketball">William & Mary</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_picks">Other picks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_NBA_draft&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other picks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_Nordmann.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Bob_Nordmann.jpg/150px-Bob_Nordmann.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Bob_Nordmann.jpg/225px-Bob_Nordmann.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Bob_Nordmann.jpg/300px-Bob_Nordmann.jpg 2x" data-file-width="312" data-file-height="347" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bevo_Nordmann" title="Bevo Nordmann">Bevo Nordmann</a> was selected 25th overall by the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="1%">Round </th> <th width="1%">Pick </th> <th width="19%">Player </th> <th width="1%">Pos. </th> <th width="16%">Nationality </th> <th width="35%">Team </th> <th width="20%">School/club team </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nordmann, Bevo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bevo_Nordmann" title="Bevo Nordmann">Bevo Nordmann</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_Billikens_men%27s_basketball" title="Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball">Saint Louis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">26 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kistler, Doug"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Kistler" title="Doug Kistler">Doug Kistler</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">28 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Osborne, Chuck"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Osborne" title="Chuck Osborne">Chuck Osborne</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_basketball" title="Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball">Western Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">32 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><span data-sort-value="Bridges, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bridges_(basketball)" title="Bill Bridges (basketball)">Bill Bridges</a></span></span></span><sup>+</sup> </td> <td>F/C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">33 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Blaney, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Blaney" title="George Blaney">George Blaney</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holy_Cross_Crusaders_men%27s_basketball" title="Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball">Holy Cross</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">42 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Smith_(basketball,_born_1939)" title="Bill Smith (basketball, born 1939)">Bill Smith</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G/F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Peter%27s_College_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Peter's College (New Jersey)">Saint Peter's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">44 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Doyle, Danny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Doyle_(basketball)" title="Danny Doyle (basketball)">Danny Doyle</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belmont_Abbey_College" title="Belmont Abbey College">Belmont Abbey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">50 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carl, Howie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Howie_Carl" title="Howie Carl">Howie Carl</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons_men%27s_basketball" title="DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball">DePaul</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">51 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Buckner, Cleveland"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Buckner" title="Cleveland Buckner">Cleveland Buckner</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F/C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson_State_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackson State Tigers">Jackson State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">60 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Butcher, Donnis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Donnis_Butcher" title="Donnis Butcher">Donnis Butcher</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pikeville_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Pikeville College">Pikeville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">61 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Zeller, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Zeller" title="Dave Zeller">Dave Zeller</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_RedHawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Miami RedHawks men's basketball">Miami (OH)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">91 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Comley, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Comley" title="Larry Comley">Larry Comley</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Packers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Packers">Chicago Packers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball">Kansas State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">92 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Loughery, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>G </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball" title="St. John's Red Storm men's basketball">St. John's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">100 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Patterson, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Patterson_(basketball)" title="George Patterson (basketball)">George Patterson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>F/C </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toledo_Rockets_men%27s_basketball" title="Toledo Rockets men's basketball">Toledo</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_undrafted_players">Notable undrafted players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_NBA_draft&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable undrafted players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_undrafted_NBA_players" title="List of undrafted NBA players">List of undrafted NBA players</a></div> <p>These players were not selected in the 1961 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:19%;">Player </th> <th style="width:1%;">Pos. </th> <th style="width:16%;">Nationality </th> <th style="width:20%;">School/club team </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Burton, Ed"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Burton" title="Ed Burton">Ed Burton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>SF </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allentown_Jets" title="Allentown Jets">Allentown Jets</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Professional_Basketball_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Professional Basketball League">EPBL</a>)</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_NBA_draft&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span id="cnote_1"><b><a href="#ref_1">^</a></b></span> <b>1:</b> Tom Meschery (née Tomislav Mescheryakov) was born in <a href="/wiki/Harbin" title="Harbin">Harbin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchuria" title="Manchuria">Manchuria</a> (now part of China) to Russian parents. He moved to the United States at the age of 8 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_NBA_draft&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">List of first overall NBA draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_records" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA records">NBA records</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_NBA_draft&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>General</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1960s.html">"Complete First Round Results 1960–69"</a>. <i>NBA.com</i>. 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