This draft list is courtesy of APBR (Association for Professional Basketball Research). Check back as each list is converted into The Draft Review's enhanced format currently displayed with the 1988-2005 drafts, featuring player profiles, draft trades and in-depth reviews. 1959 DRAFT 31Mar59 Cincinnati, OH T-Territorial Choices First Round 1 Cin Bob Boozer Kansas State 2 Det Bailey Howell Mississippi State 3T Phil Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 4 Mpls Tom Hawkins Notre Dame 5 Syr Dick Barnett Tennessee State 6 NY Johnny Green Michigan State 7T StL Bob Ferry St. Louis 8 Bos John Richter North Carolina State Second Round 1 Det Tom Robitaille Rice 2 Det Don Goldstein Louisville 3 Phil Joe Ruklick Northwestern 4 Mpls Rudy LaRusso Dartmouth 5 Syr Gene Tormohlen Tennessee 6 StL Alan Seiden St. John's 7 StL Cal Ramsey New York University 8 Bos Gene Guarilia George Washington Third Round 1 Cin Mike Mendenhall Cincinnati 2 Det Gary Alcorn Fresno State 3 Phil Jim Hickaday Memphis State 4 Mpls Bob Smith West Virginia 5 Syr Jon Cincebox Syracuse 6 NY Bob Anderegg Michigan State 7 StL Hank Stein Xavier (OH) 8 Bos Ralph Croswaite Western Kentucky Fourth Round 1 Cin Leo Byrd Marshall 2 Det George Lee Michigan 3 Phil Ron Stevenson Texas Christian 4 Mpls Wilson Eison Purdue 5 Syr Paul Neumann Stanford 6 NY John Cox Kentucky 7 StL Lee Harman Oregon State 8 Bos Ed Kazakavich Stanford Fifth Round 1 Cin Harry Kirchner Texas Christian 2 Det Tony Windis Wyoming 3 Phil Bill Telasky George Washington 4 Mpls Bobby Joe Mason Bradley 5 Syr Roger Taylor Illinois 6 NY Herb Busch Virginia 7 StL Nick Mantis Northwestern 8 Bos Don Lange William & Mary Sixth Round 1 Cin Don Hennon Pittsburgh 2 Det Lou Jordan Cornell 3 Phil Joe Spratt St. Joseph's (PA) 4 Mpls Jim Henry Vanderbilt 5 Syr Bob Dalton California 6 NY Bucky McDonald George Washington 7 StL Mike Moran Marquette 8 Bos Bob Cumings Boston U Seventh Round 1 Cin Dale Moore Eastern Kentucky 2 Det Doug Smart Washington 3 Phil Joe Ryan Villanova 4 Mpls Charley Grote Georgetown (KY) 5 Syr Darnell Haney Navy 6 NY Russ Robinson SW Missouri 7 StL Orby Arnold Memphis State Eighth Round 1 Cin Don Matuszak Kansas State 2 Det Chuck Curtis Pacific Lutheran 3 Phil Dave Gunther Iowa 4 Mpls Leon Hill Texas Tech 5 NY Walt Torrence UCLA 6 StL Willie Merriwether Purdue Ninth Round 1 Cin Joe Billy McDade Bradley 2 Det Doyle Edmiston Hardin-Simmons 3 Phil Carl Belz Princeton 4 Mpls Jim Mudd North Texas State 5 NY Jerry Shipp SE Oklahoma 6 StL Lou Pucillo North Carolina State Tenth Round 1 Cin Joe Viviano Xavier (OH) 2 Det Bruno Boin Washington 3 Phil Tony Sellari Lenoir Rhyne 4 Mpls Roger Johnson Minnesota 5 NY Paul Wilcox Davis & Elkins 6 StL Ron Loneski Kansas Eleventh Round 1 Cin Charley Brown Seattle 2 Det M. C. Burton Michigan 3 Phil Phil Warren Northwestern 4 Mpls Jack Evans Superior State 5 NY Paul Benes Hope 6 StL John Barnhill Tennessee State Twelfth Round 1 Cin Roger Wendel Tulsa 2 Mpls Vern Baggenstoss St. Cloud State 3 NY Ed Blair Western Michigan Thirteenth Round 1 Mpls Dwayne Smith Gustavus Adolphus 2 NY John Nicoll Brigham Young Fourteenth Round 1 NY Jack Israel SW Missouri