1958 NBA Draft. The 1958 NBA Draft consisted of 17 Rounds with 88 players selected. Three players selected in this draft have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Elgin Baylor and Hal Greer were inducted as players, while Wayne Embry was enshrined as a Contributor. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NBA Draft is an annual U.S. event in which the National Basketball Associations (NBA) thirty teams can select young players who wish to join the league. ... The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former basketball forward. ... Harold Everett Greer (born June 26, 1936 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former pro basketball player. ... Wayne Embry (born March 26, 1937 Springfield, OH - ) was a center/forward with an 11 year career from 1959 to 1969. ...

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Round One

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Elgin Baylor	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Seattle
2	Archie Dees	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Indiana
3	Mike Farmer	United States	New York Knicks	San Francisco
4	Pete Brennan	United States	New York Knicks	North Carolina
5	Guy Rodgers	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Temple
6	Connie Dierking	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Cincinnati
7	Dave Gambee	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Oregon State
8	Bennie Swain	United States	Boston Celtics	Texas Southern

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Round Two

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
9	Steve Hamilton	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Morehead State
10	Vern Hatton	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Kentucky
11	Barney Cable	United States	Detroit Pistons	Bradley
12	Joe Quigg	United States	New York Knicks	North Carolina
13	Lamar Sharrar	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	West Virginia
14	Hal Greer	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Marshall
15	Hub Reed	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Oklahoma City
16	Jimmy Smith	United States	Boston Celtics	Steubenville

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Round Three

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
17	Boo Ellis	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Niagara
18	Bucky Bockhorn	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Dayton
19	Roy DeWitz	United States	Detroit Pistons	Kansas State
20	John Lee	United States	New York Knicks	Yale
21	Frank Howard	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Ohio State
22	John Nacincik	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Maryland
23	Wayne Embry	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Miami (Ohio)
24	Jim Cunningham	United States	Boston Celtics	Fordham

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Other notable players selected

In the 5th round, the Philadelphia Warriors selected Don Ohl from Illinois with the 37th overall pick. The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. ... Donald Jay Ohl (born April 18, 1936 in Murphysboro, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons (1960–1970) in the NBA. A 63 guard from Edwardsville High School and the University of Illinois, Ohl played for the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and St. ... The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ...

In the 6th round, the Detroit Pistons selected Shellie McMillon from Bradley with the 43rd overall pick. The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Bradley University is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. ...

In the 9th round, the Cincinnati Royals selected Larry Staverman from Thomas More with the 65th overall pick. The Sacramento Kings are a National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California. ... Larry Joseph Staverman (born October 11, 1936 in Newport, Kentucky) is a former professional basketball player and coach. ... Thomas More College is a liberal arts college located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. ...

In the 15th round, the Cincinnati Royals selected Adrian Smith from Kentucky with the 86th overall pick. The Sacramento Kings are a National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California. ... The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ...