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Encyclopedia > 1963 NBA Draft

1963 NBA Draft
See also: 1962 in sports, other events of 1963, 1964 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Tiny Lund won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly Indianapolis 500 - Parnelli Jones USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship... 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. ...

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1962 NBA Draft Round One Round Two Round Three Categories: | ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West Location of NBA teams, conferences and divisions NBA redirects here. ... 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. ...

Round One

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team College/HS/Club Team
1 Art Heyman Flag of United States United States New York Knicks Duke
2 Rod Thorn Flag of United States United States Baltimore Bullets West Virginia
3 Nate Thurmond Flag of United States United States San Francisco Warriors Bowling Green
4 Ed Miles Flag of United States United States Detroit Pistons Seattle
5 Tom Thacker Flag of United States United States Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati
6 Gerry Ward Flag of United States United States Saint Louis Hawks Boston College
7 Tom Hoover Flag of United States United States Syracuse Nationals Villanova
8 Roger Strickland Flag of United States United States Los Angeles Lakers Jacksonville
9 Bill Green Flag of United States United States Boston Celtics Colorado State

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Round Two

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team College/HS/Club Team
10 Jerry Harkness Flag of United States United States New York Knicks Loyola (IL)
11 Gus Johnson Flag of United States United States Baltimore Bullets Idaho
12 Gary Hill Flag of United States United States San Francisco Warriors Oklahoma City
13 Jerry Smith Flag of United States United States Detroit Pistons Furman
14 Jim King Flag of United States United States Los Angeles Lakers Tulsa
15 Leland Mitchell Flag of United States United States Saint Louis Hawks Mississippi State
16 Hershell West Flag of United States United States Syracuse Nationals Grambling
17 Mel Gibson Flag of United States United States Los Angeles Lakers Western Carolina
18 Ken Saylors Flag of United States United States Saint Louis Hawks Arkansas Tech

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NBA History: Sam Jones Summary (245 words)
The Lakers won a coin flip with Chicago for the first selection in the 1979 NBA Draft.
His uncannily accurate bank shots, lightning quickness, and cool demeanor helped the Celtics win 10 NBA Championships in the 12 years he played with the team.
Selected to the All-NBA Second Team three times and an All-Star five times, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984.
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