1948 NBA draft
| 1948 BAA draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | May 10, 1948 |
| Location | Chicago |
| First selection | Andy Tonkovich, Providence Steamrollers |
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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 to 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.
Andy Tonkovich from Marshall University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers. Four of the first round pick, George Kok, George Hauptfuhrer, Robert Gale and Chuck Hanger, never played in the BAA. Three players from this draft, Harry Gallatin, Dolph Schayes and Bobby Wanzer, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one BAA/NBA game.
These players were not selected in the 1948 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
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