1962 NBA Draft: all the picks, trades and information.
Information about the 1962 NBA Draft, including the first and second round, all the trades and players data.
Note: Between 1947 and 1965, before the start of the draft, the teams could forfeit their first-round pick to instead use a 'territorial pick' to select a player from their immediate area. This had the intention of building strong local fan bases.
Here you have all the picks from the 1962 NBA Draft. Total selections: 102
1962 NBA Draft
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Territorial Picks
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
- |
Jerry Lucas |
Cincinnati Royals |
Ohio State Univ. |
|
- |
Dave DeBusschere |
Detroit Pistons |
Univ. of Detroit Mercy |
|
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
17. |
Don Nelson |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Univ. of Iowa |
|
18. |
Bobby Rascoe |
New York Knicks |
Western Kentucky Univ. |
|
19. |
Charlie Hardnett |
St. Louis Hawks |
Grambling State Univ. |
|
20. |
Harold Hudgens |
Detroit Pistons |
Texas Tech Univ. |
|
21. |
Porter Meriwether |
Syracuse Nationals |
Tennessee State Univ. |
|
22. |
Chris Appel |
Cincinnati Royals |
Univ. of Southern California |
|
23. |
Dave Fedor |
San Francisco Warriors |
Florida State Univ. |
|
24. |
John Green |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
|
25. |
Jim Hadnot |
Boston Celtics |
Providence College |
|
Round 4
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
26. |
Chico Vaughn |
St. Louis Hawks |
Southern Illinois Univ. |
|
27. |
Cliff Luyk |
New York Knicks |
Univ. of Florida |
|
28. |
Jerry Grote |
St. Louis Hawks |
Loyola Marymount Univ. |
|
29. |
Reggie Harding |
Detroit Pistons |
- |
|
30. |
Bob McCully |
Syracuse Nationals |
St. Bonaventure Univ. |
|
31. |
Jack Thobe |
Cincinnati Royals |
Xavier Univ. |
|
32. |
Garry Roggenburk |
San Francisco Warriors |
Univ. of Dayton |
|
33. |
Jan Loudermilk |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Southern Methodist Univ. |
|
34. |
Roger Strickland |
Boston Celtics |
Jacksonville Univ. |
|
Round 5
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
35. |
Cornell Green |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Utah State Univ. |
|
36. |
Bob Burgess |
New York Knicks |
Marshall Univ. |
|
37. |
Tom Hatton |
St. Louis Hawks |
Univ. of Dayton |
|
38. |
Lindbergh Moody |
Detroit Pistons |
Univ. of South Carolina |
|
39. |
John Windsor |
Syracuse Nationals |
Stanford Univ. |
|
40. |
Mike Wroblewski |
Cincinnati Royals |
Kansas State Univ. |
|
41. |
Jack Jackson |
San Francisco Warriors |
Virginia Union Univ. |
|
42. |
Art Whisnant |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Univ. of South Carolina |
|
43. |
Gary Daniels |
Boston Celtics |
The Citadel |
|
Round 6
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
44. |
Bill Hanson |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Univ. of Washington |
|
45. |
Ken Stanley |
New York Knicks |
Univ. of the Pacific |
|
46. |
Jay Carty |
St. Louis Hawks |
Oregon State Univ. |
|
47. |
Ed Noe |
Detroit Pistons |
Morehead State Univ. |
|
48. |
Larry Van Eman |
Syracuse Nationals |
Wichita State Univ. |
|
49. |
Jerry Foster |
Cincinnati Royals |
Drake Univ. |
|
50. |
Jim Hudock |
San Francisco Warriors |
Univ. of North Carolina |
|
51. |
Bucky Keller |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. |
|
52. |
Jim Hooley |
Boston Celtics |
Boston College |
|
Round 7
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
53. |
Jack Ardon |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Tulane Univ. |
|
54. |
Richie Swartz |
New York Knicks |
Hofstra Univ. |
|
55. |
Bob McAteer |
St. Louis Hawks |
La Salle Univ. |
|
56. |
John Bradley |
Detroit Pistons |
Lawrence Univ. |
|
57. |
Bob Sharpenter |
Syracuse Nationals |
Georgetown Univ. |
|
58. |
Gary Cunningham |
Cincinnati Royals |
Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
|
59. |
Howie Montgomery |
San Francisco Warriors |
Univ. of Texas-Pan American |
|
60. |
Clyde Arnold |
Boston Celtics |
Duquesne Univ. |
|
Round 8
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
61. |
Larry Pursiful |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Univ. of Kentucky |
|
62. |
Warren Fouts |
New York Knicks |
Univ. of Oklahoma |
|
63. |
Terry Ball |
St. Louis Hawks |
Washington State Univ. |
|
64. |
Mike Rice |
Detroit Pistons |
Duquesne Univ. |
|
65. |
Jerry Harkness |
Syracuse Nationals |
Loyola Univ. of Chicago |
|
66. |
Ed Bento |
Cincinnati Royals |
Loyola Marymount Univ. |
|
67. |
Bill Kirvin |
San Francisco Warriors |
Xavier Univ. |
|
68. |
Bill Garner |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Univ. of Portland |
|
69. |
Chuck Chevalier |
Boston Celtics |
Boston College |
|
Round 9
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
70. |
Carroll Broussard |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Texas A&M Univ. |
|
71. |
Paul Benec |
New York Knicks |
Duquesne Univ. |
|
72. |
Marvin Trotman |
St. Louis Hawks |
Elizabeth City State Univ. |
|
73. |
Bill Nelson |
Detroit Pistons |
Hamline Univ. |
|
74. |
Vince Brewer |
Syracuse Nationals |
Iowa State Univ. |
|
75. |
Chris Jones |
Cincinnati Royals |
Carson-Newman College |
|
76. |
Tom Kiefer |
San Francisco Warriors |
Saint Louis Univ. |
|
77. |
Bill Matson |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Univ. of Minnesota |
|
78. |
Mike Cingiser |
Boston Celtics |
Brown Univ. |
|
Round 10
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
79. |
Pete Campbell |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Princeton Univ. |
|
80. |
Ralph Richardson |
New York Knicks |
Eastern Kentucky Univ. |
|
81. |
Charlie Sells |
St. Louis Hawks |
Washington State Univ. |
|
82. |
Glenn Moore |
Detroit Pistons |
Univ. of Oregon |
|
83. |
George Knighton |
Cincinnati Royals |
New Mexico State Univ. |
|
84. |
Ken McComb |
San Francisco Warriors |
Univ. of North Carolina |
|
Round 11
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
85. |
Jeff Slade |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Kenyon College |
|
86. |
Ed Mazria |
New York Knicks |
Pratt Institute |
|
87. |
Tom Chappelle |
St. Louis Hawks |
Univ. of Maine |
|
88. |
Frank Pinchback |
Cincinnati Royals |
Xavier Univ. |
|
89. |
Donnie Walsh |
San Francisco Warriors |
Univ. of North Carolina |
|
Round 12
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
90. |
Mel Nowell |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Ohio State Univ. |
|
91. |
John Caveny |
St. Louis Hawks |
LeMoyne College |
|
92. |
Charles Warren |
San Francisco Warriors |
Univ. of Oregon |
|
Round 13
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
93. |
Tom Kennedy |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Lewis Univ. |
|
94. |
Jerry Carlton |
St. Louis Hawks |
Univ. of Arkansas |
|
Round 14
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
95. |
Bob Mahland |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Williams College |
|
96. |
Wilky Gilmore |
St. Louis Hawks |
Univ. of Colorado |
|
Round 15
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
97. |
Pat McKenzie |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Kansas State Univ. |
|
98. |
Dave Ricerto |
St. Louis Hawks |
Univ. of Rhode Island |
|
Round 16
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
99. |
Norman Majors |
Chicago Zephyrs |
Rockhurst Univ. |
|
100. |
Wally Roundsville |
St. Louis Hawks |
California Institute of Technology |
|
Total picks: 102