Basketball Draft Fact Book

On June 2nd, 1947, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL) held the first college basketball draft in the history of the sport. The two leagues selected a combined 100 college seniors, including future Hall of Famers Harry Gallatin, Andy Phillip, and Jim Pollard. Since then, over 9,000 draft choices have been made by the major professional basketball le...