CiNii Books - The basketball draft fact book : a history of professional basketball's college drafts

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 leagues. The Basketball Draft Fact Book is the first detailed and comprehensive listing of all professional basketball drafts in the history of the sport, from the first draft in 1947 to the present. In The Basketball Draft Fact Book, each season's draft is summarized, noting significant events and circumstances pertinent to that year and providing insight into the unique conditions and notable players involved. Following the summary is a complete list of all players drafted that season. This book includes not only the NBA, but the American Basketball League, American Basketball Association, and the Women's National Basketball Association, as well. Additional sections cover expansion and dispersal drafts, international players selected in the draft, the processes used to determine the order of the drafts, the impact of trades, and more. The Basketball Draft Fact Book provides an authoritative history of basketball drafts in the U.S., with more complete and accurate information than any other source. Containing corrections to hundreds of errors in the draft information currently available, this volume is a valuable resource for basketball fans, historians, writers, and researchers.

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Glossary of Basketball Terms General Abbreviations Acknowledgements Sources Franchise Abbreviations Professional Draft Dates Chapter 1 - BAA, NBA, ABL and ABA Draft Lists Chapter 2 - BAA, NBA and ABA Expansion and Dispersal Drafts NBA Expansion Drafts ABA Expansion Draft BAA and NBA Dispersal Drafts ABA Dispersal Drafts Chapter 3 - Determining the Order of the Draft NBA Territorial Picks Coin Flips to Determine the First Pick in the NBA Draft The NBA Draft Lottery NBA Draft Lottery Methodology NBA Lottery Results Chapter 4 - Determining Eligibility for the Draft Players Drafted as Junior Eligibles Players Selected in Multiple Drafts Underclassmen Turning Professional Players Who Entered the BAA/NBA with No Previous Professional or College Experience Prior to the Hardship Draft NBA Players Who Signed Before Becoming Eligible for the NBA Draft NBA Hardship Draft Early Entry Candidates International Players in the Draft Who Appeared in a BAA or NBA Game Chapter 5 - Miscellaneous Draft Facts BAA/NBA/ABA First Round Draft Choices by Team BAA/NBA First Round Draft Choices Who Did Not Sign the Year of Their Selection Colleges with the Most Players Selected in the First Round of the BAA/NBA Draft First Round Picks From Historically Black Colleges and Universities ABA & NBA Rookie Signings 1967-68 to 1975-76 Selections in the NBA Draft That Were Ruled Ineligible NBA Draft Rights Lost Due to the ABA/NBA Merger Fathers and Sons Who Were Both First Round NBA Draft Choices Brothers Who Were Both First Round NBA Draft Choices NBA, ABA and ABL Draft Oddities Chapter 6 - ABL and WNBA Draft Lists About the Author

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