1961 NBA Draft
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1961 NBA Draft was the first draft participation for the then-expansionist Chicago Zephyrs (now the Washington Wizards).
[edit] Round one
| = All-Star | |
| = Hall of Fame |
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Bellamy | Chicago Zephyrs | Indiana | |
| 2 | Tom Stith | New York Knicks | St. Bonaventure | |
| 3 | Larry Siegfried | Cincinnati Royals | Ohio State | |
| 4 | Ray Scott | Detroit Pistons | Portland | |
| 5 | Wayne Yates | Los Angeles Lakers | Memphis State | |
| 6 | Ben Warley | Syracuse Nationals | Tennessee State | |
| 7 | Tom Meschery | Philadelphia Warriors | St. Mary's (CA) | |
| 8 | Cleo Hill | St. Louis Hawks | Winston-Salem | |
| 9 | Gary Phillips | Boston Celtics | Houston |
[edit] Round two
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Whitey Martin | New York Knicks | St. Bonaventure | |
| 11 | Bob Wiesenhahn | Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati | |
| 12 | Johnny Egan | Detroit Pistons | Providence | |
| 13 | Fred Sawyer | Los Angeles Lakers | Louisville | |
| 14 | Chris Smith | Syracuse Nationals | Virginia Tech | |
| 15 | Ted Luckenbill | Philadelphia Warriors | Houston | |
| 16 | Ron Horn | St. Louis Hawks | Indiana | |
| 17 | Al Butler | Boston Celtics | Niagara | |
| 18 | Jack Turner | Chicago Zephyrs | Louisville | |
| 19 | Jerry Graves | Chicago Zephyrs | Mississippi State | |
| 20 | York Larese | Chicago Zephyrs | North Carolina | |
| 21 | Don Kojis | Chicago Zephyrs | Marquette | |
| 22 | Doug Moe | Chicago Zephyrs | North Carolina | |
| 23 | Jeff Cohen | Chicago Zephyrs | William & Mary |
[edit] Round three
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | College/HS/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tony Jackson | New York Knicks | St. John's | |
| 25 | Bob Nordmann | Cincinnati Royals | Saint Louis | |
| 26 | Doug Kistler | Detroit Pistons | Duke | |
| 27 | Frank Burgess | Los Angeles Lakers | Gonzaga | |
| 28 | Charles Osborne | Syracuse Nationals | Western Kentucky | |
| 29 | Jack Egan | Philadelphia Warriors | St. Joseph's (PA) | |
| 30 | Tom Chilton | St. Louis Hawks | East Tennessee | |
| 31 | Bill Depp | Boston Celtics | Vanderbilt | |
| 32 | Bill Bridges | Chicago Zephyrs | Kansas |

