1964 NBA Draft

Complete results from the 1964 NBA Draft, held May 4, 1964 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The draft included 101 total selections: two territorial selections followed by 99 numbered selections over 15 rounds. The New York Knicks selected Texas Western star Jim Barnes with the first overall pick.

Territorial Picks Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Draft Notes

The 1964 NBA Draft featured nine teams and produced one of the stronger groups of players from the NBA's early draft era. Before the regular draft began, the Los Angeles Lakers selected UCLA guard Walt Hazzard and the Cincinnati Royals selected Cincinnati center George Wilson as territorial choices.

New York opened the regular draft by selecting Texas Western forward-center Jim Barnes first overall. Detroit followed with Arizona State star Joe Caldwell, while Baltimore selected Ohio State's Gary Bradds third.

The draft's greatest value came in the second round, where the Knicks selected Grambling center Willis Reed with the eighth numbered pick. Reed became the 1965 NBA Rookie of the Year, won NBA MVP honors in 1970 and led New York to championships in 1970 and 1973.

Other notable selections included Jeff Mullins, Paul Silas, Jerry Sloan, Happy Hairston, Wali Jones, Luke Jackson, Mel Counts and Cotton Nash. Thirty members of the draft class eventually appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game.

1964 NBA Draft - Territorial Selections

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
T	Los Angeles Lakers	Walt Hazzard	UCLA
T	Cincinnati Royals	George Wilson	Cincinnati

1964 NBA Draft - First Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
1	New York Knicks	Jim Barnes	Texas Western
2	Detroit Pistons	Joe Caldwell	Arizona State
3	Baltimore Bullets	Gary Bradds	Ohio State
4	Philadelphia 76ers	Lucious Jackson	Pan American
5	St. Louis Hawks	Jeff Mullins	Duke
6	San Francisco Warriors	Barry Kramer	New York University
7	Boston Celtics	Mel Counts	Oregon State

1964 NBA Draft - Second Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
8	New York Knicks	Willis Reed	Grambling
9	Detroit Pistons	Les Hunter	Loyola (IL)
10	St. Louis Hawks	Paul Silas	Creighton
11	Philadelphia 76ers	Ira Harge	New Mexico
12	Los Angeles Lakers	Cotton Nash	Kentucky
13	New York Knicks	Howard Komives	Bowling Green
14	San Francisco Warriors	Bud Koper	Oklahoma City
15	Cincinnati Royals	Bill Chmielewski	No School/Team
16	Boston Celtics	Ron Bonham	Cincinnati

1964 NBA Draft - Third Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
17	New York Knicks	Brian Generalovich	Pittsburgh
18	Detroit Pistons	Wali Jones	Villanova
19	Baltimore Bullets	Jerry Sloan	Evansville
20	Philadelphia 76ers	Larry Jones	Toledo
21	Los Angeles Lakers	Tom Dose	Stanford
22	St. Louis Hawks	Art Becker	Arizona State
23	San Francisco Warriors	McCoy McLemore	Drake
24	Cincinnati Royals	Steve Courtin	St. Joseph's (PA)
25	Boston Celtics	John Thompson	Providence

1964 NBA Draft - Fourth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
26	New York Knicks	Fred Crawford	St. Bonaventure
27	Detroit Pistons	Jim Davis	Colorado
28	Baltimore Bullets	Pete Spoden	State College of Iowa
29	Philadelphia 76ers	Frank Corace	La Salle
30	Los Angeles Lakers	Henry Finkel	Dayton
31	St. Louis Hawks	Willie Murrell	Kansas State
32	San Francisco Warriors	Gene Elmore	Southern Methodist
33	Cincinnati Royals	Happy Hairston	New York University
34	Boston Celtics	Joe Strawder	Bradley

1964 NBA Draft - Fifth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
35	New York Knicks	Tony Gennari	Canisius
36	Detroit Pistons	Ray Wolford	Toledo
37	Baltimore Bullets	Bennie Lenox	Texas A&M
38	Philadelphia 76ers	Lou Skurcenski	Westminster
39	Los Angeles Lakers	John Savage	North Texas State
40	St. Louis Hawks	John Tresvant	Seattle
41	San Francisco Warriors	Roger Suttner	Kansas State
42	Cincinnati Royals	George Kirk	Memphis State
43	Boston Celtics	Nick Wekman	Seton Hall

1964 NBA Draft - Sixth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
44	New York Knicks	Tom Lavelle	Western Carolina
45	Detroit Pistons	Larry Phillips	Rice
46	Baltimore Bullets	Bobby Joe Edmonds	Tennessee State
47	Philadelphia 76ers	Rick Kaminsky	Yale
48	Los Angeles Lakers	Troy Collier	Utah State
49	St. Louis Hawks	Ernest Brock	Virginia State
50	San Francisco Warriors	Ray Carey	Missouri
51	Cincinnati Royals	Al Thrasher	Wittenberg
52	Boston Celtics	Levern Tart	Bradley

1964 NBA Draft - Seventh Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
53	New York Knicks	Emmette Bryant	DePaul
54	Detroit Pistons	Jerry Jackson	Ohio
55	Baltimore Bullets	Ron Miller	Loyola (IL)
56	Philadelphia 76ers	Gordie Hatton	Dayton
57	Los Angeles Lakers	Steve Anstett	Portland
58	St. Louis Hawks	Maurice McHartley	North Carolina A&T
59	San Francisco Warriors	Dave Lee	San Francisco
60	Cincinnati Royals	Vic Rouse	Loyola (IL)
61	Boston Celtics	Rich Falk	Northwestern

1964 NBA Draft - Eighth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
62	New York Knicks	Jim Boutin	Lewis & Clark
63	Detroit Pistons	Ralph Telken	Rockhurst
64	Baltimore Bullets	Danny Schultz	Tennessee
65	Philadelphia 76ers	Bob Pelkington	Xavier (OH)
66	Los Angeles Lakers	Jay Buckley	Duke
67	St. Louis Hawks	Kendall Rhine	Rice
68	San Francisco Warriors	Bob Garibaldi	No College/Team
69	Cincinnati Royals	Joe Geiger	Xavier (OH)
70	Boston Celtics	Jeff Blue	Butler

1964 NBA Draft - Ninth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
71	New York Knicks	Jack Brens	Wisconsin
72	Baltimore Bullets	Tom Black	South Dakota State
73	Philadelphia 76ers	Jim Brennan	Clemson
74	St. Louis Hawks	Darel Carrier	Western Kentucky
75	San Francisco Warriors	Camden Wall	California
76	Cincinnati Royals	Scottie Pierce	West Texas State
77	Boston Celtics	Charles Kelly	West Virginia Tech

1964 NBA Draft - Tenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
78	New York Knicks	Jim Christy	Georgetown
79	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Kusleika	Tulsa
80	Philadelphia 76ers	Wylie Briggs	North Carolina A&T
81	St. Louis Hawks	Frank Stephens	Virginia State
82	San Francisco Warriors	Jeff Cotwright	Chapman
83	Cincinnati Royals	Bob Neumann	Memphis State
84	Boston Celtics	Duane Corriveau	Clark

1964 NBA Draft - Eleventh Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
85	New York Knicks	Dennis Lynch	Yale
86	Baltimore Bullets	Fred Glover	Winston-Salem State
87	Philadelphia 76ers	Thomas Lowry	West Virginia
88	St. Louis Hawks	Gerald Govan	St. Mary of the Plains
89	Cincinnati Royals	Jim Reynolds	Abilene Christian

1964 NBA Draft - Twelfth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
90	Baltimore Bullets	Frank Kaminski	Randolph-Macon
91	Philadelphia 76ers	Julius Myers	Quebradillas (Puerto Rico)
92	St. Louis Hawks	Warren Sutton	George Williams (Canada)
93	Cincinnati Royals	Fred Jones	Youngstown State

1964 NBA Draft - Thirteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
94	Baltimore Bullets	Douglas Moon	Utah
95	St. Louis Hawks	Cecil Tuttle	Georgetown (KY)

1964 NBA Draft - Fourteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
96	Baltimore Bullets	Pete Gent	Michigan State
97	St. Louis Hawks	Bill Blair	Virginia Military Institute

1964 NBA Draft - Fifteenth Round

Pick	Team	Player	School/Country
98	Baltimore Bullets	Sandy Williams	St. Francis (PA)
99	St. Louis Hawks	Al Cech	Detroit

1964 NBA Draft Notes

101 total selections: The 1964 NBA Draft consisted of two territorial selections and 99 numbered selections over 15 rounds. Thirty members of the class eventually appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game.

Territorial selections: Los Angeles selected UCLA guard Walt Hazzard and Cincinnati selected hometown center George Wilson before the regular draft. Under the territorial system, a team could surrender its first-round selection to claim an eligible player from its local area.

Jim Barnes: New York selected Texas Western forward-center Jim Barnes with the first overall pick. Barnes had helped Texas Western reach the 1964 NCAA Tournament and played seven NBA seasons.

Willis Reed: The Knicks found the star of the draft in the second round, selecting Grambling center Willis Reed eighth overall. Reed won Rookie of the Year in 1965, NBA MVP in 1970 and Finals MVP during both of New York's championship seasons in 1970 and 1973.

Hall of Fame: Willis Reed became a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and was later named to the NBA's 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams.

Joe Caldwell: Detroit selected Arizona State star Joe Caldwell second overall. Caldwell became a two-time NBA All-Star before moving to the ABA, where he earned two more All-Star selections.

Luke Jackson: Philadelphia selected Pan American forward-center Lucious "Luke" Jackson fourth overall. Jackson became an NBA All-Star as a rookie and was an important member of the 76ers' dominant 1967 NBA championship team.

Jeff Mullins: St. Louis selected Duke guard Jeff Mullins fifth overall. Mullins became a three-time NBA All-Star with the Warriors and was a member of Golden State's 1975 championship team.

Paul Silas: St. Louis selected Creighton forward Paul Silas with the 10th pick. Silas became a three-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-Defensive selection and won championships with Boston in 1974 and 1976 and Seattle in 1979.

Jerry Sloan: Baltimore selected Evansville guard Jerry Sloan 19th overall in the third round. Sloan later became one of the original Chicago Bulls, earning two NBA All-Star selections and six All-Defensive selections before his Hall of Fame coaching career with the Utah Jazz.

Happy Hairston: Cincinnati selected New York University forward Happy Hairston 33rd overall. Hairston became a longtime NBA starter and an important member of the Los Angeles Lakers' 1972 championship team.

Walt Hazzard: The Lakers used a territorial selection on UCLA star Walt Hazzard. Hazzard had just helped UCLA win the 1964 NCAA championship and later became an NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics.

Wali Jones: Detroit selected Villanova guard Wali Jones 18th overall. Jones later became the starting point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers' 1967 championship team.

Mel Counts: Boston selected Oregon State center Mel Counts seventh overall. Counts played 12 NBA seasons and won championships with the Celtics in 1965 and 1966.

John Thompson: Boston selected Providence center John Thompson 25th overall. Thompson won two NBA championships as a reserve behind Bill Russell before becoming the legendary head coach at Georgetown University.

Darel Carrier: St. Louis selected Western Kentucky guard Darel Carrier 74th overall. Carrier chose the ABA and became a three-time ABA All-Star with the Kentucky Colonels.

Pete Gent: Baltimore selected Michigan State's Pete Gent in the 14th round. Gent pursued professional football instead, playing five NFL seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and later becoming the author of the novel North Dallas Forty.

Historical franchise names: The Warriors were still known as the San Francisco Warriors and the Hawks were based in St. Louis. The Hawks moved to Atlanta in 1968, while the Warriors adopted the Golden State name in 1971.

Late-round passing: Teams were not required to keep making selections throughout the draft. By the 13th round only Baltimore and St. Louis remained active, and those two teams made all six selections over the final three rounds.