In this draft, eleven BAA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.
Howie Shannon from Kansas State University was selected first overall by the Providence Steamrollers.
However, Ed Macauley and Vern Mikkelsen were selected before the draft as St. Louis Bombers' and Minneapolis Lakers' territorial picks respectively.
Four players from this draft, Vern Mikkelsen, Ed Macauley, Dick McGuire and Slater Martin have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
[4] The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.