In this draft, ten remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.
Mark Workman from West Virginia University was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Hawks.
Bill Mlkvy from Temple University was selected before the draft as Philadelphia Warriors' territorial pick.
Don Meineke from the University of Dayton was selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the second round and went on to win the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award.
[4] Dick Groat from Duke was picked 3rd overall by the Fort Wayne Pistons and went on to win the National League 1960 MVP, and two World Series championships while playing shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates and then the St. Louis Cardinals.