1961 NBA draft

In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

Bellamy went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season and was also selected to the All-Star Game.

[7][8] He was selected to four consecutive All-Star Games during his stint with the Packers, which later became the Chicago Zephyrs and Baltimore Bullets.

His contract with the Packers was voided due to his suspected involvement in the college basketball point shaving scandal.

[20][21] Similar to the 1951 draft, this draft would also be marked by a significant number of players being permanently banned in the NBA before even playing a single game due to their participation in a significant college scandal, in this case a gambling scandal.

Many other players that went undrafted following this scandal would also be permanently banned by extension also, including two college freshmen at the time who would since become Hall of Famers following the case.

^ 1: Tom Meschery (née Tomislav Mescheryakov) was born in Harbin, Manchuria (now part of China) to Russian parents.