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In The Basketball Draft Fact Book, each seasons draft is summarized, noting significant events and circumstances pertinent to that year and providing insight into the unique conditions and notable players involved. Following the summary is a complete list of all players drafted that season. This book includes not only the NBA, but the American Basketball League, American Basketball Association, and the Womens National Basketball Association, as well. Additional sections cover expansion and dispersal drafts, international players selected in the draft, the processes used to determine the order of the drafts, the impact of trades, and more.
The Basketball Draft Fact Book provides an authoritative history of basketball drafts in the U.S., with more complete and accurate information than any other source. Containing corrections to hundreds of errors in the draft information currently available, this volume is a valuable resource for basketball fans, historians, writers, and researchers.
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Published by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.
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Copyright 2013 by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
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Bradley, Robert D.
The basketball draft fact book : a history of professional basketballs college drafts / Robert D. Bradley.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8108-9068-8 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8108-9069-5 (ebook) 1. Basketball draft. 2. Basketball playersRecruitingUnited States.
3. National Basketball Association. I. Title.
GV885.514.B73 2013
796.323092dc23
2012047598
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. Printed in the United States of America.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks go to John Duxbury for his many notes about early drafts; John Grasso for his diligent research and assistance; Patrick Farrell, Bill Hoover, Matthew Maurer, and Dr. Tomasz Maolepszy for their input; and many other members of the Association for Professional Basketball Research for their help in compiling draft lists for the early NBA and BAA seasons. In addition, Id be remiss in not mentioning Roger Meyer for his excellent work on the ABL of the 1960s, and to Pete Palmer for his help with player transactions throughout the years.
Abbreviations
General Abbreviations
AAU | Amateur Athletic Union |
ABA | American Basketball Association |
ABL | American Basketball League |
ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
AR | academic redshirt |
BAA | Basketball Association of America |
BP | bonus pick |
CBA | Continental Basketball Association |
C.C. | community college |
Cl. | class |
EBA | Eastern Basketball Association |
Fr. | freshman |
HC | hardship case |
HD | hardship draft |
H.S. | high school |
Int. | international |
J.C. | junior college |
JE | junior eligible |
Jr. | junior |
MLB | Major League Baseball |
MR | medical redshirt |
MS | military service |
MVP | Most Valuable Player |
n/a | not available |
NBA | National Basketball Association |
NBL | National Basketball League |
NBPA | National Basketball Players Association |
NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
NFL | National Football League |
NIBL | National Industrial Basketball League |
NPBL | National Professional Basketball League |
NYSL | New York State League |
Pk. | pick |
Rd. | round |
RS | redshirt |
SCD | special circumstance draft |
SD | supplemental draft |
SE | sophomore eligible |
So. | sophomore |
Sr. | senior |
T | territorial choice |
Tm. | team |
TR | transfer redshirt |
UD | undergraduate draft |
USBL | United States Basketball League |
WBL | Womans Professional Basketball League |
W-L | won-lost record |
WNBA | Womens National Basketball Association |
WNBL | Womens National Basketball League (Australia) |
Yr. | year |
BAA Franchise Abbreviations
AND | Anderson Packers |
BLB | Baltimore Bullets |
BOS | Boston Celtics |
CHS | Chicago Stags |
CLR | Cleveland Rebels |
DTF | Detroit Falcons |
FTW | Fort Wayne Pistons |
INJ | Indianapolis Jets |
MPL | Minneapolis Lakers |
NYK | New York Knicks |
PHW | Philadelphia Warriors |
PIT | Pittsburgh Ironmen |
PRO | Providence Steamrollers |
ROC | Rochester Royals |
SLB | St. Louis Bombers |
TRH | Toronto Huskies |
WSC | Washington Capitals |
NBA Franchise Abbreviations
ATL | Atlanta Hawks |
BAL | Baltimore Bullets (196373) |
BLB | Baltimore Bullets (194754) |
BOS | Boston Celtics |
BRK | Brooklyn Nets |
BUF | Buffalo Braves |
CAP | Capital Bullets |
CHA | Charlotte Bobcats |
CHH | Charlotte Hornets |
CHI | Chicago Bulls |
CHP | Chicago Packers |
CHS | Chicago Stags |
CHZ | Chicago Zephyrs |
CIN | Cincinnati Royals |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers |
DAL | Dallas Mavericks |
DEN | Denver Nuggets |
DET | Detroit Pistons |
FTW | Fort Wayne Pistons |
GSW | Golden State Warriors |
HOU | Houston Rockets |
IND | Indiana Pacers |
INO | Indianapolis Olympians |
KCK | Kansas City Kings |
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