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1960 NBA draft

Basketball player selection

Field	Value
name	1960 NBA draft
sport	Basketball
date	April 11, 1960
location	Roosevelt Hotel (New York City, New York)
network	NBC
league	NBA
teams	8
overall	100
rounds	21
first	Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
territorial	Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
hofnum	{{Collapsible list
title	3
1	G Oscar Robertson
2	G Jerry West
3	G Lenny Wilkens}}
prev	[1959](1959-nba-draft)
next	[1961](1961-nba-draft)

The 1960 NBA draft was the 14th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 11, 1960, before the 1960–61 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Before the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50-mile radius of its home arena as their territorial pick. The Minneapolis Lakers participated in the draft, but relocated to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Lakers prior to the start of the season. The draft consisted of 21 rounds comprising 100 players selected.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Oscar Robertson from the University of Cincinnati was selected before the draft as Cincinnati Royals' territorial pick. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season. Jerry West from West Virginia University was selected second by the Minneapolis Lakers. Three players from this draft, Robertson, West and 6th pick Lenny Wilkens, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. They were also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.

Robertson's achievements include an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971, Most Valuable Player Award in 1964, 11 All-NBA Team selections and 12 All-Star Game selections. West played 14 seasons with the Lakers, winning the NBA championship in 1972. He was also selected to 12 consecutive All-NBA Teams and 14 consecutive All-Star Games. He later coached the Lakers for three seasons. Wilkens' achievements include 9 All-Star Game selections. After his playing career, he became a successful head coach. He won the NBA championship in 1979 with the Seattle SuperSonics and the Coach of the Year Award in 1994. He held the record for most games as a head coach in the NBA, with 2,487 games coached. He was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998. He became the third man to be inducted as a player and as a coach, after John Wooden and Bill Sharman. Two players from this draft, 3rd pick Darrall Imhoff and 5th pick Lee Shaffer, have also been selected to an All-Star Game. Tom Sanders, the 8th pick, won 8 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1960s. He later briefly coached the Celtics in 1978. Al Attles, the 39th pick, also had a coaching career. He coached the San Francisco/Golden State Warriors for 14 seasons, winning the NBA championship in 1975.

Key

Position	Guard	Forward	Center

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
T/1	1	^	G/F	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Cincinnati
1	2	^	G/F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	West Virginia
1	3	+	C	United States	New York Knicks	California
1	4		G/F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Louisiana Tech
1	5	+	F	United States	Syracuse Nationals	North Carolina
1	6	^	G	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Providence
1	7	#	F	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Maryland
1	8		F	United States	Boston Celtics	NYU
2	9		G	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Texas
2	10		F	United States	New York Knicks (from Minneapolis)	Wake Forest
2	11	#	F	United States	New York Knicks	Kentucky Wesleyan
2	12		F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Minnesota
2	13	#	C	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Saint Francis (PA)
2	14		F	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Indiana
2	15		G	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Temple
2	16	#	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Pacific

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.

thumb|right|150px|[[Al Attles]] was selected 39th overall by the [[Philadelphia Warriors]].

Round	Pick	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
3	17	G	United States	Cincinnati Royals	Cincinnati
3	19	G	United States	New York Knicks	Saint Joseph's
3	21	F	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Ohio State
3	22	G/F	United States	St. Louis Hawks	San Francisco
4	27	G/F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers (from New York)	Tennessee State
4	30	F	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Michigan State
5	36	G	United States	Detroit Pistons	Northwestern
5	38	G	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Bowling Green
5	39	G	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	North Carolina A&T
6	46	G	United States	St. Louis Hawks	North Carolina
7	50	F/C	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Ohio
7	54	G/F	United States	St. Louis Hawks	Pepperdine
8	56	G	United States	Cincinnati Royals	St. Bonaventure
11	78	G/F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Wheaton

Trades

On January 24, 1960, the New York Knicks acquired Dick Garmaker and a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Ray Felix and a fourth-round pick. The Knicks used the pick to draft Dave Budd. The Lakers used the pick to draft Ben Warley.

References

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