1960 NBA draft

1960 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 11, 1960
LocationNew York City, New York
Overview
100 total selections in 21 rounds
LeagueNBA
Territorial pick(s)Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
First selectionOscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
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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.[1][2] 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.[3] The draft consisted of 21 rounds comprising 100 players selected.

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  2. ^ "Lakers Select Baylor In NBA Draft Meeting". The Daily Collegian. Pennsylvania State University. April 23, 1958. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  3. ^ "History of the Lakers". NBA.com/Lakers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.

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