The 1958–59 NBA Season was the 13th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (the first of what would be 8 straight), beating the Minneapolis Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.
The 1959 NBA All-Star Game was played in Detroit, Michigan, with the West beating the East 124-108. Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks and Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers share the game's MVP award.
The Boston Celtics set the record for the most points scored by a team in regulation, in their 173-139 victory over the Minneapolis Lakers.
| Year | Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | playerSlug | From | To | Notes | ROY | HOF | Allstar | Heismann |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 1 | Bob Boozer | bob-boozer | Kansas State | Cincinnati | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 2 | Bailey Howell | bailey-howell | Mississippi State | Detroit | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 3 | Wilt Chamberlain | wilt-chamberlain | Kansas | Philadelphia | !! | 1960 | 1960-69, 1971-73 | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 4 | Tom Hawkins | tom-hawkins | Notre Dame | Minneapolis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 5 | Dick Barnett | dick-barnett | Tennessee State | Syracuse | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 6 | Johnny Green | johnny-green | Michigan State | New York | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 7 | Bob Ferry | bob-ferry | St. Louis | St. Louis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 8 | John Richter | john-richter | North Carolina State | Boston | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 9 | Tom Robitaille | Rice | Detroit | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 10 | Don Goldstein | Louisville | Detroit | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 11 | Joe Ruklick | joe-ruklick | Northwestern | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 12 | Rudy LaRusso | rudy-larusso | Dartmouth | Minneapolis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 13 | Gene Tormohlen | gene-tormohlen | Tennessee | Syracuse | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 14 | Alan Seiden | St. John's | St. Louis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 15 | Cal Ramsey | cal-ramsey | New York University | St. Louis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 2 | 16 | Gene Guarilia | gene-guarilia | George Washington | Boston | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 17 | Mike Mendenhall | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 18 | Gary Alcorn | gary-alcorn | Fresno State | Detroit | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 19 | Jim Hickaday | Memphis State | Philadelphia | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 20 | Bob Smith | bob-smith | West Virginia | Minneapolis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 21 | Jon Cincebox | Syracuse | Syracuse | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 22 | Bob Anderegg | bob-anderegg | Michigan State | New York | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 23 | Hank Stein | Xavier (OH) | St. Louis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 24 | Ralph Croswaite | Western Kentucky | Boston | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 4 | 25 | Leo Byrd | Marshall | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 4 | 26 | George Lee | george-lee | Michigan | Detroit | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 4 | 27 | Ron Stevenson | Texas Christian | Philadelphia | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 4 | 28 | Wilson Eison | Purdue | Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 4 | 29 | Paul Neumann | paul-neumann | Stanford | Syracuse | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 4 | 30 | John Cox | Kentucky | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 4 | 31 | Lee Harman | Oregon State | St. Louis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 4 | 32 | Ed Kazakavich | Stanford | Boston | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 33 | Harry Kirchner | Texas Christian | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 34 | Tony Windis | tony-windis | Wyoming | Detroit | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 35 | Bill Telasky | George Washington | Philadelphia | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 36 | Bobby Mason | Bradley | Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 37 | Roger Taylor | roger-taylor | Illinois | Syracuse | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 38 | Herb Busch | Virginia | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 39 | Nick Mantis | nick-mantis | Northwestern | St. Louis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 40 | Don Lange | William & Mary | Boston | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 41 | Don Hennon | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 42 | Lou Jordan | Cornell | Detroit | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 43 | Joe Spratt | St. Joseph's (PA) | Philadelphia | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 44 | Jim Henry | jim-henry | Vanderbilt | Minneapolis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 45 | Bob Dalton | California | Syracuse | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 46 | Bucky McDonald | George Washington | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 47 | Mike Moran | Marquette | St. Louis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 48 | Bob Cumings | Boston U | Boston | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 7 | 49 | Dale Moore | Eastern Kentucky | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 7 | 50 | Doug Smart | Washington | Detroit | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 7 | 51 | Joe Ryan | joe-ryan | Villanova | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 7 | 52 | Charley Grote | Georgetown (KY) | Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 7 | 53 | Darnell Haney | Navy | Syracuse | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 7 | 54 | Russ Robinson | SW Missouri | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 7 | 55 | Orby Arnold | Memphis State | St. Louis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 8 | 56 | Don Matuszak | Kansas State | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 8 | 57 | Chuck Curtis | Pacific Lutheran | Detroit | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 8 | 58 | Dave Gunther | dave-gunther | Iowa | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 8 | 59 | Leon Hill | Texas Tech | Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 8 | 60 | Walt Torrence | UCLA | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 8 | 61 | Willie Merriwether | Purdue | St. Louis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 9 | 62 | Joe McDade | Bradley | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 9 | 63 | Doyle Edmiston | Hardin-Simmons | Detroit | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 9 | 64 | Carl Belz | Princeton | Philadelphia | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 9 | 65 | Jim Mudd | North Texas State | Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 9 | 66 | Jerry Shipp | SE Oklahoma | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 9 | 67 | Lou Pucillo | North Carolina State | St. Louis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 10 | 68 | Joe Viviano | Xavier (OH) | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 10 | 69 | Bruno Boin | Washington | Detroit | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 10 | 70 | Tony Sellari | Lenoir Rhyne | Philadelphia | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 10 | 71 | Roger Johnson | Minnesota | Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 10 | 72 | Paul Wilcox | Davis & Elkins | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 10 | 73 | Ron Loneski | Kansas | St. Louis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 11 | 74 | Charley Brown | Seattle | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 11 | 75 | MC Burton | Michigan | Detroit | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 11 | 76 | Phil Warren | Northwestern | Philadelphia | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 11 | 77 | Jack Evans | jack-evans | Superior State | Minneapolis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 11 | 78 | Paul Benes | Hope | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 11 | 79 | John Barnhill | john-barnhill | Tennessee State | St. Louis | ||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 12 | 80 | Roger Wendel | Tulsa | Cincinnati | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 12 | 81 | Vern Baggenstoss | St. Cloud State | Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 12 | 82 | Ed Blair | Western Michigan | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 13 | 83 | Dwayne Smith | Gustavus Adolphus | Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 13 | 84 | John Nicoll | Brigham Young | New York | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 14 | 85 | Jack Israel | SW Missouri | New York | |||||||
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