Duke Basketball Report · Jun 18, 2019
A Look At The History Of The NBA Draft
Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports Jun 23, 2018; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings number two overall draft pick Marvin Bagley III poses for a photo during an introduction press conference at Golden 1 Center.You probably don’t remember Clifton McNeely. He played basketball for Texas Wesleyan. Not Texas Western. Texas Wesleyan. The one in Fort Worth.
The Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America selected McNeely as the first pick of the 1947 BAA draft. The Ironmen disappeared shortly afterwards but the BAA is very much still with us, although we know it as the National Basketball Association.