Pro basketball wasn’t exactly a powerful draw for college players in the late 1940s. The first number one pick of the BAA (later the NBA) in 1947 was Clifton McNeely out of Texas Wesleyan, who was honored but clearly not enamored. He became a high school coach instead. The top pick in 1948 was Andy Tonkovich of Marshall who was taken by the Providence Steamrollers, played … [Read more...] about Meet the First No. 1 NBA Draft Pick to Appear on a Basketball Card
