1961 NBA Draft - The Draft Review

1961 NBA Draft

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Name: Charlie Bowerman
Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 (1.85m)
Weight: 160 (73kg)
College Team: Wabash Little Giants
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Alamo, Ohio
Birthdate: N/A
Drafted: Selected by the New York Knicks in the ninth round (77th pick overall) of 1961 NBA Draft

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Statistics
SEASONS	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1957-58 Wabash FR.	Freshman Stats Not Available
1958-59 Wabash	21	46.5	85.9	3.5	N/A	19.7
1959-60 Wabash	20	41.4	82.6	5.0	N/A	21.8
1960-61 Wabash	22	46.3	78.7	6.4	N/A	25.4
Totals	63	44.8	81.5	5.0	N/A	21.8

Details: Written by The Draft Review; Published: 03 December 2015; Created: 03 December 2015; Last Updated: 05 October 2018

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Name: Ron Heller
Position: Forward
Height: 6-6 (1.98m)
Weight: N/A
College Team: Wichita State Shockers
Nationality: American
Birthplace: McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Birthdate: 12/5/1937 - 1/8/2006
Drafted: Selected by the Chicago Packers in the seventh round (68th pick overall) of 1961 NBA Draft

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Statistics
SEASONS	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1956-57 Wichita State FR.	Freshman Stats Not Available
1957-58 Wichita State	Did Not Play Academically Ineligible
1958-59 Wichita State	26	42.3	64.2	8.0	N/A	8.2
1959-60 Wichita State	26	42.8	68.3	10.9	N/A	13.7
1960-61 Wichita State	26	45.7	64.2	10.3	N/A	17.4
DIV I Totals	78	43.9	65.6	9.8	N/A	13.1

Details: Written by The Draft Review; Published: 03 December 2015; Created: 03 December 2015; Last Updated: 30 January 2023

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Name: Bob McDonald
Position: Forward
Height: 6-7 (2.00m)
Weight: 190 (86kg)
College Team: Maryland Terrapins
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Birthdate: N/A
Drafted: Selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the sixth round (57th pick overall) of 1961 NBA Draft

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Statistics
SEASONS	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1957-58 Maryland FR.	Freshman Stats Not Available
1958-59 Maryland	22	44.3	66.7	3.3	N/A	3.0
1959-60 Maryland	4	34.3	44.4	9.0	N/A	7.0
1960-61 Maryland	26	45.3	87.3	10.7	N/A	13.3
DIV I Totals	52	44.2	80.2	7.4	N/A	8.5

Details: Written by The Draft Review; Published: 03 December 2015; Created: 03 December 2015; Last Updated: 01 April 2019

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Name: Lee Patrone
Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 (1.85m)
Weight: 185 (82kg)
College Team: West Virginia Mountaineers
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Bellaire, Ohio
Birthdate: N/A
Drafted: Selected by the Detroit Pistons in the sixth round (53rd pick overall) of 1961 NBA Draft

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Statistics
SEASONS	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1957-58 West Virginia FR.	Freshman Stats Not Available
1958-59 West Virginia	31	45.7	63.8	2.3	0.6	6.2
1959-60 West Virginia	31	46.6	71.6	5.5	3.1	14.2
1960-61 West Virginia	27	41.5	68.7	5.5	3.5	14.6
DIV I Totals	89	44.4	68.9	4.4	2.3	11.6

Details: Written by The Draft Review; Published: 03 December 2015; Created: 03 December 2015; Last Updated: 21 March 2019

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Name: Charles McNeil
Position: Forward
Height: 6-6 (1.98m)
Weight: 185 (84kg)
College Team: Maryland Terrapins
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware
Birthdate: 7/1/1938 - 7/11/2015
Drafted: Selected by the New York Knicks in the fifth round (35th pick overall) of 1960 NBA Draft... Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the seventh round (65th pick overall) of 1961 NBA Draft.

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Statistics
SEASONS	GP	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1956-57 Maryland FR.	Freshman Stats Not Available
1957-58 Maryland	29	44.0	76.2	7.0	N/A	13.8
1958-59 Maryland	21	43.9	77.4	6.6	N/A	14.8
1959-60 Maryland	4	45.9	78.9	7.8	N/A	17.8
1960-61 Maryland	Did Not Play Left School
DIV I Totals	54	44.1	76.9	6.9	N/A	14.5

Details: Written by The Draft Review; Published: 23 November 2015; Created: 23 November 2015; Last Updated: 01 April 2019

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