1961 NBA Draft
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Player Drafted |
| R o u n d 1 | |||
| 1 | 1-1 | Packers | Walt Bellamy |
| 2 | 1-2 | Knicks | Tom Stith |
| 3 | 1-3 | Royals | Larry Siegfried |
| 4 | 1-4 | Pistons | Ray Scott |
| 5 | 1-5 | Lakers | Wayne Yates |
| 6 | 1-6 | Nationals | Ben Warley |
| 7 | 1-7 | Warriors | Tom Meschery |
| 8 | 1-8 | Hawks | Cleo Hill |
| 9 | 1-9 | Celtics | Gary Phillips |
| R o u n d 2 | |||
| 10 | 2-1 | Knicks | Whitey Martin |
| 11 | 2-2 | Royals | Bob Wiesenhahn |
| 12 | 2-3 | Pistons | Johnny Egan |
| 13 | 2-4 | Lakers | Fred Sawyer |
| 14 | 2-5 | Nationals | Chris Smith |
| 15 | 2-6 | Warriors | Ted Luckenbill |
| 16 | 2-7 | Hawks | Ron Horn |
| 17 | 2-8 | Celtics | Al Butler |
| 18 | 2-9 | Packers | Jack Turner |
| 19 | 2-10 | Packers | Jerry Graves |
| 20 | 2-11 | Packers | York Larese |
| 21 | 2-12 | Packers | Don Kojis |
| 22 | 2-13 | Packers | Doug Moe |
| 23 | 2-14 | Packers | Jeff Cohen |
| R o u n d 3 | |||
| 24 | 3-1 | Knicks | Tony Jackson |
| 25 | 3-2 | Royals | Bob Nordmann |
| 26 | 3-3 | Pistons | Doug Kistler |
| 27 | 3-4 | Lakers | Frank Burgess |
| 28 | 3-5 | Nationals | Charles Osborne |
| 29 | 3-6 | Warriors | Jack Egan |
| 30 | 3-7 | Hawks | Tom Chilton |
| 31 | 3-8 | Celtics | Bill Depp |
| 32 | 3-9 | Packers | Bill Bridges |
| R o u n d 4 | |||
| 33 | 4-1 | Knicks | George Blaney |
| 34 | 4-2 | Royals | Lowery Kirk |
| 35 | 4-3 | Pistons | George Finley |
| 36 | 4-4 | Lakers | Charles Henke |
| 37 | 4-5 | Nationals | Henry Whitney |
| 38 | 4-6 | Warriors | John Tidwell |
| 39 | 4-7 | Hawks | Gus Guydon |
| 40 | 4-8 | Celtics | Carl Cole |
| 41 | 4-9 | Packers | Roger Kaiser |
| R o u n d 5 | |||
| 42 | 5-1 | Knicks | Bill Smith |
| 43 | 5-2 | Royals | Rossie Johnson |
| 44 | 5-3 | Pistons | Dan Doyle |
| 45 | 5-4 | Lakers | Bill Lickert |
| 46 | 5-5 | Nationals | Don Jacobson |
| 47 | 5-6 | Warriors | Bruce Spraggins |
| 48 | 5-7 | Hawks | John Berberich |
| 49 | 5-8 | Celtics | Bob DiStefano |
| 50 | 5-9 | Packers | Howie Carl |
| R o u n d 6 | |||
| 51 | 6-1 | Knicks | Cleveland Buckner |
| 52 | 6-2 | Royals | Bob Slobodnik |
| 53 | 6-3 | Pistons | Lee Patrone |
| 54 | 6-4 | Lakers | Bill McClintock |
| 55 | 6-5 | Nationals | Billy Joe Price |
| 56 | 6-6 | Warriors | Dick Goldberg |
| 57 | 6-7 | Hawks | Bob McDonald |
| 58 | 6-8 | Celtics | Ned Twyman |
| 59 | 6-9 | Packers | Dave Voss |
| R o u n d 7 | |||
| 60 | 7-1 | Knicks | Donnis Butcher |
| 61 | 7-2 | Royals | Dave Zeller |
| 62 | 7-3 | Pistons | Burt Price |
| 63 | 7-4 | Lakers | Albert Alamanza |
| 64 | 7-5 | Nationals | Roger Newman |
| 65 | 7-6 | Warriors | Charles McNeil |
| 66 | 7-7 | Hawks | Charles Riley |
| 67 | 7-8 | Celtics | Mel Klein |
| 68 | 7-9 | Packers | Ron Heller |
| R o u n d 8 | |||
| 69 | 8-1 | Knicks | Cedrick Price |
| 70 | 8-2 | Royals | Jerry Thelen |
| 71 | 8-3 | Pistons | Walter Ward |
| 72 | 8-4 | Lakers | Bill Ellis |
| 73 | 8-5 | Nationals | Dave Mills |
| 74 | 8-6 | Warriors | Larry Swift |
| 75 | 8-7 | Hawks | Gene Velloff |
| 76 | 8-8 | Packers | John Wessels |
| R o u n d 9 | |||
| 77 | 9-1 | Knicks | Charles Bowman |
| 78 | 9-2 | Royals | Larry Krueger |
| 79 | 9-3 | Pistons | Peter Baltic |
| 80 | 9-4 | Lakers | Carl Anderson |
| 81 | 9-5 | Nationals | Rex Tippitt |
| 82 | 9-6 | Hawks | Herbert Gray |
| 83 | 9-7 | Packers | Steve Strange |
| R o u n d 1 0 | |||
| 84 | 10-1 | Knicks | Ron Debillous |
| 85 | 10-2 | Royals | Jack Waters |
| 86 | 10-3 | Pistons | Wayne Monson |
| 87 | 10-4 | Lakers | Robert Williams |
| 88 | 10-5 | Nationals | Pete Chudy |
| 89 | 10-6 | Warriors | Leo Hill |
| 90 | 10-7 | Hawks | Tom Faszholz |
| 91 | 10-8 | Packers | Larry Comley |
| R o u n d 1 1 | |||
| 92 | 11-1 | Knicks | Kevin Loughery |
| 93 | 11-2 | Royals | Carl Short |
| 94 | 11-3 | Pistons | Richard Kraft |
| 95 | 11-4 | Lakers | Howard Hunt |
| 96 | 11-5 | Nationals | Dick Sammons |
| 97 | 11-6 | Warriors | Corky Whitrow |
| 98 | 11-7 | Hawks | Dick Kepley |
| R o u n d 1 2 | |||
| 99 | 12-1 | Knicks | Earl Shultz |
| 100 | 12-2 | Royals | George Patterson |
| 101 | 12-3 | Hawks | Jackie Crawford |
| R o u n d 1 3 | |||
| 102 | 13-1 | Knicks | Ned Jennings |
| 103 | 13-2 | Royals | Clair McRoberts |
| 104 | 13-3 | Hawks | Howard Stacy |
| R o u n d 1 4 | |||
| 105 | 14-1 | Knicks | Bill Engressor |
| 106 | 14-2 | Royals | Carl Bouldin |
| R o u n d 1 5 | |||
| 107 | 15-1 | Knicks | Vince Kempton |
