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The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time by Rookie Year-1965

 

Notes: This is a list of the greatest basketball players to start their pro career in the year listed.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete POS Overall Rank
1 Willis Reed C 84
2 Jeff Mullins SG 215
3 Paul Silas PF 280
4 Happy Hairston PF 284
5 Walt Hazzard PG 293
6 Joe Caldwell SF 299
7 Larry Jones SG 365
8 Luke Jackson PF 473
9 Howie Komives PG 501
10 Mel Counts C 592
11 McCoy McLemore PF 607
12 Wali Jones PG 614
13 John Tresvant PF 620
14 Em Bryant PG 670
15 Jim Barnes C 774
16 George Wilson C 780
17 Les Hunter PF 814
18 Jim Davis C 880
19 Ira Harge C 1142
20 Atanas Golomeev C 1221
21 Freddie Crawford SG 1412
22 Levern Tart SG 1508
23 Gary Bradds SF 1510
24 John Thompson C 1972
25 Bud Koper SG 2276
26 Maurice McHartley SG 2683
27 Ron Bonham SF 2699
28 Mel Peterson SG 3313
29 Cotton Nash SF 3426
30 Pedro Chappe PF 4072
31 John Savage SF 4280
32 Pedro Rivas SG 5607
33 Frank Corace PF 5673
34 Barry Kramer SF 5860
35 Swish McKinney SG 6619
36 Adrian Papa PG 6636
37 Holger Geschwindner SF 6899
38 Steve Courtin SG 6934
39 Tal Brody PG 8114
40 Dennis Cuff SG 8308
41 Nick Werkman SF 9891
42 Paul Krieger C 11149
43 Ernie Brock PF 11278
44 Bill Chmielewski C 11762
45 Brian Generalovich SF 12464
46 Leroy Haywood C 12537
47 Tom Mitchell SF 12654
48 Bill Baggett C 12860
49 Preston Ross PF 12986
50 Dave Roman PG 13266

 


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