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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.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Willis Reed | C | 88 |
| 2 | Jeff Mullins | SG | 234 |
| 3 | Paul Silas | PF | 308 |
| 4 | Joe Caldwell | SF | 321 |
| 5 | Happy Hairston | PF | 333 |
| 6 | Walt Hazzard | PG | 341 |
| 7 | Larry Jones | SG | 417 |
| 8 | Luke Jackson | PF | 508 |
| 9 | Howie Komives | PG | 534 |
| 10 | Mel Counts | C | 627 |
| 11 | McCoy McLemore | PF | 644 |
| 12 | Wali Jones | PG | 650 |
| 13 | John Tresvant | PF | 656 |
| 14 | Em Bryant | PG | 712 |
| 15 | Jim Barnes | C | 819 |
| 16 | George Wilson | C | 825 |
| 17 | Les Hunter | PF | 863 |
| 18 | Jim Davis | C | 929 |
| 19 | Atanas Golomeev | C | 1182 |
| 20 | Ira Harge | C | 1226 |
| 21 | Zurab Sakandelidze | PG | 1311 |
| 22 | Freddie Crawford | SG | 1509 |
| 23 | Levern Tart | SG | 1605 |
| 24 | Gary Bradds | SF | 1607 |
| 25 | Petar Skansi | C | 1623 |
| 26 | John Thompson | C | 2099 |
| 27 | Etienne Geerts | C | 2304 |
| 28 | Bud Koper | SG | 2430 |
| 29 | Maurice McHartley | SG | 2855 |
| 30 | Ron Bonham | SF | 2872 |
| 31 | Edward Jurkiewicz | SF | 2930 |
| 32 | Grzegroz Korcz | SF | 2931 |
| 33 | Imre Nyitrai | C | 2932 |
| 34 | Veikko Vainio | C | 2933 |
| 35 | Mel Peterson | SG | 3563 |
| 36 | Cotton Nash | SF | 3680 |
| 37 | Pedro Chappe | PF | 4352 |
| 38 | Tal Brody | PG | 4522 |
| 39 | John Savage | SF | 4576 |
| 40 | Pedro Rivas | SG | 6001 |
| 41 | Frank Corace | PF | 6067 |
| 42 | Barry Kramer | SF | 6258 |
| 43 | Swish McKinney | SG | 7064 |
| 44 | Adrian Papa | PG | 7084 |
| 45 | Holger Geschwindner | SF | 7358 |
| 46 | Steve Courtin | SG | 7399 |
| 47 | Dennis Cuff | SG | 8764 |
| 48 | Nick Werkman | SF | 10370 |
| 49 | Paul Krieger | C | 11680 |
| 50 | Ernie Brock | PF | 11819 |
| 51 | Bill Chmielewski | C | 12352 |
| 52 | Brian Generalovich | SF | 13108 |
| 53 | Leroy Haywood | C | 13163 |
| 54 | Tom Mitchell | SF | 13284 |
| 55 | Bill Baggett | C | 13507 |
| 56 | Preston Ross | PF | 13620 |
| 57 | Dave Roman | PG | 13937 |
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