<page_title> List of first overall NBA draft picks </page_title> <section_title> List of first overall picks </section_title> <table> <cell> 1947 <col_header> Draft </col_header> <col_header> PPG </col_header> </cell> <cell> Pittsburgh Ironmen <col_header> Selected by </col_header> <col_header> RPG </col_header> </cell> <cell> Clifton McNeely <col_header> Player </col_header> <col_header> APG </col_header> </cell> </table>
McNeely was selected with the first pick of the inaugural 1947 draft by the Pittsburgh Ironmen, becoming the first player drafted in the National Basketball Association.