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1953 NBA Draft
1954 1953
1952
| Round 1 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BA1
|
Ray Felix
|
Long Island |
|
BOS
|
Frank Ramsey
|
Kentucky |
|
FTW
|
Jack Molinas
|
Columbia |
|
MI1
|
Bob Houbregs
|
Washington |
|
MIE
|
Jim Fritsche
|
Hamline |
|
NYK
|
Walter Dukes
|
Seton Hall |
|
PHI
|
Ernie Beck
|
Pennsylvania |
|
ROC
|
Richie Regan
|
Seton Hall |
|
SYR
|
James Neal
|
Wofford |
| Round 2 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Chet Noe |
Oregon |
|
NYK
|
Buddy Ackerman
|
Long Island |
|
PHI
|
Larry Hennessy
|
Villanova |
| Round 3 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Cliff Hagan
|
Kentucky |
|
NYK
|
Neil Gordon |
Furman |
|
PHI
|
Norm Grekin
|
La Salle |
| Round 4 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Earle Markey |
Holy Cross |
|
NYK
|
Thomas Bishop |
Mississippi Southern |
|
PHI
|
Fred Ihle |
La Salle |
| Round 5 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
John Holup |
George Washington |
|
NYK
|
Robert Santini
|
Iona |
|
PHI
|
Eddie Solomon |
West Virginia Tech |
| Round 6 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Vernon Stokes |
St. Francis (NY) |
|
PHI
|
Don Eby |
Southern California |
| Round 7 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Lou Tsioropoulos
|
Kentucky |
|
PHI
|
Bob Marske |
South Dakota |
| Round 8 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Ted Lallier |
Colby |
|
PHI
|
Bill Dodd |
Colgate |
| Round 9 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Lewis Gilcrease |
SW Texas |
|
PHI
|
Bob Sassone |
St. Bonaventure |
| Round 10 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Tom Lillis |
St. Louis |
|
PHI
|
Toar Hester |
Centenary |
| Round 11 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Gil Reich |
Kansas |
|
PHI
|
John Doogan |
St. Joseph's (PA) |
| Round 12 |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BOS
|
Jim Dogerty |
Whitworth |
|
PHI
|
Charles Duffley |
St. Anselm's |
| Draft By Team |
| # |
Team |
Name |
College/HS/Country |
|
BA1
|
Bob Speight |
North Carolina State |
|
BA1
|
Bob Peterson
|
Oregon |
|
BA1
|
Bill Schyman |
DePaul |
|
BA1
|
Paul Nolen
|
Texas Tech |
|
BA1
|
Elmer Tolson |
Eastern Kentucky |
|
BA1
|
Herman Sledzik |
Penn State |
|
BA1
|
Connie Rea
|
Centenary |
|
BA1
|
Dennis Murphy |
Georgetown |
|
BA1
|
Jack Carby |
Kansas State |
|
BA1
|
Bob Emmercik |
Clarion State |
|
BA1
|
Russ Johnson |
None |
|
BA1
|
Don Stemmerich |
None |
|
BA1
|
Bob Kraback |
None |
|
BA1
|
Joe Piorkowski |
None |
|
BA1
|
Edward Walsh |
None |
|
FTW
|
George Glasgow |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
|
FTW
|
Jim Bredar |
Illinois |
|
FTW
|
Jim Bingham |
Eastern Kentucky |
|
FTW
|
Mike Bodnar |
St. Bonaventure |
|
FTW
|
Norb Lewinski |
Notre Dame |
|
FTW
|
William Hagan |
Siena |
|
FTW
|
Dean Kelley |
Kansas |
|
FTW
|
Dick White |
Eastern Kentucky |
|
MI1
|
Bill Bolger
|
Georgetown |
|
MI1
|
Irv Bemoras
|
Illinois |
|
MI1
|
Gene Dyker
|
DePaul |
|
MI1
|
Joe Cipriano |
Washington |
|
MI1
|
John OBrien |
Seattle |
|
MI1
|
Eddie OBrien |
Seattle |
|
MI1
|
Darrell Tucker |
Utah State |
|
MI1
|
Paul Brandt |
Columbia |
|
MI1
|
Bob Rousey |
Kansas State |
|
MIE
|
Ron Feiereisel
|
DePaul |
|
MIE
|
Hartly Kruger |
Idaho |
|
MIE
|
Ken Flowers |
Southern California |
|
MIE
|
Zippy Morocco |
Georgia |
|
MIE
|
Pete Silas |
Georgia Tech |
|
MIE
|
Lloyd Olmstead |
Cornell (IA) |
|
MIE
|
Joe Richey |
Brigham Young |
|
MIE
|
Hank Budde |
Xavier (OH) |
|
MIE
|
Walt Kearns |
Arkansas |
|
MIE
|
Bill Chambers |
William & Mary |
|
MIE
|
Harold Christensen |
Brigham Young |
|
MIE
|
Bob Gelle |
Minnesota |
|
MIE
|
Lloyd Thorgaard |
Hamline |
|
MIE
|
Bob Gussner |
Hamline |
|
MIE
|
Chuck Wolfe |
North Dakota |
|
MIE
|
Doug Atkins |
Tennessee |
|
MIE
|
Roger Kuss |
River Falls State |
|
NYK
|
Joe Smyth
|
Niagara |
|
NYK
|
Allan Schutts |
Springfield |
|
NYK
|
Richard Atha
|
Indiana State |
|
NYK
|
Forrest Hamilton |
SW Missouri State |
|
NYK
|
Richard Prater |
Kentucky |
|
NYK
|
Bob Matheny |
California |
|
NYK
|
Larry OConnor |
Canisius |
|
NYK
|
Delmer Diercks |
Iowa State |
|
PHI
|
Jack George
|
La Salle |
|
ROC
|
Norman Swanson
|
Detroit |
|
ROC
|
Frank Reddout
|
Syracuse |
|
ROC
|
Will Walls |
Miami (OH) |
|
ROC
|
Hugh Beins |
Georgetown |
|
ROC
|
Kendall Sheets |
Oklahoma A&M |
|
ROC
|
Jim Scottie |
West Virginia |
|
ROC
|
Dick Gross |
Wheaton |
|
ROC
|
Jim Gerber |
Bowling Green |
|
ROC
|
Will Bales |
Eastern Kentucky |
|
ROC
|
Bill Edwards |
St. Bonaventure |
|
ROC
|
Bob Goss |
North Carolina State |
|
ROC
|
Paul Smaagard |
Hamline |
|
ROC
|
Ken Sears
|
Santa Clara |
|
ROC
|
John Kurz |
Loyola (CA) |
|
ROC
|
Ed Kohl |
Regis |
|
ROC
|
Gene Lambert |
Arkansas |
|
ROC
|
Tex Silverman |
Nick McGuire |
|
SYR
|
Dick Knostman |
Kansas State |
|
SYR
|
Bill Kenville
|
St. Bonaventure |
|
SYR
|
Andy McGowan |
Manhattan |
|
SYR
|
Warren Shackelford |
Tulsa |
|
SYR
|
Bill Jenkins |
LeMoyne |
|
SYR
|
Bill Hull |
Utah State |
|
SYR
|
Joe Hughes |
Denver |
|
SYR
|
Gerald Nappy |
Georgetown |
|
SYR
|
Al Bailey |
Duquesne |
|
SYR
|
Glen Dille |
Tulsa |
|
SYR
|
Garrett Beshear |
Murray State |
