National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1953 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1953 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Philadelphia Warriors	Ernie Beck	Penn
2	Baltimore Bullets	Ray Felix	Long Island University
3	Milwaukee Hawks	Bob Houbregs	Washington
4	Fort Wayne Pistons	Jack Molinas	Columbia University
5	Rochester Royals	Richie Regan	Seton Hall
6	Boston Celtics	Frank Ramsey	Kentucky
7	Syracuse Nationals	Jim Neal	Wofford College
8	New York Knicks	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall
9	Minneapolis Lakers	Jim Fritsche	Hamline University
10	Philadelphia Warriors	Larry Hennessy	Villanova
11	New York Knicks	Don Ackerman	Long Island University
12	Baltimore Bullets	Bob Speight	NC State
13	Fort Wayne Pistons	George Glasgow	Fairleigh Dickinson University
14	Rochester Royals	Norm Swanson	Detroit Mercy
15	Boston Celtics	Chet Noe	Oregon
16	Syracuse Nationals	Dick Knostman	Kansas State
17	New York Knicks	Nield Gordon	Furman University
18	Minneapolis Lakers	Ron Feiereisel	DePaul
19	Baltimore Bullets	Bob Peterson	Oregon
20	Boston Celtics	Cliff Hagan	Kentucky
21	Fort Wayne Pistons	Jim Bredar	Illinois
22	Milwaukee Hawks	Irv Bemoras	Illinois
23	Minneapolis Lakers	Hartly Kruger	Idaho
24	New York Knicks	Dick Atha	Indiana State University
25	Philadelphia Warriors	Norm Grekin	La Salle
26	Rochester Royals	Frank Reddout	Syracuse
27	Syracuse Nationals	Billy Kenville	St. Bonaventure
28	Baltimore Bullets	Paul Nolen	Texas Tech
29	Boston Celtics	Earle Markey	Holy Cross
30	Fort Wayne Pistons	Jim Bingham	Eastern Kentucky University
31	Milwaukee Hawks	Bill Bolger	Georgetown
32	Milwaukee Hawks	Gene Dyker	DePaul
33	Minneapolis Lakers	Ken Flower	USC
34	New York Knicks	Thomas Bishop	Southern Miss
35	Philadelphia Warriors	Fred Iehle	La Salle
36	Syracuse Nationals	Andy McGowan	Manhattan University
37	Baltimore Bullets	Bill Schyman	DePaul
38	Boston Celtics	John Holup	George Washington
39	Fort Wayne Pistons	Mike Bednar	St. Bonaventure
40	Milwaukee Hawks	Joe Cipriano	Washington
41	Minneapolis Lakers	Zippy Morocco	Georgia
42	New York Knicks	Bob Santini	Iona College
43	Philadelphia Warriors	Eddie Solomon	West Virginia Tech
44	Rochester Royals	Dick Walls	Miami University
45	Syracuse Nationals	Warren Shackelford	Tulsa
46	Baltimore Bullets	Elmer Tolson	Eastern Kentucky University
47	Boston Celtics	Vernon Stokes	St. Francis College
48	Fort Wayne Pistons	Norb Lewinski	Notre Dame
49	Milwaukee Hawks	John O'Brien	Seattle University
50	Minneapolis Lakers	Pete Silas	Georgia Tech
51	New York Knicks	Joe Smyth	Niagara University
52	Philadelphia Warriors	Don Eby	USC
53	Rochester Royals	Hugh Beins	Georgetown
54	Syracuse Nationals	Bill Jenkins	LeMoyne College
55	Baltimore Bullets	Herman Sledzik	Penn State
56	Boston Celtics	Lou Tsioropoulos	Kentucky
57	Fort Wayne Pistons	William Hogan	Siena College
58	Milwaukee Hawks	Eddie O'Brien	Seattle University
59	Minneapolis Lakers	Lloyd Olmstead	Cornell College
60	New York Knicks	Bob Matheny	California
61	Philadelphia Warriors	Bob Marske
62	Rochester Royals	Kendall Sheets	Oklahoma State
63	Syracuse Nationals	Bill Hull	Utah State University
64	Baltimore Bullets	Connie Rea	Centenary (LA)
65	Boston Celtics	Ted Lallier	Colby College
66	Fort Wayne Pistons	Dean Kelley	Kansas
67	Milwaukee Hawks	Darrell Tucker	Utah State University
68	Minneapolis Lakers	Joe Richey	BYU
69	New York Knicks	Alan Schutts	Springfield College
70	Philadelphia Warriors	Bill Dodd	Colgate
71	Rochester Royals	Jim Sottile	West Virginia
72	Syracuse Nationals	Joe Hughes	Denver
73	Baltimore Bullets	Dennis Murphy	Georgetown
74	Boston Celtics	Lewis Gilcrease	Texas State University
75	Fort Wayne Pistons	Dick White	Eastern Kentucky University
76	Milwaukee Hawks	Paul Brandt	Columbia University
77	Minneapolis Lakers	Huck Budde	Xavier
78	New York Knicks	Forrest Hamilton	Missouri State
79	Philadelphia Warriors	Bob Sassone	St. Bonaventure
80	Rochester Royals	Dick Gross	Wheaton College
81	Syracuse Nationals	Gerry Nappy	Georgetown
82	Baltimore Bullets	Jack Carby	Kansas State
83	Boston Celtics	Tom Lillis	Saint Louis
84	Milwaukee Hawks	Bob Rousey	Kansas State
85	Minneapolis Lakers	Walt Kearns	Arkansas
86	New York Knicks	Dick Prater	Kentucky
87	Philadelphia Warriors	Toar Hester	Centenary (LA)
88	Rochester Royals	Jim Gerber	Bowling Green
89	Syracuse Nationals	Al Bailey	Duquesne
90	Baltimore Bullets	Don Stemmerich	Clarion University of Pennsylvania
91	Boston Celtics	Gil Reich	Kansas
92	Minneapolis Lakers	Bill Chambers	William & Mary
93	New York Knicks	Larry O'Connor	Canisius
94	Philadelphia Warriors	John Doogan	Saint Joseph's
95	Rochester Royals	Bill Bales	Eastern Kentucky University
96	Syracuse Nationals	Glenn Dille	Tulsa
97	Baltimore Bullets	Russ Johnson	DePaul
98	Boston Celtics	Jim Doherty	Whitworth
99	Minneapolis Lakers	Harold Christensen	BYU
100	New York Knicks	Delmer Diercks	Iowa State
101	Philadelphia Warriors	Charles Duffley	Saint Anselm College
102	Rochester Royals	Bill Edwards	St. Bonaventure
103	Syracuse Nationals	Garrett Beshear	Murray State
104	Baltimore Bullets	Bob Karbach	Pepperdine
105	Minneapolis Lakers	Bob Gelle	Minnesota
106	Philadelphia Warriors	Jack George	La Salle
107	Rochester Royals	Bob Goss	NC State
108	Baltimore Bullets	Joe Piorkowski	Penn State
109	Minneapolis Lakers	Lloyd Thorgaard	Hamline University
110	Rochester Royals	Paul Smaagard	Hamline University
111	Baltimore Bullets	Jack Walsh
112	Minneapolis Lakers	Bob Gussner	Hamline University
113	Rochester Royals	Kenny Sears	Santa Clara
114	Baltimore Bullets	Rich Gott	Murray State
115	Minneapolis Lakers	Chuck Wolfe	University of North Dakota
116	Rochester Royals	John Kurtz	Loyola Marymount
117	Minneapolis Lakers	Doug Atkins	Tennessee
118	Rochester Royals	Ed Kohl	Regis University
119	Minneapolis Lakers	Roger Kuss	Wisconsin-River Falls
120	Rochester Royals	Gene Lambert Jr.	Arkansas
121	Rochester Royals	Tex Silverman	George Washington
122	Rochester Royals	Nick Maguire	Villanova