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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1955 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1955 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	St. Louis Hawks	Dick Ricketts	Duquesne
2	Rochester Royals	Maurice Stokes	Saint Francis University
3	Philadelphia Warriors	Tom Gola	La Salle
4	Boston Celtics	Jim Loscutoff	Oregon
5	New York Knicks	Kenny Sears	Santa Clara
6	Minneapolis Lakers	Dick Garmaker	Minnesota
7	Syracuse Nationals	Ed Conlin	Fordham
8	Fort Wayne Pistons	Johnny Horan	Dayton
9	St. Louis Hawks	Jack Stephens	Notre Dame
10	Rochester Royals	Jack Twyman	Cincinnati
11	Philadelphia Warriors	Corky Devlin	George Washington
12	Boston Celtics	Dick Hemric	Wake Forest
13	New York Knicks	Jerry Mullen	San Francisco
14	Minneapolis Lakers	Chuck Mencel	Minnesota
15	Fort Wayne Pistons	Jesse Arnelle	Penn State
16	Syracuse Nationals	Don Schlundt	Indiana
17	St. Louis Hawks	Al Ferrari	Michigan State
18	Rochester Royals	Ed Fleming	Niagara University
19	Philadelphia Warriors	Bob Schafer	Villanova
20	Boston Celtics	Buzz Wilkinson	Virginia
21	New York Knicks	Guy Sparrow	Detroit Mercy
22	Minneapolis Lakers	Dick Boushka	Saint Louis
23	Syracuse Nationals	Jack Sallee	Dayton
24	Fort Wayne Pistons	Ron Bennink	Washington State
25	St. Louis Hawks	Burdette Haldorson	Colorado
26	Rochester Royals	Bob McKeen	California
27	Philadelphia Warriors	Ed Wiener	Tennessee
28	Boston Celtics	Bart Leach	Penn
29	New York Knicks	Ed Cole	Creighton
30	Minneapolis Lakers	John Miller	Ohio State
31	Fort Wayne Pistons	Dick Howard	Case Western Reserve University
32	Syracuse Nationals	Frank Ehmann	Northwestern
33	St. Louis Hawks	Bill Bagley	Saint Mary's
34	Rochester Royals	Bill Evans	Kentucky
35	Philadelphia Warriors	Jack Devine	Villanova
36	Boston Celtics	Bob Patterson	Tulsa
37	New York Knicks	Denver Brackeen	Ole Miss
38	Minneapolis Lakers	Bill Banks	Texas State University
39	Syracuse Nationals	Mal Duffy	St. Bonaventure
40	Fort Wayne Pistons	Cleo Littleton	Wichita State
41	St. Louis Hawks	Harvey Babetch	Bradley
42	Rochester Royals	Bob Armstrong	Michigan State
43	Philadelphia Warriors	George Swyers	West Virginia Tech
44	Boston Celtics	John Mahoney	William & Mary
45	New York Knicks	Howard Sessums	Mississippi College
46	Minneapolis Lakers	O'Neal Weaver	Midwestern State University
47	Fort Wayne Pistons	Bob Reiter	Missouri
48	Syracuse Nationals	Ron Tomsic	Stanford
49	St. Louis Hawks	Joe Fitt	University of Scranton
50	Rochester Royals	Jim McConnell	Niagara University
51	Philadelphia Warriors	Harry Silcox	Temple
52	Boston Celtics	John Moore	UCLA
53	New York Knicks	Jim Fay	St. Ambrose University
54	Minneapolis Lakers	Don Bragg	UCLA
55	Syracuse Nationals	Ed Galvin	Loyola New Orleans
56	Fort Wayne Pistons	Tom Harrold	Colorado
57	St. Louis Hawks	Bill Reigel	McNeese State University
58	Rochester Royals	Tony Vlastelica	Oregon State
59	Philadelphia Warriors	Al Didriksen	Temple
60	Boston Celtics	Dean Parsons	Washington
61	New York Knicks	Jack Beck	Truman State University
62	Minneapolis Lakers	Don Boldebuck	Houston
63	Fort Wayne Pistons	Don Belcher	LSU
64	Syracuse Nationals	Cliff Dwyer	NC State
65	St. Louis Hawks	Lynn Cole	Western Kentucky
66	Rochester Royals	Jerry Jung	Kansas State
67	Philadelphia Warriors	Lester Lane	Oklahoma
68	Boston Celtics	Nick Romanoff	University of the Pacific
69	New York Knicks	Don Payne	Adelphi University
70	Minneapolis Lakers	Bill Warden	North Central College
71	Syracuse Nationals	Marty Satalino	St. John's
72	Fort Wayne Pistons	Tom Mixon	Mercer University
73	St. Louis Hawks	Dick Cable	Wisconsin
74	Rochester Royals	Harry Jorgensen	Wyoming
75	Philadelphia Warriors	Jerry Koch	Saint Louis
76	Boston Celtics	Jim Ahearn	UConn
77	New York Knicks	Wally McCarvill	Iona College
78	Minneapolis Lakers	Jim Scott	West Texas A&M University
79	Fort Wayne Pistons	Charlie Mock	Colorado
80	Syracuse Nationals	Russ Lawler	Stanford
81	St. Louis Hawks	Ed O'Connor	Manhattan University
82	Rochester Royals	Art Quimby	UConn
83	Boston Celtics	Carl Hartman	Alderson-Broaddus College
84	New York Knicks	Charles Stickels	Hastings College
85	Minneapolis Lakers	K.C. Jones	San Francisco
86	Syracuse Nationals	Stan Glowaski	Seattle University
87	Fort Wayne Pistons	Happy Mahfouz	Spring Hill College
88	St. Louis Hawks	Charles Hoxie	Niagara University
89	Rochester Royals	John Prudhoe	Louisville
90	Boston Celtics	Mark Davis	Marietta College
91	New York Knicks	Mickey Harrington	Southern Miss
92	Fort Wayne Pistons	Ray Warren	TCU
93	St. Louis Hawks	Dick Welsh	USC
94	Boston Celtics	Henry Dooley	Wiley College
95	Boston Celtics	Bob Scudellari	Cooper Union