National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1956 Draft

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. Consisting of 30 basketball teams, 29 located in the United States and 1 located in Canada, the league plays an 82 game schedule. Eight teams from each of the two conferences compete in the playoffs for the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy representative of the NBA Championship.

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1956 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Rochester Royals	Si Green	Duquesne
2	St. Louis Hawks	Bill Russell	San Francisco
3	Minneapolis Lakers	Jim Paxson	Dayton
4	New York Knicks	Ron Shavlik	NC State
5	Syracuse Nationals	Joe Holup	George Washington
6	Boston Celtics	Tom Heinsohn	Holy Cross
7	Fort Wayne Pistons	Ron Sobie	DePaul
8	Philadelphia Warriors	Hal Lear	Temple
9	Rochester Royals	Bob Burrow	Kentucky
10	St. Louis Hawks	Willie Naulls	UCLA
11	Minneapolis Lakers	Terry Rand	Marquette
12	New York Knicks	Gary Bergen	Utah
13	Syracuse Nationals	Paul Judson	Illinois
14	Boston Celtics	K.C. Jones	San Francisco
15	Fort Wayne Pistons	Bob Kessler	Maryland
16	Philadelphia Warriors	Phil Rollins	Louisville
17	Rochester Royals	Dave Piontek	Xavier
18	St. Louis Hawks	Darrell Floyd	Furman University
19	Minneapolis Lakers	Jerry Bird	Kentucky
20	New York Knicks	Jerry Harper	Alabama
21	Syracuse Nationals	Forest Able	Western Kentucky
22	Boston Celtics	George Linn	Alabama
23	Fort Wayne Pistons	Bill Thieben	Hofstra
24	Philadelphia Warriors	Bevo Francis	University of Rio Grande
25	Rochester Royals	Johnny McCarthy	Canisius
26	St. Louis Hawks	Robin Freeman	Ohio State
27	Minneapolis Lakers	Lloyd Aubrey	Notre Dame
28	New York Knicks	Ronnie Mayer	Duke
29	Syracuse Nationals	Swede Halbrook	Oregon State
30	Boston Celtics	Dan Swartz	Morehead State University
31	Fort Wayne Pistons	Charles Slack	Marshall
32	Philadelphia Warriors	Phil Wheeler	Cincinnati
33	Rochester Royals	Bill Uhl	Dayton
34	St. Louis Hawks	Norm Stewart	Missouri
35	Minneapolis Lakers	Bill Reigel	McNeese State University
36	New York Knicks	Joe Sexson	Purdue
37	Syracuse Nationals	Jim Ray	Toledo
38	Boston Celtics	Bill Logan	Iowa
39	Fort Wayne Pistons	Joe Liebler	Holy Cross
40	Philadelphia Warriors	Joe Belmont	Duke
41	Rochester Royals	Kevin Thomas	Boston University
42	St. Louis Hawks	Dave Plunkett	Cincinnati
43	Minneapolis Lakers	Phil Jordon	Whitworth
44	New York Knicks	Pat Dunn	Utah State University
45	Syracuse Nationals	Jim McLaughlin	Saint Louis
46	Boston Celtics	Don Boldebuck	Houston
47	Fort Wayne Pistons	Paul Schlimm	John Carroll University
48	Philadelphia Warriors	Mickey Winograd	Duquesne
49	Rochester Royals	Carl Cain	Iowa
50	St. Louis Hawks	Julius McCoy	Michigan State
51	Minneapolis Lakers	John Barber	California State University, Los Angeles
52	New York Knicks	Jack Adams	Eastern Kentucky University
53	Syracuse Nationals	Les Roh	Idaho State University
54	Boston Celtics	O'Neal Weaver	Midwestern State University
55	Fort Wayne Pistons	Bruce Harris	Tennessee Technological University
56	Philadelphia Warriors	John Fannon	Notre Dame
57	Rochester Royals	Clayton Carter	Oklahoma State
58	St. Louis Hawks	Morris Taft	UCLA
59	Minneapolis Lakers	Sam Jones	NC Central
60	New York Knicks	Art Bunte	Utah
61	Syracuse Nationals	Chester Webb	Georgia Southern University
62	Boston Celtics	Vic Molodet	NC State
63	Philadelphia Warriors	Max Anderson	Oregon
64	Rochester Royals	Dan Mannix	St. Francis College
65	St. Louis Hawks	Jim Reed	Texas Tech
66	Minneapolis Lakers	Jim Springer	Gustavus Adolphus
67	New York Knicks	Dick Miller	Wisconsin
68	Syracuse Nationals	Dick Julio	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
69	Boston Celtics	Jim Houston	Brandeis University
70	Philadelphia Warriors	Ronald Clark	Springfield College
71	Rochester Royals	Jerry Moreman	Louisville
72	St. Louis Hawks	Herschel Pedersen	BYU
73	Minneapolis Lakers	Phil Grawemeyer	Kentucky
74	New York Knicks	Howie Crittenden	Murray State
75	Syracuse Nationals	Bob Hopkins	Grambling State University
76	Boston Celtics	Theophilus Lloyd	Maryland
77	Rochester Royals	Gene Carpenter	Texas Tech
78	St. Louis Hawks	Wally Choice	Indiana
79	Minneapolis Lakers	Robert Hodgson	Wichita State
80	New York Knicks	Dick Miani	Miami (FL)
81	Syracuse Nationals	Willie Bergines	West Virginia
82	St. Louis Hawks	Ed Huse	Wyoming
83	Minneapolis Lakers	Carl Widseth	Tennessee
84	New York Knicks	Ed Petrie	Seton Hall
85	Syracuse Nationals	Dick Kenyon	LeMoyne College
86	St. Louis Hawks	Arthur Helms	Houston
87	Minneapolis Lakers	John Patzwald	Gustavus Adolphus
88	New York Knicks	Toby Roybal	New Mexico
89	Syracuse Nationals	Milt Graham	Colgate
90	St. Louis Hawks	Junior Morgan	Duke
91	Minneapolis Lakers	Elgin Baylor	Seattle University
92	Syracuse Nationals	Chuck Rolles	Cornell