National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1954 Draft

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National Basketball Association (NBA) - 1954 Draft

Pick	Team	Player Name	College
1	Baltimore Bullets	Frank Selvy	Furman University
2	Milwaukee Hawks	Bob Pettit	LSU
3	Philadelphia Warriors	Gene Shue	Maryland
4	Fort Wayne Pistons	Dick Rosenthal	Notre Dame
5	Boston Celtics	Togo Palazzi	Holy Cross
6	Syracuse Nationals	Red Kerr	Illinois
7	Rochester Royals	Tom Marshall	Western Kentucky
8	New York Knicks	Jack Turner	Western Kentucky
9	Minneapolis Lakers	Ed Kalafat	Minnesota
10	Baltimore Bullets	Slick Leonard	Indiana
11	Milwaukee Hawks	Bob Mattick	Oklahoma State
12	Philadelphia Warriors	Larry Costello	Niagara University
13	Fort Wayne Pistons	Arnold Short	Oklahoma City University
14	Boston Celtics	Red Morrison	Idaho
15	Syracuse Nationals	Dick Farley	Indiana
16	Rochester Royals	Boris Nachamkin	NYU
17	New York Knicks	Richie Guerin	Iona College
18	Minneapolis Lakers	Al Bianchi	Bowling Green
19	Baltimore Bullets	Werner Killen	Lawrence Technological University
20	Milwaukee Hawks	Walt Walowac	Marshall
21	Philadelphia Warriors	Ben Peters	Benedictine College
22	Fort Wayne Pistons	B. H. Born	Kansas
23	Boston Celtics	Henry Daubenschmidt	St. Francis College
24	Syracuse Nationals	Jim Tucker	Duquesne
25	Rochester Royals	Lee Morton	Cornell
26	New York Knicks	Don Anielak	Missouri State
27	Minneapolis Lakers	Don Lance	Rice University
28	Baltimore Bullets	Burt Spice	Toledo
29	Milwaukee Hawks	Phil Martin	Toledo
30	Philadelphia Warriors	Chuck Noble	Louisville
31	Fort Wayne Pistons	Mel Thompson	NC State
32	Boston Celtics	Ron Perry	Holy Cross
33	Syracuse Nationals	Don McLane	Duquesne
34	Rochester Royals	Art Spoelstra	Western Kentucky
35	New York Knicks	Don Lange	United States Naval Academy
36	Minneapolis Lakers	Gene Schwinger	Rice University
37	Baltimore Bullets	Lou Scott	Indiana
38	Milwaukee Hawks	Paul Ebert	Ohio State
39	Philadelphia Warriors	Rudy D'Emilio	Duke
40	Fort Wayne Pistons	Dutch Burch	Pitt
41	Boston Celtics	Troy Burrus	West Texas A&M University
42	Syracuse Nationals	Tom Pottenburgh	Siena College
43	Rochester Royals	Bo Erias	Niagara University
44	New York Knicks	Jesse Prisock	Kansas State
45	Minneapolis Lakers	Buzz Bennett	Minnesota
46	Baltimore Bullets	Bob Heim	Xavier
47	Milwaukee Hawks	Bob Carney	Bradley
48	Philadelphia Warriors	Len Winogard	Brandeis University
49	Fort Wayne Pistons	Charles Kraak	Indiana
50	Boston Celtics	Otto Kriegshauser	Washington University in Saint Louis
51	Syracuse Nationals	Norman Pott	Wheaton College
52	Rochester Royals	Red Davis	St. John's
53	New York Knicks	Ron Rivers	Wyoming
54	Minneapolis Lakers	Nick Revon	Southern Miss
55	Baltimore Bullets	Joe Pehanick	Seattle University
56	Milwaukee Hawks	Allen Kelley	Kansas
57	Philadelphia Warriors	Bob Brady	San Diego State
58	Fort Wayne Pistons	Bernie Janicki	Duke
59	Boston Celtics	Dick Estergard	Bradley
60	Syracuse Nationals	Gus Lovett	Franklin & Marshall College
61	Rochester Royals	Bill Hull	Utah State University
62	New York Knicks	Solly Walker	St. John's
63	Minneapolis Lakers	Dan Finch	Vanderbilt
64	Baltimore Bullets	Harry Brooks	Seton Hall
65	Milwaukee Hawks	Dick Nunneley	Tulsa
66	Philadelphia Warriors	Bob Hodges	East Carolina University
67	Fort Wayne Pistons	Don Bielke	Valparaiso
68	Boston Celtics	Jim Young	Santa Clara
69	Syracuse Nationals	Mel Besdin	Syracuse
70	Rochester Royals	Paul Morrow	Wisconsin
71	New York Knicks	Cob Jarvis	Mississippi State
72	Minneapolis Lakers	Bob Hopkins	Point Loma Nazarene
73	Baltimore Bullets	Ron Goerrs	Concordia Seminary
74	Milwaukee Hawks	Hal Cervini	Tulane
75	Philadelphia Warriors	Vince Leta	Lycoming College
76	Fort Wayne Pistons	Joel Hittleman	Loyola (MD)
77	Syracuse Nationals	Fletcher Johnson	Duquesne
78	Rochester Royals	Roy Irvin	USC
79	New York Knicks	Henry Duckham	Polytechnic University
80	Minneapolis Lakers	Dick Garmaker	Minnesota
81	Baltimore Bullets	Gary Shivers	Houston
82	Milwaukee Hawks	Joe Bertrand	Notre Dame
83	Philadelphia Warriors	Bill Sullivan	Notre Dame
84	Fort Wayne Pistons	Dean Larsen	BYU
85	Boston Celtics	Tony Daukas	Boston College
86	Syracuse Nationals	Jack Davidson	UCLA
87	Rochester Royals	Ed Parchinski	Fordham
88	New York Knicks	John Clune	United States Naval Academy
89	Minneapolis Lakers	John Biever	Northwestern
90	Baltimore Bullets	Elliot Karver	George Washington
91	Milwaukee Hawks	Jerry Domershick	City College of New York
92	Philadelphia Warriors	Frank O'Hara	La Salle
93	Fort Wayne Pistons	Forrest Jackson	Taylor University
94	Boston Celtics	Bill Johnson	Nebraska
95	Rochester Royals	Jim Paxson	Dayton
96	New York Knicks	Bob Waller	Oklahoma
97	Milwaukee Hawks	Ron Weisner	Wisconsin
98	Philadelphia Warriors	John Glinski	SUNY Cortland
99	New York Knicks	Charles Stickels	Hastings College
100	Philadelphia Warriors	John Holup	George Washington