1953 NBA Draft
121 picks · 12 rounds
NBA Draft picks
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| No. | Player | Team | From | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | BAL | Long Island | C | |
| 2 | MIH | Washington | C | |
| 3 | FTW | Columbia | F | |
| 4 | ROC | Seton Hall | G | |
| 5 | BOS | Kentucky | F | |
| 6 | SYR | Wofford | C | |
| 7 | MNL | Hamline | C | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| — | NYK | Long Island | G | |
| — |
Chet Noe
|
BOS | Oregon | — |
| — | PHI | Villanova | G | |
| Round 3 | ||||
| — | BOS | Kentucky | F | |
| — |
Neil Gordon
|
NYK | Furman | — |
| — | PHI | La Salle | F | |
| Round 4 | ||||
| — |
Earle Markey
|
BOS | Holy Cross | — |
| — |
Fred Ihle
|
PHI | La Salle | — |
| — |
Thomas Bishop
|
NYK | Mississippi Southern | — |
| Round 5 | ||||
| — |
Eddie Solomon
|
PHI | West Virginia Tech | — |
| — | BOS | George Washington | F | |
| — | NYK | Iona | F | |
| Round 6 | ||||
| — |
Don Eby
|
PHI | Southern California | — |
| — |
Vernon Stokes
|
BOS | St. Francis (NY) | — |
| Round 7 | ||||
| — |
Bob Marske
|
PHI | South Dakota | — |
| — | BOS | Kentucky | F | |
| Round 8 | ||||
| — |
Bill Dodd
|
PHI | Colgate | — |
| — |
Ted Lallier
|
BOS | Colby | — |
| Round 9 | ||||
| — |
Bob Sassone
|
PHI | St. Bonaventure | — |
| — |
Lewis Gilcrease
|
BOS | SW Texas | — |
| Round 10 | ||||
| — |
Toar Hester
|
PHI | Centenary | — |
| — |
Tom Lillis
|
BOS | St. Louis | — |
| Round 11 | ||||
| — |
Gil Reich
|
BOS | Kansas | — |
| — |
John Doogan
|
PHI | St. Joseph's (PA) | — |
| Round 12 | ||||
| — |
Charles Duffley
|
PHI | St. Anselm's | — |
| — |
Jim Dogerty
|
BOS | Whitworth | — |
| Territorial and unknown round | ||||
| — |
Al Bailey
|
SYR | Duquesne | — |
| — |
Allan Schutts
|
NYK | Springfield | — |
| — |
Andy McGowan
|
SYR | Manhattan | — |
| — |
Bill Bolger
|
MIH | Georgetown | — |
| — |
Bill Chambers
|
MNL | William & Mary | — |
| — |
Bill Edwards
|
ROC | St. Bonaventure | — |
| — |
Bill Hull
|
SYR | Utah State | — |
| — |
Bill Jenkins
|
SYR | LeMoyne | — |
| — | SYR | St. Bonaventure | G | |
| — |
Bill Schyman
|
BAL | DePaul | — |
| — |
Bob Emmercik
|
BAL | Clarion State | — |
| — |
Bob Gelle
|
MNL | Minnesota | — |
| — |
Bob Goss
|
ROC | North Carolina State | — |
| — |
Bob Gussner
|
MNL | Hamline | — |
| — |
Bob Kraback
|
BAL | None | — |
| — |
Bob Matheny
|
NYK | California | — |
| — |
Bob Peterson
|
BAL | Oregon | — |
| — |
Bob Rousey
|
MIH | Kansas State | — |
| — |
Bob Speight
|
BAL | North Carolina State | — |
| — |
Chuck Wolfe
|
MNL | North Dakota | — |
| — | BAL | Centenary | G | |
| — |
Darrell Tucker
|
MIH | Utah State | — |
| — |
Dean Kelley
|
FTW | Kansas | — |
| — |
Delmer Diercks
|
NYK | Iowa State | — |
| — |
Dennis Murphy
|
BAL | Georgetown | — |
| — |
Dick Gross
|
ROC | Wheaton | — |
| — | SYR | Kansas State | C | |
| — |
Dick White
|
FTW | Eastern Kentucky | — |
| — |
Don Stemmerich
|
BAL | None | — |
| — |
Doug Atkins
|
MNL | Tennessee | — |
| — |
Ed Kohl
|
ROC | Regis | — |
| — |
Eddie OBrien
|
MIH | Seattle | — |
| — |
Edward Walsh
|
BAL | None | — |
| — |
Elmer Tolson
|
BAL | Eastern Kentucky | — |
| — |
Ernie Beck
territorial
|
PHI | Pennsylvania | G |
| — |
Forrest Hamilton
|
NYK | SW Missouri State | — |
| — | ROC | Syracuse | F | |
| — |
Garrett Beshear
|
SYR | Murray State | — |
| — | MIH | DePaul | F | |
| — |
Gene Lambert
|
ROC | Arkansas | — |
| — |
George Glasgow
|
FTW | Fairleigh Dickinson | — |
| — |
Gerald Nappy
|
SYR | Georgetown | — |
| — |
Glen Dille
|
SYR | Tulsa | — |
| — |
Hank Budde
|
MNL | Xavier (OH) | — |
| — |
Harold Christensen
|
MNL | Brigham Young | — |
| — |
Hartly Kruger
|
MNL | Idaho | — |
| — |
Herman Sledzik
|
BAL | Penn State | — |
| — |
Hugh Beins
|
ROC | Georgetown | — |
| — | MIH | Illinois | F | |
| — |
Jack Carby
|
BAL | Kansas State | — |
| — | PHI | La Salle | G | |
| — |
Jim Bingham
|
FTW | Eastern Kentucky | — |
| — |
Jim Bredar
|
FTW | Illinois | — |
| — |
Jim Gerber
|
ROC | Bowling Green | — |
| — |
Jim Scottie
|
ROC | West Virginia | — |
| — |
Joe Cipriano
|
MIH | Washington | — |
| — |
Joe Hughes
|
SYR | Denver | — |
| — |
Joe Piorkowski
|
BAL | None | — |
| — |
Joe Richey
|
MNL | Brigham Young | — |
| — | NYK | Niagara | F | |
| — |
John Kurz
|
ROC | Loyola (CA) | — |
| — |
John OBrien
|
MIH | Seattle | — |
| — |
Ken Flowers
|
MNL | Southern California | — |
| — | ROC | Santa Clara | F | |
| — |
Kendall Sheets
|
ROC | Oklahoma A&M | — |
| — |
Larry OConnor
|
NYK | Canisius | — |
| — |
Lloyd Olmstead
|
MNL | Cornell (IA) | — |
| — |
Lloyd Thorgaard
|
MNL | Hamline | — |
| — |
Mike Bodnar
|
FTW | St. Bonaventure | — |
| — |
Norb Lewinski
|
FTW | Notre Dame | — |
| — | ROC | Detroit | F | |
| — |
Paul Brandt
|
MIH | Columbia | — |
| — | BAL | Texas Tech | C | |
| — |
Paul Smaagard
|
ROC | Hamline | — |
| — |
Pete Silas
|
MNL | Georgia Tech | — |
| — | NYK | Indiana State | G | |
| — |
Richard Prater
|
NYK | Kentucky | — |
| — |
Roger Kuss
|
MNL | River Falls State | — |
| — | MNL | DePaul | G | |
| — |
Russ Johnson
|
BAL | None | — |
| — |
Tex Silverman
|
ROC | Nick McGuire | — |
| — |
Walt Kearns
|
MNL | Arkansas | — |
| — |
Walter Dukes
territorial
|
NYK | Seton Hall | C |
| — |
Warren Shackelford
|
SYR | Tulsa | — |
| — |
Will Bales
|
ROC | Eastern Kentucky | — |
| — |
Will Walls
|
ROC | Miami (OH) | — |
| — |
William Hagan
|
FTW | Siena | — |
| — |
Zippy Morocco
|
MNL | Georgia | — |
Where the number is missing, the old site did not keep the pick order: those picks are listed alphabetically.