1952 NBA Draft Results
1952 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Mark Workman to Milwaukee Hawks.
The 1952 NBA Draft produced 10 selections across 1 round, with 10 franchises making at least one pick. Milwaukee Hawks held the first overall selection and took Mark Workman out of West Virginia.
10 different colleges and programs were represented across the board.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 |  Milwaukee Hawks | Mark Workman | West Virginia |
| 2 | Baltimore Bullets | Jim Baechtold | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 3 |  Fort Wayne Pistons | Dick Groat | Duke |
| 4 |  Philadelphia Warriors | Bill Mlkvy | Temple |
| 5 | Indianapolis Olympians | Joe Dean | LSU |
| 6 |  New York Knicks | Ralph Polson | Whitworth |
| 7 |  Boston Celtics | Bill Stauffer | Missouri |
| 8 |  Syracuse Nationals | Bob Lochmueller | Louisville |
| 9 |  Rochester Royals | Chuck Darling | Iowa |
| 10 |  Minneapolis Lakers | Clyde Lovellette | Kansas |
Selections by franchise
The same 10 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1952.
- Baltimore Bullets 1 No. 2 Jim Baechtold
- Boston Celtics 1 No. 7 Bill Stauffer
- Fort Wayne Pistons 1 No. 3 Dick Groat
- Indianapolis Olympians 1 No. 5 Joe Dean
- Milwaukee Hawks 1 No. 1 Mark Workman
- Minneapolis Lakers 1 No. 10 Clyde Lovellette
- New York Knicks 1 No. 6 Ralph Polson
- Philadelphia Warriors 1 No. 4 Bill Mlkvy
- Rochester Royals 1 No. 9 Chuck Darling
- Syracuse Nationals 1 No. 8 Bob Lochmueller
Colleges and programs represented
10 programs produced at least one selection in the 1952 draft.
- Duke
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisville
- LSU
- Missouri
- Temple
- West Virginia
- Whitworth