1953 NBA Draft Results
1953 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Ernie Beck to Philadelphia Warriors.
The 1953 NBA Draft produced 18 selections across 2 rounds, with 9 franchises making at least one pick. Philadelphia Warriors held the first overall selection and took Ernie Beck out of Penn.
New York Knicks made the most selections that year with 3. 16 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Long Island University with 2 players drafted.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 |  Philadelphia Warriors | Ernie Beck | Penn |
| 2 | Baltimore Bullets | Ray Felix | Long Island University |
| 3 |  Milwaukee Hawks | Bob Houbregs | Washington |
| 4 |  Fort Wayne Pistons | Jack Molinas | Columbia University |
| 5 |  Rochester Royals | Richie Regan | Seton Hall |
| 6 |  Boston Celtics | Frank Ramsey | Kentucky |
| 7 |  Syracuse Nationals | Jim Neal | Wofford College |
| 8 |  New York Knicks | Walter Dukes | Seton Hall |
| 9 |  Minneapolis Lakers | Jim Fritsche | Hamline University |
| Round 2 | |||
| 10 | Philadelphia Warriors | Larry Hennessy | Villanova |
| 11 | New York Knicks | Don Ackerman | Long Island University |
| 12 | Baltimore Bullets | Bob Speight | NC State |
| 13 | Fort Wayne Pistons | George Glasgow | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| 14 | Rochester Royals | Norm Swanson | Detroit Mercy |
| 15 | Boston Celtics | Chet Noe | Oregon |
| 16 | Syracuse Nationals | Dick Knostman | Kansas State |
| 17 | New York Knicks | Nield Gordon | Furman University |
| 18 | Minneapolis Lakers | Ron Feiereisel | DePaul |
Selections by franchise
The same 18 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1953.
- New York Knicks 3 No. 8 Walter Dukes, No. 11 Don Ackerman, No. 17 Nield Gordon
- Baltimore Bullets 2 No. 2 Ray Felix, No. 12 Bob Speight
- Boston Celtics 2 No. 6 Frank Ramsey, No. 15 Chet Noe
- Fort Wayne Pistons 2 No. 4 Jack Molinas, No. 13 George Glasgow
- Minneapolis Lakers 2 No. 9 Jim Fritsche, No. 18 Ron Feiereisel
- Philadelphia Warriors 2 No. 1 Ernie Beck, No. 10 Larry Hennessy
- Rochester Royals 2 No. 5 Richie Regan, No. 14 Norm Swanson
- Syracuse Nationals 2 No. 7 Jim Neal, No. 16 Dick Knostman
- Milwaukee Hawks 1 No. 3 Bob Houbregs
Colleges and programs represented
16 programs produced at least one selection in the 1953 draft.
- Long Island University2
- Seton Hall2
- Columbia University
- DePaul
- Detroit Mercy
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Furman University
- Hamline University
- Kansas State
- Kentucky
- NC State
- Oregon
- Penn
- Villanova
- Washington
- Wofford College