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1954 NBA Draft Results

1954 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Frank Selvy to Baltimore Bullets.

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The 1954 NBA Draft produced 100 selections across 13 rounds, with 9 franchises making at least one pick. Baltimore Bullets held the first overall selection and took Frank Selvy out of Furman University.

Philadelphia Warriors made the most selections that year with 13. 78 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Indiana with 4 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
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
Round 2
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
Round 3
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
Round 4
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
Round 5
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
Round 6
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
Round 7
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
Round 8
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
Round 9
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
Round 10
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
Round 11
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
Round 12
97 Milwaukee Hawks Ron Weisner Wisconsin
98 Philadelphia Warriors John Glinski SUNY Cortland
99 New York Knicks Charles Stickels Hastings College
Round 13
100 Philadelphia Warriors John Holup George Washington

Selections by franchise

The same 100 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1954.

  • Philadelphia Warriors 13 No. 3 Gene Shue, No. 12 Larry Costello, No. 21 Ben Peters, No. 30 Chuck Noble, No. 39 Rudy D'Emilio, No. 48 Len Winogard, No. 57 Bob Brady, No. 66 Bob Hodges, No. 75 Vince Leta, No. 83 Bill Sullivan, No. 92 Frank O'Hara, No. 98 John Glinski, No. 100 John Holup
  • Milwaukee Hawks 12 No. 2 Bob Pettit, No. 11 Bob Mattick, No. 20 Walt Walowac, No. 29 Phil Martin, No. 38 Paul Ebert, No. 47 Bob Carney, No. 56 Allen Kelley, No. 65 Dick Nunneley, No. 74 Hal Cervini, No. 82 Joe Bertrand, No. 91 Jerry Domershick, No. 97 Ron Weisner
  • New York Knicks 12 No. 8 Jack Turner, No. 17 Richie Guerin, No. 26 Don Anielak, No. 35 Don Lange, No. 44 Jesse Prisock, No. 53 Ron Rivers, No. 62 Solly Walker, No. 71 Cob Jarvis, No. 79 Henry Duckham, No. 88 John Clune, No. 96 Bob Waller, No. 99 Charles Stickels
  • Baltimore Bullets 11 No. 1 Frank Selvy, No. 10 Slick Leonard, No. 19 Werner Killen, No. 28 Burt Spice, No. 37 Lou Scott, No. 46 Bob Heim, No. 55 Joe Pehanick, No. 64 Harry Brooks, No. 73 Ron Goerrs, No. 81 Gary Shivers, No. 90 Elliot Karver
  • Fort Wayne Pistons 11 No. 4 Dick Rosenthal, No. 13 Arnold Short, No. 22 B. H. Born, No. 31 Mel Thompson, No. 40 Dutch Burch, No. 49 Charles Kraak, No. 58 Bernie Janicki, No. 67 Don Bielke, No. 76 Joel Hittleman, No. 84 Dean Larsen, No. 93 Forrest Jackson
  • Rochester Royals 11 No. 7 Tom Marshall, No. 16 Boris Nachamkin, No. 25 Lee Morton, No. 34 Art Spoelstra, No. 43 Bo Erias, No. 52 Red Davis, No. 61 Bill Hull, No. 70 Paul Morrow, No. 78 Roy Irvin, No. 87 Ed Parchinski, No. 95 Jim Paxson
  • Boston Celtics 10 No. 5 Togo Palazzi, No. 14 Red Morrison, No. 23 Henry Daubenschmidt, No. 32 Ron Perry, No. 41 Troy Burrus, No. 50 Otto Kriegshauser, No. 59 Dick Estergard, No. 68 Jim Young, No. 85 Tony Daukas, No. 94 Bill Johnson
  • Minneapolis Lakers 10 No. 9 Ed Kalafat, No. 18 Al Bianchi, No. 27 Don Lance, No. 36 Gene Schwinger, No. 45 Buzz Bennett, No. 54 Nick Revon, No. 63 Dan Finch, No. 72 Bob Hopkins, No. 80 Dick Garmaker, No. 89 John Biever
  • Syracuse Nationals 10 No. 6 Red Kerr, No. 15 Dick Farley, No. 24 Jim Tucker, No. 33 Don McLane, No. 42 Tom Pottenburgh, No. 51 Norman Pott, No. 60 Gus Lovett, No. 69 Mel Besdin, No. 77 Fletcher Johnson, No. 86 Jack Davidson

Colleges and programs represented

78 programs produced at least one selection in the 1954 draft.

  • Indiana4
  • Duquesne3
  • Minnesota3
  • Notre Dame3
  • Western Kentucky3
  • Bradley2
  • Duke2
  • George Washington2
  • Holy Cross2
  • Kansas2
  • Niagara University2
  • Rice University2
  • St. John's2
  • Toledo2
  • United States Naval Academy2
  • Wisconsin2
  • Benedictine College
  • Boston College
  • Bowling Green
  • Brandeis University
  • BYU
  • City College of New York
  • Concordia Seminary
  • Cornell
  • Dayton
  • East Carolina University
  • Fordham
  • Franklin & Marshall College
  • Furman University
  • Hastings College
  • Houston
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Iona College
  • Kansas State
  • La Salle
  • Lawrence Technological University
  • Louisville
  • Loyola (MD)
  • LSU
  • Lycoming College
  • Marshall
  • Maryland
  • Mississippi State
  • Missouri State
  • NC State
  • Nebraska
  • Northwestern
  • NYU
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma City University
  • Oklahoma State
  • Pitt
  • Point Loma Nazarene
  • Polytechnic University
  • San Diego State
  • Santa Clara
  • Seattle University
  • Seton Hall
  • Siena College
  • Southern Miss
  • St. Francis College
  • SUNY Cortland
  • Syracuse
  • Taylor University
  • Tulane
  • Tulsa
  • UCLA
  • USC
  • Utah State University
  • Valparaiso
  • Vanderbilt
  • Washington University in Saint Louis
  • West Texas A&M University
  • Wheaton College
  • Wyoming
  • Xavier

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