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1955 NBA Draft Results

1955 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Dick Ricketts to St. Louis Hawks.

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The 1955 NBA Draft produced 95 selections across 14 rounds, with 8 franchises making at least one pick. St. Louis Hawks held the first overall selection and took Dick Ricketts out of Duquesne.

Boston Celtics made the most selections that year with 14. 81 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Niagara University with 3 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 St. Louis Hawks Dick Ricketts Duquesne
2 Rochester Royals Maurice Stokes Saint Francis University
3 Philadelphia Warriors Tom Gola La Salle
4 Boston Celtics Jim Loscutoff Oregon
5 New York Knicks Kenny Sears Santa Clara
6 Minneapolis Lakers Dick Garmaker Minnesota
7 Syracuse Nationals Ed Conlin Fordham
8 Fort Wayne Pistons Johnny Horan Dayton
Round 2
9 St. Louis Hawks Jack Stephens Notre Dame
10 Rochester Royals Jack Twyman Cincinnati
11 Philadelphia Warriors Corky Devlin George Washington
12 Boston Celtics Dick Hemric Wake Forest
13 New York Knicks Jerry Mullen San Francisco
14 Minneapolis Lakers Chuck Mencel Minnesota
15 Fort Wayne Pistons Jesse Arnelle Penn State
16 Syracuse Nationals Don Schlundt Indiana
Round 3
17 St. Louis Hawks Al Ferrari Michigan State
18 Rochester Royals Ed Fleming Niagara University
19 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Schafer Villanova
20 Boston Celtics Buzz Wilkinson Virginia
21 New York Knicks Guy Sparrow Detroit Mercy
22 Minneapolis Lakers Dick Boushka Saint Louis
23 Syracuse Nationals Jack Sallee Dayton
24 Fort Wayne Pistons Ron Bennink Washington State
Round 4
25 St. Louis Hawks Burdette Haldorson Colorado
26 Rochester Royals Bob McKeen California
27 Philadelphia Warriors Ed Wiener Tennessee
28 Boston Celtics Bart Leach Penn
29 New York Knicks Ed Cole Creighton
30 Minneapolis Lakers John Miller Ohio State
31 Fort Wayne Pistons Dick Howard Case Western Reserve University
32 Syracuse Nationals Frank Ehmann Northwestern
Round 5
33 St. Louis Hawks Bill Bagley Saint Mary's
34 Rochester Royals Bill Evans Kentucky
35 Philadelphia Warriors Jack Devine Villanova
36 Boston Celtics Bob Patterson Tulsa
37 New York Knicks Denver Brackeen Ole Miss
38 Minneapolis Lakers Bill Banks Texas State University
39 Syracuse Nationals Mal Duffy St. Bonaventure
40 Fort Wayne Pistons Cleo Littleton Wichita State
Round 6
41 St. Louis Hawks Harvey Babetch Bradley
42 Rochester Royals Bob Armstrong Michigan State
43 Philadelphia Warriors George Swyers West Virginia Tech
44 Boston Celtics John Mahoney William & Mary
45 New York Knicks Howard Sessums Mississippi College
46 Minneapolis Lakers O'Neal Weaver Midwestern State University
47 Fort Wayne Pistons Bob Reiter Missouri
48 Syracuse Nationals Ron Tomsic Stanford
Round 7
49 St. Louis Hawks Joe Fitt University of Scranton
50 Rochester Royals Jim McConnell Niagara University
51 Philadelphia Warriors Harry Silcox Temple
52 Boston Celtics John Moore UCLA
53 New York Knicks Jim Fay St. Ambrose University
54 Minneapolis Lakers Don Bragg UCLA
55 Syracuse Nationals Ed Galvin Loyola New Orleans
56 Fort Wayne Pistons Tom Harrold Colorado
Round 8
57 St. Louis Hawks Bill Reigel McNeese State University
58 Rochester Royals Tony Vlastelica Oregon State
59 Philadelphia Warriors Al Didriksen Temple
60 Boston Celtics Dean Parsons Washington
61 New York Knicks Jack Beck Truman State University
62 Minneapolis Lakers Don Boldebuck Houston
63 Fort Wayne Pistons Don Belcher LSU
64 Syracuse Nationals Cliff Dwyer NC State
Round 9
65 St. Louis Hawks Lynn Cole Western Kentucky
66 Rochester Royals Jerry Jung Kansas State
67 Philadelphia Warriors Lester Lane Oklahoma
68 Boston Celtics Nick Romanoff University of the Pacific
69 New York Knicks Don Payne Adelphi University
70 Minneapolis Lakers Bill Warden North Central College
71 Syracuse Nationals Marty Satalino St. John's
72 Fort Wayne Pistons Tom Mixon Mercer University
Round 10
73 St. Louis Hawks Dick Cable Wisconsin
74 Rochester Royals Harry Jorgensen Wyoming
75 Philadelphia Warriors Jerry Koch Saint Louis
76 Boston Celtics Jim Ahearn UConn
77 New York Knicks Wally McCarvill Iona College
78 Minneapolis Lakers Jim Scott West Texas A&M University
79 Fort Wayne Pistons Charlie Mock Colorado
80 Syracuse Nationals Russ Lawler Stanford
Round 11
81 St. Louis Hawks Ed O'Connor Manhattan University
82 Rochester Royals Art Quimby UConn
83 Boston Celtics Carl Hartman Alderson-Broaddus College
84 New York Knicks Charles Stickels Hastings College
85 Minneapolis Lakers K.C. Jones San Francisco
86 Syracuse Nationals Stan Glowaski Seattle University
87 Fort Wayne Pistons Happy Mahfouz Spring Hill College
Round 12
88 St. Louis Hawks Charles Hoxie Niagara University
89 Rochester Royals John Prudhoe Louisville
90 Boston Celtics Mark Davis Marietta College
91 New York Knicks Mickey Harrington Southern Miss
92 Fort Wayne Pistons Ray Warren TCU
Round 13
93 St. Louis Hawks Dick Welsh USC
94 Boston Celtics Henry Dooley Wiley College
Round 14
95 Boston Celtics Bob Scudellari Cooper Union

Selections by franchise

The same 95 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1955.

  • Boston Celtics 14 No. 4 Jim Loscutoff, No. 12 Dick Hemric, No. 20 Buzz Wilkinson, No. 28 Bart Leach, No. 36 Bob Patterson, No. 44 John Mahoney, No. 52 John Moore, No. 60 Dean Parsons, No. 68 Nick Romanoff, No. 76 Jim Ahearn, No. 83 Carl Hartman, No. 90 Mark Davis, No. 94 Henry Dooley, No. 95 Bob Scudellari
  • St. Louis Hawks 13 No. 1 Dick Ricketts, No. 9 Jack Stephens, No. 17 Al Ferrari, No. 25 Burdette Haldorson, No. 33 Bill Bagley, No. 41 Harvey Babetch, No. 49 Joe Fitt, No. 57 Bill Reigel, No. 65 Lynn Cole, No. 73 Dick Cable, No. 81 Ed O'Connor, No. 88 Charles Hoxie, No. 93 Dick Welsh
  • Fort Wayne Pistons 12 No. 8 Johnny Horan, No. 15 Jesse Arnelle, No. 24 Ron Bennink, No. 31 Dick Howard, No. 40 Cleo Littleton, No. 47 Bob Reiter, No. 56 Tom Harrold, No. 63 Don Belcher, No. 72 Tom Mixon, No. 79 Charlie Mock, No. 87 Happy Mahfouz, No. 92 Ray Warren
  • New York Knicks 12 No. 5 Kenny Sears, No. 13 Jerry Mullen, No. 21 Guy Sparrow, No. 29 Ed Cole, No. 37 Denver Brackeen, No. 45 Howard Sessums, No. 53 Jim Fay, No. 61 Jack Beck, No. 69 Don Payne, No. 77 Wally McCarvill, No. 84 Charles Stickels, No. 91 Mickey Harrington
  • Rochester Royals 12 No. 2 Maurice Stokes, No. 10 Jack Twyman, No. 18 Ed Fleming, No. 26 Bob McKeen, No. 34 Bill Evans, No. 42 Bob Armstrong, No. 50 Jim McConnell, No. 58 Tony Vlastelica, No. 66 Jerry Jung, No. 74 Harry Jorgensen, No. 82 Art Quimby, No. 89 John Prudhoe
  • Minneapolis Lakers 11 No. 6 Dick Garmaker, No. 14 Chuck Mencel, No. 22 Dick Boushka, No. 30 John Miller, No. 38 Bill Banks, No. 46 O'Neal Weaver, No. 54 Don Bragg, No. 62 Don Boldebuck, No. 70 Bill Warden, No. 78 Jim Scott, No. 85 K.C. Jones
  • Syracuse Nationals 11 No. 7 Ed Conlin, No. 16 Don Schlundt, No. 23 Jack Sallee, No. 32 Frank Ehmann, No. 39 Mal Duffy, No. 48 Ron Tomsic, No. 55 Ed Galvin, No. 64 Cliff Dwyer, No. 71 Marty Satalino, No. 80 Russ Lawler, No. 86 Stan Glowaski
  • Philadelphia Warriors 10 No. 3 Tom Gola, No. 11 Corky Devlin, No. 19 Bob Schafer, No. 27 Ed Wiener, No. 35 Jack Devine, No. 43 George Swyers, No. 51 Harry Silcox, No. 59 Al Didriksen, No. 67 Lester Lane, No. 75 Jerry Koch

Colleges and programs represented

81 programs produced at least one selection in the 1955 draft.

  • Colorado3
  • Niagara University3
  • Dayton2
  • Michigan State2
  • Minnesota2
  • Saint Louis2
  • San Francisco2
  • Stanford2
  • Temple2
  • UCLA2
  • UConn2
  • Villanova2
  • Adelphi University
  • Alderson-Broaddus College
  • Bradley
  • California
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Cincinnati
  • Cooper Union
  • Creighton
  • Detroit Mercy
  • Duquesne
  • Fordham
  • George Washington
  • Hastings College
  • Houston
  • Indiana
  • Iona College
  • Kansas State
  • Kentucky
  • La Salle
  • Louisville
  • Loyola New Orleans
  • LSU
  • Manhattan University
  • Marietta College
  • McNeese State University
  • Mercer University
  • Midwestern State University
  • Mississippi College
  • Missouri
  • NC State
  • North Central College
  • Northwestern
  • Notre Dame
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma
  • Ole Miss
  • Oregon
  • Oregon State
  • Penn
  • Penn State
  • Saint Francis University
  • Saint Mary's
  • Santa Clara
  • Seattle University
  • Southern Miss
  • Spring Hill College
  • St. Ambrose University
  • St. Bonaventure
  • St. John's
  • TCU
  • Tennessee
  • Texas State University
  • Truman State University
  • Tulsa
  • University of Scranton
  • University of the Pacific
  • USC
  • Virginia
  • Wake Forest
  • Washington
  • Washington State
  • West Texas A&M University
  • West Virginia Tech
  • Western Kentucky
  • Wichita State
  • Wiley College
  • William & Mary
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

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