1956 NBA Draft Results
1956 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Si Green to Rochester Royals.
| Pick | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 |  Rochester Royals | Si Green | Duquesne |
| 2 |  St. Louis Hawks | Bill Russell | San Francisco |
| 3 |  Minneapolis Lakers | Jim Paxson | Dayton |
| 4 |  New York Knicks | Ron Shavlik | NC State |
| 5 |  Syracuse Nationals | Joe Holup | George Washington |
| 6 |  Boston Celtics | Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross |
| 7 |  Fort Wayne Pistons | Ron Sobie | DePaul |
| 8 |  Philadelphia Warriors | Hal Lear | Temple |
| Round 2 | |||
| 9 | Rochester Royals | Bob Burrow | Kentucky |
| 10 | St. Louis Hawks | Willie Naulls | UCLA |
| 11 | Minneapolis Lakers | Terry Rand | Marquette |
| 12 | New York Knicks | Gary Bergen | Utah |
| 13 | Syracuse Nationals | Paul Judson | Illinois |
| 14 | Boston Celtics | K.C. Jones | San Francisco |
| 15 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Bob Kessler | Maryland |
| 16 | Philadelphia Warriors | Phil Rollins | Louisville |
| Round 3 | |||
| 17 | Rochester Royals | Dave Piontek | Xavier |
| 18 | St. Louis Hawks | Darrell Floyd | Furman University |
| 19 | Minneapolis Lakers | Jerry Bird | Kentucky |
| 20 | New York Knicks | Jerry Harper | Alabama |
| 21 | Syracuse Nationals | Forest Able | Western Kentucky |
| 22 | Boston Celtics | George Linn | Alabama |
| 23 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Bill Thieben | Hofstra |
| 24 | Philadelphia Warriors | Bevo Francis | University of Rio Grande |
| Round 4 | |||
| 25 | Rochester Royals | Johnny McCarthy | Canisius |
| 26 | St. Louis Hawks | Robin Freeman | Ohio State |
| 27 | Minneapolis Lakers | Lloyd Aubrey | Notre Dame |
| 28 | New York Knicks | Ronnie Mayer | Duke |
| 29 | Syracuse Nationals | Swede Halbrook | Oregon State |
| 30 | Boston Celtics | Dan Swartz | Morehead State University |
| 31 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Charles Slack | Marshall |
| 32 | Philadelphia Warriors | Phil Wheeler | Cincinnati |
| Round 5 | |||
| 33 | Rochester Royals | Bill Uhl | Dayton |
| 34 | St. Louis Hawks | Norm Stewart | Missouri |
| 35 | Minneapolis Lakers | Bill Reigel | McNeese State University |
| 36 | New York Knicks | Joe Sexson | Purdue |
| 37 | Syracuse Nationals | Jim Ray | Toledo |
| 38 | Boston Celtics | Bill Logan | Iowa |
| 39 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Joe Liebler | Holy Cross |
| 40 | Philadelphia Warriors | Joe Belmont | Duke |
| Round 6 | |||
| 41 | Rochester Royals | Kevin Thomas | Boston University |
| 42 | St. Louis Hawks | Dave Plunkett | Cincinnati |
| 43 | Minneapolis Lakers | Phil Jordon | Whitworth |
| 44 | New York Knicks | Pat Dunn | Utah State University |
| 45 | Syracuse Nationals | Jim McLaughlin | Saint Louis |
| 46 | Boston Celtics | Don Boldebuck | Houston |
| 47 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Paul Schlimm | John Carroll University |
| 48 | Philadelphia Warriors | Mickey Winograd | Duquesne |
| Round 7 | |||
| 49 | Rochester Royals | Carl Cain | Iowa |
| 50 | St. Louis Hawks | Julius McCoy | Michigan State |
| 51 | Minneapolis Lakers | John Barber | California State University, Los Angeles |
| 52 | New York Knicks | Jack Adams | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 53 | Syracuse Nationals | Les Roh | Idaho State University |
| 54 | Boston Celtics | O'Neal Weaver | Midwestern State University |
| 55 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Bruce Harris | Tennessee Technological University |
| 56 | Philadelphia Warriors | John Fannon | Notre Dame |
| Round 8 | |||
| 57 | Rochester Royals | Clayton Carter | Oklahoma State |
| 58 | St. Louis Hawks | Morris Taft | UCLA |
| 59 | Minneapolis Lakers | Sam Jones | NC Central |
| 60 | New York Knicks | Art Bunte | Utah |
| 61 | Syracuse Nationals | Chester Webb | Georgia Southern University |
| 62 | Boston Celtics | Vic Molodet | NC State |
| 63 | Philadelphia Warriors | Max Anderson | Oregon |
| Round 9 | |||
| 64 | Rochester Royals | Dan Mannix | St. Francis College |
| 65 | St. Louis Hawks | Jim Reed | Texas Tech |
| 66 | Minneapolis Lakers | Jim Springer | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 67 | New York Knicks | Dick Miller | Wisconsin |
| 68 | Syracuse Nationals | Dick Julio | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
| 69 | Boston Celtics | Jim Houston | Brandeis University |
| 70 | Philadelphia Warriors | Ronald Clark | Springfield College |
| Round 10 | |||
| 71 | Rochester Royals | Jerry Moreman | Louisville |
| 72 | St. Louis Hawks | Herschel Pedersen | BYU |
| 73 | Minneapolis Lakers | Phil Grawemeyer | Kentucky |
| 74 | New York Knicks | Howie Crittenden | Murray State |
| 75 | Syracuse Nationals | Bob Hopkins | Grambling State University |
| 76 | Boston Celtics | Theophilus Lloyd | Maryland |
| Round 11 | |||
| 77 | Rochester Royals | Gene Carpenter | Texas Tech |
| 78 | St. Louis Hawks | Wally Choice | Indiana |
| 79 | Minneapolis Lakers | Robert Hodgson | Wichita State |
| 80 | New York Knicks | Dick Miani | Miami (FL) |
| 81 | Syracuse Nationals | Willie Bergines | West Virginia |
| Round 12 | |||
| 82 | St. Louis Hawks | Ed Huse | Wyoming |
| 83 | Minneapolis Lakers | Carl Widseth | Tennessee |
| 84 | New York Knicks | Ed Petrie | Seton Hall |
| 85 | Syracuse Nationals | Dick Kenyon | LeMoyne College |
| Round 13 | |||
| 86 | St. Louis Hawks | Arthur Helms | Houston |
| 87 | Minneapolis Lakers | John Patzwald | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 88 | New York Knicks | Toby Roybal | New Mexico |
| 89 | Syracuse Nationals | Milt Graham | Colgate |
| Round 14 | |||
| 90 | St. Louis Hawks | Junior Morgan | Duke |
| 91 | Minneapolis Lakers | Elgin Baylor | Seattle University |
| 92 | Syracuse Nationals | Chuck Rolles | Cornell |