1953 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1953 NBA draft Basketball April 24, 1953 Boston, Massachusetts NBC NBA 9 122 19 Ray Felix, Baltimore Bullets Ernie Beck, Philadelphia WarriorsWalter Dukes, New York KnicksLarry Hennessy, Philadelphia WarriorsBradley Robert D. The basketball draft fact book: A history of professional basketball's college drafts 2013 Scarecrow Press (Rowman & Littlefield) Lanham, Maryland 978-0-8108-9069-5 30 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0810890690 E-book 3 F Bob Houbregs G Frank Ramsey G Cliff Hagan 1952 1954 The 1953 NBA draft was the seventh annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 24, 1953, before the 1953–54 season. In this draft, nine remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising 122 players selected. Draft selections and draftee career notes Ray Felix from Long Island University was selected first overall by the Baltimore Bullets and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html Rookie of the Year NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc October 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329231204/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html March 29, 2010 dead Ernie Beck and Walter Dukes were selected before the draft as Philadelphia Warriors' and New York Knicks' territorial picks respectively. Three players from this draft, Bob Houbregs, Frank Ramsey and Cliff Hagan, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees basketball-reference.com October 28, 2009 Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y y Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College0T00– Ernie Beck G/F United States 1912 Philadelphia Warriors Pennsylvania0T00– Walter Dukes+ C United States 1912 New York Knicks Seton Hall0T00– Larry Hennessy G United States 1912 Philadelphia Warriors Villanova101 Ray Felix+~ C United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets Manchester British-Americans (ABL)102 Bob Houbregs^ F/C Canada 1921 Milwaukee Hawks Washington103 Jack Molinas+ F United States 1912 Fort Wayne Pistons Columbia104 Richie Regan+ G United States 1912 Rochester Royals Seton Hall105 Frank Ramsey Frank Ramsey (basketball)^ G/F United States 1912 Boston Celtics Kentucky106 Jim Neal Jim Neal (basketball) C United States 1912 Syracuse Nationals Wofford107 Jim Fritsche F/C United States 1912 Minneapolis Lakers Hamline28 Don Ackerman G United States 1912 New York Knicks (from Baltimore)https://www.thedraftreview.com/draft-day-trades/1953-draft-day-trades Draft Day Trades The Draft Review October 30, 2009 Manchester British-Americans (ABL)29 Bobby Speight# F/C United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets (from Milwaukee) NC State210 George Glasgow# G United States 1912 Fort Wayne Pistons Fairleigh Dickinson211 Norm Swanson F United States 1912 Rochester Royals Detroit212 Chet Noe# F/C United States 1912 Boston Celtics Oregon213 Dick Knostman C United States 1912 Syracuse Nationals Kansas State214 Nield Gordon# F United States 1912 New York Knicks Furman215 Ron Feiereisel G United States 1912 Minneapolis Lakers DePaul Other picks The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game. https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1953.html 1953 NBA Draft www.basketball-reference.com http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1953 NBA Past Drafts - RealGM Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College316 Norm Grekin F United States 1912 Philadelphia Warriors La Salle317 Bob Peterson Bob Peterson (basketball) F United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets Oregon318 Irv Bemoras G/F United States 1912 Milwaukee Hawks Illinois320 Frank Reddout F United States 1912 Rochester Royals Syracuse321 Cliff Hagan^ G/F United States 1912 Boston Celtics Kentucky322 Billy Kenville Bill Kenville G/F United States 1912 Syracuse Nationals St. Bonaventure535 Paul Nolen C United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets Texas Tech536 Gene Dyker F United States 1912 Milwaukee Hawks DePaul541 Bob Santini F United States 1912 New York Knicks Iona650 Richard Atha G United States 1912 New York Knicks Indiana State758 Lou Tsioropoulos F United States 1912 Boston Celtics Kentucky863 Connie Rea G/F United States 1912 Baltimore Bullets Centenary977 Joe Smyth basketball F United States 1912 New York Knicks Niagara1189 Bill Bolger F United States 1912 Milwaukee Hawks Georgetown13102 Jack George basketball* G United States 1912 Philadelphia Warriors La Salle14108 Ken Sears+ F United States 1912 Rochester Royals Santa Clara Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1953 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team Andy Johnson basketball F United States Portland Jim Mooney basketball F United States Villanova Hal Uplinger G United States LIU Brooklyn See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1953.html 1953 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com October 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091029022222/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1953.html 29 October 2009 live http://www.apbr.org/5256drft.html 1952–1956 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research September 26, 2009 http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2582&Itemid=103 1953 NBA Draft The Draft Review October 30, 2009 Specific External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:1950s in Boston Category:Basketball in Boston Category:Entertainment events in Massachusetts Category:Organized events in Boston