1955 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1955 NBA draft Basketball April 13, 1955 New York City, New York NBC NBA 8 95 14 Dick Ricketts, Milwaukee Hawks Dick Garmaker, Minneapolis LakersTom Gola, Philadelphia Warriors 4 G Tom Gola F Maurice Stokes G Jack Twyman G K. C. Jones 1954 1956 The 1955 NBA draft was the ninth annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 13, 1955, before the 1955–56 season. In this draft, eight 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 Milwaukee Hawks participated in the draft, but relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, and became the St. Louis Hawks prior to the start of the season.http://www.nba.com/hawks/history/00400483.html Hawks: Franchise History NBA.com/Hawks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc October 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091202222712/http://www.nba.com/hawks/history/00400483.html 2 December 2009 live The draft consisted of 15 rounds comprising 96 players selected. Draft selections and draftee career notes Dick Ricketts from Duquesne University was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Hawks. Second pick of the draft, Maurice Stokes from Saint Francis University won the Rookie of the Year Award.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 Dick Garmaker and Tom Gola were selected before the draft as Minneapolis Lakers' and Philadelphia Warriors' territorial picks respectively. Three players from this draft, Maurice Stokes, Tom Gola, and Jack Twyman, 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 K. C. Jones, who was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the later rounds, has also been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame, although he did not enter the league immediately after the draft. In the 1956 draft, he was selected in the second round by the Boston Celtics, with whom he played for in his whole career.http://www.nba.com/history/players/kcjones_bio.html K.C. Jones Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 9, 2010 During this draft, the Philadelphia Warriors would be the first team to select a high school senior for a future draft as a territorial pick under a new rule that was implemented at the time that allowed them to select a high school senior that was within the team's territorial rights at the time by selecting Wilt Chamberlain from Overbrook High School.Maurer Matthew 2021-02-28 1956 Jack Pirrie Territorial Rights - Draft Notes - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/nba-draft-regulations/nba-draft-notes/1956-jack-pirrie-territorial-rights-draft-notes 2026-08-10 The Draft Review en-us Chamberlain would later be selected officially as a territorial pick by the Warriors four years later in 1959 after he played for the Harlem Globetrotters by that time, eventually having a record-holding career that would be more than worthy for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y y Draft thumb|right|150px|Jim Loscutoff, selected by the Boston Celtics. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College0T00– Dick Garmaker* G/F United States 1912 Minneapolis Lakers Minnesota0T00– Tom Gola^ G/F United States 1912 Philadelphia Warriors La Salle101 Dick Ricketts F/C United States 1912 Milwaukee Hawks Duquesne102 Maurice Stokes^~ F/C United States 1912 Rochester Royals Saint Francis (PA)103 Jim Loscutoff F United States 1912 Boston Celtics Oregon104 Ken Sears+ F United States 1912 New York Knicks Santa Clara105 Ed Conlin G/F United States 1912 Syracuse Nationals Fordham106 Johnny Horan F United States 1912 Fort Wayne Pistons Dayton207 Jack Stephens Jack Stephens (basketball) G/F United States 1912 Milwaukee Hawks Notre Dame208 Jack Twyman^ G/F United States 1912 Rochester Royals Cincinnati209 Walter Devlin G United States 1912 Philadelphia Warriors George Washington210 Dickie Hemric F United States 1912 Boston Celtics Wake Forest211 Jerry Mullen# F United States 1912 New York Knicks San Francisco212 Chuck Mencel G United States 1912 Minneapolis Lakers Minnesota213 Jesse Arnelle F United States 1912 Fort Wayne Pistons Penn State214 Don Schlundt# C United States 1912 Syracuse Nationals Indiana 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_1955.html 1955 NBA drafthttp://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1955 NBA Past Drafts - RealGM Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College315 Al Ferrari G/F United States 1912 Milwaukee Hawks Michigan State316 Ed Fleming G/F United States 1912 Rochester Royals Niagara317 Bob Schafer G United States 1912 Philadelphia Warriors Villanova319 Guy Sparrow Guy Sparrow (basketball) F United States 1912 New York Knicks Detroit1076 K. C. Jones^ G United States 1912 Minneapolis Lakers San Francisco1287 Bob Armstrong Bob Armstrong (basketball, born 1933) F/C United States 1912 Rochester Royals Michigan State Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1955 NBA draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club teamChris Harris basketballSGDayton (Sr.)Med ParkSG/SFUnited States 1912Missouri (Sr.) See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1955.html 1955 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com October 28, 2009 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=2584&Itemid=103 1955 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:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City