1957 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1957 NBA draft Basketball April 17, 1957 St. Louis, Missouri NBA 85 14 Rod Hundley Cincinnati Royals 1 G Sam Jones 1956 1958 The 1957 NBA draft was the 11th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 17, 1957, before the 1957–58 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. Prior to the draft, the Fort Wayne Pistons and the Rochester Royals relocated to Detroit and Cincinnati, and became the Detroit Pistons and the Cincinnati Royals respectively.http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/ftwayne_071016.html Farewell, Fort Wayne Ryan Pretzer NBA.com/Pistons Turner Sports Interactive, Inc October 16, 2007 January 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100121101621/http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/ftwayne_071016.html 21 January 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/kings/history/team_history.html Sacramento Kings History NBA.com/Kings Turner Sports Interactive, Inc January 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100108121428/http://www.nba.com/kings/history/team_history.html 2010-01-08 dead In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 14 rounds comprising 85 players selected. Draft selections and draftee career notes Rod Hundley from West Virginia University was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Royals. However, the Royals immediately traded his draft rights to the Minneapolis Lakers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hundlho01.html Hot Rod Hundley Bio basketball-reference.com December 28, 2009 Eight pick of the draft, Sam Jones from North Carolina Central University, 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 Woody Sauldsberry, who was selected in the eighth round, 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 He would be the highest selected rookie to ever win the award in league history, being selected as the 60th pick in the NBA that year. Jim Brown from Syracuse University was selected in the ninth round by the Syracuse Nationals, but he opted for a professional football career and eventually playing nine successful seasons in the National Football League (NFL).http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html Draft Oddities Randy Kim NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 19, 2003 December 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100701165853/http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html July 1, 2010 dead Brown was later inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest professional football players ever.http://archive.sportingnews.com/nfl/100/1.html Football's 100 Greatest Players: #1 Jim Brown The Sporting News October 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091207055932/http://archive.sportingnews.com/nfl/100/1.html 7 December 2009 dead Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College11 Rod Hundley + G USA 1912 Cincinnati Royals (traded to Minneapolis)Note1 a a West Virginia12 Charlie Tyra F/C USA 1912 Detroit Pistons (traded to New York)Note2 b b Louisville13 Jim Krebs C USA 1912 Minneapolis Lakers SMU14 Win Wilfong G USA 1912 St. Louis Hawks Memphis State15 Brendan McCann G USA 1912 New York Knicks St. Bonaventure16 Lennie Rosenbluth F USA 1912 Philadelphia Warriors North Carolina17 George Bon Salle F USA 1912 Syracuse Nationals Illinois18 Sam Jones Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)^ G/F USA 1912 Boston Celtics NC Central29 Dick Duckett G USA 1912 Cincinnati Royals St. John's210 Bob McCoy# F USA 1912 Detroit Pistons Grambling211 Harv Schmidt# F USA 1912 Minneapolis Lakers Illinois212 Jim Palmer Jim Palmer (basketball) F/C USA 1912 St. Louis Hawks Dayton213 Larry Friend G/F USA 1912 New York Knicks California214 Jack Sullivan John F. Sullivan# F USA 1912 Philadelphia Warriors Mount St. Mary's215 Jim Morgan Jim Morgan (basketball)# G USA 1912 Syracuse Nationals Louisville216 Dick O'Neal# F USA 1912 Boston Celtics TCU 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_1957.html 1957 NBA drafthttp://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1957 NBA Past Drafts – RealGM Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College317 Jerry Paulson G USA 1912 Cincinnati Royals Manhattan318 Bill Ebben G USA 1912 Detroit Pistons Detroit427 George Brown George Brown (basketball) F USA 1912 Minneapolis Lakers Wayne State430 Ray Radziszewski F USA 1912 Philadelphia Warriors Saint Joseph's648 Maury King G USA 1912 Boston Celtics Kansas857 Doug Bolstorff G USA 1912 Detroit Pistons Minnesota860 Woody Sauldsberry+~ F/C USA 1912 Philadelphia Warriors Texas Southern967 Steve Hamilton sportsman, born 1934 F/C USA 1912 Philadelphia Warriors Morehead State Trades Note1 a a On draft-day, the Minneapolis Lakers acquired the draft rights to first pick Rod Hundley along with Bob Burrow, Ed Fleming, Don Meineke and Art Spoelstra from the Cincinnati Royals in exchange for Clyde Lovellette and Jim Paxson. Note2 b b Prior to the draft, the New York Knicks acquired the Detroit Pistons' first-round pick, which was used to select Charlie Tyra, along with Mel Hutchins from the Pistons in exchange for Dick Atha, Nathaniel Clifton and Harry Gallatin.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tyrach01.html Charlie Tyra Bio basketball-reference.com December 28, 2009http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html All-Time Transactions NBA.com/Pistons Turner Sports Interactive, Inc December 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091230220239/http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/transactions_alltime.html 30 December 2009 live See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1950s.html Complete First Round Results 1957–59 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc December 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203204222/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1950s.html 3 December 2009 live https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1957.html 1957 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com December 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100207181854/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1957.html 7 February 2010 live http://www.apbr.org/5761drft.html 1957–1961 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research December 28, 2009 http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2586&Itemid=103 1957 NBA Draft The Draft Review December 28, 2009 Specific External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:1950s in St. Louis Category:Basketball in St. Louis Category:Organized events in St. Louis