1954 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1954 NBA draft Basketball April 24, 1954 New York City, New York NBC NBA 9 100 13 Frank Selvy, Baltimore Bullets 2 F Bob Pettit G Richie Guerin 1953 1955 The 1954 NBA draft was the eighth annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 24, 1954, before the 1954–55 season. In this draft, nine 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 13 rounds comprising 100 players selected. Draft selections and draftee career notes Frank Selvy from Furman University was selected first overall by the Baltimore Bullets. Second pick of the draft, Bob Pettit from Louisiana State University, has 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 Pettit also won 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 Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y y Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College11 Frank Selvy+ G/F United States Baltimore Bullets Furman12 Bob Pettit^~ F/C United States Milwaukee Hawks LSU13 Gene Shue* G United States Philadelphia Warriors Maryland14 Dick Rosenthal G/F United States Fort Wayne Pistons Notre Dame15 Togo Palazzi G/F United States Boston Celtics Holy Cross16 Johnny Kerr+ F/C United States Syracuse Nationals Illinois17 Tom Marshall Tom Marshall (basketball) G/F United States Rochester Royals Western Kentucky18 Jack Turner Jack Turner (basketball, born 1930) G/F United States New York Knicks Western Kentucky19 Ed Kalafat F/C United States Minneapolis Lakers Minnesota210 Bobby Leonard G United States Baltimore Bullets Indiana211 Bob Mattick# C United States Milwaukee Hawks Oklahoma A&M212 Larry Costello* G United States Philadelphia Warriors Niagara213 Arnold Short# G United States Fort Wayne Pistons Oklahoma City214 Red Morrison F/C United States Boston Celtics Idaho215 Dick Farley Dick Farley (basketball) G/F United States Syracuse Nationals Indiana216 Boris Nachamkin F United States Rochester Royals NYU217Richie Guerin^ G United States New York Knicks Iona218 Al Bianchi G United States Minneapolis Lakers Bowling Green 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_1954.html 1954 NBA drafthttp://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1954 NBA Past Drafts - RealGM Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College324 Jim Tucker Jim Tucker (basketball) F United States Syracuse Nationals Duquesne326 Don Anielak F United States New York Knicks SW Missouri State429 Phil Martin Phil Martin (basketball) G United States Milwaukee Hawks Toledo430 Chuck Noble+ G United States Philadelphia Warriors Louisville434 Art Spoelstra C United States Rochester Royals Western Kentucky543 Bo Erias F United States Rochester Royals Niagara647 Bob Carney G United States Milwaukee Hawks Bradley652 Red Davis basketball F/C United States Rochester Royals St. John's867 Don Bielke C United States Fort Wayne Pistons Valparaíso980 Dick Garmaker* G/F United States Minneapolis Lakers Minnesota1195 Jim Paxson Jim Paxson, Sr. G/F United States Rochester Royals Dayton Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 1954 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team McCoy Ingram F United States Jackson State Dan King basketball F United States Western Kentucky Jackie Moore basketball F United States La Salle Worthy Patterson G United States UConn See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1954.html 1954 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com October 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091030205433/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1954.html 30 October 2009 live https://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=2583&Itemid=103 1954 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