NBA Draft 1953

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Early draft records are incomplete, so until 1956 players are listed in the order in which they were selected by each team.

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Baltimore Bullets

Player School
Ray Felix Long Island
Bob Speight North Carolina State
Bob Peterson Oregon
Bill Schyman DePaul
Paul Nolen Texas Tech
Elmer Tolson Eastern Kentucky
Herman Sledzik Penn State
Connie Rea Centenary
Dennis Murphy Georgetown
Jack Carby Kansas State
Bob Emmerick Clarion State (PA)
Russ Johnson None
Don Stemmerich None
Bob Kraback None
Joe Piorkowski None
Edward Walsh None

Boston Celtics

Player School
Frank Ramsey Kentucky
Chet Noe Oregon
Cliff Hagan Kentucky
Earle Markey Holy Cross
John Holup George Washington
Vernon Stokes St. Francis (N.Y.)
Lou Tsioropoulos Kentucky
Ted Lallier Colby
Lewis Gilcrease SW Texas
Tom Lillis St. Louis
Gil Reich Kansas
Jim Dogerty Whitworth

Fort Wayne Pistons

Player School
Jack Molinas Columbia
George Glasgow Fairleigh Dickinson
Jim Bredar Illinois
Jim Bingham Eastern Kentucky
Mike Bodnar St. Bonaventure
Norb Lewinski Notre Dame
William Hagan Siena
Dean Kelley Kansas
Dick White Eastern Kentucky

Milwaukee Hawks

Player School
Bob Houbregs Washington
Bill Holger Georgetown
Irv Bemoras Illinois
Gene Dyker DePaul
Joe Cipriano Washington
John O'Brien Seattle
Eddie O'Brien Seattle
Darrell Tucker Utah State
Paul Brandt Columbia
Bob Rousey Kansas State

Minneapolis Lakers

Player School
Jim Fritsche Hamline
Ron Feiereisel DePaul
Hartly Kruger Idaho
Ken Flowers USC
Zippy Morroco Georgia
Pete Silas Georgia Tech
Lloyd Olmstead Cornell (Iowa)
Joe Richey Brigham Young
Hank Buddle Xavier (Ohio)
Walt Kearns Arkansas
Bill Chambers William & Mary
Harold Christensen Brigham Young
Bob Gelle Minnesota
Lloyd Thorgrand Hamline
Bob Gussmer Hamline
Chuck Wolfe North Dakota
Doug Atkins Tennessee
Roger Kuss River Falls State

New York Knicks

Player School
Walter Dukes Seton Hall
Buddy Ackerman Long Island
Neil Gordon Furman
Joe Smyth Niagara
Allan Schutts Springfield
Richard Atha Indiana State
Forrest Hamilton SW Missouri State
Robert Santini Iona
Thomas Bishop Mississippi Southern
Richard Prater Kentucky
Bob Matheny California
Larry O'Connor Canisius
Delmer Diercks Iowa State

Philadelphia Warriors

Player School
Ernie Beck Penn
Larry Hennessy Villanova
Norm Grekin La Salle
Fred Ihle La Salle
Eddie Solomon West Virginia Tech
Don Eby USC
Bob Marske South Dakota
Bill Dodd Colgate
Bob Sassone St. Bonaventure
Toar Hester Centenary
John Doogan St. Joseph’s (Pa.)
Charles Duffley St. Anselm’s

Rochester Royals

Player School
Richie Regan Seton Hall
Norman Swanson Detroit
Frank Reddout Syracuse
Will Walls Miami (Ohio)
Hugh Beins Georgetown
Kendall Sheets Oklahoma A&M
Jim Scottile West Virginia
Dick Gross Wheaton
Jim Gerber Bowling Green
Will Bales Eastern Kentucky
Bill Edwards St. Bonaventure
Bob Goss North Carolina State
Paul Smaagard Hamline
Ken Sears Santa Clara
John Kurtz Loyola (Cal.)
Ed Kohl Regis
Gene Lambert Jr. Arkansas
Nick McGuire None
Tex Silverman None

Syracuse Nationals

Player School
James Neal Wofford
Dick Knostman Kansas State
Bill Kenville St. Bonaventure
Andy McGowan Manhattan
Warren Shackleford Tulsa
Bill Jenkins LeMoyne
Bill Hull Utah State
Joe Hughes Denver
Gerald NappyGeorgetown
Al Bailey Duquesne
Glen Dille Tulsa
Garrett Beshear Murray State
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