1953 NBA draft

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox sports draft 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.[1] 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.[2]

Key

Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center

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Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
Template:HsT Template:Hs– Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors Pennsylvania
Template:HsT Template:Hs– Script error: No such module "Sort".+ C Template:Flagu New York Knicks Seton Hall
Template:HsT[3] Template:Hs– Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors Villanova
1 Template:Hs1 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ C Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Long Island
1 Template:Hs2 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ F/C Template:Flagu Milwaukee Hawks Washington
1 Template:Hs3 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ F Template:Flagu Fort Wayne Pistons Columbia
1 Template:Hs4 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ G Template:Flagu Rochester Royals Seton Hall
1 Template:Hs5 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ G/F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Kentucky
1 Template:Hs6 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Template:Flagu Syracuse Nationals Wofford
1 Template:Hs7 Script error: No such module "Sort". F/C Template:Flagu Minneapolis Lakers Hamline
2 8 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu New York Knicks (from Baltimore)[4] Manchester British-Americans (American Basketball League)
2 9 Script error: No such module "Sort".# F/C Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets (from Milwaukee)[4] NC State
2 10 Script error: No such module "Sort".# G Template:Flagu Fort Wayne Pistons Fairleigh Dickinson
2 11 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Rochester Royals Detroit
2 12 Script error: No such module "Sort".# F/C Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Oregon
2 13 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Template:Flagu Syracuse Nationals Kansas State
2 14 Script error: No such module "Sort".# F Template:Flagu New York Knicks Furman
2 15 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Minneapolis Lakers DePaul

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[5][6]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
3 16 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors La Salle
3 17 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Oregon
3 18 Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Hawks Illinois
3 20 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Rochester Royals Syracuse
3 21 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ G/F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Kentucky
3 22 Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Syracuse Nationals St. Bonaventure
5 35 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Texas Tech
5 36 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Hawks DePaul
5 41 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu New York Knicks Iona
6 50 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu New York Knicks Indiana State
7 58 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Kentucky
8 63 Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Centenary
9 77 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu New York Knicks Niagara
11 89 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Hawks Georgetown
13 102 Script error: No such module "Sort".* G Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors La Salle
14 108 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ F Template:Flagu Rochester Royals Santa Clara

Notable undrafted players

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Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
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See also


References

General

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External links

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