1955 NBA draft

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Key

Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center

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Draft

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Jim Loscutoff, selected by the Boston Celtics.
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
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Template:HsT Template:Hs– Script error: No such module "Sort".^ G/F Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors La Salle
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1 Template:Hs2 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ F/C Template:Flagu Rochester Royals Saint Francis (PA)
1 Template:Hs3 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Oregon
1 Template:Hs4 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ F Template:Flagu New York Knicks Santa Clara
1 Template:Hs5 Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Syracuse Nationals Fordham
1 Template:Hs6 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Fort Wayne Pistons Dayton
2 Template:Hs7 Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Hawks Notre Dame
2 Template:Hs8 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ G/F Template:Flagu Rochester Royals Cincinnati
2 Template:Hs9 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors George Washington
2 10 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Wake Forest
2 11 Script error: No such module "Sort".# F Template:Flagu New York Knicks San Francisco
2 12 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Minneapolis Lakers Minnesota
2 13 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Fort Wayne Pistons Penn State
2 14 Script error: No such module "Sort".# C Template:Flagu Syracuse Nationals Indiana

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
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3 16 Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Rochester Royals Niagara
3 17 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors Villanova
3 19 Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu New York Knicks Detroit
10 76 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ G Template:Flagu Minneapolis Lakers San Francisco
12 87 Script error: No such module "Sort". F/C Template:Flagu Rochester Royals Michigan State

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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