Official NBA Draft History

1954 NBA Draft

The factual class record, presented in the source's order and historical shape.

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Draft year

Draft date: Unknown

COMPLETE coverage

100 verified selections of 100 expected from the source. 100 player identities are not yet linked to a public profile. 78 team identities are unresolved; the source label is shown.

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Round 1

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 1Round 1, pick 1	F Frank Selvy	Baltimore Bullets	Furman	—
No. 2Round 1, pick 2	B Bob Pettit	Milwaukee Hawks	Louisiana State	—
No. 3Round 1, pick 3	G Gene Shue	Philadelphia Warriors	Maryland	—
No. 4Round 1, pick 4	D Dick Rosenthal	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Notre Dame	—
No. 5Round 1, pick 5	T Togo Palazzi	Boston Celtics	Holy Cross	—
No. 6Round 1, pick 6	J Johnny Kerr	Syracuse Nationals	Illinois	—
No. 7Round 1, pick 7	T Tom Marshall	Rochester Royals	Western Kentucky	—
No. 8Round 1, pick 8	J Jack Turner	New York Knicks	Western Kentucky	—
No. 9Round 1, pick 9	E Ed Kalafat	Minneapolis Lakers	Minnesota	—

Round 2

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 10Round 2, pick 1	B Bob Leonard	Baltimore Bullets	Indiana	—
No. 11Round 2, pick 2	B Bob Mattick	Milwaukee Hawks	Oklahoma State	—
No. 12Round 2, pick 3	L Larry Costello	Philadelphia Warriors	Niagara	—
No. 13Round 2, pick 4	A Arnold Short	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Oklahoma City	—
No. 14Round 2, pick 5	D Dwight Morrison	Boston Celtics	Idaho	—
No. 15Round 2, pick 6	D Dick Farley	Syracuse Nationals	Indiana	—
No. 16Round 2, pick 7	B Boris Nachamkin	Rochester Royals	New York University	—
No. 17Round 2, pick 8	R Richie Guerin	New York Knicks	Iona	—
No. 18Round 2, pick 9	A Al Bianchi	Minneapolis Lakers	Bowling Green	—

Round 3

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 19Round 3, pick 1	W Werner Killen	Baltimore Bullets	Lawrence Tech	—
No. 20Round 3, pick 2	W Walt Walowac	Milwaukee Hawks	Marshall	—
No. 21Round 3, pick 3	B Ben Peters	Philadelphia Warriors	Benedictine (KS)	—
No. 22Round 3, pick 4	B B. H. Born	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Kansas	—
No. 23Round 3, pick 5	H Henry Daubenschmidt	Boston Celtics	St. Francis Brooklyn	—
No. 24Round 3, pick 6	J Jim Tucker	Syracuse Nationals	Duquesne	—
No. 25Round 3, pick 7	L Lee Morton	Rochester Royals	Cornell	—
No. 26Round 3, pick 8	D Don Anielak	New York Knicks	Missouri State	—
No. 27Round 3, pick 9	D Don Lance	Minneapolis Lakers	Rice	—

Round 4

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 28Round 4, pick 1	B Burt Spice	Baltimore Bullets	Toledo	—
No. 29Round 4, pick 2	P Phil Martin	Milwaukee Hawks	Toledo	—
No. 30Round 4, pick 3	C Chuck Noble	Philadelphia Warriors	Louisville	—
No. 31Round 4, pick 4	M Mel Thompson	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	North Carolina State	—
No. 32Round 4, pick 5	R Ron Perry	Boston Celtics	Holy Cross	—
No. 33Round 4, pick 6	D Don McLane	Syracuse Nationals	Duquesne	—
No. 34Round 4, pick 7	A Art Spoelstra	Rochester Royals	Western Kentucky	—
No. 35Round 4, pick 8	D Don Lange	New York Knicks	Navy	—
No. 36Round 4, pick 9	G Gene Schwinger	Minneapolis Lakers	Rice	—

Round 5

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 37Round 5, pick 1	L Lou Scott	Baltimore Bullets	Indiana	—
No. 38Round 5, pick 2	P Paul Ebert	Milwaukee Hawks	Ohio State	—
No. 39Round 5, pick 3	R Rudy D'Emilio	Philadelphia Warriors	Duke	—
No. 40Round 5, pick 4	D Dutch Burch	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Pittsburgh	—
No. 41Round 5, pick 5	T Troy Burris	Boston Celtics	West Texas A&M	—
No. 42Round 5, pick 6	P Paul Pottenburgh	Syracuse Nationals	Siena	—
No. 43Round 5, pick 7	B Bo Erias	Rochester Royals	Niagara	—
No. 44Round 5, pick 8	J Jesse Priscock	New York Knicks	Kansas State	—
No. 45Round 5, pick 9	B Buzz Bennett	Minneapolis Lakers	Minnesota	—

Round 6

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 46Round 6, pick 1	B Bob Heim	Baltimore Bullets	Xavier	—
No. 47Round 6, pick 2	B Bob Carney	Milwaukee Hawks	Bradley	—
No. 48Round 6, pick 3	L Len Winogard	Philadelphia Warriors	Brandeis	—
No. 49Round 6, pick 4	C Charles Kraak	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Indiana	—
No. 50Round 6, pick 5	O Otto Krieghauser	Boston Celtics	Washington (MO)	—
No. 51Round 6, pick 6	N Norman Pott	Syracuse Nationals	Wheaton (IL)	—
No. 52Round 6, pick 7	J James Davis	Rochester Royals	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 53Round 6, pick 8	R Ron Rivers	New York Knicks	Wyoming	—
No. 54Round 6, pick 9	N Nick Revon	Minneapolis Lakers	Southern Mississippi	—

Round 7

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 55Round 7, pick 1	J Joe Pehanick	Baltimore Bullets	Seattle	—
No. 56Round 7, pick 2	A Alan Kelley	Milwaukee Hawks	Kansas	—
No. 57Round 7, pick 3	B Bob Brady	Philadelphia Warriors	San Diego State	—
No. 58Round 7, pick 4	B Bernie Janicki	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Duke	—
No. 59Round 7, pick 5	P Paul Estergaard	Boston Celtics	Bradley	—
No. 60Round 7, pick 6	G Gus Levett	Syracuse Nationals	Franklin & Marshall	—
No. 61Round 7, pick 7	B Bill Hull	Rochester Royals	Utah State	—
No. 62Round 7, pick 8	S Solly Walker	New York Knicks	St. John's (NY)	—
No. 63Round 7, pick 9	D Dan Finch	Minneapolis Lakers	Vanderbilt	—

Round 8

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 64Round 8, pick 1	H Harry Brooks	Baltimore Bullets	Seton Hall	—
No. 65Round 8, pick 2	D Dick Nunneley	Milwaukee Hawks	Tulsa	—
No. 66Round 8, pick 3	B Bob Hodges	Philadelphia Warriors	East Carolina	—
No. 67Round 8, pick 4	D Don Bielke	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Valparaiso	—
No. 68Round 8, pick 5	J Jim Young	Boston Celtics	Santa Clara	—
No. 69Round 8, pick 6	M Mel Besdin	Syracuse Nationals	Syracuse	—
No. 70Round 8, pick 7	P Paul Morrow	Rochester Royals	Wisconsin	—
No. 71Round 8, pick 8	C Cob Jarvis	New York Knicks	Mississippi State	—
No. 72Round 8, pick 9	B Bob Hopkins	Minneapolis Lakers	Point Loma Nazarene	—

Round 9

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 73Round 9, pick 1	R Ron Goerrs	Baltimore Bullets	Concord	—
No. 74Round 9, pick 2	H Hal Cervini	Milwaukee Hawks	Tulane	—
No. 75Round 9, pick 3	V Vince Leta	Philadelphia Warriors	Lycoming	—
No. 76Round 9, pick 4	J Joel Hittleman	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Loyola-Maryland	—
No. 77Round 9, pick 5	F Fletcher Johnson	Syracuse Nationals	Duquesne	—
No. 78Round 9, pick 6	R Roy Irvin	Rochester Royals	Southern California	—
No. 79Round 9, pick 7	H Henry Duckham	New York Knicks	Polytechnic (NY)	—
No. 80Round 9, pick 8	D Dick Garmaker	Minneapolis Lakers	Minnesota	—

Round 10

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 81Round 10, pick 1	G Gary Shivers	Baltimore Bullets	Houston	—
No. 82Round 10, pick 2	J Joe Bertrand	Milwaukee Hawks	Notre Dame	—
No. 83Round 10, pick 3	B Bill Sullivan	Philadelphia Warriors	Notre Dame	—
No. 84Round 10, pick 4	P Phil Larson	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Brigham Young	—
No. 85Round 10, pick 5	T Tony Daukas	Boston Celtics	Boston College	—
No. 86Round 10, pick 6	J Jack Davidson	Syracuse Nationals	California-Los Angeles	—
No. 87Round 10, pick 7	E Ed Parchinski	Rochester Royals	Fordham	—
No. 88Round 10, pick 8	J John Clune	New York Knicks	Navy	—
No. 89Round 10, pick 9	J John Blever	Minneapolis Lakers	Northwestern	—

Round 11

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 90Round 11, pick 1	E Elliott Karver	Baltimore Bullets	George Washington	—
No. 91Round 11, pick 2	J Jerry Domerschick	Milwaukee Hawks	City College of New York	—
No. 92Round 11, pick 3	F Frank O'Hara	Philadelphia Warriors	La Salle	—
No. 93Round 11, pick 4	F Forrest Jackson	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	Taylor (IN)	—
No. 94Round 11, pick 5	B Bill Johnson	Boston Celtics	Nebraska	—
No. 95Round 11, pick 6	J Jim Paxson	Rochester Royals	Dayton	—
No. 96Round 11, pick 7	B Bob Walter	New York Knicks	Oklahoma	—

Round 12

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 97Round 12, pick 1	R Ron Weisner	Milwaukee Hawks	Wisconsin	—
No. 98Round 12, pick 2	J John Glinski	Philadelphia Warriors	Unknown	—
No. 99Round 12, pick 3	B Bill Stickel	New York Knicks	Hastings	—

Round 13

Selection	Player	Team	School / origin	Age
No. 100Round 13, pick 1	J Joe Holup	Philadelphia Warriors	George Washington	—