Official NBA Draft History

1957 NBA Draft

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

Source date: Unknown

Draft date: Unknown

COMPLETE coverage

85 verified selections of 85 expected from the source. 85 player identities are not yet linked to a public profile. 58 team identities are unresolved; the source label is shown.

Round 1

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 1Round 1, pick 1
R Rod Hundley
Cincinnati Royals West Virginia —
No. 2Round 1, pick 2
C Charlie Tyra
Detroit Pistons Louisville —
No. 3Round 1, pick 3
J Jim Krebs
Minneapolis Lakers Southern Methodist —
No. 4Round 1, pick 4
W Win Wilfong
St. Louis Hawks Memphis —
No. 5Round 1, pick 5
B Brendan McCann
New York Knicks St. Bonaventure —
No. 6Round 1, pick 6
L Lennie Rosenbluth
Philadelphia Warriors North Carolina —
No. 7Round 1, pick 7
G George H. Bon Salle
Syracuse Nationals Illinois —
No. 8Round 1, pick 8
S Sam Jones
Boston Celtics North Carolina Central —

Round 2

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 9Round 2, pick 1
D Dick Duckett
Cincinnati Royals St. John's (NY) —
No. 10Round 2, pick 2
B Bob McCoy
Detroit Pistons Grambling —
No. 11Round 2, pick 3
H Harvey Schmidt
Minneapolis Lakers Illinois —
No. 12Round 2, pick 4
J Jim Palmer
St. Louis Hawks Dayton —
No. 13Round 2, pick 5
L Larry Friend
New York Knicks California —
No. 14Round 2, pick 6
J Jack Sullivan
Philadelphia Warriors Mount St. Mary's —
No. 15Round 2, pick 7
J Jim Morgan
Syracuse Nationals Louisville —
No. 16Round 2, pick 8
D Dick O'Neal
Boston Celtics Texas Christian —

Round 3

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 17Round 3, pick 1
J Jerry Paulson
Cincinnati Royals Manhattan —
No. 18Round 3, pick 2
B Bill Ebben
Detroit Pistons Detroit Mercy —
No. 19Round 3, pick 3
J Jim Spivey
Minneapolis Lakers Southeastern Oklahoma State —
No. 20Round 3, pick 4
J John Smyth
St. Louis Hawks Notre Dame —
No. 21Round 3, pick 5
G Gary Clark
New York Knicks Syracuse —
No. 22Round 3, pick 6
A Angelo Lombardo
Philadelphia Warriors Manhattan —
No. 23Round 3, pick 7
V Vince Cohen
Syracuse Nationals Syracuse —
No. 24Round 3, pick 8
C Chuck Schramm
Boston Celtics Western Illinois —

Round 4

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 25Round 4, pick 1
J Jed Dormeyer
Cincinnati Royals Minnesota —
No. 26Round 4, pick 2
K Kurt Englebert
Detroit Pistons Saint Joseph's —
No. 27Round 4, pick 3
G George Brown
Minneapolis Lakers Wayne State (MI) —
No. 28Round 4, pick 4
H Hank Nowak
St. Louis Hawks Canisius —
No. 29Round 4, pick 5
R Rayford Wells
New York Knicks Lenoir-Rhyne —
No. 30Round 4, pick 6
R Ray Radziszewski
Philadelphia Warriors Saint Joseph's —
No. 31Round 4, pick 7
J Jerry Mallett
Syracuse Nationals Baylor —
No. 32Round 4, pick 8
J Jim Ashmore
Boston Celtics Mississippi State —

Round 5

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 33Round 5, pick 1
S Stewart Murray
Cincinnati Royals Lafayette —
No. 34Round 5, pick 2
R Ron Kramer
Detroit Pistons Michigan —
No. 35Round 5, pick 3
G Gary Thompson
Minneapolis Lakers Iowa State —
No. 36Round 5, pick 4
A Al Rochelle
St. Louis Hawks Vanderbilt —
No. 37Round 5, pick 5
L Lee Marshall
New York Knicks Washington & Lee —
No. 38Round 5, pick 6
J Jim Radcliffe
Philadelphia Warriors Lafayette —
No. 39Round 5, pick 7
F Frank Nimmo
Syracuse Nationals Cincinnati —
No. 40Round 5, pick 8
G Grady Wallace
Boston Celtics South Carolina —

Round 6

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 41Round 6, pick 1
J John Maglio
Cincinnati Royals North Carolina State —
No. 42Round 6, pick 2
W Walt Acamushko
Detroit Pistons St. Francis Brooklyn —
No. 43Round 6, pick 3
P Phil Murrell
Minneapolis Lakers Drake —
No. 44Round 6, pick 4
R Raymond Downs
St. Louis Hawks Texas —
No. 45Round 6, pick 5
J Jim Humphreys
New York Knicks Saint Michael's —
No. 46Round 6, pick 6
A Alonzo Lewis
Philadelphia Warriors La Salle —
No. 47Round 6, pick 7
L Lyndon Lee
Syracuse Nationals Oklahoma City —
No. 48Round 6, pick 8
M Maury King
Boston Celtics Kansas —

Round 7

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 49Round 7, pick 1
C Chet Forte
Cincinnati Royals Columbia —
No. 50Round 7, pick 2
C Carl Boldt
Detroit Pistons San Francisco —
No. 51Round 7, pick 3
G George Ferguson
Minneapolis Lakers Michigan —
No. 52Round 7, pick 4
M Mason Pope
St. Louis Hawks Kentucky Wesleyan —
No. 53Round 7, pick 5
M Max Jameson
Philadelphia Warriors Kentucky State —
No. 54Round 7, pick 6
D Dick Gaines
Syracuse Nationals Seton Hall —
No. 55Round 7, pick 7
D Dick Brott
Boston Celtics Denver —

Round 8

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 56Round 8, pick 1
B Bob Daniels
Cincinnati Royals Western Kentucky —
No. 57Round 8, pick 2
D Doug Bolstorff
Detroit Pistons Minnesota —
No. 58Round 8, pick 3
J John Haaven
Minneapolis Lakers North Dakota —
No. 59Round 8, pick 4
B Bill Darragh
St. Louis Hawks Louisville —
No. 60Round 8, pick 5
W Woody Sauldsberry
Philadelphia Warriors Texas Southern —
No. 61Round 8, pick 6
C Cebe Price
Syracuse Nationals Marshall —
No. 62Round 8, pick 7
B Bill Von Weyhe
Boston Celtics Rhode Island —

Round 9

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 63Round 9, pick 1
D Dick Heise
Cincinnati Royals DePaul —
No. 64Round 9, pick 2
B Bob Lazor
Detroit Pistons Pittsburgh —
No. 65Round 9, pick 3
J Jim Sutton
Minneapolis Lakers North Dakota State —
No. 66Round 9, pick 4
C Calvin Grosscup
St. Louis Hawks Tulane —
No. 67Round 9, pick 5
S Steve Hamilton
Philadelphia Warriors Morehead State —
No. 68Round 9, pick 6
J Jim Brown
Syracuse Nationals Syracuse —
No. 69Round 9, pick 7
J Joe Gibbon
Boston Celtics Mississippi —

Round 10

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 70Round 10, pick 1
M Mel Wright
Cincinnati Royals Oklahoma State —
No. 71Round 10, pick 2
G Gordon Fosness
Minneapolis Lakers Dakota Wesleyan —
No. 72Round 10, pick 3
B Bobby Mills
St. Louis Hawks Southern Methodist —
No. 73Round 10, pick 4
G Gerry Calvert
Philadelphia Warriors Kentucky —
No. 74Round 10, pick 5
J Jack Nichols
Syracuse Nationals Colgate —
No. 75Round 10, pick 6
J Jack Butcher
Boston Celtics Memphis —

Round 11

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 76Round 11, pick 1
C Cliff Hafer
Cincinnati Royals North Carolina State —
No. 77Round 11, pick 2
G Gerald Dreier
St. Louis Hawks Macalester —
No. 78Round 11, pick 3
D Dick Neal
Boston Celtics Indiana —

Round 12

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 79Round 12, pick 1
J Jim Boothe
Cincinnati Royals Xavier —
No. 80Round 12, pick 2
B Bob Seitz
St. Louis Hawks North Carolina State —
No. 81Round 12, pick 3
J Jim Weeks
Syracuse Nationals New York Tech —

Round 13

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 82Round 13, pick 1
E Ed Romanoff
St. Louis Hawks Unknown —

Round 14

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
No. 83Round 14, pick 1
L Lavelle Langston
St. Louis Hawks Northwestern State —

Selection type: Unknown

Selection Player Team School / origin Age
UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown
D Dan Tobin
Boston Celtics Florida Southern —
UnknownSelection type; round Unknown, pick Unknown
J Jerry Gibson
Philadelphia Warriors Unknown —