1953 NBA Draft — All Picks & Class Grade

Round 0

0 Richard Atha New York Knicks Indiana State
0 Ernie Beck Philadelphia Warriors Pennsylvania
0 Irv Bemoras Milwaukee Hawks Illinois
0 Bill Bolger Milwaukee Hawks Georgetown
0 Walter Dukes New York Knicks Seton Hall
0 Gene Dyker Milwaukee Hawks DePaul
0 Ron Feiereisel Minneapolis Lakers DePaul
0 Jack George 1× Champion Philadelphia Warriors La Salle
0 Bill Kenville 1× Champion Syracuse Nationals St. Bonaventure
0 Dick Knostman Syracuse Nationals Kansas State
0 Paul Nolen Baltimore Bullets Texas Tech
0 Bob Peterson Baltimore Bullets Oregon
0 Connie Rea Baltimore Bullets Centenary (LA)
0 Frank Reddout Rochester Royals Syracuse
0 Joe Smyth New York Knicks Niagara
0 Norm Swanson Rochester Royals Detroit Mercy
0 Ken Sears 2× All-Star Rochester Royals Santa Clara
0 Delmer Diercks New York Knicks Iowa State
0 Forrest Hamilton New York Knicks Missouri State
0 Bob Matheny New York Knicks California
0 Larry O'Connor New York Knicks Canisius
0 Richard Prater New York Knicks Kentucky
0 Allan Schutts New York Knicks Springfield
0 Jack Carby Baltimore Bullets Kansas State
0 Bob Emmercik Baltimore Bullets Clarion
0 Russ Johnson Baltimore Bullets
0 Bob Kraback Baltimore Bullets
0 Dennis Murphy Baltimore Bullets Georgetown
0 Joe Piorkowski Baltimore Bullets
0 Bill Schyman Baltimore Bullets DePaul
0 Herman Sledzik Baltimore Bullets Penn State
0 Bob Speight Baltimore Bullets North Carolina State
0 Don Stemmerich Baltimore Bullets
0 Elmer Tolson Baltimore Bullets Eastern Kentucky
0 Edward Walsh Baltimore Bullets
0 Jim Bingham Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Eastern Kentucky
0 Mike Bodnar Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons St. Bonaventure
0 Jim Bredar Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Illinois
0 George Glasgow Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Fairleigh Dickinson
0 William Hagan Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Siena
0 Dean Kelley Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Kansas
0 Norb Lewinski Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Notre Dame
0 Dick White Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Eastern Kentucky
0 Doug Atkins Minneapolis Lakers Tennessee
0 Hank Budde Minneapolis Lakers Xavier
0 Bill Chambers Minneapolis Lakers William & Mary
0 Harold Christensen Minneapolis Lakers Brigham Young
0 Ken Flowers Minneapolis Lakers Southern California
0 Bob Gelle Minneapolis Lakers Minnesota
0 Bob Gussner Minneapolis Lakers Hamline
0 Walt Kearns Minneapolis Lakers Arkansas
0 Hartly Kruger Minneapolis Lakers Idaho
0 Roger Kuss Minneapolis Lakers Wisconsin-River Falls
0 Zippy Morocco Minneapolis Lakers Georgia
0 Lloyd Olmstead Minneapolis Lakers Cornell College
0 Joe Richey Minneapolis Lakers Brigham Young
0 Pete Silas Minneapolis Lakers Georgia Tech
0 Lloyd Thorgaard Minneapolis Lakers Hamline
0 Chuck Wolfe Minneapolis Lakers North Dakota
0 Will Bales Rochester Royals Eastern Kentucky
0 Hugh Beins Rochester Royals Georgetown
0 Bill Edwards Rochester Royals St. Bonaventure
0 Jim Gerber Rochester Royals Bowling Green
0 Bob Goss Rochester Royals North Carolina State
0 Dick Gross Rochester Royals Wheaton (IL)
0 Ed Kohl Rochester Royals Regis (CO)
0 John Kurz Rochester Royals Loyola-Marymount
0 Gene Lambert Rochester Royals Arkansas
0 Nick Maguire Rochester Royals Villanova
0 Jim Scottie Rochester Royals West Virginia
0 Kendall Sheets Rochester Royals Oklahoma State
0 Tex Silverman Rochester Royals George Washington
0 Paul Smaagard Rochester Royals Hamline
0 Will Walls Rochester Royals Miami (FL)
0 Al Bailey Syracuse Nationals Duquesne
0 Garrett Beshear Syracuse Nationals Murray State
0 Glen Dille Syracuse Nationals Tulsa
0 Joe Hughes Syracuse Nationals Denver
0 Bill Jenkins Syracuse Nationals Le Moyne
0 Andy McGowan Syracuse Nationals Manhattan
0 Gerald Nappy Syracuse Nationals Georgetown
0 Warren Shackelford Syracuse Nationals Tulsa
0 Paul Brandt Milwaukee Hawks Columbia
0 Joe Cipriano Milwaukee Hawks Washington
0 Eddie O'Brien Milwaukee Hawks Seattle
0 John O'Brien Milwaukee Hawks Seattle
0 Bob Rousey Milwaukee Hawks Kansas State
0 Darrell Tucker Milwaukee Hawks Utah State
0 Bill Hull Syracuse Nationals Utah State

Round 1

1 Ray Felix 1× All-Star Baltimore Bullets Long Island-Brooklyn
2 Bob Houbregs Milwaukee Hawks Washington
3 Jack Molinas Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Columbia
4 Richie Regan 1× All-Star Rochester Royals Seton Hall
5 Frank Ramsey Boston Celtics Kentucky
6 Jim Neal Syracuse Nationals Wofford
7 Jim Fritsche Minneapolis Lakers Hamline

Round 2

0 Donald Ackerman New York Knicks Long Island-Brooklyn
0 Larry Hennessy 1× Champion Philadelphia Warriors Villanova
0 Chet Noe Boston Celtics Oregon

Round 3

0 Norm Grekin Philadelphia Warriors La Salle
0 Cliff Hagan 1× Champion Boston Celtics Kentucky
0 Neil Gordon New York Knicks Furman

Round 4

0 Earle Markey Boston Celtics Holy Cross
0 Thomas Bishop New York Knicks Southern Mississippi
0 Fred Ihle Philadelphia Warriors La Salle

Round 5

0 Bob Santini New York Knicks Iona
0 Eddie Solomon Philadelphia Warriors West Virginia Tech
0 Joe Holup Boston Celtics George Washington

Round 6

0 Vernon Stokes Boston Celtics St. Francis Brooklyn
0 Don Eby Philadelphia Warriors Southern California

Round 7

0 Lou Tsioropoulos Boston Celtics Kentucky
0 Bob Marske Philadelphia Warriors

Round 8

0 Ted Lallier Boston Celtics Colby
0 Bill Dodd Philadelphia Warriors Colgate

Round 9

0 Lewis Gilcrease Boston Celtics Texas State
0 Bob Sassone Philadelphia Warriors St. Bonaventure

Round 10

0 Tom Lillis Boston Celtics Saint Louis
0 Toar Hester Philadelphia Warriors Centenary (LA)

Round 11

0 Gil Reich Boston Celtics Kansas
0 John Doogan Philadelphia Warriors Saint Joseph's

Round 12

0 Jim Doherty Boston Celtics Whitworth
0 Charles Duffley Philadelphia Warriors St. Anselm