1954 NBA Draft: all the picks, trades and information.
Information about the 1954 NBA Draft, including the first and second round, all the trades and players data.
Note: Between 1947 and 1965, before the start of the draft, the teams could forfeit their first-round pick to instead use a 'territorial pick' to select a player from their immediate area. This had the intention of building strong local fan bases.
Here you have all the picks from the 1954 NBA Draft. Total selections: 100
1954 NBA Draft
Round 1
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
1. |
Frank Selvy |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Furman Univ. |
|
2. |
Bob Pettit |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Louisiana State Univ. |
|
3. |
Gene Shue |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Univ. of Maryland |
|
4. |
Dick Rosenthal |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
5. |
Togo Palazzi |
Boston Celtics |
College of the Holy Cross |
|
6. |
Red Kerr |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|
7. |
Tom Marshall |
Rochester Royals |
Western Kentucky Univ. |
|
8. |
Jack Turner |
New York Knicks |
Western Kentucky Univ. |
|
9. |
Ed Kalafat |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Minnesota |
|
Round 2
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
10. |
Slick Leonard |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Indiana Univ. |
|
11. |
Bob Mattick |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Oklahoma State Univ. |
|
12. |
Larry Costello |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Niagara Univ. |
|
13. |
Arnold Short |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Oklahoma City Univ. |
|
14. |
Red Morrison |
Boston Celtics |
Univ. of Idaho |
|
15. |
Dick Farley |
Syracuse Nationals |
Indiana Univ. |
|
16. |
Boris Nachamkin |
Rochester Royals |
New York Univ. |
|
17. |
Richie Guerin |
New York Knicks |
Iona College |
|
18. |
Al Bianchi |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Bowling Green State Univ. |
|
Round 3
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
19. |
Werner Killen |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Lawrence Univ. |
|
20. |
Walt Walowac |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Marshall Univ. |
|
21. |
Ben Peters |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Benedictine College |
|
22. |
B.H. Born |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Univ. of Kansas |
|
23. |
Henry Daubenschmidt |
Boston Celtics |
St. Francis College |
|
24. |
Jim Tucker |
Syracuse Nationals |
Duquesne Univ. |
|
25. |
Lee Morton |
Rochester Royals |
Cornell Univ. |
|
26. |
Don Anielak |
New York Knicks |
Missouri State Univ. |
|
27. |
Don Lance |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Rice Univ. |
|
Round 4
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
28. |
Burt Spice |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Toledo |
|
29. |
Phil Martin |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Univ. of Toledo |
|
30. |
Chuck Noble |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Univ. of Louisville |
|
31. |
Mel Thompson |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
North Carolina State Univ. |
|
32. |
Ron Perry |
Boston Celtics |
College of the Holy Cross |
|
33. |
Don McLane |
Syracuse Nationals |
Duquesne Univ. |
|
34. |
Art Spoelstra |
Rochester Royals |
Western Kentucky Univ. |
|
35. |
Don Lange |
New York Knicks |
United States Naval Academy |
|
36. |
Gene Schwinger |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Rice Univ. |
|
Round 5
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
37. |
Lou Scott |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Indiana Univ. |
|
38. |
Paul Ebert |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Ohio State Univ. |
|
39. |
Rudy D'Emilio |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Duke Univ. |
|
40. |
Dutch Burch |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Univ. of Pittsburgh |
|
41. |
Troy Burris |
Boston Celtics |
West Texas A&M Univ. |
|
42. |
Paul Pottenburgh |
Syracuse Nationals |
Siena College |
|
43. |
Bo Erias |
Rochester Royals |
Niagara Univ. |
|
44. |
Jesse Priscock |
New York Knicks |
Kansas State Univ. |
|
45. |
Buzz Bennett |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Minnesota |
|
Round 6
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
46. |
Bob Heim |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Xavier Univ. |
|
47. |
Bob Carney |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Bradley Univ. |
|
48. |
Len Winogard |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Brandeis Univ. |
|
49. |
Charles Kraak |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Indiana Univ. |
|
50. |
Otto Krieghauser |
Boston Celtics |
Washington Univ. in Saint Louis |
|
51. |
Norman Pott |
Syracuse Nationals |
Wheaton College |
|
52. |
Red Davis |
Rochester Royals |
St. John's Univ. |
|
53. |
Ron Rivers |
New York Knicks |
Univ. of Wyoming |
|
54. |
Nick Revon |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Southern Mississippi |
|
Round 7
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
55. |
Joe Pehanick |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Seattle Univ. |
|
56. |
Alan Kelley |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Univ. of Kansas |
|
57. |
Bob Brady |
Philadelphia Warriors |
San Diego State Univ. |
|
58. |
Bernie Janicki |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Duke Univ. |
|
59. |
Paul Estergaard |
Boston Celtics |
Bradley Univ. |
|
60. |
Gus Levett |
Syracuse Nationals |
Franklin & Marshall College |
|
61. |
Bill Hull |
Rochester Royals |
Utah State Univ. |
|
62. |
Solly Walker |
New York Knicks |
St. John's Univ. |
|
63. |
Dan Finch |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Vanderbilt Univ. |
|
Round 8
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
64. |
Harry Brooks |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Seton Hall Univ. |
|
65. |
Dick Nunneley |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Univ. of Tulsa |
|
66. |
Bob Hodges |
Philadelphia Warriors |
East Carolina Univ. |
|
67. |
Don Bielke |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Valparaiso Univ. |
|
68. |
Jim Young |
Boston Celtics |
Santa Clara Univ. |
|
69. |
Mel Besdin |
Syracuse Nationals |
Syracuse Univ. |
|
70. |
Paul Morrow |
Rochester Royals |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
|
71. |
Cob Jarvis |
New York Knicks |
Mississippi State Univ. |
|
72. |
Bob Hopkins |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Point Loma Nazarene Univ. |
|
Round 9
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
73. |
Ron Goerrs |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Concord Univ. |
|
74. |
Hal Cervini |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Tulane Univ. |
|
75. |
Vince Leta |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Lycoming College |
|
76. |
Joel Hittleman |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Loyola College in Maryland |
|
77. |
Fletcher Johnson |
Syracuse Nationals |
Duquesne Univ. |
|
78. |
Roy Irvin |
Rochester Royals |
Univ. of Southern California |
|
79. |
Henry Duckham |
New York Knicks |
Polytechnic Univ. |
|
80. |
Dick Garmaker |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Univ. of Minnesota |
|
Round 10
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
81. |
Gary Shivers |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
Univ. of Houston |
|
82. |
Joe Bertrand |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
83. |
Bill Sullivan |
Philadelphia Warriors |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
|
84. |
Phil Larson |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Brigham Young Univ. |
|
85. |
Tony Daukas |
Boston Celtics |
Boston College |
|
86. |
Jack Davidson |
Syracuse Nationals |
Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
|
87. |
Ed Parchinski |
Rochester Royals |
Fordham Univ. |
|
88. |
John Clune |
New York Knicks |
United States Naval Academy |
|
89. |
John Blever |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Northwestern Univ. |
|
Round 11
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
90. |
Elliot Karver |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) |
George Washington Univ. |
|
91. |
Jerry Domerschick |
Milwaukee Hawks |
City College of New York |
|
92. |
Frank O'Hara |
Philadelphia Warriors |
La Salle Univ. |
|
93. |
Forrest Jackson |
Fort Wayne Pistons |
Taylor Univ. |
|
94. |
Bill Johnson |
Boston Celtics |
Univ. of Nebraska |
|
95. |
Jim Paxson |
Rochester Royals |
Univ. of Dayton |
|
96. |
Bob Walter |
New York Knicks |
Univ. of Oklahoma |
|
Round 12
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
97. |
Ron Weisner |
Milwaukee Hawks |
Univ. of Wisconsin |
|
98. |
John Glinski |
Philadelphia Warriors |
- |
|
99. |
Bill Stickel |
New York Knicks |
Hastings College |
|
Round 13
Pick |
Player |
NBA Team |
From (College) |
Pick Details |
100. |
Joe Holup |
Philadelphia Warriors |
George Washington Univ. |
|
Total picks: 100