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.

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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

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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