The 1953 NBA draft was the seventh annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 24, 1953, before the 1953–54 season. In this draft, nine remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising 122 players selected.
| 1953 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | April 24, 1953 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Network(s) | NBC |
| Overview | |
| 122 total selections in 19 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| Teams | 9 |
| Territorial pick(s) | Ernie Beck, Philadelphia Warriors Walter Dukes, New York Knicks Larry Hennessy, Philadelphia Warriors[1] |
| First selection | Ray Felix, Baltimore Bullets |
| Hall of Famers | 3 |
Draft selections and draftee career notes
editRay Felix from Long Island University was selected first overall by the Baltimore Bullets and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.[2] Ernie Beck and Walter Dukes were selected before the draft as Philadelphia Warriors' and New York Knicks' territorial picks respectively. Three players from this draft, Bob Houbregs, Frank Ramsey and Cliff Hagan, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[3]
Key
edit| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Draft
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Other picks
editThe following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[5][6]
Notable undrafted players
editThese players were not selected in the 1953 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Johnson | F |  United States
|
Portland |
| Jim Mooney | F | United States
|
Villanova |
| Hal Uplinger | G | United States
|
LIU Brooklyn |
See also
editReferences
edit- General
- "1953 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
- "1952–1956 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- "1953 NBA Draft". The Draft Review. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ a b Bradley, Robert D. (2013). The basketball draft fact book: A history of professional basketball's college drafts (E-book ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press (Rowman & Littlefield). p. 30. ISBN 978-0-8108-9069-5.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ a b "1953 Draft Day Trades". The Draft Review. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "1953 NBA Draft". www.basketball-reference.com.
- ^ "NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".