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1953 NBA draft

{{short description|Basketball player selection}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1953 NBA draft

| image =

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| sport = Basketball

| date = April 24, 1953

| location = Boston, Massachusetts

| network =NBC

| league = NBA

| teams =9

| overall = 122

| rounds = 19

| first = Ray Felix, Baltimore Bullets

| territorial = Ernie Beck, Philadelphia Warriors
Walter Dukes, New York Knicks
Larry Hennessy, Philadelphia Warriors{{cite book|last=Bradley|first=Robert D.|title=The basketball draft fact book: A history of professional basketball's college drafts|date=2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press (Rowman & Littlefield)|location=Lanham, Maryland|isbn=978-0-8108-9069-5|page=30|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0810890690|edition=E-book}}

| hofnum = {{Collapsible list

| title = 3

|1 = F Bob Houbregs

|2 = G Frank Ramsey

|3 = G Cliff Hagan}}

| prev = 1952

| next = 1954

}}

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.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Ray 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html|title=Rookie of the Year|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=October 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329231204/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html|archive-date=March 29, 2010|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html|title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=October 28, 2009}}

Key

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{{NBA Draft legend|1=y|2=y|3=y|5=y}}

Draft

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! width="1%"| Round

! width="1%"| Pick

! width="19%"| Player

! width="1%"| Position

! width="16%"| Nationality

! width="35%"| Team

! width="20%"| College

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| align=center|{{hs|00}}–

| {{sortname|Ernie|Beck}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| Pennsylvania

align=center|{{hs|0}}T

| align=center|{{hs|00}}–

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Walter|Dukes}}+

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| New York Knicks

| Seton Hall

align=center|{{hs|0}}T

| align=center|{{hs|00}}–

| {{sortname|Larry|Hennessy}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| Villanova

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}1

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Ray|Felix}}+

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Long Island

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}2

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bob|Houbregs}}^

| F/C

| {{flagu|Canada|1921}}

| Milwaukee Hawks

| Washington

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}3

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Jack|Molinas}}+

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| Columbia

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}4

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Richie|Regan}}+

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Rochester Royals

| Seton Hall

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}5

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Frank|Ramsey|Frank Ramsey (basketball)}}^

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Boston Celtics

| Kentucky

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}6

| {{sortname|Jim|Neal|Jim Neal (basketball)}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Syracuse Nationals

| Wofford

align=center|1

| align=center|{{hs|0}}7

| {{sortname|Jim|Fritsche}}

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| Hamline

align=center|2

| align=center|8

| {{sortname|Don|Ackerman}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| New York Knicks (from Baltimore){{cite web|url=http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3107&Itemid=123|title=1953 Draft Day Trades|publisher=The Draft Review|access-date=October 30, 2009}}

| Manchester British-Americans (American Basketball League)

align=center|2

| align=center|9

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bobby|Speight}}#

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Baltimore Bullets (from Milwaukee)

| NC State

align=center|2

| align=center|10

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|George|Glasgow}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| Fairleigh Dickinson

align=center|2

| align=center|11

| {{sortname|Norm|Swanson}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Rochester Royals

| Detroit

align=center|2

| align=center|12

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Chet|Noe}}#

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Boston Celtics

| Oregon

align=center|2

| align=center|13

| {{sortname|Dick|Knostman}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Syracuse Nationals

| Kansas State

align=center|2

| align=center|14

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Nield|Gordon}}#

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| New York Knicks

| Furman

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| align=center|15

| {{sortname|Ron|Feiereisel}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| DePaul

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.{{cite web| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1953.html| title = 1953 NBA Draft |website=www.basketball-reference.com}}{{cite web| url = http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1953| title = NBA Past Drafts - RealGM}}

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! width="1%"| Round

! width="1%"| Pick

! width="19%"| Player

! width="1%"| Position

! width="16%"| Nationality

! width="35%"| Team

! width="20%"| College

align=center|3

| align=center|16

| {{sortname|Norm|Grekin}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| La Salle

align=center|3

| align=center|17

| {{sortname|Bob|Peterson|Bob Peterson (basketball)}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Oregon

align=center|3

| align=center|18

| {{sortname|Irv|Bemoras}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Milwaukee Hawks

| Illinois

align=center|3

| align=center|20

| {{sortname|Frank|Reddout}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Rochester Royals

| Syracuse

align=center|3

| align=center|21

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Cliff|Hagan}}^

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Boston Celtics

| Kentucky

align=center|3

| align=center|22

| {{sortname|Billy|Kenville|Bill Kenville}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Syracuse Nationals

| St. Bonaventure

align=center|5

| align=center|35

| {{sortname|Paul|Nolen}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Texas Tech

align=center|5

| align=center|36

| {{sortname|Gene|Dyker}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Milwaukee Hawks

| DePaul

align=center|5

| align=center|41

| {{sortname|Bob|Santini}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| New York Knicks

| Iona

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| align=center|50

| {{sortname|Richard|Atha}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| New York Knicks

| Indiana State

align=center|7

| align=center|58

| {{sortname|Lou|Tsioropoulos}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Boston Celtics

| Kentucky

align=center|8

| align=center|63

| {{sortname|Connie|Rea}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Centenary

align=center|9

| align=center|77

| {{sortname|Joe|Smyth|dab=basketball}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| New York Knicks

| Niagara

align=center|11

| align=center|89

| {{sortname|Bill|Bolger}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Milwaukee Hawks

| Georgetown

align=center|13

| align=center|102

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Jack|George}}*

| G

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| La Salle

align=center|14

| align=center|108

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Ken|Sears}}+

| F

| {{flagu|United States|1912}}

| Rochester Royals

| Santa Clara

Notable undrafted players

{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}

These players were not selected in the 1953 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

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| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland

{{sortname|Jim|Mooney|dab=basketball}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Villanova

{{sortname|Hal|Uplinger}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| LIU Brooklyn

See also

References

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  • {{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1953.html|title=1953 NBA Draft|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=October 19, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091029022222/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1953.html| archive-date= 29 October 2009 | url-status= live}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/5256drft.html|title=1952–1956 NBA Drafts|publisher=The Association for Professional Basketball Research|access-date=September 26, 2009}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2582&Itemid=103|title=1953 NBA Draft|publisher=The Draft Review|access-date=October 30, 2009}}

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External links

  • [http://www.nba.com/ NBA.com]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090315112610/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_index.html NBA.com: NBA Draft History]

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