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1954 NBA draft

{{short description|Basketball player selection}}

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

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1954 NBA draft

| image =

| caption =

| logo =

| logosize =

| sport = Basketball

| date = April 24, 1954

| location = New York City, New York

| network = NBC

| league = NBA

| teams = 8(9)

| overall = 100

| rounds = 13

| first = Frank Selvy, Baltimore Bullets

| territorial =

| hofnum = {{Collapsible list

| title = 2

|1 = F Bob Pettit

|2 = G Richie Guerin}}

| prev = 1953

| next = 1955

}}

The 1954 NBA draft was the eighth annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 24, 1954, before the 1954–55 season. In this draft, nine 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 13 rounds comprising 100 players selected.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Frank Selvy from Furman University was selected first overall by the Baltimore Bullets. Second pick of the draft, Bob Pettit from Louisiana State University, has 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}} Pettit also won 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}}

Key

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|width="50"|Pos.

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PositionGuardForwardCenter

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

Draft

class="wikitable sortable"

! width="1%"| Round

! width="1%"| Pick

! width="19%"| Player

! width="1%"| Position

! width="16%"| Nationality

! width="35%"| Team

! width="20%"| College

align=center|1

| align=center|1

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Frank|Selvy}}+

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Furman

align=center|1

| align=center|2

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

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Hawks

| LSU

align=center|1

| align=center|3

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Gene|Shue}}*

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| Maryland

align=center|1

| align=center|4

| {{sortname|Dick|Rosenthal}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| Notre Dame

align=center|1

| align=center|5

| {{sortname|Togo|Palazzi}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Holy Cross

align=center|1

| align=center|6

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Johnny|Kerr}}+

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Syracuse Nationals

| Illinois

align=center|1

| align=center|7

| {{sortname|Tom|Marshall|Tom Marshall (basketball)}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Rochester Royals

| Western Kentucky

align=center|1

| align=center|8

| {{sortname|Jack|Turner|Jack Turner (basketball, born 1930)}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| Western Kentucky

align=center|1

| align=center|9

| {{sortname|Ed|Kalafat}}

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| Minnesota

align=center|2

| align=center|10

| {{sortname|Bobby|Leonard}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Baltimore Bullets

| Indiana

align=center|2

| align=center|11

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Bob|Mattick}}#

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Hawks

| Oklahoma A&M

align=center|2

| align=center|12

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Larry|Costello}}*

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| Niagara

align=center|2

| align=center|13

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Arnold|Short}}#

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| Oklahoma City

align=center|2

| align=center|14

| {{sortname|Red|Morrison}}

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Idaho

align=center|2

| align=center|15

| {{sortname|Dick|Farley|Dick Farley (basketball)}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Syracuse Nationals

| Indiana

align=center|2

| align=center|16

| {{sortname|Boris|Nachamkin}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Rochester Royals

| NYU

align=center|2

| align=center|17

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Richie|Guerin}}^

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| Iona

align=center|2

| align=center|18

| {{sortname|Al|Bianchi}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| Bowling Green

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_1954.html|title = 1954 NBA draft}}{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/past_drafts/1954|title = NBA Past Drafts - RealGM}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! 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|24

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

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Syracuse Nationals

| Duquesne

align=center|3

| align=center|26

| {{sortname|Don|Anielak}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| SW Missouri State

align=center|4

| align=center|29

| {{sortname|Phil|Martin|Phil Martin (basketball)}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Hawks

| Toledo

align=center|4

| align=center|30

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Chuck|Noble}}+

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| Louisville

align=center|4

| align=center|34

| {{sortname|Art|Spoelstra}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Rochester Royals

| Western Kentucky

align=center|5

| align=center|43

| {{sortname|Bo|Erias}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Rochester Royals

| Niagara

align=center|6

| align=center|47

| {{sortname|Bob|Carney}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Hawks

| Bradley

align=center|6

| align=center|52

| {{sortname|Red|Davis|dab=basketball}}

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Rochester Royals

| St. John's

align=center|8

| align=center|67

| {{sortname|Don|Bielke}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Fort Wayne Pistons

| Valparaíso

align=center|9

| align=center|80

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Dick|Garmaker}}*

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Minneapolis Lakers

| Minnesota

align=center|11

| align=center|95

| {{sortname|Jim|Paxson|Jim Paxson, Sr.}}

| G/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Rochester Royals

| Dayton

align=center|13

| align=center|100

| {{sortname|Joe|Holup}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia Warriors

| George Washington

Notable undrafted players

{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}

These players were not selected in the 1954 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

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style="width:19%;"| Player

!style="width:1%;"| Pos.

!style="width:16%;"| Nationality

!style="width:20%;"| School/club team

{{sortname|McCoy|Ingram}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Jackson State

{{sortname|Dan|King|dab=basketball}}

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Western Kentucky

{{sortname|Worthy|Patterson}}

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| UConn

See also

References

;General

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  • {{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1954.html|title=1954 NBA Draft|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=October 28, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091030205433/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1954.html| archive-date= 30 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=2583&Itemid=103|title=1954 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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