1953 NBA draft


The 1953 NBA draft was the seventh annual draft of the National Basketball Association. 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

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. 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.

Key

Draft

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamCollege
316FUnited StatesPhiladelphia WarriorsLa Salle
317FUnited StatesBaltimore BulletsOregon
318G/FUnited StatesMilwaukee HawksIllinois
320FUnited StatesRochester RoyalsSyracuse
321^G/FUnited StatesBoston CelticsKentucky
322G/FUnited StatesSyracuse NationalsSt. Bonaventure
535CUnited StatesBaltimore BulletsTexas Tech
536FUnited StatesMilwaukee HawksDePaul
541FUnited StatesNew York KnicksIona
650GUnited StatesNew York KnicksIndiana State
757FUnited StatesBoston CelticsKentucky
863G/FUnited StatesBaltimore BulletsCentenary
977FUnited StatesNew York KnicksNiagara
1189FUnited StatesMilwaukee HawksGeorgetown
13102*GUnited StatesPhiladelphia WarriorsLa Salle
14108+FUnited StatesRochester RoyalsSanta Clara