Most productive from the 1952 class
NBA Draft
1952 NBA Draft
Every pick from the 1952 NBA Draft — player profiles, drafting teams and career production.
115 picks
19 round 1
10 round 2
36 linked
| Pick | Player | Drafted by | NBA G | Career PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
CG
Chuck Grigsby
Dayton · Guard
|
7 | 2.3 | |
| 0 |
JI
Jim Iverson
Kansas State
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
MM
Monk Meineke
Dayton
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
ZZ
Zeke Zawoluk
St. John's
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 0 |
Eddie Miller
Syracuse · Forward
|
212 | 10.3 | |
| 0 |
JH
Jim Holstein
Cincinnati · Forward
|
225 | 3.8 | |
| 0 |
Bert Cook
Utah State University · Guard
|
37 | 3.2 | |
| 0 |
Walt Davis
Texas A&M · Center
|
386 | 4.6 | |
| 0 |
JM
Jack McMahon
St. John's · Point Guard
|
594 | 8.0 | |
| 0 |
JB
Jim Brasco
NYU · Point Guard
|
40 | 3.9 | |
| 0 |
Jim Walsh
Stanford · Forward
|
10 | 2.0 | |
| 0 |
JC
J. C. Maze
Texas State University
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BC
Bill Carlson
Fordham
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
SW
Skippy Whitaker
Kentucky
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 0 |
BW
Bobby Watson
Kentucky
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
CM
Carl McNulty
Purdue · Guard
|
1 | 2.0 | |
| 0 |
DB
Dick Bunt
NYU · Point Guard
|
52 | 3.5 | |
| 0 |
MR
Moe Radovich
Wyoming · Guard
|
4 | 3.5 | |
| 0 |
RM
Ronnie MacGilvray
St. John's · Guard
|
6 | 1.3 | |
| 0 |
Ken McBride
University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Forward
|
12 | 9.8 | |
| 0 |
Blaine Denning
Lawrence Technological University · Guard
|
1 | 5.0 | |
| 0 |
HH
Herm Hedderick
Canisius · Guard
|
5 | 0.8 | |
| 0 |
HC
Hal Cerra
Duquesne
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
GR
Gene Rhodes
Western Kentucky · Guard
|
INO
|
65 | 5.2 |
| 0 |
GM
George McLeod
TCU · Forward
|
10 | 1.2 | |
| 0 |
TA
Tom Ackerman
West Liberty State College
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
RB
Roy Belliveau
Seton Hall
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
Bob Brown
Louisville · Forward
|
82 | 10.2 | |
| 0 |
BI
Bryant Ivey
Alabama
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BD
Bud Donnelly
La Salle
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
FG
Frank Guisness
Washington
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DJ
Don Johnson
Oklahoma State
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BC
Bob Clifton
Iowa
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JH
Jay Handlan
Washington & Lee University
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 0 |
PB
Pete Brewster
Purdue
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
TB
Thomas Bishop
Southern Miss
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BG
Ben Gibson
Saint Mary's
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BC
Burr Carlson
UConn
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
LL
Leroy Leslie
Notre Dame
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JK
Jim Kennedy
Duquesne
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BP
Bob Priddy
New Mexico State · Forward
|
16 | 2.3 | |
| 0 |
JB
Jim Buchanan
Nebraska
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
LC
Leo Corkery
St. Bonaventure
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BH
Bill Harrell
Siena College
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 0 |
RJ
Roger Johnson
Arizona
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
RF
Rod Fletcher
Illinois
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DS
Dick Surhoff
Long Island University · Forward
|
58 | 3.1 | |
| 0 |
NJ
Newt Jones
La Salle
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JM
Jewell McDowell
Texas A&M
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
HM
Harry Moore
West Virginia
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BL
Bill Lea
Missouri State
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
FE
Fred Eydt
Cornell
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
LT
Lee Terrill
NC State
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JH
Jim Hoverder
Central Missouri State University
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 0 |
AN
Ab Nicholas
Wisconsin
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DH
Dick Haag
Wyoming
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JJ
Jim Julian
Missouri State
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
NK
Nick Kladis
Loyola Chicago
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
SM
Sam Miranda
Indiana
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BR
Bob Roche
Syracuse
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
MM
Mike Magula
Youngstown State University
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JM
Jules Mugnier
Spring Hill College
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JR
Jim Ramstead
Stanford
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
GS
Gordon Stauffer
Michigan State
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 0 |
DR
Dick Retherford
Baldwin-Wallace College
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DH
Don Holt
Tulane
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
PS
Paul Sullivan
Alabama
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
TB
Tom Brennan
Villanova · Small Forward
|
11 | 0.9 | |
| 0 |
JR
Jerry Romney
BYU
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DP
Don Penwell
Oklahoma City University
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JD
Jim Dilling
Holy Cross
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DT
Dale Toft
Denver
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 0 |
JS
John Snee
Clemson
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
TK
Tom Katsimpalis
Eastern Illinois University
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DS
Don Scanlon
Penn
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
RR
Ray Royce
Houston
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
AP
Art Press
McDaniel College
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
Gene Conley
Washington State · Center
|
276 | 5.8 | |
| 0 |
JT
Jim Tackett
New Mexico
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DM
Dick Means
Minnesota
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
GS
Glen Smith
Utah
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
AS
Arnold Smith
City College of New York
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
Bob Peterson
Oregon · Forward
|
111 | 4.4 | |
| 0 |
CV
Coyte Vance
Mississippi State
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
DM
Dwane Morrison
South Carolina
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BS
Ben Stewart
Villanova
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
RS
Ray Sonnenberg
Saint Louis
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BP
Bennie Purcell
Murray State
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
ER
Ed Ramirez
Centenary (LA)
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
RS
Ray Steiner
Saint Louis
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BS
Bob Schneider
Arizona
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
BW
Bob Whitmer
Florida State
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
GS
Gene Smith
Huron University
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
GS
Gene Smith
Xavier
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
HS
Homer Spain
Union University
|
— | — | |
| 0 |
JW
John Wallisa
Memphis
|
— | — | |
| 1 |
MW
Mark Workman
West Virginia · Center
|
144 | 5.0 | |
| 1 |
MW
Mark Workman
West Virginia · Center
|
144 | 5.0 | |
| 2 |
JB
Jim Baechtold
Eastern Kentucky University · Forward
|
321 | 9.7 | |
| 2 |
JB
Jim Baechtold
Eastern Kentucky · Forward
|
BAL
|
321 | 9.7 |
| 3 |
Dick Groat
Duke · Point Guard
|
26 | 11.9 | |
| 3 |
Dick Groat
Duke · Point Guard
|
26 | 11.9 | |
| 4 |
BM
Bill Mlkvy
Temple · Small Forward
|
31 | 5.8 | |
| 4 |
JD
Joe Dean
Louisiana State
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 5 |
JD
Joe Dean
LSU
|
INO
|
— | — |
| 5 |
RP
Ralph Polson
Whitworth · Forward
|
98 | 3.9 | |
| 6 |
RP
Ralph Polson
Whitworth · Forward
|
98 | 3.9 | |
| 6 |
BS
Bill Stauffer
Missouri
|
— | — | |
| 7 |
BS
Bill Stauffer
Missouri
|
— | — | |
| 7 |
BL
Bob Lochmueller
Louisville · Forward
|
62 | 3.7 | |
| 8 |
BL
Bob Lochmueller
Louisville · Forward
|
62 | 3.7 | |
| 8 |
CD
Chuck Darling
Iowa
|
— | — | |
| 9 |
CD
Chuck Darling
Iowa
|
— | — | |
| 9 |
Clyde Lovellette
Kansas · Center
|
597 | 16.2 | |
| 10 |
Clyde Lovellette
Kansas · Center
|
597 | 16.2 |
