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1954 NBA Draft

202 picks · 54 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1954 class

Bob Pettit

Pick #2 · 638 games · 25.6 career PPG

PickRdPlayerPositionTeamCollegeCareer GCareer PPG
1 1 Frank Selvy Guard WAS Furman University 580 10.6
1 1 Frank Selvy Guard BAL Furman 580 10.6
2 1 Bob Pettit Forward ATL LSU 638 25.6
2 1 Bob Pettit Forward ATL Louisiana State 638 25.6
3 1 Gene Shue Guard GSW Maryland 603 11.7
3 1 Gene Shue Guard GSW Maryland 603 11.7
4 1 Dick Rosenthal Forward DET Notre Dame 85 6.7
4 1 Dick Rosenthal Forward DET Notre Dame 85 6.7
5 1 Togo Palazzi Forward BOS Holy Cross 387 7.6
5 1 Togo Palazzi Forward BOS Holy Cross 387 7.6
6 1 Red Kerr — PHI Illinois — —
6 1 Johnny Kerr Center PHI Illinois — —
7 1 Tom Marshall Forward SAC Western Kentucky 206 5.4
7 1 Tom Marshall Forward SAC Western Kentucky 206 5.4
8 1 Jack Turner Guard NYK Western Kentucky 65 4.3
8 1 Jack Turner Guard NYK Western Kentucky 65 4.3
8 1 Jack Turner Guard NYK Western Kentucky 65 4.3
9 1 Ed Kalafat Center LAL Minnesota 209 7.1
9 1 Ed Kalafat Center LAL Minnesota 209 7.1
10 2 Slick Leonard — WAS Indiana — —
10 2 Bob Leonard Guard BAL Indiana — —
11 2 Bob Mattick — ATL Oklahoma State — —
11 2 Bob Mattick — ATL Oklahoma State — —
12 2 Larry Costello Point Guard GSW Niagara University 519 12.1
12 2 Larry Costello Point Guard GSW Niagara 519 12.1
13 2 Arnold Short — DET Oklahoma City University — —
13 2 Arnold Short — DET Oklahoma City — —
14 2 Red Morrison — BOS Idaho — —
14 2 Dwight Morrison — BOS Idaho — —
15 2 Dick Farley Guard PHI Indiana 211 6.5
15 2 Dick Farley Guard PHI Indiana 211 6.5
16 2 Boris Nachamkin Forward SAC NYU 6 3.3
16 2 Boris Nachamkin Forward SAC New York University 6 3.3
17 2 Richie Guerin Point Guard NYK Iona College 691 15.4
17 2 Richie Guerin Point Guard NYK Iona 691 15.4
18 2 Al Bianchi Guard LAL Bowling Green 555 8.0
18 2 Al Bianchi Guard LAL Bowling Green 555 8.0
19 3 Werner Killen — WAS Lawrence Technological University — —
19 3 Werner Killen — BAL Lawrence Tech — —
20 3 Walt Walowac — ATL Marshall — —
20 3 Walt Walowac — ATL Marshall — —
21 3 Ben Peters — GSW Benedictine College — —
21 3 Ben Peters — GSW Benedictine (KS) — —
22 3 B. H. Born — DET Kansas — —
22 3 B. H. Born — DET Kansas — —
23 3 Henry Daubenschmidt — BOS St. Francis College — —
23 3 Henry Daubenschmidt — BOS St. Francis Brooklyn — —
24 3 Jim Tucker Forward PHI Duquesne 99 4.1
24 3 Jim Tucker Forward PHI Duquesne 99 4.1
25 3 Lee Morton — SAC Cornell — —
25 3 Lee Morton — SAC Cornell — —
26 3 Don Anielak Forward NYK Missouri State 1 3.0
26 3 Don Anielak Forward NYK Missouri State 1 3.0
27 3 Don Lance — LAL Rice University — —
27 3 Don Lance — LAL Rice — —
28 4 Burt Spice — WAS Toledo — —
28 4 Burt Spice — BAL Toledo — —
29 4 Phil Martin Guard ATL Toledo 7 1.7
29 4 Phil Martin Guard ATL Toledo 7 1.7
30 4 Chuck Noble Guard GSW Louisville 310 8.8
30 4 Chuck Noble Guard GSW Louisville 310 8.8
31 4 Mel Thompson — DET NC State — —
31 4 Mel Thompson — DET North Carolina State — —
32 4 Ron Perry — BOS Holy Cross — —
32 4 Ron Perry — BOS Holy Cross — —
33 4 Don McLane — PHI Duquesne — —
33 4 Don McLane — PHI Duquesne — —
34 4 Art Spoelstra Center SAC Western Kentucky 345 7.1
34 4 Art Spoelstra Center SAC Western Kentucky 345 7.1
35 4 Don Lange — NYK United States Naval Academy — —
35 4 Don Lange — NYK Navy — —
36 4 Gene Schwinger — LAL Rice University — —
36 4 Gene Schwinger — LAL Rice — —
37 5 Lou Scott — WAS Indiana — —
37 5 Lou Scott — BAL Indiana — —
38 5 Paul Ebert — ATL Ohio State — —
38 5 Paul Ebert — ATL Ohio State — —
39 5 Rudy D'Emilio — GSW Duke — —
39 5 Rudy D'Emilio — GSW Duke — —
40 5 Dutch Burch — DET Pitt — —
40 5 Dutch Burch — DET Pittsburgh — —
41 5 Troy Burrus — BOS West Texas A&M University — —
41 5 Troy Burris — BOS West Texas A&M — —
42 5 Tom Pottenburgh — PHI Siena College — —
42 5 Paul Pottenburgh — PHI Siena — —
43 5 Bo Erias Forward SAC Niagara University 18 8.2
43 5 Bo Erias Forward SAC Niagara 18 8.2
44 5 Jesse Prisock — NYK Kansas State — —
44 5 Jesse Priscock — NYK Kansas State — —
45 5 Buzz Bennett — LAL Minnesota — —
45 5 Buzz Bennett — LAL Minnesota — —
46 6 Bob Heim — WAS Xavier — —
46 6 Bob Heim — BAL Xavier — —
47 6 Bob Carney Center ATL Bradley 19 3.6
47 6 Bob Carney Center ATL Bradley 19 3.6
48 6 Len Winogard — GSW Brandeis University — —
48 6 Len Winogard — GSW Brandeis — —
49 6 Charles Kraak — DET Indiana — —
49 6 Charles Kraak — DET Indiana — —
50 6 Otto Kriegshauser — BOS Washington University in Saint Louis — —
50 6 Otto Krieghauser — BOS Washington (MO) — —
51 6 Norman Pott — PHI Wheaton College — —
51 6 Norman Pott — PHI Wheaton (IL) — —
52 6 Red Davis — SAC St. John's — —
52 6 James Davis Center SAC St. John's (NY) — —
53 6 Ron Rivers — NYK Wyoming — —
53 6 Ron Rivers — NYK Wyoming — —
54 6 Nick Revon — LAL Southern Miss — —
54 6 Nick Revon — LAL Southern Mississippi — —
55 7 Joe Pehanick — WAS Seattle University — —
55 7 Joe Pehanick — BAL Seattle — —
56 7 Allen Kelley — ATL Kansas — —
56 7 Alan Kelley — ATL Kansas — —
57 7 Bob Brady — GSW San Diego State — —
57 7 Bob Brady — GSW San Diego State — —
58 7 Bernie Janicki — DET Duke — —
58 7 Bernie Janicki — DET Duke — —
59 7 Dick Estergard — BOS Bradley — —
59 7 Paul Estergaard — BOS Bradley — —
60 7 Gus Lovett — PHI Franklin & Marshall College — —
60 7 Gus Levett — PHI Franklin & Marshall — —
61 7 Bill Hull — SAC Utah State University — —
61 7 Bill Hull — SAC Utah State — —
62 7 Solly Walker — NYK St. John's — —
62 7 Solly Walker — NYK St. John's (NY) — —
63 7 Dan Finch — LAL Vanderbilt — —
63 7 Dan Finch — LAL Vanderbilt — —
64 8 Harry Brooks — WAS Seton Hall — —
64 8 Harry Brooks — BAL Seton Hall — —
65 8 Dick Nunneley — ATL Tulsa — —
65 8 Dick Nunneley — ATL Tulsa — —
66 8 Bob Hodges — GSW East Carolina University — —
66 8 Bob Hodges — GSW East Carolina — —
67 8 Don Bielke Center DET Valparaiso 7 2.0
67 8 Don Bielke Center DET Valparaiso 7 2.0
68 8 Jim Young — BOS Santa Clara — —
68 8 Jim Young — BOS Santa Clara — —
69 8 Mel Besdin — PHI Syracuse — —
69 8 Mel Besdin — PHI Syracuse — —
70 8 Paul Morrow — SAC Wisconsin — —
70 8 Paul Morrow — SAC Wisconsin — —
71 8 Cob Jarvis — NYK Mississippi State — —
71 8 Cob Jarvis — NYK Mississippi State — —
72 8 Bob Hopkins Center LAL Point Loma Nazarene 273 8.2
72 8 Bob Hopkins — LAL Point Loma Nazarene — —
73 9 Ron Goerrs — WAS Concordia Seminary — —
73 9 Ron Goerrs — BAL Concord — —
74 9 Hal Cervini — ATL Tulane — —
74 9 Hal Cervini — ATL Tulane — —
75 9 Vince Leta — GSW Lycoming College — —
75 9 Vince Leta — GSW Lycoming — —
76 9 Joel Hittleman — DET Loyola (MD) — —
76 9 Joel Hittleman — DET Loyola-Maryland — —
77 9 Fletcher Johnson — PHI Duquesne — —
77 9 Fletcher Johnson — PHI Duquesne — —
78 9 Roy Irvin — SAC USC — —
78 9 Roy Irvin — SAC Southern California — —
79 9 Henry Duckham — NYK Polytechnic University — —
79 9 Henry Duckham — NYK Polytechnic (NY) — —
80 9 Dick Garmaker Shooting Guard LAL Minnesota 420 12.7
80 9 Dick Garmaker Shooting Guard LAL Minnesota 420 12.7
81 10 Gary Shivers — WAS Houston — —
81 10 Gary Shivers — BAL Houston — —
82 10 Joe Bertrand — ATL Notre Dame — —
82 10 Joe Bertrand — ATL Notre Dame — —
83 10 Bill Sullivan — GSW Notre Dame — —
83 10 Bill Sullivan — GSW Notre Dame — —
84 10 Dean Larsen — DET BYU — —
84 10 Phil Larson — DET Brigham Young — —
85 10 Tony Daukas — BOS Boston College — —
85 10 Tony Daukas — BOS Boston College — —
86 10 Jack Davidson — PHI UCLA — —
86 10 Jack Davidson — PHI California-Los Angeles — —
87 10 Ed Parchinski — SAC Fordham — —
87 10 Ed Parchinski — SAC Fordham — —
88 10 John Clune — NYK United States Naval Academy — —
88 10 John Clune — NYK Navy — —
89 10 John Biever — LAL Northwestern — —
89 10 John Blever — LAL Northwestern — —
90 11 Elliot Karver — WAS George Washington — —
90 11 Elliott Karver — BAL George Washington — —
91 11 Jerry Domershick — ATL City College of New York — —
91 11 Jerry Domerschick — ATL City College of New York — —
92 11 Frank O'Hara — GSW La Salle — —
92 11 Frank O'Hara — GSW La Salle — —
93 11 Forrest Jackson — DET Taylor University — —
93 11 Forrest Jackson — DET Taylor (IN) — —
94 11 Bill Johnson — BOS Nebraska — —
94 11 Bill Johnson — BOS Nebraska — —
95 11 Jim Paxson Guard SAC Dayton 967 13.1
95 11 Jim Paxson Guard SAC Dayton 967 13.1
95 11 Jim Paxson Guard SAC Dayton 967 13.1
96 11 Bob Waller — NYK Oklahoma — —
96 11 Bob Walter — NYK Oklahoma — —
97 12 Ron Weisner — ATL Wisconsin — —
97 12 Ron Weisner — ATL Wisconsin — —
98 12 John Glinski — GSW SUNY Cortland — —
98 12 John Glinski — GSW — —
99 12 Charles Stickels — NYK Hastings College — —
99 12 Bill Stickel — NYK Hastings — —
100 13 John Holup — GSW George Washington — —
100 13 Joe Holup Forward GSW George Washington 245 6.5