1956 NBA Draft

Every pick from the 1956 NBA Draft, player profiles, drafting teams and career production.

100 picks 16 round 1 8 round 2 37 linked

Most productive from the 1956 class

Elgin Baylor

Pick #91 653 career games 25.9 PPG Drafted by LAL

Pick	Player	Drafted by	NBA G	Career PPG
1	SG Si Green Duquesne · Guard	SAC	403	8.5
1	SG Si Green Duquesne · Guard	SAC	403	8.5
2	Bill Russell San Francisco · Center	ATL	728	14.7
2	Bill Russell San Francisco · Center	ATL	728	14.7
3	Jim Paxson Dayton · Guard	LAL	967	13.1
3	Jim Paxson Dayton · Guard	LAL	967	13.1
3	Jim Paxson Dayton · Guard	LAL	967	13.1
4	Ron Shavlik NC State · Forward	NYK	8	1.2
4	Ron Shavlik North Carolina State · Forward	NYK	8	1.2
5	JH Joe Holup George Washington · Forward	PHI	245	6.5
5	JH Joe Holup George Washington · Forward	PHI	245	6.5
6	Tom Heinsohn Holy Cross · Small Forward	BOS	501	17.7
6	RS Ron Sobie DePaul · Guard	DET	208	8.3
7	RS Ron Sobie DePaul · Guard	DET	208	8.3
7	HL Hal Lear Temple · Point Guard	GSW	3	1.3
8	HL Hal Lear Temple · Point Guard	GSW	3	1.3
9	Bob Burrow Kentucky · Center	SAC	81	5.6
10	Willie Naulls UCLA · Center	ATL	703	13.1
11	TR Terry Rand Marquette	LAL	,	,
12	Gary Bergen Utah · Center	NYK	6	1.3
13	PJ Paul Judson Illinois	PHI	,	,
14	K.C. Jones San Francisco · Guard	BOS	440	7.3
15	BK Bob Kessler Maryland	DET	,	,
16	PR Phil Rollins Louisville · Guard	GSW	160	5.3
17	Dave Piontek Xavier · Forward	SAC	416	8.1
18	DF Darrell Floyd Furman University	ATL	,	,
19	Jerry Bird Kentucky · Forward	LAL	11	2.3
20	JH Jerry Harper Alabama	NYK	,	,
21	Forest Able Western Kentucky · Guard	PHI	1	0.0
22	GL George Linn Alabama	BOS	,	,
23	BT Bill Thieben Hofstra · Forward	DET	85	4.0
24	BF Bevo Francis University of Rio Grande	GSW	,	,
25	Johnny McCarthy Canisius · Guard	SAC	222	7.9
26	RF Robin Freeman Ohio State	ATL	,	,
27	LA Lloyd Aubrey Notre Dame	LAL	,	,
28	RM Ronnie Mayer Duke	NYK	,	,
29	SH Swede Halbrook Oregon State	PHI	,	,
30	Dan Swartz Morehead State University · Forward	BOS	39	4.5
31	CS Charles Slack Marshall	DET	,	,
32	PW Phil Wheeler Cincinnati	GSW	,	,
33	BU Bill Uhl Dayton	SAC	,	,
34	Norm Stewart Missouri · Forward	ATL	5	2.0
35	BR Bill Reigel McNeese State University	LAL	,	,
36	JS Joe Sexson Purdue	NYK	,	,
37	JR Jim Ray Toledo · Guard	PHI	8	1.2
38	BL Bill Logan Iowa	BOS	,	,
39	JL Joe Liebler Holy Cross	DET	,	,
40	JB Joe Belmont Duke	GSW	,	,
41	KT Kevin Thomas Boston University	SAC	,	,
42	DP Dave Plunkett Cincinnati	ATL	,	,
43	Phil Jordon Whitworth · Center	LAL	345	10.0
44	PD Pat Dunn Utah State University · Shooting Guard	NYK	28	2.5
45	JM Jim McLaughlin Saint Louis	PHI	,	,
46	DB Don Boldebuck Houston	BOS	,	,
47	PS Paul Schlimm John Carroll University	DET	,	,
48	MW Mickey Winograd Duquesne	GSW	,	,
49	CC Carl Cain Iowa	SAC	,	,
50	JM Julius McCoy Michigan State	ATL	,	,
51	John Barber California State University, Los Angeles · Forward	LAL	99	7.2
52	JA Jack Adams Eastern Kentucky University	NYK	,	,
53	LR Les Roh Idaho State University	PHI	,	,
54	OW O'Neal Weaver Midwestern State University	BOS	,	,
55	BH Bruce Harris Tennessee Technological University	DET	,	,
56	JF John Fannon Notre Dame	GSW	,	,
57	CC Clayton Carter Oklahoma State	SAC	,	,
58	MT Morris Taft UCLA	ATL	,	,
59	Sam Jones NC Central · Guard	LAL	653	17.3
60	AB Art Bunte Utah	NYK	,	,
61	CW Chester Webb Georgia Southern University	PHI	,	,
62	VM Vic Molodet NC State	BOS	,	,
63	MA Max Anderson Oregon	GSW	,	,
64	DM Dan Mannix St. Francis College	SAC	,	,
65	JR Jim Reed Texas Tech	ATL	,	,
66	JS Jim Springer Gustavus Adolphus · Center	LAL	2	0.5
67	Dick Miller Wisconsin · Forward	NYK	16	1.0
68	DJ Dick Julio University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	PHI	,	,
69	JH Jim Houston Brandeis University	BOS	,	,
70	RC Ronald Clark Springfield College	GSW	,	,
71	JM Jerry Moreman Louisville	SAC	,	,
72	HP Herschel Pedersen BYU	ATL	,	,
73	PG Phil Grawemeyer Kentucky	LAL	,	,
74	HC Howie Crittenden Murray State	NYK	,	,
75	Bob Hopkins Grambling State University · Center	PHI	273	8.2
76	TL Theophilus Lloyd Maryland	BOS	,	,
77	GC Gene Carpenter Texas Tech	SAC	,	,
78	WC Wally Choice Indiana	ATL	,	,
79	RH Robert Hodgson Wichita State	LAL	,	,
80	DM Dick Miani Miami (FL)	NYK	,	,
81	WB Willie Bergines West Virginia	PHI	,	,
82	EH Ed Huse Wyoming	ATL	,	,
83	CW Carl Widseth Tennessee	LAL	,	,
84	EP Ed Petrie Seton Hall	NYK	,	,
85	DK Dick Kenyon LeMoyne College	PHI	,	,
86	AH Arthur Helms Houston	ATL	,	,
87	JP John Patzwald Gustavus Adolphus	LAL	,	,
88	TR Toby Roybal New Mexico	NYK	,	,
89	MG Milt Graham Colgate	PHI	,	,
90	JM Junior Morgan Duke	ATL	,	,
91	Elgin Baylor Seattle University · Forward	LAL	653	25.9
92	CR Chuck Rolles Cornell	PHI	,	,