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1957 NBA Draft

Every pick from the 1957 NBA Draft, player profiles, drafting teams and career production.

168 picks 16 round 1 16 round 2 37 linked
Most productive from the 1957 class

Sam Jones

Pick #8 653 career games 17.3 PPG Drafted by BOS
Pick Player Drafted by NBA G Career PPG
1
HR Hot Rod Hundley West Virginia
SAC
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1
Rod Hundley West Virginia · Point Guard
SAC
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2
Charlie Tyra Louisville · Center
DET
211 9.8
2
Charlie Tyra Louisville · Center
DET
211 9.8
3
Jim Krebs SMU · Center
LAL
362 7.5
3
Jim Krebs Southern Methodist · Center
LAL
362 7.5
4
WW Win Wilfong Memphis · Guard
ATL
206 7.5
4
WW Win Wilfong Memphis · Guard
ATL
206 7.5
5
Brendan McCann St. Bonaventure · Point Guard
NYK
41 1.8
5
Brendan McCann St. Bonaventure · Point Guard
NYK
41 1.8
6
Lennie Rosenbluth UNC · Forward
GSW
82 4.2
6
Lennie Rosenbluth North Carolina · Forward
GSW
82 4.2
7
GB George Bon Salle Illinois
PHI
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7
GH George H. Bon Salle Illinois · Forward
PHI
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8
Sam Jones NC Central · Guard
BOS
653 17.3
8
Sam Jones North Carolina Central · Guard
BOS
653 17.3
9
DD Dick Duckett St. John's · Guard
SAC
34 3.9
9
DD Dick Duckett St. John's (NY) · Guard
SAC
34 3.9
10
BM Bob McCoy Grambling State University
DET
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10
BM Bob McCoy Grambling
DET
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11
HS Harvey Schmidt Illinois
LAL
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11
HS Harvey Schmidt Illinois
LAL
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12
Jim Palmer Dayton · Forward
ATL
215 8.9
12
Jim Palmer Dayton · Forward
ATL
215 8.9
13
LF Larry Friend California · Guard
NYK
44 4.0
13
LF Larry Friend California · Guard
NYK
44 4.0
14
JS Jack Sullivan Mount St. Mary's University
GSW
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14
JS Jack Sullivan Mount St. Mary's
GSW
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15
JM Jim Morgan Louisville
PHI
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15
JM Jim Morgan Louisville
PHI
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16
DO Dick O'Neal TCU
BOS
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16
DO Dick O'Neal Texas Christian
BOS
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17
JP Jerry Paulson Manhattan University · Guard
SAC
6 3.3
17
JP Jerry Paulson Manhattan · Guard
SAC
6 3.3
18
BE Bill Ebben Detroit Mercy · Guard
DET
8 1.9
18
BE Bill Ebben Detroit Mercy · Guard
DET
8 1.9
19
JS Jim Spivey Southeastern Oklahoma State University
LAL
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19
JS Jim Spivey Southeastern Oklahoma State
LAL
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20
JS John Smyth Notre Dame
ATL
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20
JS John Smyth Notre Dame
ATL
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21
Gary Clark Syracuse · Power Forward
NYK
324 6.5
21
GC Gary Clark Syracuse
NYK
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22
AL Angelo Lombardo Manhattan University
GSW
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22
AL Angelo Lombardo Manhattan
GSW
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23
VC Vince Cohen Syracuse
PHI
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23
VC Vince Cohen Syracuse
PHI
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24
CS Chuck Schramm Western Illinois University
BOS
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24
CS Chuck Schramm Western Illinois
BOS
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25
JD Jed Dommeyer Minnesota
SAC
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25
JD Jed Dormeyer Minnesota
SAC
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26
KE Kurt Engelbert Saint Joseph's
DET
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26
KE Kurt Englebert Saint Joseph's
DET
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27
George Brown Wayne State University · Small Forward
LAL
1 1.0
27
George Brown Wayne State (MI) · Small Forward
LAL
1 1.0
28
HN Hank Nowak Canisius
ATL
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28
HN Hank Nowak Canisius
ATL
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29
RW Rayford Wells Lenoir-Rhyne College
NYK
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29
RW Rayford Wells Lenoir-Rhyne
NYK
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30
Ray Radziszewski Saint Joseph's · Forward
GSW
1 0.0
30
Ray Radziszewski Saint Joseph's · Forward
GSW
1 0.0
31
JM Jerry Mallett Baylor
PHI
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31
JM Jerry Mallett Baylor
PHI
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32
JA Jim Ashmore Mississippi State
BOS
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32
JA Jim Ashmore Mississippi State
BOS
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33
SM Stuart Murray Lafayette College
SAC
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33
SM Stewart Murray Lafayette
SAC
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34
RK Ron Kramer Michigan
DET
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34
RK Ron Kramer Michigan
DET
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35
GT Gary Thompson Iowa State
LAL
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35
GT Gary Thompson Iowa State
LAL
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36
AR Al Rochelle Vanderbilt
ATL
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36
AR Al Rochelle Vanderbilt
ATL
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37
LM Lee Marshall Washington & Lee University
NYK
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37
LM Lee Marshall Washington & Lee
NYK
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38
JR Jim Radcliffe Lafayette College
GSW
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38
JR Jim Radcliffe Lafayette
GSW
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39
FN Frank Nimmo Cincinnati
PHI
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39
FN Frank Nimmo Cincinnati
PHI
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40
GW Grady Wallace South Carolina
BOS
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40
GW Grady Wallace South Carolina
BOS
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41
JM John Maglio NC State
SAC
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41
JM John Maglio North Carolina State
SAC
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42
WA Walt Adamushko St. Francis College
DET
, ,
42
WA Walt Acamushko St. Francis Brooklyn
DET
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43
PM Phil Murrell Drake University
LAL
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43
PM Phil Murrell Drake
LAL
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44
RD Raymond Downs Texas
ATL
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44
RD Raymond Downs Texas
ATL
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45
JH Jim Humphrey Saint Michael's College
NYK
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45
JH Jim Humphreys Saint Michael's
NYK
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46
AL Alonzo Lewis La Salle
GSW
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46
AL Alonzo Lewis La Salle
GSW
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47
LL Lyndon Lee Oklahoma City University
PHI
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47
LL Lyndon Lee Oklahoma City
PHI
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48
MK Maurice King Kansas
BOS
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48
MK Maury King Kansas · Guard
BOS
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49
CF Chet Forte Columbia University
SAC
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49
CF Chet Forte Columbia
SAC
, ,
50
CB Carl Boldt San Francisco
DET
, ,
50
CB Carl Boldt San Francisco
DET
, ,
51
GF George Ferguson Michigan
LAL
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51
GF George Ferguson Michigan
LAL
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52
MC Mason Cope Kentucky Wesleyan College
ATL
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52
MP Mason Pope Kentucky Wesleyan
ATL
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53
MJ Max Jameson Kentucky State University
GSW
, ,
53
MJ Max Jameson Kentucky State
GSW
, ,
54
DG Dick Gaines Seton Hall
PHI
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54
DG Dick Gaines Seton Hall
PHI
, ,
55
DB Dick Brott Denver
BOS
, ,
55
DB Dick Brott Denver
BOS
, ,
56
BD Bob Daniels Western Kentucky
SAC
, ,
56
BD Bob Daniels Western Kentucky
SAC
, ,
57
DB Doug Bolstorff Minnesota · Point Guard
DET
3 1.3
57
DB Doug Bolstorff Minnesota · Point Guard
DET
3 1.3
58
JH Jon Haaven University of North Dakota
LAL
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58
JH John Haaven North Dakota
LAL
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59
BD Bill Darragh Louisville
ATL
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59
BD Bill Darragh Louisville
ATL
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60
Woody Sauldsberry Texas Southern · Forward
GSW
407 11.2
60
Woody Sauldsberry Texas Southern · Forward
GSW
407 11.2
61
CP Cebe Price Marshall
PHI
, ,
61
CP Cebe Price Marshall
PHI
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62
BV Bill Von Weyhe Rhode Island
BOS
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62
BV Bill Von Weyhe Rhode Island
BOS
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63
DH Dick Heise DePaul
SAC
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63
DH Dick Heise DePaul
SAC
, ,
64
BL Bob Lazor Pitt
DET
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64
BL Bob Lazor Pittsburgh
DET
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65
JS Jim Sutton North Dakota State University
LAL
, ,
65
JS Jim Sutton North Dakota State
LAL
, ,
66
CG Calvin Grosscup Tulane
ATL
, ,
66
CG Calvin Grosscup Tulane
ATL
, ,
67
SH Steve Hamilton Morehead State University · Small Forward
GSW
82 4.5
67
SH Steve Hamilton Morehead State · Small Forward
GSW
82 4.5
68
JB Jim Brown Syracuse
PHI
, ,
68
JB Jim Brown Syracuse
PHI
, ,
69
JG Joe Gibbon Ole Miss
BOS
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69
JG Joe Gibbon Mississippi
BOS
, ,
70
MW Mel Wright Oklahoma State
SAC
, ,
70
MW Mel Wright Oklahoma State
SAC
, ,
71
GF Gordon Fosness Dakota Wesleyan University
LAL
, ,
71
GF Gordon Fosness Dakota Wesleyan
LAL
, ,
72
BM Bobby Mills SMU
ATL
, ,
72
BM Bobby Mills Southern Methodist
ATL
, ,
73
GC Gerry Calvert Kentucky
GSW
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73
GC Gerry Calvert Kentucky
GSW
, ,
74
Jack Nichols Colgate · Center
PHI
647 10.2
74
JN Jack Nichols Colgate
PHI
, ,
75
JB Jack Butcher Memphis
BOS
, ,
75
JB Jack Butcher Memphis
BOS
, ,
76
CH Cliff Hafer NC State
SAC
, ,
76
CH Cliff Hafer North Carolina State
SAC
, ,
77
GD Gerald Dreier Macalester College
ATL
, ,
77
GD Gerald Dreier Macalester
ATL
, ,
78
JG J.C. Gipson NA
GSW
, ,
78
DN Dick Neal Indiana
BOS
, ,
79
DN Dick Neal Indiana
BOS
, ,
79
JB Jim Boothe Xavier
SAC
, ,
80
JB Jim Boothe Xavier
SAC
, ,
80
BS Bob Seitz North Carolina State
ATL
, ,
81
BS Bob Seitz NC State
ATL
, ,
81
JW Jim Weeks New York Tech
PHI
, ,
82
JW Jim Weeks New York Institute of Technology
PHI
, ,
82
ER Ed Romanoff
ATL
, ,
83
DT Don Tobin Florida Southern College
BOS
, ,
83
LL Lavelle Langston Northwestern State
ATL
, ,
84
TR Ted Romanoff Oregon State
ATL
, ,
85
LL Lavelle Langston Northwestern State University
ATL
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