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1957 NBA Draft

168 picks · 37 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1957 class

Sam Jones

Pick #8 · 653 games · 17.3 career PPG

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