1955 NBA draft
The 1955 NBA Draft was conducted on April 13, 1955 in New York City , New York . In 14 rounds, the 8 NBA teams were able to secure the rights to a total of 95 young players.
Dick Ricketts was first drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks . In second place was Maurice Stokes , who later won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award . Dick Garmaker and Tom Gola were drafted as Territorial Picks .
From that year three players, Maurice Stokes, Tom Gola, and Jack Twyman were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . KC Jones , who was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers , only played in the NBA after he was picked again by the Boston Celtics in the 1956 NBA draft .
Territorial pick
Pick | Surname | (University) school / association | team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dick Garmaker | Minnesota | Milwaukee Hawks |
2 | Tom Gola | La Salle | Philadelphia Warriors |
Round 1
Pick | Surname | (University) school / association | team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dick Ricketts | Duquesne | Minneapolis Lakers |
2 | Maurice Stokes | Saint Francis (PA) | Rochester Royals |
3 | Jim Loscutoff | Oregon | Boston Celtics |
4th | Ken Sears | Santa Clara | New York Knicks |
5 | Ed Conlin | Fordham | Syracuse Nationals |
6th | Johnny Horan | Dayton | Fort Wayne Pistons |
round 2
Pick | Surname | (University) school / association | team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Stephens | Notre Dame | Milwaukee Hawks |
2 | Jack Twyman | Cincinnati | Rochester Royals |
3 | Corky Devlin | George Washington | Philadelphia Warriors |
4th | Dick Hemric | Wake Forest | Boston Celtics |
5 | Jerry Mullen | San Francisco | New York Knicks |
6th | Chuck Mencel | Minnesota | Minneapolis Lakers |
7th | Jesse Arnelle | Penn State | Fort Wayne Pistons |
8th | Don Schlundt | Indiana | Syracuse Nationals |
Round 3
Pick | Surname | (University) school / association | team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Ferrari | Michigan State | Milwaukee Hawks |
2 | Ed Fleming | Niagara | Rochester Royals |
3 | Bob Schafer | Villanova | Philadelphia Warriors |
4th | Buzz Wilkinson | Virginia | Boston Celtics |
5 | Guy Sparrow | Detroit | New York Knicks |
6th | Dick Boushka | St. Louis | Minneapolis Lakers |
7th | Jack Sallee | Dayton | Syracuse Nationals |
8th | Ron Bennink | Washington State | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Boston Celtics
Surname | (University) school / association |
---|---|
Jim Ahearn | Connecticut |
Mark Davis | Marietta |
Henry Dooley | Wiley |
Carl Hartman | Alderson-Broaddus |
Dick Hemric | Wake Forest |
Bart Leach | Penn |
Jim Loscutoff | Oregon |
John Mahoney | William & Mary |
John Moore | UCLA |
Bob Patterson | Tulsa |
Dean Parsons | Washington |
Nick Romanoff | College of Pacific |
Bob Scuddelari | Cooper Union |
Buzz Wilkinson | Virginia |
Fort Wayne Pistons
Surname | (University) school / association |
---|---|
Jesse Arnelle | Penn State |
Don Belcher | Louisiana State |
Ron Bennink | Washington State |
Tom Harrold | Colorado |
John Horan | Dayton |
Dick Howard | Western Reserve |
Cleo Littleton | Wichita State |
Happy Mahfouz | Spring Hill |
Tom Mock | Colorado |
Tom Mixon | Mercer |
Bob Reiter | Missouri |
Ray Warren | Texas Christian |
Milwaukee Hawks
Surname | (University) school / association |
---|---|
Harvey Babetch | Bradley |
Dick Cable | Wisconsin |
Lynn Cole | Creighton |
Al Ferrari | Michigan State |
Joe Fitt | Burdette Haldorson (Col.) |
Charles Hoxie | Niagara |
Ed O'Connor | Manhattan |
Bill Reigel | McNeese State |
Dick Ricketts | Duquesne |
Jack Stephens | Notre Dame |
Dick Welsh | USC |
Minneapolis Lakers
Surname | (University) school / association |
---|---|
Bill Banks | SW Texas |
Don Boldebuck | Houston |
Dick Boushka | St. Louis |
Don Bragg | UCLA |
Dick Garmaker | Minnesota |
KC Jones | San Francisco |
Chuck Mencel | Minnesota |
John Miller | Ohio State |
Jim Scott | West Texas |
Bill Warden | North Central (Ill.) |
O'Neal Weaver | Midwestern (Tex.) |
New York Knicks
Surname | (University) school / association |
---|---|
Joe Beck | NW Missouri |
Denver Brackeen | Mississippi |
Ed Cole | Creighton |
Joe Fay | St. Ambrose |
Mickey Harrington | Southern Mississippi |
Wally McCarvill | Iona |
Jerry Mullen | San Francisco |
Don Payne | Adelphi |
Ken Sears | Santa Clara |
Howard Sessums | Mississippi College |
Guy Sparrow | Detroit |
Charles Stickels | Hastings |
Philadelphia Warriors
Surname | (University) school / association |
---|---|
Jack Devine | Villanova |
Walt Devlin | George Washington |
Al Didriksen | Temple |
Tom Gola | La Salle |
Jerry Koch | St. Louis |
Lester Lane | Oklahoma |
Bob Schafer | Villanova |
Harry Silcox | Temple |
George Swyers | West Virginia Tech |
Ed Wiener | Tennessee |
Rochester Royals
Surname | (University) school / association |
---|---|
Jack Twyman | Cincinnati |
Bob Armstrong | Michigan State |
Billy Evans | Kentucky |
Ed Fleming | Niagara |
Harry Jorgensen | Wyoming |
Jerry Jung | Kansas State |
Jim McConnell | Niagara |
Bob McKeen | California |
John Prudhoe | Louisville |
Kind of Quimby | Connecticut |
Maurice Stokes | St. Francis (Pa.) |
Tony Vlastelica | Oregon State |
Syracuse Nationals
Surname | (University) school / association |
---|---|
Ed Conlin | Fordham |
Times Duffy | St. Bonaventure |
Cliff Dwyer | North Carolina State |
Frank Ehmann | Northwestern |
Ed Galvin | Loyola (La.) |
Stan Glowaski | Seattle |
Russ Lawler | Stanford |
Jack Sallee | Dayton |
Don Schlundt | Indiana |
Marty Satalino | St. John's |
Ron Tomsic | Stanford |