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1954 NBA draft

Basketball player selection

Field	Value
name	1954 NBA draft
sport	Basketball
date	April 24, 1954
location	New York City, New York
network	NBC
league	NBA
teams	9
overall	100
rounds	13
first	Frank Selvy, Baltimore Bullets
hofnum	{{Collapsible list
title	2
1	F Bob Pettit
2	G Richie Guerin}}
prev	[1953](1953-nba-draft)
next	[1955](1955-nba-draft)

The 1954 NBA draft was the eighth annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 24, 1954, before the 1954–55 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 13 rounds comprising 100 players selected.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Frank Selvy from Furman University was selected first overall by the Baltimore Bullets. Second pick of the draft, Bob Pettit from Louisiana State University, has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Pettit also won the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.

Key

Position	Guard	Forward	Center

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College
1	1	+	G/F	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Furman
1	2	^	F/C	United States	Milwaukee Hawks	LSU
1	3	*	G	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Maryland
1	4		G/F	United States	Fort Wayne Pistons	Notre Dame
1	5		G/F	United States	Boston Celtics	Holy Cross
1	6	+	F/C	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Illinois
1	7		G/F	United States	Rochester Royals	Western Kentucky
1	8		G/F	United States	New York Knicks	Western Kentucky
1	9		F/C	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Minnesota
2	10		G	United States	Baltimore Bullets	Indiana
2	11	#	C	United States	Milwaukee Hawks	Oklahoma A&M
2	12	*	G	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Niagara
2	13	#	G	United States	Fort Wayne Pistons	Oklahoma City
2	14		F/C	United States	Boston Celtics	Idaho
2	15		G/F	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Indiana
2	16		F	United States	Rochester Royals	NYU
2	17	^	G	United States	New York Knicks	Iona
2	18		G	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Bowling Green

Other picks

The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	College
3	24		F	United States	Syracuse Nationals	Duquesne
3	26		F	United States	New York Knicks	SW Missouri State
4	29		G	United States	Milwaukee Hawks	Toledo
4	30	+	G	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	Louisville
4	34		C	United States	Rochester Royals	Western Kentucky
5	43		F	United States	Rochester Royals	Niagara
6	47		G	United States	Milwaukee Hawks	Bradley
6	52		F/C	United States	Rochester Royals	St. John's
8	67		C	United States	Fort Wayne Pistons	Valparaíso
9	80	*	G/F	United States	Minneapolis Lakers	Minnesota
11	95		G/F	United States	Rochester Royals	Dayton
13	100		F	United States	Philadelphia Warriors	George Washington

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1954 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Pos.	Nationality	School/club team
F	United States	Jackson State
F	United States	Western Kentucky
G	United States	UConn

References

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References

"Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com.
"Rookie of the Year". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
"1954 NBA draft".
"NBA Past Drafts - RealGM".

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