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1957 NBA draft
Basketball player selection
Basketball player selection
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1957 NBA draft |
| sport | Basketball |
| date | April 17, 1957 |
| location | St. Louis, Missouri |
| league | NBA |
| overall | 85 |
| rounds | 14 |
| first | Rod Hundley Cincinnati Royals |
| hofnum | {{Collapsible list |
| title | 1 |
| 1 | G Sam Jones}} |
| prev | [1956](1956-nba-draft) |
| next | [1958](1958-nba-draft) |
The 1957 NBA draft was the 11th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 17, 1957, before the 1957–58 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. Prior to the draft, the Fort Wayne Pistons and the Rochester Royals relocated to Detroit and Cincinnati, and became the Detroit Pistons and the Cincinnati Royals respectively. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 14 rounds comprising 83 players selected.
Draft selections and draftee career notes
Rod Hundley from West Virginia University was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Royals. However, the Royals immediately traded his draft rights to the Minneapolis Lakers. Eight pick of the draft, Sam Jones from North Carolina Central University, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Woody Sauldsberry, who was selected in the eighth round, went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season. He would be the highest selected rookie to ever win the award in league history, being selected as the 60th pick in the NBA that year. Jim Brown from Syracuse University was selected in the ninth round by the Syracuse Nationals, but he opted for a professional football career and eventually playing nine successful seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Brown was later inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest professional football players ever.
Key
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
|---|
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rod Hundley + | G | USA | Cincinnati Royals (traded to Minneapolis) | West Virginia |
| 1 | 2 | F/C | USA | Detroit Pistons (traded to New York) | Louisville | |
| 1 | 3 | C | USA | Minneapolis Lakers | SMU | |
| 1 | 4 | G | USA | St. Louis Hawks | Memphis State | |
| 1 | 5 | G | USA | New York Knicks | St. Bonaventure | |
| 1 | 6 | F | USA | Philadelphia Warriors | North Carolina | |
| 1 | 7 | F | USA | Syracuse Nationals | Illinois | |
| 1 | 8 | ^ | G/F | USA | Boston Celtics | NC Central |
| 2 | 9 | G | USA | Cincinnati Royals | St. John's | |
| 2 | 10 | # | F | USA | Detroit Pistons | Grambling |
| 2 | 11 | # | F | USA | Minneapolis Lakers | Illinois |
| 2 | 12 | F/C | USA | St. Louis Hawks | Dayton | |
| 2 | 13 | Larry Friend | G/F | USA | New York Knicks | California |
| 2 | 14 | # | F | USA | Philadelphia Warriors | Mount St. Mary's |
| 2 | 15 | # | G | USA | Syracuse Nationals | Louisville |
| 2 | 16 | # | F | USA | Boston Celtics | TCU |
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 | 17 | G | USA | Cincinnati Royals | Manhattan | |
| 3 | 18 | G | USA | Detroit Pistons | Detroit | |
| 4 | 27 | F | USA | Minneapolis Lakers | Wayne State | |
| 4 | 30 | F | USA | Philadelphia Warriors | Saint Joseph's | |
| 6 | 48 | G | USA | Boston Celtics | Kansas | |
| 8 | 57 | G | USA | Detroit Pistons | Minnesota | |
| 8 | 60 | + | F/C | USA | Philadelphia Warriors | Texas Southern |
| 9 | 67 | F/C | USA | Philadelphia Warriors | Morehead State |
Trades
- On draft-day, the Minneapolis Lakers acquired the draft rights to first pick Rod Hundley along with Bob Burrow, Ed Fleming, Don Meineke and Art Spoelstra from the Cincinnati Royals in exchange for Clyde Lovellette and Jim Paxson.
- Prior to the draft, the New York Knicks acquired the Detroit Pistons' first-round pick, which was used to select Charlie Tyra, along with Mel Hutchins from the Pistons in exchange for Dick Atha, Nathaniel Clifton and Harry Gallatin.
References
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References
- Pretzer, Ryan. (October 16, 2007). "Farewell, Fort Wayne". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Sacramento Kings History". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Hot Rod Hundley Bio". basketball-reference.com.
- "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees". basketball-reference.com.
- "Rookie of the Year". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- Kim, Randy. (June 19, 2003). "Draft Oddities". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- "Football's 100 Greatest Players: #1 Jim Brown". The Sporting News.
- "1957 NBA draft".
- "NBA Past Drafts – RealGM".
- "Charlie Tyra Bio". basketball-reference.com.
- "All-Time Transactions". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
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