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Round 1 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Baltimore Bullets Frank Selvy Furman University 565 14908 6120 2097 1569 .394 .728 26.4 10.8 3.7 2.8
2 Milwaukee Hawks Bob Pettit Louisiana State University 792 30690 20880 12849 2369 .436 .761 38.8 26.4 16.2 3.0
3 Philadelphia Warriors Gene Shue University of Maryland 699 23338 10068 2855 2608 .396 .806 33.4 14.4 4.1 3.7
4 Fort Wayne Pistons Dick Rosenthal University of Notre Dame 85 1594 575 352 170 .362 .702 18.8 6.8 4.1 2.0
5 Boston Celtics Togo Palazzi College of the Holy Cross 324 4344 2382 1113 233 .386 .730 13.4 7.4 3.4 0.7
6 Syracuse Nationals Red Kerr University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 905 27783 12480 10092 2004 .418 .723 30.7 13.8 11.2 2.2
7 Rochester Royals Tom Marshall Western Kentucky University 168 2587 952 492 188 .388 .709 15.4 5.7 2.9 1.1
8 New York Knickerbockers Jack Turner Western Kentucky University 65 922 282 154 77 .360 .789 14.2 4.3 2.4 1.2
9 Minneapolis Lakers Ed Kalafat University of Minnesota 209 4358 1474 1182 310 .345 .688 20.9 7.1 5.7 1.5
Round 2 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
10 Baltimore Bullets Slick Leonard Indiana University 426 11632 4204 1217 1427 .349 .745 27.3 9.9 2.9 3.3
11 Milwaukee Hawks Bob Mattick Oklahoma State University
12 Philadelphia Warriors Larry Costello Niagara University 706 21198 8622 2705 3215 .438 .841 30.0 12.2 3.8 4.6
13 Fort Wayne Pistons Arnold Short Oklahoma City University
14 Boston Celtics Red Morrison University of Idaho 155 2216 555 822 135 .396 .572 14.3 3.6 5.3 0.9
15 Syracuse Nationals Dick Farley Indiana University 211 3822 1378 527 386 .384 .700 18.1 6.5 2.5 1.8
16 Rochester Royals Boris Nachamkin New York University 6 59 20 19 3 .300 .615 9.8 3.3 3.2 0.5
17 New York Knickerbockers Richie Guerin Iona College 848 27447 14676 4278 4211 .416 .780 32.4 17.3 5.0 5.0
18 Minneapolis Lakers Al Bianchi Bowling Green State University 687 13649 5550 1722 1497 .374 .707 19.9 8.1 2.5 2.2
Round 3 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
19 Baltimore Bullets Werner Killen Lawrence University
20 Milwaukee Hawks Walt Walowac Marshall University
21 Philadelphia Warriors Ben Peters Benedictine College
22 Fort Wayne Pistons B.H. Born University of Kansas
23 Boston Celtics Henry Daubenschmidt St. Francis College
24 Syracuse Nationals Jim Tucker Duquesne University 99 1301 407 349 52 .349 .762 13.1 4.1 3.5 0.5
25 Rochester Royals Lee Morton Cornell University
26 New York Knickerbockers Don Anielak Missouri State University 1 10 3 2 0 .000 .750 10.0 3.0 2.0 0.0
27 Minneapolis Lakers Don Lance Rice University
Round 4 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
28 Baltimore Bullets Burt Spice University of Toledo
29 Milwaukee Hawks Phil Martin University of Toledo 7 47 12 10 6 .263 1.000 6.7 1.7 1.4 0.9
30 Philadelphia Warriors Chuck Noble University of Louisville 411 9222 3276 1075 1344 .346 .731 22.4 8.0 2.6 3.3
31 Fort Wayne Pistons Mel Thompson North Carolina State University
32 Boston Celtics Ron Perry College of the Holy Cross
33 Syracuse Nationals Don McLane Duquesne University
34 Rochester Royals Art Spoelstra Western Kentucky University 278 5248 2012 1273 266 .391 .693 18.9 7.2 4.6 1.0
35 New York Knickerbockers Don Lange United States Naval Academy
36 Minneapolis Lakers Gene Schwinger Rice University
Round 5 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
37 Baltimore Bullets Lou Scott Indiana University
38 Milwaukee Hawks Paul Ebert Ohio State University
39 Philadelphia Warriors Rudy D'Emilio Duke University
40 Fort Wayne Pistons Dutch Burch University of Pittsburgh
41 Boston Celtics Troy Burris West Texas A&M University
42 Syracuse Nationals Paul Pottenburgh Siena College
43 Rochester Royals Bo Erias Niagara University 18 401 148 83 26 .347 .638 22.3 8.2 4.6 1.4
44 New York Knickerbockers Jesse Priscock Kansas State University
45 Minneapolis Lakers Buzz Bennett University of Minnesota
Round 6 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
46 Baltimore Bullets Bob Heim Xavier University
47 Milwaukee Hawks Bob Carney Bradley University 19 244 69 45 16 .375 .525 12.8 3.6 2.4 0.8
48 Philadelphia Warriors Len Winogard Brandeis University
49 Fort Wayne Pistons Charles Kraak Indiana University
50 Boston Celtics Otto Krieghauser Washington University in Saint Louis
51 Syracuse Nationals Norman Pott Wheaton College
52 Rochester Royals James Davis St. John's University
53 New York Knickerbockers Ron Rivers University of Wyoming
54 Minneapolis Lakers Nick Revon University of Southern Mississippi
Round 7 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
55 Baltimore Bullets Joe Pehanick Seattle University
56 Milwaukee Hawks Alan Kelley University of Kansas
57 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Brady San Diego State University
58 Fort Wayne Pistons Bernie Janicki Duke University
59 Boston Celtics Paul Estergaard Bradley University
60 Syracuse Nationals Gus Levett Franklin & Marshall College
61 Rochester Royals Bill Hull Utah State University
62 New York Knickerbockers Solly Walker St. John's University
63 Minneapolis Lakers Dan Finch Vanderbilt University
Round 8 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
64 Baltimore Bullets Harry Brooks Seton Hall University
65 Milwaukee Hawks Dick Nunneley University of Tulsa
66 Philadelphia Warriors Bob Hodges East Carolina University
67 Fort Wayne Pistons Don Bielke Valparaiso University 7 38 14 9 1 .556 .571 5.4 2.0 1.3 0.1
68 Boston Celtics Jim Young Santa Clara University
69 Syracuse Nationals Mel Besdin Syracuse University
70 Rochester Royals Paul Morrow University of Wisconsin
71 New York Knickerbockers Cob Jarvis Mississippi State University
72 Minneapolis Lakers Bob Hopkins Point Loma Nazarene University
Round 9 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
73 Baltimore Bullets Ron Goerrs Concord University
74 Milwaukee Hawks Hal Cervini Tulane University
75 Philadelphia Warriors Vince Leta Lycoming College
76 Fort Wayne Pistons Joel Hittleman Loyola College in Maryland
77 Syracuse Nationals Fletcher Johnson Duquesne University
78 Rochester Royals Roy Irvin University of Southern California
79 New York Knickerbockers Henry Duckham Polytechnic University
80 Minneapolis Lakers Dick Garmaker University of Minnesota 421 12155 5597 1748 1114 .403 .787 28.9 13.3 4.2 2.6
Round 10 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
81 Baltimore Bullets Gary Shivers University of Houston
82 Milwaukee Hawks Joe Bertrand University of Notre Dame
83 Philadelphia Warriors Bill Sullivan University of Notre Dame
84 Fort Wayne Pistons Phil Larson Brigham Young University
85 Boston Celtics Tony Daukas Boston College
86 Syracuse Nationals Jack Davidson University of California, Los Angeles
87 Rochester Royals Ed Parchinski Fordham University
88 New York Knickerbockers John Clune United States Naval Academy
89 Minneapolis Lakers John Blever Northwestern University
Round 11 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
90 Baltimore Bullets Elliot Karver George Washington University
91 Milwaukee Hawks Jerry Domerschick City College of New York
92 Philadelphia Warriors Frank O'Hara LaSalle University
93 Fort Wayne Pistons Forrest Jackson Taylor University
94 Boston Celtics Bill Johnson University of Nebraska
95 Rochester Royals Jim Paxson University of Dayton 138 3069 1105 616 225 .323 .727 22.2 8.0 4.5 1.6
96 New York Knickerbockers Bob Walter University of Oklahoma
Round 12 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
97 Milwaukee Hawks Ron Weisner University of Wisconsin
98 Philadelphia Warriors John Glinski
99 New York Knickerbockers Bill Stickel Hastings College
Round 13 Totals Shooting Per Game
Overall Team Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
100 Philadelphia Warriors Joe Holup George Washington University 192 3526 1347 852 193 .342 .781 18.4 7.0 4.4 1.0