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Territorial Picks
Pick Overall Team Player College
Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain University of Kansas
St. Louis Hawks Bob Ferry Saint Louis University
Round 1
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 1 Cincinnati Royals Bob Boozer Kansas State University
2 2 Detroit Pistons Bailey Howell Mississippi State University
3 3 Minneapolis Lakers Tom Hawkins University of Notre Dame
4 4 Syracuse Nationals Dick Barnett Tennessee State University
5 5 New York Knickerbockers Johnny Green Michigan State University
6 6 Boston Celtics John Richter North Carolina State University
Round 2
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 7 Detroit Pistons Tom Robitaille Rice University
2 8 Detroit Pistons Don Goldstein University of Louisville
3 9 Philadelphia Warriors Joe Ruklick Northwestern University
4 10 Minneapolis Lakers Rudy LaRusso Dartmouth College
5 11 Syracuse Nationals Bumper Tormohlen University of Tennessee
6 12 St. Louis Hawks Alan Seiden St. John's University
7 13 St. Louis Hawks Cal Ramsey New York University
8 14 Boston Celtics Gene Guarilia George Washington University
Round 3
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 15 Cincinnati Royals Mike Mendenhall University of Cincinnati
2 16 Detroit Pistons Gary Alcorn California State University, Fresno
3 17 Philadelphia Warriors Jim Hickaday University of Memphis
4 18 Minneapolis Lakers Bobby Smith West Virginia University
5 19 Syracuse Nationals Jon Cincebox Syracuse University
6 20 New York Knickerbockers Bob Anderegg Michigan State University
7 21 St. Louis Hawks Hank Stein Xavier University
8 22 Boston Celtics Ralph Croswaite Western Kentucky University
Round 4
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 23 Cincinnati Royals Leo Byrd Marshall University
2 24 Detroit Pistons George Lee University of Michigan
3 25 Philadelphia Warriors Ron Stevenson Texas Christian University
4 26 Minneapolis Lakers Wilson Eison Purdue University
5 27 Syracuse Nationals Paul Neumann Stanford University
6 28 New York Knickerbockers Johnny Cox University of Kentucky
7 29 St. Louis Hawks Lee Harman Oregon State University
8 30 Boston Celtics Ed Kazakavich University of Scranton
Round 5
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 31 Cincinnati Royals Harry Kirchner Texas Christian University
2 32 Detroit Pistons Tony Windis University of Wyoming
3 33 Philadelphia Warriors Bill Telasky George Washington University
4 34 Minneapolis Lakers Bobby Joe Mason Bradley University
5 35 Syracuse Nationals Roger Taylor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
6 36 New York Knickerbockers Herb Busch University of Virginia
7 37 St. Louis Hawks Nick Mantis Northwestern University
8 38 Boston Celtics Don Lange College of William & Mary
Round 6
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 39 Cincinnati Royals Don Hennon University of Pittsburgh
2 40 Detroit Pistons Lou Jordan Cornell University
3 41 Philadelphia Warriors Joe Spratt Saint Joseph's University
4 42 Minneapolis Lakers Jim Henry Vanderbilt University
5 43 Syracuse Nationals Bob Dalton University of California
6 44 New York Knickerbockers Bucky McDonald George Washington University
7 45 St. Louis Hawks Mike Moran Marquette University
8 46 Boston Celtics Bob Cumings Boston University
Round 7
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 47 Cincinnati Royals Dale Moore Eastern Kentucky University
2 48 Detroit Pistons Doug Smart University of Washington
3 49 Philadelphia Warriors Joe Ryan Villanova University
4 50 Minneapolis Lakers Charley Grote Georgetown College
5 51 Syracuse Nationals Darnell Haney United States Naval Academy
6 52 New York Knickerbockers Russ Robinson Missouri State University
7 53 St. Louis Hawks Orby Arnold University of Memphis
Round 8
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 54 Cincinnati Royals Don Matuszak Kansas State University
2 55 Detroit Pistons Chuck Curtis Pacific Lutheran University
3 56 Philadelphia Warriors Dave Gunther University of Iowa
4 57 Minneapolis Lakers Leon Hill Texas Tech University
5 58 New York Knickerbockers Walt Torrence University of California, Los Angeles
6 59 St. Louis Hawks Willie Merriwether Purdue University
Round 9
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 60 Cincinnati Royals Joe Billy McDade Bradley University
2 61 Detroit Pistons Doyle Edmiston Hardin-Simmons University
3 62 Philadelphia Warriors Carl Belz Princeton University
4 63 Minneapolis Lakers Jim Mudd North Texas State University
5 64 New York Knickerbockers Jerry Shipp Southeastern Oklahoma State University
6 65 St. Louis Hawks Lou Pucillo North Carolina State University
Round 10
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 66 Cincinnati Royals Joe Viviano Xavier University
2 67 Detroit Pistons Bruno Boin University of Washington
3 68 Philadelphia Warriors Tony Sellari Lenoir-Rhyne College
4 69 Minneapolis Lakers Roger Johnson University of Minnesota
5 70 New York Knickerbockers Paul Wilcox Davis & Elkins College
6 71 St. Louis Hawks Ron Loneski University of Kansas
Round 11
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 72 Cincinnati Royals Charley Brown Seattle University
2 73 Detroit Pistons M.C. Burton University of Michigan
3 74 Philadelphia Warriors Phil Warren Northwestern University
4 75 Minneapolis Lakers Jack Evans Lake Superior State University
5 76 New York Knickerbockers Paul Benes Hope College
6 77 St. Louis Hawks John Barnhill Tennessee State University
Round 12
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 78 Cincinnati Royals Roger Wendel University of Tulsa
2 79 Minneapolis Lakers Vern Baggenstoss St. Cloud State University
3 80 New York Knickerbockers Ed Blair Western Michigan University
Round 13
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 81 Minneapolis Lakers Dwayne Smith Gustavus Adolphus
2 82 New York Knickerbockers John Nicoll Brigham Young University
Round 14
Pick Overall Team Player College
1 83 New York Knickerbockers Jack Israel Missouri State University