Pick #0
Milwaukee HawksWisconsin
1952–53 rookie class
1952 NBA Draft
Every selection in order, with the drafting team, player affiliation and a direct path into each available Sportsboxd career profile.
106selections
11rounds
10teams selecting
First off the board
Top five picks
Milwaukee HawksPick #0
Rochester RoyalsCity College of New York
Pick #0
BBBaltimore Bullets
Art PressMcDaniel
Pick #0
New York KnicksSt. Mary's (CA)
Pick #0
Philadelphia WarriorsVillanova
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Round one is open. Expand any later round to continue through the class.
Round 19 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Workman | Milwaukee Hawks | West Virginia | 0 |
| 2 | Jim Baechtold | Baltimore Bullets | Eastern Kentucky | 0 |
| 3 | Dick Groat | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Duke | 0 |
| 4 | Joe Dean | Indianapolis Olympians | Louisiana State | 0 |
| 5 | Ralph Polson | New York Knicks | Whitworth | 0 |
| 6 | Bill Stauffer | Boston Celtics | Missouri | 0 |
| 7 | Bob Lochmueller | Syracuse Nationals | Louisville | 0 |
| 8 | Chuck Darling | Rochester Royals | Iowa | 0 |
| 9 | Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis Lakers | Kansas | 0 |
Round 22 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jim Iverson | Boston Celtics | Kansas State | 0 |
| 0 | Walt Davis | Philadelphia Warriors | Texas A&M | 0 |
Round 31 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | J. C. Maze | Boston Celtics | Texas State | 0 |
Round 41 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Herm Hedderick | Boston Celtics | Canisius | 0 |
Round 51 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Don Johnson | Boston Celtics | Oklahoma State | 0 |
Round 61 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jim Buchanan | Boston Celtics | Nebraska | 0 |
Round 71 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fred Eydt | Boston Celtics | Cornell | 0 |
Round 81 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Gordon Mungier | Boston Celtics | Spring Hill | 0 |
Round 91 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jim Dilling | Boston Celtics | Holy Cross | 0 |
Round 101 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Gene Conley | Boston Celtics | Washington State | 0 |
Territorial selections87 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ab Nicholas | Milwaukee Hawks | Wisconsin | 0 |
| 0 | Arnold Smith | Rochester Royals | City College of New York | 0 |
| 0 | Art Press | Baltimore Bullets | McDaniel | 0 |
| 0 | Ben Gibson | New York Knicks | St. Mary's (CA) | 0 |
| 0 | Ben Stewart | Philadelphia Warriors | Villanova | 0 |
| 0 | Benny Purcell | Baltimore Bullets | Murray State | 0 |
| 0 | Bert Cook | New York Knicks | Utah State | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Carlson | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Fordham | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Harrell | Indianapolis Olympians | Siena | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Lea | Baltimore Bullets | Missouri State | 0 |
| 0 | Bill MlkvyTerritorial | Philadelphia Warriors | Temple | 0 |
| 0 | Blaine Denning | Baltimore Bullets | Lawrence Tech | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Brown | Philadelphia Warriors | Louisville | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Clifton | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Iowa | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Holt | Minneapolis Lakers | Tulane | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Peterson | Baltimore Bullets | Oregon | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Priddy | Baltimore Bullets | New Mexico State | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Roche | Syracuse Nationals | Syracuse | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Whitmer | Rochester Royals | Florida State | 0 |
| 0 | Bobby Watson | Milwaukee Hawks | Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Bryant Ivey | Rochester Royals | Alabama | 0 |
| 0 | Bud Donnelly | Syracuse Nationals | La Salle | 0 |
| 0 | Bud Julian | New York Knicks | Missouri State | 0 |
| 0 | Bud Penwell | Baltimore Bullets | Oklahoma City | 0 |
| 0 | Burr Carlson | Philadelphia Warriors | Connecticut | 0 |
| 0 | Carl McNulty | Minneapolis Lakers | Purdue | 0 |
| 0 | Chuck Grigsby | Baltimore Bullets | Dayton | 0 |
| 0 | Cliff Haag | Minneapolis Lakers | Wyoming | 0 |
| 0 | Coyt Vance | Milwaukee Hawks | Mississippi State | 0 |
| 0 | Dale Toft | Indianapolis Olympians | Denver | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Bunt | New York Knicks | New York University | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Means | Minneapolis Lakers | Minnesota | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Retherford | Milwaukee Hawks | Baldwin Wallace | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Surhoff | New York Knicks | Long Island-Brooklyn | 0 |
| 0 | Don Meineke | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Dayton | 0 |
| 0 | Don Scanlon | Philadelphia Warriors | Pennsylvania | 0 |
| 0 | Don Schneider | Minneapolis Lakers | Arizona | 0 |
| 0 | Dwight Morrison | Minneapolis Lakers | Southern California | 0 |
| 0 | Ed Ramiraz | Minneapolis Lakers | Centenary (LA) | 0 |
| 0 | Eddie Miller | Milwaukee Hawks | Syracuse | 0 |
| 0 | Frank Guisness | Baltimore Bullets | Washington | 0 |
| 0 | Gene Rhodes | Indianapolis Olympians | Western Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Gene Smith | Minneapolis Lakers | Huron | 0 |
| 0 | George McLeod | Milwaukee Hawks | Texas Christian | 0 |
| 0 | Glenn Smith | Philadelphia Warriors | Utah | 0 |
| 0 | Gordon Stauffer | Indianapolis Olympians | Michigan State | 0 |
| 0 | Hal Cerra | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Duquesne | 0 |
| 0 | Harry Moore | Syracuse Nationals | West Virginia | 0 |
| 0 | Homer Spain | Minneapolis Lakers | Union (TN) | 0 |
| 0 | Jack McMahon | Rochester Royals | St. John's (NY) | 0 |
| 0 | Jay Handlan | Indianapolis Olympians | Washington & Lee | 0 |
| 0 | Jerry Romney | Rochester Royals | Brigham Young | 0 |
| 0 | Jewell McDowell | Rochester Royals | Texas A&M | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Bishop | Minneapolis Lakers | Southern Mississippi | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Brasco | Syracuse Nationals | New York University | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Holstein | Minneapolis Lakers | Cincinnati | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Hoverder | Indianapolis Olympians | Central Missouri | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Kennedy | Syracuse Nationals | Duquesne | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Ramstead | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Stanford | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Tackett | Milwaukee Hawks | New Mexico | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Walsh | Baltimore Bullets | Stanford | 0 |
| 0 | John Snee | Milwaukee Hawks | Clemson | 0 |
| 0 | John Wallesea | Minneapolis Lakers | Memphis | 0 |
| 0 | Ken McBride | Syracuse Nationals | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 0 |
| 0 | Lee Terrill | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | North Carolina State | 0 |
| 0 | Leo Corkery | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | St. Bonaventure | 0 |
| 0 | Leroy Leslie | Rochester Royals | Notre Dame | 0 |
| 0 | Lucian Whitaker | Indianapolis Olympians | Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Middie Smith | Minneapolis Lakers | Xavier | 0 |
| 0 | Mike Magula | Baltimore Bullets | Youngstown State | 0 |
| 0 | Moe Radovich | Philadelphia Warriors | Wyoming | 0 |
| 0 | Newt Jones | Philadelphia Warriors | La Salle | 0 |
| 0 | Nick Kladis | Philadelphia Warriors | Loyola-Chicago | 0 |
| 0 | Paul Sullivan | New York Knicks | Alabama | 0 |
| 0 | Pete Brewster | Milwaukee Hawks | Purdue | 0 |
| 0 | Ray Royce | Rochester Royals | Houston | 0 |
| 0 | Ray Sonnenberg | Rochester Royals | Saint Louis | 0 |
| 0 | Ray Steiner | Rochester Royals | Saint Louis | 0 |
| 0 | Robert Zawoluk | Indianapolis Olympians | St. John's (NY) | 0 |
| 0 | Rod Fletcher | Minneapolis Lakers | Illinois | 0 |
| 0 | Roger Johnson | Milwaukee Hawks | Arizona | 0 |
| 0 | Ronnie MacGilvray | Rochester Royals | St. John's (NY) | 0 |
| 0 | Roy Belliveau | New York Knicks | Seton Hall | 0 |
| 0 | Sam Miranda | Rochester Royals | Indiana | 0 |
| 0 | Tom Ackerman | Minneapolis Lakers | West Liberty | 0 |
| 0 | Tom Brennan | Philadelphia Warriors | Villanova | 0 |
| 0 | Tom Katsimpalis | Minneapolis Lakers | Eastern Illinois | 0 |
Source: NBA.com Draft History. Draft-night trades can cause the team attached to a selection to differ from the player’s eventual rookie team.