Pick #0
Rochester RoyalsConnecticut
1955–56 rookie class
1955 NBA Draft
Every selection in order, with the drafting team, player affiliation and a direct path into each available Sportsboxd career profile.
95selections
15rounds
8teams selecting
First off the board
Top five picks
Rochester RoyalsPick #0
St. Louis HawksMcNeese State
Pick #0
Minneapolis LakersNorth Central (IL)
Pick #0
Rochester RoyalsMichigan State
Pick #0
Ft. Wayne Zollner PistonsMissouri
Complete draft board
Every pick
Round one is open. Expand any later round to continue through the class.
Round 16 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Ricketts | St. Louis Hawks | Duquesne | 1 |
| 2 | Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | Saint Francis (PA) | 2 |
| 3 | Jim Loscutoff | Boston Celtics | Oregon | 3 |
| 4 | Ken Sears | New York Knicks | Santa Clara | 4 |
| 5 | Ed Conlin | Syracuse Nationals | Fordham | 5 |
| 6 | Johnny Horan | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Dayton | 6 |
Round 28 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jack Stephens | St. Louis Hawks | Notre Dame | 1 |
| 8 | Jack Twyman | Rochester Royals | Cincinnati | 2 |
| 9 | Walter Devlin | Philadelphia Warriors | George Washington | 3 |
| 10 | Dick Hemric | Boston Celtics | Wake Forest | 4 |
| 11 | Jerry Mullen | New York Knicks | San Francisco | 5 |
| 12 | Chuck Mencel | Minneapolis Lakers | Minnesota | 6 |
| 13 | Jesse Arnelle | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Penn State | 7 |
| 14 | Don Schlundt | Syracuse Nationals | Indiana | 8 |
Round 38 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Al Ferrari | St. Louis Hawks | Michigan State | 1 |
| 16 | Ed Fleming | Rochester Royals | Niagara | 2 |
| 17 | Bob Schafer | Philadelphia Warriors | Villanova | 3 |
| 18 | Buzz Wilkinson | Boston Celtics | Virginia | 4 |
| 19 | Guy Sparrow | New York Knicks | Detroit Mercy | 5 |
| 20 | Dick Boushka | Minneapolis Lakers | Saint Louis | 6 |
| 21 | Jack Sallee | Syracuse Nationals | Dayton | 7 |
| 22 | Ron Bennink | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Washington State | 8 |
Round 48 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Burdette Haldorson | St. Louis Hawks | Colorado | 1 |
| 24 | Bob McKeen | Rochester Royals | California | 2 |
| 25 | Ed Wiener | Philadelphia Warriors | Tennessee | 3 |
| 26 | Bart Leach | Boston Celtics | Pennsylvania | 4 |
| 27 | Ed Cole | New York Knicks | Creighton | 5 |
| 28 | John Miller | Minneapolis Lakers | Ohio State | 6 |
| 29 | Dick Howard | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Case Western | 7 |
| 30 | Frank Ehmann | Syracuse Nationals | Northwestern | 8 |
Round 58 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bill Bagley | St. Louis Hawks | St. Mary's (CA) | 1 |
| 32 | Bill Evans | Rochester Royals | Kentucky | 2 |
| 33 | Jack Devine | Philadelphia Warriors | Villanova | 3 |
| 34 | Bob Patterson | Boston Celtics | Tulsa | 4 |
| 35 | Denver Brackeen | New York Knicks | Mississippi | 5 |
| 36 | Bill Banks | Minneapolis Lakers | Texas State | 6 |
| 37 | Mal Duffy | Syracuse Nationals | St. Bonaventure | 7 |
| 38 | Cleo Littleton | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Wichita State | 8 |
Round 63 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | George Swyers | Philadelphia Warriors | West Virginia Tech | 0 |
| 0 | Howard Sessums | New York Knicks | Mississippi College | 0 |
| 0 | John Mahoney | Boston Celtics | William & Mary | 0 |
Round 73 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Harry Silcox | Philadelphia Warriors | Temple | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Fay | New York Knicks | St. Ambrose | 0 |
| 0 | John Moore | Boston Celtics | California-Los Angeles | 0 |
Round 83 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Al Didriksen | Philadelphia Warriors | Temple | 0 |
| 0 | Dean Parsons | Boston Celtics | Washington | 0 |
| 0 | Joe Beck | New York Knicks | Truman State | 0 |
Round 93 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Don Payne | New York Knicks | Adelphi | 0 |
| 0 | Lester Lane | Philadelphia Warriors | Oklahoma | 0 |
| 0 | Nick Romanoff | Boston Celtics | Pacific | 0 |
Round 103 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jerry Koch | Philadelphia Warriors | Saint Louis | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Ahearn | Boston Celtics | Connecticut | 0 |
| 0 | Wally McCarvill | New York Knicks | Iona | 0 |
Round 112 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Carl Hartman | Boston Celtics | Alderson Broaddus | 0 |
| 0 | Charles Stickels | New York Knicks | Hastings | 0 |
Round 122 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Mark Davis | Boston Celtics | Marietta | 0 |
| 0 | Mickey Harrington | New York Knicks | Southern Mississippi | 0 |
Round 131 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Henry Dooley | Boston Celtics | Wiley | 0 |
Round 141 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bob Scuddelari | Boston Celtics | Cooper Union | 0 |
Territorial selections36 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Art Quimby | Rochester Royals | Connecticut | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Reigel | St. Louis Hawks | McNeese State | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Warden | Minneapolis Lakers | North Central (IL) | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Armstrong | Rochester Royals | Michigan State | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Reiter | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Missouri | 0 |
| 0 | Charles Hoxie | St. Louis Hawks | Niagara | 0 |
| 0 | Cliff Dwyer | Syracuse Nationals | North Carolina State | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Cable | St. Louis Hawks | Wisconsin | 0 |
| 0 | Dick GarmakerTerritorial | Minneapolis Lakers | Minnesota | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Welsh | St. Louis Hawks | Southern California | 0 |
| 0 | Don Belcher | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Louisiana State | 0 |
| 0 | Don Boldebuck | Minneapolis Lakers | Houston | 0 |
| 0 | Don Bragg | Minneapolis Lakers | California-Los Angeles | 0 |
| 0 | Ed Galvin | Syracuse Nationals | Loyola (LA) | 0 |
| 0 | Ed O'Connor | St. Louis Hawks | Manhattan | 0 |
| 0 | Happy Mahfouz | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Spring Hill | 0 |
| 0 | Harry Jorgensen | Rochester Royals | Wyoming | 0 |
| 0 | Harvey Babetch | St. Louis Hawks | Bradley | 0 |
| 0 | Jerry Jung | Rochester Royals | Kansas State | 0 |
| 0 | Jim McConnell | Rochester Royals | Niagara | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Scott | Minneapolis Lakers | West Texas A&M | 0 |
| 0 | Joe Fitt | St. Louis Hawks | — | 0 |
| 0 | John Prudhoe | Rochester Royals | Louisville | 0 |
| 0 | K.C. Jones | Minneapolis Lakers | San Francisco | 0 |
| 0 | Lynn Cole | St. Louis Hawks | Creighton | 0 |
| 0 | Marty Satalino | Syracuse Nationals | St. John's (NY) | 0 |
| 0 | O'Neal Weaver | Minneapolis Lakers | Midwestern State | 0 |
| 0 | Ray Warren | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Texas Christian | 0 |
| 0 | Ron Tomsic | Syracuse Nationals | Stanford | 0 |
| 0 | Russ Lawler | Syracuse Nationals | Stanford | 0 |
| 0 | Stan Glowaski | Syracuse Nationals | Seattle | 0 |
| 0 | Tom GolaTerritorial | Philadelphia Warriors | La Salle | 0 |
| 0 | Tom Harrold | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Colorado | 0 |
| 0 | Tom Mixon | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Mercer | 0 |
| 0 | Tom Mock | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Colorado | 0 |
| 0 | Tony Vlastelica | Rochester Royals | Oregon State | 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.