Pick #0
New York KnicksUtah
1956–57 rookie class
1956 NBA Draft
Every selection in order, with the drafting team, player affiliation and a direct path into each available Sportsboxd career profile.
92selections
11rounds
8teams selecting
First off the board
Top five picks
New York KnicksPick #0
St. Louis HawksHouston
Pick #0
Philadelphia WarriorsRio Grande
Pick #0
Minneapolis LakersMcNeese State
Pick #0
Ft. Wayne Zollner PistonsHofstra
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Every pick
Round one is open. Expand any later round to continue through the class.
Round 17 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si Green | Rochester Royals | Duquesne | 1 |
| 2 | Bill Russell | St. Louis Hawks | San Francisco | 2 |
| 3 | Jim Paxson | Minneapolis Lakers | Dayton | 3 |
| 4 | Ron Shavlik | New York Knicks | North Carolina State | 4 |
| 5 | Joe Holup | Syracuse Nationals | George Washington | 5 |
| 6 | Ron Sobie | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | DePaul | 6 |
| 7 | Hal Lear | Philadelphia Warriors | Temple | 7 |
Round 21 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | K.C. Jones | Boston Celtics | San Francisco | 0 |
Round 31 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | George Linn | Boston Celtics | Alabama | 0 |
Round 41 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dan Swartz | Boston Celtics | Morehead State | 0 |
Round 51 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bill Logan | Boston Celtics | Iowa | 0 |
Round 61 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Don Boldebuck | Boston Celtics | Houston | 0 |
Round 71 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | O'Neal Weaver | Boston Celtics | Midwestern State | 0 |
Round 81 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Vic Molodet | Boston Celtics | North Carolina State | 0 |
Round 91 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jim Houston | Boston Celtics | Brandeis | 0 |
Round 101 selection +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Theophileus Lloyd | Boston Celtics | Maryland | 0 |
Territorial selections76 selections +
| Overall | Player | Drafting team | Affiliation | Round pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Art Bunte | New York Knicks | Utah | 0 |
| 0 | Arthur Helms | St. Louis Hawks | Houston | 0 |
| 0 | Bevo Francis | Philadelphia Warriors | Rio Grande | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Reigel | Minneapolis Lakers | McNeese State | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Thieben | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Hofstra | 0 |
| 0 | Bill Uhl | Rochester Royals | Dayton | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Burrow | Rochester Royals | Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Hopkins | Syracuse Nationals | Grambling | 0 |
| 0 | Bob Kessler | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Maryland | 0 |
| 0 | Bruce Harris | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Tennessee Tech | 0 |
| 0 | Carl Cain | Rochester Royals | Iowa | 0 |
| 0 | Carl Widseth | Minneapolis Lakers | Tennessee | 0 |
| 0 | Charles Slack | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Marshall | 0 |
| 0 | Chester Webb | Syracuse Nationals | Georgia Southern | 0 |
| 0 | Chuck Rolles | Syracuse Nationals | Cornell | 0 |
| 0 | Clayton Carter | Rochester Royals | Oklahoma State | 0 |
| 0 | Dan Mannix | Rochester Royals | St. Francis Brooklyn | 0 |
| 0 | Darrell Floyd | St. Louis Hawks | Furman | 0 |
| 0 | Dave Piontek | Rochester Royals | Xavier | 0 |
| 0 | Dave Plunkett | St. Louis Hawks | Cincinnati | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Julio | Syracuse Nationals | Massachusetts Dartmouth | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Kenyon | Syracuse Nationals | Le Moyne | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Miani | New York Knicks | Miami (FL) | 0 |
| 0 | Dick Miller | New York Knicks | Wisconsin | 0 |
| 0 | Ed Huse | St. Louis Hawks | Wyoming | 0 |
| 0 | Ed Petrie | New York Knicks | Seton Hall | 0 |
| 0 | Elgin Baylor | Minneapolis Lakers | Seattle | 0 |
| 0 | Forest Able | Syracuse Nationals | Western Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Gary Bergen | New York Knicks | Utah | 0 |
| 0 | Gene Carpenter | Rochester Royals | Texas Tech | 0 |
| 0 | Harvey Halbrook | Syracuse Nationals | Oregon State | 0 |
| 0 | Hershel Pederson | St. Louis Hawks | Brigham Young | 0 |
| 0 | Howard Crittendon | New York Knicks | Murray State | 0 |
| 0 | Jack Adams | New York Knicks | Eastern Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Jerry Bird | Minneapolis Lakers | Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Jerry Harper | New York Knicks | Alabama | 0 |
| 0 | Jerry Moreman | Rochester Royals | Louisville | 0 |
| 0 | Jess Roh | Syracuse Nationals | Idaho State | 0 |
| 0 | Jim McLaughlin | Syracuse Nationals | Saint Louis | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Ray | Syracuse Nationals | Toledo | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Reed | St. Louis Hawks | Texas Tech | 0 |
| 0 | Jim Springer | Minneapolis Lakers | Gustavus Adolphus | 0 |
| 0 | Joe Belmont | Philadelphia Warriors | Duke | 0 |
| 0 | Joe Lieber | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | Holy Cross | 0 |
| 0 | Joe Sexton | New York Knicks | Purdue | 0 |
| 0 | John Barber | Minneapolis Lakers | Cal State-Los Angeles | 0 |
| 0 | John Fannon | Philadelphia Warriors | Notre Dame | 0 |
| 0 | John Patzwald | Minneapolis Lakers | Gustavus Adolphus | 0 |
| 0 | John Schlimm | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | John Carroll | 0 |
| 0 | Johnny McCarthy | Rochester Royals | Canisius | 0 |
| 0 | Julius McCoy | St. Louis Hawks | Michigan State | 0 |
| 0 | Junior Morgan | St. Louis Hawks | Duke | 0 |
| 0 | Kevin Thomas | Rochester Royals | Boston University | 0 |
| 0 | Lloyd Aubrey | Minneapolis Lakers | Notre Dame | 0 |
| 0 | Max Anderson | Philadelphia Warriors | Oregon | 0 |
| 0 | Mickey Winograd | Philadelphia Warriors | Duquesne | 0 |
| 0 | Milt Graham | Syracuse Nationals | Colgate | 0 |
| 0 | Morris Taft | St. Louis Hawks | California-Los Angeles | 0 |
| 0 | Norm Stewart | St. Louis Hawks | Missouri | 0 |
| 0 | Pat Dunn | New York Knicks | Utah State | 0 |
| 0 | Paul Judson | Syracuse Nationals | Illinois | 0 |
| 0 | Phil Grawmeyer | Minneapolis Lakers | Kentucky | 0 |
| 0 | Phil Jordon | Minneapolis Lakers | Whitworth | 0 |
| 0 | Phil Rollins | Philadelphia Warriors | Louisville | 0 |
| 0 | Phil Wheeler | Philadelphia Warriors | Cincinnati | 0 |
| 0 | Robert Hodgson | Minneapolis Lakers | Wichita State | 0 |
| 0 | Robin Freeman | St. Louis Hawks | Ohio State | 0 |
| 0 | Ronald Clark | Philadelphia Warriors | Springfield | 0 |
| 0 | Ronnie Mayer | New York Knicks | Duke | 0 |
| 0 | Sam Jones | Minneapolis Lakers | North Carolina Central | 0 |
| 0 | Terry Rand | Minneapolis Lakers | Marquette | 0 |
| 0 | Tom HeinsohnTerritorial | Boston Celtics | Holy Cross | 0 |
| 0 | Tony Roybal | New York Knicks | New Mexico | 0 |
| 0 | Wally Choice | St. Louis Hawks | Indiana | 0 |
| 0 | Willie Bergines | Syracuse Nationals | West Virginia | 0 |
| 0 | Willie Naulls | St. Louis Hawks | California-Los Angeles | 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.