NBA DRAFT HISTORY -1954
First Round 1 Balt Frank Selvy Furman 2 Mil Bob Pettit Louisiana State 3 Phil Gene Shue Maryland 4 FtW Dick Rosenthal Notre Dame 5 Bos Togo Palazzi Holy Cross 6 Syr John Kerr Illinois 7 Roch Tom Marshall Western Kentucky 8 NY Jack Turner Western Kentucky 9 Mpls Ed Kalafat Minnesota Second Round 1 Balt Bob Leonard Indiana 2 Mil Bob Mattick Oklahoma State 3 Phil Larry Costello Niagara 4 FtW Arnold Short Oklahoma City 5 Bos Dwight Morrison Idaho 6 Syr Dick Farley Indiana 7 Roch Boris Nachamkin New York University 8 NY Richie Guerin Iona 9 Mpls Al Bianchi Bowling Green Third Round 1 Balt Werner Killen Lawrence 2 Mil Walt Walowac Marshall 3 Phil Ben Peters St. Benedict 4 FtW B. H. Born Kansas 5 Bos Henry Daubenschmidt St. Francis (NY) 6 Syr Jim Tucker Duquesne 7 Roch Lee Morton Cornell 8 NY Don Anielak SW Missouri 9 Mpls Don Lance Rice Fourth Round 1 Balt Burt Spice Toledo 2 Mil Phil Martin Toledo 3 Phil Chuck Noble Louisville 4 FtW Mel Thompson North Carolina State 5 Bos Ron Perry Holy Cross 6 Syr Don McLane Duquesne 7 Roch Art Spoelstra Western Kentucky 8 NY Don Lange Navy 9 Mpls Gene Schwinger Rice Fifth Round 1 Balt Lou Scott Indiana 2 Mil Paul Ebert Ohio State 3 Phil Rudy D'Emilio Duke 4 FtW Dutch Burch Pittsburgh 5 Bos Troy Burris West Texas 6 Syr Paul Pottenburgh Siena 7 Roch Bo Erias Niagara 8 NY Jesse Priscock Kansas State 9 Mpls Buzz Bennett Minnesota Sixth Round 1 Balt Bob Heim Xavier (OH) 2 Mil Bob Carney Bradley 3 Phil Len Winogard Brandeis 4 FtW Charles Kraak Indiana 5 Bos Otto Krieghauser Washington (MO) 6 Syr Norman Pott Wheaton 7 Roch James Davis St. John's 8 NY Ron Rivers Wyoming 9 Mpls Nick Revon Mississippi Southern Seventh Round 1 Balt Joe Pehanick Seattle 2 Mil Alan Kelley Kansas 3 Phil Bob Brady San Diego State 4 FtW Bernie Janicki Duke 5 Bos Paul Estergaard Bradley 6 Syr Gus Levett Franklin & Marshall 7 Roch Bill Hull Utah State 8 NY Solly Walker St. John's 9 Mpls Dan Finch Vanderbilt Eighth Round 1 Balt Harry Brooks Seton Hall 2 Mil Dick Nunneley Tulsa 3 Phil Bob Hodges East Carolina 4 FtW Don Bielke Valparaiso 5 Bos Jim Young Santa Clara 6 Syr Mel Besdin Syracuse 7 Roch Paul Morrow Wisconsin 8 NY Cob Jarvis Mississippi State 9 Mpls Bob Hopkins Pasadena Ninth Round 1 Balt Ron Goerrs Concordia (MO) 2 Mil Hal Cervini Tulane 3 Phil Vince Leta Lycoming 4 FtW Joel Hittleman Loyola (MD) 5 Syr Fletcher Johnson Duquesne 6 Roch Roy Irvin USC 7 NY Henry Duckham Brooklyn Polytechnic 8 Mpls Dick Garmaker Minnesota Tenth Round 1 Balt Gary Shivers Houston 2 Mil Joe Bertrand Notre Dame 3 Phil Bill Sullivan Notre Dame 4 FtW Phil Larson Brigham Young 5 Bos Tony Daukas Boston College 6 Syr Jack Davidson UCLA 7 Roch Ed Parchinski Fordham 8 NY John Clune Navy 9 Mpls John Blever Northwestern Eleventh Round 1 Balt Elliott Karver George Washington 2 Mil Jerry Domerschick CCNY 3 Phil Frank O'Hara La Salle 4 FtW Forrest Jackson Taylor 5 Bos Bill Johnson Nebraska 7 Roch John Paxson Dayton 8 NY Bob Walter Oklahoma Twelfth Round 2 Mil Ron Weisner Wisconsin 3 Phil John Glinski None 8 NY Bill Stickel Hastings Thirteenth Round 3 Phil John Holup George Washington