1956 NBA Draft

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The 1956 NBA Draft was held in New York on April 30th. The most notable player selected in this draft was perennial great Bill Russell from the University of San Francisco. This draft consisted of 12 rounds and incorporated territorial picks. Tom Heinsohn was drafted using a territorial pick by the Boston Celtics, who would later acquire the rights to Bill Russell in a trade with the St. Louis Hawks involving all-star "Easy" Ed Macauley.

Contents

[edit] Territorial pick

[edit] Round one

[edit] Draft picks by team

[edit] Boston Celtics

[edit] Fort Wayne Pistons

  • Ron Sobie DePaul
  • Bob Kessler Maryland
  • Bill Thieben Hofstra
  • Charles Slack Marshall
  • Joe Lieber Holy Cross
  • John Schlimm John Carroll
  • Bruce Harris Tennessee Polytechnic

[edit] Minneapolis Lakers

[edit] New York Knicks

[edit] Philadelphia Warriors

[edit] Rochester Royals

  • Si Green Duquesne
  • Bob Burrow Kentucky
  • Dave Piontek Xavier (OH)
  • John McCarthy Canisius
  • Bill Uhl Dayton
  • Kevin Thomas Boston
  • Carl Cain Iowa
  • Clayton Carte Oklahoma A&M
  • Dan Mannix St. Francis (NY)
  • Jerry Moreman Louisville
  • Gene Carpenter Texas Tech

[edit] St. Louis Hawks

  • Bill Russell San Francisco
  • Willie Naulls UCLA
  • Darrell Floyd Furman
  • Robin Freeman Ohio State
  • Norman Stewart Missouri
  • Dave Plunkett Cincinnati
  • Julius McCoy Michigan State
  • Morris Taft UCLA
  • Jim Reed Texas Tech
  • Hershel Pederson Brigham Young
  • Wally Choice Indiana
  • Ed Huse Wyoming
  • Arthur Helms Houston
  • Junior Morgan Duke

[edit] Syracuse Nationals

  • Joe Holup George Washington
  • Paul Judson Illinois
  • Forest Able Western Kentucky
  • Swede Halbrook Oregon State
  • Jim Ray Toledo
  • Jim McLaughlin St. Louis
  • Jess Roh Idaho State
  • Chester Webb Georgia State Teachers
  • Dick Julio New Bedford State
  • Bob Hopkins Grambling
  • Willie Bergines West Virginia
  • Dick Kenyon LeMoyne
  • Milt Graham Colgate
  • Chuck Rolles Cornell

[edit] External links

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