1957 NBA Draft Recap
The 1957 NBA Draft took place in St. Louis on April 17, 1957
First Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot Rod Hundley | ROR | ROR to MIN | G | 6-4 | 185 | 22 | 6 | West Virginia | Sr | United States |
| 2 | Charlie Tyra | FWP | DET to NYK | FC | 6-8 | 230 | 21 | 5 | Louisville | Sr | United States |
| 3 | Jim Krebs | MIN | C | 6-8 | 230 | 21 | 7 | Southern Methodist | Sr | United States | |
| 4 | Win Wilfong | STH | G | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 4 | Memphis | Sr | United States | |
| 5 | Brendan McCann | NYK | G | 6-2 | 178 | 21 | 3 | St. Bonaventure | Sr | United States | |
| 6 | Lennie Rosenbluth | PHI | F | 6-4 | 190 | 24 | 2 | North Carolina | Sr | United States | |
| 7 | George Bon Salle | SYR | C | 6-8 | 220 | 21 | 1 | Illinois | Sr | United States | |
| 8 | Sam Jones | BOS | GF | 6-4 | 198 | 23 | 12 | North Carolina Central | Sr | United States |
Second Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Dick Duckett | ROR | G | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | 1 | St. John's | Sr | United States | |
| 10 | Bob McCoy | FWP | F | 6-6 | 210 | N/A | 0 | Grambling State | Sr | United States | |
| 11 | Harvey Schmidt | MIN | F | 6-6 | 195 | N/A | 0 | Illinois | Sr | United States | |
| 12 | Jim Palmer | STH | STH to CIN | F | 6-8 | 199 | 23 | 3 | Dayton | Sr | United States |
| 13 | Larry Friend | NYK | GF | 6-4 | 195 | 22 | 1 | California | Sr | United States | |
| 14 | Jack Sullivan | PHI | F | 6-4 | 185 | N/A | 0 | Mount St. Mary's | Sr | United States | |
| 15 | Jim Morgan | SYR | G | 6-1 | 175 | N/A | 0 | Louisville | Sr | United States | |
| 16 | Dick O'Neal | BOS | F | 6-7 | 215 | N/A | 0 | TCU | Sr | United States |
Third Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Jerry Paulson | ROR | G | 6-3 | 185 | 21 | 1 | Manhattan | Sr | United States | |
| 18 | Bill Ebben | FWP | F | 6-4 | 190 | 21 | 1 | Detroit-Mercy | Sr | United States | |
| 19 | Jim Spivey | MIN | F | 6-5 | 210 | 22 | 0 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Sr | United States | |
| 20 | John Smyth | STH | F | 6-5 | 225 | N/A | 0 | Notre Dame | Sr | United States | |
| 21 | Gary Clark | NYK | G | 6-4 | - | N/A | 0 | Syracuse | Sr | United States | |
| 22 | Angelo Lombardo | PHI | F | 6-4 | 210 | N/A | 0 | Manhattan | Sr | United States | |
| 23 | Vince Cohen | SYR | G | 6-1 | 185 | N/A | 0 | Syracuse | Sr | United States | |
| 24 | Chuck Schramm | BOS | F | 6-6 | - | N/A | 0 | Western Illinois | Sr | United States |
Fourth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jed Dormeyer | ROR | F | 6-3 | 190 | N/A | 0 | Minnesota | Sr | United States | |
| 26 | Kurt Englebert | FWP | F | 6-5 | 195 | N/A | 0 | Saint Joseph's | Sr | United States | |
| 27 | George Brown | MIN | F | 6-6 | 190 | 21 | 1 | Wayne State (MI) | Sr | United States | |
| 28 | Hank Nowak | STH | G | 6-3 | 180 | N/A | 0 | Canisius | Sr | United States | |
| 29 | Rayford Wells | NYK | F | 6-6 | - | 21 | 0 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Sr | United States | |
| 30 | Ray Radziszewski | PHI | F | 6-5 | 210 | 22 | 1 | Saint Joseph's | Sr | United States | |
| 31 | Jerry Mallett | SYR | F | 6-5 | 205 | 21 | 0 | Baylor | Sr | United States | |
| 32 | Jim Ashmore | BOS | G | 6-0 | 165 | N/A | 0 | Mississippi State | Sr | United States |
Fifth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Stewart Murray | ROR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Lafayette | Sr | United States | ||
| 34 | Ron Kramer | FWP | G | 6-3 | 245 | 21 | 0 | Michigan | Sr | United States | |
| 35 | Gary Thompson | MIN | G | 5-10 | - | N/A | 0 | Iowa State | Sr | United States | |
| 36 | Al Rochelle | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Vanderbilt | Sr | United States | ||
| 37 | Lee Marshall | NYK | GF | 6-5 | - | N/A | 0 | Washington & Lee | Sr | United States | |
| 38 | Jim Radcliffe | PHI | - | - | N/A | 0 | Lafayette | Sr | United States | ||
| 39 | Frank Nimmo | SYR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Cincinnati | Sr | United States | ||
| 40 | Grady Wallace | BOS | G | 6-4 | 165 | 23 | 0 | South Carolina | Sr | United States |
Sixth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | John Maglio | ROR | - | - | N/A | 0 | NC State | Sr | United States | ||
| 42 | Walt Acamushko | FWP | - | - | N/A | 0 | St. Francis (NY) | Sr | United States | ||
| 43 | Phil Murrell | MIN | F | 6-4 | 205 | 24 | 0 | Drake | Sr | United States | |
| 44 | Raymond Downs | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Texas | Sr | United States | ||
| 45 | Jim Humphreys | NYK | - | - | N/A | 0 | Saint Michael's | Sr | United States | ||
| 46 | Alonzo Lewis | PHI | - | - | N/A | 0 | La Salle | Sr | United States | ||
| 47 | Lyndon Lee | SYR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Oklahoma City | Sr | United States | ||
| 48 | Maury King | BOS | SG | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | 2 | Kansas | Sr | United States |
Seventh Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Chet Forte | ROR | G | 5-8 | - | 21 | 0 | Columbia | Sr | United States | |
| 50 | Carl Boldt | FWP | F | 6-5 | - | N/A | 0 | San Francisco | Sr | United States | |
| 51 | George Ferguson | MIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | Michigan | Sr | United States | ||
| 52 | Mason Pope | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Sr | United States | ||
| 53 | Max Jameson | PHI | - | - | N/A | 0 | Kentucky State | Sr | United States | ||
| 54 | Dick Gaines | SYR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Seton Hall | Sr | United States | ||
| 55 | Dick Brott | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Denver | Sr | United States |
Eighth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Bob Daniels | ROR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Western Kentucky | Sr | United States | ||
| 57 | Doug Bolstorff | FWP | G | 6-4 | 195 | 25 | 1 | Minnesota | Sr | United States | |
| 58 | John Haaven | MIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | North Dakota | Sr | United States | ||
| 59 | Bill Darragh | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Louisville | Sr | United States | ||
| 60 | Woody Sauldsberry | PHI | FC | 6-7 | 220 | 22 | 7 | Texas Southern | Sr | United States | |
| 61 | Cebe Price | SYR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Marshall | Sr | United States | ||
| 62 | Bill Von Weyhe | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Rhode Island | Sr | United States |
Ninth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Dick Heise | ROR | - | - | N/A | 0 | DePaul | Sr | United States | ||
| 64 | Bob Lazor | FWP | - | - | N/A | 0 | Pittsburgh | Sr | United States | ||
| 65 | Jim Sutton | MIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | North Dakota State | Sr | United States | ||
| 66 | Calvin Grosscup | STH | G | - | - | N/A | 0 | Tulane | Sr | United States | |
| 67 | Steve Hamilton | PHI | F | 6-6 | 190 | 21 | 2 | Morehead State | Jr | United States | |
| 68 | Jim Brown | SYR | G | 6-2 | 212 | 21 | 0 | Syracuse | Sr | United States | |
| 69 | Joe Gibbon | BOS | GF | 6-4 | 200 | 22 | 0 | Ole Miss | Sr | United States |
Tenth Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Mel Wright | ROR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Oklahoma State | Sr | United States | ||
| 71 | Gordon Fosness | MIN | - | - | N/A | 0 | Dakota Wesleyan | Sr | United States | ||
| 72 | Bobby Mills | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Southern Methodist | Sr | United States | ||
| 73 | Jerry Calvert | PHI | G | 5-11 | 160 | 21 | 0 | Kentucky | Sr | United States | |
| 74 | Jack Nichols | SYR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Colgate | Sr | United States | ||
| 75 | Jack Butcher | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Memphis | Sr | United States |
11th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Cliff Hafer | ROR | - | - | N/A | 0 | NC State | Sr | United States | ||
| 77 | Gerald Dreier | STH | C | - | - | N/A | 0 | Macalester | Sr | United States | |
| 78 | Jerry Gibson | PHI | - | - | N/A | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 79 | Dick Neal | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Indiana | Sr | United States |
12th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Jim Boothe | ROR | - | - | N/A | 0 | Xavier | Sr | United States | ||
| 81 | Bob Seitz | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | NC State | Sr | United States | ||
| 82 | Jim Weeks | SYR | - | - | N/A | 0 | New York Tech | Sr | United States | ||
| 83 | Dan Tobin | BOS | - | - | N/A | 0 | Florida Southern | Sr | United States |
13th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Ed Romanoff | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | N/A |
14th Round Selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Draft Trades | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Lavelle Langston | STH | - | - | N/A | 0 | Northwestern State | Sr | United States |
Undrafted Players
| Player | Pos | HT | WT | Age | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCoy Ingram | PF | 6-8 | 210 | 25 | 1 | Jackson State | Sr | United States |
* Team owns the player's draft rights