1957 NBA draft

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1957 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
DateApril 17, 1957
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
Overview
85 total selections in 14 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionRod Hundley Cincinnati Royals
Hall of Famers
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The 1957 NBA draft was the 11th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 17, 1957, before the 1957–58 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. Prior to the draft, the Fort Wayne Pistons and the Rochester Royals relocated to Detroit and Cincinnati, and became the Detroit Pistons and the Cincinnati Royals respectively.[1][2] In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 14 rounds comprising 83 players selected.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

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Rod Hundley from West Virginia University was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Royals. However, the Royals immediately traded his draft rights to the Minneapolis Lakers.[3] Eight pick of the draft, Sam Jones from North Carolina Central University, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[4] Woody Sauldsberry, who was selected in the eighth round, went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.[5] He would be the highest selected rookie to ever win the award in league history, being selected as the 60th pick in the NBA that year. Jim Brown from Syracuse University was selected in the ninth round by the Syracuse Nationals, but he opted for a professional football career and eventually playing nine successful seasons in the National Football League (NFL).[6] Brown was later inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest professional football players ever.[7]

Key

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Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game

Draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
1 1 Rod Hundley + G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Cincinnati Royals (traded to Minneapolis)[a] West Virginia
1 2 Charlie Tyra F/C File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Detroit Pistons (traded to New York)[b] Louisville
1 3 Jim Krebs C File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Minneapolis Lakers SMU
1 4 Win Wilfong G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States St. Louis Hawks Memphis State
1 5 Brendan McCann G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States New York Knicks St. Bonaventure
1 6 Lennie Rosenbluth F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Philadelphia Warriors North Carolina
1 7 George Bon Salle F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Syracuse Nationals Illinois
1 8 Sam Jones^ G/F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Boston Celtics NC Central
2 9 Dick Duckett G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Cincinnati Royals St. John's
2 10 Bob McCoy# F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Detroit Pistons Grambling
2 11 Harv Schmidt# F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Minneapolis Lakers Illinois
2 12 Jim Palmer F/C File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States St. Louis Hawks Dayton
2 13 Larry Friend G/F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States New York Knicks California
2 14 Jack Sullivan# F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Philadelphia Warriors Mount St. Mary's
2 15 Jim Morgan# G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Syracuse Nationals Louisville
2 16 Dick O'Neal# F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Boston Celtics TCU

Other picks

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The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[8][9]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
3 17 Jerry Paulson G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Cincinnati Royals Manhattan
3 18 Bill Ebben G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Detroit Pistons Detroit
4 27 George Brown F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Minneapolis Lakers Wayne State
4 30 Ray Radziszewski F File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Philadelphia Warriors Saint Joseph's
6 48 Maury King G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Boston Celtics Kansas
8 57 Doug Bolstorff G File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Detroit Pistons Minnesota
8 60 Woody Sauldsberry+ F/C File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Philadelphia Warriors Texas Southern
9 67 Steve Hamilton F/C File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States Philadelphia Warriors Morehead State

Trades

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See also

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