The 1953 NBA draft was the seventh annual

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of the

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(NBA). The draft was held on April 24, 1953, before the 1953–54 season. In this

, nine remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S.

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players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising 122 players selected.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Ray Felix Raymond Darlington Felix (December 10, 1930 – July 28, 1991) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in New York City. He played high school basketball at Metropolitan High School in New York and college basketball at Long I ...

from Long Island University was selected first overall by the Baltimore Bullets and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season.

Ernie Beck Ernest Joseph Beck (born December 11, 1931) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Philadelphia, Beck played seven years in the National Basketball Association for the Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks and Syracuse Na ...

and Walter Dukes were selected before the draft as Philadelphia Warriors' and New York Knicks' territorial picks respectively. Three players from this draft, Bob Houbregs, Frank Ramsey and

Cliff Hagan Clifford Oldham Hagan (born December 9, 1931) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-4 forward who excelled with the hook shot, Hagan, nicknamed "Li'l Abner", played his entire 10-year NBA career (1956–1966) with the St. ...

, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Key

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Other picks

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

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1953 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

References

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External links

NBA.com
{{1953–54 NBA season by team

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