1952 NBA Draft Recap

The 1952 NBA Draft took place in Minneapolis on April 26, 1952

First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Mark Workman MIL FC 206cm 98kg 22 2 West Virginia Sr United States
2 Jim Baechtold BAL F 193cm 93kg 24 5 Eastern Kentucky Sr United States
3 Dick Groat FWP PG 180cm 82kg 21 1 Duke Sr United States
4 Bill Mlkvy PHI GF 193cm 86kg 21 1 Temple Sr United States
5 Joe Dean IND 188cm 77kg 22 0 LSU Sr United States
6 Ralph Polson NYK F 201cm 91kg 22 1 Whitworth University Sr United States
7 Bob Stauffer BOS - - N/A 0 Missouri Sr United States
8 Bob Lochmueller SYR GF 196cm 84kg 24 1 Louisville Sr United States
9 Chuck Darling ROR FC 203cm 102kg 22 0 Iowa Sr United States
10 Clyde Lovellette MIN FC 208cm 106kg 22 11 Kansas Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
11 Eddie Miller MIL F 203cm 102kg 20 2 Syracuse Sr United States
12 Chuck Grigsby BAL SF 198cm 86kg 23 1 Dayton Sr United States
13 Monk Meineke FWP PF 201cm 94kg 21 6 Dayton Sr United States
14 Walt Davis PHI FC 203cm 93kg 21 5 Texas A&M Sr United States
15 Zeke Zawoluk IND FC 201cm 98kg 21 3 St. John's Sr United States
16 Bertram Cook NYK SG 191cm 84kg 23 1 Utah State Sr United States
17 Jim Iverson BOS G - - N/A 0 Kansas State Sr United States
18 Jim Brasco SYR G 185cm 77kg 21 1 NYU Sr United States
19 Jack McMahon ROR G 185cm 84kg 23 8 St. John's Sr United States
20 Jim Holstein MIN SF 191cm 82kg 21 4 Cincinnati Sr United States

Third Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
21 Bobby Watson MIL G 183cm 73kg 22 1 Kentucky Sr United States
22 Jim Walsh BAL SF 193cm 88kg 21 1 Stanford Sr United States
23 Bill Carlson FWP - - N/A 0 Fordham Sr United States
24 Moe Radovich PHI G 183cm 73kg 22 1 Wyoming Sr United States
25 Skippy Whitaker IND G 185cm 82kg 21 1 Kentucky Sr United States
26 Dick Bunt NYK G 183cm 77kg 21 1 NYU Sr United States
27 J.C. Maze BOS - - N/A 0 Texas State Sr United States
28 Ken McBride SYR SG 191cm 86kg 23 1 Maryland-Eastern Shore Sr United States
29 Ronnie MacGilvray ROR G 188cm 84kg 21 1 St. John's Sr United States
30 Carl McNulty MIN SG 191cm 84kg 22 1 Purdue Sr United States

Fourth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
31 George McLeod MIL GF 196cm 91kg 21 1 Texas Christian Sr United States
32 Blaine Denning BAL G 188cm 79kg 21 1 Lawrence Tech (MI) Sr United States
33 Hal Cerra FWP - - N/A 0 Duquesne Sr United States
34 Bob Brown PHI - - N/A 0 Louisville Sr United States
35 Gene Rhodes IND G 185cm 77kg 24 1 Western Kentucky Sr United States
36 Roy Belliveau NYK - - N/A 0 Seton Hall Sr United States
37 Herm Hedderick BOS BOS to BAL SG 196cm 77kg 22 1 Canisius Sr United States
38 Bud Donnelly SYR - - N/A 0 La Salle Sr United States
39 Bryant Ivey ROR - - N/A 0 Alabama Sr United States
40 Tom Ackerman MIN - - N/A 0 West Liberty Sr United States

Fifth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
41 Pete Brewster MIL GF 191cm 95kg 21 0 Purdue Sr United States
42 Frank Guisness BAL G - - N/A 0 Washington Sr United States
43 Bob Clifton FWP - - N/A 0 Iowa Sr United States
44 Burr Carlson PHI F 198cm - N/A 0 Connecticut Sr United States
45 Jay Handlan IND G 188cm 82kg 24 0 Washington & Lee Sr United States
46 Ben Gibson NYK - - N/A 0 Saint Mary's Sr United States
47 Don Johnson BOS - - N/A 0 Oklahoma State Sr United States
48 Jim Kennedy SYR - - N/A 0 Duquesne Sr United States
49 Leroy Leslie ROR - - N/A 0 Notre Dame Sr United States
50 Jim Bishop MIN - - N/A 0 Southern Mississippi Sr United States

Sixth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
51 Roger Johnson MIL - - N/A 0 Arizona Sr United States
52 Bob Priddy BAL G 191cm 86kg 22 1 New Mexico State Sr United States
53 Leo Corkery FWP - - 22 0 St. Bonaventure Sr United States
54 Newt Jones PHI - - N/A 0 La Salle Sr United States
55 Bill Harrell IND - - 23 0 Siena Sr United States
56 Dick Surhoff NYK GF 193cm 95kg 22 2 Long Island Sr United States
57 Jim Buchanan BOS G - - N/A 0 Nebraska Sr United States
58 Harry Moore SYR - - N/A 0 West Virginia Sr United States
59 Jewell McDowell ROR - - N/A 0 Texas A&M Sr United States
60 Rod Fletcher MIN F 193cm 88kg N/A 0 Illinois Sr United States

Seventh Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
61 Ab Nicholas MIL G - - N/A 0 Wisconsin Sr United States
62 Bill Lea BAL - - N/A 0 Missouri State Sr United States
63 Lee Terrill FWP - - N/A 0 NC State Sr United States
64 Nick Kladis PHI - - N/A 0 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
65 Jim Hoverder IND - - N/A 0 Central Missouri Sr United States
66 Bud Julian NYK - - N/A 0 Missouri State Sr United States
67 Fred Eydt BOS - - N/A 0 Cornell Sr United States
68 Bob Roche SYR G 178cm 77kg N/A 0 Syracuse Sr United States
69 Sam Miranda ROR G 178cm 77kg N/A 0 Indiana Sr United States
70 Cliff Haag MIN - - N/A 0 Wyoming Sr United States

Eighth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
71 Dick Retherford MIL - - N/A 0 Baldwin Wallace Sr United States
72 Mike Magula BAL - - N/A 0 Youngstown State Sr United States
73 Jim Ramstead FWP - - N/A 0 Stanford Jr United States
74 Tom Brennan PHI G 191cm 88kg 21 0 Villanova Sr United States
75 Gordon Stauffer IND G - - 21 0 Michigan State Sr United States
76 Paul Sullivan NYK F 203cm 91kg N/A 0 Alabama Sr United States
77 Gordon Mungier BOS - - N/A 0 Spring Hill Sr United States
78 Jerry Romney ROR G 188cm 79kg N/A 0 Brigham Young Sr United States
79 Bob Holt MIN - - N/A 0 Tulane Sr United States

Ninth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
80 John Snee MIL - - N/A 0 Clemson Sr United States
81 Bud Penwell BAL - - N/A 0 Oklahoma City Sr United States
82 Don Scanlon PHI - - N/A 0 Pennsylvania Sr United States
83 Dale Toft IND C - - N/A 0 Denver Sr United States
84 Jim Dilling BOS - - N/A 0 Holy Cross Sr United States
85 Ray Royce ROR - - N/A 0 Houston Sr United States
86 Tom Katsimpalis MIN C 191cm - N/A 0 Eastern Illinois Sr United States

Tenth Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
87 Jim Tackett MIL - - N/A 0 New Mexico Sr United States
88 Art Press BAL - - N/A 0 McDaniel College Sr United States
89 Glenn Smith PHI - - N/A 0 Utah Sr United States
90 Gene Conley BOS PF 203cm 102kg 21 6 Washington State Sr United States
91 Arnold Smith ROR - - N/A 0 City College of New York Sr United States
92 Dick Means MIN - - N/A 0 Minnesota Sr United States

11th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
93 Coyt Vance MIL - - N/A 0 Mississippi State Sr United States
94 Bob Peterson BAL F 196cm 95kg 20 3 Oregon Jr United States
95 Ben Stewart PHI - - N/A 0 Villanova Sr United States
96 Ray Sonnenberg ROR - - N/A 0 Saint Louis Sr United States
97 Dwight Morrison MIN - - N/A 0 USC Sr United States

12th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
98 Benny Purcell BAL G 175cm 82kg 23 0 Murray State Sr United States
99 Ray Steiner ROR G 180cm 79kg N/A 0 Saint Louis Sr United States
100 Ed Ramiraz MIN - - N/A 0 Centenary Sr United States

13th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
101 Bob Whitmer ROR F 188cm 93kg N/A 0 Florida State College Sr United States
102 Don Schneider MIN - - N/A 0 Arizona Sr United States

14th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
103 Gene Smith MIN GF 185cm 79kg N/A 0 Huron Sr United States

15th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
104 Gene Smith MIN C 196cm - N/A 0 Xavier Sr United States

16th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
105 Homer Spain MIN - - 23 0 Union (TN) Sr United States

17th Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
106 John Wallesea MIN - - N/A 0 Memphis Sr United States

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Danny Finn G 185cm 84kg 23 3 St. John's Sr United States
Don Henriksen FC 201cm 102kg 22 2 California Sr United States
Al Masino G 178cm 79kg 24 2 Canisius Sr United States
Pete Darcey F 201cm 98kg 22 1 Oklahoma State Sr United States
Don Hanrahan F 201cm 86kg 23 1 Loyola (IL) Sr United States
Jack McCloskey G 188cm 86kg 26 1 Pennsylvania Sr United States
Bucky McConnell G 178cm 77kg 23 1 Marshall Sr United States
Jim Mooney F 196cm 98kg 21 1 Villanova Sr United States
Bob Naber GF 191cm 84kg 22 1 Louisville Sr United States
Mike O'Neill GF 191cm 95kg N/A 1 California Sr United States
Sherwin Raiken G 188cm 84kg 23 1 Villanova Sr United States

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