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</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">1953 NBA draft</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data">Basketball</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">April 24, 1953</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">NBC</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;">Overview</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>122</b> total selections in <b>19</b> rounds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data">NBA</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="NBA_territorial_pick" title="NBA territorial pick">Territorial pick(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Ernie_Beck" title="Ernie Beck">Ernie Beck</a>, <a href="Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a><br><a href="Walter_Dukes" title="Walter Dukes">Walter Dukes</a>, <a href="New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a><br><a href="Larry_Hennessy" title="Larry Hennessy">Larry Hennessy</a>, <a href="Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a><sup id="cite_ref-bradley_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bradley-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">First selection</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Ray Felix</a>, <a href="Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Hall of Famers</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;">

<ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">F <a href="Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">G <a href="Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Frank Ramsey</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">G <a href="Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a></li></ul>

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<p>The <b>1953 NBA draft</b> was the seventh annual <a href="NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">draft</a> of the <a href="National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). The draft was held on April 24, 1953, before the <a href="1953%E2%80%9354_NBA_season" title="1953–54 NBA season">1953–54 season</a>. In this <a href="Draft_(sports)" title="Draft (sports)">draft</a>, nine remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. <a href="College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the <a href="1952%E2%80%9353_NBA_season" title="1952–53 NBA season">previous season</a>. The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising 122 players selected.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft_selections_and_draftee_career_notes">Draft selections and draftee career notes</h2></div>

<p><a href="Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Ray Felix</a> from <a href="Long_Island_University" title="Long Island University">Long Island University</a> was selected <a href="List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall</a> by the <a href="Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a> and went on to win the <a href="NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year Award</a> in his first season.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Ernie_Beck" title="Ernie Beck">Ernie Beck</a> and <a href="Walter_Dukes" title="Walter Dukes">Walter Dukes</a> were selected before the draft as <a href="Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a>' and <a href="New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>' <a href="NBA_territorial_pick" title="NBA territorial pick">territorial picks</a> respectively. Three players from this draft, <a href="Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a>, <a href="Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Frank Ramsey</a> and <a href="Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a>, have been inducted to the <a href="Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Hall of Fame">Basketball Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td width="50">C

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<td><a href="Basketball_position" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball position">Position</a></td>

<td>Guard</td>

<td>Forward</td>

<td>Center

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<td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF99" width="20">^

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<td>Denotes <a href="List_of_players_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a>

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<td align="center" bgcolor="#FBCEB1" width="20">*

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<td>Denotes <a href="List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game</a> and <a href="All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a>

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<td>Denotes <a href="List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game</a>

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<td>Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game

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<th width="1%">Round

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<th width="1%">Pick

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<th width="19%">Player

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<th width="1%">Position

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<th width="16%">Nationality

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<th width="35%">Team

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<td align="center">–

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<td><span data-sort-value="Beck, Ernie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Ernie_Beck" title="Ernie Beck">Ernie Beck</a></span></span></span>

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<td>G/F

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a>

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<td><a href="Penn_Quakers_men's_basketball" title="Penn Quakers men's basketball">Pennsylvania</a>

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<td align="center">–

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<td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><span data-sort-value="Dukes, Walter"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Walter_Dukes" title="Walter Dukes">Walter Dukes</a></span></span></span><sup>+</sup>

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<td>C

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>

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<td><a href="Seton_Hall_Pirates_men's_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a>

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<td align="center">–

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<td><span data-sort-value="Hennessy, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Larry_Hennessy" title="Larry Hennessy">Larry Hennessy</a></span></span></span>

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<td>G

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a>

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<td><a href="Villanova_Wildcats_men's_basketball" title="Villanova Wildcats men's basketball">Villanova</a>

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<td align="center">1

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<td align="center">1

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<td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><span data-sort-value="Felix, Ray"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Ray Felix</a></span></span></span><sup>+</sup>

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<td>C

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a>

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<td><a href="Long_Island_University" title="Long Island University">Long Island</a>

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<td align="center">1

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<td align="center">2

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<td bgcolor="#FFFF99"><span data-sort-value="Houbregs, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a></span></span></span>^

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<td>F/C

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>Canada

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<td><a href="Milwaukee_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Hawks">Milwaukee Hawks</a>

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<td><a href="Washington_Huskies_men's_basketball" title="Washington Huskies men's basketball">Washington</a>

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<td align="center">1

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<td align="center">3

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<td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><span data-sort-value="Molinas, Jack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Jack_Molinas" title="Jack Molinas">Jack Molinas</a></span></span></span><sup>+</sup>

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<td>F

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Fort_Wayne_Pistons" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Pistons">Fort Wayne Pistons</a>

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<td><a href="Columbia_Lions" title="Columbia Lions">Columbia</a>

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<td align="center">1

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<td align="center">4

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<td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><span data-sort-value="Regan, Richie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Richie_Regan" title="Richie Regan">Richie Regan</a></span></span></span><sup>+</sup>

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<td>G

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a>

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<td><a href="Seton_Hall_Pirates_men's_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a>

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<td align="center">1

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<td align="center">5

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<td bgcolor="#FFFF99"><span data-sort-value="Ramsey, Frank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Frank Ramsey</a></span></span></span>^

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<td>G/F

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>

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<td><a href="Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a>

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<td align="center">1

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<td align="center">6

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</td>

<td>C

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a>

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<td><a href="Wofford_Terriers" title="Wofford Terriers">Wofford</a>

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<td align="center">1

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<td align="center">7

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<td><span data-sort-value="Fritsche, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Jim_Fritsche" title="Jim Fritsche">Jim Fritsche</a></span></span></span>

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<td>F/C

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a>

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<td><a href="Hamline_University" title="Hamline University">Hamline</a>

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<td align="center">2

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<td align="center">8

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<td><span data-sort-value="Ackerman, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Don_Ackerman" title="Don Ackerman">Don Ackerman</a></span></span></span>

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<td>G

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> <small>(from <a href="Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore</a>)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Trades_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trades-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td><a href="Manchester_British-Americans" title="Manchester British-Americans">Manchester British-Americans</a> <small>(<a href="American_Basketball_League_(1925%E2%80%931955)" title="American Basketball League (1925–1955)">American Basketball League</a>)</small>

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<td align="center">2

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<td align="center">9

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<td bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><span data-sort-value="Speight, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Bobby_Speight" title="Bobby Speight">Bobby Speight</a></span></span></span><sup>#</sup>

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<td>F/C

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a> <small>(from <a href="Milwaukee_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Hawks">Milwaukee</a>)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Trades_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trades-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<td><a href="NC_State_Wolfpack_men's_basketball" title="NC State Wolfpack men's basketball">NC State</a>

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<td align="center">2

</td>

<td align="center">10

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<td bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><span data-sort-value="Glasgow, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="George_Glasgow" title="George Glasgow">George Glasgow</a></span></span></span><sup>#</sup>

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<td>G

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Fort_Wayne_Pistons" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Pistons">Fort Wayne Pistons</a>

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<td><a href="Fairleigh_Dickinson_University" title="Fairleigh Dickinson University">Fairleigh Dickinson</a>

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<td align="center">2

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<td align="center">11

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Swanson, Norm"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Norm_Swanson" title="Norm Swanson">Norm Swanson</a></span></span></span>

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<td>F

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a>

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<td><a href="Detroit_Titans_men's_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit Titans men's basketball">Detroit</a>

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<td align="center">2

</td>

<td align="center">12

</td>

</td>

<td>F/C

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

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<td><a href="Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>

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<td><a href="Oregon_Ducks_men's_basketball" title="Oregon Ducks men's basketball">Oregon</a>

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<td align="center">2

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<td align="center">13

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<td><span data-sort-value="Knostman, Dick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Dick_Knostman" title="Dick Knostman">Dick Knostman</a></span></span></span>

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<td>C

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Kansas_State_Wildcats_men's_basketball" title="Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball">Kansas State</a>

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<td align="center">2

</td>

<td align="center">14

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<td bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><span data-sort-value="Gordon, Nield"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Nield_Gordon" title="Nield Gordon">Nield Gordon</a></span></span></span><sup>#</sup>

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<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>

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<td><a href="Furman_University" title="Furman University">Furman</a>

</td></tr>

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<td align="center">2

</td>

<td align="center">15

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<td><span data-sort-value="Feiereisel, Ron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Ron_Feiereisel" title="Ron Feiereisel">Ron Feiereisel</a></span></span></span>

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<td>G

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a>

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<td><a href="DePaul_Blue_Demons_men's_basketball" title="DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball">DePaul</a>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_picks">Other picks</h2></div>

<p>The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<th width="1%">Round

</th>

<th width="1%">Pick

</th>

<th width="19%">Player

</th>

<th width="1%">Position

</th>

<th width="16%">Nationality

</th>

<th width="35%">Team

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<th width="20%">College

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<td align="center">3

</td>

<td align="center">16

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<td><span data-sort-value="Grekin, Norm"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Norm_Grekin" title="Norm Grekin">Norm Grekin</a></span></span></span>

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<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a>

</td>

<td><a href="La_Salle_Explorers_men's_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a>

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<td align="center">3

</td>

<td align="center">17

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<td><span data-sort-value="Peterson, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Bob_Peterson_(basketball)" title="Bob Peterson (basketball)">Bob Peterson</a></span></span></span>

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<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Oregon_Ducks_men's_basketball" title="Oregon Ducks men's basketball">Oregon</a>

</td></tr>

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<td align="center">3

</td>

<td align="center">18

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<td><span data-sort-value="Bemoras, Irv"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Irv_Bemoras" title="Irv Bemoras">Irv Bemoras</a></span></span></span>

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<td>G/F

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<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Milwaukee_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Hawks">Milwaukee Hawks</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball" title="Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball">Illinois</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">3

</td>

<td align="center">20

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Reddout, Frank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Frank_Reddout" title="Frank Reddout">Frank Reddout</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Syracuse_Orange_men's_basketball" title="Syracuse Orange men's basketball">Syracuse</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">3

</td>

<td align="center">21

</td>

<td bgcolor="#FFFF99"><span data-sort-value="Hagan, Cliff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a></span></span></span>^

</td>

<td>G/F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">3

</td>

<td align="center">22

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Kenville, Billy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Bill_Kenville" title="Bill Kenville">Billy Kenville</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>G/F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a>

</td>

<td><a href="St._Bonaventure_University" title="St. Bonaventure University">St. Bonaventure</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">5

</td>

<td align="center">35

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Nolen, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Paul_Nolen" title="Paul Nolen">Paul Nolen</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>C

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_men's_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball">Texas Tech</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">5

</td>

<td align="center">36

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Dyker, Gene"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Gene_Dyker" title="Gene Dyker">Gene Dyker</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Milwaukee_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Hawks">Milwaukee Hawks</a>

</td>

<td><a href="DePaul_Blue_Demons_men's_basketball" title="DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball">DePaul</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">5

</td>

<td align="center">41

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Santini, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Bob_Santini" title="Bob Santini">Bob Santini</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">6

</td>

<td align="center">50

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Atha, Richard"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Richard_Atha" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Atha">Richard Atha</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>G

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Indiana_State_Sycamores_men's_basketball" title="Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball">Indiana State</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">7

</td>

<td align="center">58

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Tsioropoulos, Lou"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Lou_Tsioropoulos" title="Lou Tsioropoulos">Lou Tsioropoulos</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">8

</td>

<td align="center">63

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Rea, Connie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Connie_Rea" title="Connie Rea">Connie Rea</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>G/F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Centenary_Gentlemen_basketball" title="Centenary Gentlemen basketball">Centenary</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">9

</td>

<td align="center">77

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Smyth, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Joe_Smyth_(basketball)" title="Joe Smyth (basketball)">Joe Smyth</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Niagara_Purple_Eagles_men's_basketball" title="Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball">Niagara</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">11

</td>

<td align="center">89

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="Bolger, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Bill_Bolger" title="Bill Bolger">Bill Bolger</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Milwaukee_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Hawks">Milwaukee Hawks</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Georgetown_Hoyas_men's_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">13

</td>

<td align="center">102

</td>

<td bgcolor="#FBCEB1"><span data-sort-value="George, Jack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Jack_George_(basketball)" title="Jack George (basketball)">Jack George</a></span></span></span>*

</td>

<td>G

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a>

</td>

<td><a href="La_Salle_Explorers_men's_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td align="center">14

</td>

<td align="center">108

</td>

<td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><span data-sort-value="Sears, Ken"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Ken_Sears" title="Ken Sears">Ken Sears</a></span></span></span><sup>+</sup>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Santa_Clara_Broncos" title="Santa Clara Broncos">Santa Clara</a>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_undrafted_players">Notable undrafted players</h2></div>

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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="List_of_undrafted_NBA_players" title="List of undrafted NBA players">List of undrafted NBA players</a></div>

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

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<th style="width:19%;">Player

</th>

<th style="width:1%;">Pos.

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<th style="width:16%;">Nationality

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<th style="width:20%;">School/club team

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<td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Andy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Andy_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Andy Johnson (basketball)">Andy Johnson</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Portland_Pilots_men's_basketball" title="Portland Pilots men's basketball">Portland</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><span data-sort-value="Mooney, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Jim_Mooney_(basketball)" title="Jim Mooney (basketball)">Jim Mooney</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>F

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="Villanova_Wildcats_men's_basketball" title="Villanova Wildcats men's basketball">Villanova</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><span data-sort-value="Uplinger, Hal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="Hal_Uplinger" title="Hal Uplinger">Hal Uplinger</a></span></span></span>

</td>

<td>G

</td>

<td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span>United States

</td>

<td><a href="LIU_Brooklyn_Blackbirds_men's_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball">LIU Brooklyn</a>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<ul><li><a href="List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">List of first overall NBA draft picks</a></li></ul>

<p><br>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

<dl><dt>General</dt></dl>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090315112610/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_index.html">NBA.com: NBA Draft History</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="NBA_draft_lottery" title="NBA draft lottery">Draft lottery</a></li>

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<ul><li><a href="Dallas_Mavericks_draft_history" title="Dallas Mavericks draft history">Dallas Mavericks</a></li>

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<ul><li><a href="Ernie_Beck" title="Ernie Beck">Ernie Beck</a></li>

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<ul><li><a href="Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Ray Felix</a></li>

<li><a href="Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a></li>

<li><a href="Jack_Molinas" title="Jack Molinas">Jack Molinas</a></li>

<li><a href="Richie_Regan" title="Richie Regan">Richie Regan</a></li>

<li><a href="Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Frank Ramsey</a></li>

<li><a href="Jim_Fritsche" title="Jim Fritsche">Jim Fritsche</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Don_Ackerman" title="Don Ackerman">Don Ackerman</a></li>

<li><a href="Bobby_Speight" title="Bobby Speight">Bobby Speight</a></li>

<li><a href="George_Glasgow" title="George Glasgow">George Glasgow</a></li>

<li><a href="Norm_Swanson" title="Norm Swanson">Norm Swanson</a></li>

<li><a href="Dick_Knostman" title="Dick Knostman">Dick Knostman</a></li>

<li><a href="Nield_Gordon" title="Nield Gordon">Nield Gordon</a></li>

<li><a href="Ron_Feiereisel" title="Ron Feiereisel">Ron Feiereisel</a></li></ul>

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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="1954_NBA_playoffs" title="1954 NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a></span></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="1954_NBA_Finals" title="1954 NBA Finals">Finals</a></span></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="List_of_1953%E2%80%9354_NBA_season_transactions" title="List of 1953–54 NBA season transactions">Transactions</a></span></li></ul>

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<ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="1953%E2%80%9354_Baltimore_Bullets_season" title="1953–54 Baltimore Bullets season">Baltimore</a></span></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="1953%E2%80%9354_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1953–54 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></span></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="1953%E2%80%9354_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1953–54 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a></span></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="1953%E2%80%9354_Syracuse_Nationals_season" title="1953–54 Syracuse Nationals season">Syracuse</a></i></span></li></ul>

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<ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="1953%E2%80%9354_Fort_Wayne_Pistons_season" title="1953–54 Fort Wayne Pistons season">Fort Wayne</a></span></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="1953%E2%80%9354_Milwaukee_Hawks_season" title="1953–54 Milwaukee Hawks season">Milwaukee</a></span></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="1953%E2%80%9354_Minneapolis_Lakers_season" title="1953–54 Minneapolis Lakers season">Minneapolis</a></b></span></li>

<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="1953%E2%80%9354_Rochester_Royals_season" title="1953–54 Rochester Royals season">Rochester</a></span></li></ul>

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