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NBA Draft 1956
Rundown
By Class:
Senior's 1st RD: 8
Senior's 2nd RD: 8
Total Selected: 16
By Position:
Centers: 4
Forwards: 7
Guards: 5

By Round: 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | 11-14 |

First Round Second Round
Team School Selection Team School Selection
1
Rochester
Duquesne Sihugo Green
Guard
6-2/185
Senior
9
Rochester
Kentucky Bob Burrow
Center
6-7/228
Senior
2
St. Louis
San Francisco Bill Russell
Center
6-9/215
Senior
10
St. Louis
UCLA Willie Naulls
Forward
6-6/225
Senior
3
Minneapolis
Dayton Jim Paxson
Forward/Guard
6-6/200
Senior
11
Minneapolis
Marquette Terry Rand
Center
6-9/210
Senior
4
New York
North Carolina State Ronnie Shavlik
Forward
6-8/200
Senior
12
New York
Utah Gary Bergen
Center
6-8/210
Senior
5
Syracuse
George Washington Joe Holup
Forward
6-6/215
Senior
13
Syracuse
Illinois Paul Judson
Forward
6-4/170
Senior
6T
Boston
Holy Cross Tom Heinsohn
Forward
6-7/218
Senior
14
Boston
San Francisco K.C. Jones
Guard
6-1/200
Senior
7
Fort Wayne
DePaul Ron Sobieszczyk
Guard
6-3/185
Senior
15
Fort Wayne
Maryland Bob Kessler
Forward
6-4/190
Senior
8
Philadelphia
Temple Hal Lear
Guard
5-11/163
Senior
16
Philadelphia
Louisville Phil Rollins
Guard
6-2/155
Senior

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