1956 NBA Seçmeleri

1956 NBA Seçmeleri, 30 Nisan'da New York'ta gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu draftta seçilen en önemli oyuncu San Fransico Üniversitesinden Bill Russell sayılabilir. Draft 12 turdan ve ayrıca bölgesel seçimlerden oluşmuştur. Tom Heinsohn, Boston Celtics tarafından bölgesel seçimlerde seçilmiş, sonradan St. Louis Hawks'ı seçen Bill Russell'la All-star oyuncusu Ed Macauley'i de içeren takas yapılmıştır.

Yanında yıldız olan oyuncular Basketball Hall of Fame'e seçilen oyunculardır. Koyu şekilde yazılan oyuncular ise All-NBA Team kadrosuna seçilen oyunculardır.

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Boston Celtics 
 Tom Heinsohn Holy Cross
 K.C. Jones San Francisco
 George Linn Alabama
 Dan Swartz Morehead State
 Bill Logan Iowa
 Don Boldebuck Houston University
 O'Neal Weaver Midwestern (TX)
 Vic Molodet North Carolina State
 Jim Houston Brandeis
 Theophileus Lloyd Maryland State

Fort Wayne Pistons 
 Ron Sobie DePaul
 Bob Kessler Maryland
 Bill Thieben Hofstra
 Charles Slack Marshall
 Joe Lieber Holy Cross
 John Schlimm John Carroll
 Bruce Harris Tennessee Polytechnic

Minneapolis Lakers 
 Jim Paxson, Sr. Dayton
 Terry Rand Marquette
 Jerry Bird Kentucky
 Lloyd Aubrey Notre Dame
 Bill Reigel McNeese State
 Phil Jordon Whitworth
 John Barber Cal State–Los Angeles
 Sam Jones North Carolina College
 Jim Springer Gustavus Adolphus
 Phil Grawmeyer Kentucky
 Robert Hodgson Wichita
 Carl Widseth Tennessee
 John Patzwald Gustavus Adolphus
 Elgin Baylor Seattle

New York Knicks 
 Ronnie Shavlik North Carolina State
 Gary Bergen Utah
 Jerry Harper Alabama
 Ronnie Mayer Duke
 Joe Sexton Purdue
 Pat Dunn Utah State
 Jack Adams Eastern Kentucky
 Art Bunte Utah
 Dick Miller Wisconsin
 Howard Crittendon Murray State Teachers
 Dick Miani Miami (FL)
 Ed Petrie Seton Hall
 Tony Roybal New Mexico

Philadelphia Warriors 
 Hal Lear Temple
 Phil Rollins Louisville
 Bevo Francis Rio Grande
 Phil Wheeler Cincinnati
 Joe Belmont Duke
 Mickey Winograd Duquesne
 John Fannon Notre Dame
 Max Anderson Oregon
 Ronald Clark Springfield

Rochester Royals 
 Si Green Duquesne
 Bob Burrow Kentucky
 Dave Piontek Xavier (OH)
 John McCarthy Canisius
 Bill Uhl Dayton
 Kevin Thomas Boston
 Carl Cain Iowa
 Clayton Carte Oklahoma A&M
 Dan Mannix St. Francis (NY)
 Jerry Moreman Louisville
 Gene Carpenter Texas Tech

St. Louis Hawks 
 Bill Russell San Francisco
 Willie Naulls UCLA
 Darrell Floyd Furman
 Robin Freeman Ohio State
 Norman Stewart Missouri
 Dave Plunkett Cincinnati
 Julius McCoy Michigan State
 Morris Taft UCLA
 Jim Reed Texas Tech
 Hershel Pederson Brigham Young
 Wally Choice Indiana
 Ed Huse Wyoming
 Arthur Helms Houston
 Junior Morgan Duke

Syracuse Nationals 
 Joe Holup George Washington
 Paul Judson Illinois
 Forest Able Western Kentucky
 Swede Halbrook Oregon State
 Jim Ray Toledo
 Jim McLaughlin St. Louis
 Jess Roh Idaho State
 Chester Webb Georgia State Teachers
 Dick Julio New Bedford State
 Bob Hopkins Grambling
 Willie Bergines West Virginia
 Dick Kenyon LeMoyne
 Milt Graham Colgate
 Chuck Rolles Cornell

Dış bağlantılar 
 TheDraftReview.com - 1955 NBA Draft 
 basketball-reference.com - 1955 NBA Draftı

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