| First Round | Player | College |
| 1. Cincinnati Royals | Rod Hundley | West Virginia |
| 2. Detroit Pistons | Charles Tyra | Louisville |
| 3. Minneapolis Lakers | Jim Krebs | Southern Methodist |
| 4. St. Louis Hawks | Win Wilfong | Memphis State |
| 5. New York Knicks | Brendan McCann | St. Bonaventure |
| 6. Philadelphia Warriors | Len Rosenbluth | North Carolina |
| 7. Syracuse Nationals | George Bon Salle | Illinois |
| 8. Boston Celtics | Sam Jones | North Carolina Central |
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