This draft list is courtesy of APBR (Association for Professional Basketball Research). Check back as each list is converted into The Draft Review's enhanced format currently displayed with the 1988-2005 drafts, featuring player profiles, draft trades and in-depth reviews. 1956 DRAFT 30Apr56 New York, NY T-Territorial Choice Third Round 1 Roch Dave Piontek Xavier (OH) 2 Stl Darrell Floyd Furman 3 Mpls Jerry Bird Kentucky 4 NYK Jerry Harper Alabama 5 Syr Forest Able Western Kentucky 6 Bos George Linn Alabama 7 Det Bill Thieben Hofstra 8 Phil Bevo Francis Rio Grande Fourth Round 1 Roch John McCarthy Canisius 2 Stl Robin Freeman Ohio State 3 Mpls Lloyd Aubrey Notre Dame 4 NYK Ronnie Mayer Duke 5 Syr Harvey Halbrook Oregon State 6 Bos Dan Swartz Morehead State 7 Det Charles Slack Marshall 8 Phil Phil Wheeler Cincinnati Fifth Round 1 Roch Bill Uhl Dayton 2 Stl Norman Stewart Missouri 3 Mpls Bill Reigel McNeese State 4 NYK Joe Sexton Purdue 5 Syr Jim Ray Toledo 6 Bos Bill Logan Iowa 7 Det Joe Lieber Holy Cross 8 Phil Joe Belmont Duke Sixth Round 1 Roch Kevin Thomas Boston 2 Stl Dave Plunkett Cincinnati 3 Mpls Phil Jordon Whitworth 4 NYK Pat Dunn Utah State 5 Syr Jim McLaughlin St. Louis 6 Bos Don Boldebuck Houston 7 Det John Schlimm John Carroll 8 Phil Mickey Winograd Duquesne Seventh Round 1 Roch Carl Cain Iowa 2 Stl Julius McCoy Michigan State 3 Mpls John Barber Cal State–Los Angeles 4 NYK Jack Adams Eastern Kentucky 5 Syr Jess Roh Idaho State 6 Bos O'Neal Weaver Midwestern (TX) 7 Det Bruce Harris Tennessee Polytechnic 8 Phil John Fannon Notre Dame Eighth Round 1 Roch Clayton Carter Oklahoma A&M 2 Stl Morris Taft UCLA 3 Mpls Sam Jones North Carolina College 4 NYK Art Bunte Utah 5 Syr Chester Webb Georgia State Teachers 6 Bos Vic Molodet North Carolina State 8 Phil Max Anderson Oregon Ninth Round 1 Roch Dan Mannix St. Francis (NY) 2 Stl Jim Reed Texas Tech 3 Mpls Jim Springer Gustavus Adolphus 4 NYK Dick Miller Wisconsin 5 Syr Dick Julio New Bedford State 6 Bos Jim Houston Brandeis 8 Phil Ronald Clark Springfield Tenth Round 1 Roch Jerry Moreman Louisville 2 Stl Hershel Pederson Brigham Young 3 Mpls Phil Grawmeyer Kentucky 4 NYK Howard Crittendon Murray State Teachers 5 Syr Bob Hopkins Grambling 6 Bos Theophileus Lloyd Maryland State Eleventh Round 1 Roch Gene Carpenter Texas Tech 2 Stl Wally Choice Indiana 3 Mpls Robert Hodgson Wichita 4 NYK Dick Miani Miami (FL) 5 Syr Willie Bergines West Virginia Twelfth Round 2 Stl Ed Huse Wyoming 3 Mpls Carl Widseth Tennessee 4 NYK Ed Petrie Seton Hall 5 Syr Dick Kenyon LeMoyne Thirteenth Round 2 Stl Arthur Helms Houston 3 Mpls John Patzwald Gustavus Adolphus 4 NYK Tony Roybal New Mexico 5 Syr Milt Graham Colgate Fourteenth Round 2 Stl Junior Morgan Duke 3 Mpls Elgin Baylor Seattle 5 Syr Chuck Rolles Cornell