1953 NBA Draft

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  • Name: Joe Piorkowski
  • Position: Forward
  • Height: 6-3 (1.90m)
  • Weight: N/A
  • College Team: Penn State Nittany Lions
  • Nationality: American
  • Birthplace: Wyoming, Pennsylvania
  • Birthdate: N/A
  • Drafted: Selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the fourteenth round (105th pick overall) of 1953 NBA Draft.
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Statistics

SEASONS

GP

FG%

FT%

RPG

APG

PPG

1949-50 Wilks College

Did Not Play Left School

1949-50 Penn State FR.

Freshman Stats Not Available

1950-51 Penn State

17

N/A

50.0

N/A

N/A

4.0

1951-52 Penn State

24

N/A

68.8

N/A

N/A

5.8

1952-53 Penn State

11

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

7.5

DIV I Totals

52

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5.6

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Statistics

SEASONS

GP

FG%

FT%

RPG

APG

PPG

1949-50 Penn State FR.

Freshman Stats Not Available

1950-51 Penn State

16

N/A

75.7

N/A

N/A

5.0

1951-52 Penn State

23

N/A

66.7

N/A

N/A

9.2

1952-53 Penn State

24

N/A

74.3

N/A

N/A

14.6

DIV I Totals

63

N/A

72.2

7.5

N/A

10.2

paul-smaagaard 1953 NBA Draft - The Draft Review
  • Name: Paul Smaagaard
  • Position: Forward
  • Height: 6-6 (1.98m)
  • Weight: 210 (95kg)
  • College Team: Hamline Pipers
  • Nationality: American
  • Birthplace: Madison, Minnesota
  • Birthdate: 5/30/1931 - 1/2/2008
  • Drafted: Selected by the Rochester Royals in the thirteenth round (103rd pick overall) of 1953 NBA Draft.
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Statistics

SEASONS

GP

FG%

FT%

RPG

APG

PPG

1949-50 Hamline

22

43.9

50.0

N/A

N/A

2.2

1950-51 Hamline

26

31.9

60.0

N/A

N/A

4.2

1951-52 Hamline

29

41.0

62.9

N/A

N/A

6.7

1952-53 Hamline

27

40.8

50.6

N/A

N/A

10.1

Totals

104

39.3

55.2

N/A

N/A

6.0

lloyd-thorgaard 1953 NBA Draft - The Draft Review
  • Name: Lloyd Thorgaard
  • Position: Guard
  • Height: 6-3 (1.90m)
  • Weight: N/A
  • College Team: Hamline Pipers
  • Nationality: American
  • Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Birthdate: N/A
  • Drafted: Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the fourteenth round (107th pick overall) of 1953 NBA Draft.
minneapolis48-60 1953 NBA Draft - The Draft Review
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Statistics

SEASONS

GP

FG%

FT%

RPG

APG

PPG

1949-50 Hamline

29

41.6

67.8

N/A

N/A

6.0

1950-51 Hamline

29

40.3

61.2

N/A

N/A

18.0

1951-52 Hamline

28

40.1

62.2

N/A

N/A

16.5

1952-53 Hamline

27

40.4

71.3

N/A

N/A

14.3

Totals

113

40.4

65.0

N/A

N/A

13.7

bob-gussner 1953 NBA Draft - The Draft Review
  • Name: Bob Gussner
  • Position: Forward
  • Height: 6-7 (2.00m)
  • Weight: N/A
  • College Team: Hamline Pipers
  • Nationality: American
  • Birthplace: Glyndon, Minnesota
  • Birthdate: N/A
  • Drafted: Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the fifteenth round (110th pick overall) of 1953 NBA Draft.
minneapolis48-60 1953 NBA Draft - The Draft Review
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Statistics

SEASONS

GP

FG%

FT%

RPG

APG

PPG

1949-50 Hamline

22

36.4

70.6

N/A

N/A

2.4

1950-51 Hamline

29

38.4

52.2

N/A

N/A

8.8

1951-52 Hamline

29

36.5

62.3

N/A

N/A

9.2

1952-53 Hamline

27

45.0

63.9

N/A

N/A

10.5

Totals

107

39.6

60.5

N/A

N/A

8.0