hoops datahoops dataEvery pick from the 1955 NBA draft, headlined by No. 1 overall pick Dick Garmaker. Jack Twyman (pick 10) went on to score the most career points in the class. Click any player for full career stats.
| Pick | Player | Team | G | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Garmaker | Minneapolis Lakers | 420 | 5,620 | 13.4 |
| 2 | Tom Gola | Philadelphia Warriors | 695 | 7,874 | 11.3 |
| 3 | Dick Ricketts | Milwaukee Hawks | 212 | 1,977 | 9.3 |
| 4 | Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | 202 | 3,314 | 16.4 |
| 5 | Jim Loscutoff | Boston Celtics | 507 | 3,165 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Ken Sears | New York Knicks | 529 | 7,364 | 13.9 |
| 7 | Ed Conlin | Syracuse Nationals | 483 | 4,897 | 10.1 |
| 8 | Johnny Horan | Fort Wayne Pistons | 17 | 34 | 2.0 |
| R2 · 9 | Jack Stephens | Milwaukee Hawks | 71 | 753 | 10.6 |
| R2 · 10 | Jack Twyman | Rochester Royals | 820 | 15,848 | 19.3 |
| R2 · 11 | Walter Devlin | Philadelphia Warriors | 203 | 1,500 | 7.4 |
| R2 · 12 | Dickie Hemric | Boston Celtics | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 13 | Jerry Mullen | New York Knicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 14 | Chuck Mencel | Minneapolis Lakers | 137 | 996 | 7.3 |
| R2 · 15 | Jesse Arnelle | Fort Wayne Pistons | 28 | 147 | 5.3 |
| R2 · 16 | Don Schlundt | Syracuse Nationals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dick Garmaker was selected first overall in the 1955 NBA draft by the Minneapolis Lakers.
Jack Twyman (pick 10, round 2) leads the 1955 class with 15,848 career regular-season points.
The 1955 NBA draft included 16 picks across the first two rounds.