1955 NBA draft

In this draft, eight remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.

Second pick of the draft, Maurice Stokes from Saint Francis University won the Rookie of the Year Award.

[2] Dick Garmaker and Tom Gola were selected before the draft as Minneapolis Lakers' and Philadelphia Warriors' territorial picks respectively.

Three players from this draft, Maurice Stokes, Tom Gola, and Jack Twyman, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

[3] K. C. Jones, who was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the later rounds, has also been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame, although he did not enter the league immediately after the draft.