1946-47 New York Knicks season

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1946-47 New York Knicks season
Head Coach	3rd
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	33–27 (.550)
Place	Division: 3rd (Eastern) Conference: Eastern
Playoff Finish	Lost Semi-Finals
New York Knicks seasons
< 1947-48 New York Knicks season

The 1946-47 New York Knicks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks, the shortened form of Knickerbockers, named for Father Knickerbocker (a popular symbol of New York), are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Knickerbockers first head coach was Neil Cohalan.

Contents:	Offseason – Draft picks – Roster – Regular season – Playoffs – Game log Player stats – Awards and records – Transactions – See also – References

[edit] Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1

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[edit] Regular season

The Knicks' (and the BAA's) first game was played on November 1, 1946 against the Toronto Huskies as the New York Knickerbockers at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, where the Knickerbockers won 68-66.^[2]

[edit] Roster

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Washington Capitols	49	11	.817	-
Philadelphia Warriors C	35	25	.583	14
New York Knicks	33	27	.550	16
Providence Steamrollers	28	32	.467	21
Boston Celtics	22	38	.367	27
Toronto Huskies	22	38	.367	27

C - BAA Champions^[3]

[edit] Game log

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

1946-47 Game Log
November Game Date Opponent Score Location Record 1 November 1 Toronto Huskies 68–66 Maple Leaf Gardens 1–0 2 November 2 @ Chicago Stags 47–63 Chicago Stadium 1–1 3 November 7 @ St. Louis Bombers 68–63 St. Louis Arena 2–1 4 November 11 Chicago Stags 68–78 Madison Square Garden 2–2 5 November 16 Pittsburgh Ironmen 64–62 Madison Square Garden 3–2
December Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
January Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
February Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
March Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
April Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
1946-47 Schedule

[edit] Playoffs

• Quarterfinals
  • New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Rebels, Knicks win series 2-1

• Semifinals
  • Philadelphia Warriors vs. New York Knicks, Warriors win series 2-0 ^[4]

[edit] Player statistics

[edit] Legend

[edit] Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Trades

[edit] References

• Knicks on Database Basketball
• Knicks on Basketball Reference

[edit] See also

• 1946-47 NBA season

v • d • e 1946–47 BAA season by team Playoffs • Finals • Transactions Eastern Boston • New York • Philadelphia • Providence • Toronto • Washington Western Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

v • d • e New York Knickerbockers New York City, New York The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Current season Arenas Madison Square Garden III • 69th Regiment Armory • Madison Square Garden IV Coaches Cohalan • Lapchick • Boryla • Levane • Braun • Donovan • Gallatin • McGuire • Holzman • Reed • Holzman • H. Brown • Hill • Pitino • Jackson • MacLeod • Riley • Nelson • Van Gundy • Chaney • Williams • Wilkens • Williams • L. Brown • Thomas • D'Antoni D-League Affiliate Reno Administration Madison Square Garden, L.P. (Owner; subsidairy of Cablevision Systems Corp.) • James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) • Donnie Walsh (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Mike D'Antoni (Head Coach) Notable Figures Marv Albert • Dick Barnett • Walt Bellamy • Bill Bradley • Mike Breen • Marcus Camby • Bill Cartwright • Dave Checketts • Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton • Dave DeBusschere • Patrick Ewing • Walt Frazier • Marty Glickman • Ernie Grunfeld • Allan Houston • Mark Jackson • Bernard King • Jerry Lucas • Anthony Mason • Stephon Marbury • Earl Monroe • Charles Oakley • Cal Ramsey • Micheal Ray Richardson • Nate Robinson • Trent Tucker • Latrell Sprewell • Kiki Vandeweghe • Gerald Wilkins • Max Zaslofsky Retired Numbers 10 • 12 • 15 (McGuire) • 15 (Monroe) • 19 • 22 • 24 • 33 • 613 (in honor of Holzman's total wins as Knicks coach) NBA Championships (2) 1970 • 1973 Rivals Boston Celtics • Chicago Bulls • Indiana Pacers • Miami Heat • New Jersey Nets • Philadelphia 76ers

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