1953–54 New York Knicks season

1953–54 New York Knicks season
Head coach Joe Lapchick
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 47–23 (.671)
Place Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(3rd place in double Round Robin)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WMGM
New York Knicks seasons
< 1952–53 1954–55 >

The 1953–54 New York Knicks season was the eighth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). New York won its second straight regular season Eastern Division title with a 44–28 record,[1] which placed them two games ahead of the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals.[2] The first round of the 1954 NBA Playoffs consisted of round-robin tournaments, where the top three teams in each division played each other in home and away matchups. The Knicks went 0–4 against the Celtics and Nationals, and did not qualify for the Eastern Division Finals.[3]

Contents

NBA Draft

Main article: 1953 NBA Draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
T -- Walter Dukes C  United States Seton Hall
2 9 Don Ackerman G  United States Long Island
2 15 Neil Gordon F  United States Furman
5 -- Bob Santini F  United States Iona
-- -- Richard Atha G  United States Indiana State University
-- -- Ken Sears F  United States Santa Clara
-- -- Joe Smyth F  United States Niagara

See also

References

  1. ^ "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/. Retrieved February 8, 2010. 
  2. ^ "1953–54 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1954.html. Retrieved February 8, 2010. 
  3. ^ "1953–54 New York Knickerbockers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1954_games.html. Retrieved February 8, 2010. 

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