2011–12 New York Knicks season

2011–12 New York Knicks season
Head coach Mike D'Antoni
Owner(s) Madison Square Garden, Inc.
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 2–2 (.500)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish TBD
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television MSG Network, MSG Plus, WWOR
Radio WEPN
New York Knicks seasons
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The 2011–12 New York Knicks season will be the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 17 Shumpert, ImanIman Shumpert Guard  United States Georgia Tech (Jr.)

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
F 7 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
F 32 Balkman, Renaldo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–07–14 South Carolina
G 20 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978–05–13 Arizona
C 6 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982–10–02 Dominguez HS (CA)*
G 85 Davis, Baron  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1979-04-13 UCLA
G 23 Douglas, Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–16 Florida State
G 2 Fields, Landry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–06–27 Stanford
C 55 Harrellson, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1989–02–12 Kentucky
F 9 Jeffries, Jared  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–11–25 Indiana
C 44 Jordan, Jerome 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-09-29 Tulsa
G 17 Lin, Jeremy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard
F 16 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983–06–13 Marquette
G 21 Shumpert, Iman  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech
F/C 1 Stoudemire, Amar'e (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–11–16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)*
G/F 5 Walker, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–10–09 Kansas State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Roger Hinds
  • Anthony Goenaga
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  • * High school

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2011-12-26

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Tyson Chandler Josh Harrellson Jerome Jordan
PF Amar'e Stoudemire Steve Novak Jared Jeffries
SF Carmelo Anthony Renaldo Balkman
SG Landry Fields Bill Walker Iman Shumpert
PG Toney Douglas Mike Bibby Jeremy Lin Baron Davis

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scraped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

Game log

2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
January: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 January 2 Toronto L 85–90 Carmelo Anthony (35) Carmelo Anthony (11) Landry Fields (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 2–3
6 January 4 Charlotte Madison Square Garden
7 January 6 @ Washington Verizon Center
8 January 7 @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills
9 January 9 Charlotte Madison Square Garden
10 January 11 Philadelphia Madison Square Garden
11 January 12 @ Memphis FedExForum
12 January 14 @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena
13 January 16 Orlando Madison Square Garden
14 January 18 Phoenix Madison Square Garden
15 January 20 Milwaukee Madison Square Garden
16 January 21 Denver Madison Square Garden
17 January 24 @ Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
18 January 25 @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena
19 January 27 @ Miami American Airlines Arena
20 January 28 @ Houston Toyota Center
21 January 31 Detroit Madison Square Garden
2011–12 season schedule

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Boston Celtics 3 3 .500 – 2–0 1–3 0–1 6
Philadelphia 76ers 2 2 .500 – 0–0 2–2 0–0 4
Toronto Raptors 2 3 .400 0.5 0–1 2–2 1–0 5
New York Knicks 2 3 .400 0.5 1–1 1–2 1–1 5
New Jersey Nets 1 5 .167 2.0 0–2 1–3 0–0 6
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Chicago Bulls * 5 1 .833 – 6
2 Miami Heat * 5 1 .833 – 6
3 Indiana Pacers 4 1 .800 0.5 5
4 Boston Celtics * 3 3 .500 2.0 6
5 Atlanta Hawks 4 2 .667 1.0 6
6 Orlando Magic 4 2 .667 1.0 6
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 3 2 .600 1.5 5
8 Philadelphia 76ers 2 2 .500 2.0 4
9 Toronto Raptors 2 3 .400 2.5 5
10 New York Knicks 2 3 .400 2.5 5
11 Detroit Pistons 2 3 .400 2.5 5
12 Milwaukee Bucks 2 3 .400 2.5 5
13 Charlotte Bobcats 1 4 .200 3.5 5
14 New Jersey Nets 1 5 .167 4.0 6
15 Washington Wizards 0 5 .000 4.5 5

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Carmelo Anthony 4 4 34.5 .458 .333 .851 6.0 3.5 .8 .5 25.0
Renaldo Balkman 4 0 9.0 .375 0 .750 2.0 .8 0 0 2.3
Mike Bibby 3 0 19.7 .231 .143 0 1.0 2.0 .7 0 2.3
Tyson Chandler 4 4 29.3 .643 0 .813 6.0 1.5 .8 2.8 11.0
Baron Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toney Douglas 4 4 31.8 .339 .286 .750 3.3 4.8 1.8 0 11.8
Landry Fields 4 4 31.5 .500 .214 .667 2.8 2.5 1.8 .2 11.8
Josh Harrellson 4 1 16.8 .333 .364 .500 4.3 .3 .2 .5 4.3
Jared Jeffries 1 0 13.0 .333 0 0 1.0 0 0 1.0 2.0
Jerome Jordan 3 0 6.0 .250 0 1.000 2.0 .7 0 .3 1.3
Jeremy Lin 3 0 2.3 0 0 1.000 .3 .3 .3 0 .7
Steve Novak 3 0 11.7 .571 .500 1.000 .3 .3 0 .3 4.0
Iman Shumpert 1 0 22.0 .231 0 1.000 4.0 1.0 0 0 11.0
Amar'e Stoudemire 3 3 35.0 .405 1.000 .750 6.0 .7 2.0 1.3 17.3
Bill Walker 4 0 22.5 .550 .375 .500 1.5 1.8 1.0 0 6.5

Player transactions

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Tyson Chandler Signed 4 year contract for $58 Million Dallas Mavericks
Mike Bibby Signed 1 year contract for $1.4 Million Miami Heat
Baron Davis Signed 1 year contract for $1.4 Million Cleveland Cavaliers
Jerome Jordan Undisclosed KK Hemofarm
Steve Novak Undisclosed San Antonio Spurs
Jeremy Lin Undisclosed Golden State Warriors

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Anthony Carter Free agent Toronto Raptors
Shelden Williams Free agent New Jersey Nets
Roger Mason, Jr. Free agent Washington Wizards
Ronny Turiaf Free agent Washington Wizards
Derrick Brown Free agent Charlotte Bobcats
Shawne Williams Free agent New Jersey Nets
Chauncey Billups Waived Los Angeles Clippers
Devin Green Waived --
Chris Hunter Waived --

Trades

December 10, 2011
 To New York Knicks
To Dallas Mavericks
To Washington Wizards
  • Ronny Turiaf
  • 2012 Second-Round Pick
  • 2013 Second-Round Pick
  • Cash Considerations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 

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