1946–47 New York Knicks season

1946–47 New York Knicks season
Head coach Neil Cohalan
Owner(s) Ned Irish
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 33–27 (.550)
Place Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish BAA Semifinals
(eliminated 0–2)
Radio WCBS
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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. |}

Roster

New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 3 Cluggish, Bob style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky DOB = 1917–9–18
C 5/19 Knorek, Lee style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921–07–15 Detroit
C 11 Weber, Jack style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1918–03–18 Purdue
F/C 10 Fitzgerald, Bob style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923–03–14 Fordham
F 12/15 Brindley, Aud style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1923–12–31 Dartmouth
F/C 16 Palmer, Bud style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921–07–14 Princeton
F 12 Rosenstein, Hank style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920–06–16 City College of New York
G/F 14 Byrnes, Tommy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1923–02–19 Indiana
F 4 Militzok, Nat style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1923–05–03 Cornell
G/F 11/17 Van Breda Kolff, Butch style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922–10–28 New York
F 4 Frey, Frido style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1921–10–26 Long Island
G/F 5 Kaplowitz, Ralph style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919–05–18 New York
F 12 Murphy, John style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1924–09–13 /
G 10 Mullens, Bob style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922–11–01 Fordham
G 11/15 Murphy, Dick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1921–03–10 Manhattan
G 6 Schectman, Ossie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1919–03–30 Long Island
G 9 Gottlieb, Leo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920–11–28 /
G 8 Hertzberg, Sonny style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922–07–29 City College of New York
G 5 Mangiapane, Franck style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1925–08–05 New York
G/F 7 Stutz, Stan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1920–04–14 Rhode Island
Head coach


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

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.[1]

Season standings

# Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols 49 11 .817 –
2 x-Philadelphia Warriors 35 25 .583 14
3 x-New York Knicks 33 27 .550 16
4 Providence Steamrollers 28 32 .467 21
5 Boston Celtics 22 38 .367 27
6 Toronto Huskies 22 38 .367 27

Game log

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

1946–47 Game Log
1946–47 Schedule

Playoffs

BAA First Round

(E3) New York Knicks vs. (W3) Cleveland Rebels: Knicks win series 2–1

BAA Semifinals

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Warriors win series 2–0

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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

References