1948–49 New York Knicks season

1948–49 New York Knicks season
Head coach Joe Lapchick[1]
Arena Madison Square Garden[1]
Results
Record 32–28 (.533)
Place Division: 2nd
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish East Division Finals
(eliminated 1–2)
Radio WMGM[2]
< 1947–48 1949–50 >

The 1948–49 New York Knicks season was the third season for the team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks had a 32–28 record in 1948–49 and finished second in the Eastern Division, six games behind the Washington Capitols. New York qualified for the playoffs, and defeated the Baltimore Bullets 2–1 in a best-of-three series to earn a place in the Eastern Division Finals. In the division championship series, the Knicks lost to the Capitols, two games to one.[3] Before the 1949–50 season, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League to form the NBA.[4]

BAA Draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first round, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.[5]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 4 Dolph Schayes F/C  United States NYU
– – Gene Berce G/F  United States Marquette
– – Harry Gallatin F/C  United States Northeast Missouri
– – Mel McGaha G  United States Arkansas
– – Ed Peterson C  United States Cornell
– – Tex Ritter G Eastern Kentucky
– – Dick Shrider G Ohio

Regular season

Season standings

# Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols 38 22 .633 –
2 x-New York Knicks 32 28 .533 6
3 x-Baltimore Bullets 29 31 .483 9
4 x-Philadelphia Warriors 28 32 .467 10
5 Boston Celtics 25 35 .417 13
6 Providence Steamrollers 12 48 .200 26

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1948–49 New York Knicks Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (2008). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ "1948–49 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "This Day In History Aug 3, 1949: NBA is born". History. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "1948 BAA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2011.

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