1986–87 New York Knicks season

1986–87 New York Knicks season
Head coach Hubie Brown
Bob Hill
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 24–58 (.293)
Place Division: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1985–86 1987–88 >

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Knicks' 41st season in the NBA.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Kenny Walker SF  United States Kentucky
2 47 Michael Jackson PG  United States Georgetown
4 71 Calvin Thompson  United States Kansas
5 94 Jerome Mincey  United States Alabama-Birmingham
6 117 Butch Wade  United States Michigan
7 140 Duane Kendall  United States South Carolina

Roster

1986–87 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 25 Cartwright, Bill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
PF 42 Cummings, Pat style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956–07–11 Cincinnati
C 33 Ewing, Patrick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
PG 11 Granger, Stewart style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1961–10–27 Villanova
PG 7 Henderson, Gerald style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1956–01–16 Virginia Commonwealth
SF 30 King, Bernard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1956–12–04 Tennessee
SF 26 Martin, Bill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1962–08–16 Georgetown
PF 14 McNealy, Chris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–07–15 San José State
C 44 Oldham, Jawann style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957–07–04 Seattle
SF 55 Orr, Louis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–05–07 Syracuse
PG 26 Singleton, McKinley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–10–29 Alabama
PG 2 Sparrow, Rory style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–06–12 Villanova
PF 23 Thornton, Bob style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–07–10 UC Irvine
SG 6 Tucker, Trent style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1959–12–20 Minnesota
SF 34 Walker, Kenny style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–08–18 Kentucky
C 45 Wilkins, Eddie Lee style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–05–07 Gardner-Webb
SG 21 Wilkins, Gerald style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Tennessee-Chattanooga
PF 8 Wright, Brad style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–03–26 UCLA
Head coach


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

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 59 23 .720 – 39–2 20–21 15–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers 45 37 .549 14 28–13 17–24 12–12
x-Washington Bullets 42 40 .512 17 27–14 15–26 13–11
New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 35 19–22 5–36 12–12
New York Knicks 24 58 .293 35 18–23 6–35 8–16
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 2
3 x-Detroit Pistons 52 30 .634 7
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks 50 32 .610 9
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Washington Bullets 42 40 .512 17
7 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 18
8 x-Chicago Bulls 40 42 .488 19
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 31 51 .378 28
10 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 35
10 New York Knicks 24 58 .293 35
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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

References

  1. ↑ 1986-87 New York Knicks

See also