1949–50 New York Knicks season

The 1949–50 New York Knicks season was the fourth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division, posting a 40–28 record and advancing to the NBA Playoffs. New York won its first round series against the Washington Capitols, 2–0, to make it to the Eastern Division Finals. There, the team was defeated two games to one by the Syracuse Nationals.^[1]

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	7	Dick McGuire	G	United States	St. John's
2	–	Harry Donovan	G	United States	Muhlenberg College
3	–	Ernie Vandeweghe	F/G	United States	Colgate

Roster

New York Knicks 1949–50 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 4.0 !F 19 USA ! Bartels, Edward 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina State 4.0 !F 12/19 USA ! Boryla, Vince 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Denver 2.5 !G/F 4 USA ! Braun, Carl 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Colgate 1.5 !G 16 USA ! Donovan, Harry 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Muhlenberg College 5.5 !F/C 11 USA ! Gallatin, Harry 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Truman State 4.0 !F 14 USA ! James, Gene 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Marshall 1.5 !G 7 USA ! Lumpp, Ray 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) New York 1.5 !G 15 USA ! McGuire, Dick 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's 4.0 !F 5 USA ! Noel, Paul 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky 2.5 !G/F 10 USA ! Ritter, Tex 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Eastern Kentucky 5.5 !F/C 6 USA ! Simmons, Connie 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 2.5 !G/F 17 USA ! van Breda Kolff, Butch 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) New York 2.5 !G/F 9 USA ! Vandeweghe, Ernie 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Colgate	Head coach Joe Lapchick Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Washington Capitols: Knicks win series 2–0

• Game 1 @ Washington: New York 90, Washington 87
• Game 2 @ New York: New York 103, Washington 83

East Division Finals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (2) New York Knicks: Nationals win series 2–1

• Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, New York 83 (OT)
• Game 2 @ New York: New York 80, Syracuse 76
• Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, New York 80

References