1946–47 New York Knicks season

1946–47 New York Knicks season
Head coach Neil Cohalan
General manager Ned Irish
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

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. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 3 Cluggish, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky DOB = 1917–9–18
C 5/19 Knorek, Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921–07–15 Detroit
C 11 Weber, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1918–03–18 Purdue
F/C 10 Fitzgerald, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923–03–14 Fordham
F 12/15 Brindley, Aud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1923–12–31 Dartmouth
F/C 16 Palmer, Bud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921–07–14 Princeton
F 12 Rosenstein, Hank 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920–06–16 City College of New York
G/F 14 Byrnes, Tommy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1923–02–19 Indiana
F 4 Militzok, Nat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1923–05–03 Cornell
G/F 11/17 Van Breda Kolff, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922–10–28 New York
F 4 Frey, Frido 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1921–10–26 Long Island
G/F 5 Kaplowitz, Ralph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919–05–18 New York
F 12 Murphy, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1924–09–13 /
G 10 Mullens, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922–11–01 Fordham
G 11/15 Murphy, Dick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1921–03–10 Manhattan
G 6 Schectman, Ossie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1919–03–30 Long Island
G 9 Gottlieb, Leo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920–11–28 /
G 8 Hertzberg, Sonny 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922–07–29 City College of New York
G 5 Mangiapane, Franck 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1925–08–05 New York
G/F 7 Stutz, Stan 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

Record vs. opponents

1946-47 BAA Records
Team BOS CHI CLE DET NYK PHI PIT PRO STL TOR WAS
Boston — 0–6 2–4 3–3 4–2 1–5 5–1 1–5 1–5 4–2 1–5
Chicago 6–0 — 5–1 3–3 3–3 5–1 6–0 3–3 3–4 4–2 1–5
Cleveland 4–2 1–5 — 4–2 4–2 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–5 6–0 1–5
Detroit 3–3 3–3 2–4 — 1–5 2–4 3–3 2–4 0–6 3–3 1–5
New York 2–4 3–3 2-4 5–1 — 2–4 6–0 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–4
Philadelphia 5–1 1–5 3–3 4–2 4–2 — 5–1 4–2 3–3 5–1 1–5
Pittsburgh 1–5 0–6 2–4 3–3 0–6 1–5 — 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–5
Providence 5–1 3–3 4–2 4–2 2–4 2–4 3–3 — 2–4 3–3 0–6
St. Louis 5–1 4–3 5–1 6–0 2–4 3–3 5–1 4–2 — 2–4 2–4
Toronto 2–4 2–4 0–6 3–3 3–3 1–5 3–3 3–3 4–2 — 1–5
Washington 5–1 5–1 5–1 5–1 4–2 5–1 5–1 6–0 4–2 5–1 —

Game log

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

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