Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
1946–47 New York Knicks season |
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Head coach | Neil Cohalan |
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General manager | Ned Irish |
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Owners | Ned Irish |
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Arena | Madison Square Garden |
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Results |
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Record | 33–27 (.550) |
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Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
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Playoff finish | BAA Semifinals (lost to Warriors 0–2) |
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Local media |
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Television | WCBS-TV/WNBT |
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Radio | WHN |
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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
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Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | F | 12 − 15 | Brindley, Aud | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1923-12-31 | Dartmouth | G/F | 14 | Byrnes, Tommy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 1923-02-19 | Seton Hall | C | 3 | Cluggish, Bob | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 1917-09-18 | Kentucky | F/C | 10 | Fitzgerald, Bob | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1923-03-14 | Seton Hall | F | 4 | Frey, Frido | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1921-10-26 | LIU Brooklyn | G | 9 | Gottlieb, Leo | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1920-11-28 | DeWitt Clinton HS (NY) | G | 8 | Hertzberg, Sonny | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1922-07-29 | CCNY | C | 5 − 19 | Knorek, Lee | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 1921-07-15 | Detroit Mercy | G | 5 | Mangiapane, Frank | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1925-08-05 | NYU | F/C | 16 | Palmer, Bud | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1921-07-14 | Princeton | G | 6 | Schectman, Ossie | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1919-03-30 | LIU Brooklyn | G/F | 7 | Stutz, Stan | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1920-04-14 | Rhode Island | G/F | 11 − 17 | Van Breda Kolff, Butch | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1922-10-28 | NYU | | - Head coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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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
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 |
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Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | High points | Record | 23 | January 4 | @ Detroit | W 62–50 | Detroit Olympia | Leo Gottlieb (22) | 15–8 | 24 | January 5 | @ St. Louis | W 59–57 | St. Louis Arena | Leo Gottlieb (21) | 16–8 | 25 | January 8 | Toronto | L 63–76 | Madison Square Garden | Leo Gottlieb (16) | 16–9 | 26 | January 10 | @ Boston | L 62–66 | Boston Garden | Bob Cluggish (10) | 16–10 | 27 | January 13 | @ Pittsburgh | W 53–50 | Duquesne Gardens | Ossie Schectman (19) | 17–10 | 28 | January 15 | Washington | L 63–65 | Madison Square Garden | Ossie Schectman (19) | 17–11 | 29 | January 18 | Boston | L 45–58 | Madison Square Garden | Sonny Hertzberg (10) | 17–12 | 30 | January 19 | @ Cleveland | L 72–79 | Cleveland Arena | Tommy Byrnes (18) | 17–13 | 31 | January 22 | Chicago | W 74–64 | Madison Square Garden | Tommy Byrnes (22) | 18–13 | 32 | January 25 | Boston | L 46–52 | Madison Square Garden | Bud Palmer (12) | 18–14 | 33 | January 29 | Pittsburgh | W 64–60 | Madison Square Garden | Bud Palmer (13) | 19–14 | 34 | January 30 | @ Philadelphia | L 58–65 | Philadelphia Arena | Bud Palmer (16) | 19–15 | |
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | High points | Record | 35 | February 1 | Philadelphia | L 63–71 | Madison Square Garden | Palmer, Schectman (12) | 19–16 | 36 | February 2 | @ Detroit | L 63–65 | Detroit Olympia | Stan Stutz (22) | 19–17 | 37 | February 5 | St. Louis | L 46–71 | Madison Square Garden | Stan Stutz (8) | 19–18 | 38 | February 6 | @ Boston | L 48–49 | Boston Garden | Leo Gottlieb (8) | 19–19 | 39 | February 8 | Toronto | W 69–46 | Madison Square Garden | Bud Palmer (16) | 20–19 | 40 | February 12 | Washington | W 76–72 | Madison Square Garden | Lee Knorek (21) | 21–19 | 41 | February 15 | Cleveland | L 84–90 | Madison Square Garden | Ossie Schectman (18) | 21–20 | 42 | February 16 | @ Detroit | W 66–58 | Detroit Olympia | Palmer, Stutz (14) | 22–20 | 43 | February 19 | Providence | L 62–69 | Madison Square Garden | Ossie Schectman (16) | 22–21 | 44 | February 21 | Pittsburgh | W 77–49 | Madison Square Garden | Bud Palmer (15) | 23–21 | 45 | February 23 | @ Chicago | L 68–82 | Chicago Stadium | Ossie Schectman (18) | 23–22 | 46 | February 26 | Washington | L 60–84 | Madison Square Garden | Bud Palmer (13) | 23–23 | 47 | February 27 | @ Providence | W 73–65 | Rhode Island Auditorium | Stan Stutz (19) | 24–23 | |
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | High points | Record | 48 | March 1 | Toronto | W 63–48 | Madison Square Garden | Bud Palmer (15) | 25–23 | 49 | March 6 | @ Philadelphia | W 61–59 | Philadelphia Arena | Ossie Schectman (14) | 26–23 | 50 | March 8 | Detroit | W 64–61 | Madison Square Garden | Bud Palmer (11) | 27–23 | 51 | March 13 | St. Louis | W 78–74 (2OT) | Madison Square Garden | Knorek, Stutz (20) | 28–23 | 52 | March 15 | @ Washington | L 63–78 | Uline Arena | Leo Gottlieb (12) | 28–24 | 53 | March 16 | @ Cleveland | W 81–69 | Cleveland Arena | Sonny Hertzberg (21) | 29–24 | 54 | March 19 | @ Chicago | W 65–57 | Chicago Stadium | Sonny Hertzberg (16) | 30–24 | 55 | March 20 | @ St. Louis | L 49–51 | St. Louis Arena | Bud Palmer (11) | 30–25 | 56 | March 22 | @ Washington | W 68–63 | Uline Arena | Sonny Hertzberg (23) | 31–25 | 57 | March 24 | @ Pittsburgh | W 65–51 | Duquesne Gardens | Bud Palmer (20) | 32–25 | 58 | March 26 | Providence | W 91–84 (2OT) | Madison Square Garden | Tommy Byrnes (22) | 33–25 | 59 | March 28 | @ Toronto | L 61–71 | Maple Leaf Gardens | Tommy Byrnes (14) | 33–26 | 60 | March 30 | @ Philadelphia | L 72–76 | Philadelphia Arena | Lee Knorek (17) | 33–27 | |
1946–47 Schedule |
Playoffs
1947 playoff game log |
First Round: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1) |
BAA Semifinals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) |
1947 schedule |
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 |
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Transactions
Trades
Sales
References
- ^ Goldaper, Sam. The First Game, National Basketball Association. Accessed 2008-03-25.
- ^ a b c d "1946-47 New York Knicks Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Nat Militzok Stats". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 21, 2017.
External links
- Knicks on Database Basketball
- Knicks on Basketball Reference
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