Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
1956–57 New York Knicks season |
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Head coach | Vince Boryla |
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General manager | Ned Irish |
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Arena | Madison Square Garden |
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Results |
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Record | 36–36 (.500) |
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Place | Division: 4th (Eastern) |
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Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Local media |
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Television | WPIX |
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Radio | WINS |
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The 1956–57 New York Knicks season was the 11th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a 36–36 record that placed them fourth in the Eastern Division, the Knicks failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs.[1]
NBA draft
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.[2]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 4 | Ronnie Shavlik | F | United States | NC State |
2 | 11 | Gary Bergen | C | United States | Utah |
– | – | Pat Dunn | G | United States | Utah State |
Regular season
Season standings
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1956-57 NBA Records |
Team | BOS | FWP | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 6–3 | 5–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 5–7 |
Fort Wayne | 3–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–4 |
Minneapolis | 4–5 | 5–7 | — | 3–6 | 5–4 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 4–5 |
New York | 5–7 | 4–5 | 6–3 | — | 4–8 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–6 |
Philadelphia | 4–8 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–4 | — | 4–5 | 7–2 | 5–7 |
Rochester | 3–6 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 4–5 | 5–4 | — | 6–6 | 4–5 |
St. Louis | 2–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–4 |
Syracuse | 7–5 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | — |
Game log
1956–57 Game log |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 27 | Boston | 115–112 | Ray Felix (22) | 0–1 |
2 | November 3 | @ Boston | 113–107 | Ken Sears (23) | 1–1 |
3 | November 4 | @ Fort Wayne | 96–83 | Ken Sears (17) | 2–1 |
4 | November 7 | @ St. Louis | 101–107 | Ken Sears (22) | 2–2 |
5 | November 10 | @ Philadelphia | 81–83 | Ken Sears (17) | 2–3 |
6 | November 11 | Philadelphia | 95–106 | Harry Gallatin (32) | 3–3 |
7 | November 14 | @ Rochester | 87–90 | Ray Felix (22) | 3–4 |
8 | November 18 | St. Louis | 69–102 | Ken Sears (16) | 4–4 |
9 | November 21 | N Fort Wayne | 103–104 (OT) | Carl Braun (19) | 4–5 |
10 | November 24 | Rochester | 96–87 | Carl Braun (20) | 4–6 |
11 | November 25 | @ Rochester | 93–95 | Ray Felix (26) | 4–7 |
12 | November 27 | Fort Wayne | 98–105 | Harry Gallatin (21) | 5–7 |
13 | November 30 | @ Philadelphia | 99–110 | Harry Gallatin (19) | 5–8 |
14 | December 1 | Syracuse | 100–117 | Ken Sears (25) | 6–8 |
15 | December 2 | @ Syracuse | 100–110 | Nathaniel Clifton (24) | 6–9 |
16 | December 4 | Minneapolis | 88–101 | Ken Sears (18) | 7–9 |
17 | December 6 | N Rochester | 92–95 | Ray Felix (20) | 8–9 |
18 | December 7 | @ St. Louis | 107–101 | Ken Sears (23) | 9–9 |
19 | December 8 | N St. Louis | 104–109 | Carl Braun (25) | 10–9 |
20 | December 9 | @ Minneapolis | 100–91 | Carl Braun (24) | 11–9 |
21 | December 11 | St. Louis | 137–128 | Harry Gallatin (32) | 11–10 |
22 | December 12 | N Minneapolis | 103–121 | Carl Braun (25) | 11–11 |
23 | December 15 | @ Rochester | 91–76 | Ron Sobieszczyk (16) | 12–11 |
24 | December 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 80–84 | Harry Gallatin (19) | 12–12 |
25 | December 18 | Boston | 99–110 | Ken Sears (21) | 13–12 |
26 | December 23 | Philadelphia | 95–90 | Nathaniel Clifton (23) | 13–13 |
27 | December 25 | St. Louis | 107–105 (OT) | Harry Gallatin (25) | 13–14 |
28 | December 27 | @ Philadelphia | 87–112 | Harry Gallatin (16) | 13–15 |
29 | December 30 | Rochester | 88–96 | Ken Sears (33) | 14–15 |
30 | January 1 | @ Syracuse | 102–106 | Harry Gallatin (21) | 14–16 |
31 | January 3 | Syracuse | 111–126 | Willie Naulls (21) | 15–16 |
32 | January 5 | @ Fort Wayne | 96–109 | Carl Braun (24) | 15–17 |
33 | January 6 | @ Minneapolis | 111–101 | Ken Sears (26) | 16–17 |
34 | January 8 | Boston | 102–113 | Harry Gallatin (26) | 17–17 |
35 | January 10 | N St. Louis | 84–89 (OT) | Ken Sears (23) | 18–17 |
36 | January 12 | @ Philadelphia | 82–116 | Ron Sobieszczyk (16) | 18–18 |
37 | January 13 | Philadelphia | 90–101 | Harry Gallatin (22) | 19–18 |
38 | January 17 | N Minneapolis | 94–93 | Ken Sears (20) | 20–18 |
39 | January 19 | Fort Wayne | 100–102 | Clifton, Naulls (18) | 21–18 |
40 | January 20 | @ Boston | 78–114 | Willie Naulls (21) | 21–19 |
41 | January 22 | Syracuse | 88–90 | Ken Sears (19) | 22–19 |
42 | January 23 | N Philadelphia | 99–93 | Ray Felix (21) | 22–20 |
43 | January 24 | @ Syracuse | 97–115 | Harry Gallatin (22) | 22–21 |
44 | January 26 | Minneapolis | 107–122 | McGuire, Naulls (20) | 23–21 |
45 | January 27 | @ Fort Wayne | 102–103 (OT) | Ken Sears (23) | 23–22 |
46 | January 29 | Philadelphia | 110–114 | Naulls, Sobieszczyk (23) | 24–22 |
47 | January 30 | N Rochester | 80–92 | Willie Naulls (20) | 25–22 |
48 | January 31 | N Philadelphia | 106–102 | Ron Sobieszczyk (20) | 25–23 |
49 | February 2 | Boston | 114–111 | Carl Braun (28) | 25–24 |
50 | February 3 | @ Boston | 98–116 | Nathaniel Clifton (30) | 25–25 |
51 | February 5 | Rochester | 91–88 | Ken Sears (20) | 25–26 |
52 | February 6 | N Syracuse | 100–119 | Braun, Sears (25) | 26–26 |
53 | February 8 | N Boston | 92–90 | Carl Braun (27) | 27–26 |
54 | February 9 | Syracuse | 101–89 | Harry Gallatin (17) | 27–27 |
55 | February 10 | @ Syracuse | 100–102 | Harry Gallatin (27) | 27–28 |
56 | February 13 | @ Rochester | 85–82 | Carl Braun (32) | 28–28 |
57 | February 14 | N Minneapolis | 97–99 | Richie Guerin (26) | 28–29 |
58 | February 16 | Minneapolis | 112–120 | Carl Braun (30) | 29–29 |
59 | February 17 | @ Philadelphia | 115–123 | Jim Baechtold (20) | 29–30 |
60 | February 19 | Boston | 112–110 | Richie Guerin (35) | 29–31 |
61 | February 21 | N Fort Wayne | 114–120 | Harry Gallatin (24) | 29–32 |
62 | February 23 | Fort Wayne | 94–102 | Ray Felix (19) | 30–32 |
63 | February 24 | @ Boston | 85–97 | Harry Gallatin (24) | 30–33 |
64 | February 26 | St. Louis | 76–107 | Ray Felix (17) | 31–33 |
65 | February 28 | N Boston | 122–121 (OT) | Richie Guerin (25) | 32–33 |
66 | March 2 | @ St. Louis | 97–94 | Ken Sears (21) | 33–33 |
67 | March 3 | @ Minneapolis | 108–119 | Richie Guerin (21) | 33–34 |
68 | March 5 | Syracuse | 99–92 | Ken Sears (19) | 33–35 |
69 | March 6 | @ Syracuse | 100–93 | Harry Gallatin (29) | 34–35 |
70 | March 7 | N Syracuse | 94–99 | Guerin, Sears (17) | 35–35 |
71 | March 10 | Philadelphia | 103–104 | Harry Gallatin (22) | 36–35 |
72 | March 13 | @ Boston | 91–122 | Ken Sears (16) | 36–36 |
References
- ^ "1956–57 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ^ "1956 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
External links
- 1956–57 New York Knickerbockers Statistics
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