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
(Lost to Warriors 0–2)
Local media
Television WCBS-TV/WNBT
Radio WHN

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)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 Fordham
F 4 Frey, Frido 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1921-10-26 Long Island
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 City College of New York
C 5⁄19 Knorek, Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921-07-15 Detroit
G 5 Mangiapane, Frank 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1925-08-05 New York
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 Long Island
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 New York
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

Record vs. opponents

1946-47 BAA Records
Team BOS CHI CLE DET NYK PHI PIT PRO STL TOR WAS
Boston —0–62–43–34–21–55–11–51–54–21–5
Chicago 6–0—5–13–33–35–16–03–33–44–21–5
Cleveland 4–21–5—4–24–23–34–22–41–56–01–5
Detroit 3–33–32–4—1–52–43–32–40–63–31–5
New York 2–43–32-45–1—2–46–04–24–23–32–4
Philadelphia 5–11–53–34–24–2—5–14–23–35–11–5
Pittsburgh 1–50–62–43–30–61–5—3–31–53–31–5
Providence 5–13–34–24–22–42–43–3—2–43–30–6
St. Louis 5–14–35–16–02–43–35–14–2—2–42–4
Toronto 2–42–40–63–33–31–53–33–34–2—1–5
Washington 5–15–15–15–14–25–15–16–04–25–1—

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

  • Game 1 @ Cleveland: Cleveland 77, New York 51
  • Game 2 @ New York: New York 86, Cleveland 74
  • Game 3 @ New York: New York 93, Cleveland 71

BAA Semifinals

(E2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Warriors win series 2–0

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 82, New York 70
  • Game 2 @ New York: Philadelphia 72, New York 53 [2]

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

Transactions

Trades

January 21, 1947
 To New York Knicks
Bob Fitzgerald[3]		 To Toronto Huskies
Bob Mullens

Sales

Player Date sold New team
Jake Weber[3] December 2, 1946 Providence Steamrollers
Ralph Kaplowitz[3] January 16, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors
Hank Rosenstein[3] January 26, 1947 Providence Steamrollers
Nat Militzok[4] February, 1947 Toronto Huskies

References

  1. ↑ Goldaper, Sam. The First Game, National Basketball Association. Accessed 2008-03-25.
  2. ↑ 1946–47 New York Knickerbockers Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com
  3. 1 2 3 4 "1946-47 New York Knicks Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nat Militzok Stats". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 21, 2017.
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