Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
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
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
(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
—
0–6
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
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
Season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Transactions
Trades
Sales
References
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