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Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1978-79 NBA season was the Knicks' 33rd season in the NBA.[1]
Draft picks
Roster
1978–79 New York Knicks roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
C
|
6
|
Barker, Tom
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
1955-03-11
|
Hawaiʻi
|
G
|
9
|
Beard, Butch
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1947-05-04
|
Louisville
|
F
|
14
|
Behagen, Ron
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1951-01-14
|
Minnesota
|
F
|
30
|
Bunch, Greg
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1956-05-15
|
Cal State Fullerton
|
G
|
35
|
Cleamons, Jim
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1949-09-13
|
Ohio State
|
G
|
34
|
Glenn, Mike
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
1955-09-10
|
Southern Illinois
|
F
|
44
|
Gondrezick, Glen
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
218 lb (99 kg)
|
1955-08-30
|
UNLV
|
F
|
42
|
Haywood, Spencer
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
1949-04-22
|
Detroit Mercy
|
F
|
43
|
Knight, Toby
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
1955-05-03
|
Notre Dame
|
F
|
11
|
McAdoo, Bob
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
1951-09-25
|
North Carolina
|
C
|
50
|
Meriweather, Joe
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1953-10-26
|
Southern Illinois
|
G
|
15
|
Monroe, Earl
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
1944-11-21
|
Winston-Salem State
|
G
|
20
|
Richardson, Michael Ray
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
189 lb (86 kg)
|
1955-04-11
|
Montana
|
F
|
52
|
Rudd, John
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
230 lb (104 kg)
|
1955-08-07
|
McNeese State
|
C
|
40
|
Webster, Marvin
|
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
1952-04-03
|
Morgan State
|
G
|
13
|
Williams, Ray
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
188 lb (85 kg)
|
1954-10-14
|
Minnesota
|
|
- Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
Roster
|
Regular season
Season standings
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1978-79 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
DEN
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
IND
|
KCK
|
LAL
|
MIL
|
NJN
|
NOJ
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SAS
|
SDC
|
SEA
|
WAS
|
Atlanta
|
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2
|
Boston
|
2–2 |
— |
1–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Chicago
|
1–3 |
2–1 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
0–3 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
Cleveland
|
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
— |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Denver
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
— |
2–2 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3
|
Detroit
|
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
1–3
|
Golden State
|
3–1 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2
|
Houston
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
0–4 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Indiana
|
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
— |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
Kansas City
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–0
|
Los Angeles
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Milwaukee
|
0–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
New Jersey
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
New Orleans
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–3 |
0–4
|
New York
|
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
Philadelphia
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
Phoenix
|
1–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
— |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3
|
Portland
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
— |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
San Antonio
|
1–3 |
4–0 |
3–0 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
— |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
San Diego
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
— |
2–2 |
0–3
|
Seattle
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2
|
Washington
|
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
—
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