1946–47 New York Knicks season

1946–47 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Neil Cohalan
General manager	Ned Irish
Owners	Ned Irish
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	33–27 (.550)
Place	Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	BAA Semifinals (eliminated 0–2)
Radio	WCBS

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

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 3 Cluggish, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky DOB = 1917–9–18 C Knorek, Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921–07–15 Detroit Mercy C 11 Weber, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1918–03–18 Purdue F/C 10 Fitzgerald, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923–03–14 Fordham F Brindley, Aud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1923–12–31 Dartmouth F/C 16 Palmer, Bud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921–07–14 Princeton F 12 Rosenstein, Hank 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920–06–16 CCNY G/F 14 Byrnes, Tommy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1923–02–19 Indiana F 4 Militzok, Nat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1923–05–03 Cornell G/F Van Breda Kolff, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922–10–28 NYU F 4 Frey, Frido 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1921–10–26 Long Island G/F 5 Kaplowitz, Ralph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919–05–18 NYU F 12 Murphy, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1924–09–13 / G 10 Mullens, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922–11–01 Fordham G Murphy, Dick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1921–03–10 Manhattan G 6 Schectman, Ossie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1919–03–30 Long Island G 9 Gottlieb, Leo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920–11–28 / G 8 Hertzberg, Sonny 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922–07–29 CCNY G 5 Mangiapane, Franck 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1925–08–05 NYU G/F 7 Stutz, Stan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1920–04–14 Rhode Island

Head coach Neil Cohalan 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.

Season standings

#	Eastern Division
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	x-Washington Capitols	49	11	.817	–
2	x-Philadelphia Warriors	35	25	.583	14
3	x-New York Knicks	33	27	.550	16
4	Providence Steamrollers	28	32	.467	21
5	Boston Celtics	22	38	.367	27
6	Toronto Huskies	22	38	.367	27

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	—

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

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

References

• Knicks on Database Basketball
• Knicks on Basketball Reference