1960–61 New York Knicks season

1960–61 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Carl Braun
General manager	Vince Boryla
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	21–58 (.266)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPIX
Radio	WINS

The 1960-61 NBA season was the Knicks' 15th season in the NBA.

Draft picks

Main article: 1960 NBA draft

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Boston Celtics	57	22	.722	–	21–7	24–11	12–4	28–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors	46	33	.582	11	23–6	12–21	11–6	22–17
x-Syracuse Nationals	38	41	.481	19	19–9	8–21	11–11	18–21
New York Knicks	21	58	.266	36	10–22	7–25	4–11	10–29

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1960-61 NBA Records
Team	BOS	CIN	DET	LAL	NYK	PHI	STL	SYR
Boston	—	7–3	8–2	8–2	10–3	8–5	6–4	10–3
Cincinnati	3–7	—	2–11	8–5	8–2	2–8	6–7	4–6
Detroit	2–8	11–2	—	4–9	5–5	5–5	3–10	4–6
Los Angeles	2–8	5–8	9–4	—	7–3	2–8	5–8	6–4
New York	3–10	2–8	5–5	3–7	—	2–11	1–9	5–8
Philadelphia	5–8	8–2	5–5	8–2	11–2	—	3–7	6–7
St. Louis	4–6	7–6	10–3	8–5	9–1	7–3	—	6–4
Syracuse	3–10	6–4	6–4	4–6	8–5	7–6	4–6	—

Game log

1960–61 Game log
#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	October 20	Cincinnati	113–105	Willie Naulls (37)	0–1
2	October 22	@ Cincinnati	117–119	Willie Naulls (34)	0–2
3	October 24	@ Los Angeles	111–101	Charlie Tyra (22)	1–2
4	October 25	@ Los Angeles	118–120	Willie Naulls (33)	1–3
5	October 28	Boston	110–101	Willie Naulls (24)	1–4
6	October 29	@ Detroit	110–115	Richie Guerin (24)	1–5
7	November 2	N Los Angeles	96–106	Willie Naulls (19)	1–6
8	November 5	@ St. Louis	104–119	Richie Guerin (23)	1–7
9	November 10	Philadelphia	116–112 (OT)	Willie Naulls (31)	1–8
10	November 11	Syracuse	108–112	Richie Guerin (24)	2–8
11	November 12	@ Syracuse	117–128	Willie Naulls (21)	2–9
12	November 15	Los Angeles	123–108	Willie Naulls (35)	2–10
13	November 18	Philadelphia	101–99	Charlie Tyra (21)	2–11
14	November 19	@ Philadelphia	111–121	Willie Naulls (27)	2–12
15	November 22	St. Louis	120–119	Willie Naulls (30)	2–13
16	November 23	@ Boston	105–122	Willie Naulls (29)	2–14
17	November 25	Boston	111–110	Ken Sears (28)	2–15
18	November 26	N Detroit	127–119	Richie Guerin (35)	3–15
19	November 27	@ Cincinnati	122–118 (OT)	Naulls, Sears (18)	4–15
20	November 29	Detroit	107–118	Ken Sears (26)	5–15
21	December 1	N Boston	116–111	Willie Naulls (25)	6–15
22	December 2	St. Louis	139–133 (OT)	Willie Naulls (36)	6–16
23	December 3	@ Syracuse	113–130	Ken Sears (30)	6–17
24	December 6	Cincinnati	117–112	Naulls, Sears (22)	6–18
25	December 8	@ Philadelphia	111–114	Richie Guerin (30)	6–19
26	December 13	Boston	115–117	Ken Sears (34)	7–19
27	December 14	@ Cincinnati	114–121	Richie Guerin (26)	7–20
28	December 16	@ Detroit	108–104	Willie Naulls (30)	8–20
29	December 17	@ St. Louis	103–116	Willie Naulls (26)	8–21
30	December 20	Syracuse	112–122	Willie Naulls (23)	9–21
31	December 21	N Philadelphia	122–117	Willie Naulls (31)	9–22
32	December 25	@ Syracuse	100–162	Naulls, Palmer (21)	9–23
33	December 26	Los Angeles	112–119	Richie Guerin (33)	10–23
34	December 28	N Cincinnati	104–114	Naulls, Sears (21)	10–24
35	December 29	N Los Angeles	95–111	Willie Naulls (17)	10–25
36	December 30	Boston	120–106	Willie Naulls (28)	10–26
37	January 2	@ Philadelphia	115–131	Richie Guerin (24)	10–27
38	January 3	Syracuse	129–104	Ken Sears (21)	10–28
39	January 5	N Detroit	104–102	Willie Naulls (22)	11–28
40	January 7	N Syracuse	117–120	Willie Naulls (28)	12–28
41	January 8	Philadelphia	119–121	Willie Naulls (25)	13–28
42	January 10	@ Los Angeles	104–117	Willie Naulls (29)	13–29
43	January 11	@ Los Angeles	109–104	Richie Guerin (29)	14–29
44	January 13	N Syracuse	106–105	Willie Naulls (29)	14–30
45	January 15	@ Boston	124–142	Willie Naulls (20)	14–31
46	January 19	@ Cincinnati	129–122	Dick Garmaker (32)	15–31
47	January 20	@ Detroit	128–132	Richie Guerin (35)	15–32
48	January 21	@ St. Louis	122–145	Richie Guerin (27)	15–33
49	January 24	Boston	125–112	Willie Naulls (25)	15–34
50	January 25	N St. Louis	116–109	Willie Naulls (24)	15–35
51	January 27	Philadelphia	119–130	Richie Guerin (42)	16–35
52	January 28	@ Philadelphia	108–114	Willie Naulls (27)	16–36
53	January 31	Syracuse	122–106	Dick Garmaker (20)	16–37
54	February 1	N Boston	120–124	Richie Guerin (29)	16–38
55	February 3	@ Boston	109–123	Richie Guerin (28)	16–39
56	February 4	St. Louis	128–111	Willie Naulls (19)	16–40
57	February 5	@ Philadelphia	128–136 (OT)	Johnny Green (26)	16–41
58	February 7	Detroit	120–131	Willie Naulls (49)	17–41
59	February 9	N Cincinnati	115–119	Dick Garmaker (29)	17–42
60	February 10	Philadelphia	133–131	Dick Garmaker (29)	17–43
61	February 11	@ Boston	129–107	Richie Guerin (40)	18–43
62	February 12	Cincinnati	105–104	Green, Guerin (24)	18–44
63	February 15	Syracuse	127–129 (OT)	Guerin, Naulls (25)	19–44
64	February 16	@ Syracuse	120–132	Willie Naulls (31)	19–45
65	February 18	Los Angeles	121–106	Phil Jordon (23)	19–46
66	February 19	@ St. Louis	123–100	Willie Naulls (24)	20–46
67	February 21	Philadelphia	114–112	Jordon, Naulls (25)	20–47
68	February 22	@ Detroit	117–123	Richie Guerin (28)	20–48
69	February 24	St. Louis	122–119	Dick Garmaker (28)	20–49
70	February 26	@ Syracuse	110–136	Willie Naulls (25)	20–50
71	February 28	Boston	142–116	Willie Naulls (22)	20–51
72	March 1	N Los Angeles	107–144	Willie Naulls (35)	20–52
73	March 3	N Detroit	112–129	Bob McNeill (25)	20–53
74	March 4	@ Boston	110–113	Richie Guerin (30)	20–54
75	March 5	Cincinnati	124–118	Richie Guerin (30)	20–55
76	March 7	Syracuse	113–114	Richie Guerin (32)	21–55
77	March 8	N St. Louis	117–94	Richie Guerin (20)	21–56
78	March 9	@ Philadelphia	126–135	Willie Naulls (41)	21–57
79	March 12	Detroit	120–106	Richie Guerin (26)	21–58