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 (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 (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 3 Cluggish, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky DOB = 1917–9–18 C 5/19 Knorek, Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921–07–15 Detroit 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 12/15 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 City College of New York 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 11/17 Van Breda Kolff, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922–10–28 New York 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 New York 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 11/15 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 City College of New York G 5 Mangiapane, Franck 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1925–08–05 New York 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 (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

# 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

Game log

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

1946–47 Game Log
November Game Date Opponent Score Location Record 1 November 1 Toronto Huskies 68–66 Maple Leaf Gardens 1–0 2 November 2 @ Chicago Stags 47–63 Chicago Stadium 1–1 3 November 7 @ St. Louis Bombers 68–63 St. Louis Arena 2–1 4 November 11 Chicago Stags 68–78 (OT) Madison Square Garden 2–2 5 November 16 Pittsburgh Ironmen 64–62 (OT) Madison Square Garden 3–2 6 November 18 Detroit Falcons 61–57 Madison Square Garden 4–2 7 November 20 Chicago Stags 72–69 Madison Square Garden 5–2 8 November 23 Cleveland Rebels 82–76(OT) Madison Square Garden 6–2 9 November 25 @ Pittsburgh Ironmen 46–62 Duquesne Gardens 7–2 10 November 27 St. Louis Bombers 67–60 Madison Square Garden 8–2 11 November 28 Providence Steam Rollers 60–58 Rhode Island Auditorium 9–2 12 November 30 Philadelphia Warriors 64–60 (OT) Madison Square Garden 10–2
December Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
January Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
February Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
March Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
April Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
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

References

1. Goldaper, Sam. The First Game, National Basketball Association. Accessed 2008-03-25.
2. 1946–47 New York Knickerbockers Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com

• Knicks on Database Basketball
• Knicks on Basketball Reference