1949–50 New York Knicks season

1949–50 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Joe Lapchick
General manager	Ned Irish
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	40–28 (.588)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Finals (eliminated 1–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WCBS

The 1949–50 New York Knicks season was the fourth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division, posting a 40–28 record and advancing to the NBA Playoffs. New York won its first round series against the Washington Capitols, 2–0, to make it to the Eastern Division Finals. There, the team was defeated two games to one by the Syracuse Nationals.^[1]

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	7	Dick McGuire	G	United States	St. John's
2	–	Harry Donovan	G	United States	Muhlenberg College
3	–	Ernie Vandeweghe	F/G	United States	Colgate

Roster

New York Knicks 1949–50 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From F 19 Bartels, Edward 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina State F 12/19 Boryla, Vince 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Denver G/F 4 Braun, Carl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Colgate G 16 Donovan, Harry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Muhlenberg College F/C 11 Gallatin, Harry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Truman State F 14 James, Gene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Marshall G 7 Lumpp, Ray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) New York G 15 McGuire, Dick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's F 5 Noel, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky G/F 10 Ritter, Tex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Eastern Kentucky F/C 6 Simmons, Connie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) G/F 17 van Breda Kolff, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) New York G/F 9 Vandeweghe, Ernie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Colgate	Head coach Joe Lapchick Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	51	13	.797	–	31-1	15-12	5-0	9-1
x-New York Knicks	40	28	.588	13	19-10	18-16	3-2	20-6
x-Washington Capitols	32	36	.471	21	21-13	10-20	1-3	13-13
x-Philadelphia Warriors	26	42	.382	25	15-15	8–23	3-4	9-17
Baltimore Bullets	25	43	.368	26	16-15	8–25	1-3	8-18
Boston Celtics	22	46	.324	29	12-14	5–28	5-4	11-15

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Washington Capitols: Knicks win series 2–0

• Game 1 @ Washington: New York 90, Washington 87
• Game 2 @ New York: New York 103, Washington 83

East Division Finals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (2) New York Knicks: Nationals win series 2–1

• Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, New York 83 (OT)
• Game 2 @ New York: New York 80, Syracuse 76
• Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 91, New York 80

References

1. "1949–50 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2010.