1995–96 New York Knicks season

1995–96 New York Knicks season
Head coach Don Nelson
Jeff Van Gundy
General manager Ernie Grunfeld
Owner(s) ITT
Cablevision
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 47–35 (.573)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 1-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television MSG Network, EMI
Radio WFAN

The 1995–96 New York Knicks season was the 50th season of NBA basketball in New York City, New York.[1] After Pat Riley left to coach the Miami Heat, the Knicks hired Don Nelson. However, the team never seemed to get under Nelson, as he was replaced in the middle of the season by long time assistant Jeff Van Gundy. Under Van Gundy, the Knicks finished the season winning 13 of their final 22 games to post a 47-35 record, second in the Atlantic Division. In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks swept the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in three straight games. However, they would lose four games to one to the Chicago Bulls in the semifinals. Following the season, Anthony Mason was traded to the Charlotte Hornets.

For the season, the Knicks added the "New York" script to their logo. They also had new alternate road uniforms, which would become their primary road jerseys for the 1997-98 season.

Offseason

NBA Draft

The Knicks had no draft picks for 1995.

Roster

New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 40 United States Anderson, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia
SG 44 United States Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) North Carolina
C 33 United States Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
PF 20 United States Grandison, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) New Orleans
PG 23 United States Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Michigan
PG 11 United States Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois
PF 54 United States Lohaus, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Iowa
SF 14 United States Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State
PF 34 United States Oakley, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Virginia Union
PF 7 United States Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) North Carolina
SG 3 United States Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma State
PG 21 United States Ward, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Florida State
C 32 United States Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Ohio State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Orlando Magic 60 22 .732 – 37–4 23–18 21–3
x-New York Knicks 47 35 .573 13 26–15 21–20 16–8
x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 18 26–15 16–25 13–12
Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 21 25–16 14–27 10–14
Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 27 18–23 15–26 12–12
New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 30 20–21 10–31 8–17
Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 42 11–30 7–34 5–19

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Knicks points Opponents Record Streak Notes
1

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) New York Knicks Last Playoff Meeting: 1995 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 3-1)

Game Date Home Score Visitor Score Record

(CLE-NYK)

 Venue Recap Television
1 April 25 Cleveland 83 New York 106 0-1 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 1 TBS 7:00et
2 April 27 Cleveland 80 New York 84 0-2 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 2 NBC 1:00et
3 May 1 New York 81 Cleveland 76 0-3 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York 3 TBS 7:00et
New York wins series 3–0

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) New York Knicks Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals (New York won 4-3)

Game Date Home Score Visitor Score Record

(CHI-NYK)

 Venue Recap Television
1 May 5 Chicago 91 New York 84 1-0 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 1 NBC 5:30et
2 May 7 Chicago 91 New York 80 2-0 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 2 TNT 9:30et
3* May 11 New York 102 Chicago 99 2-1 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York 3 NBC 1:00et
4 May 12 New York 91 Chicago 94 3-1 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York 4 NBC 5:30et
5 May 14 Chicago 94 New York 81 4-1 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 5 TNT 8:00et
Chicago wins series 4–1

*Required overtime

Player stats

Player Games Played Points Assists Field Goals Rebounds

Transactions

Trades

October 13, 1995 To New York Knicks
1996 1st-round pick
To Miami Heat
Pat Riley (coach)


February 8, 1996 To New York Knicks
Brad Lohaus
J. R. Reid
1996 1st-round pick
To San Antonio Spurs
Charles Smith
Monty Williams


February 18, 1996 To New York Knicks
Victor Alexander
Willie Anderson
To Toronto Raptors
Doug Christie
Herb Williams
Cash

Free Agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Gary Grant November 8 Los Angeles Clippers
Matt Fish (10-day) February 24 Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)
Herb Williams February 28 Toronto Raptors
Ron Grandison (first 10-day) March 12 Omaha Racers (CBA)
Ron Grandison (remainder of season) March 29 New York Knicks
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Matt Fish March 5 Denver Nuggets

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1995-96 New York Knicks
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