1948–49 New York Knicks season

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1948–49 New York Knicks season
Head coachJoe Lapchick[1]
General managerNed Irish
ArenaMadison Square Garden[1]
Results
Record32–28 (.533)
PlaceDivision: 2nd
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finishEast Division finals
(lost to Capitols 1–2)
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV[2]
WPIX[2]
RadioWMGM[3]
< 1947–48 1949–50 >

The 1948–49 New York Knicks season was the third season for the team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks had a 32–28 record in 1948–49 and finished second in the Eastern Division, six games behind the Washington Capitols. New York qualified for the playoffs, and defeated the Baltimore Bullets 2–1 in a best-of-three series to earn a place in the Eastern Division finals. In the division championship series, the Knicks lost to the Capitols, two games to one.[4] Before the 1949–50 season, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League to form the NBA.[5]

Draft[edit]

Main article: 1948 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 4 Dolph Schayes F/C  United States NYU
– – Gene Berce G/F  United States Marquette
– – Leland Byrd –  United States West Virginia
– – Harry Gallatin F/C  United States Northeast Missouri
– – Keith Grimes –  United States East Central
– – Mel McGaha G  United States Arkansas
– – Ed Peterson C  United States Cornell
– – Tex Ritter G  United States Eastern Kentucky
– – Dick Shrider G  United States Ohio
– – John Stanich –  United States UCLA

Source:[6]

Roster[edit]

1948–49 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 4 Braun, Carl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1927-09-25 Colgate
G/F 14 Byrnes, Tommy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1923-02-19 Seton Hall
F 18 Colone, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1924-01-23 Bloomsburg
F/C 11 Gallatin, Harry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1918-11-22 Truman State
F 14 James, Gene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1925-02-15 Marshall
C 19 Knorek, Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921-07-15 Detroit Mercy
F 12 Kuka, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1922-02-17 Notre Dame
G 7 Lumpp, Ray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1923-07-11 NYU
G 8 McGaha, Mel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1926-09-26 Arkansas
F 5 Noel, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1924-08-17 Kentucky
F/C 16 Palmer, Bud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-09-14 Princeton
G/F 10 Ritter, Tex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1924-02-26 Eastern Kentucky
C 3 Rothenberg, Irv 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921-12-31 LIU Brooklyn
G 7 Shrider, Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923-02-07 Ohio
G 6 Tanenbaum, Sid 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1925-10-08 NYU
G/F 17 van Breda Kolff, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922-10-28 NYU
Head coach

Joe Lapchick

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

#
Eastern Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Washington Capitols 38 22 .633 –
2 x-New York Knicks 32 28 .533 6
3 x-Baltimore Bullets 29 31 .483 9
4 x-Philadelphia Warriors 28 32 .467 10
5 Boston Celtics 25 35 .417 13
6 Providence Steamrollers 12 48 .200 26

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1948–49 BAA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI FWP IND MIN NYK PHI PRO ROC STL WAS
Baltimore — 4–2 1–4 4–1 5–0 1–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 3–3
Boston 2–4 — 0–5 4–1 3–2 2–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 1–4 3–2 1–5
Chicago 4–1 5–0 — 4–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–0 2–4 3–3 3–2
Fort Wayne 1–4 1–4 2–4 — 3–3 2–4 1–4 5–0 4–1 0–6 1–4 2–3
Indianapolis 0–5 2–3 1–5 3–3 — 0–6 1–4 1–4 4–1 1–5 3–3 2–3
Minneapolis 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 6–0 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–2 2–3
New York 4–2 3–3 2–3 4–1 4–1 1–4 — 2–4 5–1 1–4 3–2 2–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 3–2 0–5 4–1 1–4 4–2 — 6–0 0–5 3–2 2–4
Providence 4–2 3–3 0–5 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–5 0–6 — 2–3 0–5 0–6
Rochester 4–1 4–1 4–2 6–0 5–1 2–4 4–1 5–0 3–2 — 6–0 2–3
St. Louis 3–2 2–3 3–3 4–1 3–3 2–4 2–3 2–3 5–0 0–6 — 2–3
Washington 3–3 5–1 2–3 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–2 6–0 3–2 3–2 —

Game log[edit]

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 3 @ Fort Wayne 80–76 Irv Rothenberg (19) 1–0
2 November 5 @ Indianapolis 87–71 Butch van Breda Kolff (17) 2–0
3 November 9 @ St. Louis 56–60 Carl Braun (18) 2–1
4 November 11 Minneapolis 68–77 Bud Palmer (21) 2–2
5 November 13 Baltimore 91–87 Butch van Breda Kolff (17) 3–2
6 November 16 @ Rochester 63–75 Bud Palmer (14) 3–3
7 November 17 Washington 62–73 Carl Braun (11) 3–4
8 November 18 @ Baltimore 67–55 Carl Braun (15) 4–4
9 November 20 Philadelphia 91–86 Bud Palmer (28) 5–4
10 November 27 Fort Wayne 80–70 Bud Palmer (16) 6–4
11 November 30 @ Providence 88–61 Bud Palmer (16) 7–4
12 December 1 Rochester 72–73 Carl Braun (22) 7–5
13 December 4 Indianapolis 66–63 Carl Braun (26) 8–5
14 December 8 Providence 83–74 (OT) Irv Rothenberg (17) 9–5
15 December 9 @ Providence 74–63 Tommy Byrnes (19) 10–5
16 December 11 Baltimore 72–71 Carl Braun (22) 11–5
17 December 12 @ Fort Wayne 89–78 Carl Braun (21) 12–5
18 December 13 @ Indianapolis 80–74 Carl Braun (14) 13–5
19 December 17 @ Philadelphia 78–87 Carl Braun (19) 13–6
20 December 18 St. Louis 88–79 Carl Braun (26) 14–6
21 December 19 @ Boston 75–77 Bud Palmer (24) 14–7
22 December 22 Minneapolis 97–79 Paul Noel (21) 15–7
23 December 25 Chicago 64–70 Bud Palmer (16) 15–8
24 December 29 Rochester 77–74 Sid Tanenbaum (17) 16–8
25 January 1 Philadelphia 88–80 Butch van Breda Kolff (16) 17–8
26 January 2 @ Chicago 79–81 Braun, Knorek (15) 17–9
27 January 4 @ Indianapolis 58–63 Sid Tanenbaum (18) 17–10
28 January 7 @ Boston 69–67 Harry Gallatin (21) 18–10
29 January 8 Baltimore 81–83 Harry Gallatin (16) 18–11
30 January 12 Boston 81–64 Bud Palmer (18) 19–11
31 January 15 @ Washington 73–75 Irv Rothenberg (16) 19–12
32 January 17 St. Louis 71–79 Sid Tanenbaum (16) 19–13
33 January 20 @ Baltimore 68–82 Braun, Palmer (11) 19–14
34 January 22 @ Rochester 98–103 (2OT) Palmer, Ritter (18) 19–15
35 January 23 Washington 93–97 Braun, Palmer (23) 19–16
36 January 26 Providence 89–77 Bud Palmer (19) 20–16
37 January 27 @ Philadelphia 96–102 Carl Braun (28) 20–17
38 January 29 Philadelphia 73–78 Carl Braun (14) 20–18
39 February 5 @ Washington 83–73 Lumpp, Palmer (19) 21–18
40 February 6 Chicago 75–87 Ray Lumpp (23) 21–19
41 February 9 @ St. Louis 95–83 Carl Braun (22) 22–19
42 February 10 @ Minneapolis 75–95 Bud Palmer (14) 22–20
43 February 12 Fort Wayne 85–58 Ray Lumpp (23) 23–20
44 February 13 @ Fort Wayne 73–82 Bud Palmer (15) 23–21
45 February 15 vs St. Louis 79–75 (OT) Butch van Breda Kolff (22) 24–21
46 February 17 @ Philadelphia 82–86 Ray Lumpp (22) 24–22
47 February 19 Boston 77–87 Ray Lumpp (20) 24–23
48 February 22 Minneapolis 74–101 Joe Colone (21) 24–24
49 February 24 @ Providence 84–89 Bud Palmer (22) 24–25
50 February 26 Indianapolis 81–76 Bud Palmer (20) 25–25
51 March 2 Chicago 81–79 Ray Lumpp (21) 26–25
52 March 3 Providence 86–65 Ray Lumpp (20) 27–25
53 March 5 Boston 66–61 Carl Braun (14) 28–25
54 March 9 Washington 90–74 Bud Palmer (19) 29–25
55 March 10 @ Baltimore 99–94 Carl Braun (26) 30–25
56 March 12 @ Chicago 85–80 Carl Braun (24) 31–25
57 March 13 @ Minneapolis 90–100 Carl Braun (20) 31–26
58 March 16 Rochester 89–94 Harry Gallatin (17) 31–27
59 March 18 @ Boston 56–70 Gene James (11) 31–28
60 March 19 @ Washington 82–70 Ray Lumpp (23) 32–28

Playoffs[edit]

1949 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 23 @ Baltimore L 81–82 Carl Braun (21) Baltimore Coliseum 0–1
2 March 24 Baltimore W 84–74 Carl Braun (20) Madison Square Garden III 1–1
3 March 26 Baltimore W 103–99 (OT) Harry Gallatin (21) Madison Square Garden III 2–1
Division finals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 29 @ Washington L 71–77 Harry Gallatin (17) National Guard Armory 0–1
2 March 31 Washington W 86–84 (OT) Carl Braun (30) Madison Square Garden III 1–1
3 April 2 @ Washington L 76–84 Braun, Gallatin (15) National Guard Armory 1–2
1949 schedule

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1948–49 New York Knicks Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. ^ a b The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (2008). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  4. ^ "1948–49 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "This Day In History Aug 3, 1949: NBA is born". History. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "1948 BAA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

External links[edit]

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