1955–56 New York Knicks season

1955–56 New York Knicks season
Head coachJoe Lapchick
Vince Boryla
General managerNed Irish
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record35–37 (.486)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
(Lost Division third-place tiebreaker to Nationals, 0–1)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
(Bob Wolff, Bud Palmer)[1]
RadioWINS
(Les Keiter, Jim Gordon)[2]

The 1955–56 New York Knicks season was the tenth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished with a 35–37 record and tied for third place in the Eastern Division with the Syracuse Nationals. New York lost to the Nationals in a one-game playoff for a berth in the Eastern Division Semifinals.[3]

NBA draft

Main article: 1955 NBA draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.[4]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 4 Ken Sears F  United States Santa Clara
2 11 Jerry Mullen F  United States San Francisco
3 19 Guy Sparrow F  United States Detroit

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors 45 27 .625 - 21-7 11-17 13-3 22-14
x-Boston Celtics 39 33 .542 6 20-7 12-15 7-11 18-18
x-Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 10 23-8 9–19 3-10 15-21
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 10 13-15 16-13 6-9 17-19
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1955–56 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 5 @ Rochester 100–98 (OT) Carl Braun (23) 1–0
2 November 10 Minneapolis 105–112 Harry Gallatin (21) 2–0
3 November 12 Boston 95–96 Harry Gallatin (25) 3–0
4 November 13 N Rochester 91–94 Ray Felix (18) 4–0
5 November 15 @ St. Louis 95–121 Ken Sears (26) 4–1
6 November 17 N Fort Wayne 110–88 Ray Felix (24) 5–1
7 November 19 St. Louis 104–91 Ray Felix (13) 5–2
8 November 20 @ Fort Wayne 119–115 (OT) Harry Gallatin (25) 6–2
9 November 23 @ Boston 115–111 (OT) Ray Felix (24) 7–2
10 November 24 @ Philadelphia 97–118 Carl Braun (26) 7–3
11 November 26 Syracuse 99–100 Ray Felix (31) 8–3
12 November 27 @ Syracuse 74–85 Ray Felix (14) 8–4
13 November 29 Fort Wayne 104–99 Baechtold, Sears (18) 8–5
14 December 1 N Minneapolis 90–97 Ray Felix (22) 8–6
15 December 3 Philadelphia 109–102 Dick McGuire (28) 8–7
16 December 6 Rochester 105–116 Gallatin, McGuire (23) 9–7
17 December 10 @ St. Louis 99–80 Ray Felix (18) 10–7
18 December 13 Minneapolis 91–98 Bob Peterson (19) 11–7
19 December 14 @ Boston 100–102 Carl Braun (28) 11–8
20 December 17 @ Fort Wayne 100–95 Carl Braun (20) 12–8
21 December 18 Boston 95–92 Ray Felix (21) 12–9
22 December 20 Syracuse 98–91 Carl Braun (20) 12–10
23 December 25 @ Fort Wayne 87–92 Carl Braun (18) 12–11
24 December 26 @ Philadelphia 108–97 Ken Sears (26) 13–11
25 December 27 Philadelphia 79–80 Carl Braun (15) 14–11
26 December 28 @ Rochester 113–91 Carl Braun (23) 15–11
27 December 31 @ Syracuse 92–101 Harry Gallatin (19) 15–12
28 January 1 Rochester 101–92 Walter Dukes (17) 15–13
29 January 3 N Boston 107–97 Harry Gallatin (23) 16–13
30 January 4 N Boston 103–86 Ken Sears (20) 17–13
31 January 5 Boston 92–87 Ray Felix (15) 17–14
32 January 7 @ Philadelphia 97–104 Dukes, Sears (19) 17–15
33 January 8 Philadelphia 95–83 Harry Gallatin (34) 17–16
34 January 14 St. Louis 104–101 (2OT) Harry Gallatin (23) 17–17
35 January 15 @ Boston 109–104 (OT) Baechtold, Shue (22) 18–17
36 January 17 Rochester 107–112 Carl Braun (25) 19–17
37 January 18 @ Rochester 103–108 Jim Baechtold (25) 19–18
38 January 20 N Minneapolis 122–109 Ken Sears (27) 20–18
39 January 21 Minneapolis 109–89 Ray Felix (24) 20–19
40 January 22 @ Minneapolis 100–95 Harry Gallatin (31) 21–19
41 January 25 @ Minneapolis 95–104 Ken Sears (28) 21–20
42 January 27 N Rochester 111–93 Baechtold, Braun (18) 21–21
43 January 28 Fort Wayne 92–91 (OT) Nathaniel Clifton (20) 21–22
44 January 29 @ Syracuse 99–95 (OT) Carl Braun (23) 22–22
45 January 31 Philadelphia 95–105 Harry Gallatin (21) 23–22
46 February 1 @ Philadelphia 105–104 (2OT) Ken Sears (23) 24–22
47 February 2 N Philadelphia 88–87 Braun, Gallatin (19) 24–23
48 February 4 Syracuse 103–94 Carl Braun (25) 24–24
49 February 5 @ Boston 104–114 Jim Baechtold (22) 24–25
50 February 7 Boston 102–113 Ken Sears (24) 25–25
51 February 8 @ Rochester 102–97 Ken Sears (26) 26–25
52 February 10 N Syracuse 94–88 Jim Baechtold (27) 26–26
53 February 11 St. Louis 91–107 Dick McGuire (20) 27–26
54 February 12 @ Boston 108–116 Carl Braun (22) 27–27
55 February 14 @ St. Louis 103–99 Harry Gallatin (19) 28–27
56 February 15 N Minneapolis 102–113 Carl Braun (31) 28–28
57 February 17 N Syracuse 91–86 Ray Felix (21) 28–29
58 February 19 @ Syracuse 98–118 Jim Baechtold (26) 28–30
59 February 21 Syracuse 108–107 (2OT) Ray Felix (32) 28–31
60 February 22 @ Philadelphia 117–108 Ken Sears (23) 29–31
61 February 25 St. Louis 99–89 Ray Felix (19) 29–32
62 February 26 @ St. Louis 85–103 Nathaniel Clifton (16) 29–33
63 February 27 N St. Louis 109–113 Carl Braun (44) 30–33
64 February 28 Fort Wayne 99–95 Carl Braun (24) 30–34
65 March 2 N Fort Wayne 97–104 Ken Sears (24) 30–35
66 March 4 @ Syracuse 118–111 (2OT) Harry Gallatin (24) 31–35
67 March 6 Boston 99–119 Ray Felix (23) 32–35
68 March 7 N Philadelphia 108–87 Ken Sears (21) 32–36
69 March 10 Syracuse 84–104 Carl Braun (17) 33–36
70 March 11 @ Fort Wayne 122–96 Carl Braun (27) 34–36
71 March 13 N Minneapolis 89–102 Ken Sears (24) 34–37
72 March 14 Philadelphia 108–115 Ken Sears (23) 35–37

Division Tiebreaker

  • Note: Tiebreaker games do not count as official playoff games.
1956 playoff game log
Division Tiebreaker (failed to qualify)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 March 15 @ Syracuse L 77–82 Harry Gallatin (19) Ray Felix (13) Dick McGuire (9) Onondaga War Memorial 0–1
1956 schedule

References

  1. ^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. ^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "1955–56 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "1955 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
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