1946–47 New York Knicks season

1946–47 New York Knicks season
Head coachNeil Cohalan
General managerNed Irish
OwnersNed Irish
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record33–27 (.550)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishBAA Semifinals
(lost to Warriors 0–2)
Local media
TelevisionWCBS-TV/WNBT
RadioWHN

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. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 12 − 15 Aud Brindley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1923-12-31 Dartmouth
G/F 14 Tommy Byrnes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1923-02-19 Seton Hall
C 3 Bob Cluggish 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1917-09-18 Kentucky
F/C 10 Bob Fitzgerald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923-03-14 Seton Hall
F 4 Frido Frey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1921-10-26 LIU Brooklyn
G 9 Leo Gottlieb 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920-11-28 DeWitt Clinton HS (NY)
G 8 Sonny Hertzberg 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-07-29 CCNY
C 5 − 19 Lee Knorek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921-07-15 Detroit Mercy
G 5 Frank Mangiapane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1925-08-05 NYU
F/C 16 Bud Palmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-07-14 Princeton
G 6 Ossie Schectman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1919-03-30 LIU Brooklyn
G/F 7 Stan Stutz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1920-04-14 Rhode Island
G/F 11 − 17 Butch Van Breda Kolff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922-10-28 NYU
Head coach
Legend
  • (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- 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

Record vs. opponents

1946–47 BAA Records
Team BOS CHI CLE DET NYK PHI PIT PRO STL TOR WAS
Boston — 0–6 2–4 3–3 4–2 1–5 5–1 1–5 1–5 4–2 1–5
Chicago 6–0 — 5–1 3–3 3–3 5–1 6–0 3–3 3–4 4–2 1–5
Cleveland 4–2 1–5 — 4–2 4–2 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–5 6–0 1–5
Detroit 3–3 3–3 2–4 — 1–5 2–4 3–3 2–4 0–6 3–3 1–5
New York 2–4 3–3 2-4 5–1 — 2–4 6–0 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–4
Philadelphia 5–1 1–5 3–3 4–2 4–2 — 5–1 4–2 3–3 5–1 1–5
Pittsburgh 1–5 0–6 2–4 3–3 0–6 1–5 — 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–5
Providence 5–1 3–3 4–2 4–2 2–4 2–4 3–3 — 2–4 3–3 0–6
St. Louis 5–1 4–3 5–1 6–0 2–4 3–3 5–1 4–2 — 2–4 2–4
Toronto 2–4 2–4 0–6 3–3 3–3 1–5 3–3 3–3 4–2 — 1–5
Washington 5–1 5–1 5–1 5–1 4–2 5–1 5–1 6–0 4–2 5–1 —

Game log

1946–47 game log
November
Game Date Opponent Score Location High points Record
1 November 1 @ Toronto W 68–66 Maple Leaf Gardens Leo Gottlieb (14) 1–0
2 November 2 @ Chicago L 47–63 Chicago Stadium Leo Gottlieb (12) 1–1
3 November 7 @ St. Louis W 68–63 St. Louis Arena Hertzberg, Schectman (11) 2–1
4 November 11 Chicago L 68–78 (OT) Madison Square Garden Sonny Hertzberg (19) 2–2
5 November 16 Pittsburgh W 64–62 (OT) Madison Square Garden Kaplowitz, Schectman (14) 3–2
6 November 18 Detroit W 61–57 Madison Square Garden Sonny Hertzberg (14) 4–2
7 November 20 Chicago W 72–69 Madison Square Garden Sonny Hertzberg (19) 5–2
8 November 23 Cleveland W 82–76 (OT) Madison Square Garden Sonny Hertzberg (18) 6–2
9 November 25 @ Pittsburgh W 62–46 Duquesne Gardens Stan Stutz (15) 7–2
10 November 27 St. Louis W 67–60 Madison Square Garden Tommy Byrnes (17) 8–2
11 November 28 @ Providence W 60–58 Rhode Island Auditorium Tommy Byrnes (18) 9–2
12 November 30 Philadelphia W 64–60 (OT) Madison Square Garden Tommy Byrnes (17) 10–2
December
Game Date Opponent Score Location High points Record
13 December 4 Detroit W 70–57 Madison Square Garden Ralph Kaplowitz (15) 11–2
14 December 5 @ Philadelphia L 51–62 Philadelphia Arena Ralph Kaplowitz (13) 11–3
15 December 7 @ Boston W 90–65 Boston Garden Stan Stutz (29) 12–3
16 December 8 Boston W 62–44 Madison Square Garden Stan Stutz (21) 13–3
17 December 11 Providence W 83–68 Madison Square Garden Sonny Hertzberg (16) 14–3
18 December 15 @ Cleveland L 52–70 Cleveland Arena Sonny Hertzberg (16) 14–4
19 December 18 Cleveland L 53–56 Madison Square Garden Leo Gottlieb (9) 14–5
20 December 20 @ Toronto L 70–74 Maple Leaf Gardens Sonny Hertzberg (22) 14–6
21 December 21 @ Providence L 61–63 Rhode Island Auditorium Stan Stutz (17) 14–7
22 December 28 @ Washington L 49–70 Uline Arena Sonny Hertzberg (12) 14–8
January
Game Date Opponent Score Location High points Record
23 January 4 @ Detroit W 62–50 Detroit Olympia Leo Gottlieb (22) 15–8
24 January 5 @ St. Louis W 59–57 St. Louis Arena Leo Gottlieb (21) 16–8
25 January 8 Toronto L 63–76 Madison Square Garden Leo Gottlieb (16) 16–9
26 January 10 @ Boston L 62–66 Boston Garden Bob Cluggish (10) 16–10
27 January 13 @ Pittsburgh W 53–50 Duquesne Gardens Ossie Schectman (19) 17–10
28 January 15 Washington L 63–65 Madison Square Garden Ossie Schectman (19) 17–11
29 January 18 Boston L 45–58 Madison Square Garden Sonny Hertzberg (10) 17–12
30 January 19 @ Cleveland L 72–79 Cleveland Arena Tommy Byrnes (18) 17–13
31 January 22 Chicago W 74–64 Madison Square Garden Tommy Byrnes (22) 18–13
32 January 25 Boston L 46–52 Madison Square Garden Bud Palmer (12) 18–14
33 January 29 Pittsburgh W 64–60 Madison Square Garden Bud Palmer (13) 19–14
34 January 30 @ Philadelphia L 58–65 Philadelphia Arena Bud Palmer (16) 19–15
February
Game Date Opponent Score Location High points Record
35 February 1 Philadelphia L 63–71 Madison Square Garden Palmer, Schectman (12) 19–16
36 February 2 @ Detroit L 63–65 Detroit Olympia Stan Stutz (22) 19–17
37 February 5 St. Louis L 46–71 Madison Square Garden Stan Stutz (8) 19–18
38 February 6 @ Boston L 48–49 Boston Garden Leo Gottlieb (8) 19–19
39 February 8 Toronto W 69–46 Madison Square Garden Bud Palmer (16) 20–19
40 February 12 Washington W 76–72 Madison Square Garden Lee Knorek (21) 21–19
41 February 15 Cleveland L 84–90 Madison Square Garden Ossie Schectman (18) 21–20
42 February 16 @ Detroit W 66–58 Detroit Olympia Palmer, Stutz (14) 22–20
43 February 19 Providence L 62–69 Madison Square Garden Ossie Schectman (16) 22–21
44 February 21 Pittsburgh W 77–49 Madison Square Garden Bud Palmer (15) 23–21
45 February 23 @ Chicago L 68–82 Chicago Stadium Ossie Schectman (18) 23–22
46 February 26 Washington L 60–84 Madison Square Garden Bud Palmer (13) 23–23
47 February 27 @ Providence W 73–65 Rhode Island Auditorium Stan Stutz (19) 24–23
March
Game Date Opponent Score Location High points Record
48 March 1 Toronto W 63–48 Madison Square Garden Bud Palmer (15) 25–23
49 March 6 @ Philadelphia W 61–59 Philadelphia Arena Ossie Schectman (14) 26–23
50 March 8 Detroit W 64–61 Madison Square Garden Bud Palmer (11) 27–23
51 March 13 St. Louis W 78–74 (2OT) Madison Square Garden Knorek, Stutz (20) 28–23
52 March 15 @ Washington L 63–78 Uline Arena Leo Gottlieb (12) 28–24
53 March 16 @ Cleveland W 81–69 Cleveland Arena Sonny Hertzberg (21) 29–24
54 March 19 @ Chicago W 65–57 Chicago Stadium Sonny Hertzberg (16) 30–24
55 March 20 @ St. Louis L 49–51 St. Louis Arena Bud Palmer (11) 30–25
56 March 22 @ Washington W 68–63 Uline Arena Sonny Hertzberg (23) 31–25
57 March 24 @ Pittsburgh W 65–51 Duquesne Gardens Bud Palmer (20) 32–25
58 March 26 Providence W 91–84 (2OT) Madison Square Garden Tommy Byrnes (22) 33–25
59 March 28 @ Toronto L 61–71 Maple Leaf Gardens Tommy Byrnes (14) 33–26
60 March 30 @ Philadelphia L 72–76 Philadelphia Arena Lee Knorek (17) 33–27
1946–47 Schedule

Playoffs

1947 playoff game log
First Round: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 2 @ Cleveland L 51–77 Lee Knorek (10) Cleveland Arena 0–1
2 April 5 Cleveland W 86–74 Stan Stutz (30) Madison Square Garden III
10,321 		1–1
3 April 9 Cleveland W 93–71 Bud Palmer (26) Madison Square Garden III
5,124 		2–1
BAA Semifinals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 April 12 @ Philadelphia L 70–82 Lee Knorek (20) Philadelphia Arena 0–1
2 April 14 Philadelphia L 53–72 Tommy Byrnes (11) Madison Square Garden III 0–2
1947 schedule

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

Transactions

Main article: List of 1946–47 BAA season transactions

Trades

January 21, 1947
 To New York Knicks
Bob Fitzgerald[2] 		To Toronto Huskies
Bob Mullens

Sales

Player Date sold New team
Jake Weber[2] December 2, 1946 Providence Steamrollers
Ralph Kaplowitz[2] January 16, 1947 Philadelphia Warriors
Hank Rosenstein[2] January 26, 1947 Providence Steamrollers
Nat Militzok[3] February, 1947 Toronto Huskies

References

  1. ^ Goldaper, Sam. The First Game, National Basketball Association. Accessed 2008-03-25.
  2. ^ a b c d "1946-47 New York Knicks Transactions". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Nat Militzok Stats". Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 21, 2017.
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