Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
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 .
Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 12 − 15 Brindley, Aud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1923-12-31 Dartmouth G/F 14 Byrnes, Tommy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1923-02-19 Seton Hall C 3 Cluggish, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1917-09-18 Kentucky F/C 10 Fitzgerald, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1923-03-14 Seton Hall F 4 Frey, Frido 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1921-10-26 LIU Brooklyn G 9 Gottlieb, Leo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920-11-28 DeWitt Clinton HS (NY) G 8 Hertzberg, Sonny 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-07-29 CCNY C 5 − 19 Knorek, Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921-07-15 Detroit Mercy G 5 Mangiapane, Frank 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1925-08-05 NYU F/C 16 Palmer, Bud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-07-14 Princeton G 6 Schectman, Ossie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1919-03-30 LIU Brooklyn G/F 7 Stutz, Stan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1920-04-14 Rhode Island G/F 11 − 17 Van Breda Kolff, Butch 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
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]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 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 —
1946–47 game log 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
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
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
1947 playoff game log First Round: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
BAA Semifinals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
1947 schedule
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