1957–58 New York Knicks season

1957–58 New York Knicks season
Head coachVince Boryla
General managerFred Podesta
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record35–37 (.486)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWINS
< 1956–57 1958–59 >

The 1957–58 New York Knicks season was the 12th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] With a 35–37 regular season record, the Knicks did not qualify for the 1958 NBA Playoffs.[2]

NBA draft

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Main article: 1957 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.[3]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 5 Brendan McCann G  United States St. Bonaventure
2 13 Larry Friend G/F  United States California

Regular season

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Season standings

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Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 49 23 .681 - 25-4 16-13 8-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 41 31 .569 8 26-5 8-20 7-6 21-15
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 12 15-11 11-19 11-5 17-19
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 14 16-12 11-18 8-7 14-22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1957-58 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 7–2 8–1 9–0 7–5 6–6 5–4 7–5
Cincinnati 2–7 — 6–6 8–4 4–5 6–3 3–9 4–5
Detroit 1–8 6–6 — 6–6 4–5 5–4 6–6 5–4
Minneapolis 0–9 4–8 6–6 — 1–8 3–6 3–9 2–7
New York 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–1 — 4–8 3–6 5–7
Philadelphia 6–6 3–6 4–5 6–3 8–4 — 7–2 3–9
St. Louis 4–5 9–3 6–6 9–3 6–3 2–7 — 5–4
Syracuse 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–2 7–5 9–3 4–5 —

Game log

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1957–58 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 23 N St. Louis 95–112 Ray Felix (22) 1–0
2 October 26 Boston 131–121 Guy Sparrow (24) 1–1
3 November 3 Philadelphia 105–123 Carl Braun (22) 2–1
4 November 7 @ Philadelphia 101–113 Ken Sears (26) 2–2
5 November 8 @ Syracuse 104–99 Carl Braun (19) 3–2
6 November 12 @ Detroit 107–109 Willie Naulls (24) 3–3
7 November 13 @ Minneapolis 106–124 Ron Sobieszczyk (21) 3–4
8 November 15 @ Cincinnati 99–101 Willie Naulls (24) 3–5
9 November 16 Detroit 109–105 Naulls, Sears (21) 3–6
10 November 19 @ St. Louis 115–118 Richie Guerin (20) 3–7
11 November 20 @ Minneapolis 105–101 Richie Guerin (22) 4–7
12 November 21 N Minneapolis 124–123 (OT) Willie Naulls (33) 5–7
13 November 23 Syracuse 119–115 Ken Sears (33) 5–8
14 November 26 St. Louis 120–110 Willie Naulls (24) 5–9
15 November 27 @ Boston 107–120 Richie Guerin (25) 5–10
16 November 28 N Boston 97–80 Carl Braun (21) 6–10
17 November 30 @ Philadelphia 83–111 Ken Sears (17) 6–11
18 December 1 Detroit 102–109 Willie Naulls (25) 7–11
19 December 3 Cincinnati 104–110 Sears, Sobieszczyk (21) 8–11
20 December 6 @ Cincinnati 112–97 Richie Guerin (21) 9–11
21 December 8 @ St. Louis 113–110 Ron Sobieszczyk (32) 10–11
22 December 10 Boston 103–106 Richie Guerin (28) 11–11
23 December 11 N St. Louis 135–126 Guerin, Naulls (30) 11–12
24 December 14 @ St. Louis 124–136 Ken Sears (24) 11–13
25 December 15 @ Detroit 116–109 Carl Braun (24) 12–13
26 December 17 Syracuse 117–123 Ray Felix (24) 13–13
27 December 22 Philadelphia 100–126 Guerin, Sears (23) 14–13
28 December 25 @ Syracuse 130–134 (OT) Guerin, Naulls (22) 14–14
29 December 26 @ Boston 110–120 Richie Guerin (22) 14–15
30 December 27 Detroit 120–125 Carl Braun (28) 15–15
31 December 28 @ Philadelphia 115–122 Carl Braun (27) 15–16
32 December 31 Minneapolis 116–142 Guerin, Sparrow (23) 16–16
33 January 2 N Syracuse 98–131 Carl Braun (27) 17–16
34 January 5 Cincinnati 101–100 Ray Felix (23) 17–17
35 January 7 St. Louis 114–112 Richie Guerin (26) 17–18
36 January 8 N Cincinnati 123–105 Ray Felix (26) 18–18
37 January 9 N Boston 136–123 Willie Naulls (33) 19–18
38 January 10 @ Cincinnati 104–107 Carl Braun (19) 19–19
39 January 12 Philadelphia 115–110 (OT) Ken Sears (29) 19–20
40 January 14 N Cincinnati 111–117 Braun, Felix (20) 19–21
41 January 17 N Philadelphia 117–116 Willie Naulls (24) 19–22
42 January 18 Syracuse 120–123 Willie Naulls (31) 20–22
43 January 19 @ Syracuse 108–112 Ken Sears (21) 20–23
44 January 22 @ Detroit 115–92 Charlie Tyra (17) 21–23
45 January 24 @ Boston 104–125 Guy Sparrow (17) 21–24
46 January 25 Minneapolis 116–128 Ken Sears (28) 22–24
47 January 26 @ Minneapolis 109–106 Willie Naulls (23) 23–24
48 January 27 N Minneapolis 113–102 Richie Guerin (22) 24–24
49 January 28 Syracuse 110–102 Willie Naulls (29) 24–25
50 January 31 N Detroit 105–119 Braun, Naulls (26) 24–26
51 February 1 Boston 121–114 Carl Braun (28) 24–27
52 February 2 @ Philadelphia 120–131 Willie Naulls (22) 24–28
53 February 4 St. Louis 116–120 Willie Naulls (35) 25–28
54 February 7 N Syracuse 105–102 Carl Braun (27) 25–29
55 February 8 Minneapolis 93–94 Ken Sears (24) 26–29
56 February 9 @ Detroit 100–98 Carl Braun (20) 27–29
57 February 11 @ St. Louis 105–107 Ken Sears (26) 27–30
58 February 12 @ Minneapolis 106–97 Willie Naulls (28) 28–30
59 February 14 @ Cincinnati 103–92 Willie Naulls (21) 29–30
60 February 15 Cincinnati 97–99 Ken Sears (22) 30–30
61 February 18 Boston 113–111 Ken Sears (38) 30–31
62 February 19 @ Syracuse 110–116 Carl Braun (29) 30–32
63 February 21 @ Philadelphia 111–117 (OT) Carl Braun (26) 30–33
64 February 22 Syracuse 112–115 Richie Guerin (29) 31–33
65 February 25 Philadelphia 132–110 Ken Sears (27) 31–34
66 February 26 N Philadelphia 96–112 Ken Sears (25) 32–34
67 March 1 Detroit 103–101 Felix, Sears (19) 32–35
68 March 4 Boston 99–104 Guy Sparrow (29) 33–35
69 March 5 @ Syracuse 91–102 Willie Naulls (21) 33–36
70 March 9 Philadelphia 81–123 Ken Sears (20) 34–36
71 March 11 @ Boston 119–126 Richie Guerin (31) 34–37
72 March 12 @ Boston 127–125 Richie Guerin (28) 35–37

References

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  1. ^ "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "1957–58 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "1957 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
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