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1946–47 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | New York Knicks |
| league | BAA |
| end_year | 1947 |
| wins | 33 |
| losses | 27 |
| division | Eastern |
| division_place | 3 |
| coach | Neil Cohalan |
| gm | Ned Irish |
| owners | Ned Irish |
| arena | Madison Square Garden |
| television | WCBS-TV/WNBT |
| radio | WHN |
| playoffs | [BAA Semifinals](1947-baa-playoffs) |
| (lost to [Warriors](1946-47-philadelphia-warriors-season) 0–2) | |
| no_prevseason | 1 |
(lost to Warriors 0–2)
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
- Neil Cohalan
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.
Season standings
Game log
|- | 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
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| 1946–47 Schedule |
Playoffs
|- | 1 | April 2 | @ Cleveland | L 51–77 | Lee Knorek (10) | Cleveland Arena
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| April 5 |
| Cleveland |
| W 86–74 |
| Stan Stutz (30) |
| Madison Square Garden III |
| 10,321 |
| 1–1 |
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| April 9 |
| Cleveland |
| W 93–71 |
| Bud Palmer (26) |
| Madison Square Garden III |
| 5,124 |
| 2–1 |
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| April 12 |
| @ Philadelphia |
| L 70–82 |
| Lee Knorek (20) |
| Philadelphia Arena |
| 0–1 |
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| April 14 |
| Philadelphia |
| L 53–72 |
| Tommy Byrnes (11) |
| Madison Square Garden III |
| 0–2 |
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Player statistics
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Transactions
Main article: List of 1946–47 BAA season transactions
Trades
| January 21, 1947 | |
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| To **New York Knicks**Bob Fitzgerald | To **Toronto Huskies**Bob Mullens |
Sales
| Player | Date sold | New team |
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| Jake Weber | December 2, 1946 | Providence Steamrollers |
| Ralph Kaplowitz | January 16, 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Hank Rosenstein | January 26, 1947 | Providence Steamrollers |
| Nat Militzok | February, 1947 | Toronto Huskies |
References
References
- Goldaper, Sam. [https://web.archive.org/web/19990508031811/http://www.nba.com/history/firstgame_feature.html The First Game], [[National Basketball Association]]. Accessed 2008-03-25.
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1947_transactions.html "1946-47 New York Knicks Transactions"]. Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 21, 2017.
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/militna01.html "Nat Militzok Stats"]. Basketball Reference. Accessed on June 21, 2017.
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