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1955–56 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

Vince Boryla (Bob Wolff, Bud Palmer) (Les Keiter, Jim Gordon) (Lost Division third-place tiebreaker to Nationals, 0–1)

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.

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.

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

Regular season

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1955–56 Game log
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Division Tiebreaker

Note: Tiebreaker games do not count as official playoff games. |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 15 | @ Syracuse | L 77–82 | Harry Gallatin (19) | Ray Felix (13) | Dick McGuire (9) | Onondaga War Memorial | 0–1 |-

References

(2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
(2003). "The Fourth Estate". New York Knicks.
"1955–56 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
"1955 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.

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