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1958–59 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

(lost to Nationals 0–2) The 1958–59 New York Knicks season was the 13th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 40–32 win–loss record, qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season. New York lost in the first round to the Syracuse Nationals, two games to none.

NBA draft

Main article: 1958 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	3	Mike Farmer	F	San Francisco
1	4	Pete Brennan	F	North Carolina
2	11	Joe Quigg	F/C	North Carolina
4	27	Johnny Cox	G	Kentucky

Regular season

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1958–59 game log
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Playoffs

0–2

Awards and records

Richie Guerin, All-NBA Second Team

References

"New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference.
"1958–59 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
"1958 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
"All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference.

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