1950-51 New York Knicks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 36-30
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-6 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Boston Celtics 2-0
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-2
Finals - Lost to Rochester Royals 4-3
Coach: Joe Lapchick (36-30)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 146,347, Avg. 5,420 in 27 home dates

1950-51 New York Knicks Statistics
1950-51 New York Knicks Results

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 36 wins and 30 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-6.

The Knicks racked up 5,666 points and gave up 5,639. Vince Boryla tossed in a team-leading 982 points for New York, while Harry Gallatin accounted for 800 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 400 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick coached the team. The 1950-51 New York Knicks lost in the finals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Vince Boryla	F	March 11, 1927	6'4"	210	Denver	East Chicago, IN USA
Nat Clifton	C-F	October 13, 1922	6'6"	220	Xavier (LA)	England, AR USA
Harry Gallatin	F-C	April 26, 1927	6'6"	210	NE Missouri State	Roxana, IL USA
Gene James	F	February 15, 1925	6'4"	180	Marshall	Ironton, OH USA
George Kaftan	F	February 22, 1928	6'3"	190	Holy Cross	New York, NY USA
Tony Lavelli	F	July 11, 1926	6'3"	185	Yale	Somerville, MA USA
Ray Lumpp	G	July 11, 1923	6'1"	178	NYU	Brooklyn, NY USA
Dick McGuire	G	January 25, 1926	6'0"	180	St. John's (NY)	Huntington, NY USA
Tex Ritter	G-F	February 26, 1924	6'2"	185	Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY USA
Connie Simmons	C-F	March 15, 1925	6'8"	222	none	Newark, NJ USA
Ernie Vandeweghe	F-G	September 12, 1928	6'3"	195	Colgate	Montreal, QU CAN
Max Zaslofsky	G-F	December 7, 1925	6'2"	170	St. John's (NY)	Brooklyn, NY USA