
1955-56 New York Knicks Statistics
Team Record: 35-37
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost division tie
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 1-0
Coach: Joe Lapchick (26-25)
Coach: Vince Boryla (9-12)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 273,641, Avg. 9,773 in 28 home dates
1955-56 New York Knicks Results
The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
New York scored 7,212 points and allowed 7,242. Carl Braun tossed in a team-leading 1,112 points for the Knicks, while Harry Gallatin accounted for 740 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 362 assists for the squad.
Joe Lapchick and Vince Boryla coached the team. The 1955-56 New York Knicks lost in the division tie.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Braun | G-F | 72 | 2316 | 1064 | 396 | 382 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 1112 | ||
Harry Gallatin | F-C | 72 | 2378 | 834 | 322 | 455 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 740 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 1002 | ||
Kenny Sears | F | 70 | 2069 | 728 | 319 | 324 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 896 | ||
Ray Felix | C | 72 | 1702 | 668 | 277 | 469 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 885 | ||
Jim Baechtold | F-G | 70 | 1738 | 695 | 268 | 291 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 769 | ||
Gene Shue | G | 72 | 1750 | 625 | 240 | 237 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 661 | ||
Nat Clifton | C-F | 64 | 1537 | 541 | 213 | 191 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 561 | ||
Walter Dukes | C | 60 | 1290 | 370 | 149 | 236 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 443 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 465 | ||
Dick McGuire | G | 62 | 1685 | 438 | 152 | 193 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 425 | ||
Bob Peterson | F | 58 | 779 | 303 | 121 | 104 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 310 | ||
Dick Atha | G | 25 | 288 | 88 | 36 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 93 | ||
Ernie Vandeweghe | F-G | 5 | 77 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | ||
Bob Santini | F | 4 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | ||
Totals | 706 | 17632 | 6395 | 2508 | 0 | 0 | 2913 | 2196 | 0 | 0 | 4000 | 1610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1923 | 7212 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Braun | G-F | 72 | 32.2 | 37.2 | 83.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.4 | |
Harry Gallatin | F-C | 72 | 33.0 | 38.6 | 78.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 13.9 | |
Kenny Sears | F | 70 | 29.6 | 43.8 | 79.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 12.8 | |
Ray Felix | C | 72 | 23.6 | 41.5 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 12.3 | |
Jim Baechtold | F-G | 70 | 24.8 | 38.6 | 80.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 11.0 | |
Gene Shue | G | 72 | 24.3 | 38.4 | 76.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 9.2 | |
Nat Clifton | C-F | 64 | 24.0 | 39.4 | 70.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.8 | |
Walter Dukes | C | 60 | 21.5 | 40.3 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.8 | |
Dick McGuire | G | 62 | 27.2 | 34.7 | 62.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 6.9 | |
Bob Peterson | F | 58 | 13.4 | 39.9 | 65.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.3 | |
Dick Atha | G | 25 | 11.5 | 40.9 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | |
Ernie Vandeweghe | F-G | 5 | 15.4 | 32.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | |
Bob Santini | F | 4 | 5.8 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | |
Averages | 706 | 25.0 | 39.2 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.2 |