DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1954-55 New York Knicks
38–34 · #4 in the league · Playoff team
Season snapshotNYK
New York Knicks went 38–34 in the regular season, good for the #4 record in the league, and finished as playoff team.
League rank
#4
Net rating
+0.1
Home floor
Madison Square Garden (III)
Roster
16 players
Record
38–34
52.8% win rate
League rank
#4
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.1
SRS +0.1
Finish
Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | F-C | 11 | 72 | — | 14.6 | 13.8 | 2.4 |
| Ray Felix | C | — | 72 | — | 14.4 | 11.4 | 0.9 |
| Jim Baechtold | F-G | 10 | 72 | — | 13.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| Nat Clifton | C-F | 8 | 72 | — | 13.1 | 8.5 | 2.8 |
| Carl Braun | G-F | 4 | 71 | — | 15.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Dick McGuire | G | 15 | 71 | — | 9.1 | 4.5 | 7.6 |
| Jack Turner | F-G | 16 | 65 | — | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Gene Shue | G | — | 56 | — | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| Bob Peterson | F | — | 37 | — | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Bert Cook | G-F | 5 | 37 | — | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Paul Hoffman | G-F | — | 18 | — | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Chuck Grigsby | G | 17 | 7 | — | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Fred Christ | G | 9 | 6 | — | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Herm Hedderick | G | 14 | 5 | — | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Bob Knight | G-F | 3 | 2 | — | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Don Anielak | F | 12 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
90.2
ORtg
90.1
DRtg
101.8
Pace
+0.1
SRS
+0.1
MOV
45.8%
TS%
38.9%
eFG%
27.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Joe Lapchick
head_coach
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Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
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Madison Square Garden (III)
Attendance data is not available for this season.
Then and now
New York Knicks
NYK
16 players