DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1955-56 New York Knicks
35–37 · #5 in the league · Playoff team
Season snapshotNYK
New York Knicks went 35–37 in the regular season, good for the #5 record in the league, and finished as playoff team.
League rank
#5
Net rating
-0.4
Home floor
Madison Square Garden (III)
Roster
13 players
Record
35–37
48.6% win rate
League rank
#5
Playoff team
Net rating
-0.4
SRS -0.2
Finish
Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | G-F | 4 | 72 | — | 15.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Harry Gallatin | F-C | 11 | 72 | — | 13.9 | 10.3 | 2.3 |
| Ray Felix | C | 19 | 72 | — | 12.3 | 8.7 | 0.7 |
| Gene Shue | G | 7 | 72 | — | 9.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Kenny Sears | F | — | 70 | — | 12.8 | 8.8 | 1.6 |
| Jim Baechtold | F-G | 10 | 70 | — | 11.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| Nat Clifton | C-F | 8 | 64 | — | 8.8 | 6.0 | 2.4 |
| Dick McGuire | G | 15 | 62 | — | 6.9 | 3.5 | 5.8 |
| Walter Dukes | C | — | 60 | — | 7.8 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Bob Peterson | F | 9 | 58 | — | 5.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Dick Atha | G | — | 25 | — | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | F-G | — | 5 | — | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Bob Santini | F | 5 | 4 | — | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
92.4
ORtg
92.8
DRtg
106.5
Pace
-0.2
SRS
-0.4
MOV
47.0%
TS%
39.2%
eFG%
26.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Vince Boryla
head_coach
Joe Lapchick
head_coach
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Standings
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Playoff team
Made the playoffs.
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Madison Square Garden (III)
2,445 average attendance
Then and now
New York Knicks
NYK
13 players