DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1959-60 New York Knicks
27–48 · #6 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNYK
New York Knicks went 27–48 in the regular season, good for the #6 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#6
Net rating
-1.9
Home floor
Madison Square Garden (III)
Roster
16 players
Record
27–48
36.0% win rate
League rank
#6
Regular season
Net rating
-1.9
SRS -1.4
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Guerin | G | 9 | 74 | — | 21.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Charlie Tyra | C-F | 14 | 74 | — | 12.8 | 8.1 | 1.1 |
| Jack George | G | 5 | 69 | — | 9.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| Johnny Green | F-C | — | 69 | — | 7.0 | 7.8 | 0.8 |
| Mike Farmer | F | 8 | 67 | — | 7.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Willie Naulls | F-C | 6 | 65 | — | 21.4 | 14.2 | 2.1 |
| Kenny Sears | F | 12 | 64 | — | 18.5 | 13.7 | 2.0 |
| Carl Braun | G-F | 4 | 54 | — | 12.9 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| Jim Palmer | F-C | — | 54 | — | 8.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Bob Anderegg | F-G | 18 | 33 | — | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Whitey Bell | G | — | 31 | — | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Dick Garmaker | G-F | — | 26 | — | 12.9 | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| Ray Felix | C | 19 | 16 | — | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Ron Sobie | G | 17 | 15 | — | 6.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| Cal Ramsey | F | — | 7 | — | 11.4 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Brendan McCann | G | 3 | 4 | — | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
Team stats
Season profile
93.0
ORtg
94.9
DRtg
125.9
Pace
-1.4
SRS
-2.3
MOV
47.5%
TS%
42.1%
eFG%
26.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Carl Braun
head_coach
Andrew Levane
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Madison Square Garden (III)
2,489 average attendance
Then and now
New York Knicks
NYK
16 players