DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1985-86 New York Knicks
23–59 · #23 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNYK
New York Knicks went 23–59 in the regular season, good for the #23 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#23
Net rating
-5.7
Home floor
Madison Square Garden (IV)
Roster
16 players
Record
23–59
28.0% win rate
League rank
#23
Regular season
Net rating
-5.7
SRS -4.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Sparrow | G | — | 74 | 74 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 6.4 |
| Louis Orr | F | — | 74 | 64 | 11.9 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Gerald Wilkins | G-F | — | 81 | 53 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Patrick Ewing | C-F | — | 50 | 50 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| James Bailey | F-C | — | 48 | 36 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Darrell Walker | G | — | 81 | 35 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| Pat Cummings | F-C | — | 31 | 30 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
| Trent Tucker | G | — | 77 | 23 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Bob Thornton | F-C | — | 71 | 23 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Ken Bannister | F-C | — | 70 | 15 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Chris McNealy | F | 14 | 30 | 6 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| Fred Cofield | G | 35 | 45 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | — | 76 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Ken Green | F | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Butch Carter | G | — | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | — | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
Team stats
Season profile
99.5
ORtg
105.2
DRtg
98.6
Pace
-4.8
SRS
-5.6
MOV
50.5%
TS%
46.6%
eFG%
25.5
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Hubie Brown
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Madison Square Garden (IV)
14,451 average attendance
Then and now
New York Knicks
NYK
16 players