1955–56 New York Knicks season

1955–56 New York Knicks season
Head coachJoe Lapchick
Vince Boryla
General managerNed Irish
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record35–37 (.486)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
(Lost Division third-place tiebreaker to Nationals, 0–1)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
(Bob Wolff, Bud Palmer)
RadioWINS
(Les Keiter, Jim Gordon)
< 1954–55 1956–57 >

The 1955–56 New York Knicks season was the tenth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished with a 35–37 record and tied for third place in the Eastern Division with the Syracuse Nationals. New York lost to the Nationals in a one-game playoff for a berth in the Eastern Division Semifinals.

NBA Draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 4 Ken Sears F  United States Santa Clara
2 11 Jerry Mullen F  United States San Francisco
3 19 Guy Sparrow F  United States Detroit

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors 45 27 .625 - 21-7 11-17 13-3 22-14
x-Boston Celtics 39 33 .542 6 20-7 12-15 7-11 18-18
x-Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 10 23-8 9–19 3-10 15-21
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 10 13-15 16-13 6-9 17-19


x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1955–56 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston 4–5 7–2 5–7 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–4
Fort Wayne 5–4 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–5 7–5 4–5
Minneapolis 2–7 7–5 5–4 3–6 7–5 5–7 4–5
New York 7–5 4–5 4–5 6–6 6–3 4–5 4–8
Philadelphia 7–5 5–4 6–3 6–6 6–3 6–3 9–3
Rochester 4–5 5–7 5–7 3–6 3–6 6–6 5–4
St. Louis 4–5 5–7 7–5 5–4 3–6 6–6 3–6
Syracuse 4–8 5–4 5–4 8–4 3–9 4–5 6–3

Game log

1955–56 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 5 @ Rochester 100–98 (OT) Carl Braun (23) 1–0
2 November 10 Minneapolis 105–112 Harry Gallatin (21) 2–0
3 November 12 Boston 95–96 Harry Gallatin (25) 3–0
4 November 13 N Rochester 91–94 Ray Felix (18) 4–0
5 November 15 @ St. Louis 95–121 Ken Sears (26) 4–1
6 November 17 N Fort Wayne 110–88 Ray Felix (24) 5–1
7 November 19 St. Louis 104–91 Ray Felix (13) 5–2
8 November 20 @ Fort Wayne 119–115 (OT) Harry Gallatin (25) 6–2
9 November 23 @ Boston 115–111 (OT) Ray Felix (24) 7–2
10 November 24 @ Philadelphia 97–118 Carl Braun (26) 7–3
11 November 26 Syracuse 99–100 Ray Felix (31) 8–3
12 November 27 @ Syracuse 74–85 Ray Felix (14) 8–4
13 November 29 Fort Wayne 104–99 Baechtold, Sears (18) 8–5
14 December 1 N Minneapolis 90–97 Ray Felix (22) 8–6
15 December 3 Philadelphia 109–102 Dick McGuire (28) 8–7
16 December 6 Rochester 105–116 Gallatin, McGuire (23) 9–7
17 December 10 @ St. Louis 99–80 Ray Felix (18) 10–7
18 December 13 Minneapolis 91–98 Bob Peterson (19) 11–7
19 December 14 @ Boston 100–102 Carl Braun (28) 11–8
20 December 17 @ Fort Wayne 100–95 Carl Braun (20) 12–8
21 December 18 Boston 95–92 Ray Felix (21) 12–9
22 December 20 Syracuse 98–91 Carl Braun (20) 12–10
23 December 25 @ Fort Wayne 87–92 Carl Braun (18) 12–11
24 December 26 @ Philadelphia 108–97 Ken Sears (26) 13–11
25 December 27 Philadelphia 79–80 Carl Braun (15) 14–11
26 December 28 @ Rochester 113–91 Carl Braun (23) 15–11
27 December 31 @ Syracuse 92–101 Harry Gallatin (19) 15–12
28 January 1 Rochester 101–92 Walter Dukes (17) 15–13
29 January 3 N Boston 107–97 Harry Gallatin (23) 16–13
30 January 4 N Boston 103–86 Ken Sears (20) 17–13
31 January 5 Boston 92–87 Ray Felix (15) 17–14
32 January 7 @ Philadelphia 97–104 Dukes, Sears (19) 17–15
33 January 8 Philadelphia 95–83 Harry Gallatin (34) 17–16
34 January 14 St. Louis 104–101 (2OT) Harry Gallatin (23) 17–17
35 January 15 @ Boston 109–104 (OT) Baechtold, Shue (22) 18–17
36 January 17 Rochester 107–112 Carl Braun (25) 19–17
37 January 18 @ Rochester 103–108 Jim Baechtold (25) 19–18
38 January 20 N Minneapolis 122–109 Ken Sears (27) 20–18
39 January 21 Minneapolis 109–89 Ray Felix (24) 20–19
40 January 22 @ Minneapolis 100–95 Harry Gallatin (31) 21–19
41 January 25 @ Minneapolis 95–104 Ken Sears (28) 21–20
42 January 27 N Rochester 111–93 Baechtold, Braun (18) 21–21
43 January 28 Fort Wayne 92–91 (OT) Nathaniel Clifton (20) 21–22
44 January 29 @ Syracuse 99–95 (OT) Carl Braun (23) 22–22
45 January 31 Philadelphia 95–105 Harry Gallatin (21) 23–22
46 February 1 @ Philadelphia 105–104 (2OT) Ken Sears (23) 24–22
47 February 2 N Philadelphia 88–87 Braun, Gallatin (19) 24–23
48 February 4 Syracuse 103–94 Carl Braun (25) 24–24
49 February 5 @ Boston 104–114 Jim Baechtold (22) 24–25
50 February 7 Boston 102–113 Ken Sears (24) 25–25
51 February 8 @ Rochester 102–97 Ken Sears (26) 26–25
52 February 10 N Syracuse 94–88 Jim Baechtold (27) 26–26
53 February 11 St. Louis 91–107 Dick McGuire (20) 27–26
54 February 12 @ Boston 108–116 Carl Braun (22) 27–27
55 February 14 @ St. Louis 103–99 Harry Gallatin (19) 28–27
56 February 15 N Minneapolis 102–113 Carl Braun (31) 28–28
57 February 17 N Syracuse 91–86 Ray Felix (21) 28–29
58 February 19 @ Syracuse 98–118 Jim Baechtold (26) 28–30
59 February 21 Syracuse 108–107 (2OT) Ray Felix (32) 28–31
60 February 22 @ Philadelphia 117–108 Ken Sears (23) 29–31
61 February 25 St. Louis 99–89 Ray Felix (19) 29–32
62 February 26 @ St. Louis 85–103 Nathaniel Clifton (16) 29–33
63 February 27 N St. Louis 109–113 Carl Braun (44) 30–33
64 February 28 Fort Wayne 99–95 Carl Braun (24) 30–34
65 March 2 N Fort Wayne 97–104 Ken Sears (24) 30–35
66 March 4 @ Syracuse 118–111 (2OT) Harry Gallatin (24) 31–35
67 March 6 Boston 99–119 Ray Felix (23) 32–35
68 March 7 N Philadelphia 108–87 Ken Sears (21) 32–36
69 March 10 Syracuse 84–104 Carl Braun (17) 33–36
70 March 11 @ Fort Wayne 122–96 Carl Braun (27) 34–36
71 March 13 N Minneapolis 89–102 Ken Sears (24) 34–37
72 March 14 Philadelphia 108–115 Ken Sears (23) 35–37

Division Tiebreaker

  • Note: Tiebreaker games do not count as official playoff games.
1956 playoff game log
Division Tiebreaker (failed to qualify)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 March 15 @ Syracuse L 77–82 Harry Gallatin (19) Ray Felix (13) Dick McGuire (9) Onondaga War Memorial 0–1
1956 schedule

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