1985–86 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 1986 23 59 5 11 Hubie Brown Dave DeBusschereGordon Stirling Gulf+Western Madison Square Garden WOR-TVMSG Network(Jim Karvellas, Butch Beard) WNBC(Marv Albert, John Andariese) Did not qualify NYK The 1985–86 New York Knicks season was the 40th season of NBA basketball in New York City, New York. The Knicks had won the first overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft in the league's first ever draft lottery, which they used to select Patrick Ewing out of Georgetown, who was regarded as the most sought-after prospect since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1969 by The New York Times.https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/06/sports/all-eyes-on-lottery-for-ewing.html All Eyes on Lottery for Ewing The New York Times May 6, 1985 https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/19/sports/draft-a-tall-story-with-ewing-at-top.html Draft a Tall Story, with Ewing on Top The New York Times June 19, 1985 He was signed to a six-year $17 million deal, the richest ever for an NBA rookie.https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/19/sports/ewing-signs-pact-worth-up-to-30-million.html Ewing Signs Pact Worth Up To $30 Million The New York Times September 19, 1985 Despite Ewing struggling with injuries, he was named Rookie of the Year and was selected to play in the All-Star Game, however, he declined to play due to an injury. Bernard King missed the entire season while recovering from his knee surgery. Draft picks Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 1 Patrick Ewing C Ewing was born in , but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown, as evidenced by his selection to the USA team at the 1984 Olympics. Georgetown 2 23 Gerald Wilkins SG/SF Tennessee–Chattanooga 4 3 Fred Cofield G Eastern Michigan 5 3 Mike Schlegel C Virginia Commonwealth 6 3 Kent Lockhart G Texas–El Paso 7 3 Ken Bantum F Cornell Source:https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/19/sports/nets-are-getting-international-look.html Nets Are Getting International Look The New York Times June 19, 1985 January 29, 2023 Regular season Season standings NYK NYK Roster New York Knicks #062A78 #FFFFFF #FF6E1A #000000 20 James Bailey basketball PF 6 9 220 Rutgers 1957–05–21 1 Ken Bannister PF 6 9 235 St. Augustine's 1960–04–01 25 Bill Cartwright C 7 1 245 San Francisco 1957–07–30 35 Fred Cofield PG 6 3 190 Eastern Michigan 1962–01–04 42 Pat Cummings C 6 9 230 Cincinnati 1956–07–11 33 Patrick Ewing C 7 0 240 Georgetown 1962–08–05 3 Ken Green basketball, born 1959 PF 6 8 215 Texas–Pan American 1959–09–19 18 Ernie Grunfeld SF 6 6 210 Tennessee 1955–04–24 30 Bernard King SF 6 7 205 Tennessee 1956–12–04 yes 14 Chris McNealy basketball, born 1961 PF 6 7 210 San Jose State 1961–07–15 55 Louis Orr SF 6 8 175 Syracuse 1958–05–07 2 Rory Sparrow PG 6 2 175 Villanova 1958–06–12 23 Bob Thornton PF 6 10 225 UC Irvine 1962–07–10 6 Trent Tucker SG 6 5 193 Minnesota 1959–12–20 4 Darrell Walker PG 6 4 180 Arkansas 1961–03–09 21 Gerald Wilkins SG 6 6 185 Chattanooga 1963–09–11 Hubie Brown Bob Hill Player statistics Awards and records Patrick Ewing, NBA All-Star Game Appearance Patrick Ewing, NBA Rookie of the Year Patrick Ewing, NBA All-Rookie Team See also 1985-86 NBA season References Knicks on Database Basketball Knicks on Basketball Reference Category:New York Knicks seasons New New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:1980s in Manhattan