1975–76 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 1976 38 44 Atlantic 4 7 Red Holzman Eddie Donovan Madison Square Garden WOR-TVManhattan Cable TelevisionThe Fourth Estate New York Knicks 2003 http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_nyk_10.pdf August 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20171107042334/http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_nyk_10.pdf November 7, 2017 dead331 WNEW330 Did not qualify NYK The 1975–76 New York Knicks season was the 30th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks had a 38–44 win–loss record, finishing in fourth place in the Atlantic Division and failing to qualify for the 1976 NBA Playoffs. Earl Monroe was the leading scorer for the Knicks with 20.7 points per game. Spencer Haywood led New York in rebounding with 11.3 per game, and Walt Frazier averaged a team-best 5.9 assists per game.1975–76 New York Knicks Roster and Statistics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1976.html December 30, 2011 In the 1975 NBA draft, the Knicks had the ninth overall pick and used it to select Gene Short.1975 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1975.html December 30, 2011 New York reached an agreement with American Basketball Association forward George McGinnis for a six-year contract, but it was rejected by the NBA because the Philadelphia 76ers held his rights after choosing him in the 1973 NBA draft. The Knicks were stripped of their first-round pick in the 1976 draft for attempting to sign McGinnis.Basketball Briefs: Kennedy Charges Knicks Fouled In McGinnis Deal Spartanburg Herald-Journal June 3, 1975 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bG4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iIoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6907,666056 December 30, 2011O'Brien punishes Knicks The Deseret News United Press International June 6, 1975 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=82YOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZoADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7164,1316321 December 30, 2011 Attempts to sign retired center Wilt Chamberlain were also unsuccessful.Knicks Close Door On Chamberlain Lakeland Ledger October 21, 1975 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oKwwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pPoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7143,5491809 December 30, 2011 Early in the season, the Knicks lost five consecutive games in November 1975, and by mid-December they had lost 20 of their first 30 games. At this time the Knicks went on a six-game winning streak, and in January 1976 they had another unbeaten run of six games that left their record at 24–23. This was the only point during the season when New York had a winning percentage above .500; they immediately lost five games in a row and remained under .500 for the rest of the season.1975–76 New York Knicks Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1976_games.html December 30, 2011 A March 30 loss to the Phoenix Suns officially eliminated the Knicks from postseason contention; it was the first season since 1965–66 that the team did not reach the playoffs.Westphal, Phoenix Eliminate Knicks The Pittsburgh Press United Press International March 31, 1976 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=42oqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m1YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5399,5438092 December 30, 2011 Roster New York Knicks 1975–76 25 Jim Barnett basketball G 6 4 170 Oregon 24 Bill Bradley SF 6 5 205 Princeton 1943-07-28 31 Mel Davis PF 6 6 220 St. John's 10 Walt Frazier PG 6 4 200 Southern Illinois 1945-03-29 40 John Gianelli C 6 10 220 Pacific 1950-06-10 42 Spencer Haywood F 6 8 225 Detroit 18 Phil Jackson PF 6 8 220 North Dakota 1945-09-17 15 Earl Monroe G 6 3 185 Winston-Salem State 1944-11-21 41 Neal Walk C 6 10 220 1948-07-29 Florida 43 Harthorne Wingo PF 6 6 210 Friendship Junior College 1947-09-09 Red Holzman Regular season Season standings NYK NYK z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot References Category:New York Knicks seasons New York New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:1970s in Manhattan