1978–79 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 1979 31 51 Atlantic 4 7 Willis Reed Red Holzman Eddie Donovan Madison Square Garden WOR-TVMSG Network WNEW Did not qualify NYK The 1978–79 New York Knicks season was the Knicks' 33rd season in the NBA.1978–79 New York Knicks Draft picks 1978 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 4 Micheal Ray Richardson G Montana 2 32 John Rudd SF McNeese State 2 34 Greg Bunch SF Cal State Fullerton 3 55 Marc Iavaroni F Virginia 4 79 Erving Giddings SF Dayton 5 100 Greg Green Southern 6 121 Ed Warren Briar Cliff 7 144 Gary Pember Nasson College 8 162 Greg Sanders St. Bonaventure 9 178 Danny Fields UNC Wilmington 10 195 Ernest Simons Pace Roster New York Knicks 1978–79 Tom Barker basketball 6 C 6 11 225 Hawaii 1955-03-11 Butch Beard 9 G 6 3 185 Louisville 1947-05-04 Ron Behagen 14 F 6 9 185 Minnesota 1951-01-14 Greg Bunch 30 F 6 6 190 Cal State Fullerton 1956-05-15 Jim Cleamons 35 G 6 3 185 Ohio State 1949-09-13 Mike Glenn 34 G 6 2 175 Southern Illinois 1955-09-10 Glen Gondrezick 44 F 6 6 218 UNLV 1955-08-30 Spencer Haywood 42 F 6 8 225 Detroit Mercy 1949-04-22 Toby Knight 43 F 6 9 210 Notre Dame 1955-05-03 Bob McAdoo 11 F 6 9 210 North Carolina 1951-09-25 Joe Meriweather 50 C 6 10 215 Southern Illinois 1953-10-26 Earl Monroe 15 G 6 3 185 Winston-Salem State 1944-11-21 Michael Ray Richardson 20 G 6 5 189 Montana 1955-04-11 John Rudd basketball 52 F 6 7 230 McNeese State 1955-08-07 Marvin Webster 40 C 7 1 225 Morgan State 1952-04-03 Ray Williams basketball 13 G 6 3 188 Minnesota 1954-10-14 *Willis Reed Red Holzman https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1979.html 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