1947–48 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks BAA 1948 26 22 2nd Joe Lapchick1947–48 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1948.html February 3, 2010 Ned Irish Madison Square Garden WJZ-TVThe Fourth Estate New York Knicks 2003 331 http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_nyk_10.pdf January 20, 2018 WHNJaker Bill Sulek Frank Kanze Peter The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996 McFarland & Company 2008 194 https://books.google.com/books?id=pLTB4E5wVBAC&pg=PA194 978-0-7864-3872-3 September 20, 2011 BAA Quarterfinals(lost to Bullets 1–2) The 1947–48 New York Knickerbockers season was the second season for the team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA),New York Knicks Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/ December 16, 2019 which later merged with the National Basketball League to become the National Basketball Association.August 3: NBA is born History November 16, 2009 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nba-is-born December 16, 2019 The Knickerbockers finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 26–22 record and qualified for the BAA Playoffs. In the first round, New York was eliminated by the Baltimore Bullets in a best-of-three series, two games to one. Carl Braun was the team's scoring leader during the season. At the 1947 BAA draft, the Knickerbockers selected Dick Holub in the first round, with the fifth overall pick.1947 BAA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1947.html September 3, 2011 The Knickerbockers also selected Wataru Misaka,Wertheim Jon Decades before Lin's rise, Misaka made history for Asian-Americans Sports Illustrated February 11, 2012 https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/02/11/jeremy-linwatarumisaka December 16, 2019 who made the team's final roster and became "the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball", just months after the Major League Baseball color line had been broken by the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson.Goldstein Richard Wat Misaka, 95, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies The New York Times November 26, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html November 26, 2019 Misaka was cut after playing only three games with the team.Vecsey George Pioneering Knick Returns to Garden The New York Times August 10, 2009 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/sports/basketball/11vecsey.html November 26, 2019 The 1947–48 season was the first as New York's head coach for Joe Lapchick, who had previously held the same position for college basketball's St. John's; he had been hired in March 1947.Kroessler Jeffrey A. The Greater New York Sports Chronology Columbia University Press 2010 145 https://books.google.com/books?id=A2UaAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA145 978-0-231-14648-7 The Knicks had a 13–13 record in the first 26 games of the season before going on an eight-game winning streak from January 28 to February 11. However, New York won only four of its final 12 regular season contests.1947–48 New York Knicks Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1948_games.html March 4, 2013 In game one of the first round of the playoffs, held in Baltimore, the Bullets defeated the Knickerbockers 85–81 behind a 34-point performance by Connie Simmons.New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, March 27, 1948 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803270BLB.html March 4, 2013 The Knickerbockers evened the series at one victory apiece by winning the second game 79–69 in New York, as four players scored more than 10 points.Baltimore Bullets at New York Knicks Box Score, March 28, 1948 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803280NYK.html March 4, 2013 The win forced a decisive third game back in Baltimore, which the Knickerbockers lost 84–77. Simmons led the Bullets with 22 points, while Chick Reiser added 21.New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, April 1, 1948 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804010BLB.html March 4, 2013 The Bullets went on to win the 1948 BAA Finals.1947–48 BAA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/BAA_1948.html March 4, 2013 Draft 1947 BAA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 5 Dick Holub C United States Long Island – – Andy Duncan F/C United States William & Mary – – Ray Evans – United States Kansas – – Ed Golub – United States – – – Garland Head – United States Texas Tech – – Ron Livingston – United States Saint Mary's – – Dan Miller – United States Saint Louis – – Wataru Misaka G United States Utah – – Carl Reichert – United States Findlay – – Tom Tomlinson – United States Southern Methodist Roster New York Knicks 1947–48 4 Carl Braun basketball G-F 6 5 180 Colgate 1927-09-25 14 Tommy Byrnes F-G 6 3 175 Seton Hall 1923-02-19 9 Leo Gottlieb G 5 11 180 DeWitt Clinton HS (NY) 1920-11-28 8 Sonny Hertzberg G 5 10 175 City College of New York 1922-07-29 11 Dick Holub C 6 6 205 Long Island University 1921-10-29 19 Lee Knorek C 6 7 215 Detroit Mercy 1921-07-15 12 Ray Kuka F 6 3 200 Notre Dame 1922-02-17 15 Wat Misaka G 5 7 150 Utah 1923-12-21 5 Paul Noel F 6 4 185 Kentucky 1924-08-17 16 Bud Palmer F-C 6 4 180 Princeton 1921-09-14 7 Stan Stutz G-F 5 10 170 Rhode Island 1920-04-14 6 Sid Tanenbaum G 6 0 160 NYU 1925-10-08 17 Butch Van Breda Kolff G-F 6 3 185 NYU 1922-10-28 Joe Lapchick https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1948 Regular season Season standings 50% NYK Game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 November 13 Washington W 80–65 Bud Palmer (21) 1–0 2 November 15 St. Louis W 73–67 Dick Holub (19) 2–0 3 November 18 @ Providence W 87–69 Stan Stutz (27) 3–0 4 November 19 Chicago L 63–81 Bud Palmer (16) 3–1 5 November 20 @ Baltimore L 56–68 Dick Holub (24) 3–2 6 November 22 Philadelphia L 78–83 Bud Palmer (30) 3–3 7 November 25 @ Boston W 91–75 Dick Holub (19) 4–3 8 November 26 Boston L 63–65 Bud Palmer (16) 4–4 9 November 27 @ Philadelphia W 81–59 Leo Gottlieb (20) 5–4 10 December 1 Washington L 62–70 Tommy Byrnes (15) 5–5 11 December 6 @ Providence W 114–85 Carl Braun (47) 6–5 12 December 8 St. Louis W 71–56 Bud Palmer (19) 7–5 13 December 10 @ Boston W 79–75 Carl Braun (16) 8–5 14 December 13 @ Baltimore W 80–66 Bud Palmer (18) 9–5 15 December 15 Philadelphia L 71–74 Carl Braun (25) 9–6 16 December 18 @ Philadelphia W 99–71 Tommy Byrnes (25) 10–6 17 December 20 Boston W 70–58 Dick Holub (17) 11–6 18 December 23 @ Providence L 58–66 Stan Stutz (17) 11–7 19 December 25 Providence W 89–75 Tommy Byrnes (20) 12–7 20 December 27 Chicago L 70–79 Carl Braun (16) 12–8 21 January 3 Baltimore L 70–79 Dick Holub (16) 12–9 22 January 7 Chicago L 74–79 Bud Palmer (21) 12–10 23 January 11 @ Chicago L 86–99 Dick Holub (22) 12–11 24 January 15 @ St. Louis W 59–55 Dick Holub (24) 13–11 25 January 17 @ Washington L 62–78 Palmer, Tanenbaum (15) 13–12 26 January 19 Philadelphia L 57–63 Carl Braun (24) 13–13 27 January 23 @ Boston W 74–58 Sid Tanenbaum (21) 14–13 28 January 24 Baltimore L 58–72 Sid Tanenbaum (14) 14–14 29 January 28 Providence W 75–73 Dick Holub (16) 15–14 30 January 29 @ Philadelphia W 66–60 Braun, Knorek, Tanenbaum (13) 16–14 31 January 31 Boston W 66–64 Tommy Byrnes (17) 17–14 32 February 3 @ Providence W 78–62 Stan Stutz (20) 18–14 33 February 4 Providence W 108–69 Carl Braun (24) 19–14 34 February 6 @ Boston W 68–57 Carl Braun (15) 20–14 35 February 8 Boston W 80–68 Carl Braun (15) 21–14 36 February 11 Providence W 86–63 Carl Braun (32) 22–14 37 February 12 @ Baltimore L 86–96 Kuka, Tanenbaum (14) 22–15 38 February 14 Philadelphia W 78–47 Bud Palmer (30) 23–15 39 February 18 @ Washington W 79–75 Sid Tanenbaum (19) 24–15 40 February 19 @ Chicago L 74–82 Carl Braun (23) 24–16 41 February 22 @ St. Louis L 71–80 Sid Tanenbaum (23) 24–17 42 February 28 Baltimore L 56–78 Stan Stutz (13) 24–18 43 March 2 @ Philadelphia L 66–76 Bud Palmer (15) 24–19 44 March 6 Washington W 69–64 (OT) Bud Palmer (18) 25–19 45 March 10 St. Louis L 73–82 Bud Palmer (25) 25–20 46 March 13 @ Chicago L 51–58 Bud Palmer (14) 25–21 47 March 18 @ St. Louis W 91–80 Paul Noel (19) 26–21 48 March 20 @ Washington L 82–103 Bud Palmer (23) 26–22 Playoffs New York Knicks 1948 yes New York Knicks First Round yes yes no 1 0 0 2 yes yes yes |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 27 | @ Baltimore | L 81–85 | Bud Palmer (21) | Baltimore Coliseum | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 28 | Baltimore | W 79–69 | Bud Palmer (18) | Madison Square Garden III | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 1 | @ Baltimore | L 77–84 | Sid Tanenbaum (18) | Baltimore Coliseum | 1–2 |- NYK 1948 yes Awards and records Carl Braun, All-BAA Second TeamAll-NBA & All-ABA Teams Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_league.html April 20, 2013 Transactions List of 1947–48 BAA season transactions Free agency Additions Player Signed Former team Carl Braun — Colgate Raiders Ray Kuka — Montana State Bobcats Paul Noel — Kentucky Wildcats Sid Tanenbaum — NYU Violets Subtractions Player Reason left New team Aud Brindley — — Bob Cluggish — — Bob Fitzgerald Signed contract Syracuse Nationals Frido Frey Signed contract Paterson Crescents Frank Mangiapane Signed contract Paterson Crescents Ossie Schectman Signed contract Paterson Crescents References Category:New York Knicks seasons New York New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:1940s in Manhattan