1947–48 New York Knicks season
Head coachJoe Lapchick[1]
General managerNed Irish
ArenaMadison Square Garden[1]
Results
Record26–22 (.542)
PlaceDivision: 2nd
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finishBAA Quarterfinals
(lost to Bullets 1–2)
Local media
TelevisionWJZ-TV[2]
RadioWHN[3]

The 1947–48 New York Knicks season was the second season for the team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA),[4] which later merged with the National Basketball League to become the National Basketball Association.[5] The Knicks 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.[1]

At the 1947 BAA draft, the Knicks selected Dick Holub in the first round, with the fifth overall pick.[6] The Knicks also selected Wataru Misaka,[7] 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.[8] Misaka was cut after playing only three games with the team.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

In game one of the first round of the playoffs, held in Baltimore, the Bullets defeated the Knicks 85–81 behind a 34-point performance by Connie Simmons.[12] The Knicks 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.[13] The win forced a decisive third game back in Baltimore, which the Knicks lost 84–77. Simmons led the Bullets with 22 points, while Chick Reiser added 21.[14] The Bullets went on to win the 1948 BAA Finals.[15]

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 roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 4 Braun, Carl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1927-09-25 Colgate
G/F 14 Byrnes, Tommy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1923-02-19 Seton Hall
G 9 Gottlieb, Leo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1920-11-28 DeWitt Clinton HS (NY)
G 8 Hertzberg, Sonny 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1922-07-29 CCNY
C 11 Holub, Dick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1921-10-29 Long Island
C 19 Knorek, Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1921-07-15 Detroit Mercy
F 12 Kuka, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1922-02-17 Notre Dame
G 15 Misaka, Wat 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1923-12-21 Utah
F 5 Noel, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1924-08-17 Kentucky
F/C 16 Palmer, Bud 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1921-09-14 Princeton
G/F 7 Stutz, Stan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1920-04-14 Rhode Island
G 6 Tanenbaum, Sid 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1925-10-08 NYU
G/F 17 Van Breda Kolff, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922-10-28 NYU
Head coach

Joe Lapchick

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

1947–48 BAA records
Team BAL BOS CHI NYK PHI PRO STL WAS
Baltimore —5–15–35–12–46–03–52–6
Boston 1–5—3–31–74–46–22–43–3
Chicago 3–53–3—6–04–24–23–55–3
New York 1–57–10–6—4–47–14–23–3
Philadelphia 4–24–42-41–7—8–03–32–4
Providence 0–62–62–41–70–8—0–61–5
St. Louis 5–34–25–32–43–36–0—4–4
Washington 6–23–33–53–34–25–14–4—

Game log

#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 13Washington80–65Bud Palmer (21)1–0
2November 15St. Louis73–67Dick Holub (19)2–0
3November 18@ Providence87–69Stan Stutz (27)3–0
4November 19Chicago63–81Bud Palmer (16)3–1
5November 20@ Baltimore56–68Dick Holub (24)3–2
6November 22Philadelphia78–83Bud Palmer (30)3–3
7November 25@ Boston91–75Dick Holub (19)4–3
8November 26Boston63–65Bud Palmer (16)4–4
9November 27@ Philadelphia81–59Leo Gottlieb (20)5–4
10December 1Washington62–70Tommy Byrnes (15)5–5
11December 6@ Providence114–85Carl Braun (47)6–5
12December 8St. Louis71–56Bud Palmer (19)7–5
13December 10@ Boston79–75Carl Braun (16)8–5
14December 13@ Baltimore80–66Bud Palmer (18)9–5
15December 15Philadelphia71–74Carl Braun (25)9–6
16December 18@ Philadelphia99–71Tommy Byrnes (25)10–6
17December 20Boston70–58Dick Holub (17)11–6
18December 23@ Providence58–66Stan Stutz (17)11–7
19December 25Providence89–75Tommy Byrnes (20)12–7
20December 27Chicago70–79Carl Braun (16)12–8
21January 3Baltimore70–79Dick Holub (16)12–9
22January 7Chicago74–79Bud Palmer (21)12–10
23January 11@ Chicago86–99Dick Holub (22)12–11
24January 15@ St. Louis59–55Dick Holub (24)13–11
25January 17@ Washington62–78Palmer, Tanenbaum (15)13–12
26January 19Philadelphia57–63Carl Braun (24)13–13
27January 23@ Boston74–58Sid Tanenbaum (21)14–13
28January 24Baltimore58–72Sid Tanenbaum (14)14–14
29January 28Providence75–73Dick Holub (16)15–14
30January 29@ Philadelphia66–60Braun, Knorek, Tanenbaum (13)16–14
31January 31Boston66–64Tommy Byrnes (17)17–14
32February 3@ Providence78–62Stan Stutz (20)18–14
33February 4Providence108–69Carl Braun (24)19–14
34February 6@ Boston68–57Carl Braun (15)20–14
35February 8Boston80–68Carl Braun (15)21–14
36February 11Providence86–63Carl Braun (32)22–14
37February 12@ Baltimore86–96Kuka, Tanenbaum (14)22–15
38February 14Philadelphia78–47Bud Palmer (30)23–15
39February 18@ Washington79–75Sid Tanenbaum (19)24–15
40February 19@ Chicago74–82Carl Braun (23)24–16
41February 22@ St. Louis71–80Sid Tanenbaum (23)24–17
42February 28Baltimore56–78Stan Stutz (13)24–18
43March 2@ Philadelphia66–76Bud Palmer (15)24–19
44March 6Washington69–64 (OT)Bud Palmer (18)25–19
45March 10St. Louis73–82Bud Palmer (25)25–20
46March 13@ Chicago51–58Bud Palmer (14)25–21
47March 18@ St. Louis91–80Paul Noel (19)26–21
48March 20@ Washington82–103Bud Palmer (23)26–22

Playoffs

1948 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocationSeries
1 March 27 @ Baltimore L 81–85 Bud Palmer (21) Baltimore Coliseum 0–1
2 March 28 Baltimore W 79–69 Bud Palmer (18) Madison Square Garden III 1–1
3 April 1 @ Baltimore L 77–84 Sid Tanenbaum (18) Baltimore Coliseum 1–2
1948 schedule

Awards and records

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

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  3. ↑ Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (2008). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
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  5. ↑ "August 3: NBA is born". History. November 16, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "1947 BAA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  7. ↑ Wertheim, Jon (February 11, 2012). "Decades before Lin's rise, Misaka made history for Asian-Americans". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ Goldstein, Richard (November 26, 2019). "Wat Misaka, 95, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. ↑ Vecsey, George (August 10, 2009). "Pioneering Knick Returns to Garden". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  10. ↑ Kroessler, Jeffrey A. (2010). The Greater New York Sports Chronology. Columbia University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-231-14648-7.
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  13. ↑ "Baltimore Bullets at New York Knicks Box Score, March 28, 1948". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  14. ↑ "New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, April 1, 1948". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  15. ↑ "1947–48 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  16. ↑ "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
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