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1956–57 New York Knicks season

The 1956–57 New York Knicks season was the 11th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a 36–36 record that placed them fourth in the Eastern Division, the Knicks failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs.[1]

1956–57 New York Knicks season
Head coachVince Boryla
General managerNed Irish
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record36–36 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWINS
< 1955–56 1957–58 >

NBA draft

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Main article: 1956 NBA draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.[2]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 4 Ronnie Shavlik F   United States NC State
2 11 Gary Bergen C   United States Utah
– – Pat Dunn G   United States Utah State

Regular season

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Season standings

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Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 44 28 .611 - 24-4 11-18 9-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 38 34 .528 6 23-9 9-15 6-10 20-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 7 20-5 5–25 12-5 17-19
New York Knicks 36 36 .500 8 18-10 9-19 9-7 15-21
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston — 6–3 5–4 7–5 8–4 6–3 7–2 5–7
Fort Wayne 3–6 — 7–5 5–4 4–5 6–6 4–8 5–4
Minneapolis 4–5 5–7 — 3–6 5–4 9–3 4–8 4–5
New York 5–7 4–5 6–3 — 4–8 5–4 6–3 6–6
Philadelphia 4–8 5–4 4–5 8–4 — 4–5 7–2 5–7
Rochester 3–6 6–6 3–9 4–5 5–4 — 6–6 4–5
St. Louis 2–7 8–4 8–4 3–6 2–7 6–6 — 5–4
Syracuse 7–5 4–5 5–4 6–6 7–5 5–4 4–5 —

Game log

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1956–57 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 27 Boston 115–112 Ray Felix (22) 0–1
2 November 3 @ Boston 113–107 Ken Sears (23) 1–1
3 November 4 @ Fort Wayne 96–83 Ken Sears (17) 2–1
4 November 7 @ St. Louis 101–107 Ken Sears (22) 2–2
5 November 10 @ Philadelphia 81–83 Ken Sears (17) 2–3
6 November 11 Philadelphia 95–106 Harry Gallatin (32) 3–3
7 November 14 @ Rochester 87–90 Ray Felix (22) 3–4
8 November 18 St. Louis 69–102 Ken Sears (16) 4–4
9 November 21 N Fort Wayne 103–104 (OT) Carl Braun (19) 4–5
10 November 24 Rochester 96–87 Carl Braun (20) 4–6
11 November 25 @ Rochester 93–95 Ray Felix (26) 4–7
12 November 27 Fort Wayne 98–105 Harry Gallatin (21) 5–7
13 November 30 @ Philadelphia 99–110 Harry Gallatin (19) 5–8
14 December 1 Syracuse 100–117 Ken Sears (25) 6–8
15 December 2 @ Syracuse 100–110 Nathaniel Clifton (24) 6–9
16 December 4 Minneapolis 88–101 Ken Sears (18) 7–9
17 December 6 N Rochester 92–95 Ray Felix (20) 8–9
18 December 7 @ St. Louis 107–101 Ken Sears (23) 9–9
19 December 8 N St. Louis 104–109 Carl Braun (25) 10–9
20 December 9 @ Minneapolis 100–91 Carl Braun (24) 11–9
21 December 11 St. Louis 137–128 Harry Gallatin (32) 11–10
22 December 12 N Minneapolis 103–121 Carl Braun (25) 11–11
23 December 15 @ Rochester 91–76 Ron Sobieszczyk (16) 12–11
24 December 16 @ Fort Wayne 80–84 Harry Gallatin (19) 12–12
25 December 18 Boston 99–110 Ken Sears (21) 13–12
26 December 23 Philadelphia 95–90 Nathaniel Clifton (23) 13–13
27 December 25 St. Louis 107–105 (OT) Harry Gallatin (25) 13–14
28 December 27 @ Philadelphia 87–112 Harry Gallatin (16) 13–15
29 December 30 Rochester 88–96 Ken Sears (33) 14–15
30 January 1 @ Syracuse 102–106 Harry Gallatin (21) 14–16
31 January 3 Syracuse 111–126 Willie Naulls (21) 15–16
32 January 5 @ Fort Wayne 96–109 Carl Braun (24) 15–17
33 January 6 @ Minneapolis 111–101 Ken Sears (26) 16–17
34 January 8 Boston 102–113 Harry Gallatin (26) 17–17
35 January 10 N St. Louis 84–89 (OT) Ken Sears (23) 18–17
36 January 12 @ Philadelphia 82–116 Ron Sobieszczyk (16) 18–18
37 January 13 Philadelphia 90–101 Harry Gallatin (22) 19–18
38 January 17 N Minneapolis 94–93 Ken Sears (20) 20–18
39 January 19 Fort Wayne 100–102 Clifton, Naulls (18) 21–18
40 January 20 @ Boston 78–114 Willie Naulls (21) 21–19
41 January 22 Syracuse 88–90 Ken Sears (19) 22–19
42 January 23 N Philadelphia 99–93 Ray Felix (21) 22–20
43 January 24 @ Syracuse 97–115 Harry Gallatin (22) 22–21
44 January 26 Minneapolis 107–122 McGuire, Naulls (20) 23–21
45 January 27 @ Fort Wayne 102–103 (OT) Ken Sears (23) 23–22
46 January 29 Philadelphia 110–114 Naulls, Sobieszczyk (23) 24–22
47 January 30 N Rochester 80–92 Willie Naulls (20) 25–22
48 January 31 N Philadelphia 106–102 Ron Sobieszczyk (20) 25–23
49 February 2 Boston 114–111 Carl Braun (28) 25–24
50 February 3 @ Boston 98–116 Nathaniel Clifton (30) 25–25
51 February 5 Rochester 91–88 Ken Sears (20) 25–26
52 February 6 N Syracuse 100–119 Braun, Sears (25) 26–26
53 February 8 N Boston 92–90 Carl Braun (27) 27–26
54 February 9 Syracuse 101–89 Harry Gallatin (17) 27–27
55 February 10 @ Syracuse 100–102 Harry Gallatin (27) 27–28
56 February 13 @ Rochester 85–82 Carl Braun (32) 28–28
57 February 14 N Minneapolis 97–99 Richie Guerin (26) 28–29
58 February 16 Minneapolis 112–120 Carl Braun (30) 29–29
59 February 17 @ Philadelphia 115–123 Jim Baechtold (20) 29–30
60 February 19 Boston 112–110 Richie Guerin (35) 29–31
61 February 21 N Fort Wayne 114–120 Harry Gallatin (24) 29–32
62 February 23 Fort Wayne 94–102 Ray Felix (19) 30–32
63 February 24 @ Boston 85–97 Harry Gallatin (24) 30–33
64 February 26 St. Louis 76–107 Ray Felix (17) 31–33
65 February 28 N Boston 122–121 (OT) Richie Guerin (25) 32–33
66 March 2 @ St. Louis 97–94 Ken Sears (21) 33–33
67 March 3 @ Minneapolis 108–119 Richie Guerin (21) 33–34
68 March 5 Syracuse 99–92 Ken Sears (19) 33–35
69 March 6 @ Syracuse 100–93 Harry Gallatin (29) 34–35
70 March 7 N Syracuse 94–99 Guerin, Sears (17) 35–35
71 March 10 Philadelphia 103–104 Harry Gallatin (22) 36–35
72 March 13 @ Boston 91–122 Ken Sears (16) 36–36

References

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  1. ^ "1956–57 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "1956 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
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