1955–56 New York Knicks season

1955–56 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Joe Lapchick Vince Boryla
General manager	Ned Irish
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	35–37 (.486)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WMGM

The 1955–56 New York Knicks season was the tenth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished with a 35–37 record and tied for third place in the Eastern Division with the Syracuse Nationals. New York lost to the Nationals in a one-game playoff for a berth in the Eastern Division Semifinals.^[1]

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	Ken Sears	F	United States	Santa Clara
2	11	Jerry Mullen	F	United States	San Francisco
3	19	Guy Sparrow	F	United States	Detroit

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors	45	27	.625	-	21-7	11-17	13-3	22-14
x-Boston Celtics	39	33	.542	6	20-7	12-15	7-11	18-18
x-Syracuse Nationals	35	37	.486	10	23-8	9–19	3-10	15-21
New York Knicks	35	37	.486	10	13-15	16-13	6-9	17-19

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1955-56 NBA Records
Team	BOS	FWP	MIN	NYK	PHI	ROC	STL	SYR
Boston	—	4–5	7–2	5–7	5–7	5–4	5–4	8–4
Fort Wayne	5–4	—	5–7	5–4	4–5	7–5	7–5	4–5
Minneapolis	2–7	7–5	—	5–4	3–6	7–5	5–7	4–5
New York	7–5	4–5	4–5	—	6–6	6–3	4–5	4–8
Philadelphia	7–5	5–4	6–3	6–6	—	6–3	6–3	9–3
Rochester	4–5	5–7	5–7	3–6	3–6	—	6–6	5–4
St. Louis	4–5	5–7	7–5	5–4	3–6	6–6	—	3–6
Syracuse	4–8	5–4	5–4	8–4	3–9	4–5	6–3	—

References

1. "1955–56 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
2. "1955 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2012.

External links

• 1955–56 New York Knickerbockers Statistics