1985–86 New York Knicks season

1985–86 New York Knicks season
Patrick Ewing's rookie season
Head coach	Hubie Brown
General manager	Dave DeBusschere Gordon Stirling
Owner(s)	Gulf+Western
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	23–59 (.280)
Place	Division: 5th Conference: 11th
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG Network, WOR, EMI
Radio	WNBC

The 1985–86 New York Knicks season was the 40th season of NBA basketball in New York City, New York. The Knicks had won the first overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft in the league's first ever draft lottery, which they used to select Patrick Ewing out of Georgetown, who was regarded as the most sought-after prospect since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1969 by the New York Times.^[1]^[2] He was signed to a six-year $17 million deal, the richest ever for an NBA rookie.^[3]

Despite Ewing struggling with injuries, he was named Rookie of the Year and was selected to play in the All-Star Game, however, he declined to play due to an injury.

Bernard King missed the entire season while recovering from his knee surgery.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	1	Patrick Ewing	C	United States^[4]	Georgetown
2	23	Gerald Wilkins	SG/SF	United States	Tennessee–Chattanooga
4	3	Fred Cofield	G	United States	Eastern Michigan
5	3	Mike Schlegel	C	United States	Virginia Commonwealth
6	3	Kent Lockhart	?	United States	Texas–El Paso
7	3	Ken Bantum	?	United States	Cornell

Regular season

Season Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–	40–1	27–14	18–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13	31–10	23–18	15–9
x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44	15–26	8–33	5–19

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	10
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	17
5	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28
7	x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28
8	x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	37

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	38
10	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	41
11	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44

Record vs. opponents

1985-86 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–6	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–4
Boston	6–0	—	5–1	5–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	4–2	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1
Chicago	1–5	1–5	—	3–3	0–2	2–0	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Cleveland	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	3–3	4–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	0–2	4–1	1–5	2–0	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–3	3–3	4–2	3–2	5–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	4–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	3–3	3–3	2–3	3–3	2–0
Detroit	2–4	1–4	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	4–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	—	0–5	1–1	5–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	2–3	2–4	2–3	1–1
Houston	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–2	5–1	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	1–5	1–5	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–6	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–5	2–3	0–2	—	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–4	5–0	1–4	3–3	3–2	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–3	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	4–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	6–0	5–0	4–1	4–2	5–0	2–0
Milwaukee	3–3	0–5	5–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	—	4–2	6–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	2–4	2–4	3–2	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	5–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–4
New York	1–5	1–5	2–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	0–2	1–1	0–6	1–5	—	0–6	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Philadelphia	1–4	2–4	5–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	6–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	4–2	6–0	—	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	1–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	1–1	4–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–4	2–3	3–2	5–1	1–4	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	2–0	4–2	0–6	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	—	3–2	1–4	5–1	2–3	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	2–0	3–2	2–4	2–0	0–5	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	—	5–1	5–0	2–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	4–1	1–5	—	2–3	2–4	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	4–2	2–3	0–2	3–3	2–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–5	0–5	3–2	—	2–3	1–1
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–5	3–3	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	4–2	3–2	—	1–1
Washington	4–1	1–5	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—

Roster

New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.5 !PF	20	Bailey, James	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1957–05–21	Rutgers
4.5 !PF	1	Bannister, Ken	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1960–04–01	St. Augustine's
6.0 !C	25	Cartwright, Bill	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1957–07–30	San Francisco
1.0 !PG	35	Cofield, Fred	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1962–01–04	Eastern Michigan
6.0 !C	42	Cummings, Pat	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1956–07–11	Cincinnati
6.0 !C	33	Ewing, Patrick	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1962–08–05	Georgetown
4.5 !PF	3	Green, Ken	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1959–09–19	Texas–Pan American
3.0 !SF	18	Grunfeld, Ernie	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1955–04–24	Tennessee
3.0 !SF	30	King, Bernard	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1956–12–04	Tennessee
4.5 !PF	14	McNealy, Chris	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1961–07–15	San José State
3.0 !SF	55	Orr, Louis	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1958–05–07	Syracuse
1.0 !PG	2	Sparrow, Rory	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1958–06–12	Villanova
4.5 !PF	23	Thornton, Bob	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1962–07–10	UC Irvine
2.0 !SG	6	Tucker, Trent	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1959–12–20	Minnesota
1.0 !PG	4	Walker, Darrell	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1961–03–09	Arkansas
2.0 !SG	21	Wilkins, Gerald	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1963–09–11	Tennessee-Chattanooga

Head coach

Hubie Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Hill

Legend

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

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

Patrick Ewing, NBA All-Star Game Appearance
Patrick Ewing, NBA Rookie of the Year
Patrick Ewing, NBA All-Rookie Team

References

↑ "All Eyes on Lottery for Ewing". New York Times. May 6, 1985.
↑ "Draft a Tall Story, with Ewing on Top". New York Times. June 19, 1985.
↑ "Ewing Signs Pact Worth Up To $30 Million". New York Times. September 19, 1985.
↑ Ewing was born in Jamaica, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown, as evidenced by his selection to the USA team at the 1984 Olympics.

1985–86 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Sacramento San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Seattle

New York Knicks

Founded in 1946 Based in New York City

Franchise	Franchise All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Madison Square Garden III 69th Regiment Armory Madison Square Garden IV

General Managers	Podesta Boryla Donovan Holzman Donovan DeBusschere Stirling Bianchi Checketts Grunfeld Layden Thomas Walsh Grunwald Mills

D-League affiliate	Westchester Knicks

Administration	The Madison Square Garden Company (Owner) James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) Steve Mills (GM) Phil Jackson (President) Jeff Hornacek (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	10 12 15 (McGuire) 15 (Monroe) 18 19 22 24 33 613

Hall of Fame members	Walt Bellamy Bill Bradley Hubie Brown Larry Brown Nathaniel Clifton Dave DeBusschere Patrick Ewing Walt Frazier Harry Gallatin Tom Gola Richie Guerin Spencer Haywood Red Holzman Bernard King Jerry Lucas Slater Martin Bob McAdoo Dick McGuire Earl Monroe Dikembe Mutombo Don Nelson Rick Pitino Willis Reed Pat Riley Lenny Wilkens Phil Jackson

NBA Championships (2)	1970 1973

Eastern Conference Championships (8)	1951 1952 1953 1970 1972 1973 1994 1999

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Miami Heat

Culture and lore	Dancing Harry Eddie Spike Lee Disputed foul against Scottie Pippen Diedrich Knickerbocker Knicks–Nuggets brawl Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? Mike Walczewski George Kalinsky John Starks' 2-for-18 in Game 7 of the 1994 Finals Linsanity

Media	TV MSG Network Radio WEPN-FM Announcers Mike Breen Walt Frazier Kenny Albert Mike Crispino

New York Knicks seasons

1940s

1950s

1954-55

1960s

1970s

1969–70

1972–73

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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