Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Nov 4 @ TRI, NYK (0-1) lost to TRI, 76-87
- 2. Nov 5 @ TRI, NYK (0-2) lost to TRI, 95-98
- 3. Nov 7 @ INO, NYK (0-3) lost to INO, 73-86
- 4. Nov 9, NYK (0-4) lost to INO, 73-85
- 5. Nov 11, NYK (1-4) beat SYR, 74-72
- 6. Nov 14 @ WSC, NYK (2-4) beat WSC, 92-87
- 7. Nov 16, NYK (3-4) beat MNL, 71-69
- 8. Nov 18, NYK (4-4) beat PHW, 93-87
- 9. Nov 19 @ SYR, NYK (4-5) lost to SYR, 83-96
- 10. Nov 21, NYK (4-6) lost to BOS, 83-89
- 11. Nov 22 @ BLB, NYK (5-6) beat BLB, 87-73
- 12. Nov 23, NYK (6-6) beat WSC, 109-78
- 13. Nov 26 @ BOS, NYK (6-7) lost to BOS, 90-93
- 14. Nov 28, NYK (7-7) beat SYR, 108-84
- 15. Nov 30, NYK (8-7) beat ROC, 79-74
- 16. Dec 3 @ TRI, NYK (9-7) beat TRI, 100-92
- 17. Dec 5 @ INO, NYK (9-8) lost to INO, 89-95
- 18. Dec 6 @ MNL, NYK (9-9) lost to MNL, 62-84
- 19. Dec 9 @ WSC, NYK (9-10) lost to WSC, 84-91
- 20. Dec 10, NYK (10-10) beat INO, 106-84
- 21. Dec 12 @ PHW, NYK (10-11) lost to PHW, 91-101
- 22. Dec 16, NYK (11-11) beat FTW, 86-77
- 23. Dec 17 @ SYR, NYK (11-12) lost to SYR, 86-95
- 24. Dec 19 Neutral site, NYK (12-12) beat BOS, 86-80
- 25. Dec 23, NYK (13-12) beat PHW, 83-79
- 26. Dec 25 @ PHW, NYK (14-12) beat PHW, 86-84
- 27. Dec 27 Neutral site, NYK (15-12) beat PHW, 79-74
- 28. Dec 30, NYK (16-12) beat BOS, 77-60
- 29. Dec 31 @ BOS, NYK (16-13) lost to BOS, 90-100
- 30. Jan 1 @ ROC, NYK (16-14) lost to ROC, 88-91
- 31. Jan 6, NYK (16-15) lost to SYR, 85-87
- 32. Jan 7 @ FTW, NYK (17-15) beat FTW, 79-76
- 33. Jan 8 Neutral site, NYK (18-15) beat FTW, 75-70
- 34. Jan 10 @ MNL, NYK (18-16) lost to MNL, 65-70
- 35. Jan 13, NYK (19-16) beat BLB, 92-79
- 36. Jan 14 @ BLB, NYK (19-17) lost to BLB, 91-93
- 37. Jan 18, NYK (20-17) beat MNL, 95-78
- 38. Jan 21, NYK (21-17) beat ROC, 88-83
- 39. Jan 23 @ ROC, NYK (21-18) lost to ROC, 92-102
- 40. Jan 24, NYK (22-18) beat TRI, 95-85
- 41. Jan 27, NYK (23-18) beat BOS, 76-75
- 42. Jan 31, NYK (24-18) beat BLB, 89-77
- 43. Feb 1 @ SYR, NYK (25-18) beat SYR, 93-90
- 44. Feb 3 @ BLB, NYK (26-18) beat BLB, 83-72
- 45. Feb 4, NYK (26-19) lost to INO, 83-105
- 46. Feb 6 Neutral site, NYK (27-19) beat BLB, 91-82
- 47. Feb 8 @ SYR, NYK (27-20) lost to SYR, 83-96
- 48. Feb 10, NYK (28-20) beat FTW, 73-62
- 49. Feb 11 @ FTW, NYK (28-21) lost to FTW, 96-120
- 50. Feb 14, NYK (29-21) beat ROC, 81-65
- 51. Feb 15 @ PHW, NYK (30-21) beat PHW, 98-93
- 52. Feb 17, NYK (31-21) beat SYR, 88-75
- 53. Feb 21 @ BOS, NYK (31-22) lost to BOS, 85-87
- 54. Feb 22, NYK (32-22) beat TRI, 94-90
- 55. Feb 24, NYK (32-23) lost to PHW, 64-70
- 56. Feb 25 @ SYR, NYK (32-24) lost to SYR, 93-98
- 57. Feb 27 @ ROC, NYK (32-25) lost to ROC, 90-100
- 58. Mar 1 @ BOS, NYK (33-25) beat BOS, 84-78
- 59. Mar 3, NYK (34-25) beat SYR, 97-78
- 60. Mar 4 @ FTW, NYK (34-26) lost to FTW, 98-105
- 61. Mar 6 @ PHW, NYK (34-27) lost to PHW, 76-96
- 62. Mar 8, NYK (35-27) beat MNL, 97-94
- 63. Mar 11 @ BLB, NYK (35-28) lost to BLB, 89-112
- 64. Mar 14 @ TRI, NYK (36-28) beat TRI, 92-91
- 65. Mar 15 @ INO, NYK (36-29) lost to INO, 70-74
- 66. Mar 18 @ MNL, NYK (36-30) lost to MNL, 68-86
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Birth Date | Birth | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Vince Boryla | SF | 6-5 | 210 | March 11, 1927 | us US | 1 | Notre Dame, Denver |
| 19 | Nat Clifton | PF | 6-6 | 220 | October 13, 1922 | us US | R | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Ray Ellefson | C | 6-8 | 230 | November 18, 1922 | us US | 1 | West Texas A&M University | |
| 11 | Harry Gallatin | F-C | 6-6 | 210 | April 26, 1927 | us US | 2 | Truman State University |
| 14 | Gene James | F | 6-4 | 180 | February 15, 1925 | us US | 2 | Marshall |
| 17 | George Kaftan | SF | 6-3 | 190 | February 22, 1928 | us US | 2 | Holy Cross |
| 6, 16 | Tony Lavelli | F | 6-3 | 185 | July 11, 1926 | us US | 1 | Yale |
| 7 | Ray Lumpp | G | 6-1 | 178 | July 11, 1923 | us US | 2 | NYU |
| 15 | Dick McGuire | PG | 6-0 | 180 | January 25, 1926 | us US | 1 | St. John's |
| 10 | Tex Ritter | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | February 26, 1924 | us US | 2 | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 18 | Connie Simmons | C-F | 6-8 | 222 | March 15, 1925 | us US | 4 | |
| 9 | Ernie Vandeweghe | F-G | 6-3 | 195 | September 12, 1928 | ca CA | 1 | Colgate |
| 5 | Max Zaslofsky | SG | 6-2 | 170 | December 7, 1925 | us US | 4 | St. John's |
Team and Opponent Stats
- Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game
Team Misc
| Rk | Player | Age | Pos | G | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vince Boryla | 23 | SF | 66 | 5.3 | 13.1 | .406 | 4.2 | 5.0 | .837 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 14.9 | AS |
| 2 | Nat Clifton | 28 | PF | 65 | 3.2 | 10.1 | .322 | 2.2 | 4.0 | .532 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 8.6 | |
| 3 | Ray Ellefson | 28 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | Harry Gallatin | 23 | 66 | 4.4 | 10.7 | .416 | 3.9 | 5.4 | .732 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 12.8 | AS | |
| 5 | Gene James | 25 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .333 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | ||
| 6 | George Kaftan | 22 | SF | 61 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .388 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .624 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4.9 | |
| 7 | Tony Lavelli | 24 | 30 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .344 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .854 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 8 | Ray Lumpp | 27 | 64 | 2.4 | 5.9 | .404 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .775 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 9 | Dick McGuire | 25 | PG | 64 | 2.8 | 7.5 | .371 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .649 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 8.4 | AS,NBA2 |
| 10 | Tex Ritter | 26 | 34 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .379 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .690 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 11 | Connie Simmons | 25 | 66 | 3.5 | 9.3 | .374 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .702 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 9.2 | ||
| 12 | Ernie Vandeweghe | 22 | 44 | 3.1 | 7.6 | .402 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .701 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 7.7 | ||
| 13 | Max Zaslofsky | 25 | SG | 66 | 4.6 | 12.9 | .354 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .775 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 12.7 | |
| Team Totals | 66 | 3.2 | 8.5 | .379 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .714 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 8.9 |
| Rk | Player | Age | Pos | G | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vince Boryla | 23 | SF | 14 | 5.9 | 13.8 | .430 | 3.6 | 4.0 | .911 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 15.5 | |
| 2 | Nat Clifton | 28 | PF | 14 | 2.9 | 8.4 | .347 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .391 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 7.1 | |
| 3 | Harry Gallatin | 23 | 14 | 3.5 | 10.0 | .350 | 4.8 | 6.2 | .770 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 11.8 | ||
| 4 | George Kaftan | 22 | SF | 8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .333 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .333 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | |
| 5 | Tony Lavelli | 24 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .200 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 6 | Ray Lumpp | 27 | 13 | 1.8 | 5.2 | .358 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .870 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 7 | Dick McGuire | 25 | PG | 14 | 1.8 | 5.7 | .313 | 1.7 | 3.8 | .453 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 | |
| 8 | Tex Ritter | 26 | 3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | .200 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | ||
| 9 | Connie Simmons | 25 | 14 | 3.9 | 10.8 | .364 | 3.0 | 4.9 | .618 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 10.9 | ||
| 10 | Ernie Vandeweghe | 22 | 14 | 2.6 | 6.5 | .407 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .730 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 7.2 | ||
| 11 | Max Zaslofsky | 25 | SG | 14 | 6.3 | 15.5 | .406 | 5.3 | 7.1 | .740 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 17.9 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 3.3 | 8.8 | .378 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .687 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 9.3 |
Players on League Leaderboards
- Qualified players in the top 20 · Includes full-season stats for all players who saw court time during the regular season or playoffs.
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