1978-79 New York Knicks Roster and Stats

Record: 31-51, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Willis Reed (6-8), Red Holzman (25-43)

Executive: Eddie Donovan

PTS/G: 107.7 (18th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 111.1 (13th of 22)

SRS: -3.29 (17th of 22) Pace: 104.9 (15th of 22)

Off Rtg: 102.2 (16th of 22) Def Rtg: 105.4 (17th of 22) Net Rtg: -3.2 (17th of 22)

Expected W-L: 32-50 (17th of 22)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV)

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
6	Tom Barker	C	6-11	225	March 11, 1955	us US	1	Minnesota, College of Southern Idaho, Hawaii
9	Butch Beard	PG	6-3	185	May 4, 1947	us US	8	Louisville
14	Ron Behagen	PF	6-9	185	January 14, 1951	us US	5	Minnesota
30	Greg Bunch	SF	6-6	190	May 15, 1956	us US	R	Cal State Fullerton
35	Jim Cleamons	PG	6-3	185	September 13, 1949	us US	7	Ohio State
34	Mike Glenn	SG	6-2	175	September 10, 1955	us US	1	Southern Illinois
44	Glen Gondrezick	SF	6-6	218	August 30, 1955	us US	1	UNLV
42	Spencer Haywood	PF	6-8	225	April 22, 1949	us US	9	Trinidad State Junior College, Detroit Mercy
43	Toby Knight	SF	6-9	210	May 3, 1955	us US	1	Notre Dame
11	Bob McAdoo	PF	6-9	210	September 25, 1951	us US	6	Vincennes University, UNC
50	Joe Meriweather	C	6-10	215	October 26, 1953	us US	3	Southern Illinois
15	Earl Monroe	SG	6-3	185	November 21, 1944	us US	11	Winston-Salem State
20	Michael Ray Richardson	PG	6-5	189	April 11, 1955	us US	R	Montana
52	John Rudd	SF	6-7	230	August 7, 1955	us US	R	McNeese State University
40	Marvin Webster	C	7-1	225	April 13, 1952	us US	3	Morgan State University
13	Ray Williams	PG	6-3	188	October 14, 1954	us US	1	Minnesota

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

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Bob McAdoo	27	PF	40	32	39.9	10.7	19.8	.541	5.5	8.4	.651	2.4	7.1	9.5	3.2	1.6	1.2	3.8	3.4	26.9
2	Marvin Webster	26	C	60	55	33.8	4.4	9.3	.473	2.5	4.4	.573	3.3	7.6	10.9	2.9	0.4	1.9	2.8	3.1	11.3
3	Toby Knight	23	SF	82	70	32.5	7.4	14.3	.519	1.8	2.5	.704	2.5	4.2	6.7	1.5	0.7	0.7	2.0	3.8	16.6
4	Jim Cleamons	29	PG	79	71	30.3	3.9	8.3	.473	1.6	2.2	.760	0.8	2.0	2.8	4.8	0.9	0.1	1.8	1.9	9.5
5	Spencer Haywood	29	PF	34	18	30.1	7.3	15.0	.489	3.1	4.3	.733	1.9	4.1	6.1	1.6	0.3	0.9	2.6	3.2	17.8
6	Ray Williams	24	PG	81	53	29.3	7.1	15.5	.457	3.1	3.9	.802	1.3	2.3	3.6	6.2	1.6	0.2	3.5	3.4	17.3
7	Joe Meriweather	25	C	41	26	25.7	3.9	7.6	.505	1.8	2.7	.688	2.0	3.5	5.5	1.2	0.6	1.3	2.1	4.3	9.5
8	Earl Monroe	34	SG	64	24	21.8	5.1	10.9	.471	2.0	2.4	.838	0.4	0.8	1.2	3.0	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.9	12.3
9	Glen Gondrezick	23	SF	75	40	21.4	2.1	4.3	.494	0.7	1.3	.567	2.0	3.7	5.7	1.4	1.3	0.2	1.3	3.0	5.0
10	Michael Ray Richardson	23	PG	72	5	16.9	2.8	6.7	.414	1.0	1.8	.539	1.1	2.2	3.2	3.0	1.4	0.3	2.0	2.6	6.5
11	Mike Glenn	23	SG	75	11	15.6	3.5	6.5	.541	0.8	0.8	.905	0.4	0.7	1.1	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.5	7.8
12	Tom Barker	23	C	22		15.0	2.0	4.6	.431	0.6	0.9	.700	1.4	2.4	3.8	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.9	2.0	4.6
13	John Rudd	23	SF	58	3	12.5	1.0	2.3	.444	1.1	1.6	.710	1.2	1.7	2.9	0.6	0.3	0.1	1.0	1.6	3.2
14	Butch Beard	31	PG	7	2	12.1	1.6	3.7	.423	0.0	0.0		0.1	1.3	1.4	2.7	1.0	0.0	1.4	1.9	3.1
15	Greg Bunch	22	SF	12	0	8.1	0.8	2.2	.346	0.8	1.0	.833	0.8	0.7	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.8	2.3
16	Ron Behagen	28	PF	5	5	7.6	1.0	2.4	.417	0.4	0.4	1.000	0.4	1.8	2.2	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.6	2.4
	Team Totals			82	82	241.2	44.8	92.1	.487	18.0	25.7	.700	14.6	3615.4	44.3	25.9	8.5	4.8	19.6	26.3	107.7

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Toby Knight	23	SF	82	70	2667	8.2	15.8	.519	2.0	2.8	.704	2.7	4.7	7.4	1.7	0.8	0.8	2.2	4.2	18.4
2	Jim Cleamons	29	PG	79	71	2390	4.7	9.9	.473	2.0	2.6	.760	1.0	2.4	3.4	5.7	1.1	0.2	2.1	2.2	11.3
3	Ray Williams	24	PG	81	53	2370	8.7	19.1	.457	3.8	4.8	.802	1.6	2.8	4.4	7.7	1.9	0.3	4.3	4.2	21.3
4	Marvin Webster	26	C	60	55	2027	4.7	9.9	.473	2.7	4.7	.573	3.5	8.1	11.6	3.1	0.4	2.0	3.0	3.3	12.0
5	Glen Gondrezick	23	SF	75	40	1602	3.6	7.3	.494	1.2	2.2	.567	3.3	6.2	9.5	2.4	2.2	0.4	2.1	5.1	8.5
6	Bob McAdoo	27	PF	40	32	1594	9.7	17.9	.541	4.9	7.6	.651	2.1	6.4	8.6	2.9	1.4	1.1	3.5	3.0	24.3
7	Earl Monroe	34	SG	64	24	1393	8.5	18.1	.471	3.3	4.0	.838	0.7	1.2	1.9	4.9	1.2	0.2	2.5	3.2	20.3
8	Michael Ray Richardson	23	PG	72	5	1218	5.9	14.3	.414	2.0	3.8	.539	2.3	4.6	6.9	6.3	3.0	0.5	4.2	5.6	13.9
9	Mike Glenn	23	SG	75	11	1171	8.1	14.9	.541	1.8	1.9	.905	0.9	1.7	2.5	4.2	1.1	0.2	2.0	3.5	17.9
10	Joe Meriweather	25	C	41	26	1053	5.4	10.7	.505	2.6	3.7	.688	2.8	4.9	7.7	1.6	0.8	1.8	2.9	6.1	13.4
11	Spencer Haywood	29	PF	34	18	1023	8.8	17.9	.489	3.8	5.1	.733	2.3	4.9	7.2	2.0	0.4	1.0	3.1	3.8	21.3
12	John Rudd	23	SF	58	3	723	2.9	6.6	.444	3.3	4.6	.710	3.4	4.9	8.3	1.7	0.8	0.4	2.9	4.7	9.2
13	Tom Barker	23	C	22		329	4.8	11.2	.431	1.5	2.2	.700	3.4	5.7	9.1	1.0	0.7	0.8	2.2	4.9	11.2
14	Greg Bunch	22	SF	12	0	97	3.3	9.6	.346	3.7	4.5	.833	3.3	3.0	6.3	1.5	1.1	1.1	1.9	3.7	10.4
15	Butch Beard	31	PG	7	2	85	4.7	11.0	.423	0.0	0.0		0.4	3.8	4.2	8.0	3.0	0.0	4.2	5.5	9.3
16	Ron Behagen	28	PF	5	5	38	4.7	11.4	.417	1.9	1.9	1.000	1.9	8.5	10.4	1.9	1.9	0.0	3.8	7.6	11.4