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1947–48 New York Knicks season
1947–48 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Joe Lapchick
General manager	Ned Irish
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	26–22 (.542)
Place	Division: 2nd; Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish	BAA Quarterfinals; (lost to Bullets 1–2)
Local media
Television	WJZ-TV
Radio	WHN
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The 1947–48 New York Knicks season was the second season for the team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA),^[4] which later merged with the National Basketball League to become the National Basketball Association.^[5] The Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 26–22 record and qualified for the BAA Playoffs. In the first round, New York was eliminated by the Baltimore Bullets in a best-of-three series, two games to one. Carl Braun was the team's scoring leader during the season.^[1]

At the 1947 BAA draft, the Knicks selected Dick Holub in the first round, with the fifth overall pick.^[6] The Knicks also selected Wataru Misaka,^[7] who made the team's final roster and became "the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball", just months after the Major League Baseball color line had been broken by the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson.^[8] Misaka was cut after playing only three games with the team.^[9] The 1947–48 season was the first as New York's head coach for Joe Lapchick, who had previously held the same position for college basketball's St. John's; he had been hired in March 1947.^[10] The Knicks had a 13–13 record in the first 26 games of the season before going on an eight-game winning streak from January 28 to February 11. However, New York won only four of its final 12 regular season contests.^[11]

In game one of the first round of the playoffs, held in Baltimore, the Bullets defeated the Knicks 85–81 behind a 34-point performance by Connie Simmons.^[12] The Knicks evened the series at one victory apiece by winning the second game 79–69 in New York, as four players scored more than 10 points.^[13] The win forced a decisive third game back in Baltimore, which the Knicks lost 84–77. Simmons led the Bullets with 22 points, while Chick Reiser added 21.^[14] The Bullets went on to win the 1948 BAA Finals.^[15]

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	5	Dick Holub	C	United States	Long Island
–	–	Andy Duncan	F/C	United States	William & Mary
–	–	Ray Evans	–	United States	Kansas
–	–	Ed Golub	–	United States	–
–	–	Garland Head	–	United States	Texas Tech
–	–	Ron Livingston	–	United States	Saint Mary's
–	–	Dan Miller	–	United States	Saint Louis
–	–	Wataru Misaka	G	United States	Utah
–	–	Carl Reichert	–	United States	Findlay
–	–	Tom Tomlinson	–	United States	Southern Methodist

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G/F	4	Braun, Carl	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1927-09-25	Colgate
G/F	14	Byrnes, Tommy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1923-02-19	Seton Hall
G	9	Gottlieb, Leo	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1920-11-28	DeWitt Clinton HS (NY)
G	8	Hertzberg, Sonny	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1922-07-29	CCNY
C	11	Holub, Dick	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1921-10-29	Long Island
C	19	Knorek, Lee	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1921-07-15	Detroit Mercy
F	12	Kuka, Ray	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1922-02-17	Notre Dame
G	15	Misaka, Wat	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1923-12-21	Utah
F	5	Noel, Paul	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1924-08-17	Kentucky
F/C	16	Palmer, Bud	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1921-09-14	Princeton
G/F	7	Stutz, Stan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1920-04-14	Rhode Island
G	6	Tanenbaum, Sid	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1925-10-08	NYU
G/F	17	Van Breda Kolff, Butch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1922-10-28	NYU

Head coach

Joe Lapchick

Legend

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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

#	Eastern Division v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	x-Philadelphia Warriors	27	21	.563	–
2	x-New York Knicks	26	22	.542	1
3	x-Boston Celtics	20	28	.417	7
4	Providence Steamrollers	6	42	.125	21

Record vs. opponents

1947–48 BAA records
Team	BAL	BOS	CHI	NYK	PHI	PRO	STL	WAS
Baltimore	—	5–1	5–3	5–1	2–4	6–0	3–5	2–6
Boston	1–5	—	3–3	1–7	4–4	6–2	2–4	3–3
Chicago	3–5	3–3	—	6–0	4–2	4–2	3–5	5–3
New York	1–5	7–1	0–6	—	4–4	7–1	4–2	3–3
Philadelphia	4–2	4–4	2-4	1–7	—	8–0	3–3	2–4
Providence	0–6	2–6	2–4	1–7	0–8	—	0–6	1–5
St. Louis	5–3	4–2	5–3	2–4	3–3	6–0	—	4–4
Washington	6–2	3–3	3–5	3–3	4–2	5–1	4–4	—

Game log

#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	November 13	Washington	80–65	Bud Palmer (21)	1–0
2	November 15	St. Louis	73–67	Dick Holub (19)	2–0
3	November 18	@ Providence	87–69	Stan Stutz (27)	3–0
4	November 19	Chicago	63–81	Bud Palmer (16)	3–1
5	November 20	@ Baltimore	56–68	Dick Holub (24)	3–2
6	November 22	Philadelphia	78–83	Bud Palmer (30)	3–3
7	November 25	@ Boston	91–75	Dick Holub (19)	4–3
8	November 26	Boston	63–65	Bud Palmer (16)	4–4
9	November 27	@ Philadelphia	81–59	Leo Gottlieb (20)	5–4
10	December 1	Washington	62–70	Tommy Byrnes (15)	5–5
11	December 6	@ Providence	114–85	Carl Braun (47)	6–5
12	December 8	St. Louis	71–56	Bud Palmer (19)	7–5
13	December 10	@ Boston	79–75	Carl Braun (16)	8–5
14	December 13	@ Baltimore	80–66	Bud Palmer (18)	9–5
15	December 15	Philadelphia	71–74	Carl Braun (25)	9–6
16	December 18	@ Philadelphia	99–71	Tommy Byrnes (25)	10–6
17	December 20	Boston	70–58	Dick Holub (17)	11–6
18	December 23	@ Providence	58–66	Stan Stutz (17)	11–7
19	December 25	Providence	89–75	Tommy Byrnes (20)	12–7
20	December 27	Chicago	70–79	Carl Braun (16)	12–8
21	January 3	Baltimore	70–79	Dick Holub (16)	12–9
22	January 7	Chicago	74–79	Bud Palmer (21)	12–10
23	January 11	@ Chicago	86–99	Dick Holub (22)	12–11
24	January 15	@ St. Louis	59–55	Dick Holub (24)	13–11
25	January 17	@ Washington	62–78	Palmer, Tanenbaum (15)	13–12
26	January 19	Philadelphia	57–63	Carl Braun (24)	13–13
27	January 23	@ Boston	74–58	Sid Tanenbaum (21)	14–13
28	January 24	Baltimore	58–72	Sid Tanenbaum (14)	14–14
29	January 28	Providence	75–73	Dick Holub (16)	15–14
30	January 29	@ Philadelphia	66–60	Braun, Knorek, Tanenbaum (13)	16–14
31	January 31	Boston	66–64	Tommy Byrnes (17)	17–14
32	February 3	@ Providence	78–62	Stan Stutz (20)	18–14
33	February 4	Providence	108–69	Carl Braun (24)	19–14
34	February 6	@ Boston	68–57	Carl Braun (15)	20–14
35	February 8	Boston	80–68	Carl Braun (15)	21–14
36	February 11	Providence	86–63	Carl Braun (32)	22–14
37	February 12	@ Baltimore	86–96	Kuka, Tanenbaum (14)	22–15
38	February 14	Philadelphia	78–47	Bud Palmer (30)	23–15
39	February 18	@ Washington	79–75	Sid Tanenbaum (19)	24–15
40	February 19	@ Chicago	74–82	Carl Braun (23)	24–16
41	February 22	@ St. Louis	71–80	Sid Tanenbaum (23)	24–17
42	February 28	Baltimore	56–78	Stan Stutz (13)	24–18
43	March 2	@ Philadelphia	66–76	Bud Palmer (15)	24–19
44	March 6	Washington	69–64 (OT)	Bud Palmer (18)	25–19
45	March 10	St. Louis	73–82	Bud Palmer (25)	25–20
46	March 13	@ Chicago	51–58	Bud Palmer (14)	25–21
47	March 18	@ St. Louis	91–80	Paul Noel (19)	26–21
48	March 20	@ Washington	82–103	Bud Palmer (23)	26–22

Playoffs

1948 playoff game log

First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	Location	Series
1	March 27	@ Baltimore	L 81–85	Bud Palmer (21)	Baltimore Coliseum	0–1
2	March 28	Baltimore	W 79–69	Bud Palmer (18)	Madison Square Garden III	1–1
3	April 1	@ Baltimore	L 77–84	Sid Tanenbaum (18)	Baltimore Coliseum	1–2

1948 schedule

Awards and records

Carl Braun, All-BAA Second Team^[16]

Transactions

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Carl Braun	—	Colgate Raiders
Ray Kuka	—	Montana State Bobcats
Paul Noel	—	Kentucky Wildcats
Sid Tanenbaum	—	NYU Violets

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Aud Brindley	—	—
Bob Cluggish	—	—
Bob Fitzgerald	Signed contract	Syracuse Nationals
Frido Frey	Signed contract	Paterson Crescents
Frank Mangiapane	Signed contract	Paterson Crescents
Ossie Schectman	Signed contract	Paterson Crescents

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "1947–48 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (2008). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
^ "New York Knicks". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "August 3: NBA is born". History. November 16, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "1947 BAA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ Wertheim, Jon (February 11, 2012). "Decades before Lin's rise, Misaka made history for Asian-Americans". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ Goldstein, Richard (November 26, 2019). "Wat Misaka, 95, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ Vecsey, George (August 10, 2009). "Pioneering Knick Returns to Garden". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ Kroessler, Jeffrey A. (2010). The Greater New York Sports Chronology. Columbia University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-231-14648-7.
^ "1947–48 New York Knicks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, March 27, 1948". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "Baltimore Bullets at New York Knicks Box Score, March 28, 1948". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, April 1, 1948". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "1947–48 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2013.

[br-1] "1947–48 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2010.

[2] The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[3] Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (2008). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3. Retrieved September 20, 2011.

[4] "New York Knicks". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[5] "August 3: NBA is born". History. November 16, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[draft-6] "1947 BAA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2011.

[7] Wertheim, Jon (February 11, 2012). "Decades before Lin's rise, Misaka made history for Asian-Americans". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[8] Goldstein, Richard (November 26, 2019). "Wat Misaka, 95, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[9] Vecsey, George (August 10, 2009). "Pioneering Knick Returns to Garden". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[10] Kroessler, Jeffrey A. (2010). The Greater New York Sports Chronology. Columbia University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-231-14648-7.

[11] "1947–48 New York Knicks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[12] "New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, March 27, 1948". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[13] "Baltimore Bullets at New York Knicks Box Score, March 28, 1948". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[14] "New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, April 1, 1948". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[15] "1947–48 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

[16] "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2013.

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  | television = [[WABC-TV|WJZ-TV]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Fourth Estate|publisher=New York Knicks|year=2003|page=331|url=http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/mg0304_nyk_10.pdf|accessdate=January 20, 2018}}</ref>
  | radio = [[WEPN (AM)|WHN]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Jaker|first=Bill|last2=Sulek|first2=Frank|last3=Kanze|first3=Peter|title=The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996|publisher=McFarland & Company|year=2008|page=194|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLTB4E5wVBAC&pg=PA194|isbn=978-0-7864-3872-3|accessdate=September 20, 2011}}</ref>
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-The '''1947–48 New York Knicks season''' was the second season for the team in the [[Basketball Association of America]], which later merged with the [[National Basketball League]] to become known as the [[National Basketball Association]]. The [[New York Knicks|Knicks]] finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 26–22 record and qualified for the BAA Playoffs. In the [[1948 NBA Playoffs|first round]], New York was eliminated by the [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]] in a best-of-three series, two games to one. [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] was the team's scoring leader during the season.
+The '''1947–48 New York Knicks season''' was the second season for the team in the [[Basketball Association of America]] (BAA),<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Knicks|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> which later merged with the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] to become the [[National Basketball Association]].<ref>{{cite web|title=August 3: NBA is born|publisher=History|date=November 16, 2009|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nba-is-born|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> The [[New York Knicks|Knicks]] finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 26–22 record and qualified for the BAA Playoffs. In the [[1948 BAA playoffs|first round]], New York was eliminated by the [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]] in a best-of-three series, two games to one. [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] was the team's scoring leader during the season.<ref name="br"/>
-[[Wataru Misaka]] — who had led the [[Utah Utes]] to the [[1944 NCAA Basketball Tournament|1944 NCAA]] and [[1947 National Invitation Tournament|1947 NIT]] championships — was the team's first-round draft choice and made the roster as the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball, just months after [[Jackie Robinson]] had broken the color barrier in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html|accessdate=November 26, 2019}}</ref> Misaka was cut mid-way through the season and did not return to [[Madison Square Garden]] until 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Times|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/sports/basketball/11vecsey.html|accessdate=August 11, 2009}}</ref>
+At the [[1947 BAA draft]], the Knicks selected [[Dick Holub]] in the first round, with the fifth overall pick.<ref name="draft">{{cite web|title=1947 BAA Draft|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1947.html|accessdate=September 3, 2011}}</ref> The Knicks also selected [[Wataru Misaka]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wertheim|first=Jon|title=Decades before Lin's rise, Misaka made history for Asian-Americans|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=February 11, 2012|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/02/11/jeremy-linwatarumisaka|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> who made the team's final roster and became "the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball", just months after the [[Major League Baseball]] [[Baseball color line|color line]] had been broken by the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]' [[Jackie Robinson]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Richard|title=Wat Misaka, 95, First Nonwhite in Modern Pro Basketball, Dies|work=The New York Times|date=November 26, 2019|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html|accessdate=November 26, 2019}}</ref> Misaka was cut after playing only three games with the team.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vecsey|first=George|title=Pioneering Knick Returns to Garden|work=The New York Times|date=August 10, 2009|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/sports/basketball/11vecsey.html|accessdate=November 26, 2019}}</ref> The 1947–48 season was the first as New York's head coach for [[Joe Lapchick]], who had previously held the same position for college basketball's [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]; he had been hired in March 1947.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kroessler|first=Jeffrey A.|title=The Greater New York Sports Chronology|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2010|page=145|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A2UaAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA145|isbn=978-0-231-14648-7}}</ref> The Knicks had a 13–13 record in the first 26 games of the [[1947–48 BAA season|season]] before going on an eight-game winning streak from January 28 to February 11. However, New York won only four of its final 12 regular season contests.<ref>{{cite web|title=1947–48 New York Knicks Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1948_games.html|accessdate=March 4, 2013}}</ref>
-At the [[1947 BAA draft]], the Knicks selected [[Dick Holub]] in the first round, with the fifth overall pick.<ref name="draft">{{cite web|title=1947 BAA Draft|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/BAA_1947.html|accessdate=September 3, 2011}}</ref> The 1947–48 season was the first as New York's head coach for [[Joe Lapchick]], who had previously held the same position for college basketball's [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]; he had been hired in March 1947.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joe Lapchick Goes to Pros|work=The Milwaukee Journal|agency=Associated Press|date=March 31, 1947|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0mEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CiUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5036,8332184|accessdate=March 4, 2013}}</ref> The Knicks had a 13–13 record in the first 26 games of the [[1947–48 BAA season|season]] before going on an eight-game winning streak from January 28 to February 11. However, New York won only four of its final 12 regular season contests.<ref>{{cite web|title=1947–48 New York Knicks Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1948_games.html|accessdate=March 4, 2013}}</ref>
 In game one of the first round of the playoffs, held in Baltimore, the Bullets defeated the Knicks 85–81 behind a 34-point performance by [[Connie Simmons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, March 27, 1948|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803270BLB.html|accessdate=March 4, 2013}}</ref> The Knicks evened the series at one victory apiece by winning the second game 79–69 in New York, as four players scored more than 10 points.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltimore Bullets at New York Knicks Box Score, March 28, 1948|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803280NYK.html|accessdate=March 4, 2013}}</ref> The win forced a decisive third game back in Baltimore, which the Knicks lost 84–77. Simmons led the Bullets with 22 points, while [[Chick Reiser]] added 21.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Knicks at Baltimore Bullets Box Score, April 1, 1948|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804010BLB.html|accessdate=March 4, 2013}}</ref> The Bullets went on to win the [[1948 BAA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1947–48 BAA Season Summary|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/BAA_1948.html|accessdate=March 4, 2013}}</ref>
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 ==Roster==
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+{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Carl | last = Braun | dab = basketball | pos = G-F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 180 | college = Colgate | DOB = 1927-09-25 }}
 {{player2 | num = 14 | first = Tommy | last = Byrnes | pos = F-G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 175 | college = Seton Hall | DOB = 1923-02-19 }}
 {{player2 | num = 9 | first = Leo | last = Gottlieb | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 180 | college = [[DeWitt Clinton High School|DeWitt Clinton HS (NY)]] | DOB = 1920-11-28 }}
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+{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Sonny | last = Hertzberg | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 175 | college = City College of New York | DOB = 1922-07-29 }}
-{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Dick | last = Holub | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 205 | college = [[Long Island University|Long Island]] | DOB = 1921-10-29 }}
+{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Dick | last = Holub | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 205 | college = Long Island University | DOB = 1921-10-29 }}
-{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Lee | last = Knorek | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 215 | school = [[University of Detroit Mercy|Detroit Mercy]] | DOB = 1921-07-15 }}
+{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Lee | last = Knorek | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 215 | school = Detroit Mercy | DOB = 1921-07-15 }}
 {{player2 | num = 12 | first = Ray | last = Kuka | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 200 | school = Notre Dame | DOB = 1922-02-17 }}
 {{player2 | num = 15 | first = Wat | last = Misaka | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 150 | school = Utah | DOB = 1923-12-21 }}
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 {{player2 | num = 7 | first = Stan | last = Stutz | pos = G-F | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 170 | college = Rhode Island | DOB = 1920-04-14 }}
-{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Sid | last = Tanenbaum | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 160 | school = [[New York University|New York]] | DOB = 1925-10-08 }}
+{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Sid | last = Tanenbaum | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 160 | school = NYU | DOB = 1925-10-08 }}
-{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Butch | last = Van Breda Kolff | pos = G-F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | college = [[New York University|New York]] | DOB = 1922-10-28 }}
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 | '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Opponent''' || '''Score''' || '''High points''' || '''Record'''
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 1 || November 13 || [[Washington Capitols|Washington]] || 80–65 || [[Bud Palmer]] (21) || 1–0
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 2 || November 15 || [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis]] || 73–67 || [[Dick Holub]] (19) || 2–0
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 3 || November 18 || @ [[Providence Steamrollers|Providence]] || 87–69 || [[Stan Stutz]] (27) || 3–0
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 4 || November 19 || [[Chicago Stags|Chicago]] || 63–81 || [[Bud Palmer]] (16) || 3–1
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 5 || November 20 || @ [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore]] || 56–68 || [[Dick Holub]] (24) || 3–2
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 6 || November 22 || [[Philadelphia Warriors|Philadelphia]] || 78–83 || [[Bud Palmer]] (30) || 3–3
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 7 || November 25 || @ [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] || 91–75 || [[Dick Holub]] (19) || 4–3
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 8 || November 26 || Boston || 63–65 || [[Bud Palmer]] (16) || 4–4
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 9 || November 27 || @ Philadelphia || 81–59 || [[Leo Gottlieb]] (20) || 5–4
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 10 || December 1 || Washington || 62–70 || [[Tommy Byrnes]] (15) || 5–5
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 11 || December 6 || @ Providence || 114–85 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (47) || 6–5
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 12 || December 8 || St. Louis || 71–56 || [[Bud Palmer]] (19) || 7–5
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 13 || December 10 || @ Boston || 79–75 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (16) || 8–5
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 14 || December 13 || @ Baltimore || 80–66 || [[Bud Palmer]] (18) || 9–5
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 15 || December 15 || Philadelphia || 71–74 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (25) || 9–6
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 16 || December 18 || @ Philadelphia || 99–71 || [[Tommy Byrnes]] (25) || 10–6
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 17 || December 20 || Boston || 70–58 || [[Dick Holub]] (17) || 11–6
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 18 || December 23 || @ Providence || 58–66 || [[Stan Stutz]] (17) || 11–7
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 19 || December 25 || Providence || 89–75 || [[Tommy Byrnes]] (20) || 12–7
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 20 || December 27 || Chicago || 70–79 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (16) || 12–8
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 21 || January 3 || Baltimore || 70–79 || [[Dick Holub]] (16) || 12–9
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 22 || January 7 || Chicago || 74–79 || [[Bud Palmer]] (21) || 12–10
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 23 || January 11 || @ Chicago || 86–99 || [[Dick Holub]] (22) || 12–11
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 24 || January 15 || @ St. Louis || 59–55 || [[Dick Holub]] (24) || 13–11
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 25 || January 17 || @ Washington || 62–78 || [[Bud Palmer|Palmer]], [[Sid Tanenbaum|Tanenbaum]] (15) || 13–12
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 26 || January 19 || Philadelphia || 57–63 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (24) || 13–13
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 27 || January 23 || @ Boston || 74–58 || [[Sid Tanenbaum]] (21) || 14–13
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 28 || January 24 || Baltimore || 58–72 || [[Sid Tanenbaum]] (14) || 14–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 29 || January 28 || Providence || 75–73 || [[Dick Holub]] (16) || 15–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 30 || January 29 || @ Philadelphia || 66–60 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Braun]], [[Lee Knorek|Knorek]], [[Sid Tanenbaum|Tanenbaum]] (13) || 16–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 31 || January 31 || Boston || 66–64 || [[Tommy Byrnes]] (17) || 17–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 32 || February 3 || @ Providence || 78–62 || [[Stan Stutz]] (20) || 18–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 33 || February 4 || Providence || 108–69 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (24) || 19–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 34 || February 6 || @ Boston || 68–57 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (15) || 20–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 35 || February 8 || Boston || 80–68 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (15) || 21–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 36 || February 11 || Providence || 86–63 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (32) || 22–14
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 37 || February 12 || @ Baltimore || 86–96 || [[Ray Kuka|Kuka]], [[Sid Tanenbaum|Tanenbaum]] (14) || 22–15
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 38 || February 14 || Philadelphia || 78–47 || [[Bud Palmer]] (30) || 23–15
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 39 || February 18 || @ Washington || 79–75 || [[Sid Tanenbaum]] (19) || 24–15
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 40 || February 19 || @ Chicago || 74–82 || [[Carl Braun (basketball)|Carl Braun]] (23) || 24–16
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 41 || February 22 || @ St. Louis || 71–80 || [[Sid Tanenbaum]] (23) || 24–17
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 42 || February 28 || Baltimore || 56–78 || [[Stan Stutz]] (13) || 24–18
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 43 || March 2 || @ Philadelphia || 66–76 || [[Bud Palmer]] (15) || 24–19
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 44 || March 6 || Washington || 69–64 (OT) || [[Bud Palmer]] (18) || 25–19
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 45 || March 10 || St. Louis || 73–82 || [[Bud Palmer]] (25) || 25–20
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 46 || March 13 || @ Chicago || 51–58 || [[Bud Palmer]] (14) || 25–21
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
 | 47 || March 18 || @ St. Louis || 91–80 || [[Paul Noel]] (19) || 26–21
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+|- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
 | 48 || March 20 || @ Washington || 82–103 || [[Bud Palmer]] (23) || 26–22
 |}
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 ==Playoffs==
+{{NBA game log start|New York Knicks|end_year=1948|playoffs=yes}}
-===BAA Quarterfinals===
+{{NBA game log section|New York Knicks|First Round|first=yes|playoffs=yes|show=no
+| home_wins = 1
-(W2) '''[[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]''' vs. (E2) [[New York Knicks]]: ''Bullets win series 2–1''
+| home_losses = 0
-*'''Game 1''' @ Baltimore: '''Baltimore 85''', New York 81
+| road_wins = 0
-*'''Game 2''' @ New York: '''New York 79''', Baltimore 69
+| road_losses = 2
-*'''Game 3''' @ Baltimore: '''Baltimore 84''', New York 77
+| hide_rebounds = yes
+| hide_assists = yes
+| hide_attendance = yes
+}}
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
+| 1
+| March 27
+| @ [[1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]
+| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803270BLB.html L 81–85]
+| [[Bud Palmer]] (21)
+| [[Baltimore Coliseum]]
+| 0–1
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
+| 2
+| March 28
+| [[1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]
+| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194803280NYK.html W 79–69]
+| [[Bud Palmer]] (18)
+| [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden III]]
+| 1–1
+|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
+| 3
+| April 1
+| @ [[1947–48 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]
+| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/194804010BLB.html L 77–84]
+| [[Sid Tanenbaum]] (18)
+| [[Baltimore Coliseum]]
+| 1–2
+|-
+{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=NYK|end_year=1948|playoffs=yes}}
 ==Awards and records==
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 [[Category:1947 in sports in New York City|New York Knicks]]
 [[Category:1948 in sports in New York City|New York Knicks]]
+[[Category:1940s in Manhattan]]

v t e 1947–48 BAA season by team
1947 BAA draft Playoffs Finals Transactions
Eastern	Boston New York Philadelphia Providence
Western	Baltimore Chicago St. Louis Washington