1958–59 New York Knicks season

The 1958–59 New York Knicks season was the 13th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 40–32 win–loss record, qualifying for the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.[1] New York lost in the first round to the Syracuse Nationals, two games to none.[2]

1958–59 New York Knicks season
Head coachAndrew Levane
General managerFred Podesta
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record40–32 (.556)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(Lost to Nationals 0–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWINS

NBA Draft
Main article: 1958 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.[3]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 3 Mike Farmer F  United States San Francisco
1 4 Pete Brennan F  United States North Carolina
2 11 Joe Quigg F/C  United States North Carolina
4 27 Johnny Cox G  United States Kentucky

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5220.722–26–413–1513–123–13
x-New York Knicks4032.5561221–915–154–819–17
x-Syracuse Nationals3537.4861717–97–248–714–22
Philadelphia Warriors3240.4442017–97–248–714–22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —8–18–19–07–59–34–57–5
Cincinnati 1–8—3–96–63–62–71–113–6
Detroit 1–89–3—4–83–65–44–82–7
Minneapolis 0–96–68–4—4–56–34–85–4
New York 5–76–36–35–4—5–74–59–3
Philadelphia 3–97–24–53–67–5—4–54–8
St. Louis 5–411–18–48–45–45–4—7–2
Syracuse 5–76–37–24–53–98–42–7—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals: Nationals win series 2–0

  • Game 1 @ New York: Syracuse 129, New York 123
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 131, New York 115

Awards and records

References
  1. "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  2. "1958–59 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  3. "1958 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  4. "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
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