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1957–58 New York Knicks season

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1957–58 New York Knicks season
Head coachVince Boryla
General managerFred Podesta
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record35–37 (.486)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWINS
< 1956–57 1958–59 >

The 1957–58 New York Knicks season was the 12th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] With a 35–37 regular season record, the Knicks did not qualify for the 1958 NBA Playoffs.[2]

NBA draft

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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 5 Brendan McCann G  United States St. Bonaventure
2 13 Larry Friend G/F  United States California

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 49 23 .681 - 25-4 16-13 8-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 41 31 .569 8 26-5 8-20 7-6 21-15
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 12 15-11 11-19 11-5 17-19
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 14 16-12 11-18 8-7 14-22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1957-58 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston 7–2 8–1 9–0 7–5 6–6 5–4 7–5
Cincinnati 2–7 6–6 8–4 4–5 6–3 3–9 4–5
Detroit 1–8 6–6 6–6 4–5 5–4 6–6 5–4
Minneapolis 0–9 4–8 6–6 1–8 3–6 3–9 2–7
New York 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–1 4–8 3–6 5–7
Philadelphia 6–6 3–6 4–5 6–3 8–4 7–2 3–9
St. Louis 4–5 9–3 6–6 9–3 6–3 2–7 5–4
Syracuse 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–2 7–5 9–3 4–5

Game log

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1957–58 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 23 N St. Louis 95–112 Ray Felix (22) 1–0
2 October 26 Boston 131–121 Guy Sparrow (24) 1–1
3 November 3 Philadelphia 105–123 Carl Braun (22) 2–1
4 November 7 @ Philadelphia 101–113 Ken Sears (26) 2–2
5 November 8 @ Syracuse 104–99 Carl Braun (19) 3–2
6 November 12 @ Detroit 107–109 Willie Naulls (24) 3–3
7 November 13 @ Minneapolis 106–124 Ron Sobieszczyk (21) 3–4
8 November 15 @ Cincinnati 99–101 Willie Naulls (24) 3–5
9 November 16 Detroit 109–105 Naulls, Sears (21) 3–6
10 November 19 @ St. Louis 115–118 Richie Guerin (20) 3–7
11 November 20 @ Minneapolis 105–101 Richie Guerin (22) 4–7
12 November 21 N Minneapolis 124–123 (OT) Willie Naulls (33) 5–7
13 November 23 Syracuse 119–115 Ken Sears (33) 5–8
14 November 26 St. Louis 120–110 Willie Naulls (24) 5–9
15 November 27 @ Boston 107–120 Richie Guerin (25) 5–10
16 November 28 N Boston 97–80 Carl Braun (21) 6–10
17 November 30 @ Philadelphia 83–111 Ken Sears (17) 6–11
18 December 1 Detroit 102–109 Willie Naulls (25) 7–11
19 December 3 Cincinnati 104–110 Sears, Sobieszczyk (21) 8–11
20 December 6 @ Cincinnati 112–97 Richie Guerin (21) 9–11
21 December 8 @ St. Louis 113–110 Ron Sobieszczyk (32) 10–11
22 December 10 Boston 103–106 Richie Guerin (28) 11–11
23 December 11 N St. Louis 135–126 Guerin, Naulls (30) 11–12
24 December 14 @ St. Louis 124–136 Ken Sears (24) 11–13
25 December 15 @ Detroit 116–109 Carl Braun (24) 12–13
26 December 17 Syracuse 117–123 Ray Felix (24) 13–13
27 December 22 Philadelphia 100–126 Guerin, Sears (23) 14–13
28 December 25 @ Syracuse 130–134 (OT) Guerin, Naulls (22) 14–14
29 December 26 @ Boston 110–120 Richie Guerin (22) 14–15
30 December 27 Detroit 120–125 Carl Braun (28) 15–15
31 December 28 @ Philadelphia 115–122 Carl Braun (27) 15–16
32 December 31 Minneapolis 116–142 Guerin, Sparrow (23) 16–16
33 January 2 N Syracuse 98–131 Carl Braun (27) 17–16
34 January 5 Cincinnati 101–100 Ray Felix (23) 17–17
35 January 7 St. Louis 114–112 Richie Guerin (26) 17–18
36 January 8 N Cincinnati 123–105 Ray Felix (26) 18–18
37 January 9 N Boston 136–123 Willie Naulls (33) 19–18
38 January 10 @ Cincinnati 104–107 Carl Braun (19) 19–19
39 January 12 Philadelphia 115–110 (OT) Ken Sears (29) 19–20
40 January 14 N Cincinnati 111–117 Braun, Felix (20) 19–21
41 January 17 N Philadelphia 117–116 Willie Naulls (24) 19–22
42 January 18 Syracuse 120–123 Willie Naulls (31) 20–22
43 January 19 @ Syracuse 108–112 Ken Sears (21) 20–23
44 January 22 @ Detroit 115–92 Charlie Tyra (17) 21–23
45 January 24 @ Boston 104–125 Guy Sparrow (17) 21–24
46 January 25 Minneapolis 116–128 Ken Sears (28) 22–24
47 January 26 @ Minneapolis 109–106 Willie Naulls (23) 23–24
48 January 27 N Minneapolis 113–102 Richie Guerin (22) 24–24
49 January 28 Syracuse 110–102 Willie Naulls (29) 24–25
50 January 31 N Detroit 105–119 Braun, Naulls (26) 24–26
51 February 1 Boston 121–114 Carl Braun (28) 24–27
52 February 2 @ Philadelphia 120–131 Willie Naulls (22) 24–28
53 February 4 St. Louis 116–120 Willie Naulls (35) 25–28
54 February 7 N Syracuse 105–102 Carl Braun (27) 25–29
55 February 8 Minneapolis 93–94 Ken Sears (24) 26–29
56 February 9 @ Detroit 100–98 Carl Braun (20) 27–29
57 February 11 @ St. Louis 105–107 Ken Sears (26) 27–30
58 February 12 @ Minneapolis 106–97 Willie Naulls (28) 28–30
59 February 14 @ Cincinnati 103–92 Willie Naulls (21) 29–30
60 February 15 Cincinnati 97–99 Ken Sears (22) 30–30
61 February 18 Boston 113–111 Ken Sears (38) 30–31
62 February 19 @ Syracuse 110–116 Carl Braun (29) 30–32
63 February 21 @ Philadelphia 111–117 (OT) Carl Braun (26) 30–33
64 February 22 Syracuse 112–115 Richie Guerin (29) 31–33
65 February 25 Philadelphia 132–110 Ken Sears (27) 31–34
66 February 26 N Philadelphia 96–112 Ken Sears (25) 32–34
67 March 1 Detroit 103–101 Felix, Sears (19) 32–35
68 March 4 Boston 99–104 Guy Sparrow (29) 33–35
69 March 5 @ Syracuse 91–102 Willie Naulls (21) 33–36
70 March 9 Philadelphia 81–123 Ken Sears (20) 34–36
71 March 11 @ Boston 119–126 Richie Guerin (31) 34–37
72 March 12 @ Boston 127–125 Richie Guerin (28) 35–37

References

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  1. ^ "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "1957–58 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "1957 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
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