Al Bianchi

Alfred A. Bianchi (Al)

Born: March 26, 1932 in Long Island City, New York
College: Bowling Green State University
As Player: 687 G, 8.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.2 APG (Full Record)
As Coach: 9 Yrs, 283-392, .419 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Virginia Squires: 1970 to 1974
• New York Knicks: July 8, 1987 to March 1, 1991

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

New York Knicks Franchise

• October 9, 1987: Signed Ray Tolbert as a free agent.
• October 15, 1987: Traded Jawann Oldham to the Sacramento Kings for a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo).
• October 29, 1987: Traded Ron Moore and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo) to the Detroit Pistons for Sidney Green.
• November 12, 1987: Signed Johnny Newman as a free agent.
• November 12, 1987: Traded Rory Sparrow to the Chicago Bulls for a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Greg Butler).
• November 30, 1987: Signed Rick Carlisle as a free agent.
• December 11, 1987: Signed Billy Donovan as a free agent.
• March 2, 1988: Signed Carey Scurry to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 13, 1988: Signed Sedric Toney to a 10-day contract.
• March 23, 1988: Signed Sedric Toney as a free agent.
• June 27, 1988: Traded Bill Cartwright, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Will Perdue) and a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Derrick Lewis) to the Chicago Bulls for Charles Oakley, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Rod Strickland) and a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Phil Stinnie).
• June 28, 1988: Selected Rod Strickland (1st round, 19th pick), Greg Butler (2nd round, 37th pick) and Phil Stinnie (3rd round, 69th pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
• October 3, 1988: Signed Eddie Lee Wilkins as a free agent.
• December 20, 1988: Signed Pete Myers as a free agent.
• February 23, 1989: Traded a 1989 1st round draft pick (Byron Irvin) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Kiki Vandeweghe.
• June 27, 1989: Selected Brian Quinnett (2nd round, 50th pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.
• February 21, 1990: Traded Rod Strickland to the San Antonio Spurs for Maurice Cheeks.
• February 22, 1990: Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Jimmy Oliver) to the Charlotte Hornets for Stuart Gray.
• June 27, 1990: Selected Jerrod Mustaf (1st round, 17th pick) in the 1990 NBA Draft.
• October 1, 1990: Signed John Starks as an unrestricted free agent.
• October 1, 1990: Signed Greg Grant as an unrestricted free agent.