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1947-48 New York Knicks Roster and Stats

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Record: 26-22, Finished 2nd in BAA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Joe Lapchick (26-22)

PTS/G: 74.5 (2nd of 8) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 71.4 (4th of 8)
SRS: 2.30 (4th of 8)
Expected W-L: 31-17 (2nd of 8)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III) ▪ Attendance: 165,155 (1st of 3)

Playoffs:
Lost BAA Quarterfinals (2-1) versus Baltimore Bullets

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
4 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 September 25, 1927 R Colgate University
14 Tommy Byrnes F-G 6-3 175 February 19, 1923 1 Seton Hall University
9 Leo Gottlieb G 5-11 180 November 28, 1920 1
8 Sonny Hertzberg G 5-10 175 July 29, 1922 1 City College of New York
11 Dick Holub C 6-6 205 October 29, 1921 R Long Island University
19 Lee Knorek C 6-7 215 July 15, 1921 1 University of Detroit Mercy
12 Ray Kuka F 6-3 200 February 17, 1922 R University of Notre Dame
15 Wat Misaka G 5-7 150 December 21, 1923 R University of Utah
5 Paul Noel F 6-4 185 August 17, 1924 R University of Kentucky
16 Bud Palmer F-C 6-4 180 September 14, 1921 1 Princeton University
7 Stan Stutz G-F 5-10 170 April 14, 1920 1 University of Rhode Island
6 Sid Tanenbaum G 6-0 160 October 8, 1925 R New York University
17 Butch Van Breda Kolff G-F 6-3 185 October 28, 1922 1 New York University

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 48 1355 4724 .287 868 1291 .672 376 1076 3578 74.5
Lg Rank 2 3 4 3 4 5 2 5 2 2
Opponent 48 3427 71.4
Lg Rank 4 4

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 31 17 3.15 -0.85 2.30 .287 .184 Madison Square Garden (III) 165,155
Lg Rank 2 2 2 8 4 4 5 1

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Carl Braun 20 47 276 854 .323 119 183 .650 61 102 671
2 Bud Palmer 26 48 224 710 .315 174 234 .744 45 149 622
3 Dick Holub 26 48 195 662 .295 114 180 .633 37 159 504
4 Stan Stutz 27 47 109 501 .218 113 135 .837 57 121 331
5 Tommy Byrnes 24 47 117 410 .285 65 103 .631 17 56 299
6 Lee Knorek 26 48 99 369 .268 61 120 .508 50 171 259
7 Sid Tanenbaum 22 24 90 360 .250 62 74 .838 37 33 242
8 Ray Kuka 25 44 89 273 .326 50 84 .595 27 117 228
9 Butch Van Breda Kolff 25 44 53 192 .276 74 120 .617 29 81 180
10 Leo Gottlieb 27 27 59 228 .259 13 21 .619 12 36 131
11 Paul Noel 23 29 40 138 .290 19 30 .633 3 41 99
12 Wat Misaka 24 3 3 13 .231 1 3 .333 0 7 7
13 Sonny Hertzberg 25 4 1 14 .071 3 4 .750 1 3 5

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Carl Braun 20 47 5.9 18.2 .323 2.5 3.9 .650 1.3 2.2 14.3
2 Bud Palmer 26 48 4.7 14.8 .315 3.6 4.9 .744 0.9 3.1 13.0
3 Dick Holub 26 48 4.1 13.8 .295 2.4 3.8 .633 0.8 3.3 10.5
4 Sid Tanenbaum 22 24 3.8 15.0 .250 2.6 3.1 .838 1.5 1.4 10.1
5 Stan Stutz 27 47 2.3 10.7 .218 2.4 2.9 .837 1.2 2.6 7.0
6 Tommy Byrnes 24 47 2.5 8.7 .285 1.4 2.2 .631 0.4 1.2 6.4
7 Lee Knorek 26 48 2.1 7.7 .268 1.3 2.5 .508 1.0 3.6 5.4
8 Ray Kuka 25 44 2.0 6.2 .326 1.1 1.9 .595 0.6 2.7 5.2
9 Leo Gottlieb 27 27 2.2 8.4 .259 0.5 0.8 .619 0.4 1.3 4.9
10 Butch Van Breda Kolff 25 44 1.2 4.4 .276 1.7 2.7 .617 0.7 1.8 4.1
11 Paul Noel 23 29 1.4 4.8 .290 0.7 1.0 .633 0.1 1.4 3.4
12 Wat Misaka 24 3 1.0 4.3 .231 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 2.3 2.3
13 Sonny Hertzberg 25 4 0.3 3.5 .071 0.8 1.0 .750 0.3 0.8 1.3

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Wat Misaka 24 3 .231 .333
2 Tommy Byrnes 24 47 .285 .631
3 Leo Gottlieb 27 27 .259 .619
4 Sonny Hertzberg 25 4 .071 .750
5 Dick Holub 26 48 .295 .633
6 Lee Knorek 26 48 .268 .508
7 Ray Kuka 25 44 .326 .595
8 Butch Van Breda Kolff 25 44 .276 .617
9 Sid Tanenbaum 22 24 .250 .838
10 Stan Stutz 27 47 .218 .837
11 Bud Palmer 26 48 .315 .744
12 Paul Noel 23 29 .290 .633
13 Carl Braun 20 47 .323 .650

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Bud Palmer 26 48 .383 .315 4.9 2.5 7.4
2 Carl Braun 20 47 .359 .323 3.8 2.4 6.2
3 Dick Holub 26 48 .340 .295 1.8 2.4 4.2
4 Ray Kuka 25 44 .368 .326 1.6 1.6 3.1
5 Butch Van Breda Kolff 25 44 .368 .276 1.3 1.2 2.5
6 Lee Knorek 26 48 .307 .268 0.1 2.4 2.5
7 Stan Stutz 27 47 .295 .218 -0.5 2.2 1.7
8 Tommy Byrnes 24 47 .328 .285 0.6 1.1 1.7
9 Sid Tanenbaum 22 24 .308 .250 0.0 1.1 1.1
10 Paul Noel 23 29 .327 .290 0.2 0.5 0.7
11 Wat Misaka 24 3 .244 .231 -0.1 0.1 0.0
12 Sonny Hertzberg 25 4 .159 .071 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
13 Leo Gottlieb 27 27 .276 .259 -0.7 0.7 -0.1

Playoffs Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bud Palmer 26 3 16 38 .421 10 13 .769 0 17 42
2 Lee Knorek 26 3 14 34 .412 10 13 .769 5 10 38
3 Carl Braun 20 3 12 41 .293 6 10 .600 2 6 30
4 Sid Tanenbaum 22 3 11 33 .333 8 11 .727 4 8 30
5 Dick Holub 26 3 9 36 .250 8 14 .571 0 12 26
6 Tommy Byrnes 24 3 11 27 .407 4 12 .333 2 7 26
7 Butch Van Breda Kolff 25 3 6 16 .375 10 14 .714 2 8 22
8 Stan Stutz 27 3 3 11 .273 9 11 .818 1 9 15
9 Ray Kuka 25 3 3 10 .300 2 2 1.000 0 12 8
10 Paul Noel 23 3 0 7 .000 0 1 .000 0 4 0

Playoffs Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bud Palmer 26 3 5.3 12.7 .421 3.3 4.3 .769 0.0 5.7 14.0
2 Lee Knorek 26 3 4.7 11.3 .412 3.3 4.3 .769 1.7 3.3 12.7
3 Carl Braun 20 3 4.0 13.7 .293 2.0 3.3 .600 0.7 2.0 10.0
4 Sid Tanenbaum 22 3 3.7 11.0 .333 2.7 3.7 .727 1.3 2.7 10.0
5 Dick Holub 26 3 3.0 12.0 .250 2.7 4.7 .571 0.0 4.0 8.7
6 Tommy Byrnes 24 3 3.7 9.0 .407 1.3 4.0 .333 0.7 2.3 8.7
7 Butch Van Breda Kolff 25 3 2.0 5.3 .375 3.3 4.7 .714 0.7 2.7 7.3
8 Stan Stutz 27 3 1.0 3.7 .273 3.0 3.7 .818 0.3 3.0 5.0
9 Ray Kuka 25 3 1.0 3.3 .300 0.7 0.7 1.000 0.0 4.0 2.7
10 Paul Noel 23 3 0.0 2.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 1.3 0.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Butch Van Breda Kolff 25 3 .375 .714
2 Carl Braun 20 3 .293 .600
3 Dick Holub 26 3 .250 .571
4 Ray Kuka 25 3 .300 1.000
5 Lee Knorek 26 3 .412 .769
6 Paul Noel 23 3 .000 .000
7 Bud Palmer 26 3 .421 .769
8 Sid Tanenbaum 22 3 .333 .727
9 Stan Stutz 27 3 .273 .818
10 Tommy Byrnes 24 3 .407 .333

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Bud Palmer 26 3 .480 .421 0.5 -0.1 0.5
2 Lee Knorek 26 3 .478 .412 0.5 -0.1 0.4
3 Butch Van Breda Kolff 25 3 .496 .375 0.3 -0.1 0.3
4 Sid Tanenbaum 22 3 .396 .333 0.3 -0.1 0.2
5 Tommy Byrnes 24 3 .403 .407 0.2 -0.1 0.2
6 Stan Stutz 27 3 .473 .273 0.2 -0.1 0.1
7 Ray Kuka 25 3 .368 .300 0.0 -0.1 0.0
8 Carl Braun 20 3 .330 .293 0.1 -0.1 0.0
9 Dick Holub 26 3 .308 .250 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
10 Paul Noel 23 3 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 -0.2