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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 at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWINS
< 1957–58 1959–60 >

NBA draft

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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

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Season standings

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Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 52 20 .722 – 26–4 13–15 13–1 23–13
x-New York Knicks 40 32 .556 12 21–9 15–15 4–8 19–17
x-Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 17 17–9 7–24 8–7 14–22
Philadelphia Warriors 32 40 .444 20 17–9 7–24 8–7 14–22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 8–1 8–1 9–0 7–5 9–3 4–5 7–5
Cincinnati 1–8 — 3–9 6–6 3–6 2–7 1–11 3–6
Detroit 1–8 9–3 — 4–8 3–6 5–4 4–8 2–7
Minneapolis 0–9 6–6 8–4 — 4–5 6–3 4–8 5–4
New York 5–7 6–3 6–3 5–4 — 5–7 4–5 9–3
Philadelphia 3–9 7–2 4–5 3–6 7–5 — 4–5 4–8
St. Louis 5–4 11–1 8–4 8–4 5–4 5–4 — 7–2
Syracuse 5–7 6–3 7–2 4–5 3–9 8–4 2–7 —

Game log

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1958–59 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 25 Boston 125–127 (OT) Ken Sears (33) 1–0
2 October 26 @ Philadelphia 100–94 (OT) Willie Naulls (30) 2–0
3 November 1 Philadelphia 111–92 Ken Sears (20) 2–1
4 November 5 @ Cincinnati 108–97 Ken Sears (22) 3–1
5 November 7 @ Detroit 115–101 Ken Sears (41) 4–1
6 November 8 @ Minneapolis 108–100 Ken Sears (21) 5–1
7 November 13 St. Louis 102–119 Ken Sears (27) 6–1
8 November 15 @ Syracuse 96–92 Farmer, Guerin (16) 7–1
9 November 16 Minneapolis 90–98 Charlie Tyra (22) 8–1
10 November 21 N Boston 112–106 Carl Braun (26) 9–1
11 November 22 Syracuse 99–114 Ken Sears (23) 10–1
12 November 25 Cincinnati 115–113 Ken Sears (23) 10–2
13 November 26 @ Boston 109–121 Willie Naulls (28) 10–3
14 November 29 Philadelphia 103–115 Ken Sears (25) 11–3
15 November 30 @ Philadelphia 100–103 Richie Guerin (28) 11–4
16 December 2 Boston 109–90 Ken Sears (19) 11–5
17 December 3 @ Cincinnati 108–110 Ken Sears (23) 11–6
18 December 5 @ Detroit 110–108 Ken Sears (23) 12–6
19 December 6 Detroit 99–92 Ken Sears (24) 12–7
20 December 9 Minneapolis 97–110 Frank Selvy (24) 13–7
21 December 12 St. Louis 104–106 Ken Sears (25) 14–7
22 December 13 @ St. Louis 94–108 Frank Selvy (19) 14–8
23 December 14 @ Minneapolis 100–99 Richie Guerin (25) 15–8
24 December 16 Cincinnati 106–118 Ken Sears (21) 16–8
25 December 17 N St. Louis 136–122 Richie Guerin (25) 16–9
26 December 20 @ Boston 106–135 Guerin, Sears (16) 16–10
27 December 21 Syracuse 94–108 Willie Naulls (26) 17–10
28 December 25 Boston 129–120 Richie Guerin (34) 17–11
29 December 26 N Philadelphia 106–93 Ken Sears (23) 17–12
30 December 27 @ Syracuse 106–102 Ken Sears (32) 18–12
31 December 30 Detroit 90–93 Guerin, Sears (24) 19–12
32 January 2 @ Minneapolis 97–107 Ken Sears (24) 19–13
33 January 3 @ Detroit 106–102 Ken Sears (26) 20–13
34 January 4 @ St. Louis 122–114 Richie Guerin (25) 21–13
35 January 6 Syracuse 108–118 Ken Sears (24) 22–13
36 January 7 N Boston 78–109 Ken Sears (16) 22–14
37 January 10 @ Philadelphia 97–103 Willie Naulls (25) 22–15
38 January 11 Philadelphia 105–111 Ken Sears (36) 23–15
39 January 14 @ Boston 112–123 Ken Sears (24) 23–16
40 January 15 N Philadelphia 95–91 Ken Sears (17) 23–17
41 January 17 Cincinnati 105–117 Ken Sears (28) 24–17
42 January 18 @ Syracuse 120–118 Richie Guerin (23) 25–17
43 January 20 N Cincinnati 108–114 Frank Selvy (21) 25–18
44 January 21 @ Cincinnati 130–109 Guerin, Selvy (25) 26–18
45 January 24 Detroit 118–122 (OT) Ken Sears (30) 27–18
46 January 25 @ St. Louis 111–115 Richie Guerin (41) 27–19
47 January 27 St. Louis 112–111 (OT) Ken Sears (31) 27–20
48 January 31 N Syracuse 117–119 Ken Sears (26) 28–20
49 February 1 Philadelphia 113–105 Ken Sears (25) 28–21
50 February 3 Syracuse 114–115 Frank Selvy (21) 29–21
51 February 4 @ Boston 129–126 Richie Guerin (39) 30–21
52 February 5 N Syracuse 98–111 Frank Selvy (21) 31–21
53 February 7 Boston 124–116 Willie Naulls (23) 31–22
54 February 8 @ Syracuse 104–113 Richie Guerin (21) 31–23
55 February 9 @ Minneapolis 122–128 Willie Naulls (27) 31–24
56 February 12 @ St. Louis 105–106 Frank Selvy (27) 31–25
57 February 13 @ Detroit 90–96 Willie Naulls (26) 31–26
58 February 15 Cincinnati 97–124 Ken Sears (25) 32–26
59 February 17 St. Louis 93–112 Ken Sears (26) 33–26
60 February 18 @ Cincinnati 118–116 Richie Guerin (33) 34–26
61 February 20 N Minneapolis 106–116 Willie Naulls (17) 34–27
62 February 21 N Detroit 101–114 Ray Felix (19) 34–28
63 February 22 Philadelphia 90–111 Richie Guerin (22) 35–28
64 February 24 Boston 122–134 Richie Guerin (37) 36–28
65 February 25 @ Philadelphia 123–134 Willie Naulls (26) 36–29
66 February 28 Minneapolis 107–112 Ken Sears (28) 37–29
67 March 1 @ Syracuse 115–140 Willie Naulls (28) 37–30
68 March 3 Syracuse 127–120 Willie Naulls (27) 37–31
69 March 4 N Philadelphia 115–118 Richie Guerin (32) 38–31
70 March 5 N Minneapolis 115–135 Willie Naulls (22) 38–32
71 March 8 Detroit 120–127 Willie Naulls (24) 39–32
72 March 10 @ Boston 138–116 Guerin, Sears (22) 40–32

Playoffs

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1959 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 13 Syracuse L 123–129 Richie Guerin (24) Madison Square Garden III 0–1
2 March 15 @ Syracuse L 115–131 Willie Naulls (26) Onondaga War Memorial 0–2
1959 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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  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 October 28, 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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