1953-54 New York Knicks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-28
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-4 Lost division round-robin
Coach: Joe Lapchick (44-28)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 221,079, Avg. 8,503 in 26 home dates
1953-54 New York Knicks Statistics
1953-54 New York Knicks Results

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 44 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

The Knicks netted 5,688 points and conceded 5,697. Carl Braun tossed in a team-leading 1,062 points for New York, while Harry Gallatin scored 13 or more per game also. Harry Gallatin accounted for 1,098 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 354 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick coached the team. The 1953-54 New York Knicks lost in the division round-robin.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Don AckermanGSeptember 4, 19306'0"183LIUNew York, NY USA
Jim BaechtoldF-GDecember 9, 19276'4"205Eastern KentuckyMcKeesport, PA USA
Vince BorylaFMarch 11, 19276'4"210DenverEast Chicago, IN USA
Carl BraunG-FSeptember 25, 19276'5"180ColgateBrooklyn, NY USA
Nat CliftonC-FOctober 13, 19226'6"220Xavier (LA)England, AR USA
Harry GallatinF-CApril 26, 19276'6"210NE Missouri StateRoxana, IL USA
Al McGuireG-FSeptember 7, 19286'2"180St. John's (NY)New York, NY USA
Dick McGuireGJanuary 25, 19266'0"180St. John's (NY)Huntington, NY USA
Fred SchausFJune 30, 19256'4"205West VirginiaNewark, OH USA
Connie SimmonsC-FMarch 15, 19256'8"222noneNewark, NJ USA
Ed SmithFJuly 5, 19296'6"180HarvardWest Jefferson, OH USA
Ernie VandewegheF-GSeptember 12, 19286'3"195ColgateMontreal, QU CAN



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