1978-79 New York Knicks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-51
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Willis Reed (6-8)
Coach: Red Holzman (25-43)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 545,715, Avg. 13,310 in 41 home dates
1978-79 New York Knicks Statistics
1978-79 New York Knicks Results

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

New York scored 8,830 points and conceded 9,107. Ray Williams tossed in a team-leading 1,401 points for the Knicks, and Marvin Webster accounted for 655 boards. Ray Williams dished out 504 assists for the squad.

On defense, Ray Williams added 128 steals.

Willis Reed and Red Holzman coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Tom BarkerC-FMarch 11, 19556'11"225HawaiiHarlingen, TX USA
Butch BeardGMay 4, 19476'3"185LouisvilleHardinsburg, KY USA
Ron BehagenF-CJanuary 14, 19516'9"185MinnesotaNew York, NY USA
Greg BunchFMay 15, 19566'6"190Cal. St.-FullertonSan Bernardino, CA USA
Jim CleamonsGSeptember 13, 19496'3"184Ohio StateLincolnton, NC USA
Mike GlennGSeptember 10, 19556'2"175Southern IllinoisRome, GA USA
Glen GondrezickF-GAugust 30, 19556'6"218UNLVBoulder, CO USA
Spencer HaywoodF-CApril 22, 19496'8"225DetroitSilver City, MS USA
Toby KnightFMay 3, 19556'9"210Notre DameBronx, NY USA
Bob McAdooC-FSeptember 25, 19516'9"210North CarolinaGreensboro, NC USA
Joe MeriweatherC-FOctober 26, 19536'10"215Southern IllinoisPhenix City, AL USA
Earl MonroeGNovember 21, 19446'3"185Winston-Salem StatePhiladelphia, PA USA
Micheal Ray RichardsonG-FApril 11, 19556'5"189MontanaLubbock, TX USA
John RuddFAugust 7, 19556'7"230McNeese StateDeRidder, LA USA
Marvin WebsterCApril 13, 19527'1"225Morgan StateBaltimore, MD USA
Ray WilliamsGOctober 14, 19546'2"188MinnesotaMount Vernon, NY USA



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