1955-56 New York Knicks Statistics

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 35-37
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost division tie
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 1-0
Coach: Joe Lapchick (26-25)
Coach: Vince Boryla (9-12)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 273,641, Avg. 9,773 in 28 home dates

1955-56 New York Knicks Roster
1955-56 New York Knicks Results

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

New York scored 7,212 points and allowed 7,242. Carl Braun tossed in a team-leading 1,112 points for the Knicks, while Harry Gallatin accounted for 740 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 362 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick and Vince Boryla coached the team. The 1955-56 New York Knicks lost in the division tie.

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
Carl Braun	G-F	72	2316	1064	396			382	320	259	298	215	1112
Harry Gallatin	F-C	72	2378	834	322			455	358	740	168	220	1002
Kenny Sears	F	70	2069	728	319			324	258	616	114	201	896
Ray Felix	C	72	1702	668	277			469	331	623	47	293	885
Jim Baechtold	F-G	70	1738	695	268			291	233	220	163	156	769
Gene Shue	G	72	1750	625	240			237	181	212	179	111	661
Nat Clifton	C-F	64	1537	541	213			191	135	386	151	189	561
Walter Dukes	C	60	1290	370	149			236	167	443	39	211	465
Dick McGuire	G	62	1685	438	152			193	121	220	362	146	425
Bob Peterson	F	58	779	303	121			104	68	223	44	123	310
Dick Atha	G	25	288	88	36			27	21	42	32	39	93
Ernie Vandeweghe	F-G	5	77	31	10			2	2	13	12	15	22
Bob Santini	F	4	23	10	5			2	1	3	1	4	11
Totals		706	17632	6395	2508	0	0	2913	2196	4000	1610	1923	7212

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
Carl Braun	G-F	72	32.2	37.2	83.8	3.6	4.1	3.0	15.4
Harry Gallatin	F-C	72	33.0	38.6	78.7	10.3	2.3	3.1	13.9
Kenny Sears	F	70	29.6	43.8	79.6	8.8	1.6	2.9	12.8
Ray Felix	C	72	23.6	41.5	70.6	8.7	0.7	4.1	12.3
Jim Baechtold	F-G	70	24.8	38.6	80.1	3.1	2.3	2.2	11.0
Gene Shue	G	72	24.3	38.4	76.4	2.9	2.5	1.5	9.2
Nat Clifton	C-F	64	24.0	39.4	70.7	6.0	2.4	3.0	8.8
Walter Dukes	C	60	21.5	40.3	70.8	7.4	0.7	3.5	7.8
Dick McGuire	G	62	27.2	34.7	62.7	3.5	5.8	2.4	6.9
Bob Peterson	F	58	13.4	39.9	65.4	3.8	0.8	2.1	5.3
Dick Atha	G	25	11.5	40.9	77.8	1.7	1.3	1.6	3.7
Ernie Vandeweghe	F-G	5	15.4	32.3	100.0	2.6	2.4	3.0	4.4
Bob Santini	F	4	5.8	50.0	50.0	0.8	0.3	1.0	2.8
Averages		706	25.0	39.2	75.4	5.7	2.3	2.7	10.2

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Pts
Totals		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Pts
Averages		706