New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

2008-2009 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
21 Wilson Chandler SF 6-9 225 1 DePaul 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
25 Mardy Collins G 6-6 220 2 Temple 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
11 Jamal Crawford SG 6-5 195 8 Michigan 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
5 Joe Crawford G 6-5 207 0 Kentucky 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 28 United States
34 Eddy Curry C 7-0 295 7 Thornwood High School (Illinois) 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
1 Chris Duhon G 6-1 190 4 Duke 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
8 Danilo Gallinari SF 6-10 236 0 AX Armani Exchange Milan (Italy) 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 6 Italy
7 Al Harrington F 6-9 245 10 St. Patrick High School (New Jersey) 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States
0 Larry Hughes G 6-5 184 10 Saint Louis 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
31 Chris Hunter F-C 6-11 240 0 Michigan 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
13 Jerome James C 7-0 300 9 Florida A&M 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
20 Jared Jeffries PF 6-11 240 6 Indiana 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
42 David Lee FC 6-9 245 3 Florida 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 30 United States
3 Stephon Marbury G 6-2 180 12 Georgia Tech 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
  Darko Milicic FC 7-0 275 5 KK Vrsac Swisslion (Serbia) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 2 Serbia
32 Cuttino Mobley G 6-4 190 10 Rhode Island 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
35 Demetris Nichols SF 6-8 216 1 Syracuse 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States
50 Zach Randolph PF 6-9 260 7 Michigan State 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
23 Quentin Richardson GF 6-6 223 8 DePaul 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
5 Anthony Roberson SG 6-3 198 2 Florida 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Nate Robinson G 5-9 180 3 Washington 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
31 Malik Rose F 6-7 250 12 Drexel 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
25 Cheickh Samb C 7-1 245 1 CB Cornella (Spain) 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Senegal
18 Saer Sene C 7-0 230 2 Voo Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 10 Senegal
44 Courtney Sims FC 6-10 245 1 Michigan 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Tim Thomas F 6-10 240 11 Villanova 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
9 Chris Wilcox FC 6-10 235 6 Maryland 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States

2008-2009 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Duhon Q. Richardson W. Chandler J. Jeffries D. Lee
Rotation N. Robinson J. Crawford D. Gallinari   E. Curry
Lim PT   L. Hughes   C. Wilcox S. Sene
Lim PT   C. Mobley   A. Harrington  
Lim PT       C. Hunter  

2008-2009 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics62-20-
2Philadelphia Sixers41-4121
3New Jersey Nets34-4828
4Toronto Raptors33-4929
5New York Knicks32-5030

2008-2009 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
David Lee Player Of The Week (02/02/09)
Al Harrington Player Of The Week (12/15/08)
Wilson Chandler Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)
Nate Robinson Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2009)
Nate Robinson Slam Dunk Champion (2009)

2008-2009 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Al Harrington 68 35.0 20.7 6.3 1.4 1.2 0.3 2.3
David Lee 81 34.9 16.0 11.7 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.9
Nate Robinson 74 29.8 17.2 3.9 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.9
Wilson Chandler 82 33.4 14.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.9 1.7
Chris Duhon 79 36.8 11.1 3.1 7.2 0.9 0.1 2.8
Quentin Richardson 72 26.3 10.2 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0
Tim Thomas 36 21.5 9.6 3.1 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.3
Jared Jeffries 56 23.4 5.3 4.1 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.2
Larry Hughes 25 27.5 11.2 2.6 2.4 1.4 0.2 1.4
Zach Randolph 11 35.3 20.5 12.5 1.4 1.2 0.3 2.1
Jamal Crawford 11 35.6 19.6 1.5 4.4 0.8 0.0 2.4
Danilo Gallinari 28 14.7 6.1 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5
Chris Wilcox 25 13.2 5.4 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.8
Anthony Roberson 23 11.0 4.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.3
Malik Rose 18 8.9 1.7 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.9
Mardy Collins 9 8.3 2.2 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.6
Joe Crawford 2 11.4 4.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
Courtney Sims 1 11.3 6.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jerome James 2 4.9 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
Demetris Nichols 2 4.4 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Eddy Curry 3 3.9 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Saer Sene 1 5.6 3.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Cheickh Samb 2 3.8 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 New York Knicks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Wilson Chandler was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Wilson Chandler signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 27, 2007.

Danilo Gallinari was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Danilo Gallinari signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 8, 2008.

David Lee was selected as the #30 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. David Lee signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 1, 2005.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Nate Robinson, the #21 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New York Knicks from the Phoenix Suns on June 28, 2005. Nate Robinson signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 1, 2005.

Acquired via Trade

Eddy Curry was acquired in a sign and trade by the New York Knicks from the Chicago Bulls on October 4, 2005.

Al Harrington was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Golden State Warriors on November 21, 2008.

Larry Hughes was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Chicago Bulls on February 19, 2009.

Cuttino Mobley was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Los Angeles Clippers on November 21, 2008.

Quentin Richardson was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Phoenix Suns on June 28, 2005.

Chris Wilcox was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 19, 2009.

Acquired via Free Agency

Joe Crawford signed a contract with the New York Knicks on March 27, 2009. Joe Crawford re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on April 6, 2009.

Chris Duhon signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 9, 2008.

Chris Hunter signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on April 14, 2009.

Jared Jeffries signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on August 8, 2006.

Saer Sene signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on April 9, 2009.

2008-2009 New York Knicks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
James L. Dolan Owner, NBA Governor 1997-1998 N/A
Hank J. Ratner Vice Chairman, Alternate NBA Governor 2003-2004 N/A
Allan Houston Assistant to the General Manager 2008-2009 N/A
Mike D'Antoni Head Coach 2008-2009 General Manager (Phoenix Suns, 2006 to 2007)
Herb Williams Assistant Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Dan D'Antoni Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2005 to 2008)
Kenny Atkinson Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Director of Player Development (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2008)
Phil John Weber Assistant Coach 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Phoenix Suns, 1999 to 2008)
Glen Grunwald Senior VP of Basketball Operations 2006-2007 General Manager (Toronto Raptors, 1997 to 2004)
Donnie Walsh President of Basketball Operations, General Manager 2008-2009 Chief Executive Officer (Indiana Pacers, 2003 to 2008)
Jamie Mathews VP of Basketball Operations 2003-2004 N/A
Mark Hughes Director of Scouting 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 2006 to 2007)
Chris Bernard VP, Player Development, Marketing and Team Operations 2001-2002 N/A
Matt Harding Video Coordinator 2001-2002 Assistant Video Coordinator (New York Knicks, 1998 to 2001)
Mike Smith Video Coordinator 2003-2004 Video Coordinator Intern (Boston Celtics, 2002 to 2003)
Ben Jobe Scout 2008-2009 N/A
Mike Martinez Equipment Manager 1992-1993 Ball Boy (New York Knicks, 1989 to 1992)
John Gabriel Director of Basketball Operations 2008-2009 Scout (Portland Trail Blazers, 2004 to 2008)
Roger Hinds Head Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 Head Athletic Trainer (Dallas Mavericks, 1996 to 2004)
Anthony Goenaga Assistant Athletic Trainer 2004-2005 Trainers Room Attendant (New York Knicks, 1998 to 2004)
Walt Frazier Television Analyst 1987-1988 N/A
Mike Breen Television Play-By-Play 1995-1996 N/A
Brendan Brown Radio Broadcaster 2008-2009 N/A
Mike Walczewski Public Address Announcer 1989-1990 N/A
Gregg Schwartz Director of Media Relations 2008-2009 N/A