New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

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1952-1953 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Vince Boryla SF 6-5 210 3 Denver 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Carl Braun SG 6-5 180 3 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Dick Bunt G 6-0 170 0 NYU 1952 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 2 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jerry Fleishman G 6-2 190 4 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 4 Truman State 1947 Rnd 4 Pick 10 United States
George Kaftan G 6-3 190 4 Holy Cross 1949 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Ray Lumpp G 6-1 178 4 NYU 1948 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Al McGuire PG 6-2 180 1 St. John's 1951 Rnd 6 Pick 6 United States
Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 3 St. John's 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Ralph Polson F 6-7 200 0 Whitworth University 1952 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Sherwin Raiken G 6-2 185 0 Villanova 1952 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Connie Simmons F 6-8 222 6 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Dick Surhoff GF 6-4 210 0 Long Island 1952 Rnd 6 Pick 6 United States
Ernie Vandeweghe G 6-3 195 3 Colgate 1949 Rnd 3 Pick 8 Canada
Max Zaslofsky SG 6-2 170 6 St. John's 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1952-1953 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. McGuire C. Braun V. Boryla C. Simmons N. Clifton
Rotation A. McGuire E. Vandeweghe D. Surhoff H. Gallatin  
Rotation   S. Raiken      
Lim PT   M. Zaslofsky      
Lim PT   J. Fleishman      

1952-1953 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1New York Knicks47-23-
2Syracuse Nationals47-240.5
3Boston Celtics46-251.5
4Baltimore Bullets (BAA)15-5532
5San Francisco Warriors12-5734.5

1952-1953 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Harry Gallatin Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1953)
Carl Braun Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1953)

1952-1953 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Carl Braun 70 33.1 14.0 3.3 3.5
Harry Gallatin 70 33.3 12.4 13.1 1.8
Nat Clifton 70 35.7 10.6 10.9 3.3
Ernie Vandeweghe 61 28.6 12.0 5.6 2.4
Connie Simmons 65 26.3 11.2 7.0 2.0
Vince Boryla 66 33.3 10.2 3.5 2.5
Dick McGuire 61 29.2 7.2 4.6 4.9
Al McGuire 58 21.2 6.1 2.9 2.5
Max Zaslofsky 29 24.9 11.9 2.6 1.9
Dick Surhoff 26 7.2 1.7 1.0 0.3
Dick Bunt 14 10.4 2.9 0.9 0.7
Ray Lumpp 6 16.5 4.7 3.7 2.5
Ralph Polson 3 12.3 3.3 2.7 0.7
Jerry Fleishman 2 13.0 5.0 2.5 3.5
Sherwin Raiken 6 10.5 1.5 1.3 1.0

1952-1953 New York Knicks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Harry Gallatin was selected as the #10 pick in the 4 Round of the 1947 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets (BAA). Harry Gallatin signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1948.

Al McGuire was selected as the #6 pick in the 6 Round of the 1951 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Al McGuire signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1951.

Dick McGuire was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Dick McGuire signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1949.

Dick Surhoff was selected as the #6 pick in the 6 Round of the 1952 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Dick Surhoff signed a contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1952.

Ernie Vandeweghe was selected as the #8 pick in the 3 Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Ernie Vandeweghe signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1949.

Acquired via Trade

Connie Simmons was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on September 1, 1949.

Acquired via Free Agency

Vince Boryla signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1949.

Carl Braun with the on September 1, 1949. Carl Braun re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1952.

Nat Clifton with the on September 1, 1952.

Jerry Fleishman signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on March 17, 1953.

Sherwin Raiken signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on February 1, 1953.

Max Zaslofsky signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on October 15, 1950.

1952-1953 New York Knicks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ned Irish General Manager 1946-1947 N/A