New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

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1962-1963 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Cleveland Buckner FC 6-9 210 1 Jackson State 1961 Rnd 6 Pick 1 United States
Dave Budd SF 6-6 205 2 Wake Forest 1960 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Donnie Butcher G 6-2 200 1 Pikeville 1961 Rnd 7 Pick 1 United States
Al Butler G 6-2 175 1 Niagara 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Gene Conley PF 6-8 225 4 Washington State 1952 Rnd 10 Pick 4 United States
Jack Foley G 6-3 170 0 Holy Cross 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
Tom Gola GF 6-6 205 6 La Salle 1955 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Johnny Green SF 6-5 200 3 Michigan State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Richie Guerin SG 6-4 195 6 Iona 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Paul Hogue C 6-9 240 0 Cincinnati 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Willie Naulls F 6-6 225 6 UCLA 1956 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Bevo Nordmann C 6-10 230 1 Saint Louis 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
John Rudometkin F 6-6 205 0 USC 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 6 Santa Clara 1953 Rnd 15 Pick 2 United States
Gene Shue G 6-2 170 8 Maryland 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Tom Stith F 6-5 210 0 St. Bonaventure 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States

1962-1963 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Shue R. Guerin J. Green D. Budd P. Hogue
Rotation   A. Butler J. Rudometkin G. Conley  
Rotation   D. Butcher T. Stith C. Buckner  
Lim PT   J. Foley T. Gola   B. Nordmann

1962-1963 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics58-22-
2Syracuse Nationals48-3210
3Cincinnati Royals42-3816
4New York Knicks21-5937

1962-1963 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Richie Guerin Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1963)
Johnny Green Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1963)
Tom Gola Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1963)

1962-1963 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Richie Guerin 79 34.3 21.5 4.2 4.4
Johnny Green 80 31.9 18.1 12.1 1.9
Gene Shue 78 29.3 11.7 2.4 3.3
Dave Budd 78 22.1 9.5 5.1 1.1
Al Butler 74 20.1 10.0 2.3 2.1
Gene Conley 70 22.1 9.0 6.7 1.0
Tom Gola 52 35.5 12.0 7.1 4.3
Donnie Butcher 68 17.5 7.0 2.6 2.0
Willie Naulls 23 29.4 16.9 8.7 1.9
Paul Hogue 50 26.8 7.7 8.6 0.8
John Rudometkin 56 10.2 5.2 2.7 0.5
Bevo Nordmann 26 28.0 10.7 8.9 1.5
Kenny Sears 23 15.6 5.3 2.9 1.7
Tom Stith 25 8.4 3.1 1.6 0.7
Jack Foley 6 6.2 3.5 1.5 0.8
Cleveland Buckner 6 4.5 2.0 0.7 0.8

1962-1963 New York Knicks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Cleveland Buckner was selected as the #1 pick in the 6 Round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Cleveland Buckner signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1961.

Donnie Butcher was selected as the #1 pick in the 7 Round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Donnie Butcher signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1961.

Johnny Green was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1959 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Johnny Green signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1959.

Richie Guerin was selected as the #8 pick in the Second Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Richie Guerin signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1956.

Paul Hogue was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Paul Hogue signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1962.

John Rudometkin was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. John Rudometkin signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on May 22, 1962.

Tom Stith was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Tom Stith signed a contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1962.

Acquired via Trade

Dave Budd was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Chicago Zephyrs on May 16, 1961.

Al Butler was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Boston Celtics on December 5, 1961.

Gene Conley was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Chicago Zephyrs on September 10, 1962.

Jack Foley was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Boston Celtics on January 22, 1963.

Tom Gola was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Golden State Warriors on December 5, 1962.

Gene Shue was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Philadelphia Warriors on November 29, 1954.

Acquired via Free Agency

Bevo Nordmann signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on February 1, 1963.

1962-1963 New York Knicks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Fred Podesta General Manager 1961-1962 General Manager (New York Knicks, 1957 to 1960)