New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

1966-1967 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Henry Akin FC 6-10 225 0 Morehead State 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 6 Tennessee State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 5 Indiana 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Bill Bradley GF 6-5 205 0 Princeton 1965 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Emmette Bryant PG 6-1 175 2 DePaul 1964 Rnd 7 Pick 1 United States
Freddie Crawford SG 6-4 189 0 St. Bonaventure 1963 Rnd 8 Pick 1 United States
Dave Deutsch G 6-1 170 0 Rochester (NY) 1966 Rnd 12 Pick 1 United States
Walt Frazier PG 6-4 200 0 Southern Illinois 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Neil Johnson F 6-7 220 0 Creighton 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Howard Komives PG 6-1 185 2 Bowling Green 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Wayne Molis C 6-8 230 0 Lewis 1965 Rnd 10 Pick 1 United States
Willis Reed FC 6-9 240 2 Grambling State 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Cazzie Russell GF 6-5 218 0 Michigan 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Dave Stallworth SF 6-7 200 1 Wichita State 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Dick Van Arsdale GF 6-5 210 1 Indiana 1965 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States

1966-1967 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters H. Komives F. Crawford D. Van Arsdale W. Reed W. Bellamy
Rotation E. Bryant   C. Russell H. Akin W. Molis
Rotation     N. Johnson    
Lim PT   D. Deutsch D. Stallworth    
Lim PT   D. Barnett      

1966-1967 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Philadelphia Sixers68-13-
2Boston Celtics60-218
3Cincinnati Royals39-4229
4New York Knicks36-4532
5Baltimore Bullets20-6148

1966-1967 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Willis Reed All-NBA Second Team (1967)
Cazzie Russell All-Rookie First Team (1967)
Willis Reed Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1967)

1966-1967 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Willis Reed 78 36.2 20.9 14.6 1.6
Walt Bellamy 79 38.1 19.0 13.5 2.6
Dick Van Arsdale 79 36.6 15.1 7.0 3.1
Dick Barnett 67 29.4 17.0 3.4 2.4
Howard Komives 65 35.1 15.7 2.8 6.2
Dave Stallworth 76 24.9 13.0 6.2 1.9
Cazzie Russell 77 22.0 11.3 3.3 2.4
Emmette Bryant 63 25.3 8.7 4.3 3.5
Henry Akin 50 9.1 3.8 2.4 0.5
Neil Johnson 51 10.2 3.4 3.3 0.7
Freddie Crawford 19 10.1 5.9 2.5 0.6
Wayne Molis 13 5.8 3.5 1.7 0.2
Dave Deutsch 19 4.9 1.1 1.1 0.8

1966-1967 New York Knicks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Henry Akin was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Henry Akin signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1966.

Emmette Bryant was selected as the #1 pick in the 7 Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Emmette Bryant signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1964.

Freddie Crawford was selected as the #1 pick in the 8 Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Freddie Crawford signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1966.

Dave Deutsch was selected as the #1 pick in the 12 Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Dave Deutsch signed a contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1966.

Howard Komives was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Howard Komives signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1964.

Wayne Molis was selected as the #1 pick in the 10 Round of the 1965 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Wayne Molis signed a contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1966.

Willis Reed was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Willis Reed signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1964.

Cazzie Russell was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Cazzie Russell signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1966.

Dave Stallworth was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1965 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Dave Stallworth signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1965.

Dick Van Arsdale was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1965 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Dick Van Arsdale signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1965.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Neil Johnson, the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1966 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New York Knicks from the Washington Wizards on October 31, 1966. Neil Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on November 1, 1966.

Acquired via Trade

Dick Barnett was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 14, 1965.

Walt Bellamy was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Washington Wizards on November 1, 1965.

1966-1967 New York Knicks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dick McGuire Head Coach 1965-1966 Head Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1959 to 1963)
Eddie Donovan General Manager 1975-1976 General Manager (Los Angeles Clippers, 1970 to 1975)