New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1955-1956 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Atha PG 6-2 190 Sep 21, 1931 24 Indiana State 0 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Jim Baechtold SF 6-4 205 Dec 9, 1927 28 Eastern Kentucky 3 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Carl Braun SG 6-5 180 Sep 25, 1927 28 Colgate 6 N/A
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 Oct 13, 1922 33 Xavier-Louisiana 5 N/A
Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 Jun 23, 1930 25 Seton Hall 0 1953 Territorial Pick, New York Knicks
Ray Felix C 6-11 220 Dec 10, 1930 25 Manchester (ABL) (United States) 2 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 1, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 Apr 26, 1927 28 Truman State 7 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 Jan 25, 1926 30 St. John's 6 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Bob Peterson SF 6-5 210 Jan 25, 1932 24 Oregon 2 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 11, Pick 2, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Bob Santini SF 6-5 190 Feb 17, 1932 24 Iona 0 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 5, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Kenny Sears PF 6-9 198 Aug 17, 1933 22 Santa Clara 0 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 15, Pick 2, Rochester Royals
Gene Shue PG 6-2 170 Dec 18, 1931 24 Maryland 1 1954 1st Rnd, #3, Philadelphia Warriors
Ernie Vandeweghe PG 6-3 195 Sep 12, 1928 27 Colgate 5 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 8, New York Knicks

1955-1956 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 3
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 St. Louis Hawks STH in 3
Conference Finals #1 San Francisco Warriors #3 Syracuse Nationals PHI in 5
Conference Finals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons W3 St. Louis Hawks FWP in 5
NBA Finals #1 San Francisco Warriors W1 Fort Wayne Pistons PHI in 5
Division Tiebreaker #3 Syracuse Nationals #4 New York Knicks SYR in 1
Division Tiebreaker W3 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 1

1955-1956 New York Knicks Division Tiebreaker Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Leaders
Mar 15, 1956
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Syracuse		 L, 82-77 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Division Tiebreaker 		0-1 N/A PTS: .
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