New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1958-1959 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Jerry Bird SF 6-6 200 Feb 2, 1935 24 Kentucky 0 1956 3rd Rnd, #19, Minneapolis Lakers
Carl Braun SG 6-5 180 Sep 25, 1927 31 Colgate 9 N/A
Pete Brennan SF 6-6 205 Sep 23, 1936 22 North Carolina 0 1958 1st Rnd, #5, New York Knicks
Mike Farmer SF 6-7 210 Sep 26, 1936 22 San Francisco 0 1958 1st Rnd, #4, New York Knicks
Ray Felix C 6-11 220 Dec 10, 1930 28 Manchester (ABL) (United States) 5 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 1, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Jack George PG 6-2 190 Nov 13, 1928 30 La Salle 5 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 13, Pick 1, Philadelphia Warriors
Richie Guerin SG 6-4 195 May 29, 1932 26 Iona 2 1954 2nd Rnd, #17, New York Knicks
Brendan McCann PG 6-2 178 Jul 5, 1935 23 St. Bonaventure 1 1957 1st Rnd, #5, New York Knicks
Willie Naulls SF 6-6 225 Oct 7, 1934 24 UCLA 2 1956 2nd Rnd, #10, St. Louis Hawks
Kenny Sears PF 6-9 198 Aug 17, 1933 25 Santa Clara 3 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 15, Pick 2, Rochester Royals
Frank Selvy SG 6-3 180 Nov 9, 1932 26 Furman 3 1954 1st Rnd, #1, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Ron Sobiezczyk PG 6-3 185 Sep 21, 1934 24 DePaul 2 1956 1st Rnd, #7, Fort Wayne Pistons
Charlie Tyra FC 6-8 230 Aug 16, 1935 23 Louisville 1 1957 1st Rnd, #2, Fort Wayne Pistons

1958-1959 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 2
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons MIN in 3
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Syracuse Nationals BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W2 Minneapolis Lakers BOS in 4

1958-1959 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Willie Naulls 2 31.5 17.0 10.5 1.5
Kenny Sears 2 32.0 16.5 8.5 3.0
Carl Braun 2 31.0 16.0 2.0 5.0
Richie Guerin 2 38.5 15.0 9.0 7.5
Charlie Tyra 2 27.5 15.0 15.5 0.5
Frank Selvy 2 21.5 14.5 2.0 1.5
Ray Felix 2 22.5 13.0 11.5 1.0
Mike Farmer 2 17.0 6.0 5.0 0.0
Jack George 2 15.5 4.0 2.0 1.5
Pete Brennan 2 3.0 2.0 2.5 0.0

1958-1959 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Syracuse Leaders
Mar 13, 1959
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Syracuse		 L, 123-129 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 24. R. Guerin
 PTS: 35. D. Schayes
Mar 15, 1959
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Syracuse		 L, 131-115 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		0-2 PTS: 26. W. Naulls
 PTS: 34. Red Kerr