New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

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1950-1951 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Vince Boryla SF 6-5 210 1 Denver 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 0 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ray Ellefson FC 6-8 230 1 - 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 2 Truman State 1947 Rnd 4 Pick 10 United States
Gene James G 6-4 180 2 Marshall 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
George Kaftan G 6-3 190 2 Holy Cross 1949 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Tony Lavelli G 6-3 185 1 Yale 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Ray Lumpp G 6-1 178 2 NYU 1948 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 1 St. John's 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Tex Ritter G 6-2 185 2 Eastern Kentucky 1948 Rnd 7 Pick 4 United States
Connie Simmons F 6-8 222 4 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ernie Vandeweghe G 6-3 195 1 Colgate 1949 Rnd 3 Pick 8 Canada
Max Zaslofsky SG 6-2 170 4 St. John's 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1950-1951 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Zaslofsky E. Vandeweghe V. Boryla C. Simmons H. Gallatin
Rotation   D. McGuire   N. Clifton  
Rotation   R. Lumpp      
Rotation   G. Kaftan      
Rotation   T. Ritter      
Lim PT   T. Lavelli      

1950-1951 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Francisco Warriors39-27-
2Boston Celtics39-301.5
3New York Knicks36-303
4Syracuse Nationals32-347
5Baltimore Bullets (BAA)24-4215
6Washington Capitols11-2412.5

1950-1951 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dick McGuire All-NBA Second Team (1951)
Dick McGuire Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1951)
Vince Boryla Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1951)
Harry Gallatin Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1951)

1950-1951 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP PTS REB AST
Vince Boryla 66 14.9 3.8 2.8
Harry Gallatin 66 12.8 12.1 2.7
Max Zaslofsky 66 12.7 3.5 2.1
Connie Simmons 66 9.2 6.5 1.8
Nat Clifton 65 8.6 7.6 2.5
Dick McGuire 64 8.4 5.2 6.2
Ray Lumpp 64 6.7 2.0 1.8
Ernie Vandeweghe 44 7.7 4.4 2.8
George Kaftan 61 4.9 2.5 1.2
Tex Ritter 34 3.7 1.9 1.1
Tony Lavelli 30 3.3 2.0 0.8
Ray Ellefson 3 1.3 2.7 0.0
Gene James 6 0.5 0.7 0.7

1950-1951 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.

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.

Tex Ritter was selected as the #4 pick in the 7 Round of the 1948 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Tex Ritter signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1948.

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

Nat Clifton was acquired in a trade by the from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on September 1, 1949. Nat Clifton signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1950.

George Kaftan was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Boston Celtics on September 1, 1950.

Ray Lumpp was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Indianapolis Jets on January 26, 1949.

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.

Tony Lavelli signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on November 22, 1950.

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

1950-1951 New York Knicks Front Office

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