New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

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1951-1952 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Vince Boryla SF 6-5 210 2 Denver 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 1 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 3 Truman State 1947 Rnd 4 Pick 10 United States
George Kaftan G 6-3 190 3 Holy Cross 1949 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Ray Lumpp G 6-1 178 3 NYU 1948 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Al McGuire PG 6-2 180 0 St. John's 1951 Rnd 6 Pick 6 United States
Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 2 St. John's 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Herb Scherer F 6-9 212 1 Long Island 1950 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Connie Simmons F 6-8 222 5 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ernie Vandeweghe G 6-3 195 2 Colgate 1949 Rnd 3 Pick 8 Canada
Max Zaslofsky SG 6-2 170 5 St. John's 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1951-1952 New York Depth Chart

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

1951-1952 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Syracuse Nationals40-26-
2Boston Celtics39-271
3New York Knicks37-293
4San Francisco Warriors33-337
5Baltimore Bullets (BAA)20-4620

1951-1952 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Harry Gallatin Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1952)
Max Zaslofsky Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1952)
Dick McGuire Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1952)

1951-1952 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Max Zaslofsky 66 32.0 14.1 2.9 2.4
Harry Gallatin 66 29.3 11.2 10.0 1.7
Nat Clifton 62 33.9 10.6 11.8 3.4
Connie Simmons 66 23.6 9.5 7.1 1.8
Dick McGuire 64 31.5 9.2 5.2 6.1
Ernie Vandeweghe 57 26.4 9.2 4.6 2.9
Vince Boryla 42 34.3 11.9 5.2 2.1
Ray Lumpp 62 21.2 7.4 2.0 2.0
George Kaftan 52 18.4 6.2 3.8 1.7
Al McGuire 59 13.4 3.5 2.1 1.8
Herb Scherer 12 13.9 3.9 2.2 0.5

1951-1952 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.

Al McGuire was selected as the #6 pick in the 6 Round of the 1951 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Al McGuire signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1951.

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.

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 Milwaukee Hawks on September 1, 1951.

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.

Herb Scherer was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Milwaukee Hawks on September 1, 1951.

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.

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

1951-1952 New York Knicks Front Office

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