New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

1956-1957 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Jim Baechtold F 6-4 205 4 Eastern Kentucky 1952 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Gary Bergen C 6-8 210 0 Utah 1956 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Carl Braun SG 6-5 180 7 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 6 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ray Felix C 6-11 220 3 Manchester (ABL) (United States) 1953 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 8 Truman State 1947 Rnd 4 Pick 10 United States
Richie Guerin SG 6-4 195 0 Iona 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Mel Hutchins FC 6-6 200 5 Brigham Young 1951 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Phil Jordon C 6-10 205 0 Whitworth University 1956 Rnd 6 Pick 3 United States
Slater Martin PG 5-10 170 7 Texas 1949 Rnd 3 Pick 11 United States
Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 7 St. John's 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Willie Naulls F 6-6 225 0 UCLA 1956 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 1 Santa Clara 1953 Rnd 15 Pick 2 United States
Ronnie Shavlik PF 6-8 200 0 NC State 1956 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Ron Sobiezczyk G 6-3 185 0 DePaul 1956 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1956-1957 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Guerin C. Braun K. Sears H. Gallatin N. Clifton
Rotation   R. Sobiezczyk J. Baechtold R. Shavlik R. Felix
Rotation   D. McGuire     P. Jordon
Rotation         G. Bergen
Lim PT     W. Naulls    

1956-1957 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics44-28-
2Syracuse Nationals38-346
3San Francisco Warriors37-357
4New York Knicks36-368

1956-1957 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Harry Gallatin Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1957)
Nat Clifton Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1957)
Carl Braun Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1957)

1956-1957 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Harry Gallatin 72 27.0 15.0 10.1 1.2
Kenny Sears 72 34.9 14.8 8.5 1.4
Carl Braun 72 32.6 13.9 3.6 3.6
Ray Felix 72 22.5 12.0 8.2 0.5
Nat Clifton 71 31.4 10.7 7.8 2.3
Richie Guerin 72 24.9 9.7 4.6 2.5
Willie Naulls 52 25.8 10.1 8.7 1.2
Ron Sobiezczyk 71 19.4 6.8 4.6 1.8
Dick McGuire 72 16.5 5.3 2.0 3.1
Jim Baechtold 45 10.3 4.8 1.8 0.7
Slater Martin 13 32.8 8.5 3.2 3.0
Phil Jordon 9 10.1 4.9 3.8 0.2
Ronnie Shavlik 7 10.3 1.4 3.1 0.0
Gary Bergen 6 6.7 1.3 1.3 0.2

1956-1957 New York Knicks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Gary Bergen was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Gary Bergen signed a contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1956.

Carl Braun signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1947. Carl Braun re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1952.

Nat Clifton signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1950.

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.

Richie Guerin was selected as the #8 pick in the Second Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Richie Guerin signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1956.

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.

Kenny Sears was selected as the #2 pick in the 15 Round of the 1953 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Kenny Sears signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1955.

Ronnie Shavlik was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Ronnie Shavlik signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1956.

Ron Sobiezczyk was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. Ron Sobiezczyk signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on September 1, 1956.

Acquired via Trade

Jim Baechtold was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on August 24, 1953.

Ray Felix was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on June 30, 1954.

Phil Jordon was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Minneapolis Lakers on October 26, 1956.

Willie Naulls was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the St. Louis Hawks on December 10, 1956.

1956-1957 New York Knicks Front Office

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