New York Knicks

The New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers) are a National Basketball Association team based in New York, New York.

Founded: 1946, as part of the Basketball Association of America

Formerly known as:

Home Arena: Madison Square Garden

Uniform colors: Blue and orange

Logo design: The words "NEW YORK KNICKS" (with "KNICKS" being larger than the other two) above a basketball on top of an upturned equilateral triangle

NBA Championships: 1970, 1973

2004-05 Record: 33-49

Franchise history

The Knicks are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged in 1949 to form the NBA.

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers:

• Walt Bellamy
• Bill Bradley
• Dave DeBusschere
• Walt Frazier
• Harry Gallatin
• Tom Gola
• Jerry Lucas
• Bob McAdoo
• Dick McGuire
• Earl Monroe
• Willis Reed

Not to be forgotten:

• Greg Anthony
• Patrick Ewing
• Derek Harper
• Mark Jackson
• Phil Jackson
• Larry Johnson
• Bernard King
• Anthony Mason
• Xavier McDaniel
• Charles Oakley
• Latrell Sprewell
• John Starks
• Charlie Ward
• Herb Williams

Retired numbers:

• 10 Walt Frazier
• 12 Dick Barnett
• 15 Earl Monroe
• 15 Dick McGuire
• 19 Willis Reed
• 22 Dave DeBusschere
• 24 Bill Bradley
• 33 Patrick Ewing
• 613 Red Holzman (the number of games he won as Knicks coach)

Current Roster (updated April 13, 2005)

Starters

• PG - #11 Jamal Crawford ; (Michigan)
• SG - #3 Stephon Marbury; (Georgia Tech)
• C - #14 Bruno Šundov ; (Croatia)
• PF - #40 Kurt Thomas ; (TCU)
• SF - #21 Trevor Ariza ; (UCLA )

Bench

• F/C - #45 Jackie Butler ; (Coastal Christian Academy)
• SG - #8 Jermaine Jackson ; (Detroit)
• F - #13 Malik Rose; (Drexel University)
• PF - #50 Mike Sweetney; (Georgetown)
• PF - #2 Maurice Taylor ; (Michigan)
• F - #5 Tim Thomas ; (Villanova)
• C - #31 Jerome Williams; (Georgetown)

Injured Reserve

• G/F - #1 Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway; Memphis
• PG - #20 Allan Houston; Tennessee

Coaches and others

Basketball Hall of Famers:

• Red Holzman
• Isiah Thomas (team president 2003- ; enshrined for his playing career with the Detroit Pistons)
• Lenny Wilkens

Not to be forgotten:

• Pat Riley
• Jeff Van Gundy

External links

For the career of the expression "Knickerbocker," see Knickers.

• New York Knicks official web site