Team:
New York Knicks
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: 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
Home Arena: Madison Square Garden
Uniform colors: Blue and orange
Logo design: The words "NEW
YORK KNICKS" above a basketball
NBA Championships: 1969-70 and 1972-73
seasons
Franchise History:
The Knicks are one of only two teams of the original
National Basketball Association that is 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.
The New York Knickerbockers, known as the Knicks,
are one of only two charter members of the National
Basketball Association still in their original cities
(the other being the Boston Celtics). The Knicks were
among the league's elite in three different eras,
each separated by about two decades. In the early
1950s New York played for the NBA title three times.
The early 1970s represented the team's golden age,
when the Knicks won two NBA championships with a roster
studded with such Hall of Fame talent as Willis Reed,
Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere, Earl Monroe, and Bill
Bradley. Then, in the 1990s, the Knicks again became
dominant behind center Patrick Ewing, advancing to
the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1999.
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Basketball Hall of Famers:
• Walt
Bellamy
• Bill
Bradley
• Dave
DeBusschere
• Walt
Frazier |
• Harry
Gallatin
• Tom
Gola
• Jerry
Lucas
• Bob
McAdoo
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• Dick
McGuire
• Earl
Monroe
• Willis
Reed |
Not to be forgotten:
• Patrick
Ewing
• Phil
Jackson
• Antonio
McDyess
|
• Pat
Riley
• Latrell
Sprewell
• John
Starks |
• Charlie
Ward
• Charles
Oakley |
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 |
Current stars:
• Anfernee
Hardaway
• Allan
Houston |
• Stephon
Marbury
• Dikembe
Mutombo |
• Kurt
Thomas
• Tim
Thomas |
Basketball Hall of Famers:
• Red Holzman
• Isiah Thomas
(team president 2003- ; enshrined for his playing
career with the Detroit Pistons)
Lenny Wilkens
External links:
New York Knicks official web site (http://www.nba.com/knicks/)
