Temporada 1958-59 de los New York Knicks
# Temporada 1958-59 de los New York Knicks

La temporada 1958-59 fue la decimotercera de los New York Knicks en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 40 victorias y 32 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la división, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que perdió en semifinales de división ante Syracuse Nationals.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Mike Farmer | Alero | Estados Unidos | San Francisco |
| 1 | 4 | Pete Brennan | Alero | Estados Unidos | North Carolina |
| 2 | 11 | Joe Quigg | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | North Carolina |
| 4 | 27 | Johnny Cox | Base | Estados Unidos | Kentucky |

## Temporada regular

División Este :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| x-Boston Celtics | 52 | 20 | .722 | – | 26–4 | 13–15 | 13–1 | 23–13 |
| x-New York Knicks | 40 | 32 | .556 | 12 | 21–9 | 15–15 | 4–8 | 19–17 |
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 35 | 37 | .486 | 17 | 17–9 | 7–24 | 8–7 | 14–22 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 32 | 40 | .444 | 20 | 17–9 | 7–24 | 8–7 | 14–22 |

## Playoffs

### Semifinales de División

New York Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals

| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| - | - | - |
| 13 de marzo | New York Knicks 123, Syracuse Nationals 129 | Nueva York |
| 15 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 131, New York Knicks 115 | Syracuse |
| | Syracuse gana las series 2-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenny Sears | 25 | 71 | 35.2 | 6.9 | 14.1 | .490 | 7.1 | 8.3 | .861 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Richie Guerin | 26 | 71 | 36.0 | 6.2 | 14.7 | .424 | 5.7 | 7.1 | .802 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 18.2 |
| 3 | Willie Naulls | 24 | 68 | 30.3 | 6.0 | 15.8 | .378 | 3.8 | 4.6 | .830 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 15.7 |
| 4 | Carl Braun | 31 | 72 | 27.2 | 4.0 | 9.5 | .420 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .826 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Ray Felix | 28 | 72 | 22.1 | 3.6 | 9.7 | .371 | 3.2 | 4.5 | .713 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 10.4 |
| 6 | Frank Selvy | 26 | 68 | 21.3 | 3.4 | 8.9 | .385 | 3.0 | 3.9 | .767 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 9.8 |
| 7 | Charlie Tyra | 23 | 69 | 23.0 | 3.5 | 8.8 | .396 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .679 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 8.8 |
| 8 | Ron Sobie | 24 | 50 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | .360 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .842 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Jack George | 30 | 25 | 19.8 | 2.5 | 6.9 | .358 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .824 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Mike Farmer | 22 | 72 | 21.5 | 2.4 | 6.9 | .353 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .838 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Guy Sparrow | 26 | 44 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 7.0 | .312 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .582 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
| 12 | Pete Brennan | 22 | 16 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | .302 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .560 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| 13 | Jerry Bird | 23 | 11 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .375 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Brendan McCann | 23 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| - | - |
| Richie Guerin | 2º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
