1978–79 New York Knicks season

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1978–79   New York Knicks season
Head coach Willis Reed
Red Holzman
General manager Eddie Donovan
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WOR-TV
MSG Network
Radio WNEW
< 1977–78 1979–80 >

The 1978-79 NBA season was the Knicks' 33rd season in the NBA. [1]

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
14 Micheal Ray Richardson GFlag of the United States.svg  United States Montana
232 John Rudd SFFlag of the United States.svg  United States McNeese State
234 Greg Bunch SFFlag of the United States.svg  United States Cal State Fullerton
355 Marc Iavaroni FFlag of the United States.svg  United States Virginia
479 Erving Giddings SFFlag of the United States.svg  United States Dayton
5100 Greg Green Flag of the United States.svg  United States Southern
6121 Ed Warren Flag of the United States.svg  United States Briar Cliff
7144 Gary Pember Flag of the United States.svg  United States Nasson College
8162 Greg Sanders Flag of the United States.svg  United States St. Bonaventure
9178 Danny Fields Flag of the United States.svg  United States UNC Wilmington
10195 Ernest Simons Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pace

Roster

1978–79 New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 6 Barker, Tom 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg)1955-03-11 Hawaiʻi
G 9 Beard, Butch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1947-05-04 Louisville
F 14 Behagen, Ron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)185 lb (84 kg)1951-01-14 Minnesota
F 30 Bunch, Greg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)1956-05-15 Cal State Fullerton
G 35 Cleamons, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1949-09-13 Ohio State
G 34 Glenn, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1955-09-10 Southern Illinois
F 44 Gondrezick, Glen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg)1955-08-30 UNLV
F 42 Haywood, Spencer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)1949-04-22 Detroit Mercy
F 43 Knight, Toby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)1955-05-03 Notre Dame
F 11 McAdoo, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)1951-09-25 North Carolina
C 50 Meriweather, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg)1953-10-26 Southern Illinois
G 15 Monroe, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1944-11-21 Winston-Salem State
G 20 Richardson, Michael Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg)1955-04-11 Montana
F 52 Rudd, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1955-08-07 McNeese State
C 40 Webster, Marvin 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)225 lb (102 kg)1952-04-03 Morgan State
G 13 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg)1954-10-14 Minnesota
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Washington Bullets 5428.659–31–1023–1811–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4735.573731–1016–259–7
x-New Jersey Nets 3745.4511725–1612–297–9
New York Knicks 3151.3782323–188–337–9
Boston Celtics 2953.3542521–208–336–10
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Washington Bullets 5428.659–
2y-San Antonio Spurs 4834.5856
3x-Philadelphia 76ers 4735.5737
4x-Houston Rockets 4735.5737
5x-Atlanta Hawks 4636.5618
6x-New Jersey Nets 3745.45117
7 New York Knicks 3151.37823
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 3052.36624
8 Detroit Pistons 3052.36624
10 Boston Celtics 2953.35425
11 New Orleans Jazz 2656.31728
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1978-79 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDENDETGSWHOUINDKCKLALMILNJNNOJNYKPHIPHOPORSASSDCSEAWAS
Atlanta —2–23–13–13–13–11–33–11–32–21–33–02–22–22–22–22–12–23–13–11–32–2
Boston 2–2—1–22–21–32–22–11–33–11–31–31–31–32–23–12–20–41–30–41–32–20–4
Chicago 1–32–1—1–32–22–23–12–22–20–41–31–32–22–23–11–31–34–00–30–40–41–3
Cleveland 1–32–23–1—1–21–32–12–21–31–32–21–33–12–22–22–20–40–40–42–22–20–4
Denver 1–33–12–22–1—2–24–01–33–11–33–12–24–03–13–10–33–11–33–12–23–11–3
Detroit 1–32–22–23–12–2—1–32–22–22–22–22–10–42–21–31–30–41–31–32–20–31–3
Golden State 3–11–21–31–20–43–1—2–22–22–21–32–21–33–13–13–11–32–21–31–33–12–2
Houston 1–33–12–22–23–12–22–2—0–43–12–12–23–14–04–00–42–23–13–12–12–22–2
Indiana 3–11–32–23–11–32–22–24–0—1–30–42–21–22–12–22–22–23–13–11–30–41–3
Kansas City 2–23–14–03–13–12–22–21–33–1—2–22–23–13–12–12–22–21–31–32–22–23–0
Los Angeles 3–13–13–12–21–32–23–11–24–02–2—3–12–22–23–01–32–22–22–22–22–22–2
Milwaukee 0–33–13–13–12–21–22–22–22–22–21–3—2–23–11–32–22–22–21–31–32–21–3
New Jersey 2–23–12–21–30–44–03–11–32–11–32–22–2—3–11–32–23–02–20–42–20–41–3
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–21–32–21–30–41–21–32–21–31–3—2–22–21–31–32–20–40–30–4
New York2–21–31–32–21–33–11–30–42–21–20–33–13–12–2—2–20–41–31–32–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–22–23–12–23–03–11–34–02–22–23–12–22–22–22–2—1–31–23–13–11–33–1
Phoenix 1–24–03–14–01–34–03–12–22–22–22–22–20–33–14–03–1—3–13–12–21–31–3
Portland 2–23–10–44–03–13–12–21–31–33–12–22–22–23–13–12–11–3—2–12–21–33–1
San Antonio 1–34–03–04–01–33–13–11–31–33–12–23–14–02–23–11–31–31–2—4–02–21–3
San Diego 1–33–14–02–22–22–23–11–23–12–22–23–12–24–02–21–32–22–20–4—2–20–3
Seattle 3–12–24–02–21–33–01–32–24–02–22–22–24–03–02–23–13–13–12–22–2—2–2
Washington 2–24–03–14–03–13–12–22–23–10–32–23–13–14–03–11–33–11–33–13–02–2—

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