1978–79 New York Knicks season

1978–79   New York Knicks season
Head coach	Willis Reed Red Holzman
General manager	Eddie Donovan
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
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]

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Micheal Ray Richardson	G	United States	Montana
2	32	John Rudd	SF	United States	McNeese State
2	34	Greg Bunch	SF	United States	Cal State Fullerton
3	55	Marc Iavaroni	F	United States	Virginia
4	79	Erving Giddings	SF	United States	Dayton
5	100	Greg Green		United States	Southern
6	121	Ed Warren		United States	Briar Cliff
7	144	Gary Pember		United States	Nasson College
8	162	Greg Sanders		United States	St. Bonaventure
9	178	Danny Fields		United States	UNC Wilmington
10	195	Ernest Simons		United States	Pace

Roster

1978–79 New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach Willis Reed Red Holzman Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	–	31–10	23–18	11–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7	31–10	16–25	9–7
x-New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17	25–16	12–29	7–9
New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23	23–18	8–33	7–9
Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25	21–20	8–33	6–10

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	6
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7
4	x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	7
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	8
6	x-New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17
7	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	24
8	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	24
10	Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25
11	New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	28

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

References

1. 1978-79 New York Knicks