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Here is the New York Knicks 1947–48 roster and their regular season player statistics. This was the Knicks’ second season in the BAA (Basketball Association of America), finishing with a 26–22 record and making the playoffs.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ernie Calverley | G | 5’10” | 160 lb | Jan 30, 1924 | Rhode Island |
| 4 | Stan Stutz | G | 5’10” | 175 lb | Apr 14, 1920 | Rhode Island |
| 5 | Sonny Hertzberg | G | 5’10” | 165 lb | July 29, 1922 | CCNY |
| 6 | Ralph Kaplowitz | G | 6’2″ | 185 lb | May 18, 1919 | NYU |
| 7 | Carl Meinhold | G/F | 6’2″ | 185 lb | March 29, 1926 | LIU Brooklyn |
| 8 | Paul Noel | F | 6’4″ | 185 lb | Aug 4, 1924 | Kentucky |
| 9 | Dick Holub | F/C | 6’6″ | 200 lb | Oct 29, 1921 | LIU Brooklyn |
| 10 | Nat Militzok | F | 6’2″ | 190 lb | May 3, 1923 | CCNY |
| 11 | Leo Gottlieb | G | 6’0″ | 185 lb | Aug 12, 1920 | Illinois |
| 12 | Hank Rosenstein | F | 6’4″ | 190 lb | June 16, 1920 | CCNY |
| 13 | Wally Jones | F | 6’3″ | 185 lb | — | — |
| 14 | Chick Halbert | C | 6’9″ | 225 lb | Feb 27, 1919 | West Texas A&M |
| 15 | Tom Callahan | F | 6’4″ | 195 lb | — | Manhattan |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | F | 20 | 47 | – | – | 14.3 | – | 1.3 | – | – | – | 18.2 | 5.9 | .323 | – | – | – | 3.9 | 2.5 | .650 |
| Bud Palmer | G | 26 | 48 | – | – | 13.0 | – | 0.9 | – | – | – | 14.8 | 4.7 | .315 | – | – | – | 4.9 | 3.6 | .744 |
| Dick Holub | C | 26 | 48 | – | – | 10.5 | – | 0.8 | – | – | – | 13.8 | 4.1 | .295 | – | – | – | 3.8 | 2.4 | .633 |
| Sid Tanenbaum | G | 22 | 24 | – | – | 10.1 | – | 1.5 | – | – | – | 15.0 | 3.8 | .250 | – | – | – | 3.1 | 2.6 | .838 |
| Stan Stutz | G | 27 | 47 | – | – | 7.0 | – | 1.2 | – | – | – | 10.7 | 2.3 | .218 | – | – | – | 2.9 | 2.4 | .837 |
| Ray Kuka | F | 25 | 44 | – | – | 5.2 | – | 0.6 | – | – | – | 6.2 | 2.0 | .326 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 1.1 | .595 |
| Lee Knorek | C | 26 | 48 | – | – | 5.4 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | 7.7 | 2.1 | .268 | – | – | – | 2.5 | 1.3 | .508 |
| Tommy Byrnes | G/F | 24 | 47 | – | – | 6.4 | – | 0.4 | – | – | – | 8.7 | 2.5 | .285 | – | – | – | 2.2 | 1.4 | .631 |
| Ray Misaka | G | 24 | 3 | – | – | 2.3 | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | 4.3 | 1.0 | .231 | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.3 | .333 |
| Paul Noel | G | 23 | 29 | – | – | 3.4 | – | 0.1 | – | – | – | 4.8 | 1.4 | .290 | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.7 | .633 |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | G | 25 | 44 | – | – | 4.1 | – | 0.7 | – | – | – | 4.4 | 1.2 | .276 | – | – | – | 2.7 | 1.7 | .617 |
| Leo Gottlieb | G | 27 | 27 | – | – | 4.9 | – | 0.4 | – | – | – | 8.4 | 2.2 | .259 | – | – | – | 0.8 | 0.5 | .619 |
| Sonny Hertzberg | G | 25 | 4 | – | – | 1.3 | – | 0.3 | – | – | – | 3.5 | 0.3 | .071 | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.8 | .750 |
| Totals | – | – | 48 | – | – | 74.5 | – | 7.8 | – | – | – | 98.4 | 28.2 | .287 | – | – | – | 26.9 | 18.1 | .672 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Palmer | F | 26 | 3 | – | – | 14.0 | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | 12.7 | 5.3 | .421 | – | – | – | 4.3 | 3.3 | .769 |
| Lee Knorek | C | 26 | 3 | – | – | 12.7 | – | 1.7 | – | – | – | 11.3 | 4.7 | .412 | – | – | – | 4.3 | 3.3 | .769 |
| Carl Braun | F | 20 | 3 | – | – | 10.0 | – | 0.7 | – | – | – | 13.7 | 4.0 | .293 | – | – | – | 3.3 | 2.0 | .600 |
| Sid Tanenbaum | G | 22 | 3 | – | – | 10.0 | – | 1.3 | – | – | – | 11.0 | 3.7 | .333 | – | – | – | 3.7 | 2.7 | .727 |
| Tommy Byrnes | G | 24 | 3 | – | – | 8.7 | – | 0.7 | – | – | – | 9.0 | 3.7 | .407 | – | – | – | 4.0 | 1.3 | .333 |
| Dick Holub | C | 26 | 3 | – | – | 8.7 | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | 12.0 | 3.0 | .250 | – | – | – | 4.7 | 2.7 | .571 |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | G | 25 | 3 | – | – | 7.3 | – | 0.7 | – | – | – | 5.3 | 2.0 | .375 | – | – | – | 4.7 | 3.3 | .714 |
| Stan Stutz | G | 27 | 3 | – | – | 5.0 | – | 0.3 | – | – | – | 3.7 | 1.0 | .273 | – | – | – | 3.7 | 3.0 | .818 |
| Ray Kuka | F | 25 | 3 | – | – | 2.7 | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | 3.3 | 1.0 | .300 | – | – | – | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 |
| Paul Noel | G | 23 | 3 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 0.0 | .000 | – | – | – | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Totals | – | – | 3 | – | – | 31.0 | – | 5.3 | – | – | – | 84.3 | 28.3 | .336 | – | – | – | 33.7 | 22.3 | .663 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | F | 20 | 47 | – | – | 671 | – | 61 | – | – | – | 854 | 276 | .323 | – | – | – | 183 | 119 | .650 |
| Bud Palmer | G | 26 | 48 | – | – | 622 | – | 45 | – | – | – | 710 | 224 | .315 | – | – | – | 234 | 174 | .744 |
| Dick Holub | C | 26 | 48 | – | – | 504 | – | 37 | – | – | – | 662 | 195 | .295 | – | – | – | 180 | 114 | .633 |
| Lee Knorek | C | 26 | 48 | – | – | 259 | – | 50 | – | – | – | 369 | 99 | .268 | – | – | – | 120 | 61 | .508 |
| Ray Kuka | F | 25 | 44 | – | – | 228 | – | 27 | – | – | – | 273 | 89 | .326 | – | – | – | 84 | 50 | .595 |
| Sid Tanenbaum | G | 22 | 24 | – | – | 242 | – | 37 | – | – | – | 360 | 90 | .250 | – | – | – | 74 | 62 | .838 |
| Stan Stutz | G | 27 | 47 | – | – | 331 | – | 57 | – | – | – | 501 | 109 | .218 | – | – | – | 135 | 113 | .837 |
| Tommy Byrnes | G/F | 24 | 47 | – | – | 299 | – | 17 | – | – | – | 410 | 117 | .285 | – | – | – | 103 | 65 | .631 |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | G | 25 | 44 | – | – | 180 | – | 29 | – | – | – | 192 | 53 | .276 | – | – | – | 120 | 74 | .617 |
| Paul Noel | G | 23 | 29 | – | – | 99 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 138 | 40 | .290 | – | – | – | 30 | 19 | .633 |
| Leo Gottlieb | G | 27 | 27 | – | – | 131 | – | 12 | – | – | – | 228 | 59 | .259 | – | – | – | 21 | 13 | .619 |
| Sonny Hertzberg | G | 25 | 4 | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | .071 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | .750 |
| Wat Misaka | G | 24 | 3 | – | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | .231 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | .333 |
| Totals | – | – | 48 | – | – | 3578 | – | 376 | – | – | – | 4724 | 1355 | .287 | – | – | – | 1291 | 868 | .672 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Palmer | F | 26 | 3 | – | – | 42 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 38 | 16 | .421 | – | – | – | 13 | 10 | .769 |
| Lee Knorek | C | 26 | 3 | – | – | 38 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 34 | 14 | .412 | – | – | – | 13 | 10 | .769 |
| Carl Braun | F | 20 | 3 | – | – | 30 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 41 | 12 | .293 | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | .600 |
| Sid Tanenbaum | G | 22 | 3 | – | – | 30 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 33 | 11 | .333 | – | – | – | 11 | 8 | .727 |
| Tommy Byrnes | G | 24 | 3 | – | – | 26 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 27 | 11 | .407 | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | .333 |
| Dick Holub | C | 26 | 3 | – | – | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 9 | .250 | – | – | – | 14 | 8 | .571 |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | G | 25 | 3 | – | – | 22 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 6 | .375 | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | .714 |
| Stan Stutz | G | 27 | 3 | – | – | 15 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | .273 | – | – | – | 11 | 9 | .818 |
| Ray Kuka | F | 25 | 3 | – | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | .300 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Paul Noel | G | 23 | 3 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | – | – | 3 | – | – | 237 | – | 16 | – | – | – | 253 | 85 | .336 | – | – | – | 101 | 67 | .663 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | Primary Scorer/Facilitator | — | High | 14.3 | 3.0 (approx) | 1.3 | N/A | 9.3 | Led Knicks scoring; early team star and perimeter focal point with long NBA/BAA career. Known for scoring ability and shooting range. | All-NBA Second Team (1948) |
| Bud Palmer | Secondary Scorer/Forward | — | High-Mid | 13.0 | 4.0 (approx) | 0.9 | N/A | 9.2 | Leading scorer in franchise’s inaugural season and strong inside game. | |
| Sid Tanenbaum | Playmaking Guard | — | Mid | 10.1 | 2.5 (approx) | 1.5 | N/A | 7.0 | All-American in college; solid scoring guard contributing balanced offense. | |
| Dick Holub | Inside Scorer/Big | — | Mid | 10.5 | 6.0 (approx) | 0.8 | N/A | 8.7 | Drafted #5 in 1947; provided inside scoring and size at center. | |
| Stan Stutz | Supporting Guard | — | Mid-Low | 7.0 | 2.0 (approx) | 1.2 | N/A | 5.6 | Provided complementary guard play and veteran stability. | |
| Lee Knorek | Role Big | — | Low | 5.4 | 7.0 (approx) | 1.0 | N/A | 6.7 | Strong rebounder and interior role player across all games. | |
| Tommy Byrnes | Role Forward/Guard | — | Low | 6.4 | 2.5 (approx) | 0.4 | N/A | 4.6 | Versatile wing providing spacing and defense. | |
| Ray Kuka | Rotation Wing | — | Low | 5.2 | 3.0 (approx) | 0.6 | N/A | 4.4 | Mid-rotation contributor with length; role defensive minutes. | |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | Team Captain/Utility | — | Low | 4.1 | 3.5 (approx) | 0.7 | N/A | 4.1 | Team captain and solid role player; later notable coach. | |
| Leo Gottlieb | Early Guard | — | Low | 4.9 | 2.5 (approx) | 0.4 | N/A | 3.9 | One of the Knicks’ earliest players; modest offensive output. | |
| Paul Noel | Reserve Forward | — | Low | 3.4 | 2.8 (approx) | 0.1 | N/A | 3.1 | Limited minutes; spot contributions. | |
| Wat Misaka | Deep Reserve Guard | — | Minimal | 2.3 | 1.5 (approx) | 0.0 | N/A | 1.9 | Historic as one of first Asian-American players in BAA/NBA; few games. | |
| Sonny Hertzberg | Reserve Guard | — | Minimal | 1.3 | 2.0 (approx) | 0.3 | N/A | 1.8 | Very limited action in only 4 games. |