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The 1959–60 New York Knicks were led by Richie Guerin, who served as both the team’s primary scorer and chief playmaker, while Willie Naulls anchored the frontcourt with strong scoring and rebounding. Kenny Sears added another dependable interior presence, giving New York a productive offensive core. Despite balanced contributions from its leading players, the Knicks struggled defensively and lacked the overall consistency needed to finish with a winning record.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
9 Richie Guerin G 6’4″ 190 lbs 27 Iona
6 Carl Braun G 6’5″ 180 lbs 32 Colgate
8 Jack George G 6’2″ 190 lbs 31 La Salle
10 Mike Farmer F 6’7″ 210 lbs 23 San Francisco
7 Kenny Sears F 6’9″ 198 lbs 26 Santa Clara
4 Willie Naulls F 6’6″ 225 lbs 25 UCLA
11 Johnny Green F 6’5″ 200 lbs 26 Michigan State
5 Charlie Tyra C 6’8″ 230 lbs 24 Louisville
12 Dick Garmaker G 6’3″ 190 lbs 27 Minnesota
13 Cal Ramsey F 6’4″ 200 lbs 22 NYU
14 Jim Palmer F 6’6″ 210 lbs 26 Bradley
15 Ron Sobie G 6’2″ 180 lbs 25 DePaul
16 Whitey Bell G 6’1″ 180 lbs 27 NC State
17 Ray Felix C 6’11” 220 lbs 29 Long Island Univ.
18 Bob Anderegg G 6’3″ 190 lbs 22 Michigan State
19 Brendan McCann G 6’0″ 180 lbs 24 St. Bonaventure

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Richie Guerin SG 27 74   32.8 21.8 6.8 6.3       18.6 7.8 .420       8.0 6.2 .773
Willie Naulls SF 25 65   34.6 21.4 14.2 2.1       19.8 8.5 .428       5.3 4.4 .836
Kenny Sears PF 26 64   32.8 18.5 13.7 2.0       13.5 6.4 .477       6.5 5.7 .868
Dick Garmaker SG 27 26   28.7 12.9 4.8 2.8       11.2 4.8 .431       3.8 3.3 .860
Carl Braun PG 32 54   28.0 12.9 3.1 5.0       12.2 5.3 .432       2.9 2.4 .838
Charlie Tyra C 24 74   27.5 12.8 8.1 1.1       12.9 5.5 .426       2.6 1.8 .704
Cal Ramsey SF 22 7   22.9 11.4 6.7 1.3       11.0 4.6 .416       4.1 2.3 .552
Jack George PG 31 69   23.2 9.5 2.9 3.5       9.4 3.6 .385       2.9 2.2 .767
Jim Palmer C 26 54   20.0 8.0 5.1 1.0       7.8 3.2 .418       2.2 1.5 .672
Mike Farmer SF 23 67   22.9 7.4 5.7 0.9       8.5 3.2 .373       1.2 1.0 .843
Johnny Green PF 26 69   17.9 7.0 7.8 0.8       6.8 3.0 .447       2.2 0.9 .406
Ron Sobie   25 15   14.7 6.9 3.1 1.3       6.9 2.4 .346       2.4 2.1 .861
Whitey Bell PG 27 31   14.5 5.4 2.8 1.8       6.0 2.3 .378       1.4 0.9 .651
Ray Felix C 29 16   11.6 5.1 5.1 0.1       5.9 1.9 .330       2.1 1.2 .576
Bob Anderegg SF 22 33   11.3 4.0 2.1 0.9       4.3 1.7 .385       1.3 0.7 .548
Brendan McCann PG 24 4   7.3 1.3 1.0 2.5       2.5 0.3 .100       0.8 0.8 1.000
Totals     75   24.9 117.3 70.0 22.2       108.7 45.7 .421       33.9 25.9 .765

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Richie Guerin SG 27 74 — 32.8 23.9 7.5 6.9 — — — 20.4 8.6 .420 — — — 8.8 6.8 .773
Willie Naulls SF 25 65 — 34.6 22.2 14.7 2.2 — — — 20.6 8.8 .428 — — — 5.5 4.6 .836
Kenny Sears PF 26 64 — 32.8 20.4 15.0 2.2 — — — 14.8 7.1 .477 — — — 7.2 6.2 .868
Charlie Tyra C 24 74 — 27.5 16.7 10.6 1.4 — — — 16.9 7.2 .426 — — — 3.3 2.4 .704
Jack George PG 31 69 — 23.2 14.7 4.4 5.4 — — — 14.6 5.6 .385 — — — 4.5 3.5 .767
Johnny Green PF 26 69 — 17.9 14.1 15.8 1.5 — — — 13.7 6.1 .447 — — — 4.5 1.8 .406
Carl Braun PG 32 54 — 28.0 16.6 4.0 6.4 — — — 15.7 6.8 .432 — — — 3.7 3.1 .838
Mike Farmer SF 23 67 — 22.9 11.6 9.0 1.3 — — — 13.3 5.0 .373 — — — 1.9 1.6 .843
Jim Palmer C 26 54 — 20.0 14.3 9.2 1.8 — — — 13.9 5.8 .418 — — — 4.0 2.7 .672
Bob Anderegg SF 22 33 — 11.3 12.8 6.7 2.8 — — — 13.8 5.3 .385 — — — 4.1 2.2 .548
Dick Garmaker SG 27 26 — 28.7 16.2 6.0 3.5 — — — 14.0 6.0 .431 — — — 4.8 4.2 .860
Whitey Bell PG 27 31 — 14.5 13.5 7.0 4.4 — — — 14.8 5.6 .378 — — — 3.4 2.2 .651
Ron Sobie — 25 15 — 14.7 16.8 7.5 3.1 — — — 16.9 5.9 .346 — — — 5.9 5.0 .861
Ray Felix C 29 16 — 11.6 15.7 15.9 0.4 — — — 18.2 6.0 .330 — — — 6.4 3.7 .576
Cal Ramsey SF 22 7 — 22.9 18.0 10.6 2.0 — — — 17.3 7.2 .416 — — — 6.5 3.6 .552
Brendan McCann PG 24 4 — 7.2 6.2 5.0 12.4 — — — 12.4 1.2 .100 — — — 3.7 3.7 1.000
Totals     722   23.3 16.8 10.1 3.4 — — — 15.9 6.6 .415 — — — 4.8 3.6 .740

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Richie Guerin   27 74   2429 1615 505 468       1379 579 .420       591 457 .773
Willie Naulls   25 65   2250 1388 921 138       1286 551 .428       342 286 .836
Kenny Sears   26 64   2099 1187 876 127       863 412 .477       418 363 .868
Charlie Tyra   24 74   2033 945 598 80       952 406 .426       189 133 .704
Carl Braun   32 54   1514 699 168 270       659 285 .432       154 129 .838
Jack George   31 69   1604 655 197 240       650 250 .385       202 155 .767
Mike Farmer   23 67   1536 494 385 57       568 212 .373       83 70 .843
Johnny Green   26 69   1232 481 539 52       468 209 .447       155 63 .406
Jim Palmer   26 54   1082 430 278 53       419 175 .418       119 80 .672
Dick Garmaker   27 26   745 336 124 73       290 125 .431       100 86 .860
Whitey Bell   27 31   449 168 87 55       185 70 .378       43 28 .651
Bob Anderegg   22 33   373 133 69 29       143 55 .385       42 23 .548
Ron Sobie   25 15   221 103 46 19       104 36 .346       36 31 .861
Ray Felix   29 16   186 81 82 2       94 31 .330       33 19 .576
Cal Ramsey   22 7   160 80 47 9       77 32 .416       29 16 .552
Brendan McCann   24 4   29 5 4 10       10 1 .100       3 3 1.000
Totals     75   17942 8800 4926 1682       8147 3429 .421       2539 1942 .765

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Richie Guerin Lead Creator 32.8 High 21.8 6.3 6.3 N/A 18.2 Team’s primary playmaker and scorer; strong all-around contributions in scoring and assists. All-NBA Second Team in ’59; perennial All-Star.  MVP-12, AS, NBA2
Willie Naulls Lead Scorer/Rebounder 34.6 High 21.4 14.2 2.1 N/A 18.9 Top scoring and rebounding option; known for double-double production. Served as a team leader and later became first Black captain in major US sport.  MVP-12, AS
Kenny Sears Interior Scorer 32.8 Moderate 18.5 13.7 2.0 N/A 17.1 Strong inside presence with solid scoring and rebounding; contributed as secondary offensive option.  –
Carl Braun Secondary Ball Carrier 28.0 Moderate 12.9 3.1 5.0 N/A 10.5 Veteran guard/forward facilitating offense; balanced scoring and playmaking.  –
Charlie Tyra Frontcourt Role Player 27.5 Moderate 12.8 8.1 1.1 N/A 11.0 Contributed rebounding and scoring inside; provided frontcourt depth.  –
Jack George Secondary Facilitator 23.2 Low 9.5 2.9 3.5 N/A 8.0 Backup point guard providing playmaking off bench.  –
Mike Farmer Role Wing 22.9 Low 7.4 5.7 0.9 N/A 7.0 Young wing with rebounding and occasional scoring. ( –
Johnny Green Rotation Big 17.9 Low 7.0 7.8 0.8 N/A 7.8 Provided depth rebounding and interior defense.  –
Jim Palmer Bench Frontcourt 20.0 Low 8.0 5.1 1.0 N/A 7.1 Role minutes with some scoring and rebounding.  –
Cal Ramsey Spot Contributor 22.9 Low 11.4 6.7 1.3 N/A 9.7 Limited games but showed scoring and rebounding potential.  –
Ron Sobie Bench Guard 14.7 Low 6.9 3.1 1.3 N/A 5.7 Short stint; spot minutes contributing modestly.  –
Whitey Bell Reserve Guard 14.5 Low 5.4 2.8 1.8 N/A 5.5 Bench guard providing limited offense.  –
Ray Felix Reserve Big 11.6 Low 5.1 5.1 0.1 N/A 5.2 Brief time with modest production.  –
Bob Anderegg Reserve Wing 11.3 Low 4.0 2.1 0.9 N/A 3.5 Limited playing time with minimal impact.  –
Brendan McCann Minimal Role 7.3 Very Low 1.3 1.0 2.5 N/A 2.4 Very limited action; spot contributions. –