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Here is the New York Knicks 1981–82 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
New York Knicks 1981–82 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ray Williams | G | 6’3″ | 188 lbs | Oct 14, 1954 | Minnesota |
| 20 | Micheal Ray Richardson | G | 6’5″ | 175 lbs | Apr 11, 1955 | Montana |
| 21 | Campy Russell | F | 6’8″ | 215 lbs | Jan 12, 1952 | Michigan |
| 22 | Larry Demic | F | 6’9″ | 215 lbs | Dec 21, 1957 | Arizona |
| 25 | Mike Glenn | G | 6’3″ | 175 lbs | Sep 10, 1955 | Southern Illinois |
| 30 | Sly Williams | F | 6’7″ | 215 lbs | Jan 26, 1958 | Rhode Island |
| 31 | Bill Cartwright | C | 7’1″ | 245 lbs | July 30, 1957 | San Francisco |
| 32 | Paul Westphal | G | 6’4″ | 195 lbs | Nov 30, 1950 | USC |
| 33 | Toby Knight | F | 6’9″ | 220 lbs | May 3, 1955 | Notre Dame |
| 43 | Marvin Webster | C | 7’1″ | 225 lbs | Apr 13, 1952 | Morgan State |
| 44 | Mike Woodson | G/F | 6’5″ | 195 lbs | Mar 24, 1958 | Indiana |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 26 | 82 | 79 | 37.1 | 17.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 16.4 | 7.5 | .461 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .188 | 3.7 | 2.6 | .700 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 29 | 80 | 74 | 33.4 | 15.8 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 6.3 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.4 | 3.2 | .725 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 24 | 72 | 50 | 28.6 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 9.6 | 5.4 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.7 | 3.6 | .763 |
| Campy Russell | SF | 30 | 77 | 63 | 30.6 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 5.3 | .478 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .439 | 3.8 | 3.0 | .776 |
| Sly Williams | SF | 24 | 60 | 27 | 25.4 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 5.8 | .556 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .222 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .757 |
| Paul Westphal | SG | 31 | 18 | 12 | 25.1 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 4.8 | .443 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .766 |
| Randy Smith | SG | 33 | 82 | 40 | 24.8 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 4.2 | .465 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .273 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .808 |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 33 | 76 | 32 | 19.8 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 3.8 | .465 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .304 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .857 |
| Toby Knight | SF | 26 | 40 | 0 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 2.6 | .557 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.4 | .680 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 24 | 75 | 1 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .425 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 0.9 | .800 |
| Alex Bradley | SF | 22 | 39 | 0 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .604 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 29 | 82 | 32 | 23.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 2.4 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 1.3 | .635 |
| DeWayne Scales | PF | 23 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | 0.3 | .500 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 24 | 48 | 0 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .359 |
| Hollis Copeland | SF | 26 | 18 | 0 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | .833 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.8 | 106.2 | 42.0 | 25.3 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 18.1 | 87.5 | 43.0 | .491 | 2.6 | 0.7 | .271 | 26.5 | 19.5 | .738 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sly Williams | SF | 24 | 60 | 27 | 25.4 | 19.7 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 14.9 | 8.3 | .556 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .222 | 4.1 | 3.1 | .757 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 24 | 72 | 50 | 28.6 | 18.1 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 12.1 | 6.8 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5.9 | 4.5 | .763 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 26 | 82 | 79 | 37.1 | 17.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 15.9 | 7.3 | .461 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .188 | 3.6 | 2.5 | .700 |
| Campy Russell | SF | 30 | 77 | 63 | 30.6 | 16.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 13.1 | 6.3 | .478 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .439 | 4.5 | 3.5 | .776 |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 33 | 76 | 32 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 14.7 | 6.8 | .465 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .304 | 3.5 | 3.0 | .857 |
| Paul Westphal | SG | 31 | 18 | 12 | 25.1 | 16.8 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 15.5 | 6.9 | .443 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .250 | 3.8 | 2.9 | .766 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 29 | 80 | 74 | 33.4 | 17.0 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 13.5 | 6.8 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.7 | 3.4 | .725 |
| Toby Knight | SF | 26 | 40 | 0 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 12.0 | 6.7 | .557 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.6 | 1.1 | .680 |
| Alex Bradley | SF | 22 | 39 | 0 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 5.9 | .524 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.2 | 3.2 | .604 |
| Randy Smith | SG | 33 | 82 | 40 | 24.8 | 14.5 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 6.2 | .465 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .273 | 2.7 | 2.2 | .808 |
| Hollis Copeland | SF | 26 | 18 | 0 | 6.6 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 4.9 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.8 | 1.5 | .833 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 29 | 82 | 32 | 23.0 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 3.8 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 2.1 | .635 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 24 | 48 | 0 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 3.9 | .470 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.9 | 1.4 | .359 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 24 | 75 | 1 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 10.9 | 4.6 | .425 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.1 | 2.5 | .800 |
| DeWayne Scales | PF | 23 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.0 | 1.5 | .500 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.8 | 106.2 | 42.0 | 25.3 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 18.1 | 87.5 | 43.0 | .491 | 2.6 | 0.7 | .271 | 26.5 | 19.5 | .738 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 26 | 82 | 79 | 3044 | 1469 | 565 | 572 | 213 | 41 | 291 | 1343 | 619 | .461 | 101 | 19 | .188 | 388 | 212 | .700 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 29 | 80 | 74 | 2671 | 1263 | 903 | 179 | 68 | 70 | 173 | 1001 | 505 | .504 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 629 | 253 | .725 |
| Campy Russell | SF | 30 | 77 | 63 | 2358 | 1073 | 236 | 284 | 77 | 12 | 195 | 858 | 410 | .478 | 57 | 25 | .439 | 150 | 228 | .776 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 24 | 72 | 50 | 2060 | 1037 | 421 | 87 | 48 | 65 | 166 | 694 | 390 | .562 | 0 | 0 | — | 337 | 257 | .763 |
| Sly Williams | SF | 24 | 60 | 27 | 1521 | 831 | 227 | 142 | 77 | 16 | 114 | 628 | 349 | .556 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 173 | 131 | .757 |
| Randy Smith | SG | 33 | 82 | 40 | 2033 | 821 | 155 | 255 | 91 | 1 | 124 | 748 | 348 | .465 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 151 | 122 | .808 |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 33 | 76 | 32 | 1507 | 705 | 91 | 170 | 33 | 3 | 104 | 615 | 286 | .465 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 147 | 126 | .857 |
| Toby Knight | SF | 26 | 40 | 0 | 550 | 221 | 82 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 183 | 102 | .557 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 17 | .680 |
| Paul Westphal | SG | 31 | 18 | 12 | 451 | 210 | 22 | 100 | 19 | 8 | 47 | 194 | 86 | .443 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 47 | 36 | .766 |
| Alex Bradley | SF | 22 | 39 | 0 | 331 | 137 | 65 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 103 | 54 | .524 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 48 | 29 | .604 |
| Hollis Copeland | SF | 26 | 18 | 0 | 118 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 16 | .421 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 29 | 82 | 32 | 1883 | 506 | 490 | 99 | 22 | 91 | 90 | 405 | 199 | .491 | 0 | 0 | — | 170 | 108 | .635 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 24 | 48 | 0 | 356 | 92 | 79 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 83 | 39 | .470 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 39 | 14 | .359 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 24 | 75 | 1 | 923 | 302 | 95 | 130 | 36 | 6 | 78 | 280 | 119 | .425 | 0 | 0 | — | 80 | 64 | .800 |
| DeWayne Scales | PF | 23 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19830 | 8707 | 3441 | 2075 | 719 | 338 | 1463 | 7178 | 3523 | .491 | 214 | 58 | .271 | 2171 | 1603 | .738 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ray Richardson | Primary Playmaker/Defender | 37.1 | High Usage | 17.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 17.45 | Richardson was a dynamic all‑around guard, known for elite defense and playmaking; drafted No.4 in 1978, made multiple All‑Star teams and led league in steals & assists in his early Knicks years. He’s often remembered as one of the fiercest defenders and versatile guards of his era. | All‑Star (AS) |
| Maurice Lucas | Frontcourt Force | 33.4 | Mid‑High Usage | 15.8 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 15.55 | A physical power forward/center with a strong rebounding and inside scoring presence; averaged double‑digit boards and fought tough matchups. Lucas had been a multiple All‑Star and Defensive team honoree earlier in his career. | — |
| Bill Cartwright | Inside Scoring Big | 28.6 | Mid Usage | 14.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 11.50 | Cartwright, a big man who shot efficiently and contributed scoring/rebounding inside, was emerging as a reliable low‑post option. In earlier seasons he was recognized as an All‑Star as a rookie and was productive inside. | — |
| Campy Russell | Secondary Wing Scorer | 30.6 | Mid Usage | 13.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 11.35 | Veteran small forward with scoring and secondary facilitation duties; had All‑Star pedigree earlier in career and provided scoring punch in wing/wing‑forward minutes. | — |
| Sly Williams | Supporting Wing | 25.4 | Mid Usage | 13.9 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 11.85 | Young forward drafted in 1979 who offered athletic scoring and rebounding; played a complementary role to established stars. | — |
| Paul Westphal | Ball Distributor | 25.1 | Mid Usage | 11.7 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 10.00 | Veteran guard with strong assist numbers, spacing the floor and facilitating offense; his experience added playmaking depth. | — |
| Randy Smith | Role Guard | 24.8 | Mid Usage | 10.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 8.00 | Veteran shooting guard known for consistent scoring and energy; provided bench punch and stability in backcourt. | — |
| Mike Newlin | Bench Scorer | 19.8 | Mid Usage | 9.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 6.15 | Experienced guard offering scoring off the bench; a steady offensive option in limited minutes. | — |
| Marvin Webster | Reserve Big | 23.0 | Low Usage | 6.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6.90 | Big man who provided rebounding and defensive activity in backup minutes. | — |
| Toby Knight | Role Player | 13.8 | Low Usage | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.45 | Forward offering occasional scoring and versatility in limited minutes. | — |
| Reggie Carter | Young Reserve | 12.3 | Low Usage | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 3.80 | Young guard contributing depth and seasoning in early career; limited impact. | — |
| Alex Bradley | Development Player | 8.5 | Low Usage | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.95 | Minimal role with limited minutes; developmental wing. | — |
| Larry Demic | Practice/Bench | 7.4 | Low Usage | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.00 | Very limited role with occasional frontcourt minutes. | — |
| Hollis Copeland | Deep Bench | 6.6 | Low Usage | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.60 | Deep bench forward offering occasional minutes. | — |
| DeWayne Scales | Very Limited | 8.0 | Low Usage | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.65 | Minimal role player in few games; limited contributions. | — |