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Here is the 1989–90 New York Knicks roster and regular season player statistics:

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
33 Patrick Ewing C 7’0″ 240 lbs 27 Georgetown
34  Charles Oakley PF 6’8″ 225 lbs 26 Virginia Union
21 Gerald Wilkins SG 6’6″ 185 lbs 26 Tennessee-Chattanooga
32 Kenny Walker SF 6’8″ 210 lbs 25 Kentucky
4 Mark Jackson PG 6’3″ 195 lbs 24 St. John’s
6 Rod Strickland PG 6’3″ 175 lbs 23 DePaul
5 Johnny Newman SF 6’7″ 210 lbs 26 Richmond
8 Trent Tucker SG 6’5″ 185 lbs 30 Minnesota
11 Eddie Lee Wilkins PF 6’10” 215 lbs 27 Gardner-Webb
30 Kiki Vandeweghe SF 6’8″ 220 lbs 31 UCLA
50 Charles Shackleford PF 6’10” 225 lbs 23 NC State
31 Brian Quinnett SF 6’8″ 235 lbs 24 Washington State
— Maurice Cheeks PG 6’1″ 180 lbs 33 West Texas A&M
— Stu Jackson HC — — — Oregon

Head Coach: Stu Jackson

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 27 82 82 38.6 28.6 10.9 2.2 1.0 4.0 3.4 20.4 11.2 .551 0.0 0.0 .250 7.9 6.1 .775
Charles Oakley PF 26 61 61 36.0 14.6 11.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 2.7 10.5 5.5 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 4.7 3.6 .761
Gerald Wilkins SG 26 82 80 31.8 14.5 4.5 4.0 1.2 0.3 2.4 12.6 5.8 .457 1.5 0.5 .312 3.2 2.5 .803
Johnny Newman SF 26 80 69 28.5 12.9 2.4 2.3 1.2 0.3 1.8 9.8 4.7 .476 1.8 0.6 .317 3.7 3.0 .799
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 31 22 13 25.6 11.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 10.5 4.6 .442 0.9 0.5 .526 2.2 2.0 .917
Mark Jackson PG 24 82 69 29.6 9.9 3.9 7.4 1.3 0.0 2.6 9.1 4.0 .437 1.6 0.4 .267 2.0 1.5 .727
Rod Strickland PG 23 51 0 20.0 8.4 2.5 4.3 1.4 0.2 1.7 7.6 3.3 .440 0.4 0.1 .286 2.5 1.6 .638
Trent Tucker SG 30 81 2 21.3 8.2 2.1 2.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 7.5 3.1 .417 3.0 1.2 .388 1.1 0.8 .767
Maurice Cheeks PG 33 31 13 24.3 7.9 2.4 4.9 1.4 0.2 1.2 5.1 3.0 .579 0.2 0.1 .429 2.1 1.8 .877
Kenny Walker PF 25 68 21 23.5 7.9 5.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 5.6 3.0 .531 0.1 0.0 .400 2.5 1.8 .723
Eddie Lee Wilkins C 27 79 0 12.3 4.7 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 3.9 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 1.1 .605
Pete Myers SG 26 24 0 8.7 1.9 1.2 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.9 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 0.7 .516
Brian Quinnett SG 23 31 0 6.2 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.6 .328 0.1 0.0 .000 0.1 0.1 .667
Stuart Gray C 26 19 0 4.9 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.2 .235 0.2 0.0 .000 0.4 0.4 .875
Greg Butler C 23 13 0 2.5 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.2 .250 0.0 0.0   0.2 0.0 .000
Totals     82 82 241.8 108.3 44.1 26.1 8.7 6.0 17.2 86.5 41.9 .484 8.7 2.9 .332 28.6 21.6 .756

Playoff Per Game 

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 27 10 10 39.5 29.4 10.5 3.1 1.3 2.0 2.7 21.9 11.4 .521 0.2 0.1 .500 7.9 6.5 .823
Gerald Wilkins SG 26 10 10 31.9 14.6 3.6 5.2 1.4 0.1 1.8 13.7 6.3 .460 0.8 0.2 .250 2.2 1.8 .818
Maurice Cheeks PG 33 10 10 38.8 12.8 3.9 8.5 1.7 0.2 1.9 10.4 5.0 .481 0.4 0.0 .000 3.1 2.8 .903
Charles Oakley PF 26 10 8 33.6 12.1 11.0 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.2 8.4 4.3 .512 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.2 3.4 .654
Johnny Newman SF 26 10 0 23.1 11.7 2.1 1.0 0.9 0.3 1.7 8.5 3.8 .447 1.0 0.4 .400 4.9 3.7 .755
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 31 10 10 23.6 7.6 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 7.4 3.1 .419 1.3 0.6 .462 1.0 0.8 .800
Trent Tucker SG 30 10 0 17.8 6.0 1.4 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 5.5 2.2 .400 2.7 1.0 .370 0.6 0.6 1.000
Kenny Walker PF 25 10 2 15.4 4.1 2.5 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.1 2.9 1.6 .552 0.1 0.0 .000 1.4 0.9 .643
Mark Jackson PG 24 9 0 9.0 3.8 0.6 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 3.4 1.4 .419 0.2 0.0 .000 1.2 0.9 .727
Eddie Lee Wilkins C 27 7 0 7.7 3.4 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.6 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0   1.6 0.9 .545
Brian Quinnett SG 23 3 0 5.3 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0  
Stuart Gray C 26 4 0 3.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.5 .400 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Totals     10 10 240.0 105.0 39.4 26.8 8.4 3.4 13.3 84.5 40.3 .477 6.9 2.5 .362 28.5 21.9 .768

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 27 82 82 38.6 26.7 10.2 2.1 0.9 3.7 3.2 19.0 10.5 .551 0.0 0.0 .250 7.4 5.7 .775
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 31 22 13 25.6 16.5 3.4 2.6 1.0 0.2 1.7 14.8 6.5 .442 1.2 0.6 .526 3.1 2.8 .917
Gerald Wilkins SG 26 82 80 31.8 16.4 5.1 4.6 1.3 0.3 2.7 14.2 6.5 .457 1.7 0.5 .312 3.6 2.9 .803
Johnny Newman SF 26 80 69 28.5 16.3 3.0 2.8 1.5 0.3 2.3 12.4 5.9 .476 2.2 0.7 .317 4.7 3.8 .799
Rod Strickland PG 23 51 0 20.0 15.2 4.5 7.7 2.5 0.3 3.0 13.6 6.0 .440 0.7 0.2 .286 4.6 2.9 .638
Charles Oakley PF 26 61 61 36.0 14.6 11.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 2.7 10.5 5.5 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 4.7 3.6 .761
Trent Tucker SG 30 81 2 21.3 13.9 3.6 3.6 1.5 0.2 1.5 12.6 5.3 .417 5.1 2.0 .388 1.8 1.4 .767
Eddie Lee Wilkins C 27 79 0 12.3 13.7 9.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.7 11.5 5.2 .455 0.1 0.0 .000 5.4 3.3 .605
Kenny Walker PF 25 68 21 23.5 12.1 7.7 1.1 0.7 1.2 1.4 8.7 4.6 .531 0.1 0.0 .400 3.9 2.8 .723
Mark Jackson PG 24 82 69 29.6 12.0 4.7 9.0 1.6 0.1 3.1 11.1 4.8 .437 1.9 0.5 .267 2.4 1.8 .727
Maurice Cheeks PG 33 31 13 24.3 11.7 3.5 7.2 2.0 0.2 1.7 7.6 4.4 .579 0.3 0.1 .429 3.1 2.7 .877
Pete Myers SG 26 24 0 8.7 8.0 4.8 6.1 2.6 0.3 3.1 7.8 2.6 .333 0.2 0.0 .000 5.4 2.8 .516
Brian Quinnett SG 23 31 0 6.2 7.5 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 10.8 3.5 .328 0.4 0.0 .000 0.6 0.4 .667
Greg Butler C 23 13 0 2.5 6.5 9.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 3.3 13.1 3.3 .250 0.0 0.0   2.2 0.0 .000
Stuart Gray C 26 19 0 4.9 5.7 5.4 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.9 6.5 1.5 .235 1.1 0.0 .000 3.1 2.7 .875
Totals                                        

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 27 10 10 39.5 26.8 9.6 2.8 1.2 1.8 2.5 20.0 10.4 .521 0.2 0.1 .500 7.2 5.9 .823
Johnny Newman SF 26 10 0 23.1 18.2 3.3 1.6 1.4 0.5 2.6 13.2 5.9 .447 1.6 0.6 .400 7.6 5.8 .755
Gerald Wilkins SG 26 10 10 31.9 16.5 4.1 5.9 1.6 0.1 2.0 15.5 7.1 .460 0.9 0.2 .250 2.5 2.0 .818
Eddie Lee Wilkins C 27 7 0 7.7 16.0 7.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 12.0 6.0 .500 0.0 0.0   7.3 4.0 .545
Mark Jackson PG 24 9 0 9.0 15.1 2.2 9.3 0.9 0.0 3.1 13.8 5.8 .419 0.9 0.0 .000 4.9 3.6 .727
Charles Oakley PF 26 10 8 33.6 13.0 11.8 2.9 1.2 0.2 2.4 9.0 4.6 .512 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.6 3.6 .654
Trent Tucker SG 30 10 0 17.8 12.1 2.8 4.0 2.0 0.0 1.2 11.1 4.4 .400 5.5 2.0 .370 1.2 1.2 1.000
Stuart Gray C 26 4 0 3.0 12.0 24.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 9.0 15.0 6.0 .400 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Maurice Cheeks PG 33 10 10 38.8 11.9 3.6 7.9 1.6 0.2 1.8 9.6 4.6 .481 0.4 0.0 .000 2.9 2.6 .903
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 31 10 10 23.6 11.6 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.1 11.3 4.7 .419 2.0 0.9 .462 1.5 1.2 .800
Brian Quinnett SG 23 3 0 5.3 11.3 18.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 9.0 4.5 .500 2.3 2.3 1.000 0.0 0.0  
Kenny Walker PF 25 10 2 15.4 9.6 5.8 1.4 0.0 0.9 0.2 6.8 3.7 .552 0.2 0.0 .000 3.3 2.1 .643
Totals                                        

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 27 82 82 3165 2347 893 182 78 327 278 1673 922 .551 4 1 .250 648 502 .775
Gerald Wilkins SG 26 82 80 2609 1191 371 330 95 21 194 1032 472 .457 125 39 .312 259 208 .803
Johnny Newman SF 26 80 69 2277 1032 191 180 95 22 143 786 374 .476 142 45 .317 299 239 .799
Charles Oakley PF 26 61 61 2196 889 727 146 64 16 165 641 336 .524 3 0 .000 285 217 .761
Mark Jackson PG 24 82 69 2428 809 318 604 109 4 211 749 327 .437 131 35 .267 165 120 .727
Trent Tucker SG 30 81 2 1725 667 174 173 74 8 73 606 253 .417 245 95 .388 86 66 .767
Kenny Walker PF 25 68 21 1595 535 343 49 33 52 60 384 204 .531 5 2 .400 173 125 .723
Rod Strickland PG 23 51 0 1019 429 126 219 70 8 85 386 170 .440 21 6 .286 130 83 .638
Eddie Lee Wilkins C 27 79 0 972 371 265 16 18 18 73 310 141 .455 2 0 .000 147 89 .605
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 31 22 13 563 258 53 41 15 3 26 231 102 .442 19 10 .526 48 44 .917
Maurice Cheeks PG 33 31 13 753 244 73 151 42 5 36 159 92 .579 7 3 .429 65 57 .877
Pete Myers SG 26 24 0 208 46 28 35 15 2 18 45 15 .333 1 0 .000 31 16 .516
Brian Quinnett SG 23 31 0 193 40 28 11 3 4 4 58 19 .328 2 0 .000 3 2 .667
Stuart Gray C 26 19 0 94 15 14 2 3 2 5 17 4 .235 3 0 .000 8 7 .875
Greg Butler C 23 13 0 33 6 9 1 0 0 3 12 3 .250 0 0   2 0 .000
Totals     82 82 19830 8879 3613 2140 714 492 1374 7089 3434 .484 710 236 .332 2349 1775 .756

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 27 10 10 395 294 105 31 13 20 27 219 114 .521 2 1 .500 79 65 .823
Gerald Wilkins SG 26 10 10 319 146 36 52 14 1 18 137 63 .460 8 2 .250 22 18 .818
Maurice Cheeks PG 33 10 10 388 128 39 85 17 2 19 104 50 .481 4 0 .000 31 28 .903
Charles Oakley PF 26 10 8 336 121 110 27 11 2 22 84 43 .512 1 1 1.000 52 34 .654
Johnny Newman SF 26 10 0 231 117 21 10 9 3 17 85 38 .447 10 4 .400 49 37 .755
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 31 10 10 236 76 12 14 5 2 7 74 31 .419 13 6 .462 10 8 .800
Trent Tucker SG 30 10 0 178 60 14 20 10 0 6 55 22 .400 27 10 .370 6 6 1.000
Kenny Walker PF 25 10 2 154 41 25 6 0 4 1 29 16 .552 1 0 .000 14 9 .643
Mark Jackson PG 24 9 0 81 34 5 21 2 0 7 31 13 .419 2 0 .000 11 8 .727
Eddie Lee Wilkins C 27 7 0 54 24 11 0 2 0 2 18 9 .500 0 0   11 6 .545
Brian Quinnett SG 23 3 0 16 5 8 2 0 0 1 4 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0  
Stuart Gray C 26 4 0 12 4 8 0 1 0 3 5 2 .400 0 0   0 0  
Totals     10 10 2400 1050 394 268 84 34 130 845 403 .477 69 25 .362 285 219 .768

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Patrick Ewing Franchise Anchor / Defensive Dominator 38.6 Very High 28.6 10.9 2.2 5.0 23.35 The undisputed centerpiece of this Knicks roster, Ewing carried offensive load while anchoring the defense with elite rim protection and rebounds; known for elite post scoring and as a two-way force even if team offense was middling.  All-NBA Second Team, All-Star, DPOY votes
Charles Oakley Rebound & Energy Foundation 36.0 Mid 14.6 11.9 2.4 1.3 15.10 Known as a rugged, physical forward who controlled the glass, defended tough assignments and set the tone with hustle and contact play; a prototypical Knicks enforcer on both ends.  –
Gerald Wilkins 2nd Scoring Wing / Athletic SG 31.8 Mid-High 14.5 4.5 4.0 1.5 12.25 Athletic two-guard who provided scoring punch and slashes; often played a significant role as secondary scoring option with ability to defend and finish in transition.  –
Johnny Newman Scoring Wing / Spot Starter 28.5 Mid 12.9 2.4 2.2 1.5 9.55 Reliable wing scorer who stretched floor; contributed efficient jump shooting and spacing alongside starters, giving scoring depth.  –
Mark Jackson Facilitator / Playmaking PG 29.6 Mid-High 9.9 3.9 7.4 1.3 11.25 Primary distributor with league-level assist numbers; ran offense effectively, set tempo and created for teammates especially when veteran guards were limited.  –
Kiki Vandeweghe Scoring Specialist / Floor Spreader 25.6 Mid 11.7 2.4 1.9 0.8 8.45 Provided instant scoring and shooting off bench/rotation; spacing threats with volume shooting in limited games but meaningful offensive contribution. –
Rod Strickland Secondary Creator 20.0 Mid 8.4 2.5 4.3 1.6 8.40 Young guard with playmaking chops; initiated sets and created easy offense before mid-season shifts, showing glimpses of scoring and passing ability.  –
Maurice Cheeks Veteran Facilitator 24.3 Mid 7.9 2.4 4.9 1.6 8.40 Experienced point guard who took over starting duties, creating offense and stabilizing perimeter defense; added leadership impact.  –
Trent Tucker 3-Point Specialist 21.3 Low-Mid 8.2 2.1 2.1 1.0 6.70 Known as one of the team’s floor spacers, especially from deep; valuable shooter to open driving lanes and stretch defenses.  –
Kenny Walker Energy Forward 23.5 Low 7.9 5.0 0.7 1.3 7.45 Contributed with athletic bursts, rebounding and effort plays; provided versatile support minutes on both ends.  –
Eddie Lee Wilkins Backup Big / Role Player 12.3 Low 4.7 3.4 0.2 0.4 4.35 Rotation center with limited minutes; offered occasional interior rebounds and size in short bursts.  –
Pete Myers Deep Bench SG 8.7 Low 1.9 1.2 1.5 0.7 2.65 Light bench presence; scattered minutes for defensive assignments and occasional perimeter play. –
Brian Quinnett Minimal Rotation 6.2 Low 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.45 Very limited role; contributed brief spot minutes in end-of-rotation duty.  –
Stuart Gray Short Stint Big 4.9 Low 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.20 Tiny sample of play; minimal impact outside emergency depth.  –
Greg Butler Peripheral Backup Big 2.5 Low 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.65 Least-used center; nominal minutes.  –