Last Updated on January 26, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1956–57 New York Knicks roster and regular season player statistics:
New York Knicks 1956–57 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dick McGuire | G | 6’0″ | 180 lbs | 31 | St. John’s |
| 4 | Willie Naulls | F | 6’6″ | 225 lbs | 22 | UCLA |
| 5 | Jim Baechtold | F | 6’4″ | 190 lbs | 26 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 6 | Carl Braun | G/F | 6’5″ | 180 lbs | 29 | Colgate |
| 7 | Ken Sears | F | 6’9″ | 198 lbs | 24 | Santa Clara |
| 8 | Ray Felix | C | 6’11” | 220 lbs | 26 | Long Island Univ. |
| 9 | Ron Sobie | G | 6’2″ | 180 lbs | 25 | DePaul |
| 10 | Jack George | G | 6’2″ | 190 lbs | 28 | La Salle |
| 11 | Harry Gallatin | F | 6’6″ | 210 lbs | 30 | Truman State |
| 12 | Bob McNeill | G | 6’1″ | 180 lbs | 23 | St. Joseph’s (PA) |
| 13 | Al McGuire | G | 6’2″ | 180 lbs | 26 | St. John’s |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | PF | 29 | 72 | 72 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 4.6 | .406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5.8 | .800 |
| Kenny Sears | SF | 23 | 72 | 72 | 34.9 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 4.8 | .418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 5.3 | .790 |
| Carl Braun | PG | 29 | 72 | 72 | 32.6 | 13.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 5.3 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | .809 |
| Ray Felix | C | 26 | 72 | 72 | 22.5 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 4.1 | .416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | .747 |
| Nat Clifton | PF | 34 | 71 | 71 | 31.4 | 10.7 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 4.3 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | .673 |
| Willie Naulls | PF | 22 | 52 | 52 | 25.8 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 4.2 | .355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .674 |
| Richie Guerin | SG | 24 | 72 | 72 | 24.9 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 3.6 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .620 |
| Slater Martin | PG | 31 | 13 | 13 | 32.8 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 2.5 | .344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | .830 |
| Ron Sobie | SG | 22 | 71 | 71 | 19.4 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | .376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | .764 |
| Dick McGuire | PG | 31 | 72 | 72 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .644 |
| Phil Jordon | C | 23 | 9 | 9 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | .367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .667 |
| Jim Baechtold | SF | 29 | 45 | 45 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 1.7 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .750 |
| Ron Shavlik | PF | 23 | 7 | 7 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .400 |
| Gary Bergen | C | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 72 | 72 | 24.7 | 100.8 | 65.6 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 35.7 | .386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 | 29.4 | .744 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | PF | 29 | 72 | 72 | 27.0 | 20.0 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.2 | .406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 7.7 | .800 |
| Ray Felix | C | 26 | 72 | 72 | 22.5 | 19.2 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.5 | .416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 6.1 | .747 |
| Phil Jordon | C | 23 | 9 | 9 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 | 7.1 | .367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 3.2 | .667 |
| Jim Baechtold | SF | 29 | 45 | 45 | 10.3 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 5.8 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 5.1 | .750 |
| Carl Braun | PG | 29 | 72 | 72 | 32.6 | 15.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.8 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | .809 |
| Kenny Sears | SF | 23 | 72 | 72 | 34.9 | 15.3 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 4.9 | .418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 5.5 | .790 |
| Willie Naulls | PF | 22 | 52 | 52 | 25.8 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 | 5.8 | .355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 2.4 | .674 |
| Richie Guerin | SG | 24 | 72 | 72 | 24.9 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 5.2 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.6 | .620 |
| Ron Sobie | SG | 22 | 71 | 71 | 19.4 | 12.6 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 4.3 | .376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | .764 |
| Nat Clifton | PF | 34 | 71 | 71 | 31.4 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 5.0 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | .673 |
| Dick McGuire | PG | 31 | 72 | 72 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 4.2 | .383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 3.2 | .644 |
| Slater Martin | PG | 31 | 13 | 13 | 32.8 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 2.8 | .344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | .830 |
| Gary Bergen | C | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 2.7 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.000 |
| Ron Shavlik | PF | 23 | 7 | 7 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .400 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | PF | 29 | 72 | 72 | 1943 | 1079 | 725 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 817 | 332 | .406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 415 | .800 |
| Kenny Sears | SF | 23 | 72 | 72 | 2516 | 1069 | 614 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 821 | 343 | .418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 485 | 383 | .790 |
| Carl Braun | PG | 29 | 72 | 72 | 2345 | 1001 | 259 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 993 | 378 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 245 | .809 |
| Ray Felix | C | 26 | 72 | 72 | 1622 | 867 | 587 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 709 | 295 | .416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 277 | .747 |
| Richie Guerin | SG | 24 | 72 | 72 | 1793 | 695 | 334 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 699 | 257 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 181 | .620 |
| Willie Naulls | PF | 22 | 52 | 52 | 1340 | 523 | 450 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 609 | 216 | .355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 91 | .674 |
| Ron Sobie | SG | 22 | 71 | 71 | 1378 | 484 | 326 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 442 | 166 | .376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 152 | .764 |
| Dick McGuire | PG | 31 | 72 | 72 | 1191 | 385 | 146 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 366 | 140 | .383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 105 | .644 |
| Jim Baechtold | SF | 29 | 45 | 45 | 462 | 216 | 80 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 197 | 75 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 66 | .750 |
| Slater Martin | PG | 31 | 13 | 13 | 426 | 110 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 96 | 33 | .344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 44 | .830 |
| Phil Jordon | C | 23 | 9 | 9 | 91 | 44 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 18 | .367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .667 |
| Ron Shavlik | PF | 23 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .400 |
| Gary Bergen | C | 24 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 72 | 72 | 17450 | 7253 | 4184 | 1312 | 0 | 0 | 1824 | 6649 | 2568 | .386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2844 | 2117 | .744 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | Frontline Impact | 27.0 | High | 15.0 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 15.15 | Hall of Fame forward/center known as “Harry the Horse,” elite rebounder and physical defender; led Knicks in scoring and boards on multiple seasons and was perennial All‑Star by 1956‑57. | AS, MVP‑8 |
| Kenny Sears | Primary Scorer | 34.9 | High | 14.8 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 14.10 | Leading offensive option often topping scoring logs; consistent presence on both ends with strong efficiency for the era. | MVP‑8 |
| Carl Braun | Scoring Facilitator | 32.6 | High | 13.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 11.05 | Versatile guard/forward with balanced scoring and playmaking; could initiate offense or spot up as needed. | AS |
| Ray Felix | Interior Performer | 22.5 | Medium | 12.0 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 12.25 | Big man with inside scoring and rebounding impact; provided paint presence and was among team’s leading rebounders. | MVP‑8 |
| Willie Naulls | Emerging Two‑Way | 25.8 | Medium | 10.1 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 11.50 | Young forward showing all‑around growth with solid rebounding and efficient scoring; later became key Knicks piece. | – |
| Nat Clifton | Defensive Forward | 31.4 | Medium | 10.7 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 11.90 | Durable all‑around big; known as steady defender and passer and one of the first prominent Black NBA players. | AS |
| Richie Guerin | Combo Guard | 24.9 | Medium | 9.7 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.65 | Aggressive guard with scoring and playmaking skills; Marine service delayed his start but quickly became a dynamic contributor. | – |
| Slater Martin | Veteran Lead | 32.8 | Medium | 8.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 8.35 | Experienced floor general brought passing and poise; limited games but provided veteran leadership. | AS, NBA2 |
| Ron Sobie | Role Shooter | 19.4 | Low | 6.8 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 7.35 | Young guard with scoring and secondary playmaking; intermittent playing time but contributed as rotation scorer. | – |
| Dick McGuire | Playmaker Specialist | 16.5 | Low | 5.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 5.70 | Hall of Fame point guard noted for elite assist skills; minutes down this season but still facilitated offense. | – |
| Jim Baechtold | Bench Wing | 10.3 | Low | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4.10 | Reserve wing providing spot minutes and occasional scoring; historically a solid role contributor earlier in career. | – |
| Phil Jordon | Spot Minutes Big | 10.1 | Low | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.95 | Limited playing time but added physical presence inside when active. | – |
| Ron Shavlik | Development Big | 10.3 | Minimal | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.55 | Young big with limited rotation role; contributed size in short bursts. | – |
| Gary Bergen | Deep Reserve | 6.7 | Minimal | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.65 | Very limited season contributions; mainly provided depth. | – |