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The 1967–68 New York Knicks were built around Willis Reed, whose scoring, rebounding, and interior presence anchored both ends of the floor. Walt Frazier emerged as the team’s primary playmaker and an impactful defensive guard, while Dick Barnett and Cazzie Russell added reliable perimeter scoring. With Dave DeBusschere strengthening the frontcourt after his arrival, New York developed a balanced attack supported by strong rebounding, unselfish playmaking, and improved team defense.

Roster

NO. PLAYER POS HT WT DOB COLLEGE
4 Freddie Crawford SG 6-4 189 December 23, 1941 St. Bonaventure
5 Dick Van Arsdale SG 6-5 210 February 22, 1943 Indiana
7 Em Bryant PG 6-1 175 November 4, 1938 DePaul
8 Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 July 24, 1939 Indiana
10 Walt Frazier PG 6-4 200 March 29, 1945 Southern Illinois
11 Neil Johnson PF 6-7 220 April 17, 1943 Tulsa, Creighton
12 Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 October 2, 1936 Tennessee State
14 Cazzie Russell SF 6-5 218 June 7, 1944 Michigan
16 Howard Komives PG 6-1 185 May 9, 1941 Bowling Green
17 Nate Bowman C 6-10 230 March 19, 1943 Wichita State
18 Phil Jackson PF 6-8 220 September 17, 1945 University of North Dakota
19 Willis Reed PF 6-10 235 June 25, 1942 Grambling State University
23 Jim Caldwell C 6-10 240 January 28, 1943 Georgia Tech
24 Bill Bradley SG 6-5 205 July 28, 1943 Princeton

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%
Willis Reed PF 25 81 81 35.5 20.8 13.2 2.0 – – 4.2 16.6 8.1 .490 – – – 6.3 4.5 .721
Dick Barnett SG 31 81 81 30.7 18.0 2.9 3.0 – – 2.7 14.3 6.9 .482 – – – 5.4 4.2 .780
Cazzie Russell SF 23 82 82 28.0 16.9 4.6 2.4 – – 2.7 14.5 6.7 .462 – – – 4.3 3.4 .808
Walt Bellamy C 28 82 82 32.9 16.7 11.7 2.0 – – 3.2 11.5 6.2 .541 – – – 6.5 4.3 .662
Dick Van Arsdale SG 24 78 78 30.1 11.0 5.4 2.9 – – 2.9 9.3 4.1 .436 – – – 4.3 2.9 .670
Walt Frazier PG 22 74 74 21.5 9.0 4.2 4.1 – – 2.7 7.7 3.5 .451 – – – 3.2 2.1 .655
Bill Bradley SF 24 45 45 19.4 8.0 2.5 3.0 – – 3.1 7.6 3.2 .416 – – – 2.3 1.7 .731
Howard Komives PG 26 78 78 21.3 7.7 2.2 3.2 – – 2.2 8.1 3.0 .369 – – – 2.1 1.7 .820
Phil Jackson PF 22 75 75 14.6 6.2 4.5 0.7 – – 2.8 6.1 2.4 .400 – – – 2.2 1.3 .589
Freddie Crawford SG 26 31 31 13.7 5.4 2.7 1.5 – – 2.2 5.7 2.1 .367 – – – 1.9 1.2 .627
Em Bryant PG 29 77 77 12.6 3.7 1.7 1.7 – – 2.2 3.8 1.5 .385 – – – 1.1 0.8 .686
Nate Bowman C 24 42 42 6.5 2.7 2.7 0.5 – – 1.6 3.2 1.2 .388 – – – 0.4 0.2 .667
Neil Johnson PF 24 43 43 6.7 2.6 1.7 0.8 – – 1.5 2.5 1.0 .415 – – – 1.1 0.5 .479
Jim Caldwell C 25 2 2 3.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 – – 0.5 0.5 0.0 .000 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Totals     82   242.4 116.1 62.5 24.0 – – 28.8 98.4 44.9 .456 – – – 37.1 26.3 .710

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Dick Barnett SG 31 6 6 35.2 23.8 4.5 3.5 – – 4.0 19.5 10.2 .521 – – – 4.8 3.5 .724
Cazzie Russell SF 23 6 6 34.8 21.7 3.8 1.7 – – 2.7 16.3 9.2 .561 – – – 4.0 3.3 .833
Willis Reed PF 25 6 6 35.0 21.3 10.3 1.8 – – 4.0 16.3 8.8 .541 – – – 5.0 3.7 .733
Walt Bellamy C 28 6 6 46.2 20.0 16.0 3.5 – – 3.7 17.8 7.5 .421 – – – 8.0 5.0 .625
Walt Frazier PG 22 4 4 29.8 9.5 5.5 6.3 – – 3.0 8.3 3.0 .364 – – – 4.5 3.5 .778
Howard Komives PG 26 6 6 22.5 5.7 2.3 3.8 – – 3.7 7.3 2.5 .341 – – – 1.0 0.7 .667
Bill Bradley SF 24 6 6 10.7 5.5 1.0 0.3 – – 1.2 4.7 2.0 .429 – – – 2.2 1.5 .692
Phil Jackson PF 22 6 6 15.0 4.0 4.2 0.3 – – 3.8 5.8 1.7 .286 – – – 0.8 0.7 .800
Em Bryant PG 29 5 5 15.0 2.4 2.8 1.4 – – 2.6 2.6 0.8 .308 – – – 1.0 0.8 .800
Dick Van Arsdale SG 24 4 4 22.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 – – 2.3 5.5 1.3 .227 – – – 1.0 0.8 .750
Neil Johnson PF 24 2 2 3.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 – – 0.5 2.0 1.0 .500 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Nate Bowman C 24 1 1 6.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 – – 1.0 4.0 0.0 .000 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Totals     6   248.3 113.2 60.5 22.5 – – 29.0 100.5 45.7 .454 – – – 30.3 21.8 .720

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%
Cazzie Russell SF 23 82 82 28.0 21.7 5.9 3.1 – – 3.5 18.7 8.6 .462 – – – 5.5 4.4 .808
Dick Barnett SG 31 81 81 30.7 21.1 3.4 3.5 – – 3.2 16.8 8.1 .482 – – – 6.4 5.0 .780
Willis Reed PF 25 81 81 35.5 21.1 13.4 2.0 – – 4.3 16.8 8.2 .490 – – – 6.4 4.6 .721
Walt Frazier PG 22 74 74 21.5 15.1 7.1 6.9 – – 4.5 12.9 5.8 .451 – – – 5.3 3.5 .655
Phil Jackson PF 22 75 75 14.6 15.2 11.1 1.8 – – 7.0 15.0 6.0 .400 – – – 5.5 3.3 .589
Nate Bowman C 24 42 42 6.5 15.1 15.0 2.6 – – 9.1 17.7 6.9 .388 – – – 2.0 1.3 .667
Freddie Crawford SG 26 31 31 13.7 14.1 7.0 3.9 – – 5.7 15.0 5.5 .367 – – – 5.0 3.1 .627
Bill Bradley SF 24 45 45 19.4 14.8 4.7 5.6 – – 5.7 14.0 5.8 .416 – – – 4.3 3.1 .731
Neil Johnson PF 24 43 43 6.7 14.0 9.4 4.2 – – 7.9 13.3 5.5 .415 – – – 6.0 2.9 .479
Dick Van Arsdale SG 24 78 78 30.1 13.2 6.5 3.5 – – 3.4 11.1 4.8 .436 – – – 5.2 3.5 .670
Howard Komives PG 26 78 78 21.3 13.0 3.6 5.3 – – 3.7 13.7 5.1 .369 – – – 3.5 2.9 .820
Em Bryant PG 29 77 77 12.6 10.5 4.9 5.0 – – 6.4 10.8 4.2 .385 – – – 3.2 2.2 .686
Walt Bellamy C 28 82 82 32.9 18.3 12.8 2.2 – – 3.5 12.6 6.8 .541 – – – 7.1 4.7 .662
Jim Caldwell C 25 2 2 3.5 0.0 5.1 5.1 – – 5.1 5.1 0.0 .000 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Totals     82   242.4 221.9 115.2 55.5 – – 74.2 242.4 99.7 .456 – – – 74.7 50.7 .710

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Dick Barnett SG 31 6 6 35.2 24.4 4.6 3.6 – – 4.1 20.0 10.4 .521 – – – 4.9 3.6 .724
Cazzie Russell SF 23 6 6 34.8 22.4 4.0 1.7 – – 2.8 16.9 9.5 .561 – – – 4.1 3.4 .833
Willis Reed PF 25 6 6 35.0 21.9 10.6 1.9 – – 4.1 16.8 9.1 .541 – – – 5.1 3.8 .733
Bill Bradley SF 24 6 6 10.7 18.6 3.4 1.1 – – 3.9 15.8 6.8 .429 – – – 7.3 5.1 .692
Walt Bellamy C 28 6 6 46.2 15.6 12.5 2.7 – – 2.9 13.9 5.8 .421 – – – 6.2 3.9 .625
Walt Frazier PG 22 4 4 29.8 11.5 6.7 7.6 – – 3.6 10.0 3.6 .364 – – – 5.4 4.2 .778
Howard Komives PG 26 6 6 22.5 9.1 3.7 6.1 – – 5.9 11.7 4.0 .341 – – – 1.6 1.1 .667
Phil Jackson PF 22 6 6 15.0 9.6 10.0 0.8 – – 9.2 14.0 4.0 .286 – – – 2.0 1.6 .800
Em Bryant PG 29 5 5 15.0 5.8 6.7 3.4 – – 6.2 6.2 1.9 .308 – – – 2.4 1.9 .800
Dick Van Arsdale SG 24 4 4 22.0 5.3 6.5 5.3 – – 3.7 9.0 2.0 .227 – – – 1.6 1.2 .750
Nate Bowman C 24 1 1 6.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 – – 6.0 24.0 0.0 .000 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Neil Johnson PF 24 2 2 3.0 24.0 18.0 0.0 – – 6.0 24.0 12.0 .500 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Totals     6   277.3 221.3 103.1 36.5 – – 59.2 242.4 99.7 .456 – – – 39.8 28.5 .710

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Willis Reed PF 25 81 81 2879 1685 1073 159 – – 343 1346 659 .490 – – – 509 367 .721
Dick Barnett SG 31 81 81 2488 1461 238 242 – – 222 1159 559 .482 – – – 440 343 .780
Cazzie Russell SF 23 82 82 2296 1384 374 195 – – 223 1192 551 .462 – – – 349 282 .808
Walt Bellamy C 28 82 82 2695 1372 961 164 – – 259 944 511 .541 – – – 529 350 .662
Dick Van Arsdale SG 24 78 78 2348 859 424 230 – – 225 725 316 .436 – – – 339 227 .670
Walt Frazier PG 22 74 74 1588 666 313 305 – – 199 568 256 .451 – – – 235 154 .655
Phil Jackson PF 22 75 75 1093 463 338 55 – – 212 455 182 .400 – – – 168 99 .589
Bill Bradley SF 24 45 45 874 360 113 137 – – 138 341 142 .416 – – – 104 76 .731
Em Bryant PG 29 77 77 968 283 133 134 – – 173 291 112 .385 – – – 86 59 .686
Freddie Crawford SG 26 31 31 426 167 83 46 – – 67 177 65 .367 – – – 59 37 .627
Nate Bowman C 24 42 42 272 114 113 20 – – 69 134 52 .388 – – – 15 10 .667
Neil Johnson PF 24 43 43 286 111 75 33 – – 63 106 44 .415 – – – 48 23 .479
Jim Caldwell C 25 2 2 7 0 1 1 – – 1 1 0 .000 – – – 0 0 –
Totals     82 82 19880 9523 4407 1967 – – 2364 8070 3682 .456 – – – 3042 2159 .710

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Dick Barnett SG 31 6 6 211 143 27 21 – – 24 117 61 .521 – – – 29 21 .724
Cazzie Russell SF 23 6 6 209 130 23 10 – – 16 98 55 .561 – – – 24 20 .833
Willis Reed PF 25 6 6 210 128 62 11 – – 24 98 53 .541 – – – 30 22 .733
Walt Bellamy C 28 6 6 277 120 96 21 – – 22 107 45 .421 – – – 48 30 .625
Walt Frazier PG 22 4 4 119 38 22 25 – – 12 33 12 .364 – – – 18 14 .778
Howard Komives PG 26 6 6 135 34 14 23 – – 22 44 15 .341 – – – 6 4 .667
Bill Bradley SF 24 6 6 64 33 6 2 – – 7 28 12 .429 – – – 13 9 .692
Phil Jackson PF 22 6 6 90 24 25 2 – – 23 35 10 .286 – – – 5 4 .800
Dick Van Arsdale SG 24 4 4 88 13 16 13 – – 9 22 5 .227 – – – 4 3 .750
Em Bryant PG 29 5 5 75 12 14 7 – – 13 13 4 .308 – – – 5 4 .800
Neil Johnson PF 24 2 2 6 4 3 0 – – 1 4 2 .500 – – – 0 0 –
Nate Bowman C 24 1 1 6 0 3 0 – – 1 4 0 .000 – – – 0 0 –
Totals     6   1490 679 311 135 – – 174 603 274 .454 – – – 182 131 .720

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Willis Reed Franchise Anchor – Inside Force 35.5 High 20.8 13.2 2.0 NOR 17.0 Elite two-way big; led team in points & rebounds and anchored Knicks’ emerging defensive identity under coach Red Holzman.  All-NBA Second Team, All-Star
Dick Barnett Primary Scoring Guard 30.7 High 18.0 2.9 3.0 NOR 11.9 Efficient scoring threat with a distinctive jumper; key secondary option in offense.  All-Star
Cazzie Russell Scoring Wing – Emerging 28.0 Moderate-High 16.9 4.6 2.4 NOR 11.5 Athletic scorer with multi-faceted perimeter role; one of team’s most consistent offensive producers.  –
Walt Bellamy Inside Complement – Rebounder 32.9 Moderate-High 16.7 11.7 2.0 NOR 12.2 Strong interior presence and rebounder; provided paint scoring before midseason roster changes.  –
Dick Van Arsdale Two-Way Wing 30.1 Moderate 11.0 5.4 2.9 NOR 9.2 Versatile scorer/defender on wing; contributed balance to rotation.  –
Walt Frazier Playmaking Guard 21.5 Moderate 9.0 4.2 4.1 NOR 8.7 Quick playmaker and defender; team assist leader among guards and future Hall-of-Famer.  –
Bill Bradley High IQ Secondary 19.4 Moderate 8.0 2.5 3.0 NOR 6.8 Intelligent scorer/pass; provided spacing and team-oriented play.  –
Howard Komives Supporting Floor Leader 21.3 Low-Moderate 7.7 2.2 3.2 NOR 6.5 Facilitator off the bench; showed playmaking depth.  –
Phil Jackson Defensive Role Big 14.6 Low 6.2 4.5 0.7 NOR 5.7 Rebound-oriented reserve big; later known for basketball leadership roles.  –
Freddie Crawford Bench Scoring 13.7 Low 5.4 2.7 1.5 NOR 4.8 Spot scoring and energy off the bench.  –
Em Bryant Backup Facilitator 12.6 Low 3.7 1.7 1.7 NOR 3.1 Short allocation minutes with solid team role.  –
Nate Bowman Limited Big 6.5 Low 2.7 2.7 0.5 NOR 2.6 Minimal impact reserve big.  –
Neil Johnson Development Reserve 6.7 Low 2.6 1.7 0.8 NOR 2.6 Spot minutes; future opportunity player.  –
Jim Caldwell Very Limited 3.5 Very Low 0.0 0.5 0.5 NOR 0.5 Extremely limited usage.  –