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Here is the New York Knicks 1980–81 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
New York Knicks 1980–81 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 |
| 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 | Rory Sparrow | G | 6’2″ | 175 lbs | Jun 12, 1958 | Villanova |
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cartwright | C | 23 | 82 | 82 | 35.7 | 20.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 13.6 | 7.5 | .554 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.3 | 5.0 | .788 |
| Ray Williams | PG | 26 | 79 | 79 | 34.7 | 19.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 16.9 | 7.8 | .461 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .235 | 4.8 | 3.9 | .817 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | SG | 25 | 79 | 79 | 40.2 | 16.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 6.6 | .469 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .225 | 4.3 | 2.8 | .663 |
| Campy Russell | SF | 29 | 79 | 79 | 36.3 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 13.9 | 6.4 | .464 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .308 | 4.3 | 3.4 | .781 |
| Sly Williams | PF | 23 | 67 | 67 | 29.5 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 10.6 | 5.2 | .493 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .250 | 4.0 | 2.8 | .690 |
| Mike Glenn | PG | 25 | 82 | 0 | 18.4 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 3.5 | .558 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .364 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .891 |
| Mike Woodson | SG | 22 | 81 | 0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 2.0 | .442 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .200 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .766 |
| DeWayne Scales | PF | 22 | 44 | 0 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 2.1 | .418 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .167 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .667 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 23 | 76 | 0 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .630 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 28 | 82 | 0 | 20.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1.9 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .638 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 23 | 60 | 0 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .330 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .739 |
| Totals | 82 | 241.8 | 107.9 | 40.8 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 17.8 | 88.5 | 42.7 | .483 | 2.9 | 0.7 | .237 | 29.1 | 21.7 | .747 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | SF | 29 | 2 | 2 | 44.5 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 7.5 | .441 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.5 | 8.0 | .941 |
| Ray Williams | PG | 26 | 2 | 2 | 42.0 | 21.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 9.0 | .439 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .333 | 5.5 | 3.0 | .545 |
| Sly Williams | PF | 23 | 2 | 2 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 | .722 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Michael Ray Richardson | SG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 43.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 16.5 | 4.0 | .242 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.0 | 3.5 | .583 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 23 | 2 | 2 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | .353 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.0 | 4.0 | .667 |
| Mike Glenn | PG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .571 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.000 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 28 | 2 | 2 | 31.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 23 | 2 | 2 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .800 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Mike Woodson | SG | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Totals | 2 | 252.5 | 97.0 | 41.5 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 85.5 | 37.5 | .439 | 5.0 | 0.5 | .100 | 31.5 | 21.5 | .683 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Williams | PG | 26 | 79 | 79 | 34.7 | 20.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 17.5 | 8.1 | .461 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .235 | 5.0 | 4.1 | .817 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 23 | 82 | 82 | 35.7 | 20.3 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 13.8 | 7.6 | .554 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.4 | 5.0 | .788 |
| Campy Russell | SF | 29 | 79 | 79 | 36.3 | 16.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 13.8 | 6.4 | .464 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .308 | 4.3 | 3.4 | .781 |
| Sly Williams | PF | 23 | 67 | 67 | 29.5 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 12.9 | 6.4 | .493 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .250 | 4.9 | 3.4 | .690 |
| Mike Glenn | PG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 6.8 | .558 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .364 | 2.6 | 2.3 | .891 |
| DeWayne Scales | PF | 22 | 44 | 44 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 16.7 | 7.0 | .418 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .167 | 2.9 | 1.9 | .667 |
| Mike Woodson | SG | 22 | 81 | 81 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 14.1 | 6.3 | .442 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .200 | 2.4 | 1.9 | .766 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | SG | 25 | 79 | 79 | 40.2 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 12.7 | 5.9 | .469 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .225 | 3.8 | 2.5 | .663 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 23 | 76 | 76 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 9.5 | 4.8 | .504 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.4 | 2.2 | .630 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 23 | 60 | 60 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 4.0 | .330 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 3.4 | .739 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 28 | 82 | 82 | 20.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 3.4 | .466 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .250 | 3.4 | 2.2 | .638 |
| Totals | 82 | 241.8 | 170.0 | 66.5 | 36.6 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 26.5 | 146.2 | 64.9 | .478 | 3.6 | 0.7 | .175 | 44.6 | 30.7 | .701 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | SF | 29 | 2 | 2 | 44.5 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 13.8 | 6.1 | .441 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.9 | 6.5 | .941 |
| Ray Williams | PG | 26 | 2 | 2 | 42.0 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 17.6 | 7.7 | .439 | 1.3 | 0.4 | .333 | 4.7 | 2.6 | .545 |
| Sly Williams | PF | 23 | 2 | 2 | 28.0 | 16.7 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 11.6 | 8.4 | .722 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.2 | 2.6 | .000 |
| Mike Glenn | PG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 26.0 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 5.5 | .571 | 1.4 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.000 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 23 | 2 | 2 | 24.5 | 14.7 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 4.4 | .353 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.8 | 5.9 | .667 |
| Mike Woodson | SG | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 14.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.000 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 28 | 2 | 2 | 31.5 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 6.9 | 3.4 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.4 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 23 | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | .800 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .500 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | SG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 43.0 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 13.8 | 3.3 | .242 | 1.7 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 2.9 | .583 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Totals | 2 | 317.5 | 125.1 | 62.7 | 24.8 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 29.4 | 111.2 | 49.4 | .471 | 5.2 | 0.4 | .033 | 41.2 | 31.1 | .629 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cartwright | C | 23 | 82 | 82 | 2925 | 1646 | 613 | 111 | 48 | 83 | 200 | 1118 | 619 | .554 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 518 | 408 | .788 |
| Ray Williams | PG | 26 | 79 | 79 | 2742 | 1560 | 321 | 432 | 185 | 37 | 235 | 1335 | 616 | .461 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 382 | 312 | .817 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | SG | 25 | 79 | 79 | 3175 | 1293 | 545 | 627 | 232 | 35 | 302 | 1116 | 523 | .469 | 102 | 23 | .225 | 338 | 224 | .663 |
| Campy Russell | SF | 29 | 79 | 79 | 2865 | 1292 | 353 | 257 | 99 | 8 | 212 | 1095 | 508 | .464 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 343 | 268 | .781 |
| Sly Williams | PF | 23 | 67 | 67 | 1976 | 885 | 416 | 180 | 116 | 18 | 141 | 708 | 349 | .493 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 268 | 185 | .690 |
| Mike Glenn | PG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 1506 | 672 | 88 | 108 | 72 | 5 | 62 | 511 | 285 | .558 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 110 | 98 | .891 |
| Mike Woodson | SG | 22 | 81 | 81 | 949 | 380 | 97 | 75 | 36 | 12 | 54 | 373 | 165 | .442 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 64 | 49 | .766 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 28 | 82 | 82 | 1708 | 423 | 465 | 72 | 27 | 97 | 103 | 341 | 159 | .466 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 163 | 104 | .638 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 23 | 76 | 76 | 964 | 314 | 243 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 254 | 128 | .504 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 92 | 58 | .630 |
| DeWayne Scales | PF | 22 | 44 | 44 | 484 | 215 | 132 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 225 | 94 | .418 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 39 | 26 | .667 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 23 | 60 | 60 | 536 | 169 | 69 | 76 | 22 | 2 | 38 | 179 | 59 | .330 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 69 | 51 | .739 |
| Totals | 19830 | 8849 | 3342 | 1976 | 861 | 314 | 1435 | 7255 | 3505 | .483 | 236 | 56 | .237 | 2386 | 1783 | .747 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | SF | 29 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 15 | .441 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 16 | .941 |
| Ray Williams | PG | 26 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 18 | .439 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 11 | 6 | .545 |
| Sly Williams | PF | 23 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | .722 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | SG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 7 | .583 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | 23 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 8 | .667 |
| Marvin Webster | C | 28 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Glenn | PG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .571 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Larry Demic | PF | 23 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .800 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Mike Woodson | SG | 22 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Reggie Carter | SG | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 505 | 194 | 83 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 40 | 171 | 75 | .439 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 63 | 43 | .683 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cartwright | Core Post Anchor | 35.7 | High | 20.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 15.3 | Led Knicks in scoring; efficient inside scorer and rim protector with strong post presence. | |
| Michael Ray Richardson | Lead Ball Carrier | 40.2 | High | 16.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 17.2 | Versatile two‑way guard who created offense and disrupted opponents; known for physical defense and playmaking; one of the era’s top perimeter defenders. | MVP‑17, AS, DEF1 |
| Ray Williams | Floor General | 34.7 | High | 19.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 16.05 | Primary facilitator alongside Richardson, aggressive scoring guard, drove pace and transition offense. | |
| Campy Russell | Secondary Scorer | 36.3 | Medium | 16.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 12.8 | Reliable two‑way forward providing consistent scoring and spacing; drew defensive attention in half court. | |
| Sly Williams | Versatile Big | 29.5 | Medium | 13.2 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 11.05 | Contributed physical rebounding, mid‑range scoring, and defensive switches; forward with multi‑role usage. | |
| Marvin Webster | Rim Protector | 20.8 | Low | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.65 | Defensive center preserving minutes; helped anchor the paint in shorter stints. | |
| Mike Glenn | Backup Facilitator | 18.4 | Low | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.8 | Provided bench playmaking and efficient shooting in limited minutes. | |
| DeWayne Scales | Energy Reserve | 11.0 | Very Low | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.25 | Spot minutes as interior scorer and rebounder; limited ball handling. | |
| Mike Woodson | Spot Scorer | 11.7 | Very Low | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.65 | Role bench guard with occasional scoring bursts. | |
| Larry Demic | Rotation Forward | 12.7 | Very Low | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.05 | Physical forward on bench, contributed in rebounds and defense. | |
| Reggie Carter | End‑of‑Rotation | 8.9 | Very Low | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.95 | Limited minutes, developmental guard role. |