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Here is the 1996-97 New York Knicks roster and statistics:

Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DATE OF BIRTH COLLEGE
1 Chris Childs PG 6-3 195 November 20, 1967 Boise State
2 Larry Johnson SF 6-7 250 March 14, 1969 Odessa College, UNLV
3 John Starks SG 6-5 180 August 10, 1965 Northern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma Junior College, Oklahoma State
4 Scott Brooks PG 5-11 165 July 31, 1965 TCU, University of California, Irvine
7 Chris Jent SF 6-7 220 January 11, 1970 Ohio State
20 Allan Houston SG 6-6 200 April 20, 1971 Tennessee
21 Charlie Ward PG 6-2 190 October 12, 1970 Florida State
32 Herb Williams PF 6-11 260 February 16, 1958 Ohio State
33 Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 August 5, 1962 Georgetown
34 Charles Oakley PF 6-9 225 December 18, 1963 Virginia Union University
40 Walter McCarty PF 6-10 230 February 1, 1974 Kentucky
44 John Wallace SF 6-8 225 February 9, 1974 Syracuse
52 Buck Williams PF 6-8 215 March 8, 1960 Maryland

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 34 78 78 37.0 22.4 10.7 2.0 0.9 2.4 3.4 17.2 8.4 .488 0.1 0.0 .222 7.5 5.6 .754
Allan Houston SG 25 81 81 33.1 14.8 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 2.1 12.7 5.4 .423 4.7 1.8 .385 2.7 2.2 .803
John Starks SG 31 77 1 26.5 13.8 2.7 2.8 1.2 0.1 2.1 11.1 4.8 .431 5.3 1.9 .369 2.9 2.2 .769
Larry Johnson SF 27 76 76 34.4 12.8 5.2 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 9.7 4.9 .512 1.4 0.4 .324 3.6 2.5 .693
Charles Oakley PF 33 80 80 35.9 10.8 9.8 2.8 1.4 0.3 2.1 8.7 4.2 .488 0.2 0.1 .263 2.8 2.3 .808
Chris Childs PG 29 65 61 31.9 9.3 2.9 6.1 1.2 0.2 2.8 7.8 3.2 .414 2.8 1.1 .387 2.3 1.7 .758
Buck Williams PF 36 74 4 20.2 6.3 5.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.1 4.4 2.4 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 1.6 .642
Charlie Ward PG 26 79 21 22.3 5.2 2.8 4.1 1.1 0.2 1.9 4.3 1.7 .395 1.9 0.6 .312 1.6 1.2 .760
John Wallace SF 22 68 6 11.6 4.8 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 3.5 1.8 .517 0.1 0.0 .500 1.6 1.2 .718
Walter McCarty PF 22 35 0 5.5 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.9 0.7 .382 0.4 0.1 .286 0.4 0.2 .571
Scott Brooks PG 31 38 0 6.6 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.5 .487 0.3 0.1 .417 0.4 0.4 .933
Herb Williams PF 38 21 2 8.8 1.9 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.2 0.9 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.1 .750
Chris Jent SF 27 3 0 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.7 .333 1.0 0.7 .667 0.0 0.0  
Team Totals     82 82 242.1 95.4 42.5 22.1 7.7 4.6 17.8 75.9 35.1 .463 15.8 5.7 .363 25.8 19.3 .748

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 34 9 9 39.7 22.6 10.6 1.9 0.3 2.4 3.0 18.6 9.8 .527 0.1 0.0 .000 4.7 3.0 .643
Allan Houston SG 25 9 9 40.0 19.2 2.6 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.7 14.8 6.4 .436 5.8 2.9 .500 3.9 3.4 .886
John Starks SG 31 9 1 28.1 14.0 3.4 2.8 1.1 0.0 2.2 11.0 4.9 .444 4.6 1.4 .317 3.4 2.8 .806
Larry Johnson SF 27 9 9 32.8 13.8 4.0 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.7 8.6 4.8 .558 1.9 0.7 .353 4.2 3.6 .842
Chris Childs PG 29 10 10 32.8 10.4 4.9 5.9 2.0 0.0 2.8 8.7 3.8 .437 2.6 0.9 .346 2.3 1.9 .826
Charles Oakley PF 33 10 10 35.8 9.8 8.8 1.6 2.2 0.3 1.8 8.6 3.8 .442 0.1 0.0 .000 2.9 2.2 .759
Buck Williams PF 36 10 1 19.3 4.3 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.5 1.7 .486 0.0 0.0   1.7 0.9 .529
Charlie Ward PG 26 9 0 20.2 2.2 2.8 4.3 1.4 0.0 1.7 3.0 0.9 .296 1.0 0.1 .111 0.4 0.3 .750
John Wallace SF 22 4 1 10.0 2.5 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.8 1.0 .267 0.3 0.0 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Walter McCarty PF 22 2 0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Herb Williams PF 38 3 0 7.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Scott Brooks PG 31 4 0 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 .500 0.0 0.0   0.3 0.3 1.000
Team Totals     10 10 240.0 91.2 39.5 21.1 8.6 3.5 15.7 73.5 34.3 .467 14.8 5.5 .372 22.2 17.1 .770

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 34 78 78 2887 21.8 10.4 1.9 0.9 2.4 3.4 16.7 8.2 .488 0.1 0.0 .222 7.3 5.5 .754
Allan Houston SG 25 81 81 2681 16.1 3.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 2.2 13.9 5.9 .423 5.2 2.0 .385 2.9 2.3 .803
John Starks SG 31 77 1 2042 18.7 3.6 3.8 1.6 0.2 2.8 15.1 6.5 .431 7.2 2.6 .369 4.0 3.0 .769
Larry Johnson SF 27 76 76 2613 13.4 5.4 2.4 0.9 0.5 1.9 10.1 5.2 .512 1.4 0.5 .324 3.8 2.6 .693
Charles Oakley PF 33 80 80 2873 10.8 9.8 2.8 1.4 0.3 2.1 8.7 4.2 .488 0.2 0.1 .263 2.8 2.3 .808
Chris Childs PG 29 65 61 2076 10.5 3.3 6.9 1.4 0.2 3.1 8.8 3.7 .414 3.1 1.2 .387 2.6 2.0 .758
Buck Williams PF 36 74 4 1496 11.2 9.6 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.9 7.8 4.2 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 2.8 .642
Charlie Ward PG 26 79 21 1763 8.4 4.5 6.7 1.7 0.3 3.0 6.9 2.7 .395 3.1 1.0 .312 2.6 1.9 .760
John Wallace SF 22 68 6 787 14.9 7.1 1.7 1.0 1.1 3.5 10.8 5.6 .517 0.2 0.1 .500 5.0 3.6 .718
Walter McCarty PF 22 35 0 192 12.0 4.3 2.4 1.3 1.7 3.2 12.7 4.9 .382 2.6 0.7 .286 2.6 1.5 .571
Scott Brooks PG 31 38 0 251 8.2 2.6 4.2 3.0 0.0 2.4 5.6 2.7 .487 1.7 0.7 .417 2.2 2.0 .933
Herb Williams PF 38 21 2 184 7.6 6.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 9.0 3.5 .391 0.2 0.0 .000 0.8 0.6 .750
Chris Jent SF 27 3 0 10 21.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.6 7.2 .333 10.8 7.2 .667 0.0 0.0  

Playoff Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 34 9 9 357 20.5 9.6 1.7 0.3 2.2 2.7 16.8 8.9 .527 0.1 0.0 .000 4.2 2.7 .643
Allan Houston SG 25 9 9 360 17.3 2.3 2.1 0.6 0.3 2.4 13.3 5.8 .436 5.2 2.6 .500 3.5 3.1 .886
John Starks SG 31 9 1 253 17.9 4.4 3.6 1.4 0.0 2.8 14.1 6.3 .444 5.8 1.8 .317 4.4 3.6 .806
Larry Johnson SF 27 9 9 295 15.1 4.4 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.8 9.4 5.2 .558 2.1 0.7 .353 4.6 3.9 .842
Chris Childs PG 29 10 10 328 11.4 5.4 6.5 2.2 0.0 3.1 9.5 4.2 .437 2.9 1.0 .346 2.5 2.1 .826
Charles Oakley PF 33 10 10 358 9.9 8.8 1.6 2.2 0.3 1.8 8.6 3.8 .442 0.1 0.0 .000 2.9 2.2 .759
John Wallace SF 22 4 1 40 9.0 6.3 4.5 0.9 1.8 1.8 13.5 3.6 .267 0.9 0.0 .000 1.8 1.8 1.000
Buck Williams PF 36 10 1 193 8.0 7.5 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 6.5 3.2 .486 0.0 0.0   3.2 1.7 .529
Charlie Ward PG 26 9 0 182 4.0 4.9 7.7 2.6 0.0 3.0 5.3 1.6 .296 1.8 0.2 .111 0.8 0.6 .750
Herb Williams PF 38 3 0 23 6.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 3.1 .400 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Scott Brooks PG 31 4 0 7 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 5.1 .500 0.0 0.0   5.1 5.1 1.000
Walter McCarty PF 22 2 0 4 36.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 18.0 1.000 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 34 78 78 2887 1751 834 156 69 189 269 1342 655 .488 9 2 .222 582 439 .754
Allan Houston SG 25 81 81 2681 1197 240 179 41 18 167 1032 437 .423 384 148 .385 218 175 .803
John Starks SG 31 77 1 2042 1061 205 217 90 11 158 856 369 .431 407 150 .369 225 173 .769
Larry Johnson SF 27 76 76 2613 976 393 174 64 36 136 735 376 .512 105 34 .324 274 190 .693
Charles Oakley PF 33 80 80 2873 864 781 221 111 21 171 694 339 .488 19 5 .263 224 181 .808
Chris Childs PG 29 65 61 2076 605 191 398 78 11 180 510 211 .414 181 70 .387 149 113 .758
Buck Williams PF 36 74 4 1496 465 397 53 40 38 79 326 175 .537 1 0 .000 179 115 .642
Charlie Ward PG 26 79 21 1763 409 220 326 83 15 147 337 133 .395 154 48 .312 125 95 .760
John Wallace SF 22 68 6 787 325 155 37 21 25 76 236 122 .517 4 2 .500 110 79 .718
Walter McCarty PF 22 35 0 192 64 23 13 7 9 17 68 26 .382 14 4 .286 14 8 .571
Scott Brooks PG 31 38 0 251 57 18 29 21 0 17 39 19 .487 12 5 .417 15 14 .933
Herb Williams PF 38 21 2 184 39 31 5 4 5 5 46 18 .391 1 0 .000 4 3 .750
Chris Jent SF 27 3 0 10 6 1 1 0 0 0 6 2 .333 3 2 .667 0 0  
Team Totals     82 82 19855 7819 3489 1809 629 378 1422 6227 2882 .463 1294 470 .363 2119 1585 .748

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Patrick Ewing C 34 9 9 357 203 95 17 3 22 27 167 88 .527 1 0 .000 42 27 .643
Allan Houston SG 25 9 9 360 173 23 21 6 3 24 133 58 .436 52 26 .500 35 31 .886
John Starks SG 31 9 1 253 126 31 25 10 0 20 99 44 .444 41 13 .317 31 25 .806
Larry Johnson SF 27 9 9 295 124 36 23 7 1 15 77 43 .558 17 6 .353 38 32 .842
Chris Childs PG 29 10 10 328 104 49 59 20 0 28 87 38 .437 26 9 .346 23 19 .826
Charles Oakley PF 33 10 10 358 98 88 16 22 3 18 86 38 .442 1 0 .000 29 22 .759
Buck Williams PF 36 10 1 193 43 40 6 3 4 4 35 17 .486 0 0   17 9 .529
Charlie Ward PG 26 9 0 182 20 25 39 13 0 15 27 8 .296 9 1 .111 4 3 .750
John Wallace SF 22 4 1 40 10 7 5 1 2 2 15 4 .267 1 0 .000 2 2 1.000
Herb Williams PF 38 3 0 23 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 .400 0 0   0 0  
Walter McCarty PF 22 2 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 0   0 0  
Scott Brooks PG 31 4 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .500 0 0   1 1 1.000
Team Totals     10 10 2400 912 395 211 86 35 153 735 343 .467 148 55 .372 222 171 .770