New York Knicks
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The New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers) are a National Basketball Association team based in New York, New York.
- Founded: 1946, as part of the Basketball Association of America
- Home Arena: Madison Square Garden
- Uniform colors: Blue and orange
- Logo design: The words "NEW YORK KNICKS" (with "KNICKS" being larger than the other two) above a basketball on top of an upturned isosceles triangle
- NBA Championships: 1970, 1973
- 2004-05 Record: 33-49
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Franchise history
The Knicks are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged in 1949 to form the NBA.
Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers:
- Walt Bellamy
- Bill Bradley
- Dave DeBusschere
- Walt Frazier
- Harry Gallatin
- Tom Gola
- Jerry Lucas
- Dick McGuire
- Earl Monroe
- Willis Reed
Notables:
- Greg Anthony
- Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton
- Patrick Ewing
- Derek Harper
- Mark Jackson
- Phil Jackson
- Larry Johnson
- Bernard King
- Anthony Mason
- Xavier McDaniel
- Charles Oakley
- Latrell Sprewell
- John Starks
- Charlie Ward
- Herb Williams
- Charles Smith
- Chris Childs
- Spike Lee "The Cheerleader"
Retired numbers:
- 10 Walt Frazier
- 12 Dick Barnett
- 15 Earl Monroe
- 15 Dick McGuire
- 19 Willis Reed
- 22 Dave DeBusschere
- 24 Bill Bradley
- 33 Patrick Ewing
- 613 Red Holzman (the number of games he won as Knicks coach)
Current Roster (updated April 13, 2005)
Starters
- PG - #3
Stephon Marbury (Georgia Tech)
- SG - #11 Jamal Crawford (Michigan)
- F/C - #40 Kurt Thomas (TCU)
- PF - #50 Mike Sweetney (Georgetown)
- F - #5 Tim Thomas (Villanova)
Bench
- F/C - #45 Jackie Butler (Coastal Christian Academy, Virginia Beach, Virginia)
- G - #8 Jermaine Jackson (Detroit)
- F - #13 Malik Rose (Drexel)
- SF - #21 Trevor Ariza (UCLA)
- PF - #2 Maurice Taylor (Michigan)
- PF - #31 Jerome Williams (Georgetown)
- C - #14
Bruno Šundov (Croatia)
Injured Reserve
- G/F - #1 Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (Memphis)
- SG - #20 Allan Houston (Tennessee)
Coaches and others
Basketball Hall of Famers:
- Red Holzman
- Isiah Thomas (team president 2003- ; enshrined for his playing career with the Detroit Pistons)
- Lenny Wilkens
Not to be forgotten:
External links
For the career of the expression "Knickerbocker," see Knickers.
- New York Knicks official web site (http://www.nba.com/knicks/)Template:NBA
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