The 1957–58 New York Knicks season was the 12th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] With a 35–37 regular season record, the Knicks did not qualify for the 1958 NBA Playoffs.[2]
See main article: article and 1957 NBA draft. Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.[3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Brendan McCann | G | St. Bonaventure | ||
| 2 | 13 | G/F | California |
x – clinched playoff spot
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| width=100 | Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MIN | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
| — | 7–2 | 8–1 | 9–0 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 7–5 | ||
| 2–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 4–5 | ||
| 1–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 5–4 | ||
| 0–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–9 | 2–7 | ||
| New York | 5–7 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 8–4 | — | 7–2 | 3–9 | ||
| 4–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–3 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | ||
| 5–7 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–5 | — | ||
| 1957–58 Game log | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | ||
| 1 | October 23 | 95–112 | Ray Felix (22) | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | October 26 | 131–121 | Guy Sparrow (24) | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | November 3 | 105–123 | Carl Braun (22) | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | November 7 | @ Philadelphia | 101–113 | Ken Sears (26) | 2–2 | |
| 5 | November 8 | 104–99 | Carl Braun (19) | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | November 12 | 107–109 | Willie Naulls (24) | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | November 13 | 106–124 | Ron Sobieszczyk (21) | 3–4 | ||
| 8 | November 15 | 99–101 | Willie Naulls (24) | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | November 16 | Detroit | 109–105 | Naulls, Sears (21) | 3–6 | |
| 10 | November 19 | @ St. Louis | 115–118 | Richie Guerin (20) | 3–7 | |
| 11 | November 20 | @ Minneapolis | 105–101 | Richie Guerin (22) | 4–7 | |
| 12 | November 21 | N Minneapolis | 124–123 (OT) | Willie Naulls (33) | 5–7 | |
| 13 | November 23 | Syracuse | 119–115 | Ken Sears (33) | 5–8 | |
| 14 | November 26 | St. Louis | 120–110 | Willie Naulls (24) | 5–9 | |
| 15 | November 27 | @ Boston | 107–120 | Richie Guerin (25) | 5–10 | |
| 16 | November 28 | N Boston | 97–80 | Carl Braun (21) | 6–10 | |
| 17 | November 30 | @ Philadelphia | 83–111 | Ken Sears (17) | 6–11 | |
| 18 | December 1 | Detroit | 102–109 | Willie Naulls (25) | 7–11 | |
| 19 | December 3 | Cincinnati | 104–110 | Sears, Sobieszczyk (21) | 8–11 | |
| 20 | December 6 | @ Cincinnati | 112–97 | Richie Guerin (21) | 9–11 | |
| 21 | December 8 | @ St. Louis | 113–110 | Ron Sobieszczyk (32) | 10–11 | |
| 22 | December 10 | Boston | 103–106 | Richie Guerin (28) | 11–11 | |
| 23 | December 11 | N St. Louis | 135–126 | Guerin, Naulls (30) | 11–12 | |
| 24 | December 14 | @ St. Louis | 124–136 | Ken Sears (24) | 11–13 | |
| 25 | December 15 | @ Detroit | 116–109 | Carl Braun (24) | 12–13 | |
| 26 | December 17 | Syracuse | 117–123 | Ray Felix (24) | 13–13 | |
| 27 | December 22 | Philadelphia | 100–126 | Guerin, Sears (23) | 14–13 | |
| 28 | December 25 | @ Syracuse | 130–134 (OT) | Guerin, Naulls (22) | 14–14 | |
| 29 | December 26 | @ Boston | 110–120 | Richie Guerin (22) | 14–15 | |
| 30 | December 27 | Detroit | 120–125 | Carl Braun (28) | 15–15 | |
| 31 | December 28 | @ Philadelphia | 115–122 | Carl Braun (27) | 15–16 | |
| 32 | December 31 | Minneapolis | 116–142 | Guerin, Sparrow (23) | 16–16 | |
| 33 | January 2 | N Syracuse | 98–131 | Carl Braun (27) | 17–16 | |
| 34 | January 5 | Cincinnati | 101–100 | Ray Felix (23) | 17–17 | |
| 35 | January 7 | St. Louis | 114–112 | Richie Guerin (26) | 17–18 | |
| 36 | January 8 | N Cincinnati | 123–105 | Ray Felix (26) | 18–18 | |
| 37 | January 9 | N Boston | 136–123 | Willie Naulls (33) | 19–18 | |
| 38 | January 10 | @ Cincinnati | 104–107 | Carl Braun (19) | 19–19 | |
| 39 | January 12 | Philadelphia | 115–110 (OT) | Ken Sears (29) | 19–20 | |
| 40 | January 14 | N Cincinnati | 111–117 | Braun, Felix (20) | 19–21 | |
| 41 | January 17 | N Philadelphia | 117–116 | Willie Naulls (24) | 19–22 | |
| 42 | January 18 | Syracuse | 120–123 | Willie Naulls (31) | 20–22 | |
| 43 | January 19 | @ Syracuse | 108–112 | Ken Sears (21) | 20–23 | |
| 44 | January 22 | @ Detroit | 115–92 | Charlie Tyra (17) | 21–23 | |
| 45 | January 24 | @ Boston | 104–125 | Guy Sparrow (17) | 21–24 | |
| 46 | January 25 | Minneapolis | 116–128 | Ken Sears (28) | 22–24 | |
| 47 | January 26 | @ Minneapolis | 109–106 | Willie Naulls (23) | 23–24 | |
| 48 | January 27 | N Minneapolis | 113–102 | Richie Guerin (22) | 24–24 | |
| 49 | January 28 | Syracuse | 110–102 | Willie Naulls (29) | 24–25 | |
| 50 | January 31 | N Detroit | 105–119 | Braun, Naulls (26) | 24–26 | |
| 51 | February 1 | Boston | 121–114 | Carl Braun (28) | 24–27 | |
| 52 | February 2 | @ Philadelphia | 120–131 | Willie Naulls (22) | 24–28 | |
| 53 | February 4 | St. Louis | 116–120 | Willie Naulls (35) | 25–28 | |
| 54 | February 7 | N Syracuse | 105–102 | Carl Braun (27) | 25–29 | |
| 55 | February 8 | Minneapolis | 93–94 | Ken Sears (24) | 26–29 | |
| 56 | February 9 | @ Detroit | 100–98 | Carl Braun (20) | 27–29 | |
| 57 | February 11 | @ St. Louis | 105–107 | Ken Sears (26) | 27–30 | |
| 58 | February 12 | @ Minneapolis | 106–97 | Willie Naulls (28) | 28–30 | |
| 59 | February 14 | @ Cincinnati | 103–92 | Willie Naulls (21) | 29–30 | |
| 60 | February 15 | Cincinnati | 97–99 | Ken Sears (22) | 30–30 | |
| 61 | February 18 | Boston | 113–111 | Ken Sears (38) | 30–31 | |
| 62 | February 19 | @ Syracuse | 110–116 | Carl Braun (29) | 30–32 | |
| 63 | February 21 | @ Philadelphia | 111–117 (OT) | Carl Braun (26) | 30–33 | |
| 64 | February 22 | Syracuse | 112–115 | Richie Guerin (29) | 31–33 | |
| 65 | February 25 | Philadelphia | 132–110 | Ken Sears (27) | 31–34 | |
| 66 | February 26 | N Philadelphia | 96–112 | Ken Sears (25) | 32–34 | |
| 67 | March 1 | Detroit | 103–101 | Felix, Sears (19) | 32–35 | |
| 68 | March 4 | Boston | 99–104 | Guy Sparrow (29) | 33–35 | |
| 69 | March 5 | @ Syracuse | 91–102 | Willie Naulls (21) | 33–36 | |
| 70 | March 9 | Philadelphia | 81–123 | Ken Sears (20) | 34–36 | |
| 71 | March 11 | @ Boston | 119–126 | Richie Guerin (31) | 34–37 | |
| 72 | March 12 | @ Boston | 127–125 | Richie Guerin (28) | 35–37 |