1973-74 New York Knicks season

The 1973–74 New York Knicks season was the twenty-eighth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 49-33 record, qualifying for the playoffs, defeating the Capital Bullets four games to three in the Eastern Conference semifinals but lost to the Boston Celtics four games to one in the Eastern Conference finals.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1973 NBA Draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first to third rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	14	Mel Davis	F		St. John's
2	28	Pat McFarland	F/G		Saint Joseph's
3	49	Allie McGuire	F		Marquette
4	66	George Karl	G		North Carolina
5	83	Dennis Bell	F		Drake

Roster

1973–74 New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From SF 46 Bell, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-06-02 Drake PG 17 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1949-11-24 UCLA SF 24 Bradley, Bill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943-07-28 Princeton PF 31 Davis, Mel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1950-11-09 St. John's PF 22 DeBusschere, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1940-10-16 Detroit PG 10 Frazier, Walt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1945-03-29 Southern Illinois C 40 Gianelli, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1950-06-10 Pacific PF 18 Jackson, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1945-09-17 North Dakota F/C 32 Lucas, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1940-03-30 Ohio State G 7 Meminger, Dean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1948-05-13 Marquette G 15 Monroe, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1944-11-21 Winston-Salem State C 19 Reed, Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1942-06-25 Grambling State C 6 Riker, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1950-02-28 South Carolina PF 43 Wingo, Harthorne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947-09-09 Friendship Junior College

Head coach Red Holzman Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured