1988-89 New York Knicks season

The 1988–89 New York Knicks season was the forty-third season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished first in the Atlantic Division with a 52-30 record, qualify for the playoffs. The Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round in three games to one. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks got eliminated by the Chicago Bulls in four games to two.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	19	Rod Strickland	PG		DePaul
2	37	Greg Butler	C		Stanford
3	69	Phil Stinnie	F		Virginia Commonwealth

Roster

1988–89 New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From C 54 Butler, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1966–03–11 Stanford C 33 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown F 44 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–04 UNLV G 13 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's G 8 Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1963–09–15 Arkansas F 4 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond F 34 Oakley, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1963–12–18 Virginia Union G 11 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–11 DePaul G 6 Tucker, Trent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1959–12–20 Minnesota F 55 Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958–08–01 UCLA F 7 Walker, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–08–18 Kentucky C 45 Wilkins, Eddie Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–05–07 Gardner–Webb G 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga

Head coach Rick Pitino Assistant coach(es) Stu Jackson Jim O'Brien Ralph Willard Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured