New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1949-1950 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Vince Boryla SF 6-5 210 Mar 11, 1927 23 Denver 0 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Carl Braun SG 6-5 180 Sep 25, 1927 22 Colgate 2 N/A
Harry Donovan PG 6-2 180 Sep 10, 1926 23 Muhlenberg College 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 Apr 26, 1927 22 Truman State 1 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Gene James SG 6-4 180 Feb 15, 1925 25 Marshall 1 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Ray Lumpp PG 6-1 178 Jul 11, 1923 26 NYU 1 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 2, Indianapolis Jets
Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 Jan 25, 1926 24 St. John's 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Paul Noel GF 6-4 185 Aug 17, 1924 25 Kentucky 2 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tex Ritter PG 6-2 185 Feb 26, 1924 26 Eastern Kentucky 1 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 4, New York Knicks
Connie Simmons PF 6-8 222 Mar 15, 1925 25   3 N/A
Butch Van Breda Kolff PG 6-3 185 Oct 28, 1922 27 Princeton 3 N/A
Ernie Vandeweghe PG 6-3 195 Sep 12, 1928 21 Colgate 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 8, New York Knicks

1949-1950 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals Syracuse Nationals Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 6
Division Tiebreaker Rochester Royals Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 1
Division Tiebreaker Fort Wayne Pistons Chicago Stags FWP in 1
Division Semifinals Washington Capitols New York Knicks NYK in 2
Division Semifinals Syracuse Nationals San Francisco Warriors SYR in 2
Division Semifinals Rochester Royals Fort Wayne Pistons FWP in 2
Division Semifinals Anderson Packers Tri-Cities Blackhawks AND in 3
Division Semifinals Indianapolis Olympians Sheboygan Red Skins IND in 3
Division Semifinals Minneapolis Lakers Chicago Stags MIN in 2
Division Finals Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks SYR in 3
Division Finals Indianapolis Olympians Anderson Packers AND in 3
Division Finals Minneapolis Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons MIN in 2
Semifinals Minneapolis Lakers Anderson Packers MIN in 2

1949-1950 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP PTS AST
Carl Braun 5 17.0 3.8
Vince Boryla 5 15.0 1.4
Harry Gallatin 5 13.0 1.2
Dick McGuire 5 12.6 5.4
Tex Ritter 5 9.0 1.6
Connie Simmons 5 8.4 1.4
Ernie Vandeweghe 4 8.0 0.8
Ray Lumpp 5 4.4 0.6
Paul Noel 5 0.6 0.2
Harry Donovan 3 0.7 0.0
Gene James 1 2.0 0.0
Butch Van Breda Kolff 1 0.0 0.0

1949-1950 New York Knicks Division Semifinals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Washington Leaders
Mar 21, 1950
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Washington		 W, 87-90 Washington Coliseum
Division Semifinals 		1-0 PTS: 26. Carl Braun
 PTS: 23. Fred Scolari
Mar 22, 1950
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Washington		 W, 103-83 Madison Square Garden
Division Semifinals 		2-0 PTS: 20. H. Gallatin
 PTS: 21. Don Otten

1949-1950 New York Knicks Division Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Syracuse Leaders
Mar 26, 1950
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Syracuse		 L, 91-83 State Fair Coliseum
Division Finals 		0-1 PTS: 22. Carl Braun
 PTS: 14. G. Ratkovicz
Mar 30, 1950
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Syracuse		 W, 80-76 Madison Square Garden
Division Finals 		1-1 PTS: 21. Vince Boryla
 PTS: 17. G. Ratkovicz
Apr 2, 1950
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Syracuse		 L, 91-80 State Fair Coliseum
Division Finals 		1-2 PTS: 17. E. Vandeweghe
 PTS: 18. G. Ratkovicz