1958–59 New York Knicks season

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1958–59 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Andrew Levane
Arena	Madison Square Garden

Results
Record	40–32 (.556)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Semifinals (Eliminated 0-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WMGM
New York Knicks seasons
< 1957–58	1959–60 >

The 1958–59 New York Knicks season was the 13th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 40–32 win–loss record, qualifying for the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.^[1] New York lost in the first round to the Syracuse Nationals, two games to none.^[2]

NBA Draft

Main article: 1958 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.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Mike Farmer	F	United States	San Francisco
1	4	Pete Brennan	F	United States	North Carolina
2	11	Joe Quigg	F/C	United States	North Carolina
4	27	Johnny Cox	G	United States	Kentucky

References

^ "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
^ "1958–59 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1959.html. Retrieved September 26, 2009.

1958–59 NBA season by team

Eastern	Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse

Western	Cincinnati Detroit Minneapolis St. Louis

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