1962–63 New York Knicks season

1962–63 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Eddie Donovan
General manager	Fred Podesta
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	21–59 (.263)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPIX
Radio	WCBS

The 1962-63 NBA season was the Knicks' 17th season in the NBA.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Boston Celtics	58	22	.725	–	25–5	21–16	12–1	25–11
x-Syracuse Nationals	48	32	.600	10	23–5	13–19	12–8	21–15
x-Cincinnati Royals	42	38	.525	16	23–10	15–19	4–9	20–16
New York Knicks	21	59	.263	37	12–22	5–28	4–9	6–30

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1962-63 NBA Records
Team	BOS	CHI	CIN	DET	LAL	NYK	SFW	STL	SYR
Boston	—	8–2	9–3	8–0	4–5	10–2	8–1	5–3	6–6
Chicago	2–8	—	4–6	3–7	3–7	4–6	4–6	3–7	2–8
Cincinnati	3–9	6–4	—	4–4	3–6	10–2	6–3	3–5	7–5
Detroit	0–8	7–3	4–4	—	1–11	8–1	7–5	4–8	3–6
Los Angeles	5–4	7–3	6–3	11–1	—	5–3	8–4	7–5	4–4
New York	2–10	6–4	2–10	1–8	3–5	—	2–6	3–6	2–10
San Francisco	1–8	6–4	3–6	5–7	4–8	6–2	—	3–9	3–5
St. Louis	3–5	7–3	5–3	8–4	5–7	6–3	9–3	—	5–4
Syracuse	6–6	8–2	5–7	6–3	4–4	10–2	5–3	4–5	—

Game log

1962–63 Game log
#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	October 16	Chicago	119–121	Richie Guerin (30)	1–0
2	October 19	Los Angeles	105–116	Richie Guerin (27)	2–0
3	October 20	@ Boston	116–149	Guerin, Shue (20)	2–1
4	October 23	Syracuse	123–119	Richie Guerin (33)	2–2
5	October 26	Boston	133–108	Willie Naulls (29)	2–3
6	October 27	@ St. Louis	109–115	Richie Guerin (37)	2–4
7	October 30	@ San Francisco	106–125	Richie Guerin (25)	2–5
8	October 31	@ Los Angeles	95–115	Johnny Green (28)	2–6
9	November 2	@ San Francisco	121–143	Richie Guerin (37)	2–7
10	November 4	@ Los Angeles	106–125	Willie Naulls (18)	2–8
11	November 7	@ St. Louis	122–112	Richie Guerin (33)	3–8
12	November 9	Cincinnati	122–119	Richie Guerin (33)	3–9
13	November 11	N Boston	98–117	Gene Shue (23)	3–10
14	November 13	Boston	116–102	Richie Guerin (23)	3–11
15	November 15	@ Chicago	92–95	Richie Guerin (23)	3–12
16	November 16	San Francisco	127–111	Richie Guerin (32)	3–13
17	November 17	N Detroit	113–121 (OT)	Richie Guerin (29)	3–14
18	November 20	St. Louis	95–103	Al Butler (21)	4–14
19	November 21	N Chicago	137–108	Richie Guerin (27)	5–14
20	November 23	Syracuse	110–116	Willie Naulls (25)	6–14
21	November 24	@ Syracuse	126–137	Al Butler (23)	6–15
22	November 27	Cincinnati	139–129	Johnny Green (39)	6–16
23	November 28	@ Detroit	101–143	Richie Guerin (14)	6–17
24	December 1	N Detroit	115–117	Johnny Green (24)	6–18
25	December 4	Los Angeles	132–112	Al Butler (16)	6–19
26	December 5	N Chicago	133–117	Richie Guerin (33)	7–19
27	December 6	@ Cincinnati	99–96	Richie Guerin (29)	8–19
28	December 8	Detroit	78–87	Gene Shue (20)	9–19
29	December 11	Boston	87–95	Green, Guerin (23)	10–19
30	December 12	@ Detroit	106–115	Johnny Green (21)	10–20
31	December 15	@ Chicago	101–142	Johnny Green (25)	10–21
32	December 16	@ St. Louis	108–115	Richie Guerin (30)	10–22
33	December 18	Cincinnati	102–103	Johnny Green (27)	11–22
34	December 22	@ Boston	120–106	Richie Guerin (37)	12–22
35	December 25	Syracuse	123–111	Richie Guerin (30)	12–23
36	December 27	@ Syracuse	92–128	Al Butler (16)	12–24
37	December 29	San Francisco	114–109	Richie Guerin (41)	12–25
38	January 1	@ Cincinnati	106–112 (OT)	Richie Guerin (25)	12–26
39	January 3	N Syracuse	115–123	Johnny Green (31)	13–26
40	January 4	Chicago	108–129	Richie Guerin (33)	14–26
41	January 6	Detroit	103–102	Richie Guerin (29)	14–27
42	January 8	N Detroit	93–109	Johnny Green (16)	14–28
43	January 9	N St. Louis	110–95	Gola, Shue (16)	14–29
44	January 12	@ Chicago	97–130	Johnny Green (19)	14–30
45	January 13	@ Los Angeles	102–108	Green, Guerin, Hogue, Shue (16)	14–31
46	January 14	@ San Francisco	134–142	Richie Guerin (39)	14–32
47	January 17	@ San Francisco	113–100	Richie Guerin (27)	15–32
48	January 19	@ Cincinnati	108–114	Gene Shue (27)	15–33
49	January 22	Boston	124–100	Richie Guerin (27)	15–34
50	January 25	Cincinnati	114–112	Richie Guerin (36)	15–35
51	January 27	@ Boston	110–123	Richie Guerin (20)	15–36
52	January 29	San Francisco	123–103	Richie Guerin (22)	15–37
53	January 30	N Los Angeles	115–116	Al Butler (26)	15–38
54	January 31	N Chicago	101–116	Johnny Green (24)	15–39
55	February 3	Los Angeles	95–122	Tom Gola (23)	16–39
56	February 5	Syracuse	120–100	Johnny Green (36)	16–40
57	February 8	Boston	129–97	Al Butler (22)	16–41
58	February 9	N Syracuse	122–116	Richie Guerin (28)	16–42
59	February 10	@ Boston	123–129	Johnny Green (25)	16–43
60	February 13	St. Louis	103–102	Al Butler (27)	16–44
61	February 14	N St. Louis	113–123	Al Butler (27)	17–44
62	February 15	@ Chicago	135–131 (2OT)	Johnny Green (38)	18–44
63	February 17	Cincinnati	109–98	Dave Budd (23)	18–45
64	February 19	Detroit	121–112	Johnny Green (24)	18–46
65	February 21	@ Cincinnati	96–115	Johnny Green (27)	18–47
66	February 22	San Francisco	93–106	Richie Guerin (28)	19–47
67	February 24	@ Syracuse	126–143	Budd, Green (18)	19–48
68	February 26	Los Angeles	116–125	Richie Guerin (32)	20–48
69	February 27	@ Cincinnati	107–119	Richie Guerin (21)	20–49
70	February 28	N Syracuse	132–124	Johnny Green (26)	20–50
71	March 2	@ Boston	117–122	Bevo Nordmann (18)	20–51
72	March 3	Boston	102–95	Al Butler (17)	20–52
73	March 5	Syracuse	131–121	Richie Guerin (31)	20–53
74	March 7	@ Syracuse	118–129	Richie Guerin (29)	20–54
75	March 8	St. Louis	129–124	Richie Guerin (34)	20–55
76	March 10	@ St. Louis	120–132	Bevo Nordmann (30)	20–56
77	March 12	Cincinnati	110–96	Richie Guerin (22)	20–57
78	March 13	@ Detroit	89–112	Richie Guerin (23)	20–58
79	March 15	Chicago	111–116	Dave Budd (22)	21–58
80	March 17	@ Cincinnati	109–116	Richie Guerin (23)	21–59