Post by tootie223 on Dec 10, 2015 11:54:31 GMT -5
Tomorrow (December 11) marks the 56th anniversary of Richie Guerin becoming the first player in New York Knicks history to score 50 points (57 to be exact). Here is an excerpt from the Knicks official web site:
The Knicks were decent through the remainder of the decade, but from 1959-60 through 1965-66 the club failed to make the playoffs. Consistency was not a characteristic of the franchise; the coaching parade included Vince Boryla, Fuzzy Levane, Carl Braun, Eddie Donovan, and Dick McGuire. Of New York's 12 campaigns between 1955-56 and 1967-68, only one was a winning season.
The Knicks of that era were bad, but not boring. In 1957-58 New York led the league with a 112.1 scoring average while compiling a 35-37 record. Hard-nosed Richie Guerin, a 6-4 shooter out of Iona, was terrific. A fiery competitor and a high scorer, he made six consecutive All-Star Teams. Over an eight-year Knicks career Guerin scored 10,392 points and averaged 20.1 points, ranking among the team's all-time top five in both categories.
In 1959 Guerin became the first Knicks player to score 50 points in a game when he tallied 57 against Syracuse on December 11. It was one of 11 times in his career in which he scored 40 or more points. Guerin could also pass-on December 12, 1958, he handed out a franchise-record 21 assists against the St. Louis Hawks.
The Knicks were decent through the remainder of the decade, but from 1959-60 through 1965-66 the club failed to make the playoffs. Consistency was not a characteristic of the franchise; the coaching parade included Vince Boryla, Fuzzy Levane, Carl Braun, Eddie Donovan, and Dick McGuire. Of New York's 12 campaigns between 1955-56 and 1967-68, only one was a winning season.
The Knicks of that era were bad, but not boring. In 1957-58 New York led the league with a 112.1 scoring average while compiling a 35-37 record. Hard-nosed Richie Guerin, a 6-4 shooter out of Iona, was terrific. A fiery competitor and a high scorer, he made six consecutive All-Star Teams. Over an eight-year Knicks career Guerin scored 10,392 points and averaged 20.1 points, ranking among the team's all-time top five in both categories.
In 1959 Guerin became the first Knicks player to score 50 points in a game when he tallied 57 against Syracuse on December 11. It was one of 11 times in his career in which he scored 40 or more points. Guerin could also pass-on December 12, 1958, he handed out a franchise-record 21 assists against the St. Louis Hawks.
