Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers) are a National Basketball Association team based in New York, New York. Founded: 1946, as part of the Basketball Association of America Formerly known as: Home Arena: Madison Square Garden Uniform colors: Blue and orange Logo design: The words "NEW YORK KNICKS" above a basketball NBA Championships: Table of contents 1 Franchise history 2 Players of note 2.1 Basketball Hall of Famers: 2.2 Not to be forgotten: 2.3 Retired numbers: 2.4 Current stars: 3 Coaches and others 3.5 Basketball Hall of Famers: 4 External Link Franchise history The Knicks are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association that is still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged in 1949 to form the NBA. Players of note Basketball Hall of Famers: Walt Bellamy Bill Bradley Dave DeBusschere Walt Frazier Harry Gallatin Tom Gola Jerry Lucas Bob McAdoo Dick McGuire Earl Monroe Willis Reed Not to be forgotten: Patrick Ewing Antonio McDyess Pat Riley Latrell Sprewell John Starks Charlie Ward Retired numbers: 10 Walt Frazier 12 Dick Barnett 15 Earl Monroe 15 Dick McGuire 19 Willis Reed 22 Dave DeBusschere 24 Bill Bradley 33 Patrick Ewing 613 Red Holzman (the number of games he won as Knicks coach) Current stars: Shandon Anderson Anfernee Hardaway Allan Houston Stephon Marbury Dikembe Mutombo Kurt Thomas Keith Van Horn Coaches and others Basketball Hall of Famers: Red Holzman Isiah Thomas (team president 2003- ; enshrined for his playing career with the Detroit Pistons) Lenny Wilkens External Link New York Knicks official web site This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.