The 1994–95 New York Knicks season was the 49th season for the team in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

 (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks

New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

 posted a 55–27 record in the Atlantic Division

Atlantic Division (NBA)

The Atlantic Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Boston Celtics, the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors...

 and finished in second place, two games behind the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...

. By earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference (NBA)

The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, organized in three divisions of five teams each.The three division winners and the non-division winner with the best record are seeded 1 through 4 for the playoffs in order of their records, with all...

, New York qualified for the NBA Playoffs

NBA Playoffs

The National Basketball Association Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.-Format:Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in...

 for the eighth consecutive season.

In the first round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs

1995 NBA Playoffs

The 1995 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1994-1995 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets winning their second consecutive NBA championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic...

, the Knicks faced the sixth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

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, and won the series three games to one, advancing to the conference semifinals. The Knicks lost the series to the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...

, 4–3.

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	24	Monty Williams	F		Notre Dame
1	26	Charlie Ward Charlie Ward Charlie Ward, Jr. is a retired American professional NBA basketball player, college football Heisman Trophy winner, Davey O'Brien Award winner and a Major League Baseball draftee. Ward is considered one of the best all-around athletes in the last quarter century...	G		Florida State Florida State University The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

Roster

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	College
50	Greg Anthony Greg Anthony Gregory Carlton Anthony is an American former National Basketball Association basketball player and former personality on the ESPN family of networks. He is currently an analyst for CBS's college basketball coverage...	G	6-0	176	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4	Anthony Bonner Anthony Bonner Anthony Bonner is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round of the 1990 NBA Draft. He played six seasons in the NBA for the Kings, New York Knicks, and Orlando Magic averaging 6.9 ppg in his career...	F	6-8	215	Saint Louis University
7	Doug Christie Doug Christie (basketball) Douglas Dale Christie is a retired American basketball player.-Early life:Christie is the son of John Malone and Norma Christie...	G-F	6-6	200	Pepperdine University
44	Hubert Davis	G	6-5	183	University of North Carolina
33	Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle...	C-F	7-0	240	Georgetown University
35	Ron Grandison	F	6-6	215	University of New Orleans
1	Derek Harper Derek Harper Derek Ricardo Harper is a retired American professional basketball player from the University of Illinois, who spent 16 seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers.-College:After graduating from...	G	6-4	185	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
40	Greg Kite Greg Kite Gregory Fuller Kite is an American retired professional basketball player in the NBA. A 6'11" center from Brigham Young University, he was selected 21st overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1983 NBA Draft. As a Celtic, he won two championship rings in 1984 and 1986 before being waived by the team...	C	6-11	250	Brigham Young University
14	Anthony Mason Anthony Mason (basketball) Anthony George Douglas Mason is a retired American National Basketball Association player with the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his 13-year NBA career...	F	6-7	250	Tennessee State University
34	Charles Oakley Charles Oakley Charles Oakley is a retired American professional basketball player and is currently an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association...	F-C	6-8	225	Virginia Union University
25	Doc Rivers Doc Rivers Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers is a former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Rivers was known for his defense while playing in the NBA...	G	6-4	185	Marquette University
54	Charles Smith	F-C	6-10	230	University of Pittsburgh
3	John Starks John Starks (basketball) John Levell Starks is a former American professional basketball shooting guard. Starks was listed at 6'5" and 190 pounds during his NBA playing career...	G	6-3	180	Oklahoma State University
21	Charlie Ward Charlie Ward Charlie Ward, Jr. is a retired American professional NBA basketball player, college football Heisman Trophy winner, Davey O'Brien Award winner and a Major League Baseball draftee. Ward is considered one of the best all-around athletes in the last quarter century...	G	6-2	190	Florida State University
32	Herb Williams Herb Williams Herbert L. Williams is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association for eighteen seasons from 1981 to 1999. Williams served as the interim head coach of the NBA's New York Knicks...	C-F	6-10	242	Ohio State University
2	Monty Williams	F	6-8	225	University of Notre Dame

External links

• 1994-95 New York Knickerbockers Statistics