New York Knicks year by year

81 seasons since 1946-47 · 3078-3192 all time · 3 titles

How have the Knicks ranked, year by year?

The New York Knicks have played 80 seasons since 1946-47: 3078-3191 in the regular season, with 3 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league 6 times: 2020-21, 2000-01, 1993-94, 1992-93 and 2 more. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2020-21's (1st in points allowed), the best offense 2024-25's (9th in points scored). In 2026-27 they are 0-1, 23rd in points scored and 17th in points allowed after 1 games.

New York Knicks by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2026-27	0-1	97.023rd	120.017th	Mike Brown	—
2025-26	53-29	116.510th	110.25th	Mike Brown	Won the NBA Finals
2024-25	51-31	115.89th	111.79th	Tom Thibodeau	Playoffs, 10-8
2023-24	50-32	112.819th	108.22nd	Tom Thibodeau	Playoffs, 7-6
2022-23	47-35	116.011th	113.113th	Tom Thibodeau	Playoffs, 6-5
2021-22	37-45	106.526th	106.66th	Tom Thibodeau	—
2020-21	41-31	107.026th	104.71st	Tom Thibodeau	Playoffs, 1-4
2019-20	21-45	105.829th	112.318th	Mike Miller	—
2018-19	17-65	104.628th	113.822nd	David Fizdale	—
2017-18	29-53	104.518th	108.020th	Jeff Hornacek	—
2016-17	31-51	104.318th	108.023rd	Jeff Hornacek	—
2015-16	32-50	98.427th	101.110th	Derek Fisher, Kurt Rambis	—
2014-15	17-65	91.930th	101.221st	Derek Fisher	—
2013-14	37-45	98.620th	99.48th	Mike Woodson	—
2012-13	54-28	100.011th	95.77th	Mike Woodson	Playoffs, 6-6
2011-12	36-30	97.811th	94.711th	Mike D'Antoni	Playoffs, 1-4
2010-11	42-40	106.52nd	105.728th	Mike D'Antoni	Playoffs, 0-4
2009-10	29-53	102.19th	105.928th	Mike D'Antoni	—
2008-09	32-50	105.24th	107.828th	Mike D'Antoni	—
2007-08	23-59	96.921st	103.522nd	Isiah Thomas	—
2006-07	33-49	97.516th	100.320th	Isiah Thomas	—
2005-06	23-59	95.620th	102.027th	Larry Brown	—
2004-05	33-49	97.314th	99.718th	Lenny Wilkens, Herb Williams	—
2003-04	39-43	92.016th	93.513th	Don Chaney, Herb Williams	Playoffs, 0-4
2002-03	37-45	95.911th	97.220th	Don Chaney	—
2001-02	30-52	91.623rd	95.613th	Don Chaney	—
2000-01	48-34	88.727th	86.11st	Jeff Van Gundy	Playoffs, 2-3
1999-00	50-32	92.126th	90.42nd	Jeff Van Gundy	Playoffs, 9-7
1998-99	27-23	86.426th	85.44th	Jeff Van Gundy	Lost the NBA Finals
1997-98	43-39	91.624th	89.12nd	Jeff Van Gundy	Playoffs, 4-6
1996-97	57-25	95.418th	92.25th	Jeff Van Gundy	Playoffs, 6-4
1995-96	47-35	97.221st	94.94th	Don Nelson	Playoffs, 4-4
1994-95	55-27	98.219th	95.12nd	Pat Riley	Playoffs, 6-5
1993-94	57-25	98.520th	91.51st	Pat Riley	Lost the NBA Finals
1992-93	60-22	101.623rd	95.41st	Pat Riley	Playoffs, 9-6
1991-92	51-31	101.621st	97.72nd	Pat Riley	Playoffs, 6-6
1990-91	39-43	103.117th	103.37th	John MacLeod	Playoffs, 0-3
1989-90	45-37	108.311th	106.915th	Stu Jackson	Playoffs, 4-6
1988-89	52-30	116.73rd	112.919th	Rick Pitino	Playoffs, 5-4
1987-88	38-44	105.516th	106.08th	Rick Pitino	Playoffs, 1-3
1986-87	24-58	103.822nd	110.012th	Bob Hill	—
1985-86	23-59	98.722nd	104.31st	Hubie Brown	—
1984-85	24-58	105.221st	109.811th	Hubie Brown	—
1983-84	47-35	106.917th	103.02nd	Hubie Brown	Playoffs, 6-6
1982-83	44-38	100.019th	97.51st	Hubie Brown	Playoffs, 2-4
1981-82	33-49	106.216th	108.911th	Red Holzman	—
1980-81	50-32	107.912th	106.39th	Red Holzman	Playoffs, 0-2
1979-80	39-43	114.04th	115.119th	Red Holzman	—
1978-79	31-51	107.717th	111.112th	Red Holzman	—
1977-78	43-39	113.43rd	114.021st	Willis Reed	Playoffs, 2-4
1976-77	40-42	108.67th	108.617th	Red Holzman	—
1975-76	38-44	102.7	103.9	Red Holzman	—
1974-75	40-42	100.4	101.7	Red Holzman	Playoffs, 1-2
1973-74	49-33	101.3	98.5	Red Holzman	Playoffs, 5-7
1972-73	57-25	105.0	98.2	Red Holzman	Won the NBA Finals
1971-72	48-34	107.1	104.7	Red Holzman	Lost the NBA Finals
1970-71	52-30	110.1	105.0	Red Holzman	Playoffs, 7-5
1969-70	60-22	115.0	105.9	Red Holzman	Won the NBA Finals
1968-69	54-28	110.8	105.1	Red Holzman	Playoffs, 6-4
1967-68	43-39	116.1	114.3	Red Holzman	Playoffs, 2-4
1966-67	36-45	116.4	119.4	Dick McGuire	Playoffs, 1-3
1965-66	30-50	116.7	119.3	Dick McGuire	—
1964-65	31-49	107.4	111.1	Eddie Donovan, Harry Gallatin	—
1963-64	22-58	112.2	119.0	Eddie Donovan	—
1962-63	21-59	110.5	117.7	Eddie Donovan	—
1961-62	29-51	114.8	119.7	Eddie Donovan	—
1960-61	21-58	113.7	120.1	Carl Braun	—
1959-60	27-48	117.3	119.6	Carl Braun	—
1958-59	40-32	110.3	110.1	Andrew Levane	Playoffs, 0-2
1957-58	35-37	112.1	110.8	Vince Boryla	—
1956-57	36-36	100.8	100.9	Vince Boryla	—
1955-56	35-37	100.2	100.6	Joe Lapchick	—
1954-55	38-34	92.7	92.6	Joe Lapchick	Playoffs, 1-2
1953-54	44-28	79.0	79.1	Joe Lapchick	Playoffs, 0-4
1952-53	47-23	85.5	80.3	Joe Lapchick	Lost the NBA Finals
1951-52	37-29	85.0	84.2	Joe Lapchick	Lost the NBA Finals
1950-51	36-30	85.8	85.4	Joe Lapchick	Lost the NBA Finals
1949-50	40-28	80.7	78.6	Joe Lapchick	Playoffs, 3-2
1948-49	32-28	79.2	77.7	Joe Lapchick	Playoffs, 3-3
1947-48	26-22	74.5	71.4	Joe Lapchick	Playoffs, 1-2
1946-47	33-27	64.7	64.0	Neil Cohalan	Playoffs, 2-3

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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