Dick McGuire

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Richard Joseph "Dick" McGuire (January 26, 1926 � February 3, 2010) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

One of the premier guards of the 1950s, McGuire spent eleven seasons in the NBA (1949-60), eight with the New York Knicks and three with the Detroit Pistons. McGuire led the league in assists during his rookie season with a then-record 386 assists, and was among the league's top ten playmakers for ten of his eleven seasons. He was an NBA All-Star seven times (1951,'52, '54-'56, '58, '59), and was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1951.

McGuire became player-coach for the Pistons in his last season (1959-60), and coached them until 1963. He also coached the Knicks for three seasons, beginning in 1965. He compiled a 197-260 coaching record. McGuire was working as a senior consultant for the Knicks when he died on February 3, 2010 of a ruptured aortic aneurysm at age 84.

McGuire's brother Al was also a prominent figure in basketball who coached Marquette University to the 1977 NCAA basketball championship. They are the only pair of brothers inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

The Knicks retired his number 15 jersey in 1992.

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1949 BAA Draft

Territorial Picks		Vern Mikkelsen * Ed Macauley
First Round		Howie Shannon * Alex Groza * Bob Harris * Tony Lavelli * Vern Gardner * Ron Livingstone * Dick McGuire * Wallace Jones * Jack Kerris * Frank Saul
Second Round		George Kaftan * Ralph Beard * John Oldham * Leo Barnhorst * Harry Donovan * Jim Nolan * Jack Coleman * Johnny Orr * Jim Owens

Detroit Pistons


Franchise		Detroit Pistons * All-time roster * Seasons * Draft history * Head coaches * Current season
Arenas		North Side High School Gym * Allen County War Memorial Coliseum * Olympia Stadium * Cobo Arena * Pontiac Silverdome * The Palace of Auburn Hills
Head coaches		Carl Bennett * Curly Armstrong * Murray Mendenhall * Paul Birch * Charley Eckman * Red Rocha * Dick McGuire * Charles Wolf * Dave DeBusschere * Donnie Butcher * Paul Seymour * Butch van Breda Kolff * Terry Dischinger * Earl Lloyd * Ray Scott * Herb Brown * Bob Kauffman * Dick Vitale * Richie Adubato * Scotty Robertson * Chuck Daly * Ron Rothstein * Don Chaney * Doug Collins * Alvin Gentry * George Irvine * Rick Carlisle * Larry Brown * Flip Saunders * Michael Curry * John Kuester
D-League affiliate		Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Retired numbers		William Davidson * 2 * 4 * 11 * 15 * 16 * 21 * 40
Important figures		Fred Zollner * George Yardley * Dave Bing * Bob Lanier * William Davidson * Jack McCloskey * Chuck Daly * Isiah Thomas * Bill Laimbeer * Vinnie Johnson * Joe Dumars * Mark Aguirre * Rick Mahorn * John Salley * Dennis Rodman * Grant Hill * Chauncey Billups * Rip Hamilton * Tayshaun Prince * Rasheed Wallace * Ben Wallace * Larry Brown * George Blaha
NBA Championships (3)		1989 * 1990 * 2004
Culture and lore		"DEE-troit BASKETBALL!" * Jordan Rules * Hooper * Pacers �Pistons brawl
Rivals		Chicago Bulls * Boston Celtics * Los Angeles Lakers * Orlando Magic * Miami Heat
Broadcasters		TV: Fox Sports Detroit * Radio: WXYT (AM), WXYT-FM, WWJ * Announcers: George Blaha * Greg Kelser * Mark Champion * Rick Mahorn * Matt Dery * John Long * Eli Zaret

New York Knicks


The Franchise		Franchise * All-Time roster * Head coaches * Seasons * Current season
Arenas		Madison Square Garden III * 69th Regiment Armory * Madison Square Garden IV
Head Coaches		Cohalan * Lapchick * Boryla * Levane * Braun * Donovan * Gallatin * McGuire * Holzman * Reed * Holzman * H. Brown * Hill * Pitino * Jackson * MacLeod * Riley * Nelson * Van Gundy * Chaney * Williams * Wilkens * Williams * L. Brown * Thomas * D'Antoni
General Managers		Podesta * Boryla * Donovan * Holzman * Donovan * DeBusschere * Stirling * Bianchi * Checketts * Grunfeld * Layden * Thomas * Walsh
D-League Affiliate		Springfield Armor
Administration		Madison Square Garden, Inc. (Owner) * James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) * Donnie Walsh (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) * Mike D'Antoni (Head Coach)
Notable Figures		Dick Barnett * Walt Bellamy * Bill Bradley * Carl Braun * Marcus Camby * Bill Cartwright * Dave Checketts * Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton * Dave DeBusschere * Patrick Ewing * Walt Frazier * Harry Gallatin * Marty Glickman * Ernie Grunfeld * Richie Guerin * Red Holzman * Allan Houston * Ned Irish * Mark Jackson * Phil Jackson * Larry Johnson * Bernard King * David Lee * Jerry Lucas * Anthony Mason * Stephon Marbury * Dick McGuire * Earl Monroe * Charles Oakley * Cal Ramsey * Willis Reed * Micheal Ray Richardson * Pat Riley * Nate Robinson * Latrell Sprewell * John Starks * Kurt Thomas * Trent Tucker * Kiki Vandeweghe * Jeff Van Gundy * Gerald Wilkins * Max Zaslofsky
Retired Numbers		10 * 12 * 15 * 15 * 19 * 22 * 24 * 33 * 613
NBA Championships (2)		1970 * 1973
Rivals		Philadelphia 76ers * Boston Celtics * Los Angeles Lakers * Chicago Bulls * Indiana Pacers * Miami Heat * New Jersey Nets * Toronto Raptors
Culture and Lore		Willis Reed limping onto the court * Eddie * Spike Lee * Disputed Foul Against Scottie Pippen * 1994 NBA Finals * New York Rangers win Game 7 of 1994 Stanley Cup Finals * 1999 NBA Finals * Scott Layden * Isiah Thomas * Knickerbocker * Knicks �Nuggets brawl * Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? * Mike Walczewski * George Kalinsky
Media		TV: MSG Network * Radio: WEPN-AM * Current announcers: Mike Breen * Walt Frazier * Gus Johnson * John Andariese * Kelly Tripucka * Former announcers: Marv Albert * Bob Wolff