Schectman, Ossie
Photograph Collection

	Picture of the New York Knicks at the franchise's first-ever training camp in 1946. The squad would soon be down to ten men. In the lower left-hand corner is a picture of players relaxing during training camp. Among those pictured are Ossie Schectman, Hank Rosenstein, Ralph Kaplowitz, Leo Gottlieb, and Hy Gotkin (Hy did not make the Knicks team). Source: The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
	Picture taken at the reunion of the New York Knicks' original team during the first season of the NBA in 1946-47. Among those pictured are Ossie Schectman, Sonny Hertzberg, Nat Militzok, and Ralph Kaplowitz. Source: The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
	Picture of the New York Knicks at the team's first training camp; the squad would be cut to ten players by the time the season began. In the top right-hand corner is the quote: "I don't imagine you will find many people up this way who will understand your game...or have an interest in it." This was told to the Knicks' head coach as the team reached the Canadian border; their first (and the NBA's first) game was in Toronto against the Huskies. Source: The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

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