44-16, Finished 2nd in BAA Western Division (Game Results)
BAA Season Summary
1948-49 BAA Champions
Scored 84.0 points per game, Allowed 76.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 47-13)
Coached by John Kundla (44-16)
Arena: Minneapolis Auditorium ▪ Attendance: NA
SRS: 6.81 (1st of 12)
Playoffs:
Won BAA Finals (4-2) versus Washington Capitols
Won BAA Western Division Finals (2-0) versus Rochester Royals
Won BAA Western Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Chicago Stags
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1948-49 Statistics ▪ Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 60 | 1885 | 5146 | .366 | 1272 | 1759 | .723 | 1134 | 1386 | 5042 | 84.0 | ||||||||||
| Opponent | 60 | 4599 | 76.7 |
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| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Mikan | 99 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 24 | 60 | 583 | 1403 | .416 | 532 | 689 | .772 | 218 | 260 | 1698 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Pollard | 17 | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 26 | 53 | 314 | 792 | .396 | 156 | 227 | .687 | 142 | 144 | 784 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Herm Schaefer | 10 | G-F | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 58 | 214 | 572 | .374 | 174 | 213 | .817 | 185 | 121 | 602 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Don Carlson | 15 | G-F | 6-0 | 170 | 27 | 55 | 211 | 632 | .334 | 86 | 130 | .662 | 170 | 180 | 508 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Arnie Ferrin | 18 | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 47 | 130 | 378 | .344 | 85 | 128 | .664 | 76 | 142 | 345 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tony Jaros | 13 | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 59 | 132 | 385 | .343 | 79 | 110 | .718 | 58 | 114 | 343 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Jack Dwan | 19 | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 27 | 60 | 121 | 380 | .318 | 34 | 69 | .493 | 129 | 157 | 276 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Donnie Forman | 22 | G | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | 44 | 68 | 231 | .294 | 43 | 67 | .642 | 74 | 94 | 179 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Johnny Jorgensen | 16 | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | 48 | 41 | 114 | .360 | 24 | 33 | .727 | 33 | 68 | 106 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Earl Gardner | 14 | F | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | 50 | 38 | 101 | .376 | 13 | 28 | .464 | 19 | 50 | 89 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Mike Bloom | 11 | F-C | 6-6 | 190 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 92 | .141 | 29 | 40 | .725 | 15 | 22 | 55 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Whitey Kachan | 20 | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 42 | .381 | 15 | 22 | .682 | 12 | 24 | 47 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Don Smith | 12 | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 13 | .154 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Ray Ellefson | 18 | C | 6-8 | 230 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Jack Tingle | F | 6-4 | 205 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Mikan | 99 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 24 | 60 | 9.7 | 23.4 | .416 | 8.9 | 11.5 | .772 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 28.3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Pollard | 17 | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 26 | 53 | 5.9 | 14.9 | .396 | 2.9 | 4.3 | .687 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 14.8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Herm Schaefer | 10 | G-F | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 58 | 3.7 | 9.9 | .374 | 3.0 | 3.7 | .817 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 10.4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Don Carlson | 15 | G-F | 6-0 | 170 | 27 | 55 | 3.8 | 11.5 | .334 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .662 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 9.2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Arnie Ferrin | 18 | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 47 | 2.8 | 8.0 | .344 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .664 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 7.3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tony Jaros | 13 | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 59 | 2.2 | 6.5 | .343 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .718 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Jack Dwan | 19 | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 27 | 60 | 2.0 | 6.3 | .318 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .493 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Donnie Forman | 22 | G | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | 44 | 1.5 | 5.3 | .294 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .642 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 4.1 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Whitey Kachan | 20 | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 19 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .381 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .682 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Mike Bloom | 11 | F-C | 6-6 | 190 | 34 | 24 | 0.5 | 3.8 | .141 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .725 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Johnny Jorgensen | 16 | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | 48 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .360 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .727 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Earl Gardner | 14 | F | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | 50 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .376 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .464 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Jack Tingle | F | 6-4 | 205 | 24 | 2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .167 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Don Smith | 12 | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | 8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | .154 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Ray Ellefson | 18 | C | 6-8 | 230 | 26 | 3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Tingle | F | 6-4 | 205 | 24 | 2 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Don Carlson | 15 | G-F | 6-0 | 170 | 27 | 55 | .334 | .662 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Earl Gardner | 14 | F | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | 50 | .376 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Donnie Forman | 22 | G | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | 44 | .294 | .642 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arnie Ferrin | 18 | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 47 | .344 | .664 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ray Ellefson | 18 | C | 6-8 | 230 | 26 | 3 | .200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jack Dwan | 19 | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 27 | 60 | .318 | .493 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tony Jaros | 13 | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 59 | .343 | .718 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Whitey Kachan | 20 | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 19 | .381 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Johnny Jorgensen | 16 | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | 48 | .360 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | George Mikan | 99 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 24 | 60 | .416 | .772 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Jim Pollard | 17 | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 26 | 53 | .396 | .687 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Herm Schaefer | 10 | G-F | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 58 | .374 | .817 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Don Smith | 12 | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | 8 | .154 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mike Bloom | 11 | F-C | 6-6 | 190 | 34 | 24 | .141 | .725 |
| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Tingle | F | 6-4 | 205 | 24 | 2 | .167 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Don Carlson | 15 | G-F | 6-0 | 170 | 27 | 55 | .369 | .334 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Earl Gardner | 14 | F | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | 50 | .393 | .376 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Donnie Forman | 22 | G | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | 44 | .344 | .294 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arnie Ferrin | 18 | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 47 | .397 | .344 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ray Ellefson | 18 | C | 6-8 | 230 | 26 | 3 | .200 | .200 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jack Dwan | 19 | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 27 | 60 | .336 | .318 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tony Jaros | 13 | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 59 | .396 | .343 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Whitey Kachan | 20 | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 19 | .455 | .381 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Johnny Jorgensen | 16 | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | 48 | .412 | .360 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | George Mikan | 99 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 24 | 60 | .498 | .416 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Jim Pollard | 17 | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 26 | 53 | .440 | .396 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Herm Schaefer | 10 | G-F | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 58 | .452 | .374 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Don Smith | 12 | G-F | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | 8 | .209 | .154 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mike Bloom | 11 | F-C | 6-6 | 190 | 34 | 24 | .251 | .141 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | George Mikan | 99 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 24 | 10 | 103 | 227 | 97 | 121 | 21 | 44 | 303 | .454 | .802 | 30.3 | 2.1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Pollard | 17 | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 26 | 10 | 43 | 147 | 44 | 62 | 39 | 31 | 130 | .293 | .710 | 13.0 | 3.9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Herm Schaefer | 10 | G-F | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 10 | 48 | 104 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 124 | .462 | .875 | 12.4 | 3.1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Arnie Ferrin | 18 | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 77 | 30 | 45 | 21 | 41 | 82 | .338 | .667 | 8.2 | 2.1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Don Carlson | 15 | G-F | 6-0 | 170 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 95 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 60 | .242 | .560 | 6.0 | 2.8 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tony Jaros | 13 | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 28 | 58 | .357 | .783 | 5.8 | 1.1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Jack Dwan | 19 | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 18 | .241 | .444 | 1.8 | 0.9 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Donnie Forman | 22 | G | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 13 | .150 | .636 | 1.4 | 0.8 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Johnny Jorgensen | 16 | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Earl Gardner | 14 | F | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .111 | .500 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Whitey Kachan | 20 | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .400 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Mikan | 99 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 24 | 10 | .541 | .454 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jim Pollard | 17 | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 26 | 10 | .373 | .293 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Herm Schaefer | 10 | G-F | 6-0 | 175 | 29 | 10 | .525 | .462 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arnie Ferrin | 18 | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 23 | 10 | .424 | .338 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Don Carlson | 15 | G-F | 6-0 | 170 | 27 | 10 | .283 | .242 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tony Jaros | 13 | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 28 | 10 | .439 | .357 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jack Dwan | 19 | F-G | 6-4 | 200 | 27 | 10 | .273 | .241 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Donnie Forman | 22 | G | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | 9 | .262 | .150 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Johnny Jorgensen | 16 | G-F | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | 6 | .470 | .429 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Whitey Kachan | 20 | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 8 | .400 | .400 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Earl Gardner | 14 | F | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | 7 | .186 | .111 |