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1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics

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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

1948-49 Statistics ▪ Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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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

Player Statistics

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Totals

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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

Per Game

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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 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

Per 36 Minutes

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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 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

Advanced

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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

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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

Playoffs Advanced

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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