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44-24, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 82.8 points per game, Allowed 77.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 49-19)
Coached by John Kundla (44-24)
Arena: Minneapolis Auditorium / Attendance: NA
SRS: 4.79 (1st of 11)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Finals (3-1) versus Rochester Royals
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Indianapolis Olympians
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1950-51 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 68 | 2084 | 5590 | .373 | 1464 | 1989 | .736 | 3049 | 1408 | 1801 | 5632 | 82.8 | |||||||||
| Opponent | 68 | 5264 | 77.4 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | 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 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 26 | 68 | 678 | 1584 | .428 | 576 | 717 | .803 | 958 | 208 | 308 | 1932 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 6-7 | 230 | 22 | 64 | 359 | 893 | .402 | 186 | 275 | .676 | 655 | 181 | 260 | 904 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Jim Pollard | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 28 | 54 | 256 | 728 | .352 | 117 | 156 | .750 | 484 | 184 | 157 | 629 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 25 | 68 | 227 | 627 | .362 | 121 | 177 | .684 | 246 | 235 | 199 | 575 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Bob Harrison | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 68 | 150 | 432 | .347 | 101 | 128 | .789 | 172 | 195 | 218 | 401 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Arnie Ferrin | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 25 | 68 | 119 | 373 | .319 | 114 | 164 | .695 | 271 | 107 | 220 | 352 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kevin O'Shea | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 63 | 87 | 267 | .326 | 97 | 134 | .724 | 125 | 100 | 99 | 271 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Tony Jaros | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 30 | 63 | 88 | 287 | .307 | 65 | 103 | .631 | 131 | 72 | 131 | 241 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Bud Grant | F | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | 61 | 53 | 184 | .288 | 52 | 83 | .627 | 115 | 71 | 106 | 158 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Joe Hutton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 60 | 59 | 180 | .328 | 29 | 43 | .674 | 102 | 53 | 89 | 147 |
| Rk | Player | 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 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 26 | 68 | 10.0 | 23.3 | .428 | 8.5 | 10.5 | .803 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 28.4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 6-7 | 230 | 22 | 64 | 5.6 | 14.0 | .402 | 2.9 | 4.3 | .676 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 14.1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Jim Pollard | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 28 | 54 | 4.7 | 13.5 | .352 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .750 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 11.6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 25 | 68 | 3.3 | 9.2 | .362 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .684 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 8.5 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Bob Harrison | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 68 | 2.2 | 6.4 | .347 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .789 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 5.9 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Arnie Ferrin | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 25 | 68 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .319 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .695 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5.2 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kevin O'Shea | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 63 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .326 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .724 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.3 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Tony Jaros | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 30 | 63 | 1.4 | 4.6 | .307 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .631 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Bud Grant | F | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | 61 | 0.9 | 3.0 | .288 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .627 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Joe Hutton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 60 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .328 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .674 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Rk | Player | 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 | Arnie Ferrin | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 25 | 68 | .319 | .695 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kevin O'Shea | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 63 | .326 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 6-7 | 230 | 22 | 64 | .402 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | George Mikan | C | 6-10 | 245 | 26 | 68 | .428 | .803 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 25 | 68 | .362 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tony Jaros | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 30 | 63 | .307 | .631 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Joe Hutton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 60 | .328 | .674 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bob Harrison | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 68 | .347 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bud Grant | F | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | 61 | .288 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jim Pollard | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 28 | 54 | .352 | .750 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnie Ferrin | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 25 | 68 | .395 | .319 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kevin O'Shea | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 63 | .416 | .326 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 6-7 | 230 | 22 | 64 | .446 | .402 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | George Mikan | C | 6-10 | 245 | 26 | 68 | .509 | .428 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 25 | 68 | .408 | .362 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tony Jaros | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 30 | 63 | .363 | .307 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Joe Hutton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 60 | .369 | .328 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bob Harrison | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 68 | .411 | .347 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Bud Grant | F | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | 61 | .358 | .288 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jim Pollard | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 28 | 54 | .395 | .352 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | 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 | C | 6-10 | 245 | 26 | 7 | 62 | 152 | 44 | 55 | 74 | 9 | 25 | 168 | .408 | .800 | 24.0 | 10.6 | 1.3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 6-7 | 230 | 22 | 7 | 39 | 96 | 31 | 47 | 67 | 17 | 35 | 109 | .406 | .660 | 15.6 | 9.6 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Jim Pollard | F-C | 6-4 | 185 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 108 | 25 | 30 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 95 | .324 | .833 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 3.9 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bob Harrison | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 30 | 54 | .462 | .750 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | |||||||||
| 5 | Slater Martin | G | 5-10 | 170 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 25 | 20 | 50 | .353 | .519 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Arnie Ferrin | F-G | 6-2 | 180 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 21 | 41 | .333 | .944 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 2.3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Tony Jaros | F-G | 6-3 | 185 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | .300 | .727 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| 8 | Bud Grant | F | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .364 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Kevin O'Shea | G | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .143 | .750 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| 10 | Joe Hutton | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .000 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |||||||||