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Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Jim Pollard | F | 6’4″ | 185 lbs | July 9, 1922 | Stanford |
| 19 | Vern Mikkelsen | F | 6’7″ | 230 lbs | Oct 21, 1928 | Hamline |
| 20 | Slater Martin | G | 5’10” | 170 lbs | Oct 22, 1925 | Texas |
| 15 | Whitey Skoog | G | 5’11” | 180 lbs | Nov 2, 1926 | Minnesota |
| 18 | Clyde Lovellette | C | 6’9″ | 234 lbs | Sept 7, 1929 | Kansas |
| 16 | Lew Hitch | F | 6’8″ | 200 lbs | July 16, 1929 | Kansas State |
| 10 | Dick Schnittker | F | 6’5″ | 200 lbs | May 27, 1928 | Ohio State |
| 12 | Bob Harrison | G | 6’1″ | 190 lbs | Aug 12, 1927 | Michigan |
| 22 | Chuck Mencel | G | 6’0″ | 180 lbs | Aug 10, 1933 | Minnesota |
| 99 | George Mikan † | C | 6’10” | 245 lbs | June 18, 1924 | DePaul |
† George Mikan retired before the season but returned for the playoffs; he did not play in the regular season.
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Martin | PG | 29 | 72 | 72 | 38.7 | 13.6 | 3.6 | 5.9 | – | – | – | 12.8 | .381 | – | – | 5.0 | .769 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 26 | 71 | 71 | 36.0 | 18.7 | 10.2 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 14.7 | .422 | – | – | 8.4 | .747 |
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 25 | 70 | 70 | 33.7 | 18.7 | 11.5 | 1.4 | – | – | – | 17.0 | .435 | – | – | 5.7 | .686 |
| Whitey Skoog | SG | 28 | 72 | 72 | 32.8 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | – | – | – | 11.6 | .395 | – | – | 2.2 | .806 |
| Jim Pollard | SF | 32 | 63 | 63 | 31.1 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | 11.9 | .354 | – | – | 3.0 | .812 |
| Dick Schnittker | SF | 26 | 72 | 72 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | – | – | – | 8.1 | .388 | – | – | 5.0 | .823 |
| Lew Hitch | PF | 25 | 17 | 17 | 19.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 1.4 | – | – | – | 4.0 | .471 | – | – | 2.9 | .694 |
| Jim Holstein | SF | 24 | 62 | 62 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 5.3 | .324 | – | – | 1.5 | .713 |
| Ed Kalafat | PF | 22 | 72 | 72 | 15.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 5.2 | .315 | – | – | 2.3 | .661 |
| Bob Carney | SG | 22 | 19 | 19 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 3.4 | .375 | – | – | 2.1 | .525 |
| Bobby Watson | PG | 24 | 50 | 50 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | – | – | – | 3.5 | .358 | – | – | 0.7 | .629 |
| Don Sunderlage | SG | 25 | 45 | 45 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | – | – | – | 3.0 | .248 | – | – | 1.6 | .658 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 72 | – | 25.4 | 95.6 | 53.7 | 20.4 | – | – | – | 89.8 | .388 | – | – | 35.0 | .744 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Martin | PG | 29 | 7 | 7 | 45.0 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | – | – | – | 13.4 | .298 | – | – | 7.0 | .816 |
| Jim Pollard | SF | 32 | 7 | 7 | 36.7 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 2.0 | – | – | – | 14.9 | .317 | – | – | 6.6 | .717 |
| Whitey Skoog | SG | 28 | 7 | 7 | 34.4 | 13.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | – | – | – | 13.1 | .391 | – | – | 3.0 | .905 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 29.9 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 1.9 | – | – | – | 12.1 | .353 | – | – | 6.6 | .783 |
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 25 | 7 | 7 | 28.1 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 14.0 | .449 | – | – | 5.7 | .725 |
| Dick Schnittker | SF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 20.0 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 7.3 | .275 | – | – | 5.1 | .694 |
| Lew Hitch | PF | 25 | 7 | 7 | 19.6 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | – | – | – | 5.7 | .400 | – | – | 4.1 | .793 |
| Jim Holstein | SF | 24 | 7 | 7 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 5.4 | .421 | – | – | 1.3 | .889 |
| Ed Kalafat | PF | 22 | 7 | 7 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 3.1 | .091 | – | – | 1.4 | .300 |
| Bob Carney | SG | 22 | 7 | 7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 1.1 | .125 | – | – | 1.3 | .889 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 7 | – | 247.1 | 94.9 | 58.7 | 14.7 | – | – | – | 90.3 | .348 | – | – | 42.1 | .759 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Martin | PG | 29 | 72 | 72 | 2784 | 976 | 260 | 427 | – | – | – | 919 | 350 | – | – | 359 | 276 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 26 | 71 | 71 | 2559 | 1327 | 722 | 145 | – | – | – | 1043 | 440 | – | – | 598 | 447 |
| Whitey Skoog | SG | 28 | 72 | 72 | 2365 | 785 | 303 | 251 | – | – | – | 836 | 330 | – | – | 155 | 125 |
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 25 | 70 | 70 | 2361 | 1311 | 802 | 100 | – | – | – | 1192 | 519 | – | – | 398 | 273 |
| Jim Pollard | SF | 32 | 63 | 63 | 1960 | 681 | 458 | 160 | – | – | – | 749 | 265 | – | – | 186 | 151 |
| Dick Schnittker | SF | 26 | 72 | 72 | 1798 | 750 | 349 | 114 | – | – | – | 583 | 226 | – | – | 362 | 298 |
| Ed Kalafat | PF | 22 | 72 | 72 | 1102 | 347 | 317 | 75 | – | – | – | 375 | 118 | – | – | 168 | 111 |
| Jim Holstein | SF | 24 | 62 | 62 | 980 | 281 | 206 | 58 | – | – | – | 330 | 107 | – | – | 94 | 67 |
| Bobby Watson | PG | 24 | 50 | 50 | 546 | 146 | 64 | 62 | – | – | – | 173 | 62 | – | – | 35 | 22 |
| Don Sunderlage | SG | 25 | 45 | 45 | 404 | 114 | 56 | 37 | – | – | – | 133 | 33 | – | – | 73 | 48 |
| Lew Hitch | PF | 25 | 17 | 17 | 323 | 98 | 93 | 23 | – | – | – | 68 | 32 | – | – | 49 | 34 |
| Bob Carney | SG | 22 | 19 | 19 | 244 | 69 | 45 | 16 | – | – | – | 64 | 24 | – | – | 40 | 21 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 72 | – | 17426 | 6885 | 3675 | 1468 | – | – | – | 6465 | 2506 | – | – | 2517 | 1873 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Martin | PG | 29 | 7 | 7 | 315 | 96 | 28 | 31 | – | – | – | 94 | 28 | – | – | 49 | 40 |
| Jim Pollard | SF | 32 | 7 | 7 | 257 | 99 | 78 | 14 | – | – | – | 104 | 33 | – | – | 46 | 33 |
| Whitey Skoog | SG | 28 | 7 | 7 | 241 | 91 | 37 | 16 | – | – | – | 92 | 36 | – | – | 21 | 19 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | PF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 209 | 96 | 78 | 13 | – | – | – | 85 | 30 | – | – | 46 | 36 |
| Clyde Lovellette | C | 25 | 7 | 7 | 197 | 117 | 64 | 3 | – | – | – | 98 | 44 | – | – | 40 | 29 |
| Dick Schnittker | SF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 140 | 53 | 31 | 7 | – | – | – | 51 | 14 | – | – | 36 | 25 |
| Lew Hitch | PF | 25 | 7 | 7 | 137 | 55 | 42 | 10 | – | – | – | 40 | 16 | – | – | 29 | 23 |
| Jim Holstein | SF | 24 | 7 | 7 | 117 | 40 | 30 | 6 | – | – | – | 38 | 16 | – | – | 9 | 8 |
| Ed Kalafat | PF | 22 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 7 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 3 |
| Bob Carney | SG | 22 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 8 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 7 | – | 1730 | 664 | 411 | 103 | – | – | – | 632 | 220 | – | – | 295 | 224 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Martin | Primary Orchestrator | 38.7 | High | 13.6 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 0 | 11.55 | Team’s chief playmaker; controlled tempo and distribution. |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Two-Way Enforcer | 36.0 | Very High | 18.7 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 0 | 15.45 | Anchor on both ends; elite rebounder and interior presence. |
| Clyde Lovellette | Focal Scoring Hub | 33.7 | Very High | 18.7 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 15.8 | Central offensive option; reliable post scorer. |
| Whitey Skoog | Secondary Shot-Creator | 32.8 | Medium | 10.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0 | 9.3 | Stabilizing backcourt scorer; perimeter threat. |
| Jim Pollard | Stretch Forward | 31.1 | Medium | 10.8 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0 | 10.3 | Efficient wing; spaced the floor and contributed on boards. |
| Dick Schnittker | Complementary Floor Spacer | 25.0 | Medium | 10.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 8.4 | Versatile wing scorer; balanced offensive support. |
| Lew Hitch | Depth Forward | 19.0 | Low | 5.8 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 6.35 | Reliable backup; played situational minutes effectively. |
| Jim Holstein | Role Wing | 15.8 | Low | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 4.35 | Spot minutes; developmental scoring and rebounding. |
| Ed Kalafat | Support Big | 15.3 | Low | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0 | 5.1 | Rebounding-focused; low-usage interior contributor. |