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Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
99 George Mikan C 6’10” 245 lbs June 18, 1924 DePaul
17 Jim Pollard F 6’4″ 185 lbs July 9, 1922 Stanford
14 Don Carlson G 6’0″ 170 lbs March 22, 1919 Minnesota
13 Herm Schaefer G 6’0″ 175 lbs December 20, 1918 Indiana
15 Tony Jaros F 6’3″ 185 lbs February 22, 1920 Minnesota
10 Arnie Ferrin F 6’2″ 175 lbs July 29, 1925 Utah
12 Bob Harrison G 6’1″ 190 lbs August 12, 1927 Michigan
— Sid Hartman (Trainer) – – – – –

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Mike Bloom – 34 24 – – 2.3 – 0.6 – – – 3.8 .141 – – 1.7 .725
Don Carlson – 29 55 – – 9.2 – 3.1 – – – 11.5 .334 – – 2.4 .662
Jack Dwan – 27 60 – – 4.6 – 2.2 – – – 6.3 .318 – – 1.2 .493
Ray Ellefson – 26 3 – – 0.7 – 0.0 – – – 1.7 .200 – – 0.0 –
Arnie Ferrin – 23 47 – – 7.3 – 1.6 – – – 8.0 .344 – – 2.7 .664
Donnie Forman – 23 44 – – 4.1 – 1.7 – – – 5.3 .294 – – 1.5 .642
Earl Gardner – 25 50 – – 1.8 – 0.4 – – – 2.0 .376 – – 0.6 .464
Tony Jaros – 28 59 – – 5.8 – 1.0 – – – 6.5 .343 – – 1.9 .718
Johnny Jorgensen – 27 48 – – 2.2 – 0.7 – – – 2.4 .360 – – 0.7 .727
Whitey Kachan – 23 19 – – 2.5 – 0.6 – – – 2.2 .381 – – 1.2 .682
George Mikan C 24 60 – – 28.3 – 3.6 – – – 23.4 .416 – – 11.5 .772
Jim Pollard SF 26 53 – – 14.8 – 2.7 – – – 14.9 .396 – – 4.3 .687
Herm Schaefer – 30 58 – – 10.4 – 3.2 – – – 9.9 .374 – – 3.7 .817
Don Smith – 28 8 – – 0.8 – 0.3 – – – 1.6 .154 – – 0.4 .667
Jack Tingle – 24 2 – – 1.0 – 0.5 – – – 3.0 .167 – – 0.0 –
Team Totals – – 60 – 31.4 84.0 – 18.9 – – – 85.8 .366 – – 29.3 .723

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Don Carlson – 29 10 – – 6.0 – 2.8 – – – 9.5 .242 – – 2.5 .560
Jack Dwan – 27 10 – – 1.8 – 0.9 – – – 2.9 .241 – – 0.9 .444
Arnie Ferrin – 23 10 – – 8.2 – 2.1 – – – 7.7 .338 – – 4.5 .667
Donnie Forman – 23 9 – – 1.4 – 0.8 – – – 2.2 .150 – – 1.2 .636
Earl Gardner – 25 7 – – 0.6 – 0.1 – – – 1.3 .111 – – 0.6 .500
Tony Jaros – 28 10 – – 5.8 – 1.1 – – – 5.6 .357 – – 2.3 .783
Johnny Jorgensen – 27 6 – – 1.2 – 0.0 – – – 1.2 .429 – – 0.2 1.000
Whitey Kachan – 23 8 – – 0.5 – 0.3 – – – 0.6 .400 – – 0.0 –
George Mikan C 24 10 – – 30.3 – 2.1 – – – 22.7 .454 – – 12.1 .802
Jim Pollard SF 26 10 – – 13.0 – 3.9 – – – 14.7 .293 – – 6.2 .710
Herm Schaefer – 30 10 – – 12.4 – 3.1 – – – 10.4 .462 – – 3.2 .875
Team Totals – – 10 – 27.9 80.3 – 17.0 – – – 77.6 .360 – – 33.3 .736

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Mike Bloom – 34 24 – – 55 – 15 – – – 92 13 – – 40 29
Don Carlson – 29 55 – – 508 – 170 – – – 632 211 – – 130 86
Jack Dwan – 27 60 – – 276 – 129 – – – 380 121 – – 69 34
Ray Ellefson – 26 3 – – 2 – 0 – – – 5 1 – – 0 0
Arnie Ferrin – 23 47 – – 345 – 76 – – – 378 130 – – 128 85
Donnie Forman – 23 44 – – 179 – 74 – – – 231 68 – – 67 43
Earl Gardner – 25 50 – – 89 – 19 – – – 101 38 – – 28 13
Tony Jaros – 28 59 – – 343 – 58 – – – 385 132 – – 110 79
Johnny Jorgensen – 27 48 – – 106 – 33 – – – 114 41 – – 33 24
Whitey Kachan – 23 19 – – 47 – 12 – – – 42 16 – – 22 15
George Mikan C 24 60 – – 1698 – 218 – – – 1403 583 – – 689 532
Jim Pollard SF 26 53 – – 784 – 142 – – – 792 314 – – 227 156
Herm Schaefer – 30 58 – – 602 – 185 – – – 572 214 – – 213 174
Don Smith – 28 8 – – 6 – 2 – – – 13 2 – – 3 2
Jack Tingle – 24 2 – – 2 – 1 – – – 6 1 – – 0 0
Team Totals – – 60 – – 5042 – 1134 – – – 5146 1885 – – 1759 1272

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Don Carlson – 29 10 – – 60 – 28 – – – 95 23 – – 25 14
Jack Dwan – 27 10 – – 18 – 9 – – – 29 7 – – 9 4
Arnie Ferrin – 23 10 – – 82 – 21 – – – 77 26 – – 45 30
Donnie Forman – 23 9 – – 13 – 7 – – – 20 3 – – 11 7
Earl Gardner – 25 7 – – 4 – 1 – – – 9 1 – – 4 2
Tony Jaros – 28 10 – – 58 – 11 – – – 56 20 – – 23 18
Johnny Jorgensen – 27 6 – – 7 – 0 – – – 7 3 – – 1 1
Whitey Kachan – 23 8 – – 4 – 2 – – – 5 2 – – 0 0
George Mikan C 24 10 – – 303 – 21 – – – 227 103 – – 121 97
Jim Pollard SF 26 10 – – 130 – 39 – – – 147 43 – – 62 44
Herm Schaefer – 30 10 – – 124 – 31 – – – 104 48 – – 32 28
Team Totals – – 10 – – 803 – 170 – – – 776 279 – – 333 245

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
George Mikan Franchise Star 36.0 High 28.3 4.3 3.6 7.9 22.0 Dominant scorer and rebounder; carries offense; high defensive activity.
Jim Pollard Secondary Scorer 33.0 Medium-High 14.8 2.7 2.7 5.4 12.8 Efficient supporting scorer; good two-way contributions.
Herm Schaefer Two-Way Guard 34.0 Medium 10.4 2.1 3.2 5.3 10.5 Contributes on defense and playmaking; moderate scoring role.
Don Carlson Scoring Wing 35.0 Medium 9.2 3.3 3.1 4.1 9.9 Primary secondary scorer; reliable minutes; steady rebound and assist support.
Arnie Ferrin Role Scorer 28.0 Medium 7.3 3.0 1.6 4.6 8.3 Decent scoring contribution; some defensive presence; developing offensive consistency.
Tony Jaros Bench Contributor 30.0 Medium-Low 5.8 1.9 1.0 3.2 6.0 Low-efficiency scoring; limited playmaking; spot minutes.
Jack Dwan Defensive Wing 32.0 Medium-Low 4.6 2.6 2.2 4.8 6.1 Active defensively; moderate all-around contribution.
Donnie Forman Bench Guard 28.0 Low 4.1 2.1 1.7 3.8 5.9 Small role; some scoring and playmaking.
Whitey Kachan Bench Guard 18.0 Low 2.5 1.3 0.6 2.1 3.2 Short minutes; minor contributions defensively and offensively.
Johnny Jorgensen Bench Contributor 25.0 Low 2.2 1.4 0.7 1.8 3.0 Limited minutes; occasional scoring.
Mike Bloom Fringe Player 12.0 Very Low 2.3 0.9 0.6 1.5 2.7 Minimal usage; negligible impact.
Don Smith Fringe Player 10.0 Very Low 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.5 Extremely limited role; insignificant production.
Ray Ellefson Fringe Player 5.0 Very Low 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 Only appeared in 3 games; negligible impact.
Jack Tingle Fringe Player 6.0 Very Low 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.8 Played 2 games; no meaningful contribution.