Last Updated on February 12, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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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 Dec 20, 1918 Indiana
15 Tony Jaros F 6’3″ 185 lbs Feb 22, 1920 Minnesota
10 Arnie Ferrin F 6’2″ 175 lbs July 29, 1925 Utah
12 Bob Harrison G 6’1″ 190 lbs Aug 12, 1927 Michigan
20 Slater Martin G 5’10” 170 lbs Oct 22, 1925 Texas
Bud Erickson C 6’8″ 225 lbs July 5, 1921 Hamline

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Don Carlson 30 57 4.7 1.3 5.1 .341 1.7 .726
Arnie Ferrin 24 63 5.4 1.5 6.3 .333 1.7 .697
Normie Glick 22 1 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.000 0.0
Bud Grant 22 35 2.6 0.5 3.3 .365 0.5 .412
Bob Harrison 22 66 4.5 2.0 5.3 .359 1.1 .676
Billy Hassett 28 42 2.6 1.6 3.5 .262 1.6 .522
Tony Jaros 29 61 3.9 1.0 4.7 .291 1.6 .750
Slater Martin PG 24 67 4.0 2.2 4.5 .351 1.4 .634
George Mikan C 25 68 27.4 2.9 23.5 .407 10.7 .779
Vern Mikkelsen PF 21 68 11.6 1.8 10.6 .399 4.2 .752
Jim Pollard SF 27 66 14.7 3.8 17.3 .346 3.7 .764
Herm Schaefer 31 65 5.1 3.1 4.8 .389 1.6 .851
Gene Stump 24 23 2.7 1.0 4.1 .284 0.6 .500
Paul Walther SG 22 22 3.4 0.5 3.6 .400 1.0 .524
Team Totals 68 31.5 84.1 20.7 85.8 .367 28.6 .741

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Don Carlson 30 10 5.4 1.1 3.7 .568 1.5 .800
Arnie Ferrin 24 12 6.8 2.5 8.1 .340 2.4 .552
Bud Grant 22 11 3.9 0.6 4.1 .400 1.3 .500
Bob Harrison 22 12 3.5 1.0 3.1 .432 1.2 .714
Billy Hassett 28 7 1.3 0.6 1.7 .250 1.4 .300
Tony Jaros 29 2 0.5 0.0 1.5 .000 1.0 .500
Slater Martin PG 24 12 4.7 2.1 4.2 .420 2.0 .583
George Mikan C 25 12 31.3 3.0 26.3 .383 14.2 .788
Vern Mikkelsen PF 21 12 13.0 1.5 12.4 .369 5.0 .767
Jim Pollard SF 27 12 12.0 4.7 14.6 .286 5.2 .710
Herm Schaefer 31 12 4.3 1.3 3.5 .381 1.8 .864
Team Totals 12 29.5 84.5 17.9 80.3 .368 35.2 .725

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Don Carlson 30 57 267 76 290 99 95 69
Arnie Ferrin 24 63 340 95 396 132 109 76
Normie Glick 22 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
Bud Grant 22 35 91 19 115 42 17 7
Bob Harrison 22 66 300 131 348 125 74 50
Billy Hassett 28 42 111 69 145 38 67 35
Tony Jaros 29 61 240 60 289 84 96 72
Slater Martin PG 24 67 271 148 302 106 93 59
George Mikan C 25 68 1865 197 1595 649 728 567
Vern Mikkelsen PF 21 68 791 123 722 288 286 215
Jim Pollard SF 27 66 973 252 1140 394 242 185
Herm Schaefer 31 65 330 203 314 122 101 86
Gene Stump 24 23 61 23 95 27 14 7
Paul Walther SG 22 22 75 10 80 32 21 11
Team Totals 68 5717 1406 5832 2139 1943 1439

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Don Carlson 30 10 54 11 37 21 15 12
Arnie Ferrin 24 12 82 30 97 33 29 16
Bud Grant 22 11 43 7 45 18 14 7
Bob Harrison 22 12 42 12 37 16 14 10
Billy Hassett 28 7 9 4 12 3 10 3
Tony Jaros 29 2 1 0 3 0 2 1
Slater Martin PG 24 12 56 25 50 21 24 14
George Mikan C 25 12 376 36 316 121 170 134
Vern Mikkelsen PF 21 12 156 18 149 55 60 46
Jim Pollard SF 27 12 144 56 175 50 62 44
Herm Schaefer 31 12 51 16 42 16 22 19
Team Totals 12 1014 215 963 354 422 306

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 27.4 4.4 2.9 7.3 21.0 Dominant scorer and primary offensive focal point; solid defensive activity.
Jim Pollard Secondary Scorer 30.0 Medium-High 14.7 2.2 3.8 6.0 13.3 Efficient supporting scorer; good all-around contribution.
Vern Mikkelsen Two-Way Forward 32.0 Medium 11.6 3.3 1.8 5.1 10.9 Strong rebounder and defender; developing offensive game.
Slater Martin Floor General 31.0 Medium 4.0 2.4 2.2 4.6 6.6 Primary playmaker; provides defensive energy and steady production.
Herm Schaefer Role Defender 28.0 Medium 5.1 1.6 3.1 4.7 7.3 Contributes defensively and in assists; limited scoring.
Arnie Ferrin Role Scorer 28.0 Medium 5.4 2.3 1.5 3.8 6.5 Modest scoring role; minor defensive impact.
Don Carlson Role Scorer 27.0 Medium 4.7 2.2 1.3 3.9 6.1 Low-volume scorer; limited overall impact.
Bob Harrison Defensive Guard 28.0 Medium-Low 4.5 2.7 2.0 4.7 6.0 Contributes defensively; moderate all-around stats.
Tony Jaros Role Scorer 29.0 Medium-Low 3.9 1.7 1.0 2.7 4.6 Low efficiency and usage; occasional scoring bursts.
Bud Grant Bench Contributor 20.0 Low 2.6 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.8 Minimal impact; mostly spot minutes.
Billy Hassett Bench Guard 18.0 Low 2.6 2.0 1.6 2.6 4.4 Inefficient scoring; small role, some playmaking.
Paul Walther Bench Scorer 15.0 Low 3.4 1.8 0.5 2.3 3.0 Short minutes; occasional scoring off bench.
Gene Stump Bench Contributor 12.0 Low 2.7 1.4 1.0 2.4 3.8 Limited minutes; minor contributions.
Normie Glick Fringe Player 5.0 Very Low 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 Appeared in only 1 game; negligible impact.