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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
20 Slater Martin G 5’10” 170 lbs Oct 22, 1925 Texas
19 Vern Mikkelsen F 6’7″ 230 lbs Oct 21, 1928 Hamline
15 Whitey Skoog G 5’11” 180 lbs Nov 2, 1926 Minnesota
16 Lew Hitch F 6’8″ 200 lbs July 16, 1929 Kansas State
12 Bob Harrison G 6’1″ 190 lbs Aug 12, 1927 Michigan
18 Clyde Lovellette C 6’9″ 234 lbs Sept 7, 1929 Kansas
14 Don Carlson G 6’0″ 170 lbs Mar 22, 1919 Minnesota
— Dick Schnittker F 6’5″ 200 lbs May 27, 1928 Ohio State

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Slater Martin PG 28 69 – 35.8 9.9 2.4 3.7 – – – 9.5 .388 – – 3.5 .724
Jim Pollard SF 31 71 – 35.0 11.7 7.0 3.0 – – – 12.4 .370 – – 3.2 .778
George Mikan C 29 72 – 32.8 18.1 14.3 2.4 – – – 16.1 .380 – – 7.6 .777
Vern Mikkelsen PF 25 72 – 31.2 11.1 8.5 1.7 – – – 10.7 .374 – – 4.1 .742
Whitey Skoog SG 27 71 – 26.4 7.0 3.2 2.5 – – – 7.5 .400 – – 1.4 .742
Pep Saul SG 29 71 – 25.4 6.4 2.2 2.0 – – – 6.6 .347 – – 2.4 .753
Clyde Lovellette C 24 72 – 17.4 8.2 5.8 0.7 – – – 7.8 .423 – – 2.3 .695
Jim Holstein SF 23 70 – 16.5 3.4 2.9 1.1 – – – 4.1 .306 – – 1.6 .571
Bob Harrison – 26 40 – 15.5 3.9 1.5 1.4 – – – 4.5 .298 – – 1.8 .662
Dick Schnittker SF 25 71 – 14.6 4.6 2.5 0.8 – – – 4.3 .397 – – 1.9 .652
Jim Fritsche PF 22 2 – 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 – – – 1.5 .000 – – 2.0 .250
Team Totals – – 72 – 25.4 81.7 52.1 18.4 – – – 80.6 .376 – – 28.7 .731

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Jim Pollard SF 31 13 – 41.8 12.3 8.5 3.2 – – – 11.9 .361 – – 4.6 .800
Slater Martin PG 28 13 – 41.0 9.7 2.2 4.6 – – – 8.6 .330 – – 5.4 .743
George Mikan C 29 13 – 32.6 19.4 13.2 1.9 – – – 14.6 .458 – – 7.4 .813
Whitey Skoog SG 27 13 – 30.9 7.4 3.6 1.8 – – – 8.2 .393 – – 1.6 .571
Vern Mikkelsen PF 25 13 – 28.8 10.2 5.6 1.3 – – – 8.5 .459 – – 2.8 .861
Clyde Lovellette C 24 13 – 20.4 10.5 9.7 0.5 – – – 9.2 .450 – – 4.5 .483
Pep Saul SG 29 13 – 17.5 4.7 2.1 1.1 – – – 3.9 .353 – – 2.6 .735
Jim Holstein SF 23 13 – 14.5 3.5 2.7 0.8 – – – 3.8 .306 – – 1.8 .696
Dick Schnittker SF 25 13 – 12.5 2.6 1.6 0.4 – – – 2.5 .344 – – 1.5 .600
Team Totals – – 13 – 240.0 80.3 49.8 15.6 – – – 71.3 .400 – – 32.2 .722

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Jim Pollard SF 31 71 – 2483 831 500 214 – – – 882 326 – – 230 179
Slater Martin PG 28 69 – 2472 684 166 253 – – – 654 254 – – 243 176
George Mikan C 29 72 – 2362 1306 1028 174 – – – 1160 441 – – 546 424
Vern Mikkelsen PF 25 72 – 2247 797 615 119 – – – 771 288 – – 298 221
Whitey Skoog SG 27 71 – 1877 496 224 179 – – – 530 212 – – 97 72
Pep Saul SG 29 71 – 1805 452 159 139 – – – 467 162 – – 170 128
Clyde Lovellette C 24 72 – 1255 588 419 51 – – – 560 237 – – 164 114
Jim Holstein SF 23 70 – 1155 240 204 79 – – – 288 88 – – 112 64
Dick Schnittker SF 25 71 – 1040 330 178 59 – – – 307 122 – – 132 86
Bob Harrison – 26 40 – 619 155 58 56 – – – 181 54 – – 71 47
Jim Fritsche PF 22 2 – 8 1 0 0 – – – 3 0 – – 4 1
Team Totals – – 72 – 17323 5880 3551 1323 – – – 5803 2184 – – 2067 1512

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Jim Pollard SF 31 13 – 543 160 110 41 – – – 155 56 – – 60 48
Slater Martin PG 28 13 – 533 126 29 60 – – – 112 37 – – 70 52
George Mikan C 29 13 – 424 252 171 25 – – – 190 87 – – 96 78
Whitey Skoog SG 27 13 – 402 96 47 23 – – – 107 42 – – 21 12
Vern Mikkelsen PF 25 13 – 375 133 73 17 – – – 111 51 – – 36 31
Clyde Lovellette C 24 13 – 265 136 126 7 – – – 120 54 – – 58 28
Pep Saul SG 29 13 – 227 61 27 14 – – – 51 18 – – 34 25
Jim Holstein SF 23 13 – 188 46 35 11 – – – 49 15 – – 23 16
Dick Schnittker SF 25 13 – 163 34 21 5 – – – 32 11 – – 20 12
Team Totals – – 13 – 3120 1044 639 203 – – – 927 371 – – 418 302

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Slater Martin Primary Orchestrator 35.8 High 9.9 2.4 3.7 0 8.0 Lead ballhandler; pace setter and team facilitator.
Jim Pollard Stretch Forward 35.0 High 11.7 7.0 3.0 0 10.85 Versatile wing; effective scorer and secondary rebounder.
George Mikan Dominant Anchor 32.8 Very High 18.1 14.3 2.4 0 17.4 Core offensive and defensive presence; central to team success.
Vern Mikkelsen Two-Way Enforcer 31.2 Medium-High 11.1 8.5 1.7 0 10.65 Strong rebounder and interior defender; supports scoring.
Whitey Skoog Secondary Creator 26.4 Medium 7.0 3.2 2.5 0 6.35 Backcourt stabilizer; complements primary playmakers.
Pep Saul Role Guard 25.4 Medium 6.4 2.2 2.0 0 5.3 Spot scorer and distributor; rotational guard minutes.
Clyde Lovellette Support Big 17.4 Medium-Low 8.2 5.8 0.7 0 7.35 Limited minutes; shows efficiency as secondary post option.
Jim Holstein Depth Forward 16.5 Low 3.4 2.9 1.1 0 3.7 Role player; developmental minutes, modest production.
Bob Harrison Spot Contributor 15.5 Low 3.9 1.5 1.4 0 3.4 Bench guard; minimal impact but fills rotational needs.
Dick Schnittker Support Wing 14.6 Low 4.6 2.5 0.8 0 3.95 Backup wing; efficient per-minute contributor.
Jim Fritsche Occasional Reserve 4.0 Very Low 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.25 Played only 2 games; negligible impact.