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Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
18 Clyde Lovellette C 6’9″ 234 lbs Sept 7, 1929 Kansas
19 Vern Mikkelsen F 6’7″ 230 lbs Oct 21, 1928 Hamline
17 Jim Pollard F 6’4″ 185 lbs July 9, 1922 Stanford
20 Slater Martin G 5’10” 170 lbs Oct 22, 1925 Texas
15 Whitey Skoog G 5’11” 180 lbs Nov 2, 1926 Minnesota
22 Chuck Mencel G 6’0″ 180 lbs Aug 10, 1933 Minnesota
10 Dick Schnittker F 6’5″ 200 lbs May 27, 1928 Ohio State
16 Lew Hitch F 6’8″ 200 lbs July 16, 1929 Kansas State
— Whitey Kachan G 6’1″ 185 lbs Sep 15, 1925 DePaul
— Ron Sobie G 6’2″ 180 lbs Mar 23, 1934 Illinois

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 30 72 72 39.4 13.2 3.6 6.2 – – – 12.0 .358 – – 5.5 .833
Clyde Lovellette C 26 71 71 35.5 21.5 14.0 2.3 – – – 19.3 .434 – – 6.6 .721
Whitey Skoog SG 29 72 72 32.1 11.6 4.0 3.5 – – – 11.9 .398 – – 2.7 .803
Vern Mikkelsen PF 27 72 72 29.2 13.4 8.4 2.4 – – – 11.4 .386 – – 5.7 .804
Dick Schnittker SF 27 72 72 26.8 11.3 4.1 2.0 – – – 9.0 .393 – – 4.9 .856
Ed Kalafat SF 23 72 72 22.8 8.0 6.1 1.8 – – – 7.5 .359 – – 3.5 .738
George Mikan C 31 37 37 20.7 10.5 8.3 1.4 – – – 10.1 .395 – – 3.3 .770
Lew Hitch PF 26 69 69 16.4 4.2 4.1 1.1 – – – 3.4 .400 – – 1.9 .758
Chuck Mencel PG 22 69 69 14.1 4.6 1.6 1.9 – – – 5.4 .320 – – 1.4 .813
Dick Garmaker SG 23 68 68 12.8 5.7 1.9 1.5 – – – 5.5 .370 – – 2.0 .806
Bob Williams – 24 20 20 8.7 3.3 2.7 0.4 – – – 2.3 .457 – – 2.3 .533
Ron Feiereisel – 24 10 10 5.9 3.0 0.6 0.6 – – – 2.8 .286 – – 1.6 .875
Johnny Horan – 23 12 12 4.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 – – – 1.3 .250 – – 0.4 .800
Team Totals – – 72 – 24.2 99.3 57.4 23.5 – – – 35.3 .388 – – 36.5 .786

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Slater Martin PG 30 3 3 40.3 18.0 2.3 5.0 – – – 12.3 .459 – – 8.0 .833
Vern Mikkelsen PF 27 3 3 30.0 13.3 5.7 0.7 – – – 8.7 .423 – – 6.7 .900
Whitey Skoog SG 29 3 3 30.0 9.7 6.0 6.0 – – – 10.3 .419 – – 3.7 .273
Dick Schnittker SF 27 3 3 29.0 14.3 5.0 1.7 – – – 7.7 .565 – – 6.7 .850
Clyde Lovellette C 26 3 3 23.0 19.0 8.3 2.0 – – – 13.0 .487 – – 10.7 .594
George Mikan C 31 3 3 20.0 12.0 9.3 1.7 – – – 11.7 .371 – – 4.3 .769
Ed Kalafat SF 23 3 3 18.3 11.0 7.0 0.7 – – – 7.0 .429 – – 6.3 .789
Lew Hitch PF 26 3 3 18.0 5.0 5.0 0.7 – – – 4.3 .308 – – 3.3 .700
Chuck Mencel PG 22 3 3 17.3 8.7 1.7 2.7 – – – 6.3 .526 – – 2.3 .857
Dick Garmaker SG 23 3 3 14.0 10.0 2.7 3.7 – – – 6.3 .368 – – 5.7 .941
Team Totals – – 3 – 240.0 121.0 58.3 24.7 – – – 87.7 .441 – – 57.7 .757

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Slater Martin PG 30 72 72 2838 947 260 445 – – – 863 .358 – – 395 .833
Clyde Lovellette C 26 71 71 2518 1526 992 164 – – – 1370 .434 – – 469 .721
Whitey Skoog SG 29 72 72 2311 835 291 255 – – – 854 .398 – – 193 .803
Vern Mikkelsen PF 27 72 72 2100 962 608 173 – – – 821 .386 – – 408 .804
Dick Schnittker SF 27 72 72 1930 812 296 142 – – – 647 .393 – – 355 .856
Ed Kalafat SF 23 72 72 1639 574 440 130 – – – 540 .359 – – 252 .738
Lew Hitch PF 26 69 69 1129 288 283 77 – – – 235 .400 – – 132 .758
Chuck Mencel PG 22 69 69 973 318 110 132 – – – 375 .320 – – 96 .813
Dick Garmaker SG 23 68 68 870 388 132 104 – – – 373 .370 – – 139 .806
George Mikan C 31 37 37 765 390 308 53 – – – 375 .395 – – 122 .770
Bob Williams – 24 20 20 173 66 54 7 – – – 46 .457 – – 45 .533
Ron Feiereisel – 24 10 10 59 30 6 6 – – – 28 .286 – – 16 .875
Johnny Horan – 23 12 12 50 12 6 1 – – – 16 .250 – – 5 .800
Team Totals – – 72 – 17355 7148 3786 1689 – – – 6543 .388 – – 2627 .786

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Slater Martin PG 30 3 3 121 54 7 15 – – – 37 .459 – – 24 .833
Vern Mikkelsen PF 27 3 3 90 40 17 2 – – – 26 .423 – – 20 .900
Whitey Skoog SG 29 3 3 90 29 18 18 – – – 31 .419 – – 11 .273
Dick Schnittker SF 27 3 3 87 43 15 5 – – – 23 .565 – – 20 .850
Clyde Lovellette C 26 3 3 69 57 25 6 – – – 39 .487 – – 32 .594
George Mikan C 31 3 3 60 36 28 5 – – – 35 .371 – – 13 .769
Ed Kalafat SF 23 3 3 55 33 21 2 – – – 21 .429 – – 19 .789
Lew Hitch PF 26 3 3 54 15 15 2 – – – 13 .308 – – 10 .700
Chuck Mencel PG 22 3 3 52 26 5 8 – – – 19 .526 – – 7 .857
Dick Garmaker SG 23 3 3 42 30 8 11 – – – 19 .368 – – 17 .941
Team Totals – – 3 – 720 363 159 74 – – – 263 .441 – – 173 .757

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Slater Martin Primary Orchestrator 39.4 High 13.2 3.6 6.2 0 11.5 Elite possession controller; tempo setter.
Clyde Lovellette Focal Scoring Hub 35.5 Very High 21.5 14.0 2.3 0 18.9 Central offensive engine; carried interior scoring load.
Whitey Skoog Secondary Shot-Creator 32.1 Medium 11.6 4.0 3.5 0 9.55 Reliable perimeter threat; stabilizing guard.
Vern Mikkelsen Two-Way Enforcer 29.2 Medium-High 13.4 8.4 2.4 0 12.1 High-contact defender; interior glue piece.
Dick Schnittker Complementary Floor Spacer 26.8 Medium 11.3 4.1 2.0 0 8.7 Versatile wing scorer; connective offense.
Ed Kalafat Support Big 22.8 Low-Medium 8.0 6.1 1.8 0 7.95 Strong rebounder; low-usage interior stabilizer.
George Mikan Veteran Specialist 20.7 Medium 10.5 8.3 1.4 0 10.1 Reduced role but still impactful in limited minutes.
Lew Hitch Depth Forward 16.4 Low 4.2 4.1 1.1 0 4.7 Efficient role player; situational minutes.
Chuck Mencel Rookie Ballhandler 14.1 Low 4.6 1.6 1.9 0 4.05 Developmental guard; flashes of creation.
Dick Garmaker Emerging Scorer 12.8 Low-Medium 5.7 1.9 1.5 0 4.55 Per-minute scoring potential; growing role.