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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 |
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. |