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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
22 Chuck Mencel G 6’0″ 180 lbs Aug 10, 1933 Minnesota
14 Walter Dukes C 7’0″ 230 lbs June 23, 1930 Seton Hall
15 Whitey Skoog G 5’11” 180 lbs Nov 2, 1926 Minnesota
— Bob Schafer G 6’3″ 185 lbs Mar 18, 1933 Villanova
— Ed Kalafat F 6’6″ 245 lbs Oct 13, 1932 Minnesota

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Clyde Lovellette C 27 69 69 36.1 20.8 13.5 2.0 – – – 19.5 .426 – – 5.8 .717
Dick Garmaker SG 24 72 72 33.4 16.3 4.7 2.6 – – – 14.1 .400 – – 6.0 .839
Vern Mikkelsen PF 28 72 72 30.5 13.7 8.8 1.7 – – – 11.9 .377 – – 5.9 .807
Whitey Skoog SG 30 23 23 28.5 8.7 3.1 3.3 – – – 9.6 .355 – – 2.0 .936
Slick Leonard PG 24 72 72 27.0 11.0 3.1 2.3 – – – 12.0 .349 – – 3.3 .772
Walter Dukes C 26 71 71 26.3 10.1 11.2 0.8 – – – 8.8 .364 – – 5.4 .689
Chuck Mencel PG 23 72 72 25.7 9.2 3.3 2.8 – – – 9.6 .353 – – 3.3 .746
Ed Kalafat SF 24 65 65 24.9 8.5 6.5 1.6 – – – 7.8 .351 – – 4.6 .661
Jim Paxson SF 24 71 71 17.9 6.3 3.7 1.2 – – – 6.8 .285 – – 3.3 .720
Dick Schnittker SF 28 70 70 14.2 5.5 2.6 0.7 – – – 5.0 .322 – – 2.8 .829
Bob Williams – 25 4 4 5.0 1.0 1.3 0.0 – – – 1.0 .250 – – 0.8 .667
Team Totals – – 72 – 26.2 102.3 63.6 16.6 – – – 35.9 .371 – – 40.3 .757

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Slick Leonard PG 24 5 5 40.8 21.4 6.0 7.6 – – – 20.0 .420 – – 5.2 .885
Dick Garmaker SG 24 5 5 37.4 13.0 7.0 3.4 – – – 13.8 .275 – – 6.4 .844
Clyde Lovellette C 27 5 5 36.2 24.2 9.4 2.2 – – – 23.6 .432 – – 5.2 .731
Walter Dukes C 26 5 5 35.4 13.6 14.8 1.0 – – – 11.4 .421 – – 5.4 .741
Vern Mikkelsen PF 28 5 5 32.4 17.6 8.6 3.4 – – – 16.6 .398 – – 6.8 .647
Ed Kalafat SF 24 5 5 20.8 12.6 4.8 1.8 – – – 7.2 .583 – – 6.2 .677
Chuck Mencel PG 23 5 5 19.6 5.0 2.6 1.2 – – – 7.2 .250 – – 1.8 .778
Dick Schnittker SF 28 5 5 16.6 5.4 2.4 1.6 – – – 4.2 .286 – – 3.4 .882
Jim Paxson SF 24 5 5 10.8 5.0 2.8 0.6 – – – 5.4 .333 – – 2.8 .500
Team Totals – – 5 – 250.0 117.8 66.8 22.8 – – – 109.4 .391 – – 43.2 .745

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Clyde Lovellette C 27 69 69 2492 1434 932 139 – – – 1348 574 – – 399 286
Dick Garmaker SG 24 72 72 2406 1177 336 190 – – – 1015 406 – – 435 365
Vern Mikkelsen PF 28 72 72 2198 986 630 121 – – – 854 322 – – 424 342
Slick Leonard PG 24 72 72 1943 792 220 169 – – – 867 303 – – 241 186
Walter Dukes C 26 71 71 1866 720 794 54 – – – 626 228 – – 383 264
Chuck Mencel PG 23 72 72 1848 665 237 201 – – – 688 243 – – 240 179
Ed Kalafat SF 24 65 65 1617 553 425 105 – – – 507 178 – – 298 197
Jim Paxson SF 24 71 71 1274 446 266 86 – – – 485 138 – – 236 170
Dick Schnittker SF 28 70 70 997 386 185 52 – – – 351 113 – – 193 160
Whitey Skoog SG 30 23 23 656 200 72 76 – – – 220 78 – – 47 44
Bob Williams – 25 4 4 20 4 5 0 – – – 4 1 – – 3 2
Team Totals – – 72 – 17317 7363 4102 1193 – – – 6965 2584 – – 2899 2195

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Slick Leonard PG 24 5 5 204 107 30 38 – – – 100 42 – – 26 23
Dick Garmaker SG 24 5 5 187 65 35 17 – – – 69 19 – – 32 27
Clyde Lovellette C 27 5 5 181 121 47 11 – – – 118 51 – – 26 19
Walter Dukes C 26 5 5 177 68 74 5 – – – 57 24 – – 27 20
Vern Mikkelsen PF 28 5 5 162 88 43 17 – – – 83 33 – – 34 22
Ed Kalafat SF 24 5 5 104 63 24 9 – – – 36 21 – – 31 21
Chuck Mencel PG 23 5 5 98 25 13 6 – – – 36 9 – – 9 7
Dick Schnittker SF 28 5 5 83 27 12 8 – – – 21 6 – – 17 15
Jim Paxson SF 24 5 5 54 25 14 3 – – – 27 9 – – 14 7
Team Totals – – 5 – 1250 589 292 114 – – – 547 214 – – 216 161

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Clyde Lovellette Primary Interior Anchor 36.1 High Scoring Hub 20.8 13.5 2.0 N/A 18.15 All-Star
Dick Garmaker Premier Wing Scorer 33.4 High Secondary Scorer 16.3 4.7 2.6 N/A 11.80 All-Star, All-NBA
Vern Mikkelsen Two-Way Enforcer 30.5 Balanced 13.7 8.8 1.7 N/A 12.10 All-Star
Whitey Skoog Secondary Creator 28.5 Medium Facilitation 8.7 3.1 3.3 N/A 7.55 —
Slick Leonard Primary Ballhandler 27.0 Medium Creator 11.0 3.1 2.3 N/A 8.20 —
Walter Dukes Defensive Rebound Specialist 26.3 Low Usage Big 10.1 11.2 0.8 N/A 11.05 —
Chuck Mencel Support Guard 25.7 Secondary Ballhandler 9.2 3.3 2.8 N/A 7.65 —
Ed Kalafat Rotational Forward 24.9 Depth/Role Player 8.5 6.5 1.6 N/A 8.30 —
Jim Paxson Depth Wing 17.9 Bench Scorer 6.3 3.7 1.2 N/A 5.60 —
Dick Schnittker Veteran Shooter 14.2 Spot-Up Usage 5.5 2.6 0.7 N/A 4.40 —
Bob Williams End-of-Bench Big 5.0 Minimal 1.0 1.3 0.0 N/A 1.15 —
TEAM TOTALS — 26.2 — 102.3 63.6 16.6 N/A 91.25 Totals provided by user