1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers season

1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers season
NBA Champions
Division Champions
First BAA/NBA Championship
Head coach John Kundla
Arena Minneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record 44–16 (.733)
Place Division: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish BAA Finals
(Won 4-2)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Lakers' first season in the BAA (which later became the NBA).[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1948 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Chuck Hanger –  United States California
– – Arnie Ferrin G/F  United States Utah
– – Earl Gardner F  United States DePauw
– – Dee Gibson G/F  United States Western Kentucky
– – Johnny Orr F  United States Beloit

Roster

1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 11 Bloom, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1915-01-14 Temple
G/F 15 Carlson, Don 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1919-03-22 Minnesota
G/F 19 Dwan, Jack 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1921-05-03 Loyola
C 18 Ellefson, Ray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1922-11-18 West Texas State
G/F 18 Ferrin, Arnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1925-07-29 Utah
G 22 Forman, Donnie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1926-01-17 NYU
F 14 Gardner, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1923-09-18 DePauw
G/F 13 Jaros, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1920-02-22 Minnesota
G/F 16 Jorgensen, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1921-12-28 DePaul
G 20 Kachan, Whitey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1925-09-15 DePaul
C 99 Mikan, George 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1924-06-18 DePaul
SF 17 Pollard, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1922-07-09 Stanford
G/F 24 Schaefer, Herm 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1918-12-20 Indiana
G/F 12 Smith, Don 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1920-07-27 Minnesota
F 19 Tingle, Jack 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1924-12-30 Kentucky
Head coach

John Kundla

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

# Western Division
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-Rochester Royals 45 15 .750 –
2 x-Minneapolis Lakers 44 16 .733 1
3 x-Chicago Stags 38 22 .633 7
4 x-St. Louis Bombers 29 31 .483 16
5 Fort Wayne Pistons 22 38 .367 23
6 Indianapolis Jets 18 42 .300 27

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records
Team BAL BOS CHI FWP IND MIN NYK PHI PRO ROC STL WAS
Baltimore — 4–2 1–4 4–1 5–0 1–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 3–3
Boston 2–4 — 0–5 4–1 3–2 2–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 1–4 3–2 1–5
Chicago 4–1 5–0 — 4–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–0 2–4 3–3 3–2
Fort Wayne 1–4 1–4 2–4 — 3–3 2–4 1–4 5–0 4–1 0–6 1–4 2–3
Indianapolis 0–5 2–3 1-5 3–3 — 0–6 1–4 1–4 4–1 1–5 3–3 2–3
Minneapolis 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 6–0 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–2 2–3
New York 4–2 3–3 2–3 4–1 4–1 1–4 — 2–4 5–1 1–4 3–2 2–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 3–2 0–5 4–1 1–4 4–2 — 6–0 0–5 3–2 2–4
Providence 4–2 3–3 0–5 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–5 0–6 — 2–3 0–5 0–6
Rochester 4–1 4–1 4–2 6–0 5–1 2–4 4–1 5–0 3–2 — 6–0 2–3
St. Louis 3–2 2–3 3–3 4–1 3–3 2–4 2–3 2–3 5–0 0–6 — 2–3
Washington 3–3 5–1 2–3 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–2 6–0 3–2 3–2 —

Game log

# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 4 @ Baltimore 84–72 Herm Schaefer (23) 1–0
2 November 6 @ Washington 62–67 George Mikan (27) 1–1
3 November 9 @ Boston 55–77 George Mikan (29) 1–2
4 November 11 @ New York 77–68 George Mikan (34) 2–2
5 November 13 @ Providence 90–67 George Mikan (38) 3–2
6 November 14 @ Rochester 75–92 George Mikan (36) 3–3
7 November 17 Boston 72–74 George Mikan (21) 3–4
8 November 19 @ Chicago 85–81 Herm Schaefer (28) 4–4
9 November 21 Baltimore 94–81 George Mikan (33) 5–4
10 November 23 @ Indianapolis 88–82 George Mikan (33) 6–4
11 November 24 Providence 117–89 George Mikan (20) 7–4
12 November 27 @ St. Louis 87–71 George Mikan (26) 8–4
13 November 28 Philadelphia 88–67 Herm Schaefer (25) 9–4
14 November 30 vs Boston 94–84 George Mikan (32) 10–4
15 December 1 @ Fort Wayne 74–84 George Mikan (44) 10–5
16 December 4 @ Chicago 100–104 (OT) George Mikan (47) 10–6
17 December 5 St. Louis 78–68 George Mikan (27) 11–6
18 December 8 Washington 83–94 George Mikan (34) 11–7
19 December 10 @ Rochester 96–75 George Mikan (31) 12–7
20 December 12 Rochester 67–58 George Mikan (22) 13–7
21 December 15 Indianapolis 79–61 Jim Pollard (19) 14–7
22 December 19 Chicago 94–84 George Mikan (31) 15–7
23 December 21 @ Philadelphia 64–72 George Mikan (18) 15–8
24 December 22 @ New York 79–97 George Mikan (24) 15–9
25 December 26 Rochester 99–90 George Mikan (32) 16–9
26 December 29 Washington 91–68 George Mikan (34) 17–9
27 January 1 Fort Wayne 92–72 George Mikan (22) 18–9
28 January 5 St. Louis 101–76 George Mikan (31) 19–9
29 January 8 @ St. Louis 59–64 George Mikan (22) 19–10
30 January 9 St. Louis 74–58 George Mikan (29) 20–10
31 January 12 Providence 98–64 George Mikan (26) 21–10
32 January 16 Indianapolis 75–66 Jim Pollard (21) 22–10
33 January 18 @ Indianapolis 81–56 George Mikan (19) 23–10
34 January 20 Fort Wayne 83–65 George Mikan (29) 24–10
35 January 23 Philadelphia 89–71 George Mikan (33) 25–10
36 January 26 Chicago 84–49 Jim Pollard (20) 26–10
37 January 30 Washington 84–79 George Mikan (48) 27–10
38 February 2 @ Fort Wayne 82–79 (OT) George Mikan (31) 28–10
39 February 3 @ Philadelphia 78–76 George Mikan (30) 29–10
40 February 6 Rochester 74–85 George Mikan (32) 29–11
41 February 10 New York 95–75 George Mikan (21) 30–11
42 February 11 @ Chicago 97–105 George Mikan (36) 30–12
43 February 13 Baltimore 91–74 Jim Pollard (32) 31–12
44 February 16 Chicago 90–71 George Mikan (25) 32–12
45 February 18 @ Boston 85–71 George Mikan (28) 33–12
46 February 19 @ Providence 94–80 George Mikan (29) 34–12
47 February 22 @ New York 101–74 George Mikan (48) 35–12
48 February 24 Fort Wayne 77–73 George Mikan (31) 36–12
49 February 26 @ Baltimore 115–114 (2OT) George Mikan (53) 37–12
50 February 27 @ Fort Wayne 50–74 George Mikan (14) 37–13
51 March 3 @ Indianapolis 82–79 George Mikan (24) 38–13
52 March 6 Providence 68–59 George Mikan (21) 39–13
53 March 9 Boston 74–67 George Mikan (22) 40–13
54 March 10 @ St. Louis 71–88 George Mikan (26) 40–14
55 March 12 vs Indianapolis 97–69 Arnie Ferrin (22) 41–14
56 March 13 New York 100–90 George Mikan (51) 42–14
57 March 16 @ Washington 72–85 George Mikan (24) 42–15
58 March 17 @ Baltimore 67–101 Jim Pollard (22) 42–16
59 March 19 @ Rochester 99–85 George Mikan (46) 43–16
60 March 20 Philadelphia 91–78 George Mikan (28) 44–16

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Chicago Stags: Lakers win series 2-0

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Lakers and Stags.

West Division Finals

(1) Rochester Royals vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 2-0

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Royals and Lakers.

BAA Finals

(E1) Washington Capitols vs. (W2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Capitols and Lakers.

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers
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