1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season

1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season
First NBA Championship
Head coach John Kundla
Arena Minneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record 51–17 (.750)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Playoff finish NBA Champions
(won 4-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WLOL
Minneapolis Lakers seasons
< 1948–49 1950–51 >

The 1949-50 NBA season was the franchise's 4th season in the NBA. The Minneapolis Lakers won their first NBA championship.

Contents

NBA Draft

Main article: 1949 BAA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
T - Vern Mikkelsen F/C  United States Hamline
- - Bob Harrison G  United States Michigan
- - Paul Walther F/G  United States Tennessee

Roster

Minneapolis Lakers 1949-50 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G/F 15 Carlson, Don 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Minnesota
G/F 18 Ferrin, Arnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Utah
F 20 Glick, Normie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Loyola Marymount
F 14/20 Grant, Bud 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Minnesota
G 16 Harrison, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Michigan
G 11 Hassett, Billy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Notre Dame
G/F 13 Jaros, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota
G 22 Martin, Slater 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Texas
C 99 Mikan, George 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) DePaul
F/C 19 Mikkelsen, Vern 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Hamline*
F/C 17 Pollard, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Stanford
G/F 10 Schaefer, Herm 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Indiana
G/F 12 Stump, Gene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) DePaul
G/F 14 Walther, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Tennessee
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Minneapolis Lakers 51 17 .750 - 30-1 18-16 3-0 16-8
x-Rochester Royals 51 17 .750 — 33-1 17-6 1-0 15-9
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 40 28 .588 11 28-6 12-22 - 14-10
x-Chicago Stags 40 28 .588 11 18-6 14–21 8-1 11-13
St. Louis Bombers 26 42 .382 25 17-14 7–26 2-2 4-20

Game log

Playoffs

NBA Finals

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

Transactions

References

1949 BAA Draft • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
Chicago • Fort Wayne • Minneapolis • Rochester • St. Louis
Franchise • History • Seasons
1940s 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
1950s 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
1960s 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1970s 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s 2009-10 2010–11 2011–12
Formerly the Detroit Gems and the Minneapolis Lakers • Founded in 1946 • Based in Los Angeles, California
The Franchise
Arenas
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Dr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) • Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner) • Patrick Soon-Shiong (Minority Owner) • Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Mike Brown (Head Coach)
Retired Numbers
13 • 22 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 44 • Chick Hearn (Microphone)
Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla)
NBA Championships (16)
1949 • 1950 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1972 • 1980 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 1988 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2009 • 2010
Rivals
Culture and Lore
Media
TV
KCAL • FS West • New Lakers Networks (coming fall 2012)
Bill Macdonald • Stu Lantz • John Ireland • Mychal Thompson

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