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Minneapolis Lakers 1948-49 Roster - Season and Playoffs

Full list of players that played for the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1948-49 NBA Regular Season and the 1949 NBA Playoffs with their jersey number, position, height, birthdate, draft information, games played and some basic stats.

The Minneapolis Lakers used 17 players in the 1948-49 Regular Season and 13 in the 1949 Playoffs.

Jack Dwan and George Mikan are the players from this roster with the most regular season games played, with 60.

Note: Here you have the complete list of players that played in at least 1 game in 1949, ordered by games played and then alphabetically.

Regular Season: 44-16 (.733), 2nd in Western Division
Playoffs: 8-2 (.800), NBA Champions 1949 NBA Champions

1949 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
19
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-4
  • born May. 3, 1921

60 games

4.6 pts
- reb
2.2 ast

10 games

1.8 pts
- reb
0.9 ast

99
  • Center
  • 6-10
  • born Jun. 18, 1924

60 games

28.3 pts
- reb
3.6 ast

10 games

30.3 pts
- reb
2.1 ast

13
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-3
  • born Feb. 22, 1920

59 games

5.8 pts
- reb
1.0 ast

10 games

5.8 pts
- reb
1.1 ast

24
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-0
  • born Dec. 20, 1918

58 games

10.4 pts
- reb
3.2 ast

10 games

12.4 pts
- reb
3.1 ast

15
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-0
  • born Mar. 22, 1919

55 games

9.2 pts
- reb
3.1 ast

10 games

6.0 pts
- reb
2.8 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
17
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-4
  • born Jul. 9, 1922
  • drafted in 1947 (by the Bombers)

53 games

14.8 pts
- reb
2.7 ast

10 games

13.0 pts
- reb
3.9 ast

14
  • Forward
  • 6-3
  • born Sep. 18, 1923
  • drafted in 1948 (by the Lakers)

50 games

1.8 pts
- reb
0.4 ast

7 games

0.6 pts
- reb
0.1 ast

16
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-2
  • born Dec. 28, 1921

48 games

2.2 pts
- reb
0.7 ast

6 games

1.2 pts
- reb
0.0 ast

18
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-2
  • born Jul. 29, 1925
  • drafted in 1948 (by the Lakers)

47 games

7.3 pts
- reb
1.6 ast

10 games

8.2 pts
- reb
2.1 ast

22
  • Guard
  • 5-10
  • born Jan. 17, 1926

44 games

4.1 pts
- reb
1.7 ast

9 games

1.4 pts
- reb
0.8 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
11
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-6
  • born Jan. 14, 1915

24 games

2.3 pts
- reb
0.6 ast

20
  • Guard
  • 6-2
  • born Sep. 15, 1925
  • drafted in 1948 (by the Stags)

19 games

2.5 pts
- reb
0.6 ast

8 games

0.5 pts
- reb
0.3 ast

12
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-2
  • born Jul. 27, 1920
  • drafted in 1947 (by the Stags)

8 games

0.8 pts
- reb
0.3 ast

18
  • Center
  • 6-8
  • born Nov. 18, 1922

3 games

0.7 pts
- reb
0.0 ast

UN
  • Forward
  • 6-4
  • born Dec. 30, 1924
  • drafted in 1947 (by the Capitols)

2 games

1.0 pts
- reb
0.5 ast