* this franchise is now called Los Angeles Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers 1953-54 Roster - Season and Playoffs

Full list of players that played for the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1953-54 NBA Regular Season and the 1954 NBA Playoffs with their jersey number, position, height, birthdate, draft information, games played and some basic stats.

The Minneapolis Lakers used 13 players in the 1953-54 Regular Season and 11 in the 1954 Playoffs.

Clyde Lovellette, George Mikan and Vern Mikkelsen are the players from this roster with the most regular season games played, with 72.

Note: Here you have the complete list of players that played in at least 1 game in 1954, ordered by games played and then alphabetically.

Regular Season: 46-26 (.639), 1st in Western Division
Playoffs: 9-4 (.692), NBA Champions 1954 NBA Champions

1954 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
34 / 89
  • Center / Forward
  • 6-9
  • born Sep. 7, 1929
  • drafted 9th in 1952 (by the Lakers)

72 games

8.2 pts
5.8 reb
0.7 ast

13 games

10.5 pts
9.7 reb
0.5 ast

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

72 games

18.1 pts
14.3 reb
2.4 ast

13 games

19.4 pts
13.2 reb
1.9 ast

19
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-7
  • born Oct. 21, 1928
  • drafted with a territorial pick in 1949 (by the Lakers)

72 games

11.1 pts
8.5 reb
1.7 ast

13 games

10.2 pts
5.6 reb
1.3 ast

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

71 games

11.7 pts
7.0 reb
3.0 ast

13 games

12.3 pts
8.5 reb
3.2 ast

18
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-2
  • born Feb. 16, 1924
  • drafted 10th in 1949 (by the Royals)

71 games

6.4 pts
2.2 reb
2.0 ast

13 games

4.7 pts
2.1 reb
1.1 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
15 / 24
  • Forward
  • 6-5
  • born May. 27, 1928
  • drafted 4th in 1950 (by the Capitols)

71 games

4.6 pts
2.5 reb
0.8 ast

13 games

2.6 pts
1.6 reb
0.4 ast

20
  • Guard
  • 5-11
  • born Nov. 2, 1926
  • drafted with a territorial pick in 1951 (by the Lakers)

71 games

7.0 pts
3.2 reb
2.5 ast

13 games

7.4 pts
3.6 reb
1.8 ast

12
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-3
  • born Sep. 24, 1930
  • drafted in 1952 (by the Lakers)

70 games

3.4 pts
2.9 reb
1.1 ast

13 games

3.5 pts
2.7 reb
0.8 ast

22
  • Guard
  • 5-10
  • born Oct. 22, 1925

69 games

9.9 pts
2.4 reb
3.7 ast

13 games

9.7 pts
2.2 reb
4.6 ast

16
  • Guard
  • 6-1
  • born Aug. 12, 1927
  • drafted in 1949 (by the Lakers)

40 games

3.9 pts
1.5 reb
1.4 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
UN
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-8
  • born Dec. 10, 1931
  • drafted 7th in 1953 (by the Lakers)

2 games

0.5 pts
0.0 reb
0.0 ast