* this franchise is now called Los Angeles Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers 1958-59 Roster - Season and Playoffs

Full list of players that played for the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1958-59 NBA Regular Season and the 1959 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 1958-59 Regular Season and 13 in the 1959 Playoffs.

A total of 6 players from this roster played in 72 games, the season high for the Lakers.

Note: Here you have the complete list of players that played in at least 1 game in 1959, ordered by games played and then alphabetically.

Regular Season: 33-39 (.458), 2nd in Western Division
Playoffs: 6-7 (.462), Lost NBA Finals

1959 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
12 / 23
  • Forward
  • 6-5
  • born Feb. 11, 1936
  • drafted 16th in 1958 (by the Lakers)

72 games

5.9 pts
5.3 reb
0.8 ast

13 games

6.8 pts
7.2 reb
1.2 ast

14
  • Center / Forward
  • 6-9
  • born Jun. 24, 1928
  • drafted 5th in 1950 (by the Stags)

72 games

12.3 pts
8.7 reb
1.3 ast

13 games

11.8 pts
10.5 reb
0.9 ast

16
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-3
  • born Oct. 29, 1932
  • drafted 80th in 1954 (by the Lakers)

72 games

13.7 pts
4.5 reb
2.9 ast

13 games

14.5 pts
4.2 reb
3.0 ast

32
  • Center / Forward
  • 6-8
  • born Sep. 8, 1935
  • drafted 3rd in 1957 (by the Lakers)

72 games

8.8 pts
6.8 reb
0.7 ast

13 games

7.2 pts
5.9 reb
0.4 ast

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

72 games

13.8 pts
7.9 reb
2.2 ast

13 games

15.5 pts
7.2 reb
1.8 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
50
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-3
  • born Jul. 25, 1933
  • drafted 16th in 1955 (by the Royals)

71 games

6.5 pts
4.0 reb
1.3 ast

13 games

5.8 pts
3.0 reb
1.4 ast

33
  • Guard
  • 6-4
  • born Oct. 26, 1934
  • drafted 1st in 1957 (by the Royals)

71 games

9.6 pts
3.5 reb
2.9 ast

13 games

4.0 pts
1.8 reb
1.5 ast

22
  • Forward
  • 6-5
  • born Sep. 16, 1934
  • drafted in 1956 (by the Lakers)

70 games

24.9 pts
15.0 reb
4.1 ast

13 games

25.5 pts
12.0 reb
3.3 ast

30
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-6
  • born Nov. 30, 1935
  • drafted 67th in 1957 (by the Warriors)

67 games

4.4 pts
3.3 reb
0.5 ast

10 games

3.2 pts
3.5 reb
0.5 ast

21
  • Guard
  • 6-3
  • born Jul. 17, 1932
  • drafted 10th in 1954 (by the Bullets (1st))

58 games

9.2 pts
3.1 reb
3.2 ast

13 games

12.2 pts
3.4 reb
5.4 ast