1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Lakers' first season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) (which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the conclusion of this season).[1]

1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers season
BAA champions
Head coachJohn Kundla
General managerMax Winter
OwnersBen Berger
ArenaMinneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record44–16 (.733)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishBAA Champions
(Defeated Capitols 4–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWLOL

This season saw the Lakers win their first BAA championship, defeating the Washington Capitols in six games in the BAA Finals.

Draft
Main article: 1948 BAA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Chuck Hanger– United StatesCalifornia
––Cliff Crandall– United StatesOregon State
––Arnie FerrinG/F United StatesUtah
––Earl GardnerF United StatesDePauw
––Dee GibsonG/F United StatesWestern Kentucky
––Ken Jastrow– United StatesDenver
––Bob Lowther– United StatesLSU
––Johnny OrrF United StatesBeloit
––Junior Skogland– United StatesGustavus Adolphus
––Quentin Stinson– United StatesSouthern Illinois

Roster
Roster listing
1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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

Regular season

Season standings
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 —4–21–44–15–01–42–44–22–41–42–33–3
Boston 2–4—0–54–13–22–33–33–33–31–43–21–5
Chicago 4–15–0—4–25–12–43–22–35–02–43–33–2
Fort Wayne 1–41–42–4—3–32–41–45–04–10–61–42–3
Indianapolis 0–52–31-53–3—0–61–41–44–11–53–32–3
Minneapolis 4–13–24–24–26–0—4–14–15–04–24–22–3
New York 4–23–32–34–14–11–4—2–45–11–43–22–3
Philadelphia 2–43–33–20–54–11–44–2—6–00–53–22–4
Providence 4–23–30–51–41–40–51–50–6—2–30–50–6
Rochester 4–14–14–26–05–12–44–15–03–2—6–02–3
St. Louis 3–22–33–34–13–32–42–32–35–00–6—2–3
Washington 3–35–12–33–23–23–23–24–26–03–23–2—

Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1November 4@ Baltimore84–72Herm Schaefer (23)1–0
2November 6@ Washington62–67George Mikan (27)1–1
3November 9@ Boston55–77George Mikan (29)1–2
4November 11@ New York77–68George Mikan (34)2–2
5November 13@ Providence90–67George Mikan (38)3–2
6November 14@ Rochester75–92George Mikan (36)3–3
7November 17Boston72–74George Mikan (21)3–4
8November 19@ Chicago85–81Herm Schaefer (28)4–4
9November 21Baltimore94–81George Mikan (33)5–4
10November 23@ Indianapolis88–82George Mikan (33)6–4
11November 24Providence117–89George Mikan (20)7–4
12November 27@ St. Louis87–71George Mikan (26)8–4
13November 28Philadelphia88–67Herm Schaefer (25)9–4
14November 30vs Boston94–84George Mikan (32)10–4
15December 1@ Fort Wayne74–84George Mikan (44)10–5
16December 4@ Chicago100–104 (OT)George Mikan (47)10–6
17December 5St. Louis78–68George Mikan (27)11–6
18December 8Washington83–94George Mikan (34)11–7
19December 10@ Rochester96–75George Mikan (31)12–7
20December 12Rochester67–58George Mikan (22)13–7
21December 15Indianapolis79–61Jim Pollard (19)14–7
22December 19Chicago94–84George Mikan (31)15–7
23December 21@ Philadelphia64–72George Mikan (18)15–8
24December 22@ New York79–97George Mikan (24)15–9
25December 26Rochester99–90George Mikan (32)16–9
26December 29Washington91–68George Mikan (34)17–9
27January 1Fort Wayne92–72George Mikan (22)18–9
28January 5St. Louis101–76George Mikan (31)19–9
29January 8@ St. Louis59–64George Mikan (22)19–10
30January 9St. Louis74–58George Mikan (29)20–10
31January 12Providence98–64George Mikan (26)21–10
32January 16Indianapolis75–66Jim Pollard (21)22–10
33January 18@ Indianapolis81–56George Mikan (19)23–10
34January 20Fort Wayne83–65George Mikan (29)24–10
35January 23Philadelphia89–71George Mikan (33)25–10
36January 26Chicago84–49Jim Pollard (20)26–10
37January 30Washington84–79George Mikan (48)27–10
38February 2@ Fort Wayne82–79 (OT)George Mikan (31)28–10
39February 3@ Philadelphia78–76George Mikan (30)29–10
40February 6Rochester74–85George Mikan (32)29–11
41February 10New York95–75George Mikan (21)30–11
42February 11@ Chicago97–105George Mikan (36)30–12
43February 13Baltimore91–74Jim Pollard (32)31–12
44February 16Chicago90–71George Mikan (25)32–12
45February 18@ Boston85–71George Mikan (28)33–12
46February 19@ Providence94–80George Mikan (29)34–12
47February 22@ New York101–74George Mikan (48)35–12
48February 24Fort Wayne77–73George Mikan (31)36–12
49February 26@ Baltimore115–114 (2OT)George Mikan (53)37–12
50February 27@ Fort Wayne50–74George Mikan (14)37–13
51March 3@ Indianapolis82–79George Mikan (24)38–13
52March 6Providence68–59George Mikan (21)39–13
53March 9Boston74–67George Mikan (22)40–13
54March 10@ St. Louis71–88George Mikan (26)40–14
55March 12vs Indianapolis97–69Arnie Ferrin (22)41–14
56March 13New York100–90George Mikan (51)42–14
57March 16@ Washington72–85George Mikan (24)42–15
58March 17@ Baltimore67–101Jim Pollard (22)42–16
59March 19@ Rochester99–85George Mikan (46)43–16
60March 20Philadelphia91–78George Mikan (28)44–16

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

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

  • Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 84, Chicago 77
  • Game 2 @ Chicago: Minneapolis 101, Chicago 85

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

  • Game 1 @ Rochester: Minneapolis 80, Rochester 79
  • Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 67, Rochester 55

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

  • Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 88, Washington 84
  • Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 76, Washington 62
  • Game 3 @ Washington: Minneapolis 94, Washington 74
  • Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 83, Minneapolis 71
  • Game 5 @ Washington: Washington 74, Minneapolis 65
  • Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 77, Washington 56

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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