1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Fort Wayne Pistons 3-1
Coach: John Kundla (40-32)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics
1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers Results

The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 40 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Minneapolis tossed in 6,885 points and allowed 6,801. Vern Mikkelsen scored a team-leading 1,327 points for the Lakers, and Clyde Lovellette contributed 15 or more per game also. Clyde Lovellette racked up 802 rebounds. Slater Martin dished out 427 assists for the squad.

John Kundla coached the team. The 1954-55 Minneapolis Lakers lost in the division finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Bob CarneyGAugust 3, 19326'3"170Bradley
Lew HitchF-CJuly 16, 19296'8"200Kansas StateGriggsville, IL USA
Jim HolsteinF-GSeptember 24, 19306'2"180Cincinnati
Ed KalafatC-FOctober 13, 19326'6"245Minnesota
Clyde LovelletteC-FSeptember 7, 19296'9"230KansasPetersburg, IN USA
Slater MartinGOctober 22, 19255'10"170TexasEl Mina, TX USA
Vern MikkelsenF-COctober 21, 19286'7"225HamlineParlier, CA USA
Jim PollardF-C-GJuly 9, 19226'3"185StanfordOakland, CA USA
Dick SchnittkerFMay 27, 19286'5"200Ohio StateKelleys Island, OH USA
Whitey SkoogGNovember 2, 19265'11"180MinnesotaDuluth, MN USA
Don SunderlageGDecember 20, 19296'1"180IllinoisRoselle, IL USA



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