1947-48 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 43-17
Finishing 1st in the NBL's West Division
Won Championship
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
1947-48 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics
1947-48 Minneapolis Lakers Results

The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 43 wins and 17 losses, finishing first in the NBL's West Division.

Minneapolis scored 3,843 points and yielded 3,395. George Mikan scored a team-leading 1,195 points for the Lakers, and Jim Pollard averaged 10 or more per game, too. The 1947-48 Minneapolis Lakers won the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Warren AjaxF-CMay 12, 19216'2"170MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA
Don CarlsonG-FMarch 22, 19196'0"170Minnesota, MN USA
Theodore CookGFebruary 6, 19226'0"160AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA
William DurkeeG-F6'3"205California(ht) San Mateo, CA USA
Jack DwanF-GMay 3, 19216'4"195Loyola (IL)
Kenneth ExelGSeptember 12, 19206'1"178Minnesota
Robert GerberC-F6'4"218Toledo
Tony JarosF-GFebruary 21, 19206'3"180Minnesota
Johnny JorgensenG-FDecember 28, 19216'2"180DePaulChicago, IL USA
George MikanCJune 18, 19246'10"230DePaulJoliet, IL USA
Paul NapolitanoF-GFebruary 3, 19236'2"185San Francisco
Joe PatanelliFSeptember 18, 19196'3"205Indiana?
Jim PollardF-C-GJuly 9, 19226'3"185StanfordOakland, CA USA
Jack RockerC-FAugust 12, 19226'5"185California
Herm SchaeferG-FDecember 20, 19196'0"175IndianaFort Wayne, IN USA
Don SmithG-FJuly 27, 19206'2"190Minnesota