1967-68 Minnesota Muskies Statistics
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 50-28
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-6 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 3-2
Division Finals - Lost to Pittsburgh Pipers 4-1
Coach: Jim Pollard (50-28)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1967-68 Minnesota Muskies RosterTeam Record: 50-28
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-6 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 3-2
Division Finals - Lost to Pittsburgh Pipers 4-1
Coach: Jim Pollard (50-28)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1967-68 Minnesota Muskies Results
The Minnesota Muskies of the American Basketball Association ended the 1967-68 season with a record of 50 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.
The Muskies poured in 8,469 points and surrendered 8,163. Mel Daniels scored a team-best 1,729 points for Minnesota, and Les Hunter contributed 17 or more per game, too. Mel Daniels accounted for 1,213 rebounds. Donnie Freeman dished out 190 assists for the squad.
Jim Pollard coached the team. The 1967-68 Minnesota Muskies lost in the division finals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Daniels | C | 78 | 2938 | 1640 | 669 | 5 | 1 | 678 | 390 | 502 | 711 | 1213 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 268 | 1729 |
| Les Hunter | F-C | 75 | 2552 | 1207 | 513 | 17 | 2 | 468 | 290 | 332 | 406 | 738 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 297 | 1318 |
| Donnie Freeman | G | 69 | 2431 | 1013 | 414 | 6 | 0 | 414 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 185 | 1124 |
| Ron Perry | G | 67 | 2125 | 878 | 339 | 178 | 62 | 179 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 151 | 858 |
| Erv Inniger | G | 75 | 1993 | 790 | 345 | 35 | 5 | 137 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 201 | 794 |
| Sam Smith | F | 77 | 2175 | 750 | 284 | 6 | 2 | 280 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 171 | 755 |
| Skip Thoren | C | 63 | 1203 | 475 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 436 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 124 | 514 |
| Gary Keller | F-C | 69 | 1211 | 483 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 168 | 507 |
| Errol Palmer | F | 63 | 1191 | 453 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 169 | 500 |
| Terry Kunze | G-F | 46 | 662 | 245 | 83 | 11 | 5 | 102 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 77 | 230 |
| Dick Clark | G | 26 | 414 | 150 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 49 | 140 |
| Totals | 708 | 18895 | 8084 | 3248 | 271 | 77 | 2968 | 1896 | 834 | 1117 | 4828 | 1019 | 0 | 0 | 1313 | 1860 | 8469 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Daniels | C | 78 | 37.7 | 40.8 | 20.0 | 57.5 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 22.2 |
| Les Hunter | F-C | 75 | 34.0 | 42.5 | 11.8 | 62.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 17.6 |
| Donnie Freeman | G | 69 | 35.2 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 71.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| Ron Perry | G | 67 | 31.7 | 38.6 | 34.8 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| Erv Inniger | G | 75 | 26.6 | 43.7 | 14.3 | 72.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 10.6 |
| Sam Smith | F | 77 | 28.2 | 37.9 | 33.3 | 66.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 9.8 |
| Skip Thoren | C | 63 | 19.1 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 8.2 |
| Gary Keller | F-C | 69 | 17.6 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| Errol Palmer | F | 63 | 18.9 | 36.4 | 67.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 7.9 | |
| Terry Kunze | G-F | 46 | 14.4 | 33.9 | 45.5 | 57.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| Dick Clark | G | 26 | 15.9 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 60.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 5.4 |
| Averages | 708 | 26.7 | 40.2 | 28.4 | 63.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Daniels | C | 10 | 409 | 226 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 35 | 253 |
| Les Hunter | F-C | 10 | 388 | 188 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 48 | 214 |
| Donnie Freeman | G | 10 | 365 | 134 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 158 |
| Sam Smith | F | 10 | 374 | 142 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 147 |
| Erv Inniger | G | 10 | 364 | 140 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 138 |
| Gary Keller | F-C | 10 | 142 | 67 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 63 |
| Dick Clark | G | 10 | 231 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 56 |
| Skip Thoren | C | 2 | 52 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| Errol Palmer | F | 6 | 75 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| Totals | 78 | 2400 | 1015 | 407 | 25 | 3 | 411 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 596 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 271 | 1092 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Daniels | C | 10 | 40.9 | 43.4 | 60.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 25.3 | |
| Les Hunter | F-C | 10 | 38.8 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 63.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 21.4 |
| Donnie Freeman | G | 10 | 36.5 | 41.8 | 0.0 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| Sam Smith | F | 10 | 37.4 | 39.4 | 68.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 14.7 | |
| Erv Inniger | G | 10 | 36.4 | 39.3 | 18.2 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 13.8 |
| Gary Keller | F-C | 10 | 14.2 | 37.3 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 6.3 | |
| Dick Clark | G | 10 | 23.1 | 26.2 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| Skip Thoren | C | 2 | 26.0 | 50.0 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 17.5 | |
| Errol Palmer | F | 6 | 12.5 | 40.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.7 | |
| Averages | 708 | 30.8 | 40.1 | 12.0 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 14.0 |
