1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 46-26
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 9-4 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-1
Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Coach: John Kundla (46-26)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Results

The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 46 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-4.

Minneapolis scored 5,880 points and allowed 5,660. George Mikan scored a team-leading 1,306 points for the Lakers and contributed 1,028 rebounds. Slater Martin dished out 253 assists for the squad.

John Kundla coached the team. The 1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers won the NBA championship.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Jim Fritsche	F-C	December 10, 1931	6'8"	210	Hamline
Bob Harrison	G	August 12, 1927	6'1"	190	Michigan
Jim Holstein	F-G	September 24, 1930	6'2"	180	Cincinnati
Clyde Lovellette	C-F	September 7, 1929	6'9"	230	Kansas	Petersburg, IN USA
Slater Martin	G	October 22, 1925	5'10"	170	Texas	El Mina, TX USA
George Mikan	C	June 18, 1924	6'10"	230	DePaul	Joliet, IL USA
Vern Mikkelsen	F-C	October 21, 1928	6'7"	225	Hamline	Parlier, CA USA
Jim Pollard	F-C-G	July 9, 1922	6'3"	185	Stanford	Oakland, CA USA
Pep Saul	G-F	February 16, 1924	6'2"	185	Seton Hall
Dick Schnittker	F	May 27, 1928	6'5"	200	Ohio State	Kelleys Island, OH USA
Whitey Skoog	G	November 2, 1926	5'11"	180	Minnesota	Duluth, MN USA