Vern Mikkelsen
Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen
Born: October 21, 1928
Parlier, CA USA
Position: F-C
High School: Askov
College: Hamline
Drafted: 1949
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 225
Career: 1949-50-1958-59
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
Coaching Career
Vern Mikkelsen averaged 14.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in his 699-game career with the Minneapolis Lakers. He began playing during the 1949-50 season and last took the court during the 1958-59 campaign. Mikkelsen was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 68 | 0 | 0 | 722 | 288 | 286 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 791 | ||
1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 64 | 0 | 0 | 893 | 359 | 275 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 655 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 904 | ||
1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 0 | 2345 | 866 | 363 | 372 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 681 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 1009 | ||
1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 0 | 2465 | 868 | 378 | 387 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 654 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 1047 | ||
1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 2247 | 771 | 288 | 298 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 615 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 797 | ||
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 71 | 60 | 2559 | 1043 | 440 | 598 | 447 | 0 | 0 | 722 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 1327 | ||
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 2100 | 821 | 317 | 408 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 608 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 962 | ||
1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 2198 | 854 | 322 | 424 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 986 | ||
1957-58 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 2390 | 1070 | 439 | 471 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 805 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 1248 | ||
1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 2139 | 904 | 353 | 355 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 992 | ||
Totals | 699 | 60 | 18443 | 8812 | 3547 | 0 | 0 | 3874 | 2969 | 0 | 0 | 5940 | 1515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2812 | 10063 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.9 | 75.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 11.6 | |
1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 64 | 0 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 67.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 14.1 | |
1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 0 | 35.5 | 41.9 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 15.3 | |
1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 0 | 35.2 | 43.5 | 75.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 15.0 | |
1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 31.2 | 37.4 | 74.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.1 | |
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 71 | 60 | 36.0 | 42.2 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 18.7 | |
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 29.2 | 38.6 | 80.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 13.4 | |
1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 30.5 | 37.7 | 80.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 13.7 | |
1957-58 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 33.2 | 41.0 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 17.3 | |
1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 0 | 29.7 | 39.0 | 80.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 13.8 | |
Averages | 699 | 60 | 26.4 | 40.3 | 76.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 14.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 0 | 149 | 55 | 60 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 156 | ||
1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 0 | 96 | 39 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 109 | ||
1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 495 | 139 | 60 | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 173 | ||
1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 400 | 133 | 44 | 66 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 144 | ||
1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 375 | 111 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 133 | ||
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 209 | 85 | 30 | 46 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 96 | ||
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 3 | 90 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 40 | ||
1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 5 | 162 | 83 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 88 | ||
1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 371 | 177 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 202 | ||
Totals | 85 | 2102 | 999 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 585 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 1141 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 0.0 | 36.9 | 76.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 13.0 | |
1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 0.0 | 40.6 | 66.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.6 | |
1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 38.1 | 43.2 | 82.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 13.3 | |
1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 33.3 | 33.1 | 84.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 12.0 | |
1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 28.8 | 45.9 | 86.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.2 | |
1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 29.9 | 35.3 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 13.7 | |
1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 3 | 30.0 | 42.3 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 13.3 | |
1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 5 | 32.4 | 39.8 | 64.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 17.6 | |
1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 28.5 | 41.2 | 76.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 15.5 | |
Averages | 699 | 24.7 | 39.6 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 13.4 |
Awards
1950 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1951 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1952 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1954 - NBA All-NBA Second Team