Minneapolis Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Bob Carney PG 6-3 170 Aug 3, 1932 22 Bradley 0 1954 6th Rnd, #47, Milwaukee Hawks
Lew Hitch FC 6-8 200 Jul 16, 1929 25 Kansas State 3 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Jim Holstein SF 6-3 180 Sep 24, 1930 24 Cincinnati 2 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Ed Kalafat SF 6-6 245 Oct 13, 1932 22 Minnesota 0 1954 1st Rnd, #9, Minneapolis Lakers
Slick Leonard PG 6-3 185 Jul 17, 1932 22 Indiana 0 1954 2nd Rnd, #10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Clyde Lovellette FC 6-10 234 Sep 7, 1929 25 Kansas 1 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Slater Martin PG 5-10 170 Oct 22, 1925 29 Texas 5 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Vern Mikkelsen SF 6-7 230 Oct 21, 1928 26 Hamline 5 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers
Jim Pollard SF 6-4 185 Jul 9, 1922 32 Stanford 6 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 5, Chicago Stags
Dick Schnittker PF 6-5 200 May 27, 1928 26 Ohio State 2 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 5, Washington Capitols
Whitey Skoog PG 5-11 180 Nov 2, 1926 28 Minnesota 3 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 10, Minneapolis Lakers
Don Sunderlage SG 6-1 180 Dec 20, 1929 25 Illinois 1 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 9, Philadelphia Warriors

1954-1955 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Boston Celtics BOS in 3
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Rochester Royals MIN in 3
Conference Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals #3 Boston Celtics SYR in 4
Conference Finals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons W2 Minneapolis Lakers FWP in 4
NBA Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons SYR in 7

1954-1955 Minneapolis Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Clyde Lovellette 7 28.1 16.7 9.1 0.4
Jim Pollard 7 36.7 14.1 11.1 2.0
Vern Mikkelsen 7 29.9 13.7 11.1 1.9
Slater Martin 7 45.0 13.7 4.0 4.4
Whitey Skoog 7 34.4 13.0 5.3 2.3
Lew Hitch 7 19.6 7.9 6.0 1.4
Dick Schnittker 7 20.0 7.6 4.4 1.0
Jim Holstein 7 16.7 5.7 4.3 0.9
Bob Carney 7 5.9 1.4 0.7 0.4
Ed Kalafat 7 10.9 1.0 2.6 0.0

1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders Rochester Leaders
Mar 16, 1955
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Rochester		 W, 82-78
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 26. C. Lovellette
 PTS: 30. Bobby Wanzer
Mar 18, 1955
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Rochester		 L, 94-92 Edgerton Park Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 19. C. Lovellette
 PTS: 19. Arnie Risen
Mar 19, 1955
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Rochester		 W, 119-110
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 26. Jim Pollard
 PTS: 24. Arnie Risen

1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Minneapolis Leaders Fort Wayne Leaders
Mar 20, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 L, 96-79
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 18. C. Lovellette
 PTS: 15. Larry Foust
Mar 22, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 L, 98-97
Conference Finals 		0-2 PTS: 24. Whitey Skoog
 PTS: 20. Mel Hutchins
Mar 23, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 W, 99-91 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 24. Whitey Skoog
 PTS: 25. G. Yardley
Mar 27, 1955
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Fort Wayne		 L, 96-105 Minneapolis Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 25. C. Lovellette
 PTS: 21. Mel Hutchins