Vern Mikkelsen F

Born: Oct 21, 1928 (Passed away Nov 21, 2013, aged 85)

Birthplace/Hometown: Parlier, California

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 230 (104kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1949 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 11, Minneapolis Lakers

Pre-Draft Team: Hamline (Sr)

High School: Askov High School [Askov, Minnesota]


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NBA

10 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 4x NBA Champion, 6x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 MIN 68 - 0.0 11.63 4.24 10.62 .399 - - - 3.16 4.21 .752 - - 0.00 1.81 - - - 3.26
1950-51 MIN 64 - 0.0 14.12 5.61 13.95 .402 - - - 2.91 4.30 .676 - - 10.23 2.83 - - - 4.06
1951-52 MIN 66 - 35.5 15.29 5.50 13.12 .419 - - - 4.29 5.64 .761 - - 10.32 2.73 - - - 4.27
1952-53 MIN 70 - 35.2 14.96 5.40 12.40 .435 - - - 4.16 5.53 .752 - - 9.34 2.11 - - - 4.13
1953-54 MIN 72 - 31.2 11.07 4.00 10.71 .374 - - - 3.07 4.14 .742 - - 8.54 1.65 - - - 3.67
1954-55 MIN 71 - 36.0 18.69 6.20 14.69 .422 - - - 6.30 8.42 .747 - - 10.17 2.04 - - - 4.49
1955-56 MIN 72 - 29.2 13.36 4.40 11.40 .386 - - - 4.56 5.67 .804 - - 8.44 2.40 - - - 4.43
1956-57 MIN 72 - 30.5 13.69 4.47 11.86 .377 - - - 4.75 5.89 .807 - - 8.75 1.68 - - - 4.33
1957-58 MIN 72 - 33.2 17.33 6.10 14.86 .410 - - - 5.14 6.54 .786 - - 11.18 2.31 - - - 4.15
1958-59 MIN 72 - 29.7 13.78 4.90 12.56 .390 - - - 3.97 4.93 .806 - - 7.92 2.21 - - - 3.42
CAREER   699 - 32.5 14.40 5.07 12.61 .403 - - - 4.25 5.54 .766 - - 9.41 2.17 - - - 4.02

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 MIN 68 - 0 791 288 722 .399 - - - 215 286 .752 - - 0 123 - - - 222
1950-51 MIN 64 - 0 904 359 893 .402 - - - 186 275 .676 - - 655 181 - - - 260
1951-52 MIN 66 - 2,345 1,009 363 866 .419 - - - 283 372 .761 - - 681 180 - - - 282
1952-53 MIN 70 - 2,465 1,047 378 868 .435 - - - 291 387 .752 - - 654 148 - - - 289
1953-54 MIN 72 - 2,247 797 288 771 .374 - - - 221 298 .742 - - 615 119 - - - 264
1954-55 MIN 71 - 2,559 1,327 440 1,043 .422 - - - 447 598 .747 - - 722 145 - - - 319
1955-56 MIN 72 - 2,100 962 317 821 .386 - - - 328 408 .804 - - 608 173 - - - 319
1956-57 MIN 72 - 2,198 986 322 854 .377 - - - 342 424 .807 - - 630 121 - - - 312
1957-58 MIN 72 - 2,390 1,248 439 1,070 .410 - - - 370 471 .786 - - 805 166 - - - 299
1958-59 MIN 72 - 2,139 992 353 904 .390 - - - 286 355 .806 - - 570 159 - - - 246
CAREER   699 - 18,443 10,063 3,547 8,812 .403 - - - 2,969 3,874 .766 - - 5,940 1,515 - - - 2,812

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1949-50 MIN 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 - - 0.40 51 17 .750 - - -
1950-51 MIN 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 - - 0.31 42 22 .656 - - -
1951-52 MIN 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 - - 0.43 40 26 .606 6.50 6.60 13.20
1952-53 MIN 70 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 - - 0.45 49 21 .700 7.20 4.90 12.00
1953-54 MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 - - 0.39 46 26 .639 2.20 4.40 6.60
1954-55 MIN 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 - - 0.57 40 32 .556 7.40 3.60 10.90
1955-56 MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 - - 0.50 33 39 .458 3.60 1.80 5.40
1956-57 MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 - - 0.50 34 38 .472 3.70 2.40 6.10
1957-58 MIN 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 - - 0.44 19 53 .264 5.40 1.10 6.50
1958-59 MIN 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .184 - - 0.39 33 39 .458 2.90 1.60 4.50
CAREER   699 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .213 - - 0.44 387 313 .553 48.40 35.00 83.30

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1949-50 MIN 68 - .466 .399 - - - - - - - - 115.06 - 1.10 - - -
1950-51 MIN 64 - .446 .402 - - - - - - - - 107.84 - 1.01 - - -
1951-52 MIN 66 - .490 .419 - - - - - - - - 117.99 - 1.17 - - 21.36
1952-53 MIN 70 - .504 .435 - - - - - - - - 118.74 - 1.21 - - 20.61
1953-54 MIN 72 - .442 .374 - - - - - - - - 111.52 - 1.03 - - 15.65
1954-55 MIN 71 - .508 .422 - - - - - - - - 116.94 - 1.27 - - 21.12
1955-56 MIN 72 - .481 .386 - - - - - - - - 119.00 - 1.17 - - 16.78
1956-57 MIN 72 - .474 .377 - - - - - - - - 118.37 - 1.15 - - 15.61
1957-58 MIN 72 - .489 .410 - - - - - - - - 119.58 - 1.17 - - 18.98
1958-59 MIN 72 - .468 .390 - - - - - - - - 119.61 - 1.10 - - 16.18
CAREER   699 - .478 .403 - - - - - - - - 116.89 - 1.14 - - 20.93

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NBA Transactions

Mar 21, 1949 - The Minneapolis Lakers selected Vern Mikkelsen in Round 1 with Pick 11 in the 1949 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1949 - Vern Mikkelsen signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Jul 1, 1959 - Vern Mikkelsen, previously with the Minneapolis Lakers, became a free agent.
Nov 21, 2013 - Vern Mikkelsen passed away. He was 85 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954
All-NBA Second Team - 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0.0 13.00 4.58 12.42 .369 - - - 3.83 5.00 .767 - - 0.00 1.50 - - - 4.33
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0.0 15.57 5.57 13.71 .406 - - - 4.43 6.71 .660 - - 9.57 2.43 - - - 5.00
1951-52 MIN 13 - 38.1 13.31 4.62 10.69 .432 - - - 4.08 4.92 .828 - - 8.46 1.54 - - - 5.08
1952-53 MIN 12 - 33.3 12.00 3.67 11.08 .331 - - - 4.67 5.50 .848 - - 8.67 2.00 - - - 4.92
1953-54 MIN 13 - 28.8 10.23 3.92 8.54 .459 - - - 2.38 2.77 .861 - - 5.62 1.31 - - - 4.00
1954-55 MIN 7 - 29.9 13.71 4.29 12.14 .353 - - - 5.14 6.57 .783 - - 11.14 1.86 - - - 5.14
1955-56 MIN 3 - 30.0 13.33 3.67 8.67 .423 - - - 6.00 6.67 .900 - - 5.67 0.67 - - - 4.67
1956-57 MIN 5 - 32.4 17.60 6.60 16.60 .398 - - - 4.40 6.80 .647 - - 8.60 3.40 - - - 5.80
1958-59 MIN 13 - 28.5 15.54 5.62 13.62 .412 - - - 4.31 5.62 .767 - - 7.15 1.85 - - - 4.15
CAREER   85 - 31.8 13.42 4.66 11.75 .396 - - - 4.11 5.25 .783 - - 8.01 1.79 - - - 4.67

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0 156 55 149 .369 - - - 46 60 .767 - - 0 18 - - - 52
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0 109 39 96 .406 - - - 31 47 .660 - - 67 17 - - - 35
1951-52 MIN 13 - 495 173 60 139 .432 - - - 53 64 .828 - - 110 20 - - - 66
1952-53 MIN 12 - 400 144 44 133 .331 - - - 56 66 .848 - - 104 24 - - - 59
1953-54 MIN 13 - 375 133 51 111 .459 - - - 31 36 .861 - - 73 17 - - - 52
1954-55 MIN 7 - 209 96 30 85 .353 - - - 36 46 .783 - - 78 13 - - - 36
1955-56 MIN 3 - 90 40 11 26 .423 - - - 18 20 .900 - - 17 2 - - - 14
1956-57 MIN 5 - 162 88 33 83 .398 - - - 22 34 .647 - - 43 17 - - - 29
1958-59 MIN 13 - 371 202 73 177 .412 - - - 56 73 .767 - - 93 24 - - - 54
CAREER   85 - 2,102 1,141 396 999 .396 - - - 349 446 .783 - - 585 152 - - - 397

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 - - 0.40 10 2 .833 - - -
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 - - 0.49 3 4 .429 - - -
1951-52 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.46 9 4 .692 1.00 0.90 1.90
1952-53 MIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 - - 0.50 9 3 .750 0.30 0.90 1.20
1953-54 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 - - 0.32 9 4 .692 0.90 0.80 1.70
1954-55 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 - - 0.54 3 4 .429 0.20 0.50 0.70
1955-56 MIN 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .112 - - 0.77 1 2 .333 0.30 0.10 0.40
1956-57 MIN 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 - - 0.41 2 3 .400 0.20 - 0.30
1958-59 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.41 6 7 .462 0.60 0.30 0.90
CAREER   85 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 - - 0.45 52 33 .612 4.60 4.50 9.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1949-50 MIN 12 - .445 .369 - - - - - - - - 113.58 - 1.05 - - -
1950-51 MIN 7 - .467 .406 - - - - - - - - 106.58 - 1.14 - - -
1951-52 MIN 13 - .517 .432 - - - 8.53 - - - - 125.98 - 1.24 - - 14.00
1952-53 MIN 12 - .444 .331 - - - 12.40 - - - - 117.93 - 1.08 - - 13.77
1953-54 MIN 13 - .524 .459 - - - 9.89 - - - - 132.06 - 1.20 - - 13.76
1954-55 MIN 7 - .456 .353 - - - 12.63 - - - - 113.55 - 1.13 - - 16.69
1955-56 MIN 3 - .575 .423 - - - 3.25 - - - - 132.31 - 1.54 - - 12.87
1956-57 MIN 5 - .449 .398 - - - 16.09 - - - - 104.46 - 1.06 - - 15.04
1958-59 MIN 13 - .483 .412 - - - 10.43 - - - - 117.96 - 1.14 - - 15.01
CAREER   85 - .477 .396 - - - - - - - - 117.89 - 1.14 - - 16.75

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1951, 1952, 1953
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1955, 1956, 1957

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1951 West 1 - 0 11 4 11 .364 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 9 1 - - - 3
1952 West 1 - 23 12 5 8 .625 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 10 0 - - - 2
1953 West 1 - 19 6 3 13 .231 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 6 3 - - - 3
1955 West 1 - 25 16 7 15 .467 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 9 1 - - - 5
1956 West 1 - 22 16 5 13 .385 - - - 6 7 .857 - - 9 2 - - - 4
1957 West 1 - 21 6 3 10 .300 - - - 0 4 .000 - - 9 1 - - - 3
TOTAL   6 - 110 67 27 70 .386 - - - 13 20 .650 - - 52 8 - - - 20
AVERAGES   6 - 18.3 11.17 4.50 11.67 .386 - - - 2.17 3.33 .650 - - 8.67 1.33 - - - 3.33

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NCAA

College: Hamline (1948)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1944-45 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1945-46 Hamline So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1946-47 Hamline Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1947-48 Hamline Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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What is the age of Vern Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen is 95 years old.

What is the height of Vern Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen is 6-7 (201cm) tall.

What is the weight of Vern Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen is 230 lbs (104kg).

What is the birthday of Vern Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen was born on Oct 21, 1928.

What position does Vern Mikkelsen play?

Vern Mikkelsen plays the F position.

What was the pre-draft team of Vern Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen was drafted out of Hamline.

What high school did Vern Mikkelsen attend?

Vern Mikkelsen attended Askov High School in Askov, Minnesota.

What nationality is Vern Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen has a United States nationality.

Where was Vern Mikkelsen born?

Vern Mikkelsen was born in Parlier, California.

How many NBA seasons has Vern Mikkelsen played?

Vern Mikkelsen played 10 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Vern Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen had career averages 14.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists in 699 games.

What are the career totals of Vern Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen had career totals of 10,063 points, 5,940 rebounds, 1,515 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 699 games.

How many teams has Vern Mikkelsen been on?

Vern Mikkelsen played their entire career for the .

When was Vern Mikkelsen drafted?

Vern Mikkelsen was drafted in the 1st round (#11 overall) of the 1949 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers.

What is Vern Mikkelsen's career high in points?

Vern Mikkelsen averaged a career high 18.7 points per game in 1954-1955.

What is Vern Mikkelsen's career high in rebounds?

Vern Mikkelsen averaged a career high 11.2 rebounds per game in 1957-1958.

What is Vern Mikkelsen's career high in assists?

Vern Mikkelsen averaged a career high 2.8 assists per game in 1950-1951.

What is the career PER of Vern Mikkelsen's?

Vern Mikkelsen had a career PER of 20.9.

Is Vern Mikkelsen in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Vern Mikkelsen was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.

How many championships has Vern Mikkelsen won?

Vern Mikkelsen has won 4 NBA championships.

How many All-Star teams has Vern Mikkelsen been on?

Vern Mikkelsen is a 6x All-Star.