DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1957-58 Minneapolis Lakers
19–53 · #8 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotMNL
Minneapolis Lakers went 19–53 in the regular season, good for the #8 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#8
Net rating
-5.3
Home floor
Minneapolis Auditorium
Roster
15 players
Record
19–53
26.4% win rate
League rank
#8
Regular season
Net rating
-5.3
SRS -5.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Mikkelsen | F-C | 19 | 72 | — | 17.3 | 11.2 | 2.3 |
| Larry Foust | C-F | — | 72 | — | 16.8 | 12.2 | 1.5 |
| Ed Fleming | G-F | — | 72 | — | 8.8 | 6.8 | 1.9 |
| Corky Devlin | G | — | 70 | — | 6.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Dick Garmaker | G-F | 16 | 68 | — | 16.1 | 5.4 | 2.7 |
| Jim Krebs | C-F | — | 68 | — | 7.8 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Slick Leonard | G | 21 | 66 | — | 11.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Hot Rod Hundley | G | — | 65 | — | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| Dick Schnittker | F | 15 | 50 | — | 9.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 |
| Art Spoelstra | C | — | 50 | — | 7.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| McCoy Ingram | F | 22 | 24 | — | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Bo Erias | F | 24 | 18 | — | 8.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| Bob Burrow | C-F | 50 | 14 | — | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Frank Selvy | G-F | — | 12 | — | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| George Brown | F | 22 | 1 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
88.0
ORtg
93.3
DRtg
118.8
Pace
-5.8
SRS
-6.4
MOV
44.4%
TS%
37.0%
eFG%
25.9
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
George Mikan
head_coach
John Kundla
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Minneapolis Auditorium
522 average attendance
Then and now
Minneapolis Lakers
MNL · Now: Los Angeles Lakers
15 players