DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1959-60 Minneapolis Lakers
25–50 · #7 in the league · Division Finals
Minneapolis Lakers went 25–50 in the regular season, good for the #7 record in the league, and finished as division finals.
League rank
#7
Net rating
-3.5
Home floor
Minneapolis Armory
Roster
17 players
Record
25–50
33.3% win rate
League rank
#7
Playoff team
Net rating
-3.5
SRS -4.1
Finish
Division Finals
Reached the Division Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Krebs | C-F | 32 | 75 | — | 7.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Hot Rod Hundley | G | 33 | 73 | — | 12.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Slick Leonard | G | 21 | 73 | — | 8.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Rudy LaRusso | F-C | — | 71 | — | 13.7 | 9.6 | 1.2 |
| Elgin Baylor | F | 22 | 70 | — | 29.6 | 16.4 | 3.5 |
| Tom Hawkins | F | — | 69 | — | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Larry Foust | C-F | 14 | 47 | — | 13.3 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
| Boo Ellis | F | 30 | 46 | — | 3.9 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Dick Garmaker | G-F | 16 | 44 | — | 11.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| Frank Selvy | G-F | — | 43 | — | 10.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| Ray Felix | C | — | 31 | — | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.9 |
| Ed Fleming | G-F | — | 27 | — | 6.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| Steve Hamilton | F-C | 30 | 15 | — | 5.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Bobby Smith | G | — | 10 | — | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| Nick Mantis | G | — | 10 | — | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Chuck Share | C | — | 3 | — | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| Ron Sobie | G | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
87.7
ORtg
91.2
DRtg
121.2
Pace
-4.1
SRS
-4.2
MOV
44.4%
TS%
38.6%
eFG%
25.5
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Jim Pollard (Interim)
head_coach
John Castellani
head_coach
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Reached the Division Finals.
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Minneapolis Armory
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