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George Mikan
Position: Center
Full Name: George Lawrence Mikan Jr.
Nickname: Big George
Born: June 18, 1924 in Joliet, Illinois
Died: June 1, 2005 in Scottsdale, Arizona
Height: 6-10
Weight: 245
High School: Quigley Prep in Chicago, Illinois
College: DePaul
Drafted: Chicago American Gears (NBL), 1946
Jersey#: 99
Played for the Lakers from 1947 to 1956
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1959
George Mikan was the first dominant big man in professional basketball, and the game's first true superstar. During his college days at DePaul, Mikan revolutionized the game. In fact, Mikan, along with fellow Hall of Famer Bob Kurland, swatted away so many shots that in 1944 the NCAA introduced a rule that prohibited goaltending. Mikan was a three-time All-America (1944, 1945 and 1946) and led the nation in scoring in 1946 and 1946. Mikan's 120 points in three games led DePaul to the 1945 NIT championship. Mikan who scored 1,870 points at DePaul, once tallied 53 points against Rhode Island State, a remarkable feat considering he single-handedly outscored the entire Rhode Island State team.
Mikan was voted the greatest player in the first half of the century by The Associated Press and enjoyed an extraordinary professional career. He won four NBA titles with the Lakers (1950, 1952-54) and was the cornerstone of the Minneapolis Lakers. Mikan led the NBA in scoring six consecutive times (from 1947-52) and played in the first four NBA All-Star Games (MVP 1953), and led the league in rebounding in 1952-53.
Mikan was the first commissioner of the now defunct ABA.
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | MIE | 60 | 0 | 583 | 1403 | .416 | 532 | 689 | .772 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 218 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1698 | 28.3 |
| 1950 | MIE | 68 | 0 | 649 | 1595 | .407 | 567 | 728 | .779 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 197 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1865 | 27.4 |
| 1951 | MIE | 68 | 0 | 678 | 1584 | .428 | 576 | 717 | .803 | 0 | 0 | - | 958 | 14.1 | 208 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1932 | 28.4 |
| 1952 | MIE | 64 | 2572 | 545 | 1414 | .385 | 433 | 555 | .780 | 0 | 0 | - | 866 | 13.5 | 194 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1523 | 23.8 |
| 1953 | MIE | 70 | 2651 | 500 | 1252 | .399 | 442 | 567 | .780 | 0 | 0 | - | 1007 | 14.4 | 201 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1442 | 20.6 |
| 1954 | MIE | 72 | 2362 | 441 | 1160 | .380 | 424 | 546 | .777 | 0 | 0 | - | 1028 | 14.3 | 174 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1306 | 18.1 |
| 1956 | MIE | 37 | 765 | 148 | 375 | .395 | 94 | 122 | .770 | 0 | 0 | - | 308 | 8.3 | 53 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 10.5 |
| CAREER | 439 | 8350 | 3544 | 8783 | .404 | 3068 | 3924 | .782 | 0 | 0 | - | 4167 | 9.5 | 1245 | 1862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10156 | 23.1 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | MIE | 12 | 0 | 121 | 316 | .383 | 134 | 170 | .788 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 36 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 31.3 |
| 1951 | MIE | 7 | 0 | 62 | 152 | .408 | 44 | 55 | .800 | 0 | 0 | - | 74 | 10.6 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 1952 | MIE | 13 | 553 | 99 | 261 | .379 | 109 | 138 | .790 | 0 | 0 | - | 207 | 15.9 | 36 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 23.6 |
| 1953 | MIE | 12 | 463 | 78 | 213 | .366 | 82 | 112 | .732 | 0 | 0 | - | 185 | 15.4 | 23 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 19.8 |
| 1954 | MIE | 13 | 424 | 87 | 190 | .458 | 78 | 96 | .813 | 0 | 0 | - | 171 | 13.2 | 25 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 19.4 |
| 1956 | MIE | 3 | 60 | 13 | 35 | .371 | 10 | 13 | .769 | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | 9.3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 |
| CAREER | 60 | 1500 | 460 | 1167 | .394 | 457 | 584 | .783 | 0 | 0 | - | 665 | 11.1 | 134 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1377 | 22.9 | |
