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Vern Mikkelsen
Forward ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#19

Vern Mikkelsen

Age97 BornOct 21, 1928 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight104 kg CollegeHamline Draft1949
Career averages
14.4PPG
8.5RPG
2.2APG
699 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
699Games
10,068Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 699 games · 1949-50 to 1958-59
Honors and awards10 total
6×
All-Star Selection1956, 1955, 1954, 1952, 1951, 1950
4×
All-NBA Team1954, 1952, 1951, 1950
All awards
Career highsSingle season
18.7PPG · 1954-55 · LAL
11.2RPG · 1957-58 · LAL
2.8APG · 1950-51 · LAL
Draft1949
-Round
-Overall pick
From Hamline
Position rank1958-59
#11PPG rank
#17PER rank
#16Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 22 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1949-50 - 1958-59 · 10 seasons
14.4 PPG 8.5 RPG 2.2 APG
699 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1949-50 LAL 68 0 0.0 11.6 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 39.9 0.0 75.2 - -
1950-51 LAL 64 0 0.0 14.1 10.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 40.2 0.0 67.6 - -
1951-52 LAL 66 0 35.5 15.3 10.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 41.9 0.0 76.1 - -
1952-53 LAL 70 0 35.2 15.0 9.3 2.1 0.0 0.0 43.5 0.0 75.2 - -
1953-54 LAL 72 0 31.2 11.1 8.5 1.7 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 74.2 - -
1954-55 LAL 71 0 36.0 18.7 10.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 42.2 0.0 74.7 - -
1955-56 LAL 72 0 29.2 13.4 8.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 38.6 0.0 80.4 - -
1956-57 LAL 72 0 30.5 13.7 8.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 37.7 0.0 80.7 - -
1957-58 LAL 72 0 33.2 17.3 11.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 78.6 - -
1958-59 LAL 72 0 29.7 13.8 7.9 2.2 0.0 0.0 39.0 0.0 80.6 - -

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Born on October 21

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About Vern Mikkelsen

Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen was an American professional basketball player. One of the National Basketball Association's first power forwards in the 1950s, he was known for his tenacious defense and durability, playing 699 out of a possible 704 games during his career. He was a six-time All-Star and four-time Second Team All-Pro, and was inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame and the sport's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.