Vern Mikkelsen
- 10 Seasons in NBA (from 1949 to 1959)
- Height: 2.01 m. / 6-7 ft.
- Weight: 104 Kg. / 230 Lbs.
- Position: F
- Age: 79 years
Personal Details
- His complete name is Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen
- Born 1928/21/10 in Fresno, CA (United States)
- Nationality United States
NBA Draft
- Picked by the Minneapolis Lakers at No. 11 of round 1 in the 1949 NBA Draft, coming from Hamline
NBA Career
- Minneapolis Lakers (1949-1959)
Hall Of Fame
- As a Player, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame at 1995 li>
Retired Number
- Jersey number 19 was retired by Minneapolis Lakers. He plays for the franchise from 1949 to 1959.
Banner of all the Minneapolis Hall of Famers.
Prizes
- Named All-NBA Second Team (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955) br>
NBA Finals presence
- Won NBA Championship at 1950. Lakers won Nationals 4 - 2
- Won NBA Championship at 1952. Lakers won Knicks 4 - 3
- Won NBA Championship at 1953. Lakers won Knicks 4 - 1
- Won NBA Championship at 1954. Lakers won Nationals 4 - 3
- NBA Finalist at Season 1959. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 0
TOTAL- 4 NBA Championship Rings
- 1 time NBA Finalist
NBA All-Star Presences
Select 6 times for NBA All-Star Game- 1951 - Boston
- 1952 - Boston
- 1953 - Fort Wayne
- 1955 - New York
- 1956 - Rochester
- 1957 - Boston
Vern Mikkelsen NBA Statistics
Vern Mikkelsen NBA Career Season Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 49-50 |
min |
68 |
0 |
288/722 |
215/286 |
0 |
123 |
222 |
791 |
| 50-51 |
min |
64 |
0 |
359/893 |
186/275 |
655 |
181 |
260 |
904 |
| 51-52 |
min |
66 |
2.345 |
363/866 |
283/372 |
681 |
180 |
282 |
1.009 |
| 52-53 |
min |
70 |
2.465 |
378/868 |
291/387 |
654 |
148 |
289 |
1.047 |
| 53-54 |
min |
72 |
2.247 |
288/771 |
221/298 |
615 |
119 |
264 |
797 |
| 54-55 |
min |
71 |
2.559 |
440/1.043 |
447/598 |
722 |
145 |
319 |
1.327 |
| 55-56 |
min |
72 |
2.100 |
317/821 |
328/408 |
608 |
173 |
319 |
962 |
| 56-57 |
min |
72 |
2.198 |
322/854 |
342/424 |
630 |
121 |
312 |
986 |
| 57-58 |
min |
72 |
2.390 |
439/1.070 |
370/471 |
805 |
166 |
299 |
1.248 |
| 58-59 |
min |
72 |
2.139 |
353/904 |
286/355 |
570 |
159 |
246 |
992 |
| Total |
699 |
18.443 |
3.547/8.812 |
2.969/3.874 |
5.940 |
1.515 |
2.812 |
10.063 |
Vern Mikkelsen NBA Career Season Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 49-50 |
min |
68 |
0,0 |
39,9% |
75,2% |
0,0 |
1,8 |
3,3 |
11,6 |
6,0 |
| 50-51 |
min |
64 |
0,0 |
40,2% |
67,6% |
10,2 |
2,8 |
4,1 |
14,1 |
17,5 |
| 51-52 |
min |
66 |
35,5 |
41,9% |
76,1% |
10,3 |
2,7 |
4,3 |
15,3 |
19,4 |
| 52-53 |
min |
70 |
35,2 |
43,5% |
75,2% |
9,3 |
2,1 |
4,1 |
15,0 |
18,0 |
| 53-54 |
min |
72 |
31,2 |
37,4% |
74,2% |
8,5 |
1,7 |
3,7 |
11,1 |
13,5 |
| 54-55 |
min |
71 |
36,0 |
42,2% |
74,7% |
10,2 |
2,0 |
4,5 |
18,7 |
20,3 |
| 55-56 |
min |
72 |
29,2 |
38,6% |
80,4% |
8,4 |
2,4 |
4,4 |
13,4 |
16,1 |
| 56-57 |
min |
72 |
30,5 |
37,7% |
80,7% |
8,8 |
1,7 |
4,3 |
13,7 |
15,6 |
| 57-58 |
min |
72 |
33,2 |
41,0% |
78,6% |
11,2 |
2,3 |
4,2 |
17,3 |
20,7 |
| 58-59 |
min |
72 |
29,7 |
39,0% |
80,6% |
7,9 |
2,2 |
3,4 |
13,8 |
15,3 |
| Average |
69,9 |
26,4 |
40,3% |
76,6% |
8,5 |
2,2 |
4,0 |
14,4 |
16,2 |
Vern Mikkelsen NBA Career PlayOffs Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 49-50 |
min |
12 |
0 |
55/149 |
46/60 |
0 |
18 |
52 |
156 |
| 50-51 |
min |
7 |
0 |
39/96 |
31/47 |
67 |
17 |
35 |
109 |
| 51-52 |
min |
13 |
495 |
60/139 |
53/64 |
110 |
20 |
66 |
173 |
| 52-53 |
min |
12 |
400 |
44/133 |
56/66 |
104 |
24 |
59 |
144 |
| 53-54 |
min |
13 |
375 |
51/111 |
31/36 |
73 |
17 |
52 |
133 |
| 54-55 |
min |
7 |
209 |
30/85 |
36/46 |
78 |
13 |
36 |
96 |
| 55-56 |
min |
3 |
90 |
11/26 |
18/20 |
17 |
2 |
14 |
40 |
| 56-57 |
min |
5 |
162 |
33/83 |
22/34 |
43 |
17 |
29 |
88 |
| 58-59 |
min |
13 |
371 |
73/177 |
56/73 |
93 |
24 |
54 |
202 |
| Total |
85 |
2.102 |
396/999 |
349/446 |
585 |
152 |
397 |
1.141 |
Vern Mikkelsen NBA Career PlayOffs Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 49-50 |
min |
12 |
0,0 |
36,9% |
76,7% |
0,0 |
1,5 |
4,3 |
13,0 |
5,5 |
| 50-51 |
min |
7 |
0,0 |
40,6% |
66,0% |
9,6 |
2,4 |
5,0 |
15,6 |
17,1 |
| 51-52 |
min |
13 |
38,1 |
43,2% |
82,8% |
8,5 |
1,5 |
5,1 |
13,3 |
16,4 |
| 52-53 |
min |
12 |
33,3 |
33,1% |
84,8% |
8,7 |
2,0 |
4,9 |
12,0 |
14,4 |
| 53-54 |
min |
13 |
28,8 |
45,9% |
86,1% |
5,6 |
1,3 |
4,0 |
10,2 |
12,2 |
| 54-55 |
min |
7 |
29,9 |
35,3% |
78,3% |
11,1 |
1,9 |
5,1 |
13,7 |
17,4 |
| 55-56 |
min |
3 |
30,0 |
42,3% |
90,0% |
5,7 |
0,7 |
4,7 |
13,3 |
14,0 |
| 56-57 |
min |
5 |
32,4 |
39,8% |
64,7% |
8,6 |
3,4 |
5,8 |
17,6 |
17,2 |
| 58-59 |
min |
13 |
28,5 |
41,2% |
76,7% |
7,2 |
1,8 |
4,2 |
15,5 |
15,2 |
| Average |
9,4 |
24,7 |
39,6% |
78,3% |
6,9 |
1,8 |
4,7 |
13,4 |
13,9 |
Vern Mikkelsen NBA All-Star Statistics
Vern Mikkelsen NBA All-Star Totals
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 50-51 |
oes |
0 |
4/11 |
3/4 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
| 51-52 |
oes |
23 |
5/8 |
2/2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| 52-53 |
oes |
19 |
3/13 |
0/0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| 54-55 |
oes |
25 |
7/15 |
2/3 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
| 55-56 |
oes |
22 |
5/13 |
6/7 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
| 56-57 |
oes |
21 |
3/10 |
0/4 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| Total |
110 |
27/70 |
13/20 |
52 |
8 |
0 |
67 |
Vern Mikkelsen NBA Career All-Star Averages
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 50-51 |
oes |
0,0 |
36,4% |
75,0% |
9,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
11,0 |
13,0 |
| 51-52 |
oes |
23,0 |
62,5% |
100,0% |
10,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
12,0 |
19,0 |
| 52-53 |
oes |
19,0 |
23,1% |
- % |
6,0 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
6,0 |
5,0 |
| 54-55 |
oes |
25,0 |
46,7% |
66,7% |
9,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
16,0 |
17,0 |
| 55-56 |
oes |
22,0 |
38,5% |
85,7% |
9,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
16,0 |
18,0 |
| 56-57 |
oes |
21,0 |
30,0% |
0% |
9,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
6,0 |
5,0 |
| Average |
18,3 |
38,6% |
65,0% |
8,7 |
1,3 |
0,0 |
11,2 |
12,8 |
Last Update: 2006/10/10