PLAYER PROFILE

SWEDE CARLSON

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Donald “Swede” Carlson” was the star of the the 1936-37 Minneapolis Edison High School quintet that won the Minnesota state high school basketball championship. Carlson played  varsity basketball at the University of Minnesota for three years before  serving in the army for four years during World War II. After returning the University of Minnesota for his senior year,  Carlson started his pro basketball career in 1946 with Chicago of the newly-formed Basketball Association of America. Carlson was named MVP of the the Stags who finished in first-place in the Western Division. Carlson joined his hometown Minneapolis Lakers in 1947. Carlson was integral part of the team that won both the National Basketball League and the World Basketball Tournament championships. Carlson played for the Lakers for two more seasons and won two more championships.

 

SWEDE CARLSON Height: 6:00 Weight: 170 College: Minnesota’46
Donald Vernon Carlson Born:   Mar 22, 1921     Died:  Oct 20, 2004 Hometown: Minneapolis, Mn.
Swede Carlson REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1937-38 Minneapolis Swedes Indep
1938-39 Minnesota (Frosh) College
1939-40 Minnesota College
1940-41 Minnesota College
1941-42 Minnesota College
1942-43 Rock Spring Sparklers Indep
1923-46 U.S. Army Military Service
1945-46 Minnesota College
1946-47 Chicago BAA 59 272 86 159 .541 59 630 10.7
1947-48 Minneapolis NBL 58 205 65 109 .596 475 8.2
1948-49 Minneapolis BAA 55 211 86 130 .662 170 508 9.2
1949-50 Minneapolis NBA 57 99 69 95 .726 76 267 4.7
1950-51 Baltimore NBA 9 17 8 16 .500 19 42 4.7
Major League Totals 238 804 314 509 .617 1922 8.1
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1946-47 Chicago BAA 11 54 27 44 .614 6 135 12.3
1947-48 Minneapolis NBL 9 17 4 10 .400 38 4.2
1947-48 Minneapolis WBT 2 11 4 6 .667 26 13.0
1948-49 Minneapolis BAA 10 23 14 25 .560 28 60 6.0
1949-50 Minneapolis NBA 10 21 12 15 .800 11 54 5.4
Major League Totals 42 126 61 100 .610 313 7.5

 

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