Don Carlson

Don Carlson
Carlson in 1948
Personal information
Born(1919-03-22)March 22, 1919
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedOctober 16, 2004(2004-10-16) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolEdison (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
CollegeMinnesota (1940–1942, 1945–1946)
Playing career1946–1951
PositionGuard / forward
Number15
Career history
1946–1947Chicago Stags
1947–1951Minneapolis Lakers
1950–1951Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Donald Vernon Carlson (March 22, 1921 – October 16, 2004)[1] was an American professional basketball player. Known as Swede Carlson, he was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A 6-foot-0-inch (1.83 m) guard/forward from the University of Minnesota, Carlson played professionally for five seasons, from 1946 to 1951, in the Basketball Association of America, National Basketball League and the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags, Minneapolis Lakers, and Baltimore Bullets. He won three professional championships with the Lakers, one in each of the leagues he played in, and the World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1948. After his playing days, he was a coach and athletic director at Columbia Heights High School in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.[2][3]

Carlson died in 2004.[2]

Professional career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year Team League GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1946–47 Chicago BAA 59 .322 .541 – 1.0 10.7
1947–48† Minneapolis NBL 58 - .596 – - 8.2
1948–49† Minneapolis BAA 55 .334 .662 – 3.1 9.2
1949–50† Minneapolis NBA 57 .341 .726 – 1.3 4.7
1950–51 Baltimore NBA 9 .370 .500 1.7 2.1 4.7
NBL career 58 - .596 – - 8.2
NBA/BAA career 180 .330 .623 1.7 1.8 8.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1946–47 Chicago 11 .270 .614 – .5 12.3
1948–49† Minneapolis 10 .242 .560 – 2.8 6.0
1949–50† Minneapolis 10 .568 .800 – 1.1 5.4
Career 31 .295 .631 – 1.5 8.0

References

  1. ^ Social Security Death Index
  2. ^ a b Austin Knoblauch (February 15, 2011). "All things Lakers: Don Carlson". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  3. ^ Tom Briere (January 26, 1951). "Coaching beats playing pro ball". Minnesota Star Tribune. p. 18. Retrieved May 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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