Ed Mikan

Ed Mikan
	Mikan during a Boston Celtics practice, c. 1953
Personal information
Born	October 20, 1925; Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 22, 1999 (aged 74); La Grange, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Joliet Catholic Academy; (Joliet, Illinois)
College	DePaul (1945–1948)
BAA draft	1948: 1st round, 5th overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career	1948–1954
Position	Center
Number	18, 15, 10
Career history
1948–1949	Chicago Stags
1949–1950	Rochester Royals
1950	Washington Capitols
1951–1952	Philadelphia Warriors
1952–1953	Indianapolis Olympians
1953–1954	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – Helms (1948);
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Points	2,163 (6.7 ppg)
Rebounds	1,093 (5.5 rpg)
Assists	296 (0.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Edward Anton Mikan (October 20, 1925 – October 22, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. He was the younger brother of George Mikan.

After starring at Joliet Catholic High School in Illinois, the 6'8" Mikan joined the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team. With his brother, he helped DePaul win the 1945 National Invitational Tournament Championship over Bowling Green State University. Coach Ray Meyer said that he "was probably the second-best center we ever had at DePaul, only behind his brother George".^[1]^[2]

From 1948 to 1954, Ed Mikan played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags, Rochester Royals, Washington Capitols, Philadelphia Warriors, Indianapolis Olympians, and Boston Celtics. He averaged 6.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in his NBA career. His best year statistically was his rookie season, when he averaged 9.9 points.^[3]

Mikan later worked as the supervisor of officials for the American Basketball Association, then focused his attention on his insurance and real estate business.^[1]

BAA/NBA career statistics[edit]

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1948–49	Chicago	60	–	.314	.743	–	1.0	9.9
1949–50	Chicago	21	–	.244	.776	–	.7	5.1
1949–50	Rochester	44	–	.299	.758	–	.6	3.7
1950–51	Rochester / Washington / Philadelphia	61	–	.347	.725	5.6	1.0	8.6
1951–52	Philadelphia	66	27.0	.354	.784	7.5	1.3	7.9
1952–53	Philadelphia	19	18.8	.291	.794	6.3	1.2	5.5
1952–53	Indianapolis	43	13.2	.247	.813	2.7	.4	3.0
1953–54	Boston	9	7.9	.333	.556	2.2	.3	2.3
Career		323	20.3	.320	.756	5.5	.9	6.7

Playoffs[edit]

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1949	Chicago	2	–	.211	.000	.0	.5	8.0
1950	Rochester	2	–	.333	.909	–	1.0	13.0
1951	Philadelphia	2	–	.231	.909	10.5	1.5	11.0
1952	Philadelphia	3	24.7	.318	.857	6.7	.7	6.7
1953	Indianapolis	2	16.0	.200	1.000	3.5	.0	3.5
Career		11	21.2	.258	.829	6.9	.7	8.3

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Ernest Tucker. "Edward Mikan, basketball player". Chicago Sun-Times. October 26, 1999. 69.
^ Carl Kozlowski (26 October 1999). "Edward Mikan, 74, basketball player". Chicago Tribune. p. 31. Retrieved 4 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ed Mikan. basketball-reference. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

[cst-1] Ernest Tucker. "Edward Mikan, basketball player". Chicago Sun-Times. October 26, 1999. 69.

[2] Carl Kozlowski (26 October 1999). "Edward Mikan, 74, basketball player". Chicago Tribune. p. 31. Retrieved 4 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Ed Mikan. basketball-reference. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.

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