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Donald Vernon Carlson (March 22, 1919 – October 16, 2004)[1] was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A 6'0" (1.83 m) guard/forward from the University of Minnesota, Carlson played four seasons (1946–1947; 1948–1951) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags, Minneapolis Lakers, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 8.0 points per game in his NBA career and won two championships with the Lakers. He also played one season in the National Basketball League. After his playing days, he was a coach and athletic director at Columbia Heights High School in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.

Carlson died in 2004.[2]

BAA/NBA 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 GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1946–47 Chicago 59 .322 .541 – 1.0 10.7
1948–49† Minneapolis 55 .334 .662 – 3.1 9.2
1949–50† Minneapolis 57 .341 .726 – 1.3 4.7
1950–51 Baltimore 9 .370 .500 1.7 2.1 4.7
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. ^ Don Carlson

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