Donald Vernon Carlson (March 22, 1921 – October 16, 2004)Social Security Death Index was an American professional basketball player. Known as Swede Carlson, he was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A swingman 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.
Carlson died in 2004.
Professional career statistics
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 4.7NBL career 58 - .596 – - 8.2NBA/BAA career 180 .330 .623 1.7 1.8 8.0
Playoffs Year Team League GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG 1946–47 Chicago BAA 11 .270 .614 – .5 12.3 1947–48† Minneapolis NBL 9 - .400 – - 4.2 1948–49† Minneapolis BAA 10 .242 .560 – 2.8 6.0 1949–50† Minneapolis NBA 10 .568 .800 – 1.1 5.4NBL career 9 - .400 – - 4.2NBA/BAA Career 40 .295 .631 – 1.5 8.0
References
External links
NBL statistics at Basketball Reference