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American basketball player and coach

Herm Schaefer
Personal information
Schaefer in 1948
Born	(1918-12-20)December 20, 1918 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 21, 1980(1980-03-21) (aged 61) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College	Indiana (1938–1941)
Playing career	1941–1950
Position	Guard / forward
Number	32, 7, 24, 10
Career history
As player:
1941–1943 1945–1946	Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1946–1947	Indianapolis Kautskys
1947–1950	Minneapolis Lakers
As coach:
1951–1953	Indianapolis Olympians

Career highlights and awards
BAA/NBA champion (1949, 1950) NBL champion (1948) All-NBL Second Team (1942) NCAA champion (1940)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Herman Henry Schaefer (December 20, 1918 – March 21, 1980) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

A 6'0" guard/forward from Indiana University, Schaefer played in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association from 1941 to 1950 as a member of the Fort Wayne Pistons, Indianapolis Kautskys, and Minneapolis Lakers. Schaefer later served as coach of the Indianapolis Olympians.

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%	APG	PPG
1948–49†	Minneapolis	58	.374	.817	3.2	10.4
1949–50†	Minneapolis	65	.389	.851	3.1	5.1
Career		123	.379	.828	3.2	7.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1949†	Minneapolis	10	.462	.875	3.1	12.4
1950†	Minneapolis	12	.381	.864	1.3	4.3
Career		22	.438	.870	2.1	8.0

References

The Official NBA Encyclopedia. 2000. page 733.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

Links to related articles

Indianapolis Olympians head coaches

Cliff Barker (1949–1951)
Wallace Jones # (1951)
Herm Schaefer (1951–1953)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball 1939–40 NCAA champions

Head coach: Branch McCracken

Assistant coach: Ralph Graham

v t e Minneapolis Lakers 1947–48 NBL champions
Carlson Dwan Jaros Jorgensen Mikan Napolitano Pollard Schaefer Smith
Head coach Kundla

v t e Minneapolis Lakers 1948–49 BAA champions
10 Schaefer 13 Jaros 14 Gardner 15 Carlson 16 Jorgensen 17 Pollard 18 Ferrin 19 Dwan 20 Kachan 22 Forman 99 Mikan
Head coach: Kundla
Regular season Playoffs

v t e Minneapolis Lakers 1949–50 NBA champions
10 Schaefer 11 Hassett 13 Jaros 15 Carlson 16 Harrison 17 Pollard 18 Ferrin 19 Mikkelsen 20 Grant 22 Martin 99 Mikan
Head coach: Kundla
Regular season Playoffs

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