Chuck Mencel
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1933 Minneapolis Lakers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 983 (7.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 347 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 333 (2.4 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Charles Mencel (born April 21, 1933) is an American former professional
Minneapolis Lakers
.
Mencel played collegiately at the
Big Ten MVP in the 1955 season, his senior year with the Golden Gophers. He was drafted in the second round of the 1955 NBA draft
by the Lakers. He played two seasons with the club, with a career average of 7.0 points per game.
As of March 2024, with the death of Bob Harrison, he is one of two living former Lakers to have played with the franchise prior to its move to Los Angeles. The second is Frank Selvy.
Career statistics
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
NBA
Source[1]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–56 | Minneapolis | 69 | 14.1 | .320 | .813 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| 1956–57 | Minneapolis | 72* | 25.7 | .353 | .746 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 9.2 |
| Career | 141 | 20.0 | .341 | .765 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 7.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Minneapolis | 3 | 17.3 | .526 | .857 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 8.7 |
| 1957 | Minneapolis | 5 | 19.6 | .250 | .778 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| Career | 8 | 18.8 | .345 | .813 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 6.4 | |
References
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
External links
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