Chuck Mencel

Chuck Mencel
Personal information
Born (1933-04-21) April 21, 1933 (age 91)
Phillips, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High schoolEau Claire (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
CollegeMinnesota (1951–1955)
NBA draft1955: 2nd round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1955–1957
PositionPoint guard
Number18
Career history
1955–1957Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points983 (7.0 ppg)
Rebounds347 (2.5 rpg)
Assists333 (2.4 apg)
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Charles Mencel (born April 21, 1933) is an American former professional basketball player with the Minneapolis Lakers.

Mencel played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, and was named 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.

With the death of Frank Selvy, Mencel is the last living Minneapolis Laker.

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
 *  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

  1. ^ "Chuck Mencel NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2023.


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