Herm Schaefer
American basketball player and coach
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Herman Henry Schaefer (December 20, 1918 – March 21, 1980) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
BornDecember 20, 1918
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 1980 (aged 61)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Schaefer in 1948 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1918 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1980 (aged 61) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 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 | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 32, 7, 24, 10 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1941–1943 1945–1946 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| 1946–1947 | Indianapolis Kautskys |
| 1947–1950 | Minneapolis Lakers |
Coaching | |
| 1951–1953 | Indianapolis Olympians |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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.[1] Schaefer later served as coach of the Indianapolis Olympians.
Career playing statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FGM | Field-goals made | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | FTM | Free-throws made | ||
| FTA | Free-throws attempted | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| APG | Assists per game | PTS | Points | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
| † | Denotes seasons in which Schaefer's team won an NBL championship |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Schaefer's team won an BAA or NBA championship |
NBL
Source[2]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FGM | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941–42 | Fort Wayne | 24 | 85 | 37 | 207 | 8.6 | ||
| 1942–43 | Fort Wayne | 21 | 36 | 12 | 84 | 4.0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Fort Wayne | 15 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 1.5 | ||
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis | 44 | 147 | 65 | 90 | .722 | 359 | 8.2 |
| 1947–48† | Minneapolis | 54 | 108 | 72 | 90 | .800 | 288 | 5.3 |
| 1947–48 | Indianapolis | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 10 | 3.3 |
| Career | 161 | 388 | 195 | 186 | .769 | 971 | 6.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | FGM | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Fort Wayne | 6 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 5.2 | ||
| 1943 | Fort Wayne | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | ||
| 1947 | Indianapolis | 5 | 22 | 14 | 18 | .778 | 58 | 11.6 |
| 1948† | Minneapolis | 10 | 51 | 31 | 38 | .816 | 133 | 13.3 |
| Career | 26 | 92 | 53 | 56 | .804 | 237 | 9.1 | |
NBA
Source[3]
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 | |
Head coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
NBA
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 1951–52 | 66 | 34 | 32 | .515 | 3rd in Western | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in NBA semifinals |
| Indianapolis | 1952–53 | 71 | 28 | 43 | .394 | 4th in Western | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in NBA semifinals |
| Career[4] | 137 | 62 | 75 | .453 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |||
