Larry Mikan

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Larry Mikan

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|04|08}}

| birth_place = St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

| high_school = Benilde (St. Louis Park, Minnesota)

| college = Minnesota (1967–1970)

| draft_year = 1970

| draft_round = 4

| draft_pick = 64

| draft_team = Los Angeles Lakers

| career_start = 1970

| career_end = 1971

| career_position = Power forward

| career_number = 30

| years1 = {{nbay|1970|full=y}}

| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| highlights =

| bbr = mikanla01

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George Lawrence Mikan III (born April 8, 1948) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Minnesota and later professionally for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association.

Early life

The son of Hall of Famer George Mikan and nephew of Ed Mikan,[http://members.aol.com/bradleyrd/relative.html Basketball relatives]. Retrieved 2007-09-23. Larry Mikan prepped at Benilde High School (now Benilde-St. Margaret's) where he played center.[https://archive.today/20130119143725/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1076961/index.htm Faces In The Crowd], Sports Illustrated, March 1, 1965, Accessed October 2, 2011.

College career

In college, Mikan played three seasons for the University of Minnesota from 1967 to 1970s.{{cite news |author1=Jon Roe |title=Johnny Cash has Sue; Larry Mikan - George |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-johnny-cash-has-sue-larry/170358684/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=Star Tribune |date=23 January 1970 |page=23 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite news |title=Little 99 - Larry Mikan emerges |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-little-99-larry-mikan/170357964/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=The Daily Breeze |agency=United Press International |date=17 December 1967 |page=F3 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} During his senior year, he set a school record with 349 rebounds and he finished his college career with 1,007 points and 735 rebounds for an average of 14.0 points and 10.2 rebounds.{{cite news |title=Larry Mikan follows dad to the Lakers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-larry-mikan-foll/170358419/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=Wisconsin State Journal |agency=Association Press |date=29 May 1970 |page=6 (section 3) |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}

Professional career

After graduating, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth round of the 1970 NBA draft{{cite news |title=Larry Mikan hopes to follow his father's path to pro ball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-news-larry-mikan-hopes-t/170358602/ |author=Pat Thompson |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=The Daily Times-News|agency=Association Press |date=21 March 1970 |page=3B |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} but was waived in October the same year.{{cite news |title=Mikan dropped from Lakers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-mikan-dropped-from-laker/170358494/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=St. Cloud Times |agency=United Press International |date=16 October 1970 |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} He immediately gained interest from the Cleveland Cavaliers, now headed by his old college coach Bill Fitch.{{cite news |author1=Bill Nichols |title=Larry Mikan ready to sign |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-larry-mikan-ready-to-si/170358840/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=The Plain Dealer |date=3 November 1970 |pages=1D–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-mikan-ready-to-sign/170358859/ 2D] |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} He signed with the Cavaliers on November 6{{cite news |title=Cavaliers acquire 6-8 Larry Mikan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-cavaliers-acquire-6-8-lar/170359289/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=Palladium-Item |agency=United Press International |date=8 November 1970 |page=24 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} and went on to appear in 53 games, where he averaged 3.0 points and 2.6 rebounds.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mikanla01.html|title=Larry Mikan NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=3 October 2024}} He was waived by the Cavaliers in October 1971.{{cite news |author1=Burt Graeff |title=Cavaliers cut Lewis, Cooke, Mikan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cleveland-press-cavaliers-cut-lewis/170359429/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=The Cleveland Press |date=11 October 1971 |page=C5 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

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==Regular season==

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Year ! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG
style="text-align:left;"\|{{nbay\|1970}} \| style="text-align:left;"\|Cleveland \| 53	10.1	.333	.618	2.6	.8	3.0

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Year

! Team

! GP

! MPG

! FG%

! FT%

! RPG

! APG

! PPG

style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1970}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland