Herm Schaefer

Herm Schaefer
Schaefer in 1948
Personal information
Born(1918-12-20)December 20, 1918
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 1980(1980-03-21) (aged 61)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana (1938–1941)
Playing career1941–1950
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number32, 7, 24, 10
Career history
Playing
1941–1943
1945–1946		Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
1946–1947Indianapolis Kautskys
1947–1950Minneapolis Lakers
Coaching
1951–1953Indianapolis Olympians
Career highlights
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.[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

Legend
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

References

  1. ^ The Official NBA Encyclopedia. 2000. page 733.
  2. ^ "Herm Schaefer NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  3. ^ "Herm Schaefer NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  4. ^ "Herm Schaefer Coaching Record". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2026.


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