Mickey Rottner

Marvin "Mickey" Rottner (March 23, 1919 – September 21, 2011) was an American professional basketball player. He played three seasons of professional basketball in the years leading up to the formation of the National Basketball Association.

Mickey Rottner
Personal information
Born(1919-03-23)March 23, 1919
Chicago, Illinois
DiedSeptember 21, 2011(2011-09-21) (aged 92)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolTuley (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeLoyola Chicago (1939–1942)
Playing career1942–1948
PositionGuard
Number6
Career history
1945–1946Sheboygan Red Skins
1946–1948Chicago Stags
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Rottner, a 5'10" guard from Tuley High School in Chicago, played collegiately at Loyola University in Chicago. He played for the Ramblers from 1939 to 1942 and was later named to the school's athletics hall of fame.[1]

Following his college career, Rottner played professionally, first in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Sheboygan Red Skins in 1945–46. He averaged four points per game for the Red Skins as they made it all the way to the NBL finals, where they lost to the Rochester Royals.[2] Rottner then moved to the Basketball Association of America (BAA) to play for the Chicago Stags for two seasons. He averaged 5.4 points and 1.4 assists for the Stags in 100 games.[3]

Rottner died September 21, 2011.

BAA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Chicago 56.290.5441.77.6
1947–48 Chicago 44.288.3241.02.7
Career 100.290.4781.45.4

Playoffs
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947 Chicago 10.116.250.31.1
1948 Chicago 4.200.333.51.8
Career 14.138.286.41.3

References
  1. Loyola Mourns The Loss Of Mickey Rottner, accessed September 26, 2011
  2. 'Mickey' Rottner, former Red Skins player, dies Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 26, 2011
  3. Mickey Rottner basketballreference.com profile, accessed September 26, 2011


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