The 1952-53 roster for the Lakers included Slater Martin at point guard, Pep Saul at shooting guard, Jim Pollard at small forward, Vern Mikkelsen at power forward and George Mikan at center.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |  | B. Harrison | SG | 6'1" | 190 | 8/12/1927 | 25 | Michigan |
| 2 | 11 | | L. Hitch | PF | 6'8" | 200 | 7/16/1929 | 23 | Kansas State |
| 3 | 12,13 | | J. Holstein | SF | 6'3" | 180 | 9/24/1930 | 22 | Cincinnati |
| 4 | 22 | | S. Martin | PG | 5'10" | 170 | 10/22/1925 | 27 | Texas |
| 5 | 99 |  | G. Mikan | C | 6'10" | 245 | 6/18/1924 | 28 | DePaul |
| 6 | 19 | | V. Mikkelsen | PF | 6'7" | 230 | 10/21/1928 | 24 | Hamline |
| 7 | 17 | | J. Pollard | SF | 6'4" | 185 | 7/9/1922 | 30 | Stanford |
| 8 | 18 | | P. Saul | SG | 6'2" | 185 | 2/16/1924 | 28 | Seton Hall |
| 9 | | D. Schnittker | SF | 6'5" | 200 | 5/27/1928 | 24 | Ohio State | |
| 10 | 15 | | H. Schultz | PF | 6'6" | 200 | 7/3/1922 | 30 | Hamline |
| 11 | 20 | | W. Skoog | SG | 5'11" | 180 | 11/2/1926 | 26 | Minnesota |
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
2 |  Lakers | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.0 | |
4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
5 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 9.5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.0 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 10.0 |
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