Chuck Mencel

Charles J. Mencel (born April 21, 1933) is an American former professional basketball player with the Minneapolis Lakers.

Mencel played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, and was named the Big Ten MVP in the 1955 season, his senior year with the Golden Gophers. He was drafted in the second round of the 1955 NBA draft by the Lakers. He played two seasons with the club, with a career average of 7.0 points per game.

With the death of Frank Selvy, Mencel is the last living Minneapolis Laker.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
Template:Nbay	Minneapolis	69	14.1	.320	.813	1.6	1.9	4.6
Template:Nbay	Minneapolis	72*	25.7	.353	.746	3.3	2.8	9.2
Career		141	20.0	.341	.765	2.5	2.4	7.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1956	Minneapolis	3	17.3	.526	.857	1.7	2.7	8.7
1957	Minneapolis	5	19.6	.250	.778	2.6	1.2	5.0
Career		8	18.8	.345	.813	2.3	1.8	6.4

External links

• Basketball Reference Profile

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