Herm Schaefer

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. 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

Regular season

Playoffs

NBA Source

Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG1948–49† Minneapolis 58 .374 .817 3.2 10.4† Minneapolis 65 .389 .851 3.1 5.1Career 123 .379 .828 3.2 7.6

Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG1949† Minneapolis 10 .462 .875 3.1 12.41950† Minneapolis 12 .381 .864 1.3 4.3Career 22 .438 .870 2.1 8.0

Head coaching record

NBA