NBAUniverse.com: NBA Basketball Information

NBA Teams: Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Information

All the basic data about the NBA team, like logo, colors, stadium, current and former stars, roster, pictures and more.

NBAUniverse.com

Team Logos:

Los Angeles Lakers Basic Data:

Jerseys:

Main Logo:
Los Angeles Lakers Logo

Alternate Logo:
Los Angeles Lakers Alternate Logo

Colors:
Purple and Yellow (gold)

Team history:

1961-present NBA Los Angeles Lakers
1950-1960 NBA Minneapolis Lakers
1949-1949 BAA Minneapolis Lakers
1948-1948 NBL Minneapolis Lakers

All-Time NBA Record (NBA and BAA):
2970-1841 (.617)
(includes 2008-09 season)

NBA Championships:
NBA Championship Trophy 15

Current Stars:
Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum

NBA Conference and Division:

NBA Western Conference logo Western Conference
Pacific Division

Road:
Los Angeles lakers road jersey

Home:
Los Angeles lakers home jersey

Alternate:
Los Angeles lakers alternate jersey

L.A. Lakers Basketball Information:

Current Roster

Num. Player Pos.
37 Ron Artest F
12 Shannon Brown G
24 Kobe Bryant G
17 Andrew Bynum C
1 Jordan Farmar G
2 Derek Fisher G
16 Pau Gasol F-C
28 Didier Ilunga-Mbenga C
6 Adam Morrison F
7 Lamar Odom F
21 Josh Powell F
18 Sasha Vujacic G
4 Luke Walton F

Coach: Phil Jackson

Hall of Famers

Elgin Baylor F 1958-1960
John Kundla Coach 1947-57, 57-59
Clyde Lovellette C 1953-1957
Slater Martin G 1949-1956
George Mikan C 1948-54, 1955/56
Vern Mikkelsen F 1949-1958
Jim Pollard F 1947-1955
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 1975-1989
Elgin Baylor F 1960-1971
Wilt Chamberlain C 1968-1973
Gail Goodrich G 1965-68, 1970-76
Connie Hawkins F 1973-1975
Chick Hearn Announcer 1961-2002
Magic Johnson G 1979-91,1995/96
Bob McAdoo F 1981-1985
Bill Sharman Coach 1971-1976
Jerry West F 1960-1974
James Worthy F 1982-1994

Other Great Players

Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O'Neal
Robert Horry
Rick Fox
Derek Fisher

Retired Jerseys :

13 Wilt Chamberlain C 1968-1973
22 Elgin Baylor F 1960-1971
25 Gail Goodrich G 1965-68, 1970-76
32 Magic Johnson G 1979-91, 95/96
33 K. Abdul-Jabbar C 1975-89
42 James Worthy F 1982-1994
44 Jerry West F 1960-1974

L.A. Lakers MVPs

Season MVP:
1976 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C
1977 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C
1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C
1987 Magic Johnson G
1989 Magic Johnson G
1990 Magic Johnson G
2000 Shaquille O'Neal C
2008 Kobe Bryant G

Finals MVP:
1969 Jerry West F
1972 Wilt Chamberlain C
1980 Magic Johnson G
1982 Magic Johnson G
1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C
1987 Magic Johnson G
1988 James Worthy F
2000 Shaquille O'Neal C
2001 Shaquille O'Neal C
2002 Shaquille O'Neal C
2009 Kobe Bryant G

Other Awards and Honors

Coach of the Year:
1972 Bill Sharman
1990 Pat Riley
1995 Del Harris

Defensive Player of the Year:
none

Rookie of the Year:
1959 Elgin Baylor F

Scoring Leader:
1948-49 George Mikan
1949-50 George Mikan
1950-51 George Mikan
1969-70 Jerry West
1999-00 Shaquille O'Neal
2005-06 Kobe Bryant
2006-07 Kobe Bryant

Assists Leader:
1971-72 Jerry West
1983-84 Magic Johnson
1982-83 Magic Johnson
1985-86 Magic Johnson
1986-87 Magic Johnson

Rebounds Leader:
1952-53 George Mikan
1968-69 Wilt Chamberlain
1970-71 Wilt Chamberlain
1971-72 Wilt Chamberlain
1972-73 Wilt Chamberlain
1975-76 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

6th Man of the Year:
none

Championships and More:

NBA Championship TrophyNBA Champions: 15
Minneapolis: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954
Los Angeles: 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009

Western Conference logoLost NBA Finals: 15
1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2004

Playoff Appearances: 56
1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Missed the Playoffs: 5
1958, 1975, 1976, 1994, 2005

Total NBA Seasons: 61 seasons
(including 2008-09 season)

Best Season: 1971-72 (69-13)

Worst Season: 1957-58 (19-53)

Related: Complete yearly records

Other L.A. Lakers Info:

Stadium:
Staples Center

Useful L.A. Lakers Links:

Jerseys:
L.A. Lakers Jerseys and Merchandise

News:
L.A. Lakers News and rumors

Posters:
L.A. Lakers Posters

Pictures:
L.A. Lakers Picture Gallery

Official Website:
Los Angeles Lakers at NBA.com

Tickets:
L.A. Lakers Tickets

More Lakers sites:
Lakers Universe: current information
Lakersweb.net: Lakers history
Kobe Bryant Shoes: Kobe Bryant data, stats and shoes.
Kobe Bryant Universe: Information, profile, stats, etc.

Search this website:
  Copyright 2010. NBAUniverse.com.  All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. Contact us!
Logos & team names are property of the National Basketball Association NBA