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.
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.Loyola Mourns The Loss Of Mickey Rottner, accessed September 26, 2011
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.'Mickey' Rottner, former Red Skins player, dies , accessed September 26, 2011 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.Mickey Rottner basketballreference.com profile, accessed September 26, 2011
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 .544 1.7 7.6 1947–48 Chicago 44 .288 .324 1.0 2.7Career 100 .290 .478 1.4 5.4
Playoffs Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1947 Chicago 10 .116 .250 .3 1.1 1948 Chicago 4 .200 .333 .5 1.8Career 14 .138 .286 .4 1.3
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