Marvin "Mickey" Rottner (March 23, 1919 – September 21, 2011) was an American professional

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player. He played three seasons of professional basketball in the years leading up to the formation of the

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. Rottner, a 5'10" guard from Tuley High School in

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, 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. 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

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. Rottner then moved to the

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(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.

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