1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season
1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Cliff Barker |
Arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
Results | |
Record | 39–25 (.609) |
Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Division Finals (eliminated 1-2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WXLW |
The 1949–50 NBA season was the first season for the Indianapolis Olympians in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
NBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 2 | Alex Groza | C | ![]() |
Kentucky |
2 | – | Leo Barnhorst | F/G | ![]() |
Notre Dame |
3 | – | Mac Otten | F/C | ![]() |
Bowling Green |
4 | – | Bob Evans | G | ![]() |
Butler |
6 | – | Don Boven | F/G | ![]() |
Western Michigan |
Roster[]
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Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Indianapolis Olympians | 39 | 25 | .609 | – | 24–7 | 12–16 | 3–2 | 26–9 |
x-Anderson Packers | 37 | 27 | .578 | 2 | 22–9 | 12–18 | 3–0 | 25–12 |
x-Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 29 | 35 | .453 | 10 | 20–13 | 6–20 | 3–2 | 20–17 |
x-Sheboygan Red Skins | 22 | 40 | .355 | 17 | 17–14 | 5–22 | 0–4 | 15–20 |
Waterloo Hawks | 19 | 43 | .306 | 20 | 16–15 | 2–22 | 1–6 | 13–22 |
Denver Nuggets | 11 | 51 | .177 | 28 | 9–16 | 1–25 | 1–10 | 8–27 |
Record vs. opponents[]
1949–50 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | AND | BAL | BOS | CHI | DEN | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SHE | STL | SYR | TCB | WAS | WAT |
Anderson | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
Baltimore | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Boston | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Chicago | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Denver | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 2��5 |
Fort Wayne | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Indianapolis | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
Minneapolis | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
Philadelphia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Rochester | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
Sheboygan | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
St. Louis | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 |
Syracuse | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
Tri-Cities | 2–7 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | — | 1–1 | 4–3 |
Washington | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
Waterloo | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — |
Game log[]
1949–50 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | Denver | 71–64 | Alex Groza (19) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 8 | New York | 64–79 | Alex Groza (18) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | November 9 | at Syracuse | 73–103 | Alex Groza (24) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | November 10 | at New York | 83–79 | Alex Groza (41) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | November 11 | at Philadelphia | 91–84 | Ralph Beard (20) | 3–2 | |||||
6 | November 12 | St. Louis | 94–71 | Alex Groza (26) | 4–2 | |||||
7 | November 13 | at Sheboygan | 101–104 | Alex Groza (30) | 4–3 | |||||
8 | November 15 | Anderson | 72–83 | Alex Groza (22) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 17 | at Boston | 68–90 | Alex Groza (21) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 19 | Waterloo | 106–74 | Ralph Beard (27) | 5–5 | |||||
11 | November 20 | at Minneapolis | 95–121 | Ralph Beard (24) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 22 | Rochester | 80–74 | Alex Groza (43) | 6–6 | |||||
13 | November 23 | at Chicago | 72–92 | Wallace Jones (22) | 6–7 | |||||
14 | November 26 | Sheboygan | 85–59 | Alex Groza (20) | 7–7 | |||||
15 | November 27 | at Tri-Cities | 88–104 | Alex Groza (21) | 7–8 | |||||
16 | November 29 | Tri-Cities | 92–76 | Alex Groza (28) | 8–8 | |||||
17 | December 1 | Minneapolis | 86–68 | Alex Groza (38) | 9–8 | |||||
18 | December 3 | at Rochester | 77–99 | Alex Groza (21) | 9–9 | |||||
19 | December 4 | at Syracuse | 61–67 | Alex Groza (26) | 9–10 | |||||
20 | December 6 | Boston | 93–82 | Alex Groza (22) | 10–10 | |||||
21 | December 8 | at Anderson | 72–69 | Alex Groza (30) | 11–10 | |||||
22 | December 9 | Denver | 78–75 | Alex Groza (18) | 12–10 | |||||
23 | December 11 | at Fort Wayne | 74–90 | Alex Groza (22) | 12–11 | |||||
24 | December 13 | Tri-Cities | 84–63 | Alex Groza (21) | 13–11 | |||||
25 | December 16 | at Denver | 81–79 | Alex Groza (29) | 14–11 | |||||
26 | December 18 | at Denver | 83–79 | Alex Groza (22) | 15–11 | |||||
27 | December 20 | Baltimore | 79–88 | Alex Groza (27) | 15–12 | |||||
28 | December 22 | Chicago | 104–92 | Alex Groza (42) | 16–12 | |||||
29 | December 25 | at Waterloo | 93–97 | Alex Groza (28) | 16–13 | |||||
30 | December 27 | Anderson | 89–82 | Bruce Hale (17) | 17–13 | |||||
31 | January 1 | at Sheboygan | 89–75 | Alex Groza (27) | 18–13 | |||||
32 | January 3 | Tri-Cities | 78–76 | Wallace Jones (24) | 19–13 | |||||
33 | January 7 | at Baltimore | 85–61 | Alex Groza (22) | 20–13 | |||||
34 | January 10 | Sheboygan | 107–77 | Alex Groza (25) | 21–13 | |||||
35 | January 13 | Waterloo | 80–64 | Alex Groza (28) | 22–13 | |||||
36 | January 15 | at Syracuse | 69–82 | Alex Groza (24) | 22–14 | |||||
37 | January 17 | Denver | 101–81 | Bruce Hale (23) | 23–14 | |||||
38 | January 19 | vs Waterloo | 104–87 | Alex Groza (30) | 24–14 | |||||
39 | January 21 | Fort Wayne | 112–94 | Ralph Beard (31) | 25–14 | |||||
40 | January 24 | Waterloo | 107–69 | Alex Groza (28) | 26–14 | |||||
41 | January 27 | at Anderson | 91–78 | Groza, Jones (23) | 27–14 | |||||
42 | January 28 | at Tri-Cities | 81–97 | Alex Groza (20) | 27–15 | |||||
43 | January 30 | vs Syracuse | 75–91 | Alex Groza (19) | 27–16 | |||||
44 | February 2 | Syracuse | 67–73 | Alex Groza (20) | 27–17 | |||||
45 | February 5 | at St. Louis | 64–76 | Wallace Jones (18) | 27–18 | |||||
46 | February 7 | Washington | 88–81 | Wallace Jones (18) | 28–18 | |||||
47 | February 10 | Anderson | 76–107 | Alex Groza (25) | 28–19 | |||||
48 | February 12 | at Tri-Cities | 95–89 | Alex Groza (25) | 29–19 | |||||
49 | February 14 | Philadelphia | 86–67 | Alex Groza (22) | 30–19 | |||||
50 | February 15 | at Waterloo | 74–76 | Ralph Beard (21) | 30–20 | |||||
51 | February 18 | at Washington | 79–81 | Alex Groza (26) | 30–21 | |||||
52 | February 19 | at Syracuse | 78–82 | Alex Groza (22) | 30–22 | |||||
53 | February 21 | Sheboygan | 78–83 | Groza, Jones (17) | 30–23 | |||||
54 | February 24 | vs Syracuse | 67–72 | Ralph Beard (18) | 30–24 | |||||
55 | February 26 | at Sheboygan | 107–86 | Ralph Beard (34) | 31–24 | |||||
56 | February 28 | Syracuse | 110–72 | Alex Groza (29) | 32–24 | |||||
57 | March 3 | Tri-Cities | 83–96 | Wallace Jones (32) | 32–25 | |||||
58 | March 5 | at Sheboygan | 92–87 | Alex Groza (31) | 33–25 | |||||
59 | March 7 | Anderson | 107–93 | Ralph Beard (30) | 34–25 | |||||
60 | March 9 | at Anderson | 97–90 | Barker, Groza (19) | 35–25 | |||||
61 | March 12 | Waterloo | 90–89 | Alex Groza (29) | 36–25 | |||||
62 | March 14 | Syracuse | 68–65 | Alex Groza (28) | 37–25 | |||||
63 | March 16 | vs Denver | 111–99 | Alex Groza (36) | 38–25 | |||||
64 | March 18 | vs Denver | 110–73 | Ralph Beard (23) | 39–25 |
Playoffs[]
West Division Semifinals[]
(1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (4) Sheboygan Red Skins: Olympians win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Indianapolis (March 21): Indianapolis 86, Sheboygan 85
- Game 2 @ Sheboygan (March 23): Sheboygan 95, Indianapolis 85
- Game 3 @ Indianapolis (March 25): Indianapolis 91, Sheboygan 84
This was the first playoff meeting between the Olympians and Red Skins.
West Division Finals[]
(1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (2) Anderson Packers: Packers win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Indianapolis (March 28): Indianapolis 77, Anderson 74
- Game 2 @ Anderson (March 30): Anderson 84, Indianapolis 67
- Game 3 @ Indianapolis (April 1): Anderson 67, Indianapolis 65
This was the first playoff meeting between the Olympians and Packers.
References[]
Categories:
- Indianapolis Olympians seasons
- 1949–50 NBA season by team