1950–51 Indianapolis Olympians season | |
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Head coach | Cliff Barker (24–32) Wally Jones (7–5) |
Arena | Butler Fieldhouse |
Results | |
Record | 31–37 (.456) |
Place | Division: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WXLW |
The 1950–51 NBA season was the Olympians' 2nd season in the NBA.[1]
NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 8 | Bob Lavoy | F/C | ![]() |
Western Kentucky |
2 | 20 | Paul Unruh | F | ![]() |
Bradley |
3 | 32 | Chuck Mrazovich | F | ![]() |
Eastern Kentucky |
6 | 68 | Ralph O'Brien | G | ![]() |
Butler |
7 | 80 | Leon Blevins | G | ![]() |
Arizona |
Roster
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Minneapolis Lakers | 44 | 24 | .647 | – | 29–3 | 12–21 | 3–0 | 24–12 |
x-Rochester Royals | 41 | 27 | .603 | 3 | 29–5 | 12–22 | – | 18–15 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 32 | 36 | .471 | 12 | 27–7 | 5–27 | 0–2 | 18–6 |
x-Indianapolis Olympians | 31 | 37 | .456 | 13 | 19–12 | 10–24 | 2–1 | 15–20 |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 25 | 43 | .368 | 19 | 22–13 | 2–28 | 1–2 | 12–24 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]1950–51 NBA records | |||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR | TCB | WAS |
Baltimore | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
Boston | 6–3 | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
Fort Wayne | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 5–3 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 3–1 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–5 | — | 3–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 |
Minneapolis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 5–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 5–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
Philadelphia | 6–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | — | 4–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
Rochester | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
Syracuse | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Tri-Cities | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 0–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
[edit]1950–51 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | @ Washington | 84–100 | Alex Groza (23) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | November 4 | @ Baltimore | 86–102 | Alex Groza (26) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | November 5 | @ Fort Wayne | 63–68 | Alex Groza (31) | 0–3 | |||||
4 | November 7 | New York | 86–73 | Alex Groza (18) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | November 9 | @ New York | 85–73 | Bob Lavoy (23) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | November 12 | @ Boston | 75–78 | Ralph Beard (22) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 14 | Syracuse | 108–78 | Bob Lavoy (21) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 16 | @ Philadelphia | 67–85 | Alex Groza (23) | 3–5 | |||||
9 | November 18 | Tri-Cities | 74–67 | Alex Groza (17) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 19 | @ Tri-Cities | 81–104 | Alex Groza (16) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 21 | Rochester | 91–79 | Alex Groza (32) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 23 | @ Syracuse | 92–85 | Ralph Beard (25) | 6–6 | |||||
13 | November 25 | Baltimore | 92–81 | Alex Groza (23) | 7–6 | |||||
14 | November 26 | @ Fort Wayne | 70–79 | Alex Groza (21) | 7–7 | |||||
15 | November 28 | Fort Wayne | 90–66 | Alex Groza (25) | 8–7 | |||||
16 | December 1 | Minneapolis | 66–65 | Ralph Beard (18) | 9–7 | |||||
17 | December 2 | @ Rochester | 72–94 | Bob Lavoy (15) | 9–8 | |||||
18 | December 3 | @ Syracuse | 81–84 | Alex Groza (18) | 9–9 | |||||
19 | December 5 | New York | 95–89 | Ralph Beard (20) | 10–9 | |||||
20 | December 6 | @ Washington | 101–79 | Wallace Jones (34) | 11–9 | |||||
21 | December 7 | @ Philadelphia | 73–102 | Alex Groza (18) | 11–10 | |||||
22 | December 10 | @ New York | 84–106 | Alex Groza (33) | 11–11 | |||||
23 | December 12 | Tri-Cities | 75–74 | Ralph Beard (21) | 12–11 | |||||
24 | December 15 | Minneapolis | 71–82 | Alex Groza (19) | 12–12 | |||||
25 | December 17 | @ Minneapolis | 60–79 | Alex Groza (20) | 12–13 | |||||
26 | December 19 | Fort Wayne | 92–93 | Alex Groza (34) | 12–14 | |||||
27 | December 23 | @ Washington | 87–79 (OT) | Paul Walther (17) | 13–14 | |||||
28 | December 26 | Washington | 81–88 | Alex Groza (27) | 13–15 | |||||
29 | December 29 | Tri-Cities | 112–81 | Ralph Beard (28) | 14–15 | |||||
30 | January 2 | Philadelphia | 86–87 (OT) | Beard, Groza (19) | 14–16 | |||||
31 | January 4 | @ Fort Wayne | 94–83 | Ralph Beard (28) | 15–16 | |||||
32 | January 6 | @ Rochester | 75–73 (6OT) | Beard, Groza (17) | 16–16 | |||||
33 | January 7 | @ Tri-Cities | 79–83 | Alex Groza (20) | 16–17 | |||||
34 | January 9 | Rochester | 59–77 | Alex Groza (19) | 16–18 | |||||
35 | January 12 | Fort Wayne | 81–89 | Bob Lavoy (18) | 16–19 | |||||
36 | January 14 | @ Minneapolis | 84–86 (OT) | Ralph Beard (22) | 16–20 | |||||
37 | January 16 | Minneapolis | 82–68 | Alex Groza (19) | 17–20 | |||||
38 | January 18 | @ Philadelphia | 80–114 | Alex Groza (24) | 17–21 | |||||
39 | January 20 | @ Baltimore | 63–102 | Alex Groza (24) | 17–22 | |||||
40 | January 23 | Boston | 79–83 (OT) | Ralph Beard (27) | 17–23 | |||||
41 | January 26 | Philadelphia | 78–75 | Alex Groza (27) | 18–23 | |||||
42 | January 28 | @ Minneapolis | 75–101 | Alex Groza (24) | 18–24 | |||||
43 | January 29 | Tri-Cities | 87–85 | Alex Groza (30) | 19–24 | |||||
44 | January 31 | Rochester | 68–63 | Alex Groza (28) | 20–24 | |||||
45 | February 3 | Minneapolis | 84–89 | Alex Groza (21) | 20–25 | |||||
46 | February 4 | @ New York | 105–83 | Ralph Beard (31) | 21–25 | |||||
47 | February 5 | vs Boston | 57–70 | Ralph Beard (24) | 21–26 | |||||
48 | February 6 | Rochester | 78–76 | Ralph Beard (24) | 22–26 | |||||
49 | February 10 | Philadelphia | 78–88 | Alex Groza (25) | 22–27 | |||||
50 | February 11 | @ Minneapolis | 78–91 | Alex Groza (21) | 22–28 | |||||
51 | February 13 | Fort Wayne | 80–78 | Beard, Groza (21) | 23–28 | |||||
52 | February 14 | @ Tri-Cities | 91–98 | Alex Groza (24) | 23–29 | |||||
53 | February 15 | vs Baltimore | 69–60 | Alex Groza (24) | 24–29 | |||||
54 | February 16 | Minneapolis | 71–76 | Ralph Beard (24) | 24–30 | |||||
55 | February 18 | @ Boston | 75–78 | Beard, Groza (17) | 24–31 | |||||
56 | February 20 | Syracuse | 79–81 | Alex Groza (29) | 24–32 | |||||
57 | February 25 | @ Minneapolis | 75–73 | Alex Groza (19) | 25–32 | |||||
58 | February 27 | Baltimore | 96–74 | Ralph Beard (32) | 26–32 | |||||
59 | March 4 | @ Tri-Cities | 72–87 | Ralph Beard (20) | 26–33 | |||||
60 | March 6 | Boston | 75–73 | Alex Groza (20) | 27–33 | |||||
61 | March 8 | @ Syracuse | 97–121 | Alex Groza (27) | 27–34 | |||||
62 | March 9 | Rochester | 84–91 | Alex Groza (23) | 27–35 | |||||
63 | March 11 | @ Rochester | 95–88 | Ralph Beard (35) | 28–35 | |||||
64 | March 13 | Syracuse | 98–93 | Alex Groza (28) | 29–35 | |||||
65 | March 14 | @ Fort Wayne | 109–115 | Alex Groza (35) | 29–36 | |||||
66 | March 15 | New York | 74–70 | Alex Groza (26) | 30–36 | |||||
67 | March 17 | @ Baltimore | 92–91 | Alex Groza (37) | 31–36 | |||||
68 | March 18 | @ Rochester | 79–91 | Ralph Beard (22) | 31–37 |
Playoffs
[edit]West Division Semifinals
[edit](1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Indianapolis Olympians: Lakers win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 95, Indianapolis 81
- Game 2 @ Indianapolis: Indianapolis 108, Minneapolis 88
- Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 85, Indianapolis 80