1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season

1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season
Head coach Cliff Barker
Arena Hinkle Fieldhouse
Results
Record 39–25 (.609)
Place Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish Division Finals
(eliminated 1-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WXLW
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NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 2 Alex Groza C  United States Kentucky
2 - Leo Barnhorst F/G  United States Notre Dame
3 - Mac Otten F/C  United States Bowling Green
4 - Bob Evans G  United States Butler
6 - Don Boven F/G  United States Western Michigan

Roster

Indiana Olympians 1949–50 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G 10 United States Barker, Cliff style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky
G 12 United States Beard, Ralph style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Kentucky
G 9 United States Evans, Bob style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Butler
C 15 United States Groza, Alex style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Kentucky
G/F 7 United States Hale, Bruce style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Santa Clara
F 19 United States Hawkins, Marshall style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee
F 14 United States Holland, Joe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky
F 17 United States Jones, Wallace style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Kentucky
F/C 16 United States McMullen, Mal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Xavier
G 5 United States Parkinson, Jack style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Kentucky
G/F United States Shaeffer, Carl style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Alabama
F/C 20 United States Volker, Floyd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wyoming
G/F 5 United States Walther, Paul style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Tennessee
Head coach


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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

References