1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-32
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Herm Schaefer (34-32)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians Statistics
1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians Roster

The Indianapolis Olympians of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 34 wins and 32 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

Indianapolis tossed in 5,474 points and yielded 5,466. Joe Graboski netted a team-best 904 points for the Olympians and contributed 655 rebounds. Leo Barnhorst dished out 255 assists for the squad.

Herm Schaefer coached the team. The 1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5474
Regular Season Points Against: 5466

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
November 3, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 90 at Baltimore Bullets 86	W	0-0	1-0	1-0
November 4, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Boston Celtics 97	L	0-0	1-1	1-1
November 6, 1951	New York Knicks 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 73	L	0-1	1-1	1-2
November 9, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 92	W	1-1	1-1	2-2
November 10, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 89 at Rochester Royals 100	L	1-1	1-2	2-3
November 11, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Syracuse Nationals 93	L	1-1	1-3	2-4
November 13, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	L	1-2	1-3	2-5
November 16, 1951	Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 68	L	1-3	1-3	2-6
November 17, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 58	W	1-3	2-3	3-6		at Moline, IL
November 20, 1951	Rochester Royals 65 at Indianapolis Olympians 69	W	2-3	2-3	4-6	2OT
November 23, 1951	Syracuse Nationals 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 82	W	3-3	2-3	5-6
November 25, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 82	L	3-3	2-4	5-7
November 30, 1951	Boston Celtics 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 92	W	4-3	2-4	6-7
December 2, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 71	W	4-3	3-4	7-7
December 4, 1951	Syracuse Nationals 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 83	W	5-3	3-4	8-7
December 7, 1951	Baltimore Bullets 80 at Indianapolis Olympians 88	W	6-3	3-4	9-7
December 9, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 85 at Minneapolis Lakers 78	W	6-3	4-4	10-7
December 11, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 69 at Indianapolis Olympians 85	W	7-3	4-4	11-7
December 14, 1951	New York Knicks 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 83	W	8-3	4-4	12-7
December 15, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 66 at Rochester Royals 75	L	8-3	4-5	12-8
December 16, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 96 at Syracuse Nationals 92	W	8-3	5-5	13-8
December 21, 1951	Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Indianapolis Olympians 69	W	9-3	5-5	14-8
December 23, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 88 at Boston Celtics 91	L	9-3	5-6	14-9	OT
December 25, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 78 at Rochester Royals 87	L	9-3	5-7	14-10
December 29, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Baltimore Bullets 75	L	9-3	5-8	14-11
December 31, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians 77 at Rochester Royals 73	W	9-3	6-8	15-11		at New York, NY
January 4, 1952	New York Knicks 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 83	W	10-3	6-8	16-11
January 5, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 86	L	10-3	6-9	16-12		at Hibbing, MN
January 6, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79	L	10-3	6-10	16-13
January 8, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Indianapolis Olympians 82	W	11-3	6-10	17-13
January 9, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 74 at Minneapolis Lakers 91	L	11-3	6-11	17-14
January 11, 1952	Boston Celtics 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 100	W	12-3	6-11	18-14
January 12, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 77 at New York Knicks 86	L	12-3	6-12	18-15
January 13, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 85 at Syracuse Nationals 103	L	12-3	6-13	18-16
January 15, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 101	W	13-3	6-13	19-16
January 18, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 98	L	13-3	6-14	19-17
January 19, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 78 at Baltimore Bullets 81	L	13-3	6-15	19-18
January 20, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 98 at Boston Celtics 117	L	13-3	6-16	19-19
January 22, 1952	Rochester Royals 65 at Indianapolis Olympians 68	W	14-3	6-16	20-19
January 25, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 83	W	15-3	6-16	21-19	OT
January 26, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 93 at New York Knicks 99	L	15-3	6-17	21-20
January 27, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 95 at Rochester Royals 102	L	15-3	6-18	21-21
January 29, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 100 at New York Knicks 72	W	15-3	7-18	22-21		at Louisville, KY
January 30, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 77	L	15-4	7-18	22-22
February 1, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 85	W	16-4	7-18	23-22
February 3, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85	L	16-4	7-19	23-23
February 5, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors 85 at Indianapolis Olympians 94	W	17-4	7-19	24-23
February 8, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 80	W	18-4	7-19	25-23
February 9, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 83 at Milwaukee Hawks 90	L	18-4	7-20	25-24
February 12, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 80	W	19-4	7-20	26-24
February 14, 1952	Baltimore Bullets 66 at Indianapolis Olympians 89	W	20-4	7-20	27-24
February 15, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 91 at Philadelphia Warriors 112	L	20-4	7-21	27-25
February 17, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 92 at Rochester Royals 100	L	20-4	7-22	27-26
February 19, 1952	Boston Celtics 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 82	W	21-4	7-22	28-26
February 20, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 95 at Milwaukee Hawks 80	W	21-4	8-22	29-26		at Louisville, KY
February 22, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 82	W	22-4	8-22	30-26
February 23, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 86 at Milwaukee Hawks 59	W	22-4	9-22	31-26		at Wisconsin Rapids, WI
February 26, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Indianapolis Olympians 86	L	22-5	9-22	31-27
February 27, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 97	L	22-5	9-23	31-28
March 1, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Indianapolis Olympians 88	L	22-6	9-23	31-29		at St Paul, MN
March 2, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 101	L	22-6	9-24	31-30
March 4, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 86	W	23-6	9-24	32-30
March 7, 1952	Syracuse Nationals 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 81	W	24-6	9-24	33-30
March 11, 1952	Rochester Royals 82 at Indianapolis Olympians 81	L	24-7	9-24	33-31
March 14, 1952	Baltimore Bullets 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 103	W	25-7	9-24	34-31
March 16, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 111	L	25-7	9-25	34-32
March 23, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 70 at Minneapolis Lakers 78	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
March 25, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 94 at Indianapolis Olympians 87	L	0-1	0-1	0-2