1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-1
Coach: Cliff Barker (24-32)
Coach: Wally Jones (7-5)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians RosterTeam Record: 31-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-1
Coach: Cliff Barker (24-32)
Coach: Wally Jones (7-5)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians Results
The Indianapolis Olympians of the National Basketball Association ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 31 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Olympians tossed in 5,555 points and yielded 5,716. Alex Groza netted a team-best 1,429 points for Indianapolis, and Ralph Beard scored 13 or more per game, too. Alex Groza contributed 709 rebounds. Ralph Beard dished out 318 assists for the squad.
Cliff Barker and Wally Jones coached the team. The 1950-51 Indianapolis Olympians lost in the division semifinals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Groza | C | 66 | 0 | 1046 | 492 | 566 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 709 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 1429 | ||
| Ralph Beard | G | 66 | 0 | 1110 | 409 | 378 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 1111 | ||
| Paul Walther | G-F | 63 | 0 | 634 | 213 | 209 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 571 | ||
| Leo Barnhorst | F-G | 68 | 0 | 671 | 232 | 119 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 546 | ||
| Bob Lavoy | F-C | 63 | 0 | 619 | 221 | 133 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 526 | ||
| Joe Holland | F | 67 | 0 | 594 | 196 | 137 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 470 | ||
| Wah Wah Jones | F | 22 | 0 | 237 | 93 | 77 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 247 | ||
| Mal McMullen | F-C | 51 | 0 | 277 | 78 | 82 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 204 | ||
| Cliff Barker | G | 56 | 0 | 202 | 51 | 77 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 152 | ||
| Bruce Hale | G-F | 26 | 0 | 135 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 94 | ||
| Chuck Mrazovich | F | 25 | 0 | 80 | 28 | 48 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 85 | ||
| Don Lofgran | F-C | 14 | 0 | 95 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 75 | ||
| John Mahnken | C | 12 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | ||
| Carl Shaeffer | F-G | 10 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Leon Blevins | G | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 611 | 0 | 5779 | 2096 | 0 | 0 | 1903 | 1363 | 0 | 0 | 2625 | 1455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1571 | 5555 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Groza | C | 66 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 21.7 | |
| Ralph Beard | G | 66 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 77.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 16.8 | |
| Paul Walther | G-F | 63 | 0.0 | 33.6 | 69.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 9.1 | |
| Leo Barnhorst | F-G | 68 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 68.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 8.0 | |
| Bob Lavoy | F-C | 63 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.3 | |
| Joe Holland | F | 67 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 56.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 7.0 | |
| Wah Wah Jones | F | 22 | 0.0 | 39.2 | 79.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 11.2 | |
| Mal McMullen | F-C | 51 | 0.0 | 28.2 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | |
| Cliff Barker | G | 56 | 0.0 | 25.2 | 64.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | |
| Bruce Hale | G-F | 26 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 60.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
| Chuck Mrazovich | F | 25 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | |
| Don Lofgran | F-C | 14 | 0.0 | 28.4 | 61.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.4 | |
| John Mahnken | C | 12 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | |
| Carl Shaeffer | F-G | 10 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Leon Blevins | G | 2 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Averages | 611 | 0.0 | 36.3 | 71.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Groza | C | 3 | 0 | 73 | 36 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 97 | ||
| Ralph Beard | G | 3 | 0 | 61 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66 | ||
| Joe Holland | F | 3 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35 | ||
| Leo Barnhorst | F-G | 3 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 | ||
| Paul Walther | G-F | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Cliff Barker | G | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Don Lofgran | F-C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| John Mahnken | C | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Bob Lavoy | F-C | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Bruce Hale | G-F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 26 | 0 | 259 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 269 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Groza | C | 3 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 75.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 32.3 | |
| Ralph Beard | G | 3 | 0.0 | 44.3 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 22.0 | |
| Joe Holland | F | 3 | 0.0 | 47.2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 11.7 | |
| Leo Barnhorst | F-G | 3 | 0.0 | 37.1 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.3 | |
| Paul Walther | G-F | 3 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 73.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | |
| Cliff Barker | G | 3 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| Don Lofgran | F-C | 1 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| John Mahnken | C | 3 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Bob Lavoy | F-C | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Bruce Hale | G-F | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 611 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 69.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 10.3 |
