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.
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 |
