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Alex Groza

Alex John Groza

Position: Center ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: October 7, 1926 in Martins Ferry, Ohio
Died: January 21, 1995
High School: Martins Ferry in Martins Ferry, Ohio
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Indianapolis Olympians, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1949 BAA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1949
As Coach: 2 Yrs, 17-23, .425 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: SDS franchise, 1972-1975 (Full Record)

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All-Star

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 23 INO NBA 64 521 1090 .478 454 623 .729 162 221 1496
1950-51 24 INO NBA 66 492 1046 .470 445 566 .786 709 156 237 1429
Career NBA 130 1013 2136 .474 899 1189 .756 709 318 458 2925

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 23 INO NBA 64 8.1 17.0 .478 7.1 9.7 .729 2.5 3.5 23.4
1950-51 24 INO NBA 66 7.5 15.8 .470 6.7 8.6 .786 10.7 2.4 3.6 21.7
Career NBA 130 7.8 16.4 .474 6.9 9.1 .756 10.7 2.4 3.5 22.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 23 INO NBA 64 .478 .729
1950-51 24 INO NBA 66 .470 .786
Career NBA 130 .474 .756

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1949-50 23 INO NBA 64 .548 .478 16.5 1.4 17.9
1950-51 24 INO NBA 66 .552 .470 14.7 3.2 18.0
Career NBA 130 .550 .474 31.2 4.7 35.9

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1949-50 23 INO NBA 6 44 74 49 59 12 21 137 .595 .831 22.8 2.0
1950-51 24 INO NBA 3 36 73 25 33 42 2 14 97 .493 .758 32.3 14.0 0.7
Career NBA 9 80 147 74 92 42 14 35 234 .544 .804 26.0 14.0 1.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1949-50 23 INO NBA 6 .685 .595 2.2 0.0 2.2
1950-51 24 INO NBA 3 .554 .493 0.8 0.2 1.0
Career NBA 9 .624 .544 3.0 0.2 3.2

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1950-51 24 INO NBA 1 8 16 .500 1 1 1.000 13 1 4 17
Career NBA 1 8 16 .500 1 1 1.000 13 1 4 17

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1951 NBA
Awards
1947-48 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1948-49 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1947-48 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1948-49 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1949-50 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1950-51 NBA All-NBA (1st)
Field Goals
1949-50 NBA 521 (2)
1950-51 NBA 492 (2)
Field Goal Attempts
1949-50 NBA 1090 (6)
1950-51 NBA 1046 (7)
Field Goal Pct
1949-50 NBA .478 (1)
1950-51 NBA .470 (1)
Free Throws
1949-50 NBA 454 (2)
1950-51 NBA 445 (4)
Free Throw Attempts
1949-50 NBA 623 (2)
1950-51 NBA 566 (4)
Total Rebounds
1950-51 NBA 709 (5)
Points
1949-50 NBA 1496 (2)
1950-51 NBA 1429 (2)
Points Per Game
1949-50 NBA 23.4 (2)
1950-51 NBA 21.7 (2)
Rebounds Per Game
1950-51 NBA 10.7 (5)
True Shooting Pct
1949-50 NBA .548 (1)
1950-51 NBA .552 (2)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1949-50 NBA .478 (1)
1950-51 NBA .470 (1)
Offensive Win Shares
1949-50 NBA 16.5 (1)
1950-51 NBA 14.7 (2)
Win Shares
1949-50 NBA 17.9 (2)
1950-51 NBA 18.0 (2)

Transactions

March 21, 1949: Drafted by the Indianapolis Jets in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1949 BAA Draft.

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