Alex Groza

Alex John Groza

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
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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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	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

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	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

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1949-50	23	INO	NBA	6	44	74	.595	49	59	.831		12	21	137
1950-51	24	INO	NBA	3	36	73	.493	25	33	.758	42	2	14	97
Career			NBA	9	80	147	.544	74	92	.804	42	14	35	234

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1949-50	23	INO	NBA	6	7.3	12.3	.595	8.2	9.8	.831		2.0	3.5	22.8
1950-51	24	INO	NBA	3	12.0	24.3	.493	8.3	11.0	.758	14.0	0.7	4.7	32.3
Career			NBA	9	8.9	16.3	.544	8.2	10.2	.804	14.0	1.6	3.9	26.0

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	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

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)	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)	Field Goal Pct 1949-50 NBA .478 (1) 1950-51 NBA .470 (1)	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 (1)	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)

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

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