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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

Drafted by the Indianapolis Olympians in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 1949 BAA draft.

Coaching Record

15
Indianapolis Olympians
1950-1951

Totals

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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

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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

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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

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1949-50 23 INO NBA 64 .548 .478
1950-51 24 INO NBA 66 .552 .470
Career NBA 130 .550 .474

Playoffs

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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

All-Star Games

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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 Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1951 NBA

Honors

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)