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1949-50 Indianapolis Olympians Roster and Statistics

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39-25, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Cliff Barker (39-25)

Points Per Game: 85.8 (2nd of 17) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 82.1 (11th of 17)
Pythagorean W-L: 42-22 (5th of 17)

Arena: Hinkle Fieldhouse ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: 2.59 (4th of 17)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Finals (2-1) versus Anderson Packers
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Sheboygan Red Skins

1949-50 Indianapolis Olympians:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
10 Cliff Barker G 6-2 185 January 15, 1921 R University of Kentucky
12 Ralph Beard G 5-10 175 December 2, 1927 R University of Kentucky
9 Bob Evans G 6-2 175 May 31, 1925 R Butler University
15 Alex Groza C 6-7 218 October 7, 1926 R University of Kentucky
7 Bruce Hale G-F 6-1 170 August 30, 1918 1 Santa Clara University
19 Marshall Hawkins F 6-3 205 August 3, 1924 R University of Tennessee
14 Joe Holland F 6-4 185 September 26, 1925 R University of Kentucky
17 Wah Wah Jones F 6-4 225 July 14, 1926 R University of Kentucky
16 Mal McMullan F-C 6-5 210 August 3, 1927 R Xavier University
5 Jack Parkinson G 6-0 174 March 4, 1924 R University of Kentucky
Carl Shaeffer F-G 6-3 185 October 25, 1924 R University of Alabama
20 Floyd Volker F-C 6-4 205 June 21, 1921 R University of Wyoming
5 Paul Walther G-F 6-2 160 March 23, 1927 R University of Tennessee

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 64 1982 5283 .375 1529 2145 .713 1342 1676 5493 85.8
Opponent 64 5256 82.1

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex Groza 23 64 521 1090 .478 454 623 .729 162 221 1496
2 Ralph Beard 22 60 340 936 .363 215 282 .762 233 132 895
3 Wah Wah Jones 23 60 264 706 .374 223 297 .751 194 241 751
4 Bruce Hale 31 64 217 614 .353 223 285 .782 226 143 657
5 Joe Holland 24 64 145 453 .320 98 142 .690 130 220 388
6 Mal McMullan 22 58 123 380 .324 77 141 .546 87 212 323
7 Cliff Barker 29 49 102 274 .372 75 106 .708 109 99 279
8 Paul Walther 22 31 82 210 .390 52 88 .591 46 84 216
9 Marshall Hawkins 25 39 55 195 .282 42 61 .689 51 87 152
10 Carl Shaeffer 25 43 59 160 .369 32 57 .561 40 103 150
11 Bob Evans 24 47 56 200 .280 30 44 .682 55 99 142
12 Floyd Volker 28 17 17 53 .321 7 18 .389 7 32 41
13 Jack Parkinson 25 4 1 12 .083 1 1 1.000 2 3 3

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex Groza 23 64 8.1 17.0 .478 7.1 9.7 .729 2.5 3.5 23.4
2 Ralph Beard 22 60 5.7 15.6 .363 3.6 4.7 .762 3.9 2.2 14.9
3 Wah Wah Jones 23 60 4.4 11.8 .374 3.7 5.0 .751 3.2 4.0 12.5
4 Bruce Hale 31 64 3.4 9.6 .353 3.5 4.5 .782 3.5 2.2 10.3
5 Paul Walther 22 31 2.6 6.8 .390 1.7 2.8 .591 1.5 2.7 7.0
6 Joe Holland 24 64 2.3 7.1 .320 1.5 2.2 .690 2.0 3.4 6.1
7 Cliff Barker 29 49 2.1 5.6 .372 1.5 2.2 .708 2.2 2.0 5.7
8 Mal McMullan 22 58 2.1 6.6 .324 1.3 2.4 .546 1.5 3.7 5.6
9 Marshall Hawkins 25 39 1.4 5.0 .282 1.1 1.6 .689 1.3 2.2 3.9
10 Carl Shaeffer 25 43 1.4 3.7 .369 0.7 1.3 .561 0.9 2.4 3.5
11 Bob Evans 24 47 1.2 4.3 .280 0.6 0.9 .682 1.2 2.1 3.0
12 Floyd Volker 28 17 1.0 3.1 .321 0.4 1.1 .389 0.4 1.9 2.4
13 Jack Parkinson 25 4 0.3 3.0 .083 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 0.8 0.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Paul Walther 22 31 .390 .591
2 Ralph Beard 22 60 .363 .762
3 Bob Evans 24 47 .280 .682
4 Alex Groza 23 64 .478 .729
5 Bruce Hale 31 64 .353 .782
6 Marshall Hawkins 25 39 .282 .689
7 Joe Holland 24 64 .320 .690
8 Wah Wah Jones 23 60 .374 .751
9 Mal McMullan 22 58 .324 .546
10 Jack Parkinson 25 4 .083 1.000
11 Carl Shaeffer 25 43 .369 .561
12 Floyd Volker 28 17 .321 .389
13 Cliff Barker 29 49 .372 .708

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Paul Walther 22 31 .434 .390
2 Ralph Beard 22 60 .422 .363
3 Bob Evans 24 47 .324 .280
4 Alex Groza 23 64 .548 .478
5 Bruce Hale 31 64 .444 .353
6 Marshall Hawkins 25 39 .343 .282
7 Joe Holland 24 64 .376 .320
8 Wah Wah Jones 23 60 .449 .374
9 Mal McMullan 22 58 .365 .324
10 Jack Parkinson 25 4 .121 .083
11 Carl Shaeffer 25 43 .405 .369
12 Floyd Volker 28 17 .337 .321
13 Cliff Barker 29 49 .435 .372

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Alex Groza 23 6 44 74 49 59 12 21 137 .595 .831 22.8 2.0
2 Wah Wah Jones 23 5 22 73 29 34 22 26 73 .301 .853 14.6 4.4
3 Ralph Beard 22 5 22 70 22 28 22 11 66 .314 .786 13.2 4.4
4 Joe Holland 24 6 21 61 6 15 15 29 48 .344 .400 8.0 2.5
5 Bruce Hale 31 6 14 40 15 17 17 11 43 .350 .882 7.2 2.8
6 Cliff Barker 29 6 12 31 10 15 13 10 34 .387 .667 5.7 2.2
7 Paul Walther 22 6 12 41 9 19 8 17 33 .293 .474 5.5 1.3
8 Carl Shaeffer 25 6 7 21 7 14 7 20 21 .333 .500 3.5 1.2
9 Mal McMullan 22 6 4 21 6 9 9 19 14 .190 .667 2.3 1.5
10 Bob Evans 24 2 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 .250 1.0 0.0
11 Marshall Hawkins 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.0 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Mal McMullan 22 6 .280 .190
2 Ralph Beard 22 5 .401 .314
3 Cliff Barker 29 6 .452 .387
4 Wah Wah Jones 23 5 .415 .301
5 Joe Holland 24 6 .355 .344
6 Marshall Hawkins 25 2 .000 .000
7 Bruce Hale 31 6 .453 .350
8 Alex Groza 23 6 .685 .595
9 Bob Evans 24 2 .250 .250
10 Carl Shaeffer 25 6 .387 .333
11 Paul Walther 22 6 .334 .293