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1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians

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28-43, Finished 4th in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 74.6 points per game, Allowed 77.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 27-44)
Coached by Herm Schaefer (28-43)

SRS: -2.31 (7th of 10)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Minneapolis Lakers

1952-53 Statistics / Schedule

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
Team 71 1829 5204 .351 1637 2277 .719 3326 1281 1765 5295
Opponent 71 5493

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Leo Barnhorst F-G 6-4 190 28 71 2871 402 1034 .389 163 259 .629 483 277 245 967
2 Joe Graboski F-C 6-7 195 23 69 2769 272 799 .340 350 513 .682 687 156 303 894
3 Bill Tosheff G 6-1 175 26 67 2459 253 783 .323 253 314 .806 229 243 243 759
4 Paul Walther G-F 6-2 160 25 67 2468 227 645 .352 264 354 .746 284 205 260 718
5 Bob Lavoy F-C 6-7 185 26 70 2327 225 560 .402 168 242 .694 528 130 274 618
6 Mel Payton F-G 6-4 185 26 66 1424 173 485 .357 120 161 .745 313 81 118 466
7 Gene Rhodes G 6-1 170 25 65 1162 109 342 .319 119 169 .704 98 91 78 337
8 Zeke Zawoluk F-C 6-7 215 22 41 622 55 150 .367 77 116 .664 146 31 83 187
9 Don Hanrahan F 6-7 200 23 18 121 11 32 .344 11 15 .733 30 11 24 33
10 Kleggie Hermsen C-F 6-9 225 29 10 62 4 31 .129 3 5 .600 19 4 18 11
11 Bob Naber F 6-3 185 23 4 11 0 4 .000 1 2 .500 5 1 6 1

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Leo Barnhorst F-G 6-4 190 28 71 40.4 5.7 14.6 .389 2.3 3.6 .629 6.8 3.9 3.5 13.6
2 Joe Graboski F-C 6-7 195 23 69 40.1 3.9 11.6 .340 5.1 7.4 .682 10.0 2.3 4.4 13.0
3 Bill Tosheff G 6-1 175 26 67 36.7 3.8 11.7 .323 3.8 4.7 .806 3.4 3.6 3.6 11.3
4 Paul Walther G-F 6-2 160 25 67 36.8 3.4 9.6 .352 3.9 5.3 .746 4.2 3.1 3.9 10.7
5 Bob Lavoy F-C 6-7 185 26 70 33.2 3.2 8.0 .402 2.4 3.5 .694 7.5 1.9 3.9 8.8
6 Mel Payton F-G 6-4 185 26 66 21.6 2.6 7.3 .357 1.8 2.4 .745 4.7 1.2 1.8 7.1
7 Gene Rhodes G 6-1 170 25 65 17.9 1.7 5.3 .319 1.8 2.6 .704 1.5 1.4 1.2 5.2
8 Zeke Zawoluk F-C 6-7 215 22 41 15.2 1.3 3.7 .367 1.9 2.8 .664 3.6 0.8 2.0 4.6
9 Don Hanrahan F 6-7 200 23 18 6.7 0.6 1.8 .344 0.6 0.8 .733 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.8
10 Kleggie Hermsen C-F 6-9 225 29 10 6.2 0.4 3.1 .129 0.3 0.5 .600 1.9 0.4 1.8 1.1
11 Bob Naber F 6-3 185 23 4 2.8 0.0 1.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .500 1.3 0.3 1.5 0.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Leo Barnhorst F-G 6-4 190 28 71 2871 5.0 13.0 .389 2.0 3.2 .629 6.1 3.5 3.1 12.1
2 Mel Payton F-G 6-4 185 26 66 1424 4.4 12.3 .357 3.0 4.1 .745 7.9 2.0 3.0 11.8
3 Joe Graboski F-C 6-7 195 23 69 2769 3.5 10.4 .340 4.6 6.7 .682 8.9 2.0 3.9 11.6
4 Bill Tosheff G 6-1 175 26 67 2459 3.7 11.5 .323 3.7 4.6 .806 3.4 3.6 3.6 11.1
5 Zeke Zawoluk F-C 6-7 215 22 41 622 3.2 8.7 .367 4.5 6.7 .664 8.5 1.8 4.8 10.8
6 Paul Walther G-F 6-2 160 25 67 2468 3.3 9.4 .352 3.9 5.2 .746 4.1 3.0 3.8 10.5
7 Gene Rhodes G 6-1 170 25 65 1162 3.4 10.6 .319 3.7 5.2 .704 3.0 2.8 2.4 10.4
8 Don Hanrahan F 6-7 200 23 18 121 3.3 9.5 .344 3.3 4.5 .733 8.9 3.3 7.1 9.8
9 Bob Lavoy F-C 6-7 185 26 70 2327 3.5 8.7 .402 2.6 3.7 .694 8.2 2.0 4.2 9.6
10 Kleggie Hermsen C-F 6-9 225 29 10 62 2.3 18.0 .129 1.7 2.9 .600 11.0 2.3 10.5 6.4
11 Bob Naber F 6-3 185 23 4 11 0.0 13.1 .000 3.3 6.5 .500 16.4 3.3 19.6 3.3

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Leo Barnhorst F-G 6-4 190 28 71 2871 16.0 .421 .389
2 Paul Walther G-F 6-2 160 25 67 2468 13.2 .448 .352
3 Bill Tosheff G 6-1 175 26 67 2459 12.4 .412 .323
4 Gene Rhodes G 6-1 170 25 65 1162 11.1 .405 .319
5 Mel Payton F-G 6-4 185 26 66 1424 15.4 .419 .357
6 Bob Naber F 6-3 185 23 4 11 -10.4 .102 .000
7 Bob Lavoy F-C 6-7 185 26 70 2327 14.7 .464 .402
8 Kleggie Hermsen C-F 6-9 225 29 10 62 -6.9 .166 .129
9 Don Hanrahan F 6-7 200 23 18 121 14.0 .427 .344
10 Joe Graboski F-C 6-7 195 23 69 2769 16.2 .436 .340
11 Zeke Zawoluk F-C 6-7 215 22 41 622 15.3 .465 .367

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt 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 Joe Graboski F-C 6-7 195 23 2 76 14 28 6 8 16 0 5 34 .500 .750 38.0 17.0 8.0 0.0
2 Leo Barnhorst F-G 6-4 190 28 2 79 12 33 6 9 22 5 10 30 .364 .667 39.5 15.0 11.0 2.5
3 Paul Walther G-F 6-2 160 25 2 75 5 20 16 17 8 4 8 26 .250 .941 37.5 13.0 4.0 2.0
4 Mel Payton F-G 6-4 185 26 2 36 7 17 7 8 6 0 7 21 .412 .875 18.0 10.5 3.0 0.0
5 Bob Lavoy F-C 6-7 185 26 2 47 4 16 2 5 10 2 10 10 .250 .400 23.5 5.0 5.0 1.0
6 Gene Rhodes G 6-1 170 25 2 51 4 14 1 4 7 5 5 9 .286 .250 25.5 4.5 3.5 2.5
7 Bill Tosheff G 6-1 175 26 2 66 1 16 7 7 5 4 5 9 .063 1.000 33.0 4.5 2.5 2.0
8 Ed Mikan C-F 6-8 230 27 2 32 2 10 3 3 7 0 1 7 .200 1.000 16.0 3.5 3.5 0.0
9 Zeke Zawoluk F-C 6-7 215 22 2 18 1 6 0 2 2 0 5 2 .167 .000 9.0 1.0 1.0 0.0