Indianapolis Olympians Regular Season Rosters

1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Cliff Barker G 6-2 185 0 Kentucky 1949 Rnd 5 Pick 8 United States
Ralph Beard G 5-10 175 0 Kentucky 1949 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
Bob Evans G 6-2 175 0 Butler 1949 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
Alex Groza C 6-7 218 0 Kentucky 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Bruce Hale GF 6-1 170 1 - 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Marshall Hawkins GF 6-3 205 0 Tennessee 1948 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Joe Holland GF 6-4 185 0 Kentucky 1948 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Wah Wah Jones GF 6-4 225 0 Kentucky 1949 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Mal McMullen GF 6-5 210 0 Xavier 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jack Parkinson G 6-0 174 0 Kentucky 1948 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
Carl Shaeffer G 6-3 185 0 Alabama 1949 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Floyd Volker G 6-4 205 0 Wyoming 1947 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Paul Walther G 6-2 160 0 Tennessee 1949 Rnd 4 Pick 9 United States

1949-1950 Indianapolis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Beard B. Hale J. Holland W. Jones A. Groza
Rotation   C. Barker M. McMullen    
Rotation   C. Shaeffer M. Hawkins    
Rotation   B. Evans      
Lim PT   P. Walther      

1949-1950 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Indianapolis Olympians39-25-
2Anderson Packers37-272
3Tri-Cities Blackhawks29-3510
4Sheboygan Red Skins22-4016
5Waterloo Hawks19-4319
6Denver Nuggets (1950)11-5127

1949-1950 Indianapolis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Alex Groza All-NBA First Team (1950)
Ralph Beard All-NBA Second Team (1950)

1949-1950 Indianapolis Season Stat Leaders

Player GP PTS AST
Alex Groza 64 23.4 2.5
Ralph Beard 60 14.9 3.9
Wah Wah Jones 60 12.5 3.2
Bruce Hale 64 10.3 3.5
Joe Holland 64 6.1 2.0
Mal McMullen 58 5.6 1.5
Cliff Barker 49 5.7 2.2
Paul Walther 31 7.0 1.5
Marshall Hawkins 39 3.9 1.3
Carl Shaeffer 43 3.5 0.9
Bob Evans 47 3.0 1.2
Floyd Volker 17 2.4 0.4
Jack Parkinson 4 0.8 0.5

1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Ralph Beard was selected as the #10 pick in the Second Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by the Chicago Stags. Ralph Beard signed a multi-year contract with the Indianapolis Olympians on May 4, 1949.

Bob Evans was selected as the #2 pick in the 4 Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians. Bob Evans signed a contract with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.

Alex Groza was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1949 NBA Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians. Alex Groza signed a multi-year contract with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Cliff Barker, the #8 pick in the 5 Round of the 1949 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Indianapolis Olympians from the Washington Capitols on June 1, 1949. Cliff Barker signed a multi-year contract with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.

Draft Rights to Marshall Hawkins, the #3 pick in the 3 Round of the 1948 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Indianapolis Olympians from the Boston Celtics on August 1, 1949. Marshall Hawkins signed a contract with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.

Draft Rights to Joe Holland, the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1948 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Indianapolis Olympians from the Baltimore Bullets (BAA) on June 1, 1949. Joe Holland signed a multi-year contract with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.

Draft Rights to Wah Wah Jones, the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1949 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Indianapolis Olympians from the Washington Capitols on June 1, 1949. Wah Wah Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.

Acquired via Trade

Paul Walther was acquired in a trade by the Indianapolis Olympians from the Minneapolis Lakers on December 21, 1949.

Acquired via Free Agency

Bruce Hale signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.

Mal McMullen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.

Carl Shaeffer signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Indianapolis Olympians on September 1, 1949.