Indianapolis Olympians Playoff Rosters

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1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Cliff Barker PG 6-2 185 Jan 15, 1921 29 Kentucky 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 5, Pick 8, Washington Capitols
Ralph Beard PG 5-10 175 Dec 2, 1927 22 Kentucky 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 10, Chicago Stags
Bob Evans PG 6-2 175 May 31, 1925 24 Butler 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 2, Indianapolis Olympians
Alex Groza C 6-7 218 Oct 7, 1926 23 Kentucky 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Indianapolis Olympians
Bruce Hale GF 6-1 170 Aug 30, 1918 31   1 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Marshall Hawkins GF 6-3 205 Aug 3, 1924 25 Tennessee 0 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 3, Boston Celtics
Joe Holland GF 6-4 185 Sep 26, 1925 24 Kentucky 0 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 6, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Wah Wah Jones GF 6-4 225 Jul 14, 1926 23 Kentucky 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 9, Washington Capitols
Mal McMullen GF 6-5 210 Aug 23, 1927 22 Xavier 0 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Carl Shaeffer PG 6-3 185 Oct 25, 1924 25 Alabama 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 1, Providence Steamrollers
Paul Walther PG 6-2 160 Mar 23, 1927 22 Tennessee 0 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 9, Minneapolis Lakers

1949-1950 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals Syracuse Nationals Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 6
Division Tiebreaker Fort Wayne Pistons Chicago Stags FWP in 1
Division Tiebreaker Rochester Royals Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 1
Division Semifinals Indianapolis Olympians Sheboygan Red Skins IND in 3
Division Semifinals Minneapolis Lakers Chicago Stags MIN in 2
Division Semifinals Washington Capitols New York Knicks NYK in 2
Division Semifinals Syracuse Nationals San Francisco Warriors SYR in 2
Division Semifinals Rochester Royals Fort Wayne Pistons FWP in 2
Division Semifinals Anderson Packers Tri-Cities Blackhawks AND in 3
Division Finals Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks SYR in 3
Division Finals Indianapolis Olympians Anderson Packers AND in 3
Division Finals Minneapolis Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons MIN in 2
Semifinals Minneapolis Lakers Anderson Packers MIN in 2

1949-1950 Indianapolis Playoff Stats

Player GP PTS AST
Alex Groza 6 22.8 2.0
Wah Wah Jones 5 14.6 4.4
Ralph Beard 5 13.2 4.4
Joe Holland 6 8.0 2.5
Bruce Hale 6 7.2 2.8
Cliff Barker 6 5.7 2.2
Paul Walther 6 5.5 1.3
Carl Shaeffer 6 3.5 1.2
Mal McMullen 6 2.3 1.5
Bob Evans 2 1.0 0.0
Marshall Hawkins 2 0.0 0.0

1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians Division Semifinals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Indianapolis Leaders Sheboygan Leaders
Mar 21, 1950
v.
Sheboygan		 W, 86-85 Hinkle Fieldhouse
Division Semifinals 		1-0 PTS: 17. Ralph Beard
 PTS: 19. J. Burmaster
Mar 23, 1950
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Sheboygan		 L, 95-85
Division Semifinals 		1-1 PTS: 26. Alex Groza
 PTS: 17. Bob Brannum
Mar 25, 1950
v.
Sheboygan		 W, 91-84 Hinkle Fieldhouse
Division Semifinals 		2-1 PTS: 30. Alex Groza
 PTS: 20. N. Jorgensen

1949-1950 Indianapolis Olympians Division Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Indianapolis Leaders Anderson Leaders
Mar 28, 1950
v.
Anderson		 W, 77-74 Hinkle Fieldhouse
Division Finals 		1-0 PTS: 31. Alex Groza
 PTS: 14. M. Komenich
Mar 30, 1950
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Anderson		 L, 84-67
Division Finals 		1-1 PTS: 14. Joe Holland
 PTS: 13. Bill Closs
Apr 1, 1950
v.
Anderson		 L, 65-67 Hinkle Fieldhouse
Division Finals 		1-2 PTS: 26. Alex Groza
 PTS: 14. F. Brian