1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season

1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season
Head coach	Cliff Barker
Arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse
Results
Record	39–25 (.609)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	Division Finals (eliminated 1-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WXLW

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	2	Alex Groza	C	United States	Kentucky
2	-	Leo Barnhorst	F/G	United States	Notre Dame
3	-	Mac Otten	F/C	United States	Bowling Green
4	-	Bob Evans	G	United States	Butler
6	-	Don Boven	F/G	United States	Western Michigan

Roster

Indiana Olympians 1949–50 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G 10 Barker, Cliff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky G 12 Beard, Ralph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Kentucky G 9 Evans, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Butler C 15 Groza, Alex 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Kentucky G/F 7 Hale, Bruce 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Santa Clara F 19 Hawkins, Marshall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee F 14 Holland, Joe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky F 17 Jones, Wallace 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Kentucky F/C 16 McMullen, Mal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Xavier G 5 Parkinson, Jack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Kentucky G/F Shaeffer, Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Alabama F/C 20 Volker, Floyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wyoming G/F 5 Walther, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Tennessee	Head coach Cliff Barker Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Indianapolis Olympians	39	25	.609	–	24-7	12-16	3-2	26-9
x-Anderson Packers	37	27	.578	2	22-9	12-18	3-0	25-12
x-Tri-Cities Blackhawks	29	35	.453	10	20-13	6-20	3-2	20-17
x-Sheboygan Red Skins	22	40	.355	17	17-14	5–22	0-4	15-20
Waterloo Hawks	19	43	.306	20	16-15	2–22	1-6	13-22
Denver Nuggets	11	51	.177	28	9-16	1–25	1-10	8-27

References