1952–53 Indianapolis Olympians season
NBA professional basketball team season
1952–53 Indianapolis Olympians season | |||
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Head coach | Herm Schaefer | ||
Arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse | ||
Results | |||
Record | 28–43 (.394) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (eliminated 0-2) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Radio | WXLW | ||
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The 1952-53 NBA season was the Olympians' 4th and final season in the NBA.[1] Leo Barnhorst and Joe Graboski led the team in scoring; while Graborski dominated on the boards.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Minneapolis Lakers | 48 | 22 | .686 | - | 24-2 | 16-15 | 8-5 | 17-13 |
x-Rochester Royals | 44 | 26 | .629 | 4 | 24-8 | 13-17 | 7-1 | 27-13 |
x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 36 | 33 | .522 | 11.5 | 25-9 | 8-19 | 3-5 | 18-22 |
x-Indianapolis Olympians | 28 | 43 | .394 | 20.5 | 19-14 | 4-23 | 5-6 | 15-26 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 27 | 44 | .380 | 21.5 | 14-8 | 3-24 | 10-12 | 15-26 |
Record vs. opponents
1952-53 NBA Records | ||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | — | 2–8 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–10 | 6–4 | 0–6 | 2–8 |
Boston | 8–2 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 4–2 | 5–6 |
Fort Wayne | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 7–3 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–7 | — | 5–6 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | — | 3–7 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–7 | 3–3 |
Minneapolis | 5–1 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 6–4 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 |
New York | 10–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 10–0 | 3–3 | 6–4 |
Philadelphia | 4–6 | 1–9 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–10 | — | 2–4 | 2–8 |
Rochester | 6–0 | 2–4 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 |
Syracuse | 8–2 | 6–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 4–2 | — |
Game log
1952–53 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 31 | Boston | 83–68 | Bob Lavoy (20) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | November 1 | @ Milwaukee | 71–73 | Leo Barnhorst (20) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | November 7 | Rochester | 65–63 | Leo Barnhorst (22) | 0–3 | |||||
4 | November 8 | @ Rochester | 96–99 (4OT) | Leo Barnhorst (22) | 0–4 | |||||
5 | November 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 71–74 | Graboski, Walther (16) | 0–5 | |||||
6 | November 11 | Fort Wayne | 63–78 | Joe Graboski (23) | 1–5 | |||||
7 | November 14 | @ Philadelphia | 77–71 | Bob Lavoy (17) | 2–5 | |||||
8 | November 15 | N Philadelphia | 76–79 | Joe Graboski (18) | 3–5 | |||||
9 | November 16 | @ Syracuse | 78–84 | Barnhorst, Tosheff (15) | 3–6 | |||||
10 | November 18 | New York | 90–100 | Joe Graboski (23) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 20 | N New York | 72–67 | Joe Graboski (21) | 4–7 | |||||
12 | November 22 | @ Boston | 91–96 (OT) | Leo Barnhorst (24) | 4–8 | |||||
13 | November 23 | @ Baltimore | 100–90 | Barnhorst, Tosheff (23) | 5–8 | |||||
14 | November 25 | Milwaukee | 78–66 | Leo Barnhorst (14) | 5–9 | |||||
15 | November 27 | @ Minneapolis | 69–90 | Leo Barnhorst (19) | 5–10 | |||||
16 | November 28 | Minneapolis | 97–82 | Joe Graboski (22) | 5–11 | |||||
17 | November 29 | @ New York | 72–94 | Bill Tosheff (15) | 5–12 | |||||
18 | December 2 | Rochester | 76–85 | Barnhorst, Graboski (19) | 6–12 | |||||
19 | December 5 | Fort Wayne | 74–84 | Barnhorst, Walther (17) | 7–12 | |||||
20 | December 6 | @ Rochester | 79–82 | Bill Tosheff (18) | 7–13 | |||||
21 | December 8 | N Minneapolis | 76–81 | Joe Graboski (20) | 8–13 | |||||
22 | December 9 | Syracuse | 87–70 | Leo Barnhorst (20) | 8–14 | |||||
23 | December 12 | Milwaukee | 49–63 | Paul Walther (19) | 9–14 | |||||
24 | December 14 | @ Fort Wayne | 71–86 | Barnhorst, Graboski (14) | 9–15 | |||||
25 | December 16 | Rochester | 84–71 | Graboski, Lavoy (15) | 9–16 | |||||
26 | December 19 | Minneapolis | 87–69 | Bob Lavoy (14) | 9–17 | |||||
27 | December 21 | N Rochester | 83–65 | Mel Payton (16) | 9–18 | |||||
28 | December 23 | Fort Wayne | 59–72 | Bill Tosheff (19) | 10–18 | |||||
29 | December 25 | @ Minneapolis | 73–90 | Mel Payton (16) | 10–19 | |||||
30 | December 26 | Boston | 74–85 | Joe Graboski (25) | 11–19 | |||||
31 | December 27 | @ Rochester | 73–94 | Bill Tosheff (22) | 11–20 | |||||
32 | December 28 | @ Syracuse | 73–84 | Joe Graboski (12) | 11–21 | |||||
33 | December 30 | Minneapolis | 69–74 | Joe Graboski (19) | 12–21 | |||||
34 | December 31 | @ Fort Wayne | 85–91 | Mel Payton (22) | 12–22 | |||||
35 | January 2 | Baltimore | 66–73 | Joe Graboski (24) | 13–22 | |||||
36 | January 3 | N Boston | 63–78 | Joe Graboski (17) | 13–23 | |||||
37 | January 6 | Philadelphia | 76–71 | Joe Graboski (15) | 13–24 | |||||
38 | January 9 | New York | 58–54 | Gene Rhodes (15) | 13–25 | |||||
39 | January 11 | @ Fort Wayne | 68–72 | Gene Rhodes (16) | 13–26 | |||||
40 | January 15 | N Milwaukee | 68–75 | Leo Barnhorst (22) | 14–26 | |||||
41 | January 16 | N Fort Wayne | 68–75 | Joe Graboski (15) | 14–27 | |||||
42 | January 17 | @ Baltimore | 66–82 | Mel Payton (17) | 14–28 | |||||
43 | January 18 | N Philadelphia | 74–76 (OT) | Paul Walther (16) | 15–28 | |||||
44 | January 20 | Rochester | 59–70 | Joe Graboski (15) | 16–28 | |||||
45 | January 23 | Boston | 85–90 | Joe Graboski (20) | 17–28 | |||||
46 | January 24 | @ Milwaukee | 64–72 | Leo Barnhorst (22) | 17–29 | |||||
47 | January 27 | Syracuse | 72–76 | Bob Lavoy (18) | 18–29 | |||||
48 | January 31 | @ Baltimore | 90–97 | Leo Barnhorst (24) | 18–30 | |||||
49 | February 3 | Minneapolis | 93–96 (3OT) | Leo Barnhorst (27) | 19–30 | |||||
50 | February 5 | @ Fort Wayne | 63–68 | Bill Tosheff (21) | 19–31 | |||||
51 | February 6 | New York | 84–73 | Leo Barnhorst (14) | 19–32 | |||||
52 | February 8 | @ Minneapolis | 67–71 | Paul Walther (20) | 19–33 | |||||
53 | February 10 | Baltimore | 83–88 | Leo Barnhorst (19) | 20–33 | |||||
54 | February 11 | N Milwaukee | 67–65 (OT) | Lavoy, Tosheff (10) | 20–34 | |||||
55 | February 13 | Syracuse | 89–86 (2OT) | Leo Barnhorst (19) | 20–35 | |||||
56 | February 14 | @ New York | 79–91 | Zeke Zawoluk (22) | 20–36 | |||||
57 | February 15 | @ Boston | 76–89 | Leo Barnhorst (26) | 20–37 | |||||
58 | February 17 | Philadelphia | 77–80 | Leo Barnhorst (23) | 21–37 | |||||
59 | February 20 | Baltimore | 58–59 | Mel Payton (17) | 22–37 | |||||
60 | February 21 | N Milwaukee | 61–60 | Leo Barnhorst (22) | 22–38 | |||||
61 | February 22 | @ Milwaukee | 64–71 | Gene Rhodes (18) | 22–39 | |||||
62 | February 24 | Milwaukee | 69–71 (OT) | Zeke Zawoluk (16) | 23–39 | |||||
63 | March 3 | Philadelphia | 73–90 | Leo Barnhorst (26) | 24–39 | |||||
64 | March 6 | Fort Wayne | 73–64 | Leo Barnhorst (20) | 24–40 | |||||
65 | March 9 | N Minneapolis | 83–95 | Mel Payton (19) | 25–40 | |||||
66 | March 10 | Rochester | 61–59 | Joe Graboski (16) | 25–41 | |||||
67 | March 13 | Milwaukee | 50–52 (OT) | Leo Barnhorst (12) | 26–41 | |||||
68 | March 14 | @ Rochester | 90–82 | Joe Graboski (25) | 27–41 | |||||
69 | March 15 | @ Syracuse | 68–84 | Joe Graboski (19) | 27–42 | |||||
70 | March 17 | Minneapolis | 73–71 | Joe Graboski (23) | 27–43 | |||||
71 | March 18 | @ Milwaukee | 74–69 | Bill Tosheff (18) | 28–43 |
Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
(1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Indianapolis Olympians: Lakers win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 85, Indianapolis 69
- Game 2 @ Indianapolis: Minneapolis 81, Indianapolis 79
Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 Western Division Semifinals (Minneapolis won 2–0)
This was the third and final playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Olympians.
Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
References
- ^ 1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians