# 1948–49 Indianapolis Jets season

The 1948–49 BAA season was the Jets' 1st and only season as the Jets in the NBA/BAA, as well as their eighth professional season including their time spent in the NBL (eleventh if you include their seasons in the short-lived NPBL and MBC leagues) and 14th (17th if you include brief cameos in the World Professional Basketball Tournament as the Indianapolis Pure Oils and Indianapolis Oilers) and final season as a franchise after previously going by the Indianapolis Kautskys, named under team owner Frank Kautsky's local grocery store. After the season ended and they participated in the 1949 BAA draft, the NBL would merge with the BAA to form the NBA. As a result, the Jets ceased operations and were subsequently replaced by the Indianapolis Olympians.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 2 | George Kok | C | United States | Arkansas |
| – | – | Reede Berg | – | United States | Oregon |
| – | – | Jack Coleman | – | United States | LSU |
| – | – | Alex Hannum | F/C | United States | USC |
| – | – | Norman Kohler | – | United States | North Carolina |
| – | – | Andy Kostecka | F | United States | Georgetown |
| – | – | Ray Lumpp | G | United States | NYU |
| – | – | Bob Paxton | – | United States | North Carolina |
| – | – | Jack Phoenix | – | United States | Idaho |
| – | – | Dick Wehr | F | United States | Rice |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| # | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte | Western Divisionvte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | x-Rochester Royals | 45 | 15 | .750 | – |
| 2 | x-Minneapolis Lakers | 44 | 16 | .733 | 1 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Stags | 38 | 22 | .633 | 7 |
| 4 | x-St. Louis Bombers | 29 | 31 | .483 | 16 |
| 5 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 22 | 38 | .367 | 23 |
| 6 | Indianapolis Jets | 18 | 42 | .300 | 27 |

### Record vs. opponents

1948–49 BAA records :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | PRO | ROC | STL | WAS |
| Baltimore | — | 4–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Boston | 2–4 | — | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–5 |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 5–0 | — | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| Fort Wayne | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Indianapolis | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1-5 | 3–3 | — | 0–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Minneapolis | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| New York | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | — | 6–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 2–4 |
| Providence | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–6 | — | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| Rochester | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | — | 6–0 | 2–3 |
| St. Louis | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–6 | — | 2–3 |
| Washington | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — |

### Game log

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
| 1 | November 1 | St. Louis | 84–80 | George Glamack (25) | 1–0 |
| 2 | November 5 | New York | 71–87 | Bruce Hale (19) | 1–1 |
| 3 | November 6 | @ Rochester | 58–69 | Andy Kostecka (19) | 1–2 |
| 4 | November 9 | Baltimore | 64–65 | Glamack, Lewis (12) | 1–3 |
| 5 | November 13 | @ Chicago | 72–79 | Fred Lewis (15) | 1–4 |
| 6 | November 14 | @ Fort Wayne | 73–79 | George Glamack (19) | 1–5 |
| 7 | November 16 | Philadelphia | 82–90 | Andy Kostecka (15) | 1–6 |
| 8 | November 18 | @ Philadelphia | 71–83 | Andy Kostecka (13) | 1–7 |
| 9 | November 19 | @ Boston | 70–75 | Bruce Hale (23) | 1–8 |
| 10 | November 20 | @ Providence | 110–107 | Bruce Hale (25) | 2–8 |
| 11 | November 23 | Minneapolis | 82–88 | Bruce Hale (15) | 2–9 |
| 12 | November 25 | Boston | 81–66 | Charles Black (17) | 3–9 |
| 13 | November 27 | @ Washington | 76–94 | Bruce Hale (17) | 3–10 |
| 14 | November 30 | Fort Wayne | 62–77 | Fritz Nagy (20) | 3–11 |
| 15 | December 2 | @ Baltimore | 78–90 | John Mahnken (19) | 3–12 |
| 16 | December 4 | @ New York | 63–66 | Ray Lumpp (16) | 3–13 |
| 17 | December 7 | Washington | 94–78 | Ray Lumpp (26) | 4–13 |
| 18 | December 13 | New York | 74–80 | Ray Lumpp (27) | 4–14 |
| 19 | December 14 | vs Baltimore | 75–88 | Ray Lumpp (17) | 4–15 |
| 20 | December 15 | @ Minneapolis | 61–79 | Charles Black (14) | 4–16 |
| 21 | December 17 | Chicago | 67–71 | Ray Lumpp (26) | 4–17 |
| 22 | December 21 | Rochester | 71–84 | Carlisle Towery (15) | 4–18 |
| 23 | December 23 | Fort Wayne | 71–60 | Ray Lumpp (14) | 5–18 |
| 24 | December 26 | @ St. Louis | 65–75 | Carlisle Towery (13) | 5–19 |
| 25 | December 30 | @ Philadelphia | 91–94 | Brookfield, Lumpp (20) | 5–20 |
| 26 | January 1 | @ Providence | 78–77 | Lumpp, Towery (16) | 6–20 |
| 27 | January 4 | New York | 63–58 | Carlisle Towery (20) | 7–20 |
| 28 | January 6 | Rochester | 73–62 | Ray Lumpp (21) | 8–20 |
| 29 | January 8 | @ Washington | 81–89 | Ray Lumpp (17) | 8–21 |
| 30 | January 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 78–80 | Price Brookfield (22) | 8–22 |
| 31 | January 11 | Providence | 90–67 | Charles Black (19) | 9–22 |
| 32 | January 14 | Chicago | 61–88 | Ray Lumpp (16) | 9–23 |
| 33 | January 16 | @ Minneapolis | 66–75 | Carlisle Towery (21) | 9–24 |
| 34 | January 18 | Minneapolis | 56–81 | Ralph Hamilton (12) | 9–25 |
| 35 | January 19 | vs Rochester | 66–70 | Walt Kirk (14) | 9–26 |
| 36 | January 23 | @ St. Louis | 91–73 | Ray Lumpp (22) | 10–26 |
| 37 | January 25 | St. Louis | 65–53 | Black, Brookfield (15) | 11–26 |
| 38 | January 28 | Fort Wayne | 77–63 | Lionel Malamed (19) | 12–26 |
| 39 | January 29 | vs Chicago | 81–87 (OT) | Carlisle Towery (19) | 12–27 |
| 40 | February 1 | Washington | 83–69 | Walt Kirk (16) | 13–27 |
| 41 | February 2 | @ Washington | 57–83 | Lionel Malamed (17) | 13–28 |
| 42 | February 4 | @ Boston | 64–75 | Walt Kirk (17) | 13–29 |
| 43 | February 5 | @ Baltimore | 75–87 | Leo Mogus (19) | 13–30 |
| 44 | February 7 | Philadelphia | 90–73 | Leo Mogus (22) | 14–30 |
| 45 | February 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 70–67 | Carlisle Towery (17) | 15–30 |
| 46 | February 10 | @ Philadelphia | 87–108 | Leo Mogus (14) | 15–31 |
| 47 | February 12 | @ Providence | 78–91 | Leo Mogus (19) | 15–32 |
| 48 | February 15 | Baltimore | 69–82 | Carlisle Towery (17) | 15–33 |
| 49 | February 18 | Rochester | 53–65 | Kirk, Mogus (12) | 15–34 |
| 50 | February 19 | @ Rochester | 73–87 | Leo Mogus (26) | 15–35 |
| 51 | February 20 | @ Chicago | 72–95 | Carlisle Towery (18) | 15–36 |
| 52 | February 22 | Boston | 74–68 | Tommy Byrnes (19) | 16–36 |
| 53 | February 26 | @ New York | 76–81 | Leo Mogus (24) | 16–37 |
| 54 | March 1 | Chicago | 79–69 | Walt Kirk (21) | 17–37 |
| 55 | March 3 | Minneapolis | 79–82 | Walt Kirk (24) | 17–38 |
| 56 | March 7 | Boston | 86–107 | Leo Mogus (23) | 17–39 |
| 57 | March 9 | St. Louis | 80–81 | Walt Kirk (25) | 17–40 |
| 58 | March 12 | vs Minneapolis | 69–97 | Walt Kirk (14) | 17–41 |
| 59 | March 13 | @ St. Louis | 86–87 | Price Brookfield (17) | 17–42 |
| 60 | March 15 | Providence | 90–84 | Walt Kirk (17) | 18–42 |