# Temporada 1950-51 de los Indianapolis Olympians

La Temporada 1950-51 fue la segunda de los Indianapolis Olympians en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 31 victorias y 37 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la División Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que perdieron en las semifinales de división ante los Minneapolis Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 8 | Bob Lavoy | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Western Kentucky |
| 2 | 20 | Paul Unruh | Alero | Estados Unidos | Bradley |
| 3 | 32 | Chuck Mrazovich | Alero | Estados Unidos | Eastern Kentucky |
| 6 | 68 | Ralph O'Brien | Base | Estados Unidos | Butler |
| 7 | 80 | Leon Blevins | Base | Estados Unidos | Arizona |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 44 | 24 | .647 | - | 29-3 | 12-21 | 3-0 | 24-12 |
| x-Rochester Royals | 41 | 27 | .603 | 3 | 29-5 | 12-22 | - | 18-15 |
| x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 32 | 36 | .471 | 12 | 27-7 | 5-27 | 0-2 | 18-6 |
| x-Indianapolis Olympians | 31 | 37 | .456 | 13 | 19-12 | 10–24 | 2-1 | 15-20 |
| Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 25 | 43 | .368 | 19 | 22-13 | 2–28 | 1-2 | 12-24 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Minneapolis Lakers - Indianapolis Olympians
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 21 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 95, Indianapolis Olympians 81 | Minneapolis |
| 23 de marzo | Indianapolis Olympians 108, Minneapolis Lakers 88 | Indianapolis |
| 25 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 85, Indianapolis Olympians 80 | Minneapolis |
| | Minneapolis gana las series 2-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Alex Groza | 24 | 66 | 7.5 | 15.8 | .470 | 6.7 | 8.6 | .786 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 21.7 |
| 2 | Ralph Beard | 23 | 66 | 6.2 | 16.8 | .368 | 4.4 | 5.7 | .775 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 3 | Wah Wah Jones | 24 | 22 | 4.2 | 10.8 | .392 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .792 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 11.2 |
| 4 | Paul Walther | 23 | 63 | 3.4 | 10.1 | .336 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .694 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 9.1 |
| 5 | Bob Lavoy | 24 | 63 | 3.5 | 9.8 | .357 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .632 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Leo Barnhorst | 26 | 68 | 3.4 | 9.9 | .346 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .689 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Joe Holland | 25 | 67 | 2.9 | 8.9 | .330 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .569 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Mal McMullen | 23 | 51 | 1.5 | 5.4 | .282 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .585 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Bruce Hale | 32 | 26 | 1.5 | 5.2 | .296 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .609 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| 10 | Chuck Mrazovich | 26 | 25 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .350 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .604 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Cliff Barker | 30 | 56 | 0.9 | 3.6 | .252 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .649 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| 12 | John Mahnken | 28 | 12 | 0.8 | 4.4 | .170 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .625 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 13 | Carl Shaeffer | 26 | 10 | 0.6 | 2.2 | .273 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Leon Blevins | 24 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Don Lofgran | 22 | 14 | 1.9 | 6.8 | .284 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .618 | | 0.5 | 2.1 | 5.4 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Alex Groza Ralph Beard | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |