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1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season

(eliminated 1-2) The 1949–50 Indianapolis Olympians season was the first season for the Indianapolis Olympians in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite them being an expansion franchise, the Olympians would end up being the champions of the Central Division, though they would be eliminated from the playoffs by the Anderson Packers. By the end of the season, the Olympians would join the Tri-Cities Blackhawks as the only other Central Division team to play in the NBA beyond this current season, as the other four Central Division teams would defect from the NBA to create a short-lived rivaling professional basketball league to compete against the NBA called the National Professional Basketball League.

NBA draft

Main article: 1949 BAA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	2	Alex Groza	C	United States
2	–	Leo Barnhorst	F/G	United States
3	–	Mac Otten	F/C	United States
4	–	Bob Evans	G	United States
6	–	Don Boven	F/G	United States	Western Michigan

Roster

Cliff Barker

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

1949–50 game log
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Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (4) Sheboygan Red Skins: Olympians win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Indianapolis (March 21): Indianapolis 86, Sheboygan 85
Game 2 @ Sheboygan (March 23): Sheboygan 95, Indianapolis 85
Game 3 @ Indianapolis (March 25): Indianapolis 91, Sheboygan 84

This was the first and only playoff meeting between the Olympians and Red Skins.

West Division Finals

(1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (2) Anderson Packers: Packers win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Indianapolis (March 28): Indianapolis 77, Anderson 74
Game 2 @ Anderson (March 30): Anderson 84, Indianapolis 67
Game 3 @ Indianapolis (April 1): Anderson 67, Indianapolis 65

This was the first and only playoff meeting between the Olympians and Packers.

References

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