1952–53 Indianapolis Olympians season

1952–53 Indianapolis Olympians season
Head coachHerm Schaefer
ArenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Results
Record28–43 (.394)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(eliminated 0-2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWXLW
< 1951–52

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

Main article: 1952 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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
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
# 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

Legend
  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

  1. ^ 1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians