The 1949–50 NBA season was the first season for the Indianapolis Olympians in the National Basketball Association (NBA). (1) Indianapolis Olympians vs...
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now known as Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Olympians were founded in 1949 to replace the Indianapolis Jets. The Olympians were led by University of Kentucky alumni...
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the Indianapolis Olympians. In 1931, Frank Kautsky, an Indianapolis grocer, formed a professional basketball team and named it the Indianapolis Kautskys...
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The 1949–50 NBA season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association, which was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and...
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during the 1954–55 season, and are the only defunct team to have won an NBA championship. The Chicago Stags, the Indianapolis Olympians, the Cleveland Rebels...
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The 1950–51 NBA season was the Olympians' 2nd season in the NBA. (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (4) Indianapolis Olympians: Lakers win series 2-1 Game 1 @...
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held on March 21, 1949, before the 1949–50 season. In this draft, eleven remaining BAA teams along with the Indianapolis Olympians who joined the BAA...
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The 1949–50 Syracuse Nationals season was the first season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Nationals played its previous...
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Blackhawks. (1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (2) Anderson Packers: Packers win series 2-1 Game 1 @ Indianapolis (March 28): Indianapolis 77, Anderson 74...
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clock a few seasons later. The longest game in NBA history (by playing time) took place on January 6, 1951, between the Indianapolis Olympians and the Rochester...
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Wallace Jones (category Indianapolis Olympians coaches)
played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olympians. Jones was born in Harlan, Kentucky. He attended Harlan...
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The 1949–50 season was the Tri-Cities Blackhawks' fourth season of play and first in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On October 29, the Blackhawks...
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the ten BAA teams; the Indianapolis Jets and the Providence Steamrollers folded prior to the absorption. The Indianapolis Olympians, a planned expansion...
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The 1949–50 NBA season was the only season for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball Association (NBA). (1) Indianapolis Olympians vs. (4)...
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National Basketball League (United States) (redirect from 1947–48 National Basketball League (United States) season)
Basketball League in 1950. The NBL also created the Indianapolis Olympians for the 1949–50 NBL season. When the NBL and BAA merged, this team joined the...
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Timeline of the NBA (section BAA years (1946–1949))
with the six remaining teams from the NBL to form the NBA. The Indianapolis Olympians also join the merged league as an expansion team. The merged NBA...
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Alex Groza (category Indianapolis Olympians draft picks)
in the 1st round of the 1949 NBA draft by the Indianapolis Olympians. Groza averaged 23.4 points per game in his rookie season and was named NBA Rookie...
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Bob Evans (basketball) (category Indianapolis Olympians draft picks)
the fourth round of the 1949 BAA Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians after a collegiate career at Butler. He played for one season in the National Basketball...
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The 1949–50 Waterloo Hawks season was their first and only season in the newly formed National Basketball Association....
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Marshall Hawkins (category Indianapolis Olympians players)
the Boston Celtics. He played for the Indianapolis Olympians in 1949–50, but prior to that he spent one season playing for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the...
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Sheboygan Red Skins (section Season-by-season records)
New York Knicks, Rochester Royals, and Indianapolis Olympians. The most spectacular win of the 1949–50 season was on January 5, 1950, when they defeated...
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Mac Otten (category Indianapolis Olympians draft picks)
in the third round in the 1949 BAA Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians. He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1949–50 before being traded to the...
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Basketball League (NBL), the BAA rebranded as the NBA. The 1949–50 NBA season marked the first season following the merger. The NBA has kept a record of its...
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Butler University Bob Evans – drafted in the 4th round by the Indianapolis Olympians in the 1949 NBA draft Gordon Hayward – drafted 9th overall by the Utah...
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The 1949–50 NBA season was the only season for the original Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association. On October 29, the Nuggets lost to the...
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Paul Unruh (category Indianapolis Olympians draft picks)
in the second round (20th overall) of the 1950 NBA draft by the Indianapolis Olympians, but never ended up playing in the league. Two years after graduating...
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agent. The Denver Nuggets signed Kenny Sailors as a free agent. The Indianapolis Olympians sold Leo Mogus to the Philadelphia Warriors. The Boston Celtics...
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Carl Shaeffer (category Indianapolis Olympians players)
basketball player. He played for the Indianapolis Olympians in the National Basketball Association between 1949–50 and 1950–51 after a collegiate career...
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This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top rookie single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1,400 points scored...
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Milt Schoon (section Regular season)
playoffs where they nearly eliminated the Western Division champion Indianapolis Olympians in a best-of-three series. With the NPBL's Denver Frontier-Refiners...
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