1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-32
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Herm Schaefer (34-32)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians Statistics
1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians Roster

The Indianapolis Olympians of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 34 wins and 32 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Olympians tossed in 5,474 points and yielded 5,466. Joe Graboski netted a team-best 904 points for Indianapolis and contributed 655 rebounds. Leo Barnhorst dished out 255 assists for the squad.

Herm Schaefer coached the team. The 1951-52 Indianapolis Olympians lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5474
Regular Season Points Against: 5466

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 3, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 90 at Baltimore Bullets 86 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
November 4, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Boston Celtics 97 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
November 6, 1951 New York Knicks 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 73 L 0-1 1-1 1-2
November 9, 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 92 W 1-1 1-1 2-2
November 10, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 89 at Rochester Royals 100 L 1-1 1-2 2-3
November 11, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Syracuse Nationals 93 L 1-1 1-3 2-4
November 13, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 71 L 1-2 1-3 2-5
November 16, 1951 Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 68 L 1-3 1-3 2-6
November 17, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 58 W 1-3 2-3 3-6 at Moline, IL
November 20, 1951 Rochester Royals 65 at Indianapolis Olympians 69 W 2-3 2-3 4-6 2OT
November 23, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 82 W 3-3 2-3 5-6
November 25, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 L 3-3 2-4 5-7
November 30, 1951 Boston Celtics 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 92 W 4-3 2-4 6-7
December 2, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 71 W 4-3 3-4 7-7
December 4, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 83 W 5-3 3-4 8-7
December 7, 1951 Baltimore Bullets 80 at Indianapolis Olympians 88 W 6-3 3-4 9-7
December 9, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 85 at Minneapolis Lakers 78 W 6-3 4-4 10-7
December 11, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 69 at Indianapolis Olympians 85 W 7-3 4-4 11-7
December 14, 1951 New York Knicks 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 83 W 8-3 4-4 12-7
December 15, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 66 at Rochester Royals 75 L 8-3 4-5 12-8
December 16, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 96 at Syracuse Nationals 92 W 8-3 5-5 13-8
December 21, 1951 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Indianapolis Olympians 69 W 9-3 5-5 14-8
December 23, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 88 at Boston Celtics 91 L 9-3 5-6 14-9 OT
December 25, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 78 at Rochester Royals 87 L 9-3 5-7 14-10
December 29, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Baltimore Bullets 75 L 9-3 5-8 14-11
December 31, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 77 at Rochester Royals 73 W 9-3 6-8 15-11 at New York, NY
January 4, 1952 New York Knicks 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 83 W 10-3 6-8 16-11
January 5, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 86 L 10-3 6-9 16-12 at Hibbing, MN
January 6, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 L 10-3 6-10 16-13
January 8, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 75 at Indianapolis Olympians 82 W 11-3 6-10 17-13
January 9, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 74 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 L 11-3 6-11 17-14
January 11, 1952 Boston Celtics 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 100 W 12-3 6-11 18-14
January 12, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 77 at New York Knicks 86 L 12-3 6-12 18-15
January 13, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 85 at Syracuse Nationals 103 L 12-3 6-13 18-16
January 15, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 101 W 13-3 6-13 19-16
January 18, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 L 13-3 6-14 19-17
January 19, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 78 at Baltimore Bullets 81 L 13-3 6-15 19-18
January 20, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 98 at Boston Celtics 117 L 13-3 6-16 19-19
January 22, 1952 Rochester Royals 65 at Indianapolis Olympians 68 W 14-3 6-16 20-19
January 25, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 83 W 15-3 6-16 21-19 OT
January 26, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 93 at New York Knicks 99 L 15-3 6-17 21-20
January 27, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 95 at Rochester Royals 102 L 15-3 6-18 21-21
January 29, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 100 at New York Knicks 72 W 15-3 7-18 22-21 at Louisville, KY
January 30, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 77 L 15-4 7-18 22-22
February 1, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 85 W 16-4 7-18 23-22
February 3, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 L 16-4 7-19 23-23
February 5, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 85 at Indianapolis Olympians 94 W 17-4 7-19 24-23
February 8, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 80 W 18-4 7-19 25-23
February 9, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 83 at Milwaukee Hawks 90 L 18-4 7-20 25-24
February 12, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 80 W 19-4 7-20 26-24
February 14, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 66 at Indianapolis Olympians 89 W 20-4 7-20 27-24
February 15, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 91 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 L 20-4 7-21 27-25
February 17, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 92 at Rochester Royals 100 L 20-4 7-22 27-26
February 19, 1952 Boston Celtics 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 82 W 21-4 7-22 28-26
February 20, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 95 at Milwaukee Hawks 80 W 21-4 8-22 29-26 at Louisville, KY
February 22, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 82 W 22-4 8-22 30-26
February 23, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 86 at Milwaukee Hawks 59 W 22-4 9-22 31-26 at Wisconsin Rapids, WI
February 26, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Indianapolis Olympians 86 L 22-5 9-22 31-27
February 27, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 97 L 22-5 9-23 31-28
March 1, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Indianapolis Olympians 88 L 22-6 9-23 31-29 at St Paul, MN
March 2, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 101 L 22-6 9-24 31-30
March 4, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Indianapolis Olympians 86 W 23-6 9-24 32-30
March 7, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 81 W 24-6 9-24 33-30
March 11, 1952 Rochester Royals 82 at Indianapolis Olympians 81 L 24-7 9-24 33-31
March 14, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 103 W 25-7 9-24 34-31
March 16, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 111 L 25-7 9-25 34-32
March 23, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 70 at Minneapolis Lakers 78 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
March 25, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 94 at Indianapolis Olympians 87 L 0-1 0-1 0-2


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