1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 28-43
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Herm Schaefer (28-43)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians Statistics
1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians Roster

The Indianapolis Olympians of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 28 wins and 43 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Olympians topped the league with just 5,493 points allowed. Indianapolis tossed in 5,295 points, worst in the league. Leo Barnhorst netted a team-best 967 points for the squad, and Joe Graboski scored 12 or more per game, too. Joe Graboski contributed 687 rebounds. Leo Barnhorst doled out 277 assists for the team.

Herm Schaefer coached the team. The 1952-53 Indianapolis Olympians lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5295
Regular Season Points Against: 5493

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 31, 1952	Boston Celtics 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 68	L	0-1	0-0	0-1
November 1, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 71 at Milwaukee Hawks 73	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
November 7, 1952	Rochester Royals 65 at Indianapolis Olympians 63	L	0-2	0-1	0-3
November 8, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 96 at Rochester Royals 99	L	0-2	0-2	0-4	4OT
November 9, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 74	L	0-2	0-3	0-5
November 11, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 63 at Indianapolis Olympians 78	W	1-2	0-3	1-5
November 14, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 77 at Philadelphia Warriors 71	W	1-2	1-3	2-5
November 15, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Philadelphia Warriors 76	W	1-2	2-3	3-5		at New York, NY
November 16, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 78 at Syracuse Nationals 84	L	1-2	2-4	3-6
November 18, 1952	New York Knicks 90 at Indianapolis Olympians 100	W	2-2	2-4	4-6
November 20, 1952	New York Knicks 72 at Indianapolis Olympians 67	L	2-3	2-4	4-7		at Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 91 at Boston Celtics 96	L	2-3	2-5	4-8	OT
November 23, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 100 at Baltimore Bullets 90	W	2-3	3-5	5-8
November 25, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 66	L	2-4	3-5	5-9
November 27, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 69 at Minneapolis Lakers 90	L	2-4	3-6	5-10
November 28, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Indianapolis Olympians 82	L	2-5	3-6	5-11
November 29, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 72 at New York Knicks 94	L	2-5	3-7	5-12
December 2, 1952	Rochester Royals 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 85	W	3-5	3-7	6-12
December 5, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Indianapolis Olympians 84	W	4-5	3-7	7-12
December 6, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 79 at Rochester Royals 82	L	4-5	3-8	7-13
December 8, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 81 at Minneapolis Lakers 76	W	4-5	4-8	8-13		at Milwaukee, WI
December 9, 1952	Syracuse Nationals 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 70	L	4-6	4-8	8-14
December 12, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks 49 at Indianapolis Olympians 63	W	5-6	4-8	9-14
December 14, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86	L	5-6	4-9	9-15
December 16, 1952	Rochester Royals 84 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	L	5-7	4-9	9-16
December 19, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 87 at Indianapolis Olympians 69	L	5-8	4-9	9-17
December 21, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 65 at Rochester Royals 83	L	5-8	4-10	9-18		at New York, NY
December 23, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 59 at Indianapolis Olympians 72	W	6-8	4-10	10-18
December 25, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 90	L	6-8	4-11	10-19
December 26, 1952	Boston Celtics 74 at Indianapolis Olympians 85	W	7-8	4-11	11-19
December 27, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 73 at Rochester Royals 94	L	7-8	4-12	11-20
December 28, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 73 at Syracuse Nationals 84	L	7-8	4-13	11-21
December 30, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 69 at Indianapolis Olympians 74	W	8-8	4-13	12-21
December 31, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91	L	8-8	4-14	12-22
January 2, 1953	Baltimore Bullets 66 at Indianapolis Olympians 73	W	9-8	4-14	13-22
January 3, 1953	Boston Celtics 78 at Indianapolis Olympians 63	L	9-9	4-14	13-23		at New York, NY
January 6, 1953	Philadelphia Warriors 76 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	L	9-10	4-14	13-24
January 9, 1953	New York Knicks 58 at Indianapolis Olympians 54	L	9-11	4-14	13-25
January 11, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72	L	9-11	4-15	13-26
January 15, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 75 at Milwaukee Hawks 68	W	9-11	5-15	14-26		at Sheboygan, WI
January 16, 1953	Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Indianapolis Olympians 68	L	9-12	5-15	14-27		at Milwaukee, WI
January 17, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 66 at Baltimore Bullets 82	L	9-12	5-16	14-28
January 18, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 76 at Philadelphia Warriors 74	W	9-12	6-16	15-28	OT	at Boston, MA
January 20, 1953	Rochester Royals 59 at Indianapolis Olympians 70	W	10-12	6-16	16-28
January 23, 1953	Boston Celtics 85 at Indianapolis Olympians 90	W	11-12	6-16	17-28
January 24, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 64 at Milwaukee Hawks 72	L	11-12	6-17	17-29
January 27, 1953	Syracuse Nationals 72 at Indianapolis Olympians 76	W	12-12	6-17	18-29
January 31, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 90 at Baltimore Bullets 97	L	12-12	6-18	18-30
February 3, 1953	Minneapolis Lakers 93 at Indianapolis Olympians 96	W	13-12	6-18	19-30	3OT
February 5, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 63 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68	L	13-12	6-19	19-31
February 6, 1953	New York Knicks 84 at Indianapolis Olympians 73	L	13-13	6-19	19-32
February 8, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 67 at Minneapolis Lakers 71	L	13-13	6-20	19-33
February 10, 1953	Baltimore Bullets 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 88	W	14-13	6-20	20-33
February 11, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks 67 at Indianapolis Olympians 65	L	14-14	6-20	20-34	OT	at Ft Wayne, IN
February 13, 1953	Syracuse Nationals 89 at Indianapolis Olympians 86	L	14-15	6-20	20-35	2OT
February 14, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 79 at New York Knicks 91	L	14-15	6-21	20-36
February 15, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 76 at Boston Celtics 89	L	14-15	6-22	20-37
February 17, 1953	Philadelphia Warriors 77 at Indianapolis Olympians 80	W	15-15	6-22	21-37
February 20, 1953	Baltimore Bullets 58 at Indianapolis Olympians 59	W	16-15	6-22	22-37
February 21, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks 61 at Indianapolis Olympians 60	L	16-16	6-22	22-38		at Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 64 at Milwaukee Hawks 71	L	16-16	6-23	22-39
February 24, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks 69 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	W	17-16	6-23	23-39	OT
March 3, 1953	Philadelphia Warriors 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 90	W	18-16	6-23	24-39
March 6, 1953	Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 64	L	18-17	6-23	24-40
March 9, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 83	W	18-17	7-23	25-40		at Moorhead, MN
March 10, 1953	Rochester Royals 61 at Indianapolis Olympians 59	L	18-18	7-23	25-41
March 13, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks 50 at Indianapolis Olympians 52	W	19-18	7-23	26-41	OT
March 14, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 90 at Rochester Royals 82	W	19-18	8-23	27-41
March 15, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 68 at Syracuse Nationals 84	L	19-18	8-24	27-42
March 17, 1953	Minneapolis Lakers 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 71	L	19-19	8-24	27-43
March 18, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 74 at Milwaukee Hawks 69	W	19-19	9-24	28-43
March 22, 1953	Indianapolis Olympians 69 at Minneapolis Lakers 85	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
March 23, 1953	Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Indianapolis Olympians 79	L	0-1	0-1	0-2