DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1948-49 Indianapolis Jets
18–42 · #11 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotINJ
Indianapolis Jets went 18–42 in the regular season, good for the #11 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#11
Net rating
—
Home floor
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Roster
25 players
Record
18–42
30.0% win rate
League rank
#11
Regular season
Net rating
—
SRS -4.2
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mandic | F-C | — | 56 | — | 4.8 | — | 1.4 |
| Price Brookfield | F-G | — | 54 | — | 8.2 | — | 2.5 |
| Fritz Nagy | G-F | — | 50 | — | 5.1 | — | 1.4 |
| Charlie Black | F-C | — | 41 | — | 10.7 | — | 2.8 |
| Blackie Towery | F-C | — | 38 | — | 11.5 | — | 3.6 |
| Ralph Hamilton | G-F | — | 38 | — | 6.5 | — | 2.1 |
| Ray Lumpp | G | — | 37 | — | 12.2 | — | 3.4 |
| Walt Kirk | G-F | — | 35 | — | 10.8 | — | 3.0 |
| Lionel Malamed | G | — | 35 | — | 6.5 | — | 1.6 |
| Tommy Byrnes | F-G | — | 22 | — | 9.6 | — | 2.2 |
| Andy Kostecka | F | — | 21 | — | 6.4 | — | 0.7 |
| Jack Eskridge | C-F | — | 20 | — | 3.2 | — | 0.7 |
| Leo Mogus | F-C | — | 19 | — | 15.9 | — | 3.9 |
| Bruce Hale | G-F | — | 18 | — | 12.6 | — | 3.8 |
| John Mahnken | C | — | 13 | — | 10.0 | — | 2.6 |
| George Glamack | C-F | — | 11 | — | 9.3 | — | 1.7 |
| Marty Passaglia | G | — | 10 | — | 3.1 | — | 1.7 |
| Dick Wehr | F | — | 9 | — | 1.3 | — | 0.3 |
| Freddie Lewis | F-G | — | 8 | — | 9.9 | — | 2.4 |
| Hal Tidrick | F-G | — | 8 | — | 4.8 | — | 1.4 |
| Roy Pugh | C-F | — | 6 | — | 0.5 | — | 0.3 |
| Jim Springer | C | — | 2 | — | 0.5 | — | 0.0 |
| Jim Spruill | G | — | 1 | — | 2.0 | — | 0.0 |
| Jack Maddox | F-G | — | 1 | — | 0.0 | — | 1.0 |
| Paul Napolitano | F-G | — | 1 | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
—
ORtg
—
DRtg
—
Pace
-4.2
SRS
-4.7
MOV
36.4%
TS%
30.2%
eFG%
—
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Burl Friddle
head_coach
Bruce Hale
head_coach
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Standings
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Hinkle Fieldhouse
270 average attendance
Then and now
Indianapolis Jets
INJ
25 players