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{{Infobox NBA season
| team = Indianapolis Jets
| league = BAA
| end_year = 1949
| wins = 18
| losses = 42
| division = Western
| division_place = 6
| coach = [[Bruce Hale]] (4–13)<br> Burl Friddle (14–29)
| arena = [[Hinkle Fieldhouse]]
| television =
| radio = [[WXLW]]
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| bbr_team = INJ
| no_nextseason = 1
}}
The '''[[1948–49 BAA season]]''' was the Jets' 1st and only season in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA/BAA]] and 8th and final season as a franchise.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/INJ/1949.html 1948-49 Indianapolis Jets]</ref> After the season, the [[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]] would merge with the BAA to form the NBA. As a result, the Jets ceased operations and were subsequently replaced by the [[Indianapolis Olympians]].

==Draft==
{{main article|1948 BAA draft}}

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#000080; color:white" width="10%"| Round
! style="background:#000080; color:white" width="10%"| Pick
! style="background:#000080; color:white" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#000080; color:white" width="15%"| Position
! style="background:#000080; color:white" width="15%"| Nationality
! style="background:#000080; color:white" width="20%"| College
|-
| 1 || 2 || [[George Kok]] || C || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]]
|-
| – || – || Reede Berg || – || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Oregon Ducks men's basketball|Oregon]]
|-
| – || – || Jack Coleman || – || {{flagu|United States}} || [[LSU Tigers men's basketball|LSU]]
|-
| – || – || [[Alex Hannum]] || F/C || {{flagu|United States}} || [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]]
|-
| – || – || Norman Kohler || – || {{flagu|United States}} || [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]]
|-
| – || – || [[Andy Kostecka]] || F || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]]
|-
| – || – || [[Ray Lumpp]] || G || {{flagu|United States}} || [[NYU Violets men's basketball|NYU]]
|-
| – || – || Bob Paxton || – || {{flagu|United States}} || [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]]
|-
| – || – || Jack Phoenix || – || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Idaho Vandals men's basketball|Idaho]]
|-
| – || – || [[Dick Wehr]] || F || {{flagu|United States}} || [[Rice Owls men's basketball|Rice]]
|}

==Roster==
{{NBA roster header|team=1948–49 Indianapolis Jets
| bg1 = #000080 | color1 = white | bg2 = #FF0000 | color2 = white}}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Charles | last = B. Black | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 200 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1921-06-15 }}
{{player2 | num = 66 | first = Price | last = Brookfield | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 185 | college = West Texas State | DOB = 1920-05-11 }}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Tommy | last = Byrnes | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 175 | college = Seton Hall | DOB = 1923-02-19 }}
{{player2 | num = 30, 70 | first = Jack | last = Eskridge | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 200 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1924-01-21 }}
{{player2 | num = 99 | first = George | last = Glamack | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 225 | college = North Carolina | DOB = 1918-06-07 }}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Bruce | last = Hale | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 170 | school = Santa Clara | DOB = 1918-08-30 }}
{{player2 | num = 55 | first = Ralph | last = Hamilton | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 188 | school = Indiana | DOB = 1921-06-10 }}
{{player2 | num = 60 | first = Walt | last = Kirk | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 173 | school = Illinois | DOB = 1924-09-03 }}
{{player2 | num = 70 | first = Andy | last = Kostecka | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 203 | school = Georgetown | DOB = 1921-02-10 }}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Fred | last = Lewis | dab = basketball_coach | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 195 | school = Eastern Kentucky | DOB = 1921-01-06 }}
{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Ray | last = Lumpp | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 178 | college = NYU | DOB = 1923-07-11 }}
{{player2 | num = | first = Jack | last = Maddox | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | college = West Texas State | DOB = 1919-12-10 }}
{{player2 | num = 77 | first = John | last = Mahnken | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 220 | college = Georgetown | DOB = 1922-06-16 }}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Lionel | last = Malamed | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 150 | college = CCNY | DOB = 1924-11-15 }}
{{player2 | num = 50 | first = John | last = Mandic | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 205 | college = Oregon State | DOB = 1919-10-03 }}
{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Leo | last = Mogus | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 190 | school = Youngstown State | DOB = 1921-04-13 }}
{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Fritz | last = Nagy | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | school = Akron | DOB = 1924-01-03 }}
{{player2 | num = | first = Paul | last = Napolitano | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | school = San Francisco | DOB = 1923-02-03 }}
{{player2 | num = 55 | first = Marty | last = Passaglia | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 170 | college = Santa Clara | DOB = 1919-04-22 }}
{{player2 | num = | first = Roy | last = Pugh | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | college = SMU | DOB = 1922-10-16 }}
{{player2 | num = | first = Jim | last = Springer | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 235 | college = | DOB = 1926-06-17 }}
{{player2 | num = | first = Jim | last = Spruill | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 225 | college = Rice | DOB = 1923-02-26 }}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Hal | last = Tidrick | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 190 | school = Washington & Jefferson | DOB = 1915-08-04 }}
{{player2 | num = 77 | first = Blackie | last = Towery | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 210 | school = Western Kentucky | DOB = 1920-06-20 }}
{{player2 | num = 60 | first = Dick | last = Wehr | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 180 | school = Rice | DOB = 1925-12-09 }}

{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach = Burl Friddle | roster_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/INJ/1949.html | transaction_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/INJ/1949_transactions.html}}

==Regular season==

===Season standings===
{{col-begin|width=50%}}
{{col-break}}
{{1948–49 BAA West standings|team=INJ}}
{{col-end}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=14|1948–49 BAA records
|-
!width=100|Team
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#000000;width=35"|BAL
!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|CHI
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|FWP
!style="background:#000080;color:#FF0000;width=35"|IND
!style="background:#B0E0E6;color:#FFFF00;width=35"|MIN
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|PHI
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|PRO
!style="background:#483D8B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ROC
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|STL
!style="background:#008000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|WAS
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]
|| — || 4–2 || 1–4 || 4–1 || 5–0 || 1–4 || 2–4 || 4–2 || 2–4 || 1–4 || 2–3 || 3–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|| 2–4 || — || 0–5 || 4–1 || 3–2 || 2–3 || 3–3 || 3–3 || 3–3 || 1–4 || 3–2 || 1–5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Chicago Stags season|Chicago]]
|| 4–1 || 5–0 || — || 4–2 || 5–1 || 2–4 || 3–2 || 2–3 || 5–0 || 2–4 || 3–3 || 3–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Fort Wayne Pistons season|Fort Wayne]]
|| 1–4 || 1–4 || 2–4 || — || 3–3 || 2–4 || 1–4 || 5–0 || 4–1 || 0–6 || 1–4 || 2–3
|- style="background-color:#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;" | Indianapolis
|| 0–5 || 2–3 || 1-5 || 3–3 || — || 0–6 || 1–4 || 1–4 || 4–1 || 1–5 || 3–3 || 2–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]
|| 4–1 || 3–2 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 6–0 || — || 4–1 || 4–1 || 5–0 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 2–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 New York Knicks season|New York]]
|| 4–2 || 3–3 || 2–3 || 4–1 || 4–1 || 1–4 || — || 2–4 || 5–1 || 1–4 || 3–2 || 2–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|| 2–4 || 3–3 || 3–2 || 0–5 || 4–1 || 1–4 || 4–2 || — || 6–0 || 0–5 || 3–2 || 2–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Providence Steamrollers season|Providence]]
|| 4–2 || 3–3 || 0–5 || 1–4 || 1–4 || 0–5 || 1–5 || 0–6 || — || 2–3 || 0–5 || 0–6
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Rochester Royals season|Rochester]]
|| 4–1 || 4–1 || 4–2 || 6–0 || 5–1 || 2–4 || 4–1 || 5–0 || 3–2 || — || 6–0 || 2–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 St. Louis Bombers (NBA) season|St. Louis]]
|| 3–2 || 2–3 || 3–3 || 4–1 || 3–3 || 2–4 || 2–3 || 2–3 || 5–0 || 0–6 || — || 2–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1948–49 Washington Capitols season|Washington]]
|| 3–3 || 5–1 || 2–3 || 3–2 || 3–2 || 3–2 || 3–2 || 4–2 || 6–0 || 3–2 || 3–2 || —
|}

===Game log===
{|class="wikitable" width="50%"
|- align="center" style="background:#000080;color:white;"
| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Opponent''' || '''Score''' || '''High points''' || '''Record'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 1 || November 1 || [[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis]] || 84–80 || [[George Glamack]] (25) || 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 2 || November 5 || [[New York Knicks|New York]] || 71–87 || [[Bruce Hale]] (19) || 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 3 || November 6 || @ [[Rochester Royals|Rochester]] || 58–69 || [[Andy Kostecka]] (19) || 1–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 4 || November 9 || [[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore]] || 64–65 || [[George Glamack|Glamack]], [[Fred Lewis (basketball coach)|Lewis]] (12) || 1–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 5 || November 13 || @ [[Chicago Stags|Chicago]] || 72–79 || [[Fred Lewis (basketball coach)|Fred Lewis]] (15) || 1–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 6 || November 14 || @ [[Fort Wayne Pistons|Fort Wayne]] || 73–79 || [[George Glamack]] (19) || 1–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 7 || November 16 || [[Philadelphia Warriors|Philadelphia]] || 82–90 || [[Andy Kostecka]] (15) || 1–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 8 || November 18 || @ Philadelphia || 71–83 || [[Andy Kostecka]] (13) || 1–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 9 || November 19 || @ [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] || 70–75 || [[Bruce Hale]] (23) || 1–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 10 || November 20 || @ [[Providence Steamrollers|Providence]] || 110–107 || [[Bruce Hale]] (25) || 2–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 11 || November 23 || [[Minneapolis Lakers|Minneapolis]] || 82–88 || [[Bruce Hale]] (15) || 2–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 12 || November 25 || Boston || 81–66 || [[Charles B. Black|Charles Black]] (17) || 3–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 13 || November 27 || @ [[Washington Capitols|Washington]] || 76–94 || [[Bruce Hale]] (17) || 3–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 14 || November 30 || Fort Wayne || 62–77 || [[Fritz Nagy]] (20) || 3–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 15 || December 2 || @ Baltimore || 78–90 || [[John Mahnken]] (19) || 3–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 16 || December 4 || @ New York || 63–66 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (16) || 3–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 17 || December 7 || Washington || 94–78 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (26) || 4–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 18 || December 13 || New York || 74–80 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (27) || 4–14
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 19 || December 14 || vs Baltimore || 75–88 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (17) || 4–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 20 || December 15 || @ Minneapolis || 61–79 || [[Charles B. Black|Charles Black]] (14) || 4–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 21 || December 17 || Chicago || 67–71 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (26) || 4–17
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 22 || December 21 || Rochester || 71–84 || [[Carlisle Towery]] (15) || 4–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 23 || December 23 || Fort Wayne || 71–60 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (14) || 5–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 24 || December 26 || @ St. Louis || 65–75 || [[Carlisle Towery]] (13) || 5–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 25 || December 30 || @ Philadelphia || 91–94 || [[Price Brookfield|Brookfield]], [[Ray Lumpp|Lumpp]] (20) || 5–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 26 || January 1 || @ Providence || 78–77 || [[Ray Lumpp|Lumpp]], [[Carlisle Towery|Towery]] (16) || 6–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 27 || January 4 || New York || 63–58 || [[Carlisle Towery]] (20) || 7–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 28 || January 6 || Rochester || 73–62 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (21) || 8–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 29 || January 8 || @ Washington || 81–89 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (17) || 8–21
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 30 || January 9 || @ Fort Wayne || 78–80 || [[Price Brookfield]] (22) || 8–22
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 31 || January 11 || Providence || 90–67 || [[Charles B. Black|Charles Black]] (19) || 9–22
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 32 || January 14 || Chicago || 61–88 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (16) || 9–23
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 33 || January 16 || @ Minneapolis || 66–75 || [[Carlisle Towery]] (21) || 9–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 34 || January 18 || Minneapolis || 56–81 || [[Ralph Hamilton]] (12) || 9–25
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 35 || January 19 || vs Rochester || 66–70 || [[Walt Kirk]] (14) || 9–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 36 || January 23 || @ St. Louis || 91–73 || [[Ray Lumpp]] (22) || 10–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 37 || January 25 || St. Louis || 65–53 || [[Charles B. Black|Black]], [[Price Brookfield|Brookfield]] (15) || 11–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 38 || January 28 || Fort Wayne || 77–63 || [[Lionel Malamed]] (19) || 12–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 39 || January 29 || vs Chicago || 81–87 (OT) || [[Carlisle Towery]] (19) || 12–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 40 || February 1 || Washington || 83–69 || [[Walt Kirk]] (16) || 13–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 41 || February 2 || @ Washington || 57–83 || [[Lionel Malamed]] (17) || 13–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 42 || February 4 || @ Boston || 64–75 || [[Walt Kirk]] (17) || 13–29
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 43 || February 5 || @ Baltimore || 75–87 || [[Leo Mogus]] (19) || 13–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 44 || February 7 || Philadelphia || 90–73 || [[Leo Mogus]] (22) || 14–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 45 || February 9 || @ Fort Wayne || 70–67 || [[Carlisle Towery]] (17) || 15–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 46 || February 10 || @ Philadelphia || 87–108 || [[Leo Mogus]] (14) || 15–31
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 47 || February 12 || @ Providence || 78–91 || [[Leo Mogus]] (19) || 15–32
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 48 || February 15 || Baltimore || 69–82 || [[Carlisle Towery]] (17) || 15–33
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 49 || February 18 || Rochester || 53–65 || [[Walt Kirk|Kirk]], [[Leo Mogus|Mogus]] (12) || 15–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 50 || February 19 || @ Rochester || 73–87 || [[Leo Mogus]] (26) || 15–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 51 || February 20 || @ Chicago || 72–95 || [[Carlisle Towery]] (18) || 15–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 52 || February 22 || Boston || 74–68 || [[Tommy Byrnes]] (19) || 16–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 53 || February 26 || @ New York || 76–81 || [[Leo Mogus]] (24) || 16–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 54 || March 1 || Chicago || 79–69 || [[Walt Kirk]] (21) || 17–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 55 || March 3 || Minneapolis || 79–82 || [[Walt Kirk]] (24) || 17–38
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 56 || March 7 || Boston || 86–107 || [[Leo Mogus]] (23) || 17–39
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 57 || March 9 || St. Louis || 80–81 || [[Walt Kirk]] (25) || 17–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 58 || March 12 || vs Minneapolis || 69–97 || [[Walt Kirk]] (14) || 17–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf"
| 59 || March 13 || @ St. Louis || 86–87 || [[Price Brookfield]] (17) || 17–42
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 60 || March 15 || Providence || 90–84 || [[Walt Kirk]] (17) || 18–42
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{1948–49 BAA season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1948-49 Indianapolis Jets Season}}
[[Category:Indianapolis Jets seasons]]
[[Category:1948–49 BAA season|Indianapolis]]

1948 49 Indianapolis Jets season - Revision history

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