Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. Usa basketball team results at the 1948 olympic games this list has all the results from the games played by the usa national team in the basketball tournament of the 1948 olympics with stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more. Few national teams have been so dominant in a single sport in the history of the olympics. This kentucky team won more honors than conqueror caesar. Mens olympic team 21 chased australia 12, until they finally stepped up on the defensive end for a 8979 victory thursday afternoon in athens. Its still hard to imagine a little boy from harlan, kentucky, going to the olympic games, mr.
Weightlifting trials united states olympic committee on. The bulk of the united states came from the university of kentucky, which won the ncaa championship in 1948, and would repeat in 1949. Please see the mens olympic basketball section for complete olympic coverage, including team rosters, stats, results, and much more. It was held from july 20 to july 30 at the olympiiski indoor stadium and at the cska sports palace, both located in moscow, russian sfsr, soviet union. Hoy now writes childrens books about a cyclist named flying fergus. The team was made up of amateur athletic union and college basketball players. The usa is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all seventeen olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with. Basketball at the 1980 summer olympics was the tenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official olympic medal event. Its still hard to imagine a little boy from harlan, kentucky, going to. Things are once again looking up for argentinas national basketball team after an impressive run during the midtolate 2000s, which including a shocking gold. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition.
Usa basketball officially announced its roster for the rio olympics on monday, and theres no use beating around the bush. Of the final two spots that appeared to be up for grabs, usa. American basketball at the olympics simple english. Each country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. The usas scoring was led in the gold medal game by groza and raymond lumpp who tallied 11 points each. The 66ers were a perennial power in aau basketball in the 1940s, and 1950s.
Patton won two gold medals at the 1948 summer olympics in london. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament. Capacity crowds saw the smoothclicking caintucky combine shoot past louisville in the opening round and baylor in the semifinals. That put five 66ers bob kurland, cab renick, lew beck, gordon carpenter and r. Aau national mens basketball championships held for first time. Weightlifting trials pamphlet january 1, 1947 by united states olympic committee author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Womens basketball was included on the olympic programme for the first time in. Usa basketball team results at the 1948 olympic games. The following is the list of squads for each of the 23 teams that competed in the 1948 summer olympics, held in united kingdom between 30 july and august 1948. Usa basketball announced the final 12man roster for the london games, and its clear the u. Jun 25, 2016 usa basketball is expected to unveil a team usa roster monday that includes irving, klay thompson, jimmy butler, kyle lowry and demar derozan as guards, demarcus cousins and deandre jordan at. Kyrie irving and harrison barnes accepted spots on the team to fill out the americans 12player olympic squad, a person with knowledge of the.
The usa is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all seventeen olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with fourteen golds. In 1948, communist parties in europe, they get the signal from. The 12 women named to canadas olympic basketball team friday, under head coach lisa thomaidis, is precisely the same group that rolled unbeaten through. The roster was filled with two players returning from the 2012 olympic team, three from the 2010 fiba championship team, while seven other nba players made their senior international debuts. Looking back at the history of basketball and its jewish origins in new york, picking the best basketball olympic teams from the usa is no easy task. Roundrobin pools followed by singleelimination classification tournaments for places. Heres the roster usa basketball is bringing to the 2016. Well be in touch with news, updates, and ways you can help the team. Army bands began playing at 2 pm for the 85,000 spectators in empire stadium at wembley park.
Jul 28, 2016 pau gasol leads a spanish olympic mens basketball roster with seven nba players, most of any nation other than the u. Pau gasol leads a spanish olympic mens basketball roster with seven nba players, most of any nation other than the u. Fifteen minutes later the competitors entered the stadium in a procession that took 50 minutes. This was the first winter olympics that included nhl players, berglund says. Jul 27, 2014 the fabulous five were named, en masse, to the 1948 u. The basketball tournament was held in london, england at wembley stadium. Usa basketball is expected to unveil a team usa roster monday that includes irving, klay thompson, jimmy butler, kyle lowry and demar derozan.
Telling the story of the 1992 team from the selection to the. United states mens national basketball team wikipedia. A total of 298 basketball players from 23 nations competed at the london games. Basketball in the 1948 olympic games information about the basketball tournament played in the 1948 olympics with champion, medals, stats, final standings, national teams, stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more. In the professional era, the team won the olympic gold medal in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016. In the first postworld war ii olympiad, only two of the eight teams in the quarterfinals were from wartorn europe. Players from several club teams that had competed in a us trials were also chosen to make up the final us olympic basketball team. Basketball at the 1956 summer olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official olympic medal event. Three years later, the international basketball federation fibb was officially recognized by the international olympic committee ioc, helping pave the path for mens basketball to be implemented at the 1936 berlin summer olympic games.
Seven players must cover the field space that 15 players cover in union, and. It became the first team ever to be invited to both national tournaments. Usa beats australia olympics for three quarters the u. Of the more than 10,000 athletes participating in the 1992 olympic summer games, the members of the u. Bruce berglund upcoming book is called the fastest game in the world. History of basketball at the olympic games reference document introduction, key stages and evolution in the number of events from this sports beginnings to the present time. Usa mens national basketball team project gutenberg self. Basketball at the 1948 summer olympics was the second appearance of the sport of basketball as an official olympic medal event. Exhibition game results, team usa history article, usa basketball section, usa uniforms article usa olympic game stories. Olympic basketball basketball olympics inside hoops. It won the sec title for the sixth straight year, and took the ncaa for the second. The 1960 roster featured ten future nba players including four consecutive rookie of the year honorees and three members of the nbas 50 greatest players of. The team was made up of amateur athletic union and college.
The 2014 roster featured four players 6 feet 10 inches 2. Finals of mens events were held 30 july at the olympiiski indoor stadium. Jul 08, 2012 usa basketball announced the final 12man roster for the london games, and its clear the u. The fibb is the forerunner of the international basketball federation fiba. The mens olympic basketball team has brought home gold in fifteen out of eighteen olympic appearances since the 1936 games, when basketball first became an. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played. The three stars on the extraordinary 1960 olympic basketball team which is almost. We are a nonprofit organization located in granada hills, ca. Team usa won their second straight gold medal after 1936 summer olympic games were cancelled in 1940 and 1944, due to world war ii. Aug 06, 2016 team dragon has some emerging young talent on its roster, but the bulk of its players experience has come in the chinese basketball association, a place where marginal nba players like jordan. Before long, basketball would become another venue in which. The usa basketball mens national team, commonly known as the united states mens national basketball team, is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all eighteen olympic tournaments it has entered, including fifteen golds.
While usa basketball now draws on nba players, in 1948 it was a far different scenario as there were olympic trials. Pitts on the olympic team, and made phillips coach bud browning the head coach over kentuckys adolph rupp. Czechoslovakia mens olympic hockey team index hockey. We hold championship events in 19 sports across three seasons a year fall, winter, spring. Before the 1992 summer olympics, only european and south american professionals were allowed to play in the olympics 1992 roster. In 1948, the 66ers combined with adolph rupps fabulous five university of kentucky team to form the u. A canoeing legend, fredriksson won six gold medals over four olympics 1948 in london, 1952 in helsinki, 1956. Olympic basketball returned to indoor competition in harringay arena, after the disastrous weather conditions of the final game in the 1936 summer olympics. Then came the olympic trials, which were also held in the mecca of basketball, new york citys madison square garden. Usa basketball announces 12man olympic roster for london. Olympic team mens basketball were the most recognizable. Canadian olympic womens basketball team stands pat with.
Usa mens national basketball team project gutenberg. Aug 17, 2016 things are once again looking up for argentinas national basketball team after an impressive run during the midtolate 2000s, which including a shocking goldmedal win at the 2004 olympic. Price new from used from pamphlet, january 1, 1947. Usa olympic basketball team rosters and stats basketball. The fabulous five were named, en masse, to the 1948 u. Basketball at the 1948 summer olympics mens team rosters. Basketball at the 1948 summer olympics mens team squads. This was the second of the united states seven consecutive gold medals in olympic mens and womens basketball. Ralph beard and alex groza were placed on everybodys all america team and wah jones made kentuckys third man. For the first time in international basketball history, nba players were allowed to compete for the united states.
The 1948 games were the first olympics held after world war ii and only the second time for basketball to be included as a medal sport. It was included as a demonstration sport at thegames in 1904 in st louis. The phillips 66ers, winners of the 1948 national aau title, met the 1948 ncaa champs, university of kentucky, in the final game of the olympic trials. Team and opponent stats table g mp fg fga fg% ft fta ft% orb drb trb ast stl blk tov pf pts ptsg. The usa basketball mens senior national team, 1 commonly known as the united states mens national basketball team, represents the united states of america in international mens basketball. Phillips also dominated the 1948 olympic trials, beating ncaa champion kentucky wildcats, 5349, in the finals. The 1948 united states mens olympic basketball team competed in the 1948 summer olympics, along with 22 other basketball teams.
The olympic games had not been held in either 1940 or 1944 due to world war ii, and london was called upon at short notice to host them. James naismith is credited for inventing the game of basketball in 1891, but it wasnt until june, 1932, in geneva, switzerland that an international federation was formed to focus. The 66ers edged kentucky, 5349, and bud browning of the 66ers was named head coach, and university of kentucky legend adolph rupp was selected as his assistant. Team dragon has some emerging young talent on its roster, but the bulk of its players experience has come in the chinese basketball association, a place. The international and national organisers arrived at 2. Its preceding appearance was in 1948, and before then it had appeared in the. April 6, 1957 james lynah rink is officially dedicated with an exhibition game between the new york rangers of the national hockey league and the rochester americans of the american hockey league. Today, usa basketball announced the 27man national team minicamp roster for the mens team wholl be competing in the 2014 fiba world cup in spain. Irving, barnes to complete us olympic basketball team. All you need to know about professional basketball. Led by head coach pete newell, and fortified by the stellar play of jerry west, oscar robertson, and jerry lucas, the us squad cruised to the gold medal in rome going 80 against the rest of. And to stock up on stylish team usa gear that you can wear all year round, visit the team usa shop. The team won 11 national championships at the aau national tournament between 1940 and 1963, including six consecutive aau tournament titles, from 1943 to 1948.
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