1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team
| Head coach | Warren Womble |
|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader |  Clyde Lovellette (13.9)[1] |
The 1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the
Helsinki, Finland from July 14 to August 2, 1952. Warren Womble was the team's head coach, and Phog Allen was the team's main assistant coach.[2] The team won its third straight Summer Olympics basketball
gold medal.
Roster
The team consisted of 14 members. It included five members of the
Peoria Caterpillars team and two Phillips 66ers. The team also featured seven players from the National Champion 1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, as well as their coach Phog Allen
, who served as assistant on the team.
1952 Team USA matches
2 August 1952
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United States  |
36–25 |  Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 17–15, 19–10 | ||
Pts: Lovellette 9 |
Pts: Korkia 8 | |
Final match up versus USSR
The final match up game was a very low scoring game. After only ten minutes,
USSR took a lead in the third quarter, Team USA began to display their offense by shooting well. Team USA won the game by 11 points. Lovellette scored nine points, while Kurland
scored eight points.
Final standings
- 1.
United States (8–0) - 2.
Soviet Union (6–2) - 3.
Uruguay (5–3) - 4.
France (5–3) - 5.
Chile (4–4) - 6.
Brazil (4–4) - 7.
Bulgaria (4–4) - 8. France (4–4)
- 9.
Canada (3–3) - 10.
Cuba (1–4) - 11.
Czechoslovakia (1–2) - 12.
Egypt (3–3) - 13.
Finland (0–3) - 14.
Hungary (2–4) - 15.
Mexico (1–2) - 16.
Philippines (1–2)[3]
See also
References
- ^ 1952 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men.
- ^ Games of the XVth Olympiad -- 1952.
- ^ "Games of the XVTH Olympiad -- 1952". Archived from the original on February 26, 2015.
External links
- USA Basketball, official site
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