1964 United States men's Olympic basketball team
| Head coach | Hank Iba |
|---|---|
| 1964 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader |  Jerry Shipp (12.4) |
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The 1964 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the
USSR
; they were two undefeated teams that were both favorites to win the gold medal. USA won the gold medal for the sixth Olympics in a row, by beating the USSR, 73–59.
Roster
| Name [1] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Barnes
|
C | 6'8" | 240 | 23 | Texas Western College | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Bill Bradley | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | 21 | Princeton University | Crystal City, Missouri |
| Larry Brown | G | 5'10" | 165 | 24 | Goodyear Wingfoots
|
Long Beach, New York |
| Joe Caldwell | G/F | 6'5" | 195 | 22 | Arizona State University | Los Angeles, California
|
| Mel Counts | C | 7'0" | 230 | 23 | Oregon State University | Coos Bay, Oregon |
| Dick Davies | G | 6'1" | 175 | 28 | LSU )
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Walt Hazzard | G/F | 6'3" | 188 | 22 | Univ. of California-Los Angeles | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Lucious Jackson | F | 6'9" | 238 | 22 | Pan American University
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Bastrop, Louisiana |
| Pete McCaffrey | F | 6'5" | 190 | 25 | LSU )
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Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jeff Mullins | G/F | 6'4" | 185 | 22 | Duke University | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jerry Shipp | G | 6'5" | 190 | 29 | Phillips 66ers (SE Oklahoma St.) | Blue, Oklahoma |
| George Wilson | F | 6'8" | 210 | 22 | Chicago Jamaco Saints (Cincinnati) | Chicago, Illinois |
The 1964 United States Olympic basketball team featured college and AAU players. Jerry Shipp led the team with an average of 12.4 points per game.[2]
Results
United States beat 
Australia, 78–45- United States beat
Finland, 77–51 - United States beat
Peru, 60–45 - United States beat
Uruguay, 83–28 - United States beat
Yugoslavia, 69–61 - United States beat
Brazil, 86–53 - United States beat
South Korea, 116–50 - United States beat
Puerto Rico, 62–42 (semifinals) - United States beat
Soviet Union, 73–59 (gold-medal game)
1964 Olympic standings
- 1. United States (9–0)
- 2. Soviet Union (8–1)
- 3. Brazil (6–3)
- 4. Puerto Rico (5–4)
- 5.
Italy (6–3) - 6.
Poland (5–4) - 7. Yugoslavia (6–3)
- 8. Uruguay (4–5)
- 9. Australia (4–5)
- 10.
Japan (4–5) - 11. Finland (4–5)
- 12.
Mexico (3–6) - 13.
Hungary (4–5) - 14.
Canada (1–8) - 15. Peru (3–6)
- 16. South Korea (0–9)
References
- ^ "1964 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2014.
- ^ Team Leaders.
External links
- USA Basketball, official site
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