1972 United States men's Olympic basketball team
The 1972 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Led by Tom Henderson and Dwight Jones, the team would go on to win the Silver medal. In the final game of the Olympics Team USA would controversially lose its first game ever and end a 63-game winning streak (the streak began in the 1936 Summer Olympics). It is important to note that the Soviet team featured international veterans who had been playing together for years, while the American team was barred from sending its best players and used collegians instead.[1][2][3]
Roster
Name[4] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Bantom | F | 6-8 | 205 | 20 | St. Joseph's University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Jim Brewer | F/C | 6-9 | 220 | 20 | University of Minnesota | Maywood, Illinois |
Tommy Burleson | C | 7-4 | 225 | 20 | North Carolina State University | Newland, North Carolina |
Doug Collins | G | 6-6 | 180 | 21 | Illinois State University | Benton, Illinois |
Kenny Davis | G | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | Georgetown College | Georgetown, Kentucky |
James Forbes | F | 6-7 | 200 | 20 | University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso, Texas |
Tom Henderson | G | 6-2 | 190 | 20 | San Jacinto College | Bronx, New York |
Bobby Jones | C/F | 6-8 | 205 | 20 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Dwight Jones | C | 6-8 | 205 | 20 | University of Houston | Houston, Texas |
Kevin Joyce | G | 6-3 | 190 | 21 | University of South Carolina | North Merrick, New York |
Tom McMillen | F | 6-11 | 210 | 22 | University of Maryland, College Park | Mansfield, Pennsylvania |
Ed Ratleff | F/G | 6-6 | 190 | 22 | California State University, Long Beach | Columbus, Ohio |
1972 USA results
- USA beats Czechoslovakia, 66-35
- USA beats Australia, 81-55
- USA beats Cuba, 67-48
- USA beats Brazil, 67-54
- USA beats Egypt, 96-31
- USA beats Spain, 72-56
- USA beats Japan, 99-33
- USA beats Italy, 68-38
- USSR beats USA, 51-50
1972 Olympic games final standings
- 1. Soviet Union (9-0)
- 2. United States (8-1)
- 3. Cuba (7-2)
- 4. Italy (5-4)
- 5. Yugoslavia (7-2)
- 6. Puerto Rico (6-3)
- 7. Brazil (5-4)
- 8. Czechoslovakia (4-5)
- 9. Australia (5-4)
- 10. Poland (3-6)
- 11. Spain (4-5)
- 12. F.R. of Germany (3-6)
- 13. Philippines (3-6)
- 14. Japan (2-7)
- 15. Senegal (0-8)
- 16. Egypt (0-8)
See also
References
- ↑ http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/russia-and-its-empires/tyler-benson/
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00810A005600130009-0.pdf
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00810A005600130009-0.pdf
- ↑ "USAB: Games of the XXth Olympiad -- 1972". USA Basketball. 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
External links
- USA Basketball, official site
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