1948 United States men's Olympic basketball team
The 1948 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, along with 22 other basketball teams. The basketball tournament was held in London, England at Wembley Stadium. Team USA won their second straight gold medal after 1936 (Summer Olympic Games were cancelled in 1940 and 1944, due to World War II). The team was made up of Amateur Athletic Union and college basketball players.[1]
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| Head coach | Bud Browning |
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| Scoring leader |  (11.1) |
Roster
| Name [2] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Home Town | Team/School |
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| Cliff Barker | Forward | 6'2" | 150 | 27 | Yorktown, IN | Kentucky |
| Don Barksdale | Center | 6'6" | 225 | 25 | Los Angeles, CA | Oakland Bittners (UCLA) |
| Ralph Beard | Guard | 5'10" | 176 | 20 | Louisville, KY | Kentucky |
| Lew Beck | Guard | 6'0" | 165 | 26 | Pendleton, OR | Phillips 66ers (Oregon State) |
| Vince Boryla | Guard | 6'3" | 190 | 21 | East Chicago, IN | Denver Nuggets (Denver) |
| Gordon Carpenter | Center/Forward | 6'7" | 220 | 21 | Lakewood, CA | Phillips 66ers (Arkansas) |
| Alex Groza | Center | 6'7" | 220 | 21 | San Diego, CA | Kentucky |
| Wallace Jones | Center/Forward | 6'4" | 205 | 22 | Lexington, KY | Kentucky |
| Bob Kurland | Center | 7'0" | 220 | 23 | Bartlesville, OK | Phillips 66ers (Oklahoma State) |
| Ray Lumpp | Guard | 6'0" | 170 | 25 | East Williston, NY | NYU |
| R. C. Pitts | Forward | 6'5" | 200 | 29 | Baton Rouge, LA | Phillips 66ers (Arkansas) |
| Jesse Renick | Guard | 6'2" | 185 | 30 | San Francisco, CA | Phillips 66ers (Oklahoma State) |
| Jackie Robinson | Guard | 6'0" | 180 | 21 | Fort Worth, TX | Baylor |
| Kenny Rollins | Guard | 6'0" | 170 | 24 | Charleston, MO | Kentucky |
USA match ups (8–0)
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Team USA
Alex Groza led Team USA with an average of 11.1 points per game. Bud Browning was the head coach, Adolph Rupp was the assistant coach, and Louis Wilke was the manager.[1]
References
- "1948 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 18, 2014.
External links
- USA Basketball, official site
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