1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The 1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland from July 14 to August 2, 1952. Warren Womble was the team's head coach, and Forrest "Phog" Allen was the team's main assistant coach.[2] The team won its third straight Summer Olympics basketball gold medal.

1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Basketball at the Summer Olympics season
Head coachWarren Womble
1952 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader Clyde Lovellette
(13.9)[1]

Roster
Position Height Weight Age Hometown Team
Ron Bontemps Guard 6'2" 175 25 Morton, Illinois Peoria Caterpillars (Illinois)
Marc Freiberger Center 6'11" 215 23 Greenville, Texas Peoria Caterpillars (Oklahoma)
Wayne Glasgow Guard/Forward 6'3" 190 26 Bartlesville, Oklahoma Phillips 66ers (Oklahoma)
Charlie Hoag Guard/Forward 6'2" 185 20 Topeka, Kansas Kansas
Bill Hougland Guard 6'4" 180 22 Wichita, Kansas Kansas
John Keller Guard/Forward 6'3" 185 23 Great Bend, Kansas Kansas
Dean Kelley Guard 5'11" 165 20 Morton, Illinois Kansas
Bob Kenney Forward 6'2" 185 21 Winfield, Kansas Kansas
Bob Kurland Center 7'0" 220 27 Bartlesville, Oklahoma Phillips 66ers (Oklahoma St.)
Bill Lienhard Forward 6'5" 180 22 Lawrence, Kansas Kansas
Clyde Lovellette Forward 6'9" 230 22 Terre Haute, Indiana Kansas
Frank McCabe Forward 6'8" 225 25 Chicago, Illinois Peoria Caterpillars (Marquette)
Dan Pippin Guard 6'1" 170 25 Waynesville, Missouri Peoria Caterpillars (Missouri)
Howie Williams Guard 6'0" 168 24 New Ross, Indiana Peoria Caterpillars (Purdue)

Team USA

The team consisted of 14 members. It included seven Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team players, five members of the Amateur Athletic Union's Peoria Caterpillars team and two Phillips 66ers.

1952 Team USA match ups

Final match up versus USSR

The final match up game was a very low scoring game. After only ten minutes, Team USA led 4–3. After 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

See also

References
  1. 1952 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men.
  2. Games of the XVth Olympiad -- 1952.
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