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1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coachWarren Womble
1952 Summer Olympics
Scoring leaderUnited States Clyde Lovellette
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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 Phog Allen was the team's main assistant coach.[2] The team won its third straight Summer Olympics basketball gold medal.

Roster

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The team consisted of 14 members. It included five members of the Amateur Athletic Union's 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.

Position Height Weight Age Hometown Team
Ron Bontemps Guard 6'2" 175 25 Taylorville, Illinois Peoria Caterpillars (Illinois)
Marc Freiberger Center 6'11" 215 23 Greenville, Texas Peoria Caterpillars (Oklahoma)
Wayne Glasgow Guard/Forward 6'3" 190 26 Dacoma, Oklahoma Phillips 66ers (Oklahoma)
Charlie Hoag Guard/Forward 6'2" 185 20 Oak Park, Illinois Kansas
Bill Hougland Guard 6'4" 180 22 Beloit, Kansas Kansas
John Keller Guard/Forward 6'3" 185 23 Page City, 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 Jennings, Missouri 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 Grand Rapids, Michigan 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)

1952 Team USA matches

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25 July 1952 (1952-07-25)
OR p. 680
United States  66–48  Hungary
Scoring by half: 37–23, 27–25
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Vanderperren (BEL), Wabby (EGY)
25 July 1952 (1952-07-25)
OR p. 682
United States  72–47  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 35–21, 37–26
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Ashri (EGY), Reverberi (ITA)
27 July 1952 (1952-07-27)
OR p. 683
United States  56–44  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 32–27, 24–17
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Siener (FRA), Chuard (SUI)
28 July 1952 (1952-07-28)
OR p. 684
United States  86–58  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 36–22, 50–36
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Siener (FRA), Wahby (EGY)
29 July 1952 (1952-07-29)
OR p. 684
United States  103–55  Chile
Scoring by half: 47–32, 56–23
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Ashri (EGY), Posvar (TCH)
30 July 1952 (1952-07-30)
OR p. 686
United States  57–53  Brazil
Scoring by half: 24–26, 33–27
Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
Referees: Wahby (EGY), Posvar (TCH)
31 July 1952 (1952-07-31)
OR p. 688
United States  85–76  Argentina
Scoring by half: 43–39, 42–37
Messuhalli, Helsinki
Referees: Ashri (EGY), Siener (FRA)
2 August 1952 (1952-08-02)
16:00
OR p. 688
United States  36–25  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 17–15, 19–10
Pts: Lovellette 9 Pts: Korkia 8
Messuhalli, Helsinki
Referees: Vanderperren (BEL), Wahby (EGY)

Final match up versus USSR

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The final match up game was a very low scoring game, as the USSR successfully utilized a low block and time wasting. After ten minutes, Team USA only led 4–3. After the USSR took a lead in the third quarter, Team USA began to display their offense by shooting well, ultimately winning the game by 11 points. Lovellette scored nine points, while Kurland scored eight points.

Final standings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1952 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men.
  2. ^ Games of the XVth Olympiad -- 1952.
  3. ^ "Games of the XVTH Olympiad -- 1952". Archived from the original on February 26, 2015.
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