1972 United States men's Olympic basketball team

none August 2023 1972 United States men's Olympic basketball team Hank Iba 1972 Summer Olympics 16px Tom Henderson / Dwight Jones USA 9.2 Dwight Jones USA 5.7 1968 1976 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 controversially lost for the first time in Summer Olympic Games competition, and ended their 63-game winning streak (the streak began in the 1936 Summer Olympics). The Soviet team that defeated the Americans featured international veterans, who had been playing together for years in their domestic pro league and international tournaments, while the American team was barred from sending NBA players, and used collegians instead.http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/russia-and-its-empires/tyler-benson/ The Role of Sports in the Soviet Union | Guided HistoryHubbard Jan The Vote That Cleared the Way for NBA Players to Play in FIBA Competitions https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2020/04/fiba-votes-for-open-competition.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20200411114729/https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2020/04/fiba-votes-for-open-competition.aspx dead April 11, 2020 USA Basketball 5 May 2020 8 April 2020Federation Rule Change Opens Olympics to N.B.A. Players https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/08/sports/federation-rule-change-opens-olympics-to-nba-players.html The New York Times August 5, 2020 April 8, 1989https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/olympic-basketball-history-dream-team-usa-soviet-union History of basketball at Olympics: A tale of American domination Roster Namehttp://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/moly_1972.html USAB: Games of the XXth Olympiad -- 1972 USA Basketball 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100812102905/http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/moly_1972.html May 2, 2014 2010-08-12 Position Height Weight Age Team/School Home TownMike BantomF6'9"20520St. Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJim BrewerF/C6'9"22020University of MinnesotaMaywood, IllinoisTommy BurlesonC7'2"22520North Carolina State UniversityNewland, North CarolinaDoug CollinsG6'6"18021Illinois State UniversityBenton, IllinoisKenny DavisG6'1"18023Georgetown CollegeMonticello, KentuckyJames ForbesF6'7"20020University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TexasTom HendersonG6'2"19020San Jacinto CollegeBronx, New YorkBobby JonesC/F6'8"20520University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCharlotte, North CarolinaDwight JonesC6'8"20520University of HoustonHouston, TexasKevin JoyceG6'3"19021University of South CarolinaQueens, New YorkTom McMillenF6'11"21022University of Maryland, College ParkMansfield, PennsylvaniaEd RatleffF/G6'6"19022California State University, Long BeachColumbus, Ohio Coaches Head Coach: Henry "Hank" Iba – Oklahoma State Assistant Coach: John Bach – Penn State Assistant Coach: Don Haskins – Texas El-Paso 1972 USA results USA beat Czechoslovakia, 66–35 USA beat Australia, 81–55 USA beat Cuba, 67–48 USA beat Brazil, 67–54 USA beat Egypt, 96–31 USA beat Spain, 72–56 USA beat Japan, 99–33 USA beat Italy, 68–38 USSR beat 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. West Germany (3–6) 13. Philippines (3–6) 14. Japan (2–7) 15. Senegal (0–8) 16. Egypt (0–8) See also Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics References External links USA Basketball, official website Category:United States at the Olympic men's basketball tournament United olympic