1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team

none August 2023 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team Gerry Tucker 1956 Summer Olympics 16px Bill Russell USA (14.1) 1952 1960 The 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, from November 22 to December 1, 1956. The team was led by 22-year-old Bill Russell, who averaged 14.1 points per game.1956 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men. Team USA won the Olympic Gold medal, beating their opponents by an average of 53.5 points, an unsurpassed average margin of victory in Olympic basketball. Sean Deveney Sporting News Team USA steamrolls to gold, in another victory for Deveney https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/team-usa-world-cup-nba-jerry-colangelo-kenneth-faried-klay-thompson-kyrie-irving-serbia-spain/jqrb2uvngz814h2f5936jczh 2014-09-05 Roster Position Height Weight Age Hometown Team Dick Boushka Forward 6'5" 195 22 Springfield, Illinois Wichita Vickers (Saint Louis) Carl Cain Forward 6'3" 190 22 Freeport, Illinois University of Iowa Hawkeyes Charles DarlingCenter6'8"22526 Denver, ColoradoPhillips 66ers (Iowa) William Evans Guard 6'1" 185 24 Berea, Kentucky U.S. Armed Forces (Kentucky) Gilbert FordGuard6'4"20025Amarillo, TexasU.S. Armed Forces (Texas) Burdette HaldorsonForward6'7"20722Austin, MinnesotaPhillips 66ers (Colorado) Bill Hougland Forward 6'5" 190 26 Beloit, Kansas Phillips 66ers (Kansas) Robert Jeangerard Forward 6'3" 190 23 Winnetka, Illinois Phillips 66ers (Colorado) K. C. JonesGuard6'1"20124San Francisco, CaliforniaUniversity of San Francisco Bill RussellCenter6'10"22022Oakland, California University of San Francisco Ron Tomsic Guard 5'11" 185 23 Oakland, California U.S. Armed Forces (Stanford) Jim Walsh Guard 6'4" 190 26 San Francisco, California Phillips 66ers (Stanford) 1956 USA results USA beat Japan, 98–40 USA beat Thailand, 101–29 USA beat Philippines, 121–53 USA beat Bulgaria, 85–44 USA beat Brazil, 113–51 USA beat USSR, 85–55 USA beat Uruguay, 101–38 USA beat USSR, 89–55 USA record was 8–0 Stats Games FGM-FGA Pct (field goals) FTM-FTA Pct (free throws) Pts/Avg Dick Boushka827–68.39710–101.00064/8.0 Carl Cain21–5.2001–2.5003/1.5 Charles Darling822–44.50012–15.80056/9.3 William Evans821–55.38212–18.66754/6.8 Gilbert Ford817–44.3865–7.71439/4.9 Burdette Haldorson8 28–58.48313–15.86769/8.6 Bill Hougland820–51.3926–61.00046/5.8 Robert Jeangerard 8 45–74 .608 10–11 .909 100/12.5 K. C. Jones832–75.42723–27.85287/10.9 Bill Russell846–96.47921–27.778113/14.1 Ron Tomsic 8 34–92 .370 21–25 .840 89/11.1 Jim Walsh 9 27–61 .443 19–21 .905 73/9.11956 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20080910035316/http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=moly_1956 2008-09-10 1956 Olympic Games final standings 1. United States (8–0) 2. Soviet Union (5–3) 3. Uruguay (6–2) 4. France (5–3) 5. Bulgaria (5–3) 6. Brazil (3–4) 7. Philippines (4–4) 8. Chile (2–5) 9. Canada (5–2) 10. Japan (3–4) 11. Taiwan Formosa (5–3) 12. Australia (2–5) 13. Singapore (2–5) 14. South Korea (1–6) 15. Thailand (0–7) See also Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics References External links USA Basketball, official site Category:United States at the Olympic men's basketball tournament United olympic