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.Games of the XVth Olympiad -- 1952. The team won its third straight Summer Olympics basketball gold medal.

Olympic Trials The Olympic Trials were held at the end of March in Kansas City and New York. The collegiate side of the Olympic Trials bracket included the NAIA, NIT, and NCAA champions as well as the NCAA runner-up. The post-collegiate amateur bracket contained the four semi-finalists from the 1952 AAU basketball tournament.

Roster 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 GlasgowGuard/Forward6'3"19026Dacoma, OklahomaPhillips 66ers (Oklahoma) Charlie Hoag Guard/Forward 6'2" 185 20 Oak Park, Illinois Kansas Bill HouglandGuard6'4"18022Beloit, Kansas Kansas John KellerGuard/Forward6'3"18523Page City, Kansas Kansas Dean Kelley Guard 5'11" 165 20 Morton, Illinois Kansas Bob Kenney Forward 6'2" 185 21 Winfield, Kansas Kansas Bob KurlandCenter7'0"22027Jennings, MissouriPhillips 66ers (Oklahoma St.) Bill LienhardForward6'5"18022Lawrence, 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

Final match up versus USSR 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 (8–0) (6–2) (5–3) (5–3) (4–4) (4–4) (4–4) (4–4) (3–3) (1–4) (1–2) (3–3) (0–3) (2–4) (1–2) (1–2)

See also Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics

References

External links USA Basketball, official site