1968 United States men's Olympic basketball team
The 1968 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico from October 13 to 25, 1968. Team USA won its seventh consecutive Gold medal.
| Basketball at the Summer Olympics season | |
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| Head coach | Hank Iba |
| 1968 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader |  Spencer Haywood 16.3 |
1968 USA men's Olympic games roster
| Name [1] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Barrett | G | 6'2" | 155 | 25 | U.S. Armed Forces (West Virginia Tech) | Norfolk, Virginia |
| John Clawson | G | 6'4" | 200 | 24 | U.S. Armed Forces (Michigan) | Naperville, Illinois |
| Don Dee | F | 6'7" | 205 | 25 | St. Mary of the Plains Col. (KS) | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Calvin Fowler | G | 6'1" | 170 | 27 | Goodyear Wingfoots (St. Francis) | Akron, Ohio |
| Spencer Haywood | C | 6'8" | 225 | 19 | Trinidad State Junior College | Detroit, Michigan |
| Bill Hosket | F | 6'8" | 220 | 21 | Ohio State University | Dayton, Ohio |
| Jim King | F | 6'7" | 200 | 25 | Goodyear Wingfoots (Okla. St.) | Akron, Ohio |
| Glynn Saulters | G | 6'2" | 175 | 23 | Northeast Louisiana University | Lisbon, Louisiana |
| Charlie Scott | F | 6'5" | 180 | 19 | University of North Carolina | New York, New York |
| Mike Silliman | F | 6'6" | 225 | 23 | U.S. Armed Forces (Military Acd.) | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Ken Spain | C | 6'9" | 240 | 22 | University of Houston | Houston, Texas |
| Jo Jo White | G | 6'3" | 195 | 21 | University of Kansas | St. Louis, Missouri |
The roster was led by future NBA champions Haywood (19 years old) and White (21 years old), who each led the team in scoring, with an average of 16.3 points and 11.7 points respectively.[2] Haywood was the youngest player to make the USA basketball team at the time.
USA Basketball also selected 6 alternates to the U.S. squad; Tom Black of the Goodyear Wingfoots, George Carter of the US Army, Joe Hamilton of Christian College of the Southwest (TX) Junior College, Dan Issel of the University of Kentucky, Rick Mount of Purdue University and Charles Paulk of Northeastern Oklahoma College.[3]
Staff
- Head coach: Hank Iba, Oklahoma State University
- Assistant coach: Henry Vaughn, Goodyear Wingfoots
- Assistant coach: John McLendon, Cleveland State University[4]
- Team Manager: Ben Carnevale, New York University
- Assistant Manager: G. Russel Lyons, Boulder, CO
- Athletic Trainer: Whitey Gwynne, West Virginia University
Results
- United States beat
Spain, 81–46 - United States beat
Senegal, 93–36 - United States beat
Philippines, 96–75 - United States beat
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Yugoslavia, 73–58 - United States beat
Panama, 95–60 - United States beat
Italy, 100–61 - United States beat
Puerto Rico, 61–56 - United States beat
Brazil, 75–63 - United States beat Yugoslavia, 65–50
By obtaining an 8–0 record, Team USA would earn its right to play in the Gold medal game. The team who won the game would receive the Gold medal, and the team who lost the game would receive the silver medal.
Final standings
- 1. United States (9–0)
- 2. Yugoslavia (7–2) (Silver medalists)
- 3.
Soviet Union (8–1) (Bronze medalists) - 4. Brazil (6–3)
- 5.
Mexico (7–2) - 6.
Poland (5–4) - 7. Spain (5–4)
- 8. Italy (5–4)
- 9. Puerto Rico (5–4)
- 10.
Bulgaria (4–5) - 11.
Cuba (3–6) - 12. Panama (2–7)
- 13. Philippines (3–6)
- 14.
South Korea (2–7) - 15. Senegal (1–8)
- 16.
Morocco (0–9)
References
- "1968 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2014.
- Team Leaders.
- https://blogs.lib.ku.edu/spencer/coaching-basketball-gold-the-john-b-mclendon-collection/
External links
- USA Basketball, official site
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