1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team


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 Forrest "Phog" Allen was the team's main assistant coach. The team won its third straight Summer Olympics basketball gold medal.

Roster

Team USA

The team consisted of 14 members. It included seven Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team players, five members of the Amateur Athletic Union's Peoria Caterpillars team and two Phillips 66ers.

1952 Team USA match ups

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

Final standings