The 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the

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from November 22 to December 1, 1956. The team was led by

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, who averaged 14.1 points per game.1956 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men.
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won the Olympic Gold medal, beating their opponents by an average of 53.5 points, an unsurpassed average margin of victory in Olympic basketball.

Roster

1956 USA results

* beat , 98–40 * beat , 101–29 * beat , 121–53 * beat , 85–44 * beat , 113–51 * beat , 85–55 * beat , 101–38 * beat , 89–55 *USA record was 8–0

Stats

1956 Olympic Games final standings

*1. (8–0) *2. (5–3) *3. (6–2) *4. (5–3) *5. (5–3) *6. (3–4) *7. (4–4) *8. (2–5) *9. (5–2) *10. (3–4) *11. (5–3) *12. (2–5) *13. (2–5) *14. (1–6) *15. (0–7)

References

External links

USA Basketball
official site {{Summer Olympics basketball tournament winners United States at the Olympic men's basketball tournament

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