The 1964 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the

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at the

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. Entering into the Olympics for the sixth time, the United States men's team had won its last 37 games in a row. In the gold medal game, the USA faced the

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; they were two undefeated teams that were both favorites to win the gold medal. USA won the gold medal for the sixth Olympics in a row, by beating the USSR, 73–59.

Roster

The 1964 United States Olympic basketball team featured college and AAU players.

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led the team with an average of 12.4 points per game.Team Leaders.
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Results

* beat , 78–45 * beat , 77–51 * beat , 60–45 * beat , 83–28 * beat , 69–61 * beat , 86–53 * beat , 116–50 * beat , 62–42 (semifinals) * beat , 73–59 (gold-medal game)

1964 Olympic standings

*1. (9–0) *2. (8–1) *3. (6–3) *4. (5–4) *5. (6–3) *6. (5–4) *7. (6–3) *8. (4–5) *9. (4–5) *10. (4–5) *11. (4–5) *12. (3–6) *13. (4–5) *14. (1–8) *15. (3–6) *16. (0–9)

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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