The 1948 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the

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, along with 22 other basketball teams. The basketball tournament was held in

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. Team USA won their second straight gold medal after

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(

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were cancelled in 1940 and 1944, due to

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). The team was made up of

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and

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players.

Roster

USA match ups (8–0)

* 86 21 * 53 28 * 59 57 * 66 28 * 61 33 * 63 28 * 71 40 * 65 21

Final standings

*1. (8–0) *2. (5–2) *3. (7–1) *4. (5–2) *5. (5–3) *6. (4–4) *7. (4–4) *8. (3–5) *9. (6–2) *10. (4–4) *11. (5–3) *12. (4–4) *13. (4–3) *14. (2–5) *15. (4–4) *16. (3–5) *17. (4–4) *18. (5–3) *19. (2–6) *20. (0–7) *21. (2–6) *22. (0–7) *23. (0–6)

Team USA

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led

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with an average of 11.1 points per game.

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was the head coach,

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was the assistant coach, and Louis Wilke was the manager.

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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