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The 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome, Italy, representing the United States of America.. The USA team, coached by California Golden Bears head coach Pete Newell, dominated the competition, winning its games by an average of 42.4 points per game.
Game 5. Canada. W 19–8. +11. Gold Medal Final. USA wins gold medal. [1] Tournament totals: 5–0 record; 38 points per game; +20.8 average point differential.
2022 Brazil. The USA Basketball Men's National Team, [2] commonly known as Team USA and the United States men's national basketball team, is the basketball team representing the United States. It is the most successful men's team in international competition, winning medals in all twenty Olympic tournaments it has entered, including seventeen ...
t. e. Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Land Rover Arena at Bologna. 64 games ...
The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and won the gold medal. They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from the Americas in 2023. [1] It was the fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the Americans, who defeated France in ...
Jul 28, 2024; Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France; United States guard Lebron James (6) dribbles in the first quarter against Serbia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Both won golds in the debut of 3x3 in 2020 and in the full-court game in 2024. [6] [7] The United States is by far the most successful country in full-court Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 17 of 20 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968.
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters. The following is the list of squads for each of the 16 teams that competed in the men's basketball tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]