1948 United States men's Olympic basketball team
The 1948 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, along with 22 other basketball teams. The basketball tournament was held in London, England at Wembley Stadium. Team USA won their second straight gold medal after 1936. The team was made up of Amateur Athletic Union and college basketball players.Roster
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Home Town | Team/School |
| Cliff Barker | Forward | 6'2" | 150 | 27 | Yorktown, IN | Kentucky |
| Don Barksdale | Center | 6'6" | 225 | 25 | Los Angeles, CA | Oakland Bittners |
| Ralph Beard | Guard | 5'10" | 176 | 20 | Louisville, KY | Kentucky |
| Lew Beck | Guard | 6'0" | 165 | 26 | Pendleton, OR | Phillips 66ers |
| Vince Boryla | Guard | 6'3" | 190 | 21 | East Chicago, IN | Denver Nuggets |
| Gordon Carpenter | Center/Forward | 6'7" | 220 | 21 | Lakewood, CA | Phillips 66ers |
| Alex Groza | Center | 6'7" | 220 | 21 | San Diego, CA | Kentucky |
| Wallace Jones | Center/Forward | 6'4" | 205 | 22 | Lexington, KY | Kentucky |
| Bob Kurland | Center | 7'0" | 220 | 23 | Bartlesville, OK | Phillips 66ers |
| Ray Lumpp | Guard | 6'0" | 170 | 25 | East Williston, NY | NYU |
| R. C. Pitts | Forward | 6'5" | 200 | 29 | Baton Rouge, LA | Phillips 66ers |
| Jesse Renick | Guard | 6'2" | 185 | 30 | San Francisco, CA | Phillips 66ers |
| Jackie Robinson | Guard | 6'0" | 180 | 21 | Fort Worth, TX | Baylor |
| Kenny Rollins | Guard | 6'0" | 170 | 24 | Charleston, MO | Kentucky |
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Team USA
led Team USA with an average of 11.1 points per game. Bud Browning was the head coach, Adolph Rupp was the assistant coach, and Louis Wilke was the manager.
