1952 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The Olympic Trials were held at the end of March in Kansas City and New York. The collegiate side of the Olympic Trials bracket included the NAIA, NIT, and NCAA champions as well as the NCAA runner-up. The post-collegiate amateur bracket contained the four semi-finalists from the 1952 AAU basketball tournament. ==Roster==

The team consisted of 14 members. It included five members of the Amateur Athletic Union's Peoria Caterpillars team and two Phillips 66ers. The team also featured seven players from the national champion 1951–52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, as well as their coach Phog Allen, who served as assistant on the team. ==1952 Team USA matches==

==Final match up versus USSR==

The final match up game was a very low scoring game, as the USSR successfully utilized a low block and time wasting. After ten minutes, Team USA only led 4–3. After the USSR took a lead in the third quarter, Team USA began to display their offense by shooting well, ultimately winning the game by 11 points. Lovellette scored nine points, while Kurland scored eight points. ==Final standings==

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