The 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, from November 22 to December 1, 1956. The team was led by 22-year-old Bill Russell, who averaged 14.1 points per game.1956 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men. Team USA won the Olympic Gold medal, beating their opponents by an average of 53.5 points, an unsurpassed average margin of victory in Olympic basketball.

Roster Position Height Weight Age Hometown Team Dick Boushka Forward 6'5" 195 22 Springfield, Illinois Wichita Vickers (Saint Louis) Carl Cain Forward 6'3" 190 22 Freeport, Illinois University of Iowa Hawkeyes Charles DarlingCenter6'8"22526 Denver, ColoradoPhillips 66ers (Iowa) William Evans Guard 6'1" 185 24 Berea, Kentucky U.S. Armed Forces (Kentucky) Gilbert FordGuard6'4"20025Amarillo, TexasU.S. Armed Forces (Texas) Burdette HaldorsonForward6'7"20722Austin, MinnesotaPhillips 66ers (Colorado) Bill Hougland Forward 6'5" 190 26 Beloit, Kansas Phillips 66ers (Kansas) Robert Jeangerard Forward 6'3" 190 23 Winnetka, Illinois Phillips 66ers (Colorado) K. C. JonesGuard6'1"20124San Francisco, CaliforniaUniversity of San Francisco Bill RussellCenter6'10"22022Oakland, California University of San Francisco Ron Tomsic Guard 5'11" 185 23 Oakland, California U.S. Armed Forces (Stanford) Jim Walsh Guard 6'4" 190 26 San Francisco, California Phillips 66ers (Stanford)

1956 USA results

beat , 98–40 beat , 101–29 beat , 121–53 beat , 85–44 beat , 113–51 beat , 85–55 beat , 101–38 beat , 89–55 USA record was 8–0

Stats

Games FGM-FGA Pct (field goals) FTM-FTA Pct (free throws) Pts/Avg Dick Boushka827–68.39710–101.00064/8.0 Carl Cain21–5.2001–2.5003/1.5 Charles Darling822–44.50012–15.80056/9.3 William Evans821–55.38212–18.66754/6.8 Gilbert Ford817–44.3865–7.71439/4.9 Burdette Haldorson8 28–58.48313–15.86769/8.6 Bill Hougland820–51.3926–61.00046/5.8 Robert Jeangerard 8 45–74 .608 10–11 .909 100/12.5 K. C. Jones832–75.42723–27.85287/10.9 Bill Russell846–96.47921–27.778113/14.1 Ron Tomsic 8 34–92 .370 21–25 .840 89/11.1 Jim Walsh 9 27–61 .443 19–21 .905 73/9.11956 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster

1956 Olympic Games final standings

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

See also Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References

External links USA Basketball, official site