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 Bill Russell, who averaged 14.1 points per game. 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.
Head coach | Gerry Tucker |
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1956 Summer Olympics | |
Scoring leader | Bill Russell (14.1) |
Position | Height | Weight | Age | Hometown | Team | |
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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 Darling | Center | 6'8" | 225 | 26 | Denver, Colorado | Phillips 66ers (Iowa) |
William Evans | Guard | 6'1" | 185 | 24 | Berea, Kentucky | U.S. Armed Forces (Kentucky) |
Gilbert Ford | Guard | 6'4" | 200 | 25 | Amarillo, Texas | U.S. Armed Forces (Texas) |
Burdette Haldorson | Forward | 6'7" | 207 | 22 | Austin, Minnesota | Phillips 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. Jones | Guard | 6'1" | 201 | 24 | San Francisco, California | University of San Francisco |
Bill Russell | Center | 6'10" | 220 | 22 | Oakland, 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) |
Games | FGM-FGA | Pct (field goals) | FTM-FTA | Pct (free throws) | Pts/Avg | |
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Dick Boushka | 8 | 27–68 | .397 | 10–10 | 1.000 | 64/8.0 |
Carl Cain | 2 | 1–5 | .200 | 1–2 | .500 | 3/1.5 |
Charles Darling | 8 | 22–44 | .500 | 12–15 | .800 | 56/9.3 |
William Evans | 8 | 21–55 | .382 | 12–18 | .667 | 54/6.8 |
Gilbert Ford | 8 | 17–44 | .386 | 5–7 | .714 | 39/4.9 |
Burdette Haldorson | 8 | 28–58 | .483 | 13–15 | .867 | 69/8.6 |
Bill Hougland | 8 | 20–51 | .392 | 6–6 | 1.000 | 46/5.8 |
Robert Jeangerard | 8 | 45–74 | .608 | 10–11 | .909 | 100/12.5 |
K. C. Jones | 8 | 32–75 | .427 | 23–27 | .852 | 87/10.9 |
Bill Russell | 8 | 46–96 | .479 | 21–27 | .778 | 113/14.1 |
Ron Tomsic | 8 | 34–92 | .370 | 21–25 | .840 | 89/11.1 |
Jim Walsh | 9 | 27–61 | .443 | 19–21 | .905 | 73/9.1 |
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