USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM 1964 RESULTS
TOKYO, JAPAN • OCTOBER 11-23, 1964
Even though head coach Hank Iba had a spectacular pool of talent, the 1964 U.S. team began competition wary that their reign as the world’s best may be on the line. With the Soviets having made great strides on offense, the USSR was considered a co-favorite for the Olympic gold. Entering the 1964 Games riding a 37-game Olympic winning streak, the U.S. hopes of extending that streak were clouded by the possibility of a boycott of the Olympics by black American athletes. The boycott never happened and black players, who since the 1956 Olympics had become an important part of the U.S. Olympic basketball program, secured five places on the 1964 USA team. Finding the path through the preliminary competition relatively easy, the U.S. defeated, in order, Australia, 78-45; Finland, 77-51; Peru, 60-45; Uruguay, 83-28; Yugoslavia, 69-61; Brazil, 86-53, and South Korea, 116-50. Facing Puerto Rico in the semifinals, the American’s, behind Bill Bradley’s 16 points and 14 more from Jerry Shipp, routed Puerto Rico 62-42 to earn the right to play in the gold medal game. The Olympic Games final contest featured a pair of unbeaten teams. Both the USA and USSR men entered the gold medal clash boasting of 8-0 records. The Soviet Union jumped out to an early lead over the Americans, but the Soviets’ star player, Alexander Petrov, logged four ear- ly fouls. The U.S. narrowed the margin to 16-13 at the 10-minute mark and from that point on Iba’s troops finally got their running game into gear. The U.S. took control and by half had built a 39-31 advantage. Continuing to rely on its fast break, the U.S. cruised on to an impressive 73-59 victory. Lucious Jackson led the Americans in the gold medal game with 17 points, Joe Caldwell added 14, and Bill Bradley and Jerry Shipp each accounted for 10 points. In the process of capturing their sixth straight Olympic gold medal, the USA men extended their Olympic unbeaten string to 46 games. Shipp led the U.S. scoring attack, averaging 12.4 points-a-game, while Bradley and Jackson averaged 10.1 points and 10.0 points, respectively.
1964 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER
1964 USA RESULTS (9-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Australia Finland
W, 78-45 W, 77-51 W, 60-45 W, 83-28 W, 69-61 W, 86-53 W, 116-50 W, 62-42 W, 73-59
Jim Barnes Bill Bradley Larry Brown Joe Caldwell
C
6-8 6-5 6-5 7-0 6-1 6-3 5-10
240 205 165 195 230 175 188 238 190 185 190 210
23 21 24 22 23 28 22 22 25 22 29 22
Texas Western College Princeton University
Stillwater, OK Crystal City, MO Long Beach , NY Texas City, TX Coors Bay, OR Union City, TN Philadelphia, PA San Marcos, TX Kansas City, MO Lexington, KY
G/F
Peru
G
Goodyear Wingfoots (North Carolina)
Uruguay
G/F
Arizona State University Oregon State University Goodyear Wingfoots (LSU) Univ. of California-Los Angeles Pan American University
Yugoslavia
Melvin Counts Richard Davies Walt Hazzard Lucious Jackson Pete McCaffrey
C G
Brazil
G/F
South Korea Puerto Rico Soviet Union
F F
6-9 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-8
Goodyear Wingfoots (St. Louis University)
Jeff Mullins Jerry Shipp
G/F
Duke University
G
Phillips 66ers (SE Oklahoma State) Chicago Jamaco Saints (Cincinnati)
Blue,OK
George ‘Jiff’ Wilson
F
Chicago, IL
FINAL STANDINGS
HEAD COACH: Henry Iba, Oklahoma State University ASSISTANT COACH: Henry Vaughn, Goodyear Wingfoots (OH) MANAGER: G. Russel Lyons, Rocky Mountain Association (CO) ASSISTANT MANAGER: G. Shelton Kem, Randolph Air Force Base
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (9-0) Soviet Union (8-1)
Brazil (5-3)
Puerto Rico (5-4)
Italy (6-3)
1964 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
Poland (5-4)
Yugoslavia (6-3)
NAME
G
FGM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
PF
PTS
Ukraine (4-5)
9. Australia (4-5) 10. Japan (4-5) 11. Finland (4-5) 12. Mexico (3-6) 13. Hungary (4-5) 14. Canada (1-8) 15. Peru (3-6) 16. South Korea (0-9)
Shipp
9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 9 9
52-102 34-66 36-75 40-80 31-58 22-44 15-46 21-42 14-31 14-44 11-21
.510 .515 .480 .500 .534 .500 .326 .500 .452 .318 .524 .667 .480 .292
8-10
.800 .958 .720 .167 .500 .750 .684 .667
16 29 20 17 19 17 24 28 17 13 15
112/12.4 91/10.1 90/10.0
Bradley Jackson Caldwell Barnes Counts Wilson McCaffrey
23-24 18-25 6-12 9-12 4-6 9-10 13-19 1-6
81/9.0 68/8.5 53/6.6 43/5.4 46/5.1 37/4.1 34/3.8 31/3.4 18/2.3
Brown Hazzard Davies Mullins
.900 1.000 .643 .500 .730 .606
6-6
9-14
8-12
2-4
6
USA OPP.
298-621 167-571
108-148 100-165
221 233
704/78.2 434/48.2
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