USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM 1950 RESULTS
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA • OCTOBER 22-NOVEMBER 3, 1950
The USA, represented by the AAU Denver Chevrolets, made its Worlds debut as the tournament’s No. 1 seed. Opening the qualifying round against Chile, the USA, had several things to adjust to -- a thick-seamed international ball and the wavy playing floor. Trailing Chile 15-10 by halftime, the U.S. controlled the second half and recorded the 37-33 win as seven of Chile’s players fouled out. Don Slocum led the USA with eight points and Bryce Heffley added seven. The win over Chile advanced the U.S. to the final round-robin. Facing European champ Egypt in front of 15,000 spectators, the Americans trailed throughout much of the game but rallied late to take a 34-32 decision. John Langdon tied the score for the Americans with a free throw and John Stanich scored the game’s winning basket with three minutes remaining. Heffley paced the U.S. with 12 points. Receiving eight points from Slocum, the Americans notched their third straight close victory by edging out Brazil 45-42. Tom Jaquet, Slocum and Bob Fisher each scored baskets late to seal Brazil’s fate. Meeting Chile for the second time of the competition, this time the U.S. had a much easier time, winning 44-29 in front of a capacity crowd. Blake Williams led the United States with nine points. France proved no match for the Americans the following day, as the U.S. cruised to a convincing 48-33 win. Heffley, a former Regis College (CO) hook shot specialist, headed the U.S. charge with nine points. Owning an unblemished 5-0 record, the U.S. squared off against the host country Argentina (also 5-0). A partisan crowd of over 25,000 jammed into Luna Park Stadium for the gold medal game and the home fans did not leave disappointed. Trailing 34-24 at the end of the first half, the U.S. managed to close the gap to 40-37 in the second half, but Argentina’s offense came back to life and the hosts went on to earn a 64-50 victory and the first World Championship gold medal. Seven USA players fouled out in the championship game and the team played with only four players for the final 1:30. Argentina tallied as many points from the foul line as they did from the field, scoring 32 points from the charity stripe.
1950 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER
1950 USA RESULTS (5-1)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Chile Egypt Brazil Chile France
W, 37-33 W, 34-32 W, 45-42 W, 44-29 W, 48-33 L, 50-64
Bob Fisher Bryce Heffley Tom Jaquet Dan Kahler John Langdon Les Metzger Jimmy Reese Don Slocum John Stanich Blake Williams J. L. Parks
F C F F F G G G C G G
6-5 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-0 5-8 6-9
200 210 180 200 215 175 175 165 190 170 188
Denver Chevrolets (Regis) Denver Chevrolets (Regis) Denver Chevrolets (Okla. A&M) Denver Cherovlets (S’western) Denver Chevrolets (Texas) Denver Chevrolets (Colorado) Denver Chevrolets (Okla. State) Denver Chevrolets (Wyoming) Denver Chevrolets (Okla. City U.) Denver Chevrolets (UCLA) Denver Chevrolets (Okla. A&M)
St. Joseph, MO Winfield, KS Beaumont, TX South Bend, IN Rock Springs, WY Addington, OK Sacramento, CA Paoli, OK
24 26 23 23 19
Argentina
FINAL STANDINGS
5-10
25
6-1
Lawton, OK
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Argentina (5-0)
United States (4-1)
HEAD COACH: Gordon Carpenter, Denver Chevrolets (CO) MANAGER: Mark Schreiber, Denver Chevrolets (CO)
Chile (2-3)* Brazil (2-3)* Egypt (2-3)* France (0-5)
1950 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
Peru (3-0)
Ecuador (2-1)
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
9. Spain (1-2) 10. Yugoslavia (0-3) *Final standings determined by point differential between tied teams.
Bryce Heffley John Stanich Don Slocum Dan Kahler Blake Williams John Langdon Tom Jaquet Bob Fisher Les Metzger J. L. Parks Jimmy Reese USA TOTALS OPP. TOTALS
6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
46/ 7.7 43/ 7.2 30/ 5.0 26/ 4.3 20/ 3.3 19/ 3.2 17/ 3.4 17/ 2.8 17/ 2.8 13/ 2.2 10/ 2.0
87- 65-
84- 103-
258/ 43.0 233/ 38.8
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