USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM 1967 RESULTS
WINNIPEG, CANADA • JULY 24-AUGUST 6, 1967
The United States’ 131-43 opening victory over Colombia was an early indication of just how powerful this team would be. The USA swept through the competition to capture the gold medal with a 9-0 record. Winning its nine games by an average of 43.6 points, the U.S. extend- ed its Pan American Games winning streak to 24 games. The squad, coached by Hal Fischer who had guided the 1951 USA Pan American Games team to gold, was led by the all-around play of two- time Louisville All-American (1968, 1967) and future NBA all-star Wes Unseld. Unseld’s 11.6 points per game average (third on the team), along with his rebounding and passing was important to the USA’s success. Unseld was not the only future NBA standout to contribute heavily. Jo Jo White, who would go on to star on the 1968 USA Olympic team and in the NBA, and Darel Carrier, were also key factors as they topped the USA in scoring with averages of 13.9 and 12.0 points, respectively. Opening the preliminary round with an 131-43 thumping of Colombia, the U.S. finished the preliminary round with one-sided victories over Peru (93-37), Panama (122-73) and Puerto Rico (80-52). The medal round proved almost as easy as the U.S. sailed past its competition. Leading Cuba by four points at half, 40-36, behind the play of Carrier, the U.S. broke the game open in the second half and claimed a 91-71 win, with Carrier accounting for 32 points. Panama was handed a 90-44 setback by the U.S., and with five U.S. players scoring in double figures, the U.S. easily discarded of Puerto Rico for the second time, 89-53. Argentina was unable to slow the U.S. in a 106-55 loss, and the U.S. locked up the gold medal by defeating Mexico 93-74.
1967 USA MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM ROSTER
1967 USA RESULTS (9-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Colombia
W, 131-43 W, 93-37 W, 122-73 W, 80-52 W, 91-71 W, 90-44 W, 89-53 W, 106-55 W, 93-74
Peru
Raymond Carey Darel Carrier John Clawson Lloyd (Sonny) Dove Calvin Fowler Henry Logan Kendall Rhine Michael Silliman
F
6-7 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-1 6-0 6-11 6-6 6-8 6-8 6-3 6-8
205 185 200 188 170 185 220 230 200 240 190 210
24 26 22 21 26 21 24 22 22 21 20 23
Phillips 66ers (Missouri)
Cameron, MO Bristow, KY Naperville, IL
G G
Phillips 66ers (Western Kentucky) U.S. Armed Forces (Michigan)
Panama
Puerto Rico
F
St. John’s University
Springfield Gardens, NY
FINAL ROUND
G
Akron Goodyears (St. Francis) Western Carolina (NAIA)
Akron, OH Ashville, NC
C/F
Cuba
C F G C G C
Phillips 66ers (Rice) U.S. Military Academy Georgetown University University of Louisville University of Kansas
Dupo, IL
Panama
Louisville, KY East Orange, NJ Louisville, KY St. Louis, MO Norristown, PA
Puerto Rico Argentina
Steve Sullivan Wes Unseld
Joseph (Jo Jo) White
Mexico
Jim Williams
Chicago Jamaco Saints (Temple)
HEAD COACH: Hal Fischer, U. S. Army (San Francisco, CA) ASSISTANT COACH: John Kundla, University of Minnesota MANAGER: Charles Bloedorn, Akron Goodyears CAPTAIN: Calvin Fowler
FINAL STANDINGS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (5-0)
Mexico (4-1) Panama (2-3)*
Cuba (2-3)*
Puerto Rico (1-4)* Argentina (1-4)*
1967 USA MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
Brazil (2-0) Peru (1-1)
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
PTS
9.
Canada (0-2)
Joseph White Darel Carrier Wes Unseld Henry Logan Mike Silliman Calvin Fowler Jim Williams Lloyd Dove Kendall Rhine John Clawson Steve Sullivan
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
59- 45- 42- 36- 34- 30- 32- 31- 30- 17- 16-
7-
125/ 13.9 108/ 12.0 104/ 11.6
10. #Colombia
18- 20- 17- 21- 14-
89/ 9.9 89/ 9.9 74/ 8.2 72/ 8.0 68/ 7.6 62/ 6.9 49/ 5.4 42/ 4.7 13/ 1.4
8- 6- 2-
Raymond Carey 9
15- 10-
5-
3-
USA OPP.
377- 206-
141- 90-
895/ 99.4 502/ 55.8
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