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The 1936 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XI Olympiad in Berlin, representing the United States of America, and was coached by Jimmy Needles of the Amateur Athletic Union's (AAU) Universal Pictures team.
For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads. Each country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation; however, only seven were allowed to dress for competition at any one game. A total of 199(*) basketball players from 21 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics. Basketball is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. A men's basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration; it has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1936.
Twenty-one men's teams competed in basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] Belgium ... Mexico men's national basketball team roster Players Coaches Pos. No.
The following is a list of results of the United States men's basketball team at the Summer Olympics: 1936 Summer Olympics. Game # ... 1936 Summer Olympics Game 1 ...
Team USA has dominated men's 5x5 basketball at the Olympics, winning 16 of 20 gold medals since the event made its debut as a medal sport in 1936. ... Team USA medals in men's 5x5 basketball. 1936 ...
Irving "Toots" Meretsky (May 17, 1912 – May 18, 2006) was a Canadian basketball player who won the first and to this date only silver medal for Canada in the first Olympic basketball competition, playing forward as a part of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
He was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics during the Nazi regime. [6] The Berlin Olympic final concluded the first official Olympic Basketball competition, with the United States defeating Canada, 19–8. At the games, the medals were awarded by James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.