1968 Summer Olympics / basketball

Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Mexico city
Competition venue	Palacio de los Deportes
Teams	16
Nations	16
Athletes	191 (191 )
date	October 13-23, 1968
decisions	1
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A basketball competition was held at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City . The venue was the 22,370-seat Palacio de los Deportes .

Medalist

space	country	Athletes
1	United States	Michael Barrett , John Clawson , Donald Dee , Calvin Fowler , Spencer Haywood , Bill Hosket , James King , Glynn Saulters , Charles Scott , Michael Silliman , Ken Spain , Joseph White
2	YUG	Dragutin Čermak , Krešimir Ćosić , Vladimir Svetković , Damir Šolman , Ivo Daneu , Radivoje Korać , Trajko Rajković , Zoran Maroević , Dragoslav Ražnatović , Petar Skansi , Nikola Plećaš , Aljoša Zorga
3	URS	Vladimir Andreev , Sergei Below , Vadim Kapranow , Jaak Lipso , Sergei Kowalenko , Anatoli Krikun , Zurab Sakandelidze , Yuri Selichow , Modestas Paulauskas , Anatolij Polywoda , Priit Tomson , Gennadi Wolnow

The gold medal went to the United States , which was trained by Henry Iba from Oklahoma State University . The Americans won the decisive game against Yugoslavia with 65 to 50. The bronze medal went to the Soviet Union .

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	S.	G	V	baskets	Points
1	United States	7th	7th	0	599: 392	14th
2	Yugoslavia	7th	6th	1	592: 511	13
3	Italy	7th	5	2	562: 539	11
4th	Spain	7th	4th	3	557: 548	11
5	Puerto Rico	7th	3	4th	493: 468	10
6th	Panama	7th	2	5	572: 624	10
7th	Philippines	7th	1	6th	525: 636	8th
8th	Senegal	7th	0	7th	383: 565	7th

Group B

rank	country	S.	G	V	baskets	Points
1	Soviet Union	7th	7th	0	642: 408	14th
2	Brazil	7th	6th	1	558: 418	13
3	Mexico	7th	5	2	493: 443	12
4th	Poland	7th	4th	3	473: 504	12
5	Bulgaria	7th	3	4th	456: 578	10
6th	Cuba	7th	2	5	514: 529	9
7th	South Korea	7th	1	7th	453: 530	8th
8th	Morocco	7th	0	7th	355: 634	7th

Intermediate round

date	encounter			Result
10/22/1968	South Korea	-	Senegal	076: 059
10/22/1968	Philippines	-	Morocco	086: 057
10/22/1968	Bulgaria	-	Panama	083: 079
10/22/1968	Puerto Rico	-	Cuba	071: 065
10/22/1968	Poland	-	Italy	066: 052
10/22/1968	Mexico	-	Spain	073: 072
10/22/1968	Yugoslavia	-	Soviet Union	063: 062
10/22/1968	United States	-	Brazil	075: 063

Final round

Play for 15th place

date	encounter			Result
October 23, 1968	Senegal	-	Morocco	042: 038

Game for 13th place

date	encounter			Result
October 23, 1968	Philippines	-	South Korea	066: 063

Game for 11th place

date	encounter			Result
October 23, 1968	Cuba	-	Panama	091: 088

Play for 9th place

date	encounter			Result
October 23, 1968	Puerto Rico	-	Bulgaria	067: 057

Game for 7th place

date	encounter			Result
10/25/1968	Spain	-	Italy	088: 072

Play for 5th place

date	encounter			Result
10/25/1968	Mexico	-	Poland	075: 065

Game for 3rd place

date	encounter			Result
10/25/1968	Soviet Union	-	Brazil	070: 053

final

date	encounter			Result
10/25/1968	United States	-	Yugoslavia	065: 050