Annex: Basketball at the 1948 London Olympics

The basketball tournament at the 1948 London Olympic Games took place between July 30 and August 13, 1948 in London, United Kingdom. It was the second official basketball tournament at the Olympic Games.

Results

Event
Male (13 August)	United States	France	Brazil

Men's Tournament

Participating countries

The basketball tournament had the participation of 23 teams, being this Olympic basketball tournament the one with the largest participation along with the one in Berlin 1936. In italics the debutant countries in basketball are indicated At the olympic games.

Final Matches

• Semifinal 1: United States 71- Mexico 40
• Semifinal 2: France 43- Brazil 33
• Third and fourth placeBrazil 52-Mexico 47
• Final: United States 65- France 21

Final standings

Pos.	Selection	Points	PJ	PG	P	Rend.
01!	United States	16	8	8	0	1,000
02!	France	12	7	5	2	0.714
03!	Brazil	15	8	7	1	0.875
4	Mexico	12	7	5	2	0.714
5	Uruguay	13	8	5	3	0.625
6	Chile	12	8	4	4	0,500
7	Czechoslovakia	13	8	5	3	0.625
8	South Korea	11	8	3	5	0.375
9	Canada	14	8	6	2	0.750
10	Peru	12	8	4	4	0,500
11	Belgium	13	8	5	3	0.625
12	Philippines	12	8	4	4	0,500
13	Cuba	11	7	4	3	0.571
14	Iran	9	7	2	5	0.286
15	Argentina	12	8	4	4	0,500
16	Hungary	11	8	3	5	0.375
17	Italy	12	8	4	4	0,500
18	China	13	8	5	3	0.625
19	Egypt	9	7	2	5	0.286
20	Britain	9	8	1	7	0.125
21	Switzerland	10	8	2	6	0,250
22	Iraq	7	7	0	7	0,000
23	Ireland	6	6	0	6	0,000

Medalist team templates

• United States:

Selector: Omar Browning

Players: Clifford Barker, Don Barksdale, Ralph Beard, Lewis Beck, Vince Boryla, Gordon Carpenter, Alex Groza, Wallace Jones, Robert Kurland, Raymond Lumpp, R.C. Pitts, Jesse Renick, Kenneth Rollins, Jack Robinson.

• France:

Selector: Robert Busnel

Players: André Barrais, Michel Bonnevie, André Buffière, René Chocat, René Dérency, Maurice Desaymonnet, André Even, Maurice Girardot, Fernand Guillou, Raymond Offner, Jacques Perrier, Yvan Quénin, Lucien Rebuffic, Pierre Thiolon.

• Brazil:

Selector: Moacir Daiuto

Players: Alfonso de Azevedo Évora (9pts), Alberto Marson (0), Alexandre Gemignani (10), Alfredo Rodrigues da Motta (115), João Francisco Bráz (49), Marcus Vinícius Dias (18), Massinet Sorcinelli (33), Nilton Pacheco de Oliveira (36), Ruy de Freitas (37), Zenny de Azevedo “ Algodão” (67).

Predecessor: Berlin 1936

Basketball at the Olympic Games London 1948

Successor: Helsinki 1952