Basketball_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics

Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

International basketball tournament

Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany from August 27 to September 9. The Soviet Union controversially won the gold medal game against the United States.[1][2] This was the first time that the USA did not win a gold medal since the sport's introduction into the Olympics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The bronze was won by Cuba, the only Olympic medal they have won in basketball.[3] Another controversy was suspension of Mickey Coll after a positive drug test.

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Medal summary

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Qualification

Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the first four places at the previous tournament. Additional spots were decided by various continental tournaments held by FIBA plus an additional pre-Olympic tournament that granted two extra berths.

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  • a Egypt withdrew from the tournament following the events of the Munich massacre.

Format

  • Two groups of eight teams are formed, where the top two from each group compete for the medals in a knockout round.
  • The remaining places are defined as follows:
    • Fifth through eighth places are decided in a separate bracket between the third and fourth places from each group in a separate bracket.
    • Ninth through sixteenth places are decided between the fifth through eighth places from each group in separate brackets.

Tie-breaking criteria:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams

Squads

For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters.

Preliminary round

The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams compete for 5th through 16th places in separate brackets.

Group A

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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Brazil 1–0 Czechoslovakia
  2. Head-to-head record: Spain 1–0 Australia
August 27
10:30
Cuba  105–64  Egypt
August 27
12:00
United States  66–35  Czechoslovakia
August 27
14:30
Japan  55–110  Brazil
August 27
20:00
Spain  79–74  Australia
August 28
9:00
Brazil  110–84  Egypt
August 28
14:30
United States  81–55  Australia
August 28
16:00
Cuba  74–53  Spain
August 28
20:00
Japan  61–74  Czechoslovakia
August 29
9:00
Brazil  72–69  Spain
August 29
14:30
Japan  78–73  Egypt
August 29
20:00
Czechoslovakia  69–68  Australia
August 29
21:30
United States  67–48  Cuba
August 30
10:30
Egypt  58–72  Spain
August 30
14:30
Japan  76–92  Australia
August 30
16:00
Czechoslovakia  65–77  Cuba
August 30
21:30
Brazil  54–61  United States
September 1
21:30
Japan  76–87  Spain
September 1
21:30
Australia  70–84  Cuba
September 1
21:30
Egypt  31–96  United States
September 1
21:30
Czechoslovakia  82–83  Brazil
September 2
9:00
Australia  75–69  Brazil
September 2
12:00
Egypt  64–94  Czechoslovakia
September 2
14:30
Japan  63–108  Cuba
September 2
18:30
Spain  56–72  United States
September 3
9:00
Japan  33–99  United States
September 3
10:30
Spain  70–74  Czechoslovakia
September 3
18:30
Australia  89–66  Egypt
September 3
21:30
Cuba  64–63  Brazil

Group B

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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Italy 1–1 (1.072 GAvg), Yugoslavia 1–1 (1.013), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.917)
August 27
9:00
Poland  90–75  Philippines
August 27
16:00
Yugoslavia  85–78  Italy
August 27
18:30
Senegal  52–94  Soviet Union
August 27
21:30
West Germany  74–81  Puerto Rico
August 28
12:00
West Germany  63–87  Soviet Union
August 28
16:30
Senegal  56–92  Italy
August 28
18:30
Puerto Rico  92–72  Philippines
August 28
21:30
Poland  64–85  Yugoslavia
August 29
10:30
Senegal  59–95  Poland
August 29
12:00
Soviet Union  79–66  Italy
August 29
16:00
Puerto Rico  79–74  Yugoslavia
August 29
18:30
West Germany  93–74  Philippines
August 30
9:00
Soviet Union  94–64  Poland
August 30
12:00
West Germany  57–68  Italy
August 30
18:30
Philippines  76–117  Yugoslavia
August 30
20:00
Puerto Rico  92–57  Senegal
September 1
9:00
Senegal  62–68  Philippines
September 1
12:00
West Germany  56–81  Yugoslavia
September 1
20:00
Italy  71–59  Poland
September 1
21:30
Soviet Union  100–87  Puerto Rico
September 2
12:00
SFR Yugoslavia  73–57  Senegal
September 2
14:30
West Germany  67–65  Poland
September 2
16:00
Philippines  80–111  Soviet Union
September 2
20:00
Italy  71–54  Puerto Rico
September 3
12:00
Italy  101–81  Philippines
September 3
14:30
Poland  83–85  Puerto Rico
September 3
16:00
SFR Yugoslavia  67–74  Soviet Union
September 3
20:00
West Germany  72–62  Senegal

Knockout stage

Medal bracket

Semifinals (September 7)[4] Gold medal (September 9)
      
A1  United States 68
B2  Italy 38
A1  United States 50
B1  Soviet Union 51
B1  Soviet Union 67
A2  Cuba 61 Bronze medal (September 8)
B2  Italy 65
A2  Cuba 66

Classification brackets

5th–8th place

Semifinals (September 7[4]) 5th place (September 9)
      
A3  Brazil 83
B4  Puerto Rico 87
B4  Puerto Rico 70
B3  Yugoslavia 86
B3  Yugoslavia 66
A4  Czechoslovakia 63 7th place (September 8)
A3  Brazil 87
A4  Czechoslovakia 69

9th–12th place

Semifinals (September 5) 9th place (September 9)
      
A5  Spain 76
B6  Poland 87
B6  Poland 83
A6  Australia 91
B5  West Germany 69
A6  Australia 70 11th place (September 8)
A5  Spain 84
B5  West Germany 83

13th–16th place

Semifinals (September 5) 13th place (September 7)
      
A7  Japan 70
B8  Senegal 67
A7  Japan 73
B7  Philippines 82
B7  Philippines 2
A8  Egypt 0[a] 15th place
B8  Egypt 0[a]
A8  Senegal 2
  • a Forfeited match.

Final

Main article: 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final
September 9
23:30
Soviet Union  51–50  United States
Scoring by half: 26–21, 25–29
Pts: Sergey Belov 20
Rebs: Alexander Belov 8		 Pts: Tom Henderson, Jim Brewer 9 each
Rebs: Mike Bantom 9
Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich
Referees: Renato Righetto (Brazil), Artenik Arabadjian (Bulgaria)

Awards

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Final standings

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References

  • Official Report (PDF). Vol. 3: the competitions. Munich: Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad. 1973. pp. 418–437. OCLC 829366034. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  • FIBA Results Archive:

Citations

  1. [1]
    "Biggest Olympic scandals: The most controversial basketball game of all-time".
  2. [2]
    "10 Things You May Not Know About U.S. Basketball's Shocking 1972 Olympics Loss".
  3. [3]
    "3 Seconds from Gold: 'Stolen Glory' Recalls Epic 1972 Olympic Basketball Final". August 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Forbes Leads U.S. Romp". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. September 8, 1972. p. B4. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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