The 1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia from November 22 to December 1, 1956. The team was led by Bill Russell, who averaged 14.1 points per game.^[1] Team USA won the Olympic Gold medal, beating their opponents by an average of 53.5 points, an unsurpassed average margin of victory in Olympic basketball.^[2]

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1956 United States men's Olympic basketball team

Head coach	Gerry Tucker
1956 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader	Bill Russell (14.1)
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•  United States beat  Japan, 98–40
•  United States beat  Thailand, 101–29
•  United States beat  Philippines, 121–53
•  United States beat  Bulgaria, 85–44
•  United States beat  Brazil, 113–51
•  United States beat  Soviet Union, 85–55
•  United States beat  Uruguay, 101–38
•  United States beat  Soviet Union, 89–55
• USA record was 8–0

• 1.  United States (8–0)
• 2.  Soviet Union (5–3)
• 3.  Uruguay (6–2)
• 4.  France (5–3)
• 5.  Bulgaria (5–3)
• 6.  Brazil (3–4)
• 7.  Philippines (4–4)
• 8.  Chile (2–5)
• 9.  Canada (5–2)
• 10.  Japan (3–4)
• 11.  Formosa (5–3)
• 12.  Australia (2–5)
• 13.  Singapore (2–5)
• 14.  South Korea (1–6)
• 15.  Thailand (0–7)

• Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics