Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games

The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park Arena from February 28 to March 8, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Participating nations

Argentina (ARG) Brazil (BRA) Chile (CHI) Cuba (CUB) Colombia (COL)	Ecuador (ECU) Mexico (MEX) Panama (PAN) Paraguay (PAR) United States (USA)

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
1.	United States
2.	Argentina
3.	Brazil
4.	Cuba
5.	Chile
6.	Panama
7.	Paraguay
8.	Mexico
9.	Ecuador
10.	Colombia

Medalists

United States squad – 1951 Pan American Games – Gold medal

Adkins Atha Babcock Barksdale Faszholz Gilbert Kern Lambdin Leslie E. Longfellow Murray O'Neill Powell Turner Coach: Fischer / J. Longfellow

Argentina squad – 1951 Pan American Games – Silver medal

Bustos Contarbio Pérez López Viau Menini González Uder Monza Nuré Peralta Furlong Poletti del Vecchio Coach: ?

Brazil squad – 1951 Pan American Games (bronze medal)

Alberto Marson Alfredo da Motta Algodão Almir Ardelin Pinto Godinho Mário Jorge Massinet Sorcinelli Montanha Tião Thales Zé Luiz Coach: Kanela

Awards

1951 Pan American Games Winners
United States First title

References

Basketball at the Pan American Games

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