1968 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The 1968 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico from October 13 to 25, 1968. Team USA won its seventh consecutive Gold medal.

The roster was led by future NBA champions Haywood and White, who each led the team with an average of 16.1 points and 11.7 points respectively. Haywood (19 years old) was the youngest player to make the USA basketball team at the time.

USA Basketball also selected 6 alternates to the U.S. squad; Tom Black of the Goodyear Wingfoots, George Carter of the US Army, Joe Hamilton of Christian College of the Southwest (TX) Junior College, Dan Issel of the University of Kentucky, Rick Mount of Purdue University and Charles Paulk of Northeastern Oklahoma College.

By obtaining a record 8-0, Team USA would earn its right to play in the Gold medal game. The team who won the game would receive the Gold medal and the team who lost the game would receive the silver medal.

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