Basketball at the 1973 Summer Universiade
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The Basketball competitions in the 1973 Summer Universiade were held in Moscow, Soviet Union.
Men's competition
The American national team was coached by Ed Badger while the Mexican national team was coached by Gene Iba, Jerry Hale, and Agustín García, and also practiced under Charlie Spoonhour in the leadup to the games.[1][2]
The United States defeated the Soviet Union, 75–67, in the gold-medal game. The Soviet roster featured six players who participated in the 1972 Olympic men's basketball final.[3]
Final standings
Women's competition
Final standings
References
- ^ "Spoonhour to Coach Mexican Cage Squad". Moberly Monitor-Index and Evening Democrat. 17 June 1973. p. 7A. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "El Pasoan On Mexico Cage Team". El Paso Herald-Post. 15 August 1973. p. D3. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grimsley, Will (25 August 1973). "Yanks Finally Do Something Right; Cagers Top Russians". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "EIGHTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1973". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.