The 1948 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, along with 22 other basketball teams. The basketball tournament was held in London, England at Wembley Stadium. Team USA won their second straight gold medal after 1936 (Summer Olympic Games were cancelled in 1940 and 1944, due to World War II). The team was made up of Amateur Athletic Union and college basketball players.
The Olympic Trials were held at the end of March. The collegiate side of the Olympic Trials bracket included the NAIA and NCAA champions as well as the NCAA and NIT runners-up. NIT champion Saint Louis were held out of the trials by the school's faculty so NIT runner-up NYU were invited in their place.
Alex Groza led Team USA with an average of 11.1 points per game. Bud Browning was the head coach, Adolph Rupp was the assistant coach, and Louis Wilke was the manager.