Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis for the first time as a demonstration sport.

th Olympic Basketball Tournament
St. Louis 1904
Tournament details
Olympics	1904 Summer Olympics
Host nation	United States
City	St. Louis
Duration	11 July - 12 July
Tournaments
Berlin 1936 →

There were seven different events that took place: an amateur championship, a college championship, a YMCA championship, two high school championships, and two elementary school championships.^[1]

Men's Amateur Championships

The Buffalo German YMCA dominated the men's championship while other teams frequently failed to field a complete team or show up for all their scheduled games, resulting in several lopsided scores and forfeited matches.^[2]

Round Robin Table Results

Team[1]	Wins	Losses	Points (Table)	Points For	Points Against
Buffalo German YMCA	5	0	10	354	120
Chicago Central YMCA	4	1	8	90	54
Missouri Athletic Club	3	2	6	51	136
St. Louis Central YMCA	2	3	4	76	121
Xavier Athletic Club	0	4	0	80	133
Turner Tigers	0	4	0	18	105

Individual Game Results

Match #[1]	Winning Team	Final Score	Losing Team
Match #1	Buffalo German YMCA	77 – 6	Turner Tigers
Match #2	Buffalo German YMCA	36 – 28	Xavier Athletic Club
Match #3	Buffalo German YMCA	105 – 50	St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #4	Chicago Central YMCA	56 – 15	Xavier Athletic Club
Match #5	Chicago Central YMCA	2 – 0 (Forfeit)	Turner Tigers
Match #6	Missouri Athletic Club	2 – 0 (Forfeit)	St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #7	Chicago Central YMCA	2 – 0 (Forfeit)	Missouri Athletic Club
Match #8	Missouri Athletic Club	39 – 37	Xavier Athletic Club
Match #9	St. Louis Central YMCA	24 – 12	Turner Tigers
Match #10	Buffalo German YMCA	39 – 28	Chicago Central YMCA
Match #11	Buffalo German YMCA	97 – 8	Missouri Athletic Club
Match #12	Chicago Central YMCA	2 – 0 (Forfeit)	St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #13	Missouri Athletic Club	2 – 0 (Forfeit)	Turner Tigers
Match #14	St. Louis Central YMCA	2 – 0 (Forfeit)	Xavier Athletic Club
Match #15	Xavier Athletic Club	Both teams failed to appear[2]	Turner Tigers

College Basketball

• Hiram College def. Wheaton College, 23–20
• Hiram College def. Latter-day Saints' University, 25–18
• Wheaton College def. Latter-day Saints' University, 40–35

1. Hiram College, 2–0
2. Wheaton College, 1–1
3. Latter-day Saints' University, 0–2

References

1. Olympedia report on 1904 basketball events
2. "Jul 13, 1904, page 5 - St. Louis Globe-Democrat at Newspapers.com - "Buffalo Wins at Basket Ball"". Newspapers.com. July 13, 1904. Retrieved 2024-07-09.