Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters
# Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Twenty-one men's teams competed in basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

## Belgium

The following players represented Belgium:

| Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Breuwer | September 29, 1907 | 28 | ? | William Elie Club | 2 | ? |
| Gustave Crabbe | June 14, 1914 | 22 | ? | | 2 | ? |
| René Demanck | December 11, 1912 | 23 | ? | Fresh Air Club | 2 | ? |
| Raymond Gérard | June 4, 1914 | 22 | ? | | 1 | ? |
| Émile Laermans | January 26, 1914 | 22 | ? | | 2 | ? |
| Guillaume Merckx | April 21, 1918 | 18 | ? | | 1 | ? |
| Pierre Van Basselaere | June 26, 1915 | 21 | ? | Amicale Sportive Club | 2 | ? |
| Gustave Vereecken | August 7, 1913 | 23 | ? | | 2 | ? |

## Brazil

The following players represented Brazil:

* Baiano
* Américo Montanarini
* Armando Albano
* Pavão
* Carmino de Pilla
* Miguel Lopes
* Nelson de Souza
* Coroa

## Canada

The following players represented Canada:

* Gord Aitchison
* Ian Allison
* Art Chapman
* Chuck Chapman
* Doug Peden
* Jimmy Stewart
* Red Wiseman
* Ed Dawson
* Toots Meretsky

## Chile

The following players represented Chile:

* Luis Carrasco
* Augusto Carvacho
* José González
* Eusebio Hernández
* Luis Ibaseta
* Eduardo Kapstein
* Michel Mehech

## China

The following players represented China:

| Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feng Nian-Hua | May 5, 1914 | 22 | ? | 2 | ? |
| Hsu Chao-Hsiung | June 12, 1912 | 24 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Li Shao-Tang | June 30, 1914 | 22 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Liu Bao-Cheng | February 1, 1917 | 19 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Liu Yun-Chang | February 20, 1912 | 24 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Mou Tso-Yun | December 18, 1914 | 21 | ? | 2 | ? |
| Shen Yu-Kong | June 23, 1918 | 18 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Tsai Yen-Hung | August 26, 1915 | 20 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Wang Hung-Pin | February 16, 1915 | 21 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Wang Shi-Hsuan | August 17, 1914 | 21 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Wang Yu-Tseng | April 10, 1912 | 24 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Wong Nan-Chen | November 27, 1915 | 20 | ? | 4 | ? |
| Yu Ching-Hsiao | November 16, 1911 | 24 | ? | 1 | ? |

## Czechoslovakia

The following players represented Czechoslovakia:

* Alois Dvořáček
* Hubert Prokop
* František Hájek
* František Picek
* Jiří Čtyřoký
* Josef Klíma
* Josef Moc
* Karel Kuhn
* Ladislav Prokop
* Ladislav Trpkoš
* Ludvík Dvořáček
* Vítězslav Hloušek

## Egypt

The following players represented Egypt:

* Abdel Moneim Wahibi
* Albert Tadros
* Edward Risk Allah
* Gamal El-Din Sabri
* Jwani Riad Noseir
* Kamal Riad Noseir
* Rashad Shafshak

## Estonia

The following players represented Estonia:

Head coach: Herbert Niiler

* Player
* Heino Veskila
* Evald Mahl
* Vladimir Kärk
* Robert Keres
* Aleksander Illi
* Aleksander Margiste
* Erich Altosaar
* Artur Amon

## France

The following players represented France:

* Edmond Leclerc
* Étienne Onimus
* Fernand Prudhomme
* Georges Carrier
* Jacques Flouret
* Jean Couturier
* Lucien Thèze
* Pierre Boël
* Pierre Caque
* Robert Cohu
* Étienne Rolland

## Germany

The following players represented Germany:

* Bernhard Cuiper
* Emil Göing
* Emil Lohbeck
* Hans Niclaus
* Heinz Steinschulte
* Karl Endres
* Kurt Oleska
* Otto Kuchenbecker
* Robert Duis
* Siegfried Reischies

## Italy

The following players represented Italy:

* Adolfo Mazzini
* Ambrogio Bessi
* Egidio Premiani
* Emilio Giasetti
* Enrico Castelli
* Galeazzo Dondi
* Giancarlo Marinelli
* Gino Basso
* Livio Franceschini
* Mario Novelli
* Mike Pelliccia
* Remo Piana
* Sergio Paganella

## Japan

The following players represented Japan:

* Kenshichi Yokoyama
* Masayasu Maeda
* Chang Ri-jin
* Satoshi Matsui
* Seikyu Ri
* Takao Nakae
* Takehiko Kanagoki
* Uichi Munakata

## Latvia

The following players represented Latvia:

* Voldemārs Elmūts
* Rūdolfs Jurciņš
* Maksis Kazāks
* Visvaldis Melderis
* Džems Raudziņš
* Eduards Andersons
* Mārtiņš Grundmanis

## Mexico

The following players represented Mexico:

## Peru

The following players represented Peru:

Head coach: Pedro Vera as playing coach

| Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manuel Arce | December 25, 1909 | 26 | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rolando Bacigalupo | August 14, 1914 | 21 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Willy Dasso | January 10, 1917 | 19 | ? | 2 | ? |
| Antuco Flecha | April 14, 1912 | 24 | ? | 1 | ? |
| José Carlos Godoy | December 19, 1911 | 24 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Miguel Godoy | March 15, 1907 | 29 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Luis Jacob | August 1, 1912 | 24 | ? | 2 | ? |
| Cañón Oré | November 7, 1914 | 26 | ? | 2 | ? |
| Armando Rossi | April 20, 1915 | 21 | ? | 2 | ? |

## Philippines

The Philippines had a squad of 12 players.

Head coach: Dionisio Calvo

| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | C | Charles Borck | January 4, 1917 | 19 | ? | San Beda College | 5 | ? |
| | | Antonio Carillo | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | G | Jacinto Ciria Cruz | | | ? | University of Santo Tomas | 5 | ? |
| | | Franco Marquicias | | | ? | | 3 | ? |
| | G/F | Primitivo Martínez | September 14, 1911 | 24 | ? | Ateneo de Manila | 5 | ? |
| 8 | | Jesus Marzan | | | ? | | 4 | ? |
| | | Amador Obordo | | | ? | | 5 | ? |
| | | Bibiano Ouano | | | ? | | 3 | ? |
| | | Miguel Pardo | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | F | Ambrosio Padilla (C) | December 7, 1910 | 25 | ? | Ateneo de Manila | 4 | ? |
| | | John Worrell | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | | Fortunato Yambao | October 16, 1912 | 23 | ? | | 1 | ? |

## Poland

The following players represented Poland:

Head coach: Walenty Kłyszejko

| Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zdzisław Filipkiewicz | June 21, 1916 | 20 | ? | Cracovia Kraków | 5 | ? |
| Florian Grzechowiak | June 7, 1914 | 22 | ? | KPW Poznań | 5 | ? |
| Zdzisław Kasprzak | December 16, 1910 | 25 | ? | AZS Poznań | 4 | ? |
| Jakub Kopf | March 13, 1915 | 21 | ? | Cracovia Kraków | 2 | ? |
| Ewaryst Łój | August 30, 1912 | 23 | ? | KPW Poznań | 6 | ? |
| Janusz Patrzykont | May 9, 1912 | 24 | ? | KPW Poznań | 3 | ? |
| Andrzej Pluciński | November 13, 1915 | 20 | ? | Cracovia Kraków | 6 | ? |
| Zenon Różycki | December 18, 1913 | 22 | ? | KPW Poznań | 6 | ? |
| Paweł Stok | March 22, 1913 | 23 | ? | Wisła Kraków | 3 | ? |
| Edward Szostak | September 12, 1911 | 24 | ? | Wisła Kraków | 2 | ? |

## Switzerland

The following players represented Switzerland:

Head coach:

| Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fernand Bergmann | September 12, 1904 | 31 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Pierre Carlier | December 3, 1915 | 20 | ? | 3 | ? |
| René Karlen | April 18, 1907 | 29 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Georges Laederach | July 1, 1906 | 30 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Raymond Lambercy | February 12, 1909 | 25 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Jean Pollet | July 18, 1912 | 24 | ? | 3 | ? |
| Jean Pare | March 24, 1913 | 23 | ? | 2 | ? |
| Marcel Wuilleumier | July 22, 1909 | 27 | ? | 3 | ? |

## Turkey

The following players represented Turkey:

* Dionis Sakalak
* Jack Habib
* Hayri Arsebük
* Naili Moran
* Nihat Ertuğ
* Hazdayi Penso
* Sadri Usluoğlu
* Şeref Alemdar

## United States

The following players represented the United States:

Head coach: Jimmy Needles (Universal Pictures (CA))

| Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Balter | October 15, 1909 | 26 | ? | Universal Pictures (UCLA) | 2 | 17 |
| Ralph Bishop | October 1, 1915 | 22 | ? | University of Washington | 3 | 4 |
| Joe Fortenberry | April 1, 1911 | 25 | ? | Globe Oilers (West Texas State) | 2 | 29 |
| Tex Gibbons | October 7, 1907 | 28 | ? | Globe Oilers (Southwestern) | 1 | 6 |
| Francis Johnson | August 5, 1910 | 25 | ? | Globe Oilers (West Texas State) | 2 | 20 |
| Carl Knowles | February 24, 1910 | 26 | ? | Universal Pictures (UCLA) | 2 | 6 |
| Frank Lubin (C) | January 7, 1910 | 26 | ? | Universal Pictures (UCLA) | 2 | 22 |
| Art Mollner | December 20, 1912 | 23 | ? | Universal Pictures (L.A. J.C.) | 2 | 6 |
| Donald Piper | March 5, 1911 | 25 | ? | Universal Pictures (UCLA) | 2 | 4 |
| Jack Ragland | October 9, 1913 | 22 | ? | Globe Oilers (Wichita State) | 2 | 7 |
| Willard Schmidt | February 14, 1910 | 26 | ? | Globe Oilers (Creighton) | 1 | 8 |
| Carl Shy | September 13, 1908 | 27 | ? | Universal Pictures (UCLA) | 3 | 10 |
| Duane Swanson | August 23, 1913 | 22 | ? | Universal Pictures (USC) | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Wheatley | July 5, 1909 | 27 | ? | Globe Oilers (Kansas Wesleyan) | 2 | 9 |

## Uruguay

The following players represented Uruguay:

* Alejandro González
* Carlos Gabín
* Gregorio Agós
* Humberto Bernasconi
* Leandro Gómez
* Prudencio de Pena
* Rodolfo Braselli
* Tabaré Quintans
* Víctor Latou
