The U.S. Olympic Committee named its twelve man basketball team yesterday. Collegians picked were Jo Jo White of Kansas, Ken Spain of Houston, Bill Hosket of Ohio State, and Charles Scott of North Carolina. No player on the All-American first team was chosen. Both Calvin Murphy and Pete Maravich, the nation's leading scorers were cut from the squad. Sophomores Dan Issel of Kentucky and Rick Mount of Purdue were chosen as alternates. The rest of the team consists of NAIA, Junior College, AAU, and Armed Service All-Stars.
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