| Type: | Olympics |
| City: | St. Louis |
| Year: | 1904 |
| Size: | 160 |
| Games: | 1904 Summer Olympics |
| Host: | United States |
| Dates: | 11 July - 12 July |
| Next: | Berlin 1936 |
Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis for the first time as a demonstration sport.
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]
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]
| 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 |
| Match # | Winning Team | Final Score | Losing Team | |
| Match #1 | 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 | Turner Tigers |