Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics for the first time, as a demonstration sport. There were four different events in Saint Louis for basketball competition.

Amateur championships

• Buffalo German YMCA def. Missouri AC, 97–8
• Chicago Central YMCA def. Sawyer AB, 56–6
• Buffalo German YMCA def. Turner Tigers, 77–6
• Chicago Central YMCA def. Turner Tigers, 2–2 (Turner Tigers forfeited)
• Buffalo German YMCA def. Xavier AA, 36–28
• Buffalo German YMCA def. Chicago Central YMCA, 39–28
• Chicago Central YMCA def. Missouri AC, 2–0

College basketball

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

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

High school basketball

1. New York, 3–0
2. Chicago, 2–1
3. Saint Louis, 1–2
4. San Francisco, 0–3

Elementary school basketball