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

1. New York, 2-0
2. Chicago, 1-1
3. San Francisco, 2-2

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