McPherson Globe Refiners

McPherson Globe Refiners
LeaguesAAU 1934–1936
Founded1933
Folded1937
ArenaMcPherson Convention Center, McPherson, Kansas
Capacity1,000
Team colorsRed, white
   
OwnershipLario Oil & Gas Company
Championships1936 Olympics gold medal (with the Universals)
1936 US Olympic tryouts 2nd
1936 AAU tournament 1st
1935 AAU Tournament 2nd

The McPherson Globe Refiners were an amateur basketball team in the 1930s. The Refiners contributed six members to the 1936 United States men's Olympic basketball team, the first basketball team to win the Olympic gold medal.

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