1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team
The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Lenny Wilkens, the team won gold for the second straight Olympics. Nicknamed Dream Team III,[2][3] the team included five players who were Olympic teammates on the original "Dream Team", from the 1992 Olympic basketball tournament: Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, and David Robinson. Gary Payton was a late replacement for the injured Glenn Robinson[4][5]
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| Head coach | Lenny Wilkens |
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| Scoring leader |  Charles Barkley[1] 12.4 |
| Rebounding leader | Charles Barkley 6.6 |
| Assists leader | Gary Payton 4.5 |
Roster
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Staff
- Head coach: Lenny Wilkens (Atlanta Hawks)
- Assistant coaches: Jerry Sloan (Utah Jazz), Bobby Cremins (Georgia Tech), and Clem Haskins (University of Minnesota)
- Team physicians: Steve Haas (Washington Bullets), John A. Hefferon (Chicago Bulls), and Bruce Moseley (Houston Rockets)
- Athletic trainers: Steven Brace (Creighton University) and Ron Culp (Miami Heat)
1996 USA results
- United States beat
Argentina, 96–68 - United States beat
Angola, 87–54 - United States beat
Lithuania, 104–82 - United States beat
China, 133–70 - United States beat
Croatia, 102–71 - United States beat
Brazil, 98–75 (Quarterfinals) - United States beat
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Australia, 101–73 (Semifinals) - United States beat
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FR Yugoslavia, 95–69 (Gold medal game)
1996 Olympic standings
- 1. United States (8–0)
- 2. FR Yugoslavia (7–1)
- 3. Lithuania (5–3)
- 4. Australia (5–3)
- 5.
Greece (5–3) - 6. Brazil (3–5)
- 7. Croatia (4–4)
- 8. China (2–6)
- 9. Argentina (3–4)
- 10.
Puerto Rico (2–5) - 11. Angola (1–6)
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South Korea (0–7)[7]
References
- 1996 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 20 Jul. to 3 Aug. 1996 - Atlanta in United States of America.
- Rhoden, William C. (July 23, 1996). "Sports of The Times;Competitors Without a Competition". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
WAGERS were being taken on how badly Dream Team III would route Angola last night in Game 2 of its gold-medal tour.
- OlympicTalk (May 1, 2020). "Why Michael Jordan didn't return for 1996 Atlanta Olympics". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- https://apnews.com/369bc1d3f646b92b86f86f313a063d96
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-06-26-9606260176-story.html
- "Team USA Basketball: What About the 1996 Dream Team II?". Bleacher Report. September 3, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- "Games of the XXVIth Olympiad -- 1996". USA Basketball. NBA Media Ventures. September 14, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
External links
- USA Basketball, official site
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