1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The team's head coach was John Thompson, of Georgetown University. It was the first time that Team USA won the Summer Olympics basketball tournament's bronze medal, and the last time that they were represented by a basketball team that didn't feature NBA players,[2] as NBA players were allowed to compete at the Olympics, starting with the 1992 Summer Olympic Games.

1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Basketball at the Summer Olympics season
Head coachJohn Thompson
1988 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader Dan Majerle[1]
14.1
Rebounding leader David Robinson
6.9
Assists leader Mitch Richmond
2.1

Meanwhile, other teams were able to use players that were de facto professionals, but that were still classified at that time as amateurs by FIBA. The most prominent examples of this were the Soviet national team and the Yugoslav national team, which used players who were being paid by their states. Also, unlike the American team that was made up of college players aged 20–23, the Soviets and Yugoslavs featured multiple players who had experience playing at the Olympic level.[3]

Roster
Name [4] Position Height Weight Age Team/School Home Town
Willie Anderson G 6'7" 190 22 Georgia Greenville, SC
Stacey Augmon F 6'7" 192 20 UNLV Pasadena, California
Bimbo Coles G 6'1" 175 20 Virginia Tech Lewisburg, West Virginia
Jeff Grayer G 6'6" 206 22 Iowa State Flint, Michigan
Hersey Hawkins G 6'2" 192 21 Bradley Chicago, Illinois
Dan Majerle G/F 6'5" 225 23 Central Michigan Traverse City, Michigan
Danny Manning F 6'9" 231 22 Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
J. R. Reid F 6'9" 260 20 North Carolina Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mitch Richmond G 6'4" 222 23 Kansas State Lauderhill, Florida
David Robinson C 7'0" 226 23 Navy Woodbridge, Virginia
Charles D. Smith F 6'9" 228 23 Pittsburgh Bridgeport, Connecticut
Charles Smith G 6'0" 149 20 Georgetown Washington, DC

Team staff members

Results

The American team did not reach the gold medal game for the first time in its history. However, the team rebounded, and beat Australia in the bronze medal game, by a score of 78–49.[5]

Final standings

See also

References
  1. 1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 17 to 30 Sep. 1988 - Seoul in Korea.
  2. "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Men's Basketball; After 16-Year Wait, Soviets Stun U.S. Again, 82-76 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  3. Jan Hubbard. "Why Can Pros Compete in International Events?". USA Basketball. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  4. "1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
  5. "USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988". usab.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  6. 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.