1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team

1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team

Head coach	John Thompson
1988 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader	Dan Majerle [1] 14.1
Rebounding leader	David Robinson 6.9
Assists leader	Mitch Richmond 2.1
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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. Team USA won the tournament's bronze medal, their lowest finish to that point in any Olympic basketball tournament. ^[2]

This was the last Olympic basketball tournament in which NBA players were not allowed to participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leading to the dominance of 1992's Dream Team. ^{[3] [4]}

Roster

Name [5]	Position	Height	Weight	Age	Team/School	Home Town
Willie Anderson	G	6'7"	190	22	Georgia	Atlanta, Georgia
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"	206	20	North Carolina	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mitch Richmond	G	6'4"	222	23	Kansas State	Lauderdale Lakes, 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

• Head Coach: John Thompson of Georgetown University
• Assistant coach: George Raveling of the University of Southern California
• Assistant coach: Craig Esherick of Georgetown University
• Assistant coach: Mary Fenlon of Georgetown University
• Manager: Bill Stein of St. Peter's College, in New Jersey
• Team physician: James Hill of Chicago, Illinois
• Athletic trainer: Troy Young of Arizona State University

Results

•   United States beat   Spain, 97–53
•   United States beat   Canada, 76–70
•   United States beat   Brazil, 102–87
•   United States beat   China (PRC), 108–57
•   United States beat   Egypt, 102–35
•   United States beat   Puerto Rico, 94–57
•   Soviet Union beat   United States, 82–76
•   United States beat   Australia, 78–49

The team did not reach the gold-medal game for the first time in its history. They beat Australia in the bronze-medal game 78–49. ^[6]

Final standings

• 1.   Soviet Union (7–1)
• 2.   Yugoslavia (6–2)
• 3.   United States (7–1)
• 4.   Australia (4–4)
• 5.   Brazil (5–3)
• 6.   Canada (3–5)
• 7.   Puerto Rico (4–4)
• 8.   Spain (4–4)
• 9.   South Korea (2–5)
• 10.   Central African Republic (2–5)
• 11.   China (2–5)
• 12.   Egypt (0–7) ^[7]

See also

• Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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". The New York Times . Retrieved April 28, 2014.
3. Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN   9781602396784 . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
4. Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN   9781440835759 . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
5. "1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine ." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
6. "USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
7. 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info

External links

• USA Basketball, official site