2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coach Mike Krzyzewski
2016 Summer Olympics Gold medal.svg
Scoring leader Kevin Durant
19.4
Rebounding leader DeAndre Jordan
6.1
Assists leader Kyrie Irving
4.9
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The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They automatically qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. The team was coached by Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University, with assistant coaches Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks), and Monty Williams. [1]

Contents

Timeline

Roster

The 2016 team consisted of just two returning players from the 2012 Olympic gold-medal winning team, Kevin Durant and the new team captain, Carmelo Anthony. [5] [6]

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [7] [8] [9]

United States men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Jimmy Butler 26 – (1989-09-14)September 14, 19896 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Chicago Bulls Flag of the United States.svg
F 5 Kevin Durant 27 – (1988-09-29)September 29, 19886 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Golden State Warriors Flag of the United States.svg
C 6 DeAndre Jordan 28 – (1988-07-21)July 21, 19886 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Los Angeles Clippers Flag of the United States.svg
G 7 Kyle Lowry 30 – (1986-03-25)March 25, 19866 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Toronto Raptors Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
F 8 Harrison Barnes 24 – (1992-05-30)May 30, 19926 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Dallas Mavericks Flag of the United States.svg
G 9 DeMar DeRozan 26 – (1989-08-07)August 7, 19896 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Toronto Raptors Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
G 10 Kyrie Irving 24 – (1992-03-23)March 23, 19926 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cleveland Cavaliers Flag of the United States.svg
G 11 Klay Thompson 26 – (1990-02-08)February 8, 19906 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Golden State Warriors Flag of the United States.svg
C 12 DeMarcus Cousins 25 – (1990-08-13)August 13, 19906 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Sacramento Kings Flag of the United States.svg
F 13 Paul George 26 – (1990-05-02)May 2, 19906 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Indiana Pacers Flag of the United States.svg
F 14 Draymond Green 26 – (1990-03-04)March 4, 19906 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Golden State Warriors Flag of the United States.svg
F 15 Carmelo Anthony 32 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 19846 ft 7 in (2.01 m) New York Knicks Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 6, 2016

The following were also candidates to make the team:

Earlier candidates
PlayerNBA team [lower-alpha 1] AddedRemovedReason
Michael Carter-Williams Milwaukee Bucks August 6, 2015 [2] January 18, 201630-man roster cut [3]
Tobias Harris Detroit Pistons
Victor Oladipo Orlando Magic
Chandler Parsons Dallas Mavericks
Mason Plumlee Portland Trail Blazers
Anthony Davis New Orleans Pelicans March 22, 2016Injured [10]
Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers March 30, 2016Withdrew [11]
John Wall Washington Wizards May 5, 2016Injured [12]
Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers May 6, 2016Injured [13]
Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors June 6, 2016Injured [14]
LaMarcus Aldridge San Antonio Spurs June 7, 2016Injured [15]
James Harden Houston Rockets June 10, 2016Withdrew [16]
Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder Withdrew [16]
Kawhi Leonard San Antonio Spurs June 23, 2016Withdrew [17]
LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers Withdrew [18]
Gordon Hayward Utah Jazz Withdrew [19]
Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons Withdrew [20]
Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers February 10, 2016 [21] Withdrew [22]
Bradley Beal Washington Wizards August 6, 2015 [2] June 24, 2016Withdrew [23]
Michael Conley Memphis Grizzlies June 27, 201612-man roster cut [24]
Kenneth Faried Denver Nuggets
Rudy Gay Sacramento Kings
Dwight Howard Houston Rockets
Andre Iguodala Golden State Warriors January 18, 2016 [3]
Kevin Love Cleveland Cavaliers August 6, 2015 [2]

2015 Basketball Showcase

On August 12, 2015, USA Basketball announced that 19 NBA players would participate in the following day's 2015 USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas, where they were divided into two squads, USA Blue and USA White, with USA Blue being coached by USA National Team assistant coach Monty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder), and USA White being coached by fellow USA National Team assistant coach Tom Thibodeau (Minnesota Timberwolves). [25]

The Blue Team included starters Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors), and Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons), with reserve players Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings), Amir Johnson (Boston Celtics), Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic), and Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic).

The White Team included starters Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs), Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), and Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks), with reserve players Mason Plumlee (Portland Trail Blazers), Terrence Jones (Houston Rockets), Arron Afflalo (New York Knicks), and Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors). C. J. Watson (Orlando Magic) was included in the roster announcement but did not play. [26]

Exhibition games

The United States' 12-man roster began its exhibition schedule against 2004 Olympic champion Argentina. They also faced 2015 FIBA Asia gold medalist China and 2015 FIBA Americas champion Venezuela. The schedule concluded with 2015 FIBA Africa champion Nigeria in Houston. The United States Olympic Committee used Houston as a departure point for many Olympic teams, providing them with credentials and provisions on their way out to Brazil. [4]

July 22, 2016
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg74–111Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–32, 19–24, 24–24, 17–31
Pts: Nocioni 15
Rebs: Nocioni 7
Asts: Campazzo 6		Pts: Durant 23
Rebs: Cousins 15
Asts: Irving 6
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 16,861
July 24, 2016
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg57–106Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 16–29, 9–23, 19–28
Pts: Yi 18
Rebs: Yi 7
Asts: 3 players tied 2		Pts: Durant 19
Rebs: Anthony 8
Asts: 3 players tied 5
Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 19,060
July 26, 2016
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg57–107Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 9–21, 15–32, 18–23
Pts: Zhou 13
Rebs: Wang 5
Asts: Guo 6		Pts: Cousins 21
Rebs: Cousins 11
Asts: Thompson 5
Oracle Arena
Oakland, California
Attendance: 19,596
July 29, 2016
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg45–80Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 6–16, 13–20, 14–24
Pts: Cox 14
Rebs: Colmenares 10
Asts: Vargas 5		Pts: Thompson, Irving 13
Rebs: Cousins 12
Asts: Green 6
United Center
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 20,578
August 1, 2016
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg66–110Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 16–27, 15–30, 21–26
Pts: Oguchi 21
Rebs: Diogu 9
Asts: Uzoh 6		Pts: Anthony 19
Rebs: Jordan 9
Asts: Lowry 11
Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 18,247

Olympic play

Preliminary round

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg United States 550524407+11710 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 541444368+769
3Flag of France.svg  France 532423378+458
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 523426387+397
5Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 514315444−1296
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 505318466−1485
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

China

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
19:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg62–119Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 20–29, 17–32, 15–28
Pts: Yi 25
Rebs: Yi, Zhao 6
Asts: Zhao 5		Pts: Durant 25
Rebs: Anthony, Jordan 7
Asts: Durant 6
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,622
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Sreten Radović (CRO)

Venezuela

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
19:00
United States Flag of the United States.svg113–69Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 30–8, 27–25, 38–18
Pts: George 20
Rebs: Jordan 9
Asts: Lowry 9		Pts: Cox 19
Rebs: Echenique 7
Asts: Vargas 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,572
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)

Australia

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
19:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg88–98Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 25–20, 13–21, 21–28
Pts: Mills 30
Rebs: Dellavedova 6
Asts: Dellavedova 11		Pts: Anthony 31
Rebs: Anthony, Cousins 8
Asts: Irving 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,957
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Juan Carlos García (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

Serbia

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
19:00
United States Flag of the United States.svg94–91Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter:27–15, 23–26, 22–21, 22–29
Pts: Irving 15
Rebs: George 9
Asts: Irving, Cousins 5		Pts: Jokić 25
Rebs: Jokić 6
Asts: Teodosić 6
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,413
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

France

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
14:15
United States Flag of the United States.svg100–97Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:30–24, 25–22, 26–23, 19–28
Pts: Thompson 30
Rebs: Durant 6
Asts: Irving 12		Pts: de Colo, Heurtel 18
Rebs: Heurtel 8
Asts: Heurtel 9
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,302
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), José Reyes (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO)

Knockout round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 90
 
19 August
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 64
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 61
 
17 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 87
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 83
 
21 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 86
 
Silver medal.svgFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 66
 
17 August
 
Gold medal.svgFlag of the United States.svg United States 96
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 92
 
19 August
 
Flag of France.svg  France 67
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 76
 
17 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg United States 82 Bronze medal
 
Flag of the United States.svg United States 105
 
21 August
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 78
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 88
 
 
Bronze medal.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 89
 

Quarterfinal – Argentina

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
18:45
United States Flag of the United States.svg105–78Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:25–21, 31–19, 31–21, 18–17
Pts: Durant 27
Rebs: George 8
Asts: Durant 6		Pts: Scola 15
Rebs: Scola 10
Asts: Campazzo 9
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,700
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

Semifinal – Spain

19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
15:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg76–82Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 22–19, 18–21, 19–16
Pts: Gasol 23
Rebs: Gasol 8
Asts: Rodríguez 5		Pts: Thompson 22
Rebs: Jordan 16
Asts: Lowry, Thompson 3
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,455
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), José Reyes (MEX), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA)

Final – Serbia

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
15:45
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg66–96Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 14–33, 14–27, 23–17
Pts: Nedović 14
Rebs: Jokić 4
Asts:three players 3		Pts: Durant 30
Rebs: Cousins 15
Asts: Lowry 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,658
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan García (SPA)

Statistics

Legend
GPGames playedGSGames startedMPGMinutes per game
FGM Field goals madeFGAField goals attemptedFG%Field goal percentage
3PM 3-point field goals made3PA3-point field goals attempted3P%3-point field goal percentage
FTM Free throws madeFTAFree throws attemptedFT%Free throw percentage
RPG Rebounds per gameAPG Assists per gamePPG Points per game
PlayerGPGSMPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%RPGAPGPPG
Kevin Durant 8828.85290.5782543.5812632.8135.03.519.4
Carmelo Anthony 8823.33384.3931845.4001321.6195.32.212.1
Kyrie Irving 8822.03165.477924.3752022.9092.54.911.4
Paul George 8219.03270.457828.2861821.8574.51.911.2
Klay Thompson 8621.12877.3631649.32779.7782.51.69.9
DeMarcus Cousins 8514.62744.61400--1923.8265.81.69.1
DeAndre Jordan 8317.32331.74200--1332.4066.10.87.4
DeMar DeRozan 7011.11627.59302.0001418.7781.40.96.6
Jimmy Butler 8014.41338.34229.2221718.9442.51.45.6
Kyle Lowry 8016.31229.414311.2731317.7653.33.85.0
Harrison Barnes 408.0613.46213.333441.0001.80.84.3
Draymond Green 809.8522.227111.09047.5712.11.21.9
Total88200278590.47183225.369168224.75045.524.0100.9
Opponents88200231538.42952182.286113147.76935.520.078.4

Notes

  1. ↑ Team at the time player was a candidate

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