Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

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Competing teams.

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the given teams who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Men's Basketball.

Contents

Group A

Argentina

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1]

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F/C 4 Luis Scola  (C)28 – (1980-04-30)April 30, 19806 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Houston Rockets Flag of the United States.svg
SG 5 Manu Ginóbili 31 – (1977-07-28)July 28, 19776 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Antonio Spurs Flag of the United States.svg
C 6 Román González 30 – (1978-01-28)January 28, 19786 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Peñarol Flag of Argentina.svg
C 7 Fabricio Oberto 33 – (1975-03-21)March 21, 19756 ft 10 in (2.08 m) San Antonio Spurs Flag of the United States.svg
PG 8 Pablo Prigioni 31 – (1977-05-17)May 17, 19776 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TAU Cerámica Flag of Spain.svg
PG 9 Antonio Porta 24 – (1983-10-28)October 28, 19836 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Spartak Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg
SG 10 Carlos Delfino 25 – (1982-08-29)August 29, 19826 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Khimki Flag of Russia.svg
PG 11 Paolo Quinteros 29 – (1979-01-15)January 15, 19796 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Basket Zaragoza Flag of Spain.svg
PF 12 Leonardo Gutiérrez 30 – (1978-05-16)May 16, 19786 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Atenas Flag of Argentina.svg
SF 13 Andrés Nocioni 28 – (1979-11-30)November 30, 19796 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Chicago Bulls Flag of the United States.svg
C 14 Juan Pedro Gutiérrez 24 – (1983-10-10)October 10, 19836 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Granada Flag of Spain.svg
SF 15 Federico Kammerichs 28 – (1980-06-21)June 21, 19806 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Regatas Flag of Argentina.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

Australia

The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2]

Australia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 4 Chris Anstey 33 – (1975-01-01)January 1, 19757 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Melbourne Tigers Flag of Australia (converted).svg
PG 5 Patrick Mills 19 – (1988-08-11)August 11, 19886 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Saint Mary's Gaels Flag of the United States.svg
C 6 Andrew Bogut 23 – (1984-11-28)November 28, 19847 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Milwaukee Bucks Flag of the United States.svg
G/F 7 Joe Ingles 20 – (1987-10-02)October 2, 19876 ft 8 in (2.03 m) South Dragons Flag of Australia (converted).svg
G/F 8 Brad Newley 23 – (1985-02-18)February 18, 19856 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Panellinios Flag of Greece.svg
G 9 C. J. Bruton 32 – (1975-12-13)December 13, 19756 ft 2 in (1.88 m) New Zealand Breakers Flag of New Zealand.svg
F 10 David Barlow 24 – (1983-10-22)October 22, 19836 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Melbourne Tigers Flag of Australia (converted).svg
SF 11 Mark Worthington 25 – (1983-06-08)June 8, 19836 ft 7 in (2.01 m) South Dragons Flag of Australia (converted).svg
G/F 12 Glen Saville 32 – (1976-01-17)January 17, 19766 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Wollongong Hawks Flag of Australia (converted).svg
F/C 13 David Andersen 28 – (1980-06-23)June 23, 19806 ft 11 in (2.11 m) FC Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg
F/C 14 Matthew Nielsen  (C)30 – (1978-02-03)February 3, 19786 ft 10 in (2.08 m) BC Lietuvos rytas Flag of Lithuania.svg
F 15 Shawn Redhage 27 – (1981-01-21)January 21, 19816 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Perth Wildcats Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

Croatia

The following is the Croatia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3]

Croatia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Roko Ukić 23 – (1984-12-05)December 5, 19846 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Toronto Raptors Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
G 5 Davor Kus 30 – (1978-07-21)July 21, 19786 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Unicaja Málaga Flag of Spain.svg
PG 6 Marko Popović 26 – (1982-06-12)June 12, 19826 ft 1 in (1.85 m) BC Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg
SF 7 Marin Rozić 25 – (1983-02-14)February 14, 19836 ft 8 in (2.03 m) KK Cibona Flag of Croatia.svg
F/C 8 Nikola Prkačin 32 – (1975-11-15)November 15, 19756 ft 10 in (2.08 m) KK Cibona Flag of Croatia.svg
G/F 9 Marko Tomas 23 – (1985-01-03)January 3, 19856 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg
G 10 Zoran Planinić 25 – (1982-09-12)September 12, 19826 ft 6 in (1.98 m) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
C 11 Sandro Nicević 32 – (1976-06-16)June 16, 19766 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg
F 12 Damjan Rudež 22 – (1986-06-17)June 17, 19866 ft 10 in (2.08 m) KK Union Olimpija Flag of Slovenia.svg
PF 13 Marko Banić 23 – (1984-08-31)August 31, 19846 ft 9 in (2.06 m) iurbentia Bilbao Flag of Spain.svg
PF 14 Krešimir Lončar 25 – (1983-02-12)February 12, 19836 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Lokomotiv Rostov Flag of Russia.svg
C 15 Stanko Barać 21 – (1986-08-13)August 13, 19867 ft 1 in (2.16 m) TAU Ceramica Flag of Spain.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

Iran

The following is the Iran roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [4]

Iran men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F/C 4 Ali Doraghi 23 – (1984-09-20)September 20, 19846 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Petrochimi Flag of Iran.svg
PG 5 Amir Amini 24 – (1984-06-10)June 10, 19846 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Kaveh Flag of Iran.svg
PG 6 Javad Davari 25 – (1983-04-25)April 25, 19836 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Petrochimi Flag of Iran.svg
PG 7 Mehdi Kamrani 26 – (1982-06-01)June 1, 19825 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Mahram Flag of Iran.svg
SG 8 Saeid Davarpanah 20 – (1987-09-07)September 7, 19876 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Kaveh Flag of Iran.svg
SG 9 Iman Zandi 26 – (1981-09-19)September 19, 19816 ft 2 in (1.88 m) BEEM Flag of Iran.svg
SG 10 Hamed Afagh 25 – (1983-02-01)February 1, 19836 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saba Battery Flag of Iran.svg
F/C 11 Hamed Sohrabnejad 25 – (1983-05-07)May 7, 19836 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Mahram Flag of Iran.svg
PF 12 Oshin Sahakian 22 – (1986-03-21)March 21, 19866 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Zob Ahan Flag of Iran.svg
C 13 Mousa Nabipour 24 – (1983-08-14)August 14, 19836 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Kaveh Flag of Iran.svg
SF 14 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami  (C)25 – (1983-05-11)May 11, 19836 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Mahram Flag of Iran.svg
C 15 Hamed Haddadi 23 – (1985-05-19)May 19, 19857 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Saba Battery Flag of Iran.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008

Lithuania

The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [5]

Lithuania men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Rimantas Kaukėnas 31 – (1977-04-11)April 11, 19776 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Montepaschi Siena Flag of Italy.svg
SG 5 Mindaugas Lukauskis 29 – (1979-05-19)May 19, 19796 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Lietuvos Rytas Flag of Lithuania.svg
SF 6 Jonas Mačiulis 23 – (1985-02-10)February 10, 19856 ft 7 in (2.01 m) BC Žalgiris Flag of Lithuania.svg
C 7 Darjuš Lavrinovič 28 – (1979-11-01)November 1, 19796 ft 11 in (2.11 m) UNICS Kazan Flag of Russia.svg
G/F 8 Ramūnas Šiškauskas  (C)29 – (1978-09-10)September 10, 19786 ft 6 in (1.98 m) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
G 9 Marius Prekevičius 24 – (1984-05-22)May 22, 19846 ft 5 in (1.96 m) BC Šiauliai Flag of Lithuania.svg
G/F 10 Simas Jasaitis 26 – (1982-03-26)March 26, 19826 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Joventut Badalona Flag of Spain.svg
F 11 Linas Kleiza 23 – (1985-01-03)January 3, 19856 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Denver Nuggets Flag of the United States.svg
F/C 12 Kšyštof Lavrinovič 28 – (1979-11-01)November 1, 19796 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Montepaschi Siena Flag of Italy.svg
PG 13 Šarūnas Jasikevičius 32 – (1976-03-05)March 5, 19766 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Panathinaikos BC Flag of Greece.svg
F/C 14 Marijonas Petravičius 28 – (1979-10-24)October 24, 19796 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Lietuvos Rytas Flag of Lithuania.svg
C 15 Robertas Javtokas 28 – (1980-03-20)March 20, 19806 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Dynamo Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [6]

Russia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Andrey Vorontsevich 21 – (1987-07-17)July 17, 19876 ft 8 in (2.03 m) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
PG 5 Jon Robert Holden 31 – (1976-08-10)August 10, 19766 ft 1 in (1.85 m) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
G 6 Sergei Bykov 25 – (1983-02-26)February 26, 19836 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Dynamo Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
F 7 Andrei Kirilenko  (C)27 – (1981-02-18)February 18, 19816 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Utah Jazz Flag of the United States.svg
C 8 Nikita Morgunov 33 – (1975-06-29)June 29, 19756 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Lokomotiv Rostov Flag of Russia.svg
PG 9 Petr Samoylenko 31 – (1977-02-07)February 7, 19776 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Dynamo Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
F 10 Victor Khryapa 26 – (1982-08-03)August 3, 19826 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
SG 11 Zakhar Pashutin 34 – (1974-05-03)May 3, 19746 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Spartak Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg
SF 12 Sergei Monia 25 – (1983-04-15)April 15, 19836 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Dynamo Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
SG 13 Vitaly Fridzon 22 – (1985-10-14)October 14, 19856 ft 5 in (1.96 m) BC Khimki Flag of Russia.svg
C 14 Aleksey Savrasenko 29 – (1979-02-28)February 28, 19797 ft 1 in (2.16 m) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
SF 15 Viktor Keirou 24 – (1984-01-31)January 31, 19846 ft 7 in (2.01 m) CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

Group B

Angola

The following is the Angola roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [7]

Angola men's national basketball team roster – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF 4 Olimpio Cipriano 26 – (1982-04-09)April 9, 19826 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg
G 5 Armando Costa 25 – (1983-06-03)June 3, 19836 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético Flag of Angola.svg
SG 6 Carlos Morais 22 – (1985-10-16)October 16, 19856 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Petro Atlético Flag of Angola.svg
PG 7 Milton Barros 24 – (1984-06-21)June 21, 19846 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Petro Atlético Flag of Angola.svg
G 8 Luis Costa 30 – (1978-06-07)June 7, 19786 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Petro Atlético Flag of Angola.svg
G 9 Vladimir Geronimo 30 – (1977-12-12)December 12, 19776 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg
F/C 10 Joaquim Gomes 27 – (1980-12-23)December 23, 19806 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg
F 11 Felizardo Ambrosio 20 – (1987-12-25)December 25, 19876 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Primeiro de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg
C 12 Abdel Aziz Moussa 28 – (1980-04-08)April 8, 19806 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Primeiro de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg
SG 13 Carlos Almeida  (C)31 – (1976-09-24)September 24, 19766 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Primeiro de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg
F 14 Leonel Paulo 22 – (1986-04-30)April 30, 19866 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Petro Atlético Flag of Angola.svg
F 15 Eduardo Mingas 29 – (1979-01-29)January 29, 19796 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Petro Atlético Flag of Angola.svg
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

China

The following is the China roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [8]

China men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Chen Jianghua 19 – (1989-03-12)March 12, 19896 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
G 5 Liu Wei  (C)28 – (1980-01-15)January 15, 19806 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Shanghai Sharks Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
PG 6 Zhang Qingpeng 23 – (1985-01-23)January 23, 19856 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Liaoning Hunters Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
G/F 7 Wang Shipeng 25 – (1983-04-06)April 6, 19836 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
SF 8 Zhu Fangyu 25 – (1983-01-05)January 5, 19836 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
G 9 Sun Yue 22 – (1985-11-06)November 6, 19856 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Los Angeles Lakers Flag of the United States.svg
SF 10 Li Nan 31 – (1976-09-25)September 25, 19766 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bayi Rockets Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
F/C 11 Yi Jianlian 20 – (1987-10-27)October 27, 19877 ft 0 in (2.13 m) New Jersey Nets Flag of the United States.svg
SF 12 Wang Lei 21 – (1986-08-12)August 12, 19866 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Bayi Rockets Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
C 13 Yao Ming 27 – (1980-09-12)September 12, 19807 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Houston Rockets Flag of the United States.svg
C 14 Wang Zhizhi 29 – (1979-07-08)July 8, 19797 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Bayi Rockets Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
F 15 Du Feng 27 – (1981-07-30)July 30, 19816 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Guangdong Southern Tigers Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

Germany

The following is the Germany roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [9]

Germany men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F/C 4 Tim Ohlbrecht 19 – (1988-08-30)August 30, 19886 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Brose Baskets Flag of Germany.svg
SF 5 Philip Zwiener 23 – (1985-07-23)July 23, 19856 ft 7 in (2.01 m) ALBA Berlin Flag of Germany.svg
PF 6 Sven Schultze 30 – (1978-07-11)July 11, 19786 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Olympia Larissa BC Flag of Greece.svg
SG 7 Robert Garrett 31 – (1977-03-18)March 18, 19776 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Brose Baskets Flag of Germany.svg
SF 8 Konrad Wysocki 26 – (1982-03-28)March 28, 19826 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Deutsche Bank Skyliners Flag of Germany.svg
G 9 Steffen Hamann 27 – (1981-06-14)June 14, 19816 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Brose Baskets Flag of Germany.svg
G 10 Demond Greene 29 – (1979-06-15)June 15, 19796 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Brose Baskets Flag of Germany.svg
PG 11 Pascal Roller 31 – (1976-11-20)November 20, 19765 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Deutsche Bank Skyliners Flag of Germany.svg
C 12 Chris Kaman 26 – (1982-04-28)April 28, 19827 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Los Angeles Clippers Flag of the United States.svg
C 13 Patrick Femerling 33 – (1975-03-04)March 4, 19757 ft 1 in (2.16 m) ALBA Berlin Flag of Germany.svg
PF 14 Dirk Nowitzki  (C)30 – (1978-06-19)June 19, 19787 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Dallas Mavericks Flag of the United States.svg
F/C 15 Jan Jagla 27 – (1981-06-25)June 25, 19817 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Joventut Badalona Flag of Spain.svg
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

Greece

The following is the Greece roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [10]

Greece men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Theo Papaloukas  (C)31 – (1977-05-08)May 8, 19776 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Olympiacos B.C. Flag of Greece.svg
F/C 5 Ioannis Bourousis 24 – (1983-11-17)November 17, 19837 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Olympiacos B.C. Flag of Greece.svg
PG 6 Nikos Zisis 24 – (1983-08-16)August 16, 19836 ft 6 in (1.98 m) PBC CSKA Moscow Flag of Russia.svg
PG 7 Vassilis Spanoulis 26 – (1982-08-07)August 7, 19826 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Panathinaikos BC Flag of Greece.svg
F 8 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 24 – (1984-02-08)February 8, 19846 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Olympiacos B.C. Flag of Greece.svg
PF 9 Antonis Fotsis 27 – (1981-04-01)April 1, 19816 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Panathinaikos BC Flag of Greece.svg
F 10 Giorgos Printezis 23 – (1985-02-22)February 22, 19856 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Olympiacos B.C. Flag of Greece.svg
C 11 Andreas Glyniadakis 26 – (1981-08-26)August 26, 19817 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Maroussi BC Flag of Greece.svg
F/C 12 Kostas Tsartsaris 28 – (1979-10-17)October 17, 19796 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Panathinaikos BC Flag of Greece.svg
G 13 Dimitris Diamantidis 28 – (1980-05-06)May 6, 19806 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Panathinaikos BC Flag of Greece.svg
C 14 Sofoklis Schortsanitis 23 – (1985-06-22)June 22, 19856 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Olympiacos B.C. Flag of Greece.svg
G/F 15 Michalis Pelekanos 27 – (1981-05-25)May 25, 19816 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Olympiacos B.C. Flag of Greece.svg
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

Spain

The following is the Spain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [11] [12]

Spain men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F/C 4 Pau Gasol 28 – (1980-07-06)July 6, 19807 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Los Angeles Lakers Flag of the United States.svg
G/F 5 Rudy Fernandez 23 – (1985-04-04)April 4, 19856 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Portland Trail Blazers Flag of the United States.svg
PG 6 Ricky Rubio 17 – (1990-10-21)October 21, 19906 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Joventut Badalona Flag of Spain.svg
G 7 Juan Carlos Navarro 28 – (1980-06-13)June 13, 19806 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FC Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg
PG 8 José Calderón 26 – (1981-09-28)September 28, 19816 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Toronto Raptors Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
F/C 9 Felipe Reyes 28 – (1980-03-16)March 16, 19806 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg
SF 10 Carlos Jiménez  (C)32 – (1976-02-10)February 10, 19766 ft 9 in (2.06 m) CB Málaga Flag of Spain.svg
PG 11 Raül López 28 – (1980-04-15)April 15, 19806 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg
SG 12 Berni Rodríguez 28 – (1980-06-07)June 7, 19806 ft 5 in (1.96 m) CB Málaga Flag of Spain.svg
C 13 Marc Gasol 23 – (1985-01-29)January 29, 19857 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Memphis Grizzlies Flag of the United States.svg
SF 14 Álex Mumbrú 29 – (1979-06-12)June 12, 19796 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg
PF 15 Jorge Garbajosa 30 – (1977-12-19)December 19, 19776 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Khimki BC Flag of Russia.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

United States

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [13]

United States men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Carlos Boozer 26 – (1981-11-20)November 20, 19816 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Utah Jazz Flag of the United States.svg
G 5 Jason Kidd 35 – (1973-03-23)March 23, 19736 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Dallas Mavericks Flag of the United States.svg
F 6 LeBron James 23 – (1984-12-30)December 30, 19846 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Cleveland Cavaliers Flag of the United States.svg
G 7 Deron Williams 24 – (1984-06-26)June 26, 19846 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Utah Jazz Flag of the United States.svg
G 8 Michael Redd 28 – (1979-08-24)August 24, 19796 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Milwaukee Bucks Flag of the United States.svg
G 9 Dwyane Wade 26 – (1982-01-17)January 17, 19826 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Miami Heat Flag of the United States.svg
G 10 Kobe Bryant  (C)29 – (1978-08-23)August 23, 19786 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Los Angeles Lakers Flag of the United States.svg
C 11 Dwight Howard 22 – (1985-12-08)December 8, 19856 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Orlando Magic Flag of the United States.svg
F/C 12 Chris Bosh 24 – (1984-03-24)March 24, 19846 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Toronto Raptors Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
G 13 Chris Paul 23 – (1985-05-06)May 6, 19856 ft 0 in (1.83 m) New Orleans Hornets Flag of the United States.svg
F 14 Tayshaun Prince 28 – (1980-02-28)February 28, 19806 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Detroit Pistons Flag of the United States.svg
F 15 Carmelo Anthony 24 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 19846 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Denver Nuggets Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

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This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the teams who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for men's basketball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men</span> International basketball competition

The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008 was the final qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic men's basketball tournament. Organized by FIBA, it took place from 14 to 20 July 2008 at the OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, in Athens, Greece. The draw for the tournament was held on 31 January 2008 at the Divani Caravel hotel in Athens.

The basketball qualification for the Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament occurred from 2006–2008; all five FIBA zones sent in teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Croatia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Angola competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the Angolan athletes who qualified for the Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iran at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Iran sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In total 55 Iranian athletes went to Beijing, including three women. These Olympics are regarded as less successful than their previous Games, as Iran only achieved one gold and one bronze medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup</span> 2014 edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup

The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup was held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Argentina competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports. Manu Ginóbili, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Lithuania competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

This is a list of players named to participate in the men's basketball competition at the Games of the XXX Olympiad.

This is a list of players named to participate in the women's basketball competition at the Games of the XXX Olympiad.

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, 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament</span> Mens basketball tournament at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics

The men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 21 August. The gold medal game in this discipline was the final competitive event before the Closing Ceremony.

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

References

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