1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coach | John Thompson |
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1988 Summer Olympics | |
Scoring leader | Dan Majerle[1] 14.1 |
Rebounding leader | David Robinson 6.9 |
Assists leader | Mitch Richmond 2.1 |
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 where only professionals from leagues other than the NBA were allowed to participate;[3] that restriction was removed in 1989, before the next Olympic tournament.[4][5]
Roster[edit]
Name [6] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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 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.[7]
Final standings[edit]
- 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)[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 17 to 30 Sep. 1988 - Seoul in Korea.
- ^ "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.
- ^ The Vote That Cleared the Way for NBA Players to Play in FIBA Competitions at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 January 2023)
- ^ "Federation Rule Change Opens Olympics to N.B.A. Players". The New York Times. April 8, 1989. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "History of basketball at Olympics: A tale of American domination".
- ^ "1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
- ^ "USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info
External links[edit]
- USA Basketball, official site