1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team
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| manager = John Thompson
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| league = 1988 Summer Olympics
| league result = {{Olympic Bronze medal}}
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| assists_leader = Mitch Richmond
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/28/sports/seoul-olympics-men-s-basketball-after-16-year-wait-soviets-stun-us-again-82-76.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fO%2fOlympic%20Games&pagewanted=print|title=THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Men's Basketball; After 16-Year Wait, Soviets Stun U.S. Again, 82-76 - The New York Times|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2014-04-28}}
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.{{cite book |last1=Kalb |first1=Elliott |last2=Weinstein |first2=Mark |title=The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time |date=2009 |publisher=Skyhorse |isbn=9781602396784 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1715slX-OrEC&pg=PA71 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}{{cite book |last1=Freedman |first1=Lew |title=The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History |date=2015 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9781440835759 |page=121 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OgjHCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA121 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}
Roster
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| Name "[http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=moly_1988 1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103180202/http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=moly_1988 |date=2010-01-03 }}." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
! Position ! Height ! Weight ! Age ! Team/School ! Home Town |
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| Willie Anderson
|G |6'7" |190 |22 |
| Stacey Augmon
|F |6'7" |192 |20 |UNLV |
| Bimbo Coles
|G |6'1" |175 |20 |
| Jeff Grayer
|G |6'6" |206 |22 |
| Hersey Hawkins
|G |6'2" |192 |21 |
| Dan Majerle
|G/F |6'5" |225 |23 |
| Danny Manning
|F |6'9" |231 |22 |
| J. R. Reid
|F |6'9" |206 |20 |
| Mitch Richmond
|G |6'4" |222 |23 |
| David Robinson
|C |7'0" |226 |23 |Navy |
| Charles D. Smith
|F |6'9" |228 |23 |
| Charles Smith
|G |6'0" |149 |20 |
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
- {{bk|USA}} beat {{bk|Spain}}, 97–53
- {{bk|USA}} beat {{bk|Canada}}, 76–70
- {{bk|USA}} beat {{bk|Brazil}}, 102–87
- {{bk|USA}} beat {{bk|China}} (PRC), 108–57
- {{bk|USA}} beat {{bk|Egypt}}, 102–35
- {{bk|USA}} beat {{bk|Puerto Rico}}, 94–57
- {{bk|USSR}} beat {{bk|USA}}, 82–76
- {{bk|USA}} beat {{bk|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.usab.com/mens/national/moly_1988.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927085941/http://www.usab.com/mens/national/moly_1988.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2013|title=USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988|publisher=usab.com|accessdate=2014-05-01}}
Final standings
- 1. {{bk|Soviet Union}} (7–1)
- 2. {{bk|Yugoslavia}} (6–2)
- 3. {{bk|United States}} (7–1)
- 4. {{bk|Australia}} (4–4)
- 5. {{bk|Brazil}} (5–3)
- 6. {{bk|Canada}} (3–5)
- 7. {{bk|Puerto Rico}} (4–4)
- 8. {{bk|Spain}} (4–4)
- 9. {{bk|South Korea}} (2–5)
- 10. {{bk|Central African Republic}} (2–5)
- 11. {{bk|China}} (2–5)
- 12. {{bk|Egypt}} (0–7)[https://web.archive.org/web/20130927085941/http://www.usab.com/mens/national/moly_1988.html 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info]
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/19961219123517/http://www.usabasketball.com/ USA Basketball], official site
{{United States men's national basketball team}}
{{United States Men Basketball Squad 1988 Summer Olympics}}
Category:United States at the Olympic men's basketball tournament