1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team
The 1976 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The U.S. team won its eighth gold medal, out of the previous nine Summer Olympic Games.
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Head coach | Dean Smith |
1976 Summer Olympics | ![]() |
Scoring leader | ![]() 19.3 |
Rebounding leader | ![]() 6.2 |
Assists leader | ![]() 9.0 |
Roster
Name [1] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
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Tate Armstrong | G | 6'3" | 170 | 20 | Duke | Houston, Texas |
Quinn Buckner | G | 6'3" | 203 | 21 | Indiana | Phoenix, Illinois |
Kenny Carr | F | 6'7" | 225 | 21 | North Carolina State | Washington, D.C. |
Adrian Dantley | G | 6'5" | 209 | 21 | Notre Dame | Washington, D.C. |
Walter Davis | F | 6'5" | 190 | 21 | North Carolina | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Phil Ford | G | 6'2" | 170 | 20 | North Carolina | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
Ernie Grunfeld | F | 6'6" | 225 | 21 | Tennessee | Forest Hills, New York |
Phil Hubbard | F | 6'7" | 194 | 19 | Michigan | Canton, Ohio |
Mitch Kupchak | C | 6'10" | 229 | 22 | North Carolina | Brentwood, New York |
Tom LaGarde | C | 6'10" | 214 | 21 | North Carolina | Detroit, Michigan |
Scott May | F | 6'7" | 218 | 22 | Indiana | Sandusky, Ohio |
Steve Sheppard | G | 6'6" | 209 | 22 | Maryland | New York, New York |
1976 USA results
United States beat Italy, 106–86 United States beat Puerto Rico, 95–94 United States beat Yugoslavia, 112–93 United States beat Egypt, 2–0 (forfeit) United States beat Czechoslovakia, 81–76 United States beat Canada, 95–77 United States beat Yugoslavia, 95–74
- Team Record: 7–0
1976 Olympic Games final standings
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United States (7–0) - 2.
Yugoslavia (5–2) - 3.
Soviet Union (5–2) - 4.
Canada (4–3) - 5.
Italy (5–2) - 6.
Czechoslovakia (3–4) - 7.
Cuba (4–3) - 8.
Australia (2–5) - 9.
Puerto Rico (3–4) - 10.
Mexico (1–5) - 11.
Japan (0–6) - 12.
Egypt (0–5)[2]
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References
- "1976 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
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