1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team
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]
| Basketball at the Summer Olympics season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | John Thompson |
| 1988 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader |  14.1 |
| Rebounding leader | 6.9 |
| Assists leader | 2.1 |
This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where 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.[3][4]
Roster
| Name [5] | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
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| Willie Anderson | G | 6'7" | 190 | 22 | Georgia | Greenville, SC |
| 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 | Lauderhill, 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
- Head Coach: John Thompson of Georgetown University
- Assistant coach: George Raveling of the University of Southern California
- 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
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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.[6]
Final standings
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References
- 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". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN 9781602396784. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781440835759. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "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. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info
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