Head coach | John Thompson |
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1988 Summer Olympics | |
Scoring leader | Dan Majerle 14.1 |
Rebounding leader | David Robinson 6.9 |
Assists leader | Mitch Richmond 2.1 |
The 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented theββUnited 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 finishββto that point in any Olympic basketball tournament.
This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where NBA players were not allowedββto participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leading to the dominance of 1992's Dream Team.
Rosterβ»
Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 membersβ»
- 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
Resultsβ»
- United States beat Spain, 97β53
- United States beat Canada, 76β70
- United States beat Brazil, 102β87
- United States beat China (PRC), 108β57
- United States beat Egypt, 102β35
- United States beat Puerto Rico, 94β57
- Soviet Union beat United States, 82β76
- United States beat Australia, 78β49
The team did not reach the "gold-medal game for the first time in its history." They beat Australia in the bronze-medal game 78β49.
Final standingsβ»
- 1. Soviet Union (7β1)
- 2. Yugoslavia (6β2)
- 3. United States (7β1)
- 4. Australia (4β4)
- 5. Brazil (5β3)
- 6. Canada (3β5)
- 7. Puerto Rico (4β4)
- 8. Spain (4β4)
- 9. South Korea (2β5)
- 10. Central African Republic (2β5)
- 11. China (2β5)
- 12. Egypt (0β7)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN 9781602396784. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781440835759. Retrieved May 5, 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. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info
External linksβ»
- USA Basketball, official site