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- FIBA ranking:
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- Joined FIBA: 1934
- Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski
- First U.S. team competed in 1936
- Started accepting professional players in 1989
- 15 Olympic Games appearances (12 gold medals)
- Team refused silver medals after controversy at the 1972 Summer OlympicsESPN.com: Classic 1972 USA vs. USSR Basketball game (August 6, 2004)
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The U.S. men's national basketball team represents the United States of America in international play. The team competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On August 22, 2008, the U.S. defeated Argentina to reach the finals. They defeated Spain 118-107 in the gold medal game on August 24 to give the U.S. their first gold medal in men's basketball since 2000.
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The Dream Team
Prior to 1989, only amateur players could be part of the U.S. men's national basketball team. After the rule was changed to allow professional players to join, the 1992 U.S. Olympics team was comprised of some of the top NBA players at the time, such as Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley. The team went undefeated in winning the gold medal with an average margin of victory of 44 points. The "Dream Team" is considered to be the greatest collection of NBA players of all time.NBA.com: The Original Dream TeamMedal Count
- Summer Olympics
- FIBA World Championship
- Gold: 3
- Silver: 3
- Bronze: 4
- FIBA Americas Championship
- Gold: 6
- Silver: 1
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US Men's National Basketball Team Questions
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USA Men's Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Note: All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
Men's Playoff Round
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Men's Preliminary Date Time Team 1 Team 2 Score/Winner August 9 9:00 p.m. Russia Iran 71-49 Russia August 9 11:15 p.m. Germany Angola 95-66 Germany August 10 2:30 a.m. Spain Greece 81-66 Spain August 10 4:45 a.m. Lithuania Argentina 79-75 Lithuania August 10 8:00 a.m. Australia Croatia 97-82 Croatia August 10 10:15 a.m. United States China 101-70 United States August 11 9:00 p.m. Iran Lithuania 99-67 Lithuania August 11 11:15 a.m. Croatia Russia 85-78 Croatia August 12 2:30 a.m. Greece Germany 87-64 Greece August 12 4:45 a.m. China Spain 85-75 Spain August 12 8:00 a.m. Angola United States 97-76 United States August 12 10:15 a.m. Argentina Australia 85-68 Argentina August 13 9:00 p.m. Germany Spain 72-59 Spain August 13 11:15 p.m. Australia Iran 106-68 Australia August 14 2:30 a.m. Angola China 85-68 China August 14 4:45 a.m. Lithuania Russia 86-79 Lithuania August 14 8:00 a.m. United States Greece 92-69 United States August 14 10:15 a.m Argentina Croatia 77-53 Argentina August 15 9:00 p.m. Greece Angola 102-61 Greece August 15 11:15 p.m. Russia Australia 95-80 Australia August 16 2:30 a.m. Croatia Lithuania 86-73 Lithuania August 16 4:45 a.m. Iran Argentina 97-82 Argentina August 16 8:00 a.m. China Germany 59-55 China August 16 10:15 a.m. Spain United States 119-82 United States August 17 9:00 p.m. Iran Croatia 91-57 Croatia August 17 11:15 p.m. Australia Lithuania 106-75 Australia August 18 2:30 a.m. Greece China 91-77 Greece August 18 4:45 a.m. Angola Spain 98-50 Spain August 18 8:00 a.m. United States Germany 106-57 United States August 18 10:15 a.m. Argentina Russia 91-79 Argentina
USA Basketball Leadership
- 2005-2008 USA Basketball Executive Committee
- Head Coach:
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USA Basketball Timeline
- 1936-1968: US men dominant in international play
- 1972: Team USA refuses silver medals after controversy at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- 1980: Team does not participate in the Olympics due to a boycott
- 1984: Michael Jordan makes Olympic debut
- 1988: Team finishes with bronze medal
- 1992: "Dream Team" - first professional players allowed to participate in the Olympics
- 1994: "Dream Team II"
- 1998: NBA players not permitted to participate due to NBA lockout
- 2008: "Redeem Team" sweeps the Summer Olympics, winning gold
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