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Team USA won the tournament's bronze medal, their lowest finish to that point in any Olympic basketball tournament. [2] 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. [3] [4]
South Korea men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG: 4 Lee Won-woo:
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 August 2024. U.S. Olympic team (1996) 1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team Head coach Lenny Wilkens 1996 Summer Olympics Scoring leader Charles Barkley 12.4 Rebounding leader Charles Barkley 6.6 Assists leader Gary Payton 4.5 ← 1992 2000 → The men's national basketball team of the ...
April 5 — Swede Halbrook, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) (born 1933) April 22 — Victor Holt, All-American college player (born 1908) July 4 — Ross McBurney, All-American college player (Wichita State) (born 1906) October 19 — Forrest Sprowl, 69, All-American college player and college coach . [3]
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. [1] [2]
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals at The Forum. The 1987–88 NBA season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association.The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight Championship, beating the Detroit Pistons in seven hard-fought games in the NBA Finals, becoming the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968–69 ...
It may be the most consequential Defensive Player of the Year award in NBA history. In 1987-88, Michael Jordan became the first player ever to win the scoring title and the DPOY in the same season.
The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to feature active professional players from the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has often been described as the greatest sports team ever assembled. [2] [3] [4]