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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]
The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [ 13 ] United States men's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
12 1988 Summer Olympics. 13 1992 Summer Olympics. ... The following is a list of results of the United States men's basketball team at the Summer Olympics: 1936 ...
The United States of America (USA) competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 527 competitors, 332 men and 195 women, took part in 230 events in 27 sports. [1] The United States finished outside of the top two in the overall medal count (third behind the Soviet Union and East Germany ) for the first time and in the gold medal ...
Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the twelfth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 30 September 1988. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament.
The men's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 17 September and ended on 30 September.. The Soviet Union won its second gold medal, defeating Yugoslavia 76–63 in the gold medal match.
Danny Manning and the Navy's David Robinson battle Arvydas Sabonis in the 1988 Olympic semi-finals. The 1988 US team had a roster of collegians aged 20–23 that included future NBA all-stars David Robinson, Danny Manning, and Mitch Richmond. The team came up short, winning the bronze medal.
FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments, which are sanctioned by the IOC. [ 1 ] The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 17 of 20 tournaments in which they participated ...