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They qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team was nicknamed the "Redeem Team", a play on the "Dream Team" name for the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, and a reference to the fact that the United States came away with disappointing bronze medals during the 2004 Summer Olympics and the ...
10 – 24 August 2008: Teams: 12 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s) Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium: Final positions; Champions: United States (13th title) Runners-up Spain: Third place Argentina: Fourth place Lithuania: Tournament statistics; Games played: 38: Top scorer: Pau Gasol (19.6 points per game)
Second largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 3: Philippines: W 121–53 +68: Preliminary Group Play: Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 4: Bulgaria: W 85–44 +41: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 5: Brazil: W 113–51 +62: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 6: USSR: W 85–55 +30 ...
2004 Athens Olympics: bronze. 2008 Beijing Olympics: gold. 2012 London Olympics: gold. 2016 Rio Olympics: gold. 2021 Tokyo Olympics: gold. 2024 Paris Olympics: gold *Team USA boycotted the 1980 ...
Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each. The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage. Fifth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 9th–10th by basis of their records. Sixth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 11th–12th by basis of their records.
Netflix has partnered with the International Olympic Committee for The Redeem Team—a new documentary looking at the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball team’s iconic victory of 2008, which will be ...
2008–09 in American basketball by league (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "2008–09 in American basketball" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics. Basketball is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. A men's basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration; it has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1936.