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The USA Basketball Men's National Team, [2] commonly known as Team USA and the United States men's national basketball team, is the basketball team representing the United States. It is the most successful men's team in international competition, winning medals in all twenty Olympic tournaments it has entered, including seventeen golds.
After the 2023 U.S. World Cup team finished in fourth place, the first time since 1970 that Team USA failed to medal in consecutive World Cups, [10] [11] USA Basketball executive director Grant Hill and head coach Steve Kerr tried to persuade more experienced players to join the Olympic team. [9]
USA Basketball (USAB) is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee .
Durant made a 3-pointer in the second quarter to put Team USA up for good. [94] The basket also moved him past Carmelo Anthony to become the U.S. men's basketball team's all-time Olympic scoring leader. [81] Durant scored 14 points in the first half, [96] and the Americans led by as many as seven before going into halftime ahead 47–43. [95]
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 ...
Team USA again extended their lead with their reserves playing. [7] Led once more by Reaves, the bench outscored the Greeks by 11 in the first half, compared to the starters having a +2 advantage. [48] The starting unit quickly stretched Team USA's lead to 20 in the third quarter, and the United States led by 23 entering the fourth. [7]
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]
The 2024 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad held in Paris, France. Led by coach Cheryl Reeve , the team won its ninth gold medal, and eighth consecutive, at the event.