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The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and won the gold medal.Nicknamed the "Dream Team", it was the first American Olympic team to include active professional players from the National Basketball Association (NBA).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. American basketball player (born 1969) Christian Laettner Laettner in 2014 Personal information Born (1969-08-17) August 17, 1969 (age 55) Angola, New York, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg) Career information High school Nichols School (Buffalo, New ...
He returned to the Olympics in 1992 as a member of the "Dream Team", which was the first American Olympic basketball team to include professional players. He played with the Warriors from 1985 until 1997. Thereafter, Mullin played with the Indiana Pacers from 1997 until the 1999–2000 season.
The Dream Team played the Select Team again the next day and took their revenge in a 102 – 55 bloodbath, going on to crush the competition at Barcelona 1992 and winning gold at a canter.
Until 1992, only amateurs and players from professional leagues other than the NBA were allowed to play. [1] [2] The United States men's team, which was nicknamed "The Dream Team", won the gold medal in the men's tournament by beating Croatia in the men's final, with Lithuania winning the bronze medal.
Composed of several Hall of Fame players, the '92 Dream Team dominated competition, restoring glory to U.S basketball.
The 1992 Dream Team won by an average of 43.8 points (second most, behind the 1956 US team). The only time the US was remotely threatened was against Croatia, which was beaten by 32. [ 30 ] Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen became the first players to win both NBA championship and Olympic gold medal in the same year, having played for the ...
The 1992 Dream Team featured arguably the best collection of basketball players ever. Jordan, Malone, Johnson and Bird were among the 11 future Hall of Famers who players on the team, which also ...