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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.
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]
2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) BC Žalgiris: C: 12 Viktor Pankrashkin: 30 – () 10 December 1957 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) PBC CSKA Moscow: PG: 13 Valdemaras Chomičius: 29 – () 4 May 1959 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Žalgiris: C: 14 Alexander Belostenny: 29 – () 24 February 1959 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) BC Budivelnyk: C: 15 Valery Goborov
Composed of several Hall of Fame players, the '92 Dream Team dominated competition, restoring glory to U.S basketball. ... 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
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 ...
A NOC could enter one men's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. The remaining teams were decided by the continental championships in Asia, Oceania, Africa and Americas and European qualifying tournament.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 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 ...
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.