1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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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 was coached by John Thompson of Georgetown University. This would be the first time that Team USA would win the bronze medal and the last time they were represented by a basketball team that didn't feature NBA stars.[1]

Roster

Name [2] Position Height Weight Age Team/School Home Town
Willie Anderson G 6-7 190 22 Georgia Atlanta, Georgia
Stacey Augmon F 6-7 192 20 UNLV Pasadena, California
Bimbo Coles G 6-1 175 20 Virginia Tech Lewisburg, West Virginia
Jeff Grayer G 6-6 206 22 Iowa State Flint, Michigan
Hersey Hawkins G 6-2 192 21 Bradley Chicago, Illinois
Dan Majerle G/F 6-5 225 23 Central Michigan Traverse City, Michigan
Danny Manning F 6-9 231 22 Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
J. R. Reid F 6-9 260 20 North Carolina Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mitch Richmond G 6-4 222 23 Kansas State Lauderhill, Florida
David Robinson C 7-0 226 23 Navy Woodbridge, Virginia
Charles D. Smith F 6-9 228 23 Pittsburgh Bridgeport, Connecticut
Charles Smith G 6-0 149 20 Georgetown Washington, DC

Team staff

  • Head Coach: John Thompson, Georgetown University (DC)
  • Assistant coach: George Raveling, U. of Southern California
  • Assistant coach: Mary Fenlon, Georgetown University, (DC)
  • Manager: Bill Stein, St. Peter's College (NJ)
  • Team physician: James Hill, Chicago, IL
  • Athletic trainer: Troy Young, Arizona State University

Results

  • USA beats Spain, 97-53
  • USA beats Canada, 76-70
  • USA beats Brazil, 102-87
  • USA beats China, 108-57
  • USA beats Egypt, 102-35
  • USA beats Puerto Rico, 94-57
  • USSR beats USA, 82-76
  • USA beats Australia, 78-49

Team USA did not qualify for the Gold medal game because they lost to USSR in their seventh game. However, they would beat Australia in the Bronze medal game, 78-49.[3]

Final standings

  • 1. Soviet Union (7-1)
  • 2. Yugoslavia (6-2)
  • 3. United States (7-1)
  • 4. Australia (4-4)
  • 5. Brazil (5-3)
  • 6. Canada (3-5)
  • 7. Puerto Rico (4-4)
  • 8. Spain (4-4)
  • 9. South Korea (2-5)
  • 10. Central Africa Rep. (2-5)
  • 11. China (2-5)
  • 12. Egypt (0-7)[4]

See also

References

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  2. "1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
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  4. 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info

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