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The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Lenny Wilkens, the team won gold for the second straight Olympics. Nicknamed Dream Team III, [ 2 ][ 3 ] the team included five players who were Olympic teammates on the original ...
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 team in international competition, winning medals in all twenty Olympic tournaments it has entered, including seventeen golds.
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. [ 2][ 3][ 4]
The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Olympics were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 1] It was the fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the Americans. Team USA qualified for the Olympics by finishing as one of the top two ...
The United States men's national basketball team competed at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and finished in fourth place. The team held training camp in early August and scheduled five exhibition games before their World Cup opener at the end of the month in Manila. [ 1] The Americans were 4–1 during group play, qualifying for the final ...
3 ( 1985, 1987, 1988) None. 1 ( 1988) 7. 2003. [ 56] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who voted as a player, was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Larry Bird, who voted as a team representative, was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Bill Russell (left) and Wilt Chamberlain (center), who voted as players ...
The USA Men's Basketball Team on August 10, 2008. The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. 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 ...
The United States men's national basketball team competed in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and finished in seventh place. After winning the past two World Cups in 2010 and 2014, [ 1] they were seeking to become the first country to capture three straight gold medals. [ 2]