1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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] Meanwhile, other teams were able to use players that were de-facto professionals but were still classified as amateurs. The most prominent example of this was the Soviet team, which used players who were being paid by the state. Also, unlike the American team the Soviets featured multiple players who had experience playing at the Olympic level.

Roster

Name [2] Position Height Weight Age Team/School Home Town
Willie Anderson G 6-7 190 22 Georgia New York, NY
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 members

Results

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

The American team did not reach the gold medal game for the second time in its history. The team, however, rebounded, beating 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

  1. ↑ "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Men's Basketball; After 16-Year Wait, Soviets Stun U.S. Again, 82-76 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  2. ↑ "1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988". usab.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  4. ↑ 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info
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