United States men's national basketball team

The USA Basketball Men's National Team, commonly known as the United States men's national basketball team, is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all nineteen Olympic tournaments that it has entered, including sixteen golds. The team won Olympic gold medals in the professional time in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.

1992 Men's Basketball Team (Barcelona) - The Dream Team

In 1989, FIBA, international basketball's governing body, allowed professional NBA players to participate in the Olympics for the first time. Before the 1992 Summer Olympics, only European and South American professionals were allowed to play in the Olympics.

1992 roster

• Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns
• Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics
• Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers
• Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks
• Earvin "Magic" Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers and the 1995–96 season)
• Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls
• Christian Laettner of Duke University
• Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz
• Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors
• Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls
• David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs
• John Stockton of the Utah Jazz
• Coach: Chuck Daly of the Detroit Pistons
• Assistant Coach: Mike Krzyzewski
• Assistant Coach: Lenny Wilkens
• Assistant Coach: P.J. Carlesimo

2008 Olympics Roster - The Redeem Team

The official 12-man roster:

USA National Basketball Team roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F/C 4 Boozer, Carlos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Utah Jazz PG 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dallas Mavericks SF 6 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Cleveland Cavaliers PG 7 Williams, Deron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Utah Jazz SG 8 Redd, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Milwaukee Bucks SG 9 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Miami Heat SG 10 Bryant, Kobe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Los Angeles Lakers C 11 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Orlando Magic F/C 12 Bosh, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Toronto Raptors PG 13 Paul, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) New Orleans Hornets SF 14 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Detroit Pistons SF 15 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Denver Nuggets	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Jim Boeheim Nate McMillan Mike D'Antoni Team Physician Sheldon Burns Athletic Trainer Keith Jones Casey Smith Legend (C) Team captain from field describes last pro club before the tournament

Olympic medal record

• 1936: 1st
• 1948: 1st
• 1952: 1st
• 1956: 1st
• 1960: 1st
• 1964: 1st
• 1968: 1st
• 1972: 2nd (refused, never awarded)
• 1976: 1st
• 1980: did not participate (1980 Summer Olympics boycott)
• 1984: 1st
• 1988: 3rd
• 1992: 1st 1989 rule change by FIBA allowed USA Basketball to field teams with professional players
• 1996: 1st
• 2000: 1st
• 2004: 3rd
• 2008: 1st
• 2012: 1st
• 2016: 1st
• 2020: 1st

FIBA World Cup record

• 1950: 2nd
• 1954: Champion
• 1959: 2nd
• 1963: 4th
• 1967: 4th
• 1970: 5th
• 1974: 3rd
• 1978: 5th
• 1982: 2nd
• 1986: Champion
• 1990: 3rd
• 1994: Champion
• 1998: 3rd
• 2002: 6th
• 2006: 3rd
• 2010: Champion
• 2014: Champion
• 2019: 7th

Related pages

• USA Basketball
• Basketball
• National Basketball Association
• Basketball Hall of Fame
• Basketball in the United States
• United States women's national basketball team