5x5 Men's Olympic History

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM 2008 RESULTS

BEIJING, CHINA • AUGUST 10-24, 2008

After the disappointing bronze medal result in the 2004 Athens Olympics, the U.S. opened Olympic play facing host China. Led by 19 points from Dwyane Wade, the U.S. thumped China 101-70. The U.S. simply had too many weapons on Aug. 12 and behind Wade’s 19 points and five rebounds, the U.S. coasted past Angola for an easy 97-76 win. The Americans pounded Greece 92-69 as Chris Bosh and Kobe Bryant each contributed 18 points. There was no letdown on Aug. 16 when the U.S. hammered defending world champion Spain 119-82. Everybody scored for the USA, in- cluding eight players in double figures. LeBron James led the way with 18 points, eight assists, five rebounds and four steals; and Carmelo Anthony tallied 16 points and six rebounds. The USA squad closed out preliminary round play on Aug. 18 with a spotless 5-0 record after flying past Germany 106-57. Everybody scored for the USA, led by 22 points and 10 rebounds from Dwight Howard. Australia fell in the quarterfinals as the U.S. powered its way to an impressive 116-85 victory. Kobe Bryant turned in a 25-point performance. Stomping on the gas pedal right from the opening tip, the gang of red, white and blue sprinted ahead 30-11 in the first quarter against Ar- gentina and went on to record an impressive 101-81 victory. Anthony led the way with 21 points. James added 15 points and five rebounds; Bryant, Chris Paul and Wade each scored 12 points. The gold medal clash was a tight affair for the full 40 minutes. Following two points from Pau Gasol with 3:32 remaining in the game pulled Spain within five points, 104-99. Bryant answered by drilling a 3-pointer that he was also fouled on. Bryant sank the free throw for a four-point play that restored the U.S. advantage to 108-99. Carlos Jimenez’ 3-pointer at 2:25 cut the U.S. lead again to four, 108-104, and this time it was Wade who dealt the final blow with his fourth 3-pointer of the game that put the USA back up by seven, 111-104, with 2:04 left. When the final horn sounded, the U.S. had fought to a thrilling 118-107 gold-medal victory against Spain. The U.S. was propelled to the win by 27 points from Wade and 20 points from Bryant. James added 14 points and six rebounds.

2008 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER

2008 USA RESULTS (8-0)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)

HOMETOWN

China

W, 101-70 W, 97-76 W, 92-69 W, 119-82 W, 106-57 W, 116-85 W, 101-81 W, 118-107

Angola Greece

Carmelo Anthony Carlos Boozer Chris Bosh Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard LeBron James

F F F

6-8 6-9

230 258 230 220 265 240 212 170 205 215 212 205

24 26 24 30 22 23 35 23 28 29 26 24

Denver Nuggets (Syracuse)

Littleton, CO

Utah Jazz (Duke)

Salt Lake City, UT Toronto, Canada Newport Coast, CA Windemere, FL

6-10 6-6 6-11 6-8 6-4

Toronto Raptors (Georgia Tech) Los Angeles Lakers (Lower Merion H.S.) Orlando Magic (Southwest Atlanta Christian Acd.)

Spain

G C G G F G G G F

Germany Australia Argentina

Cleveland Cavaliers (St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S.) Wadsworth, OH

Jason Kidd Chris Paul

Dallas Mavericks (California)

Nutley, NJ

6-0 6-9 6-6 6-4 6-3

New Orleans Hornets (Wake Forest) Detroit Pistons (Kentucky) Milwaukee Bucks (Ohio State) Miami Heat (Marquette)

New Orleans, LA

Spain

Tayshaun Prince Michael Redd Dwyane Wade Deron Williams

Oakland Township, MI

Powell, OH Miami, FL

Utah Jazz (Illinois)

Salt Lake City, UT

FINAL STANDINGS

HEAD COACH: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University ASSISTANT COACH: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University ASSISTANT COACH: Mike D’Antoni, New York Knicks ASSISTANT COACH: Nate McMillan, Portland Trail Blazers TEAM PHYSICIAN: Sheldon Bruns, Minnesota Timberwolves ATHLETIC TRAINER: Keith Jones, Houston Rockets ATHLETIC TRAINER: Casey Smith, Dallas Mavericks MANAGING DIRECTOR: Jerry Colangelo

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

United States (8-0)

Spain (6-2)

Argentina (6-2) Lithuania (5-3) Greece (3-3) Croatia (3-3) Australia (3-3)

2008 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

China (2-4)

NAME

G/S

FGM-A

PCT

3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

AST

BLK

STL

9. Russia (1-4) 10. Germany (1-4) 11. Iran (0-5) 12. Angola (0-5)

Wade James Bryant

8/0 8/8 8/8 8/8 8/8 8/0 8/0 8/0 8/0 8/0 8/0 8/8

47-70 50-83 48-104 27-64

.671 .602 .462 .422 .745 .774 .442 .500 .591 .556 .323 .857 .550 .403

8-17

.471 .464 .321 .378 .375 .286 .545 .278 .500 .377 .299 .--- .--- .---

26-41 11-24 24-29 17-37 25-29 7-12

.634 .458 .583 .828 .459 .862 .900 .917 .500 .750 .000

32/4.0 42/5.3 22/2.8 34/4.3 46/5.8 49/6.1 18/2.3 29/3.6 15/1.9 15/1.9 9/ 1.1 21/2.6

128/16.0 124/15.5 120/15.0 92/11.5 87/10.9 73/9.1 64/8.0 64/8.0

15 30 17

1 8 4 2 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 2

18 19

13-28 17-53 14-37

9 8 5 2 6 3 2 2 5

Anthony Howard

3 4 2

35-47 24-31 23-52 19-38 13-22 10-18 10-31

0-0 0-0

Bosh

Williams

9-24 4-14 6-11 0-0 5-18

9-10

22 33

Paul

22-24

18

Prince Boozer

2-5 6-8 0-1 0-0

34/4.3 26/3.3 25/3.1 13/1.6

2 2 4

Redd Kidd USA OPP.

6-7

1-2

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16

8 8

312-567 222-551

77-204 60-201

149-219 123-156

.680 .788

332/41.5 287/35.9

850/106.2 150

31 29

97 53

627/78.4

85

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