USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM 2004 RESULTS
ATHENS, GREECE • AUGUST 15-28, 2004
The Olympic men’s basketball competition in 2004 was indeed the most competitive and unpredictable ever. In 2004, Argentina won its first basketball medal ever in the Olympics and made it gold after bettering the U.S. 89-81 in the semifinals, then defeating Italy 84-69 in the gold medal game. The U.S. won the bronze medal. The U.S. opened the Olympics against Puerto Rico on Aug. 15. The USA’s frigid 34.7 percent shooting from the field spelled trouble as Puerto Rico opened up a 22-point lead at halftime and then fought off every U.S. comeback attempt to earn a decisive 92-73 win. Lost in the loss was Duncan’s inspired effort of 15 points, 16 rebounds (11 offensive), five steals, four assists and two blocked shots. Behind 17 points by Iverson, the U.S. fought off host Greece 77-71 to get its first win. On Aug. 19, the U.S. fought with Australia for three quarters, then outscored the Aussies 24-12 in the fourth to earn an 89-79. Co-captains Iverson and Duncan paced the U.S. Duncan finished with 18 points on deadly 7-of-11 shooting, and grabbed 11 rebounds and Iverson added 16 points. Facing Lithuania on Aug. 21, the USA led 84-79 with just over three minutes to play but was unable to hold on as Lithuania made big shot after big shot to rally back for a crushing 94-90 victory. Jefferson led with 20 points, while Duncan compiled 16 points and 12 rebounds. Two days later, the U.S. again bounced back from a loss and easily defeated an overmatched Angola squad 89-53 to close out preliminary round play as Duncan recorded a team leading 15 points. Behind Marbury’s 31 points, the U.S. battled its way to the 102-94 victory over Spain in the quarterfinals. Advancing on to the semifinals and Argentina, Duncan was in foul trouble most of the game. The U.S. team struggled to find its range from the outside and shot just 41.6 percent from the field and fell 89-81 to Argentina on Aug. 27. Marbury scored 18 points and Odom finished with 14 points. The U.S. faced a rematch with Lithuania in the bronze medal game on Aug. 28 and went home winners as Marion came off the bench to score 22 points to help guide the Americans to a 104-96 victory.
2004 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER
2004 USA RESULTS (5-3)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Puerto Rico
L, 73-92 W, 77-71 W, 89-79 L, 90-94 W, 89-53 W, 102-94
Greece
Carmelo Anthony
F F
6-8 6-9 7-0 6-0 6-8 6-7 6-2 6-7
229 258 248 165 240 222 205 215 225 252 245 212
20 22 28 29 19 24 27 26 24 21 21 22
Denver Nuggets (Syracuse)
Denver, CO Bratenahl, OH San Antonio, TX Villanova, PA
Carlos Boozer Tim Duncan Allen Iverson LeBron James
Utah Jazz (Duke)
Australia Lithuania
C G G
San antonio Spurs (Wake Forest) Philadelphia 76ers (Georgetown) New Jersey Nets (Arizona) New York Knicks (Georgia Tech) Los Angeles Lakers (Rhode Island) Charlotte Bobcats (Connecticut) Phoenix Suns (UNLV)
Angola
Cleveland Cavaliers (St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S.) Cleveland, OH
Spain
Richard Jefferson Stephon Marbury Shawn Marion Lamar Odom Emeka Okafor Amar’e Stoudemire
F
West New York, NJ
G
Purchase, NY
Argentina Lithuania
L, 81-89
F F F F
Paradise Valley, AZ
W, 104-96
6-10 6-10 6-10 6-4
Miami, FL
Houston, TX Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Suns (Cypress Creek High School)
Dwyane Wade
G
Miami Heat (Marquette)
Miami, FL
FINAL STANDINGS
HEAD COACH: Larry Brown, Detroit Pistons ASSISTANT COACH: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs ASSISTANT COACH: Oliver Purnell, Clemson University ASSISTANT COACH: Roy Williams, University of North Carolina TEAM PHYSICIAN: Sheldon Burns, Minnesota Timberwolves
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Argentina (6-2)
Spain (5-3)
United States (5-3) Lithuania (6-2) Greece (4-3) Puerto Rico (3-4)
TEAM PHYSICIAN: Tony Daly, Los Angeles Clippers ATHLETIC TRAINER: David Craig, Indiana Pacers ATHLETIC TRAINER: Tim Walsh, New Jersey Nets
2004 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
Spain (6-1) China (2-5)
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
9. Australia (2-4) 10. New Zealand (1-5) 11. Serbia & Montenegro (2-4) 12. Angola (0-6)
Iverson Duncan Marbury Marion Odom Boozer Wade Jefferson
8/8 8/8 8/8 8/0 8/8 8/0 8/0 8/8 8/0 8/0 7/0 2/0
34- 90 38- 67 30- 71 34- 64 29- 51 20- 32 21- 55 18- 56 19- 32 9- 16 7- 28
.378 .567 .423 .531 .569 .625 .382 .321 .594 .563 .250 .000 .459 .482
15- 41
.366 .000 .323 .400 .500 .000 .261 .300 .000 .--- .182
27-38 27-36 14-19 12-23 21-32 16-23 12-22 7-9
.711 .750 .737 .778 .522 .656 .696 .545 .500 .500
13/ 1.6 73/ 9.1 10/ 1.3 47/ 5.9 46/ 5.8 49/ 6.1 15/ 1.9 22/ 2.8 14/ 1.8 11/ 1.6 3/ 1.5
110/13.8 103/12.9 84/10.5
20 13 27
1
11
0- 2
10
6 7 9
10- 31 4- 10
0 3 5 1 3 3 0 4 0 0
79/9.9 74/9.3 61/7.6 58/7.3 54/6.8 43/5.4 22/2.8 17/2.4 0/0.0
6
4- 8 0- 0 0- 3
11
16
3
6
19
17
6- 23 3- 10 0- 1 2- 11 0- 0
8
2 6 3 2 0
James
2-2 4-8 1-2 0-0
1.000 8/ 1.0
13
Stoudemire
1 0 0
Anthony Okafor
0- 2
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USA OPP.
8 8
259-564 233-483
44-140 86-195
.314 .441
143-214 116-171
.668 .678
311/38.9 225/28.1
705/88.1 668/83.5
121 88
30 19
85 45
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