USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM 1996 RESULTS
ATLANTA, GEORGIA • JULY 20-AUGUST 3, 1996
The 1996 USA Men’s Olympic Team proved itself as the best en route to compiling a perfect 8-0 record and capturing the gold at the Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. Coached by Lenny Wilkens, and relying on another collection of NBA superstars, the 1996 Olympians captured the gold. Behind an 18-point, seven-rebound performance from David Robinson, the U.S. overcame a sluggish start in a 96-68 win over Argentina. Karl Malone led a balanced USA scoring effort that saw nine players score between 12 and seven points as the U.S. rolled to an 87-54 win over Angola. Lithuania was expected to test the American squad, but behind 18 points and a team high five rebounds from Charles Barkley, the U.S. strolled to a convincing 104-82 victory. Scottie Pippen’s 24-point performance led seven U.S. players in double-digit scoring as the United States trounced China 133. Grant Hill tossed in 19 points, and Reggie Miller added 17 points. Concluding preliminary pool play against Croatia, the U.S. cruised to the 102-71 win as Mitch Richmond led the charge with 16 points, and Barkley added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Facing Brazil in quarterfinals action, guard Anfernee Hardaway scored 14 points and Shaquille O’Neal added 11 points and 11 rebounds as the U.S. dominated Brazil 98-75. Meeting Australia in the medal semifinal game, behind Barkley’s 24 point and 11 rebound showing, the USA downed Australia 101-73. In the gold medal game, the U.S. finished strong to hand Yugoslavia its only loss of the Games 95-69 and earn the gold medal. Struggling with its shooting early, the U.S., which trailed by seven points midway through the first half, fought back to take a 43-38 lead at halftime. Only leading 51-50 with 14:03 remaining, the U.S. sealed its gold medal after recording an 18-4 scoring run to take control 69-55. The USA was paced by game highs of 28 points (9-11 FGs) and seven rebounds from Robinson, while Miller finished with 20 points and Hardaway added 17.
1996 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER
1996 USA RESULTS (8-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Argentina
W, 96-68 W, 87-54 W, 104-82 W, 133-70 W, 102-71 W, 98-75 W, 101-73 W, 95-69
Angola
Charles Barkley
F
6-6 6-7 6-8 6-9 6-7 7-0 7-1 6-4 6-7 6-5 7-1 6-1
252 200 225 255 190 250 301 190 225 215 235 175
33 24 23 33 30 33 24 28 30 31 30 34
Phoenix Suns (Auburn)
Bala Cynwyd, PA Windermere, FL Bloomfield Hills, MI Salt Lake City, UT Indianapolis, IN Sugar Land, TX Windermere, FL Highland Park, IL Granite Bay, CA San Antonio, TX Salt Lake City, UT Seattle, WA
Anfernee Hardaway
G
Orlando Magic (Memphis State) Detroit Pistons (Duke) Utah Jazz (Louisiana Tech) Indiana Pacers (UCLA) Houston Rockets (Houston)
Lithuania
Grant Hill Karl Malone Reggie Miller
F F
China
Croatia
G C C G G C G F
Brazil
Hakeem Olajuwon Shaquille O’Neal Gary Payton Scottie Pippen Mitch Richmond David Robinson
Orlando Magic (Louisiana State) Seattle SuperSonics (Oregon State) Chicago Bulls (Central Arkansas) Sacramento Kings (Kansas State) San Antonio Spurs (U.S. Naval Academy)
Australia
Yugoslavia
John Stockton
Utah Jazz (Gonzaga)
FINAL STANDINGS
HEAD COACH: Lenny Wilkens, Atlanta Hawks ASSISTANT COACH: Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz ASSISTANT COACH: Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech ASSISTANT COACH: Clem Haskins, University of Minnesota TEAM PHYSICIAN: Steve Haas, Washington Bullets TEAM PHYSICIAN: John Hefferon, Chicago Bulls TEAM PHYSICIAN: Bruce Moseley, Houston Rockets ATHLETIC TRAINER: Steven Brace, Creighton University ATHLETIC TRAINER: Ron Culp, Miami Heat
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (8-0)
Yugoslavia (7-1) Lithuania (5-3) Australia (5-3) Greece (5-3)
Brazil (3-5)
Croatia (4-4) China (2-6)
1996 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
9. Argentina (3-4) 10. Puerto Rico (2-5) 11. Angola (1-6) 12. South Korea (0-7)
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Robinson
8/3 8/5 8/7 7/4 8/3 8/3 8/1 8/4 6/1 8/6 7/2 8/1
34-50 33-64 37-71 31-38 25-54 31-50 25-44 29-51 22-36 14-37 13-29 10-19
.680 .516 .521 .816 .463 .620 .568 .569 .611 .378 .448 .526 .560 .420
0-0
.000 .415 .348 .500 .423
28-40
.700 .889 .545 .719 .842 .522 .720 .529 .750 .526 .692 .818 .681 .695
37/ 4.6 8/ 1.0 31/ 3.9 46/ 6.6 13/ 1.6 42/ 5.3 22/ 2.8 36/ 4.5 17/ 2.8 25/ 3.1 22/ 3.1 6/ 0.8
96/ 12.0 91/ 11.4 88/ 11.0 87/ 12.4 77/ 9.6 74/ 9.3 72/ 9.0 67/ 8.4 58/ 9.7 41/ 5.1 35/ 5.0 30/ 3.8
0
3 0 4 1 0 8 1 1 1 0 3 0
5 8
Miller
17-41 8-23
8-9 6-11
17 26 17 10 35 11 21 36 7
Pippen Barkley
13
2-4
23-32 16-19 12-23 18-25 9-17 12-16 10-19
6
Richmond
11-26
10
O’Neal
0-0 4-13 0-0
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5
Hardaway
.308
11
Malone
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8
Hill
2-6 3-7 0-0 1-2
.333 .429 .500 .393 .379 .---
18
Payton
6 6
Olajuwon Stockton
9-13 9-11
8
22
13
USA OPP.
8 8
304-543 190-452
48-122 61-161
160-235 121-174
305/38.1 201/25.1
816/102.0 210
22
109
562/ 70.3
119
9
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