5x5 Men's Olympic History

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM 1980 RESULTS

MOSCOW, SOVIET UNION • JULY 20-30, 1980

The 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow were tainted by the political repercussions of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. The USA, Argentina, Canada, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico all qualified for the Olympics, but chose to not participate in the Games in protest of the Soviet invasion. Regardless, U.S. Olympic trials were held and selected athletes were honored as 1980 Olympians. The 1980 USA men’s basketball team, coached by Dave Gavitt, was the youngest team in the history of men’s Olympic basketball. Howev- er, their youth did not hamper their expertise. The 1980 squad in a series of exhibition games known as the ‘Gold Medal Series,’ played five games against NBA All-Star teams, and also played the 1976 U.S. Olympic team that had captured Olympic gold. Facing assorted NBA All-Star rosters that included stars like Quinn Buckner, Michael Cooper, George Gervin, Marques Johnson, John Lucas, John Shumate, Reggie Theus, Kermit Washington, Dennis Johnson, Bob Lanier, Clint Richardson, Campy Russell, Jack Sikma, Reggie Theus, Paul Westphal, Nate Archibald, Alex English, Micheal Ray Richardson, Marvin Webster Mike Bantom, Junior Bridgeman, Phil Ford, Artis Gilm- ore, Magic Johnson, Steve Mix, Dan Roundfield, and others, the 1980 U.S. squad compiled a 4-1 record. Opening the tour at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on June 16, Michael Brooks scored 18 points to pace the U.S. to a 97-84 victory. Two nights later at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoeniz, behind Al Wood’s 17 points the U.S. earned a lopsided 97-66 win. Playing on June 20 at the Seattle Kingdome, the NBA All-Stars edged the 1980 U.S. Olympians 78-76 as Paul Westphal tallied 19 points for the victorious NBA team, while Rolando Blackman and Isiah Thomas each scored 12 points for the 1980 USA Team. The U.S. bounced back to post a 77-75 win over the NBAers in New York as Brooks finished with 20, Micheal Ray Richardson had 18 to lead the NBA All-Stars. Playing June 23 in Indianap- olis, the U.S. Olympians battled to an 82-76 victory with Brooks leading the effort with 13 points. Closing out the Gold Medal Series with an 81-77 win versus members of the 1976 Olympic squad 81-77, Thomas and Wood each accounted for 13 points, and Walter Davis was credited with 14 points for the 1976 Olympians.

1980 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER

(The USA did not participate in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. However, the team did participate in the ‘Gold Medal Series,’ a series of games against NBA All-Star teams in various USA cities.)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE SCHOOL

HOMETOWN

Mark Aguirre

F

6-7 6-6 7-1 6-7 6-7 7-0 6-7 6-1 6-2 6-7 6-8 6-7

235 190 219 221 200 237 220 185 180 205 210 192

20 21 19 21 22 21 18 19 21 21 20 22

Depaul

Chicago, IL Brooklyn, NY Lebanon, PA Philadelphia, PA

Rolando Blackman

G/F

Kansas State

Sam Bowie

C F G C G G F

Kentucky La Salle

Michael Brooks

1980 USA RESULTS (5-1)

Bill Hanzlik Alton Lister

Notre Dame Arizona State

Beloit, WI Dallas, TX

NBA All-Stars NBA All-Stars NBA All-Stars NBA All-Stars NBA All-Stars

W, 97-84 W, 97-66 L, 76-78 W, 77-75 W, 82-76 W, 81-77

Rodney McCray Isiah Thomas Darnell Valentine Danny Vranes Buck Williams

Louisville

Mt. Vernon, NY Westchester, IL

Indiana Kansas

Wichita, KS

F F F

Utah

Salt Lake City, UT Rocky Mountain, NC

Maryland

Al Wood

North Carolina

Gray, CA

1976 USA Olympic Team

HEAD COACH: Dave Gavitt, Providence College ASSISTANT COACH: Larry Brown, University of California-Los Angeles ASSISTANT COACH: Dee Rowe, University of Connecticut MANAGER: Joseph Vancisin, National Association of Basketball Coaches

OLYMPIC STANDINGS

TEAM PHYSICIAN: Tim Taft, University of North Carolina ATHLETIC TRAINER: Troy Young, Arizona State University

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

Yugoslavia (8-0)

Italy (5-3)

Soviet Union (6-2)

1980 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

Spain (4-4) Brazil (4-4) Cuba (2-6) Poland (4-3) Australia (5-2)

NAME

G

FGM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PF

PTS

AST

BLK

STL

Brooks Bowie Aguirre Wood

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6

29- 57 29- 49 26- 54 27- 43 22- 55 22- 54 17- 33 14- 30

.509 .592 .481 .628 .400 .407 .515 .467 .391 .357 .357 .333 .480 .456

21- 32 11- 19 16- 24 6- 12 14- 17 4- 6 7- 11 6- 8 0- 0 1- 3 1- 2 11- 16 98-150 72-126

.656 .579 .667 .500 .824 .667 .636 .750 .688 .333 .500 .653 .571 .---

36/ 6.0 41/ 6.9 30/ 5.0 17/ 2.8 12/ 2.0 28/ 4.7 17/ 2.8 12/ 2.0 24/ 4.0 6/ 1.0 6/ 1.0 4/ 0.8

14 12 14 11 19

79/ 13.2 69/ 11.5 68/ 11.3 60/ 10.0 58/ 9.7 48/ 8.0 41/ 6.8 34/ 5.7 29/ 4.9 10/ 1.7 11/ 1.8 3/ 0.6 510/85.0 456/76.0

11 12 16 37 14 2

0

9 0 9 5 5 4 3 0 5 0

14

1 4 0 1 4 0 1 2 1 1

9.

Czechoslovakia (3-4)

Thomas Blackman Valentine Williams Vranes

10

10. Sweden (3-4) 11. Senegal (1-6) 12. India (0-7)

5

16

4

4 8 8 4 2

17

14

9- 23 5- 14 5- 14

5 1 7 4

Lister

Hanzlik McCray

1- 3

USA OPP.

206-429 192-421

233/38.8 117 201/33.5 132

130 136

29 30

64 71

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