USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S AMERICUP TEAM 1992 RESULTS
PORTLAND, OREGON • JUNE 26-JULY 5, 1992
An unspectacular event in terms of competition, the 1992 Tournament of the Americas’ claim to fame was the unveiling of the most popular and arguably most talented and highly anticipated basketball team in history, the 1992 USA Men’s Senior National Team. Dubbed the ‘Dream Team’ by the media before ever setting foot on court, the squad was selected to earn an Olympic qualifying berth and then represent the USA at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Perhaps the greatest perceived challenge for the USA was the adjustment of NBA players to international rules or reduced roles. However, no issues emerged as a problem as the Dream Team manhandled the competition compiling a spotless 6-0 record en route to the tournament title. Posting a 51.5-point average margin of victory, the superstar laden U.S. squad scored 121.1 points a game, while shooting 63.0% from the field and 43.8% from 3-point. Seven of 12 players averaged in double figure scoring, led by Charles Barkley with 16.3 points, who was followed by Karl Malone with 14.8, Chris Mullin with 14.3 and Clyde Drexler with 13.8. Michael Jordan scored 12.7 points a game and Patrick Ewing and David Robinson notched 11.8. The USA opened the Tournament of the Americas with a 136-57 win over Cuba. No USA player logged more than 22 minutes, yet seven players scored in double figures as the USA raced to a 67-27 lead by halftime before coasting to the 79-point victory. The USA continued to roll, defeating Canada 105-61 and Panama 112-52. The USA downed Argentina 128-87, but more importantly qualified for the Olympics by securing, via its 4-0 record, the top spot in Pool A and a guarantee of at least a top-four finish in the tournament. The semifinals marked the first time that the USA and Puerto Rico had met on the national team level since 1991 when the Puerto Ricans upset the U.S. at the Pan American Games. However, this time the Dream Team turned the tables by routing Puerto Rico team 119-81. The USA entered the finals looking for its sixth consecutive victory with Venezuela as opponent. The USA stormed out to a 15-0 lead as Ven- ezuela missed its first 10 field goal attempts. By halftime, the lead was 41 points, 67-26, and the margin would grow to over 50 points during
the second half before the USA settled for 127-80 gold medal victory. Also qualifying for the Olympics were Venezuela, Brazil and Puerto Rico.
1992 USA MEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ROSTER
1992 USA RESULTS (6-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE
AFFILIATION/SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Cuba
W, 136-57 W, 105-61 W, 112-52 W, 128-87 W, 119-81 W, 127-80
Canada Panama
Charles Barkley
F F
6-6 6-9 6-7 7-0
250 220 222 240 220 198 235 256 215 210 235 175
29 35 30 30 32 29 22 29 29 26 27 30
Phoenix Suns (Auburn)
Bala Cynwyd, PA Brookline, MA
Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Indiana State) Portland Trail Blazers (Houston) New York Knicks (Goergetown) Los Angeles Lakers (Michigan State) Chicago Bulls (North Carolina) Utah Jazz (Louisiana Tech) Golden State Warriors (St. John’s) Chicago Bulls (Central Arkansas) Duke University
Clyde Drexler Patrick Ewing Earvin Johnson Michael Jordan Christian Laettner
G C G G
Portland, OR Fort Lee, NJ
Argentina Puerto Rico Venezuela
6-9 6-6 6-11 6-9
Beverly Hills, CA
Chicago, IL Angola, NY
F F F
Karl Malone Chris Mullin
Salt Lake City, UT
6-7 6-7 7-1 6-1
Alamo, CA
Scottie Pippen Divid Robinson John Stockton
G/F
Northbrook, IL
FINAL STANDINGS
C G
San Antonio Spurs (U.S. Naval Academy) San Antonio, TX
Utah Jazz (Gonzaga)
Salt Lake City, UT
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
*United States (6-0)
HEAD COACH: Chuck Daly, New Jersey Nets ASSISTANT COACH: P.J. Carlesimo, Seton Hall University (NJ) ASSISTANT COACH: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University (NC) ASSISTANT COACH: Lenny Wilkens, Cleveland Cavaliers (OH) TEAM PHYSICIAN: David Fisher (Minneapolis, MN) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Ed Lacerte, Boston Celtics (MA)
*Venezuela (4-3)
*Brazil (5-1)
*Puerto Rico (4-3)
Canada (2-3) Argentina (2-3) Cuba (1-3)
Mexico (1-3) Panama (1-3) Uruguay (0-4) * Qualified for the 1992 Olympic basketball competition.
1992 USA MEN’S AMERICUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Barkley Malone Mullin Jordan Drexler Ewing Johnson Pippen Robinson Laettner
6/3 6/3 6/3 6/5 6/4 5/1 5/2 6/6 6/2 6/0 2/1 2/0
34- 58 33- 53 31- 49 29- 53 32- 42 27- 39 27- 43 19- 34 20- 30 18- 31
0.586 2- 5 0.623 0- 0
0.4 .--- 0.5
28- 33 23- 39 9- 14
0.848 40/ 6.7
98/ 16.3 89/ 14.8 86/ 14.3 76/ 12.7 71/ 11.8 69/ 13.8 59/ 11.8 58/ 9.7 48/ 8.0 44/ 7.3 19/ 9.5 10/ 5.0
10
1 4 1 5
12
0.793
35/ 5.8
9
5 9 5 5 6 7 8 3 3 1
0.633
15- 30
0.643 18/ 3.0
14 30
0.547 9- 23
0.391 9- 12
0.75
23/ 3.8 32/ 5.3 13/ 2.6
11
0.762
0- 0
.---
7- 13
0.538 0.833
5
11
0.692 5- 11 0.628 0- 0
0.455 10- 12
33
2
.---
5- 8
0.625 26/ 5.2
2
10
0.559
3- 9
0.333 17- 20 0.333 6- 9 0.429 5- 8
0.85
25/ 4.2
54 37
0 2 0 0 0
0.667 2- 6
0.667 26/ 4.3 0.625 16/ 2.7
0.581 0.727 0.833 .630 .382
3- 7 3- 4 0- 1
2 2
Bird
8- 11
0.75
0- 0 0- 0
.--- .---
7/ 3.5 1/ 0.3
Stockton
5- 6
0
12
USA OPP.
6 6
283-449 161-421
42- 96 35-104
.438 .337
119-158 61- 83
.753 .735
285/47.5 177/29.5
727/121.2 210
36 12
75 28
418/ 69.7
84
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