1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team

U.S. Olympic team (1996) yes August 2019 August 2019 1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team Lenny Wilkens 1996 Summer Olympics 16px Charles Barkley1996 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 20 Jul. to 3 Aug. 1996 - Atlanta in United States of America. USA 12.4 Charles Barkley USA 6.6 Gary Payton USA 4.5 1992 2000 The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Lenny Wilkens, the team won gold for the second straight Olympics. Nicknamed Dream Team III,Rhoden William C. Sports of The Times;Competitors Without a Competition July 23, 1996 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/23/sports/sports-of-the-times-competitors-without-a-competition.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110124163016/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/23/sports/sports-of-the-times-competitors-without-a-competition.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm 2011-01-24 live 2017-02-14 WAGERS were being taken on how badly Dream Team III would route Angola last night in Game 2 of its gold-medal tour.https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/05/01/michael-jordan-atlanta-1996-olympics-dream-team/ Why Michael Jordan didn't return for 1996 Atlanta Olympics NBC Sports OlympicTalk May 1, 2020 December 23, 2020 the team included five players who were Olympic teammates on the original "Dream Team", from the 1992 Olympic basketball tournament: Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, and David Robinson. Gary Payton was a late replacement for the injured Glenn Robinson.https://apnews.com/369bc1d3f646b92b86f86f313a063d96 Glenn Robinson off Dream Team Associated Press https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-06-26-9606260176-story.html Robinson Out of Olympics Chicago Tribune Roster With Michael Jordan intimating in 1994 that he would pass on the opportunity to participate in his third Olympic Games to let others get their chance at a gold medal, USA Basketball officials sought to construct the team dubbed Dream Team III with a winning combination of veteran players from the 1992 Dream Team that won the gold medal in Barcelona and some of the league's best young talent. The first 10 players of the 1996 United States men's national basketball team roster were announced in summer 1995, featuring young talent and first-time Olympians, including Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Shaquille O'Neal, and Gary Payton, who was added as a replacement for an injured Glenn Robinson. Other veteran players who were first-time Olympians were Reggie Miller and Hakeem Olajuwon. Olajuwon, a native of Nigeria, became the third naturalized American citizen after Ernie Grunfeld and Patrick Ewing to play for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team. Mitch Richmond, along with Charles Barkley, were added in April 1996 completing the roster as the 11th and 12th members. Thus, the holdovers from the 1992 Olympic Team, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, John Stockton, and Charles Barkley, coupled with the six first-time Olympians and 1988 bronze medalist Mitch Richmond formed the 1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team roster. United States men's national basketball team – 1996 Summer Olympics roster Players Coaches Pos.Team USA Basketball: What About the 1996 Dream Team II? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/53558-team-usa-basketball-what-about-the-1996-dream-team-ii Bleacher Report 8 June 2017 3 September 2008 # NameGames of the XXVIth Olympiad -- 1996 https://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xxvith-olympiad-1996.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20150429161915/http://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xxvith-olympiad-1996.aspx dead April 29, 2015 USA Basketball NBA Media Ventures 8 June 2017 14 September 2012 Age Height Weight From PF 4 Barkley, Charles 33 6 ft 6 in m on 255 lb kg on Phoenix Suns SF 5 Hill, Grant 23 6 ft 8 in m on 225 lb kg on Detroit Pistons PG 6 Hardaway, Anfernee 25 6 ft 7 in m on 200 lb kg on Orlando Magic C 7 Robinson, David 30 7 ft 1 in m on 235 lb kg on San Antonio Spurs SF 8 Pippen, Scottie 30 6 ft 8 in m on 225 lb kg on Chicago Bulls SG 9 Richmond, Mitch 31 6 ft 5 in m on 215 lb kg on Sacramento Kings SG 10 Miller, Reggie 30 6 ft 7 in m on 190 lb kg on Indiana Pacers PF 11 Malone, Karl 33 6 ft 9 in m on 255 lb kg on Utah Jazz PG 12 Stockton, John 34 6 ft 1 in m on 175 lb kg on Utah Jazz C 13 O'Neal, Shaquille 24 7 ft 1 in m on 301 lb kg on Orlando Magic PG 14 Payton, Gary 28 6 ft 4 in m on 190 lb kg on Seattle SuperSonics C 15 Olajuwon, Hakeem 33 7 ft 0 in m on 255 lb kg on Houston Rockets Head coach Lenny Wilkens Assistant coaches Bobby Cremins Clem Haskins Jerry Sloan Legend From describes teams affiliatedduring the Olympics Staff Head coach: Lenny Wilkens (Atlanta Hawks) Assistant coaches: Jerry Sloan (Utah Jazz), Bobby Cremins (Georgia Tech), and Clem Haskins (University of Minnesota) Team physicians: Steve Haas (Washington Bullets), John A. Hefferon (Chicago Bulls), and Bruce Moseley (Houston Rockets) Athletic trainers: Steven Brace (Creighton University) and Ron Culp (Miami Heat) 1996 USA results USA beat Argentina, 96–68 USA beats Angola, 87–54 USA beat Lithuania, 104–82 USA beat China, 133–70 USA beat Croatia, 102–71 USA beat Brazil, 98–75 (quarterfinals) USA beat Australia, 101–73 (semifinals) USA beat FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia, 95–69 (gold-medal game) References External links USA Basketball, official site Category:United States at the Olympic men's basketball tournament United States Olympics