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The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and won the gold medal. They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from the Americas in 2023. [ 1] It was the fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the Americans.
A 20-player roster was announced on June 19, 2024. [ 7] Andrew Wiggins and Zach Edey withdrew on June 29 and 30 respectively. [ 8] Oshae Brissett and Kyle Alexander were released on July 3, 2024. [ 9] Trae Bell-Haynes left the team on July 6, 2024. [ 10]
For the second time in history, the 3x3 basketball tournament features eight teams competing in the men's and women's events. [4] The National Olympic Committees may enter only one 4-player men's team and only one 4-player women's team. Each team constitutes three players on the court and a single substitute.
The USA Basketball Men's National Team, [2] commonly known as Team USA and the United States men's national basketball team, is the basketball team representing the United States. It is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all twenty Olympic tournaments it has entered, including seventeen golds.
The men's 5x5 basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 21st edition of the event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 27 July to 10 August 2024. Preliminary games occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC rules disallowing ...
The 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The team's head coach was John Thompson, of Georgetown University. Team USA won the tournament 's bronze medal, their lowest finish to that point in any Olympic basketball tournament.
Angola. W 116–48. +68. Group Play. Tied for 3rd largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition. [ 12] Game 2. Croatia. W 103–70.
Medalists. Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as an unofficial demonstration event in 1904 and 1924. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 1976. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic ...