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**1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team**
Head coach	John Thompson
1988 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader	Dan Majerle 14.1
Rebounding leader	David Robinson 6.9
Assists leader	Mitch Richmond 2.1
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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.^[2]

This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where NBA players were not allowed to participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leading to the dominance of 1992's Dream Team.^[3]^[4]

Roster

Name ^[5]	Position	Height	Weight	Age	Team/School	Home Town
Willie Anderson	G	6'7"	190	22	Georgia	Atlanta, Georgia
Stacey Augmon	F	6'7"	192	20	UNLV	Pasadena, California
Bimbo Coles	G	6'1"	175	20	Virginia Tech	Lewisburg, West Virginia
Jeff Grayer	G	6'6"	206	22	Iowa State	Flint, Michigan
Hersey Hawkins	G	6'2"	192	21	Bradley	Chicago, Illinois
Dan Majerle	G/F	6'5"	225	23	Central Michigan	Traverse City, Michigan
Danny Manning	F	6'9"	231	22	Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas
J. R. Reid	F	6'9"	206	20	North Carolina	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mitch Richmond	G	6'4"	222	23	Kansas State	Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
David Robinson	C	7'0"	226	23	Navy	Woodbridge, Virginia
Charles D. Smith	F	6'9"	228	23	Pittsburgh	Bridgeport, Connecticut
Charles Smith	G	6'0"	149	20	Georgetown	Washington, DC

Team staff members

Head Coach: John Thompson of Georgetown University
Assistant coach: George Raveling of the University of Southern California
Assistant coach: Craig Esherick of Georgetown University
Assistant coach: Mary Fenlon of Georgetown University
Manager: Bill Stein of St. Peter's College, in New Jersey
Team physician: James Hill of Chicago, Illinois
Athletic trainer: Troy Young of Arizona State University

Results

United States beat Spain, 97–53
United States beat Canada, 76–70
United States beat Brazil, 102–87
United States beat China (PRC), 108–57
United States beat Egypt, 102–35
United States beat Puerto Rico, 94–57
Soviet Union beat United States, 82–76
United States beat Australia, 78–49

The team did not reach the gold-medal game for the first time in its history. They beat Australia in the bronze-medal game 78–49.^[6]

Final standings

1. Soviet Union (7–1)
2. Yugoslavia (6–2)
3. United States (7–1)
4. Australia (4–4)
5. Brazil (5–3)
6. Canada (3–5)
7. Puerto Rico (4–4)
8. Spain (4–4)
9. South Korea (2–5)
10. Central African Republic (2–5)
11. China (2–5)
12. Egypt (0–7)^[7]

References

^ 1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 17 to 30 Sep. 1988 - Seoul in Korea.
^ "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Men's Basketball; After 16-Year Wait, Soviets Stun U.S. Again, 82-76 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
^ Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN 9781602396784. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781440835759. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.
^ "USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info

External links

USA Basketball, official site

[1] 1988 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men 17 to 30 Sep. 1988 - Seoul in Korea.

[nytimes-2] "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Men's Basketball; After 16-Year Wait, Soviets Stun U.S. Again, 82-76 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2014.

[3] Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN 9781602396784. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

[4] Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781440835759. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

[5] "1988 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2014.

[usabasketball-6] "USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[7] 1988 USA Olympic basketball team info

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 The '''1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team''' represented the [[United States]] at the [[Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul, South Korea]]. The team's head coach was [[John Thompson (basketball)|John Thompson]], of [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown University]]. [[United States men's national basketball team|Team USA]] won the [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|tournament]]'s bronze medal, their lowest finish to that point in any Olympic basketball tournament.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/28/sports/seoul-olympics-men-s-basketball-after-16-year-wait-soviets-stun-us-again-82-76.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fO%2fOlympic%20Games&pagewanted=print|title=THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Men's Basketball; After 16-Year Wait, Soviets Stun U.S. Again, 82-76 - The New York Times|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2014-04-28}}</ref>
+This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players were not allowed to participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leading to the dominance of 1992's [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Dream Team]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kalb |first1=Elliott |last2=Weinstein |first2=Mark |title=The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time |date=2009 |publisher=Skyhorse |isbn=9781602396784 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1715slX-OrEC&pg=PA71 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Freedman |first1=Lew |title=The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History |date=2015 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9781440835759 |page=121 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OgjHCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA121 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}</ref>
-This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where only professionals from leagues other than the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] were allowed to participate;<ref>{{webarchive |title=The Vote That Cleared the Way for NBA Players to Play in FIBA Competitions |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127184522/https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2020/04/fiba-votes-for-open-competition.aspx |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=27 January 2023}}</ref> that restriction was removed in 1989, before the next Olympic tournament.<ref>{{cite news|title=Federation Rule Change Opens Olympics to N.B.A. Players|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/08/sports/federation-rule-change-opens-olympics-to-nba-players.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 5, 2020|date=April 8, 1989}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/olympic-basketball-history-dream-team-usa-soviet-union|title = History of basketball at Olympics: A tale of American domination}}</ref>
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 ==Team staff members==
-*Head coach: [[John Thompson (basketball)|John Thompson]] of [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown University]]
+*Head Coach: [[John Thompson (basketball)|John Thompson]] of [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown University]]
 *Assistant coach: [[George Raveling]] of the [[USC Trojans men's basketball|University of Southern California]]
 *Assistant coach: Craig Esherick of [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown University]]
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 *{{bk|USA}} beat {{bk|Australia}}, 78–49
-The American team did not reach the gold medal game for the first time in its history. However, the team rebounded, and beat [[Australian national basketball team|Australia]] in the bronze medal game, by a score of 78–49.<ref name="usabasketball">{{cite web|url=http://www.usab.com/mens/national/moly_1988.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927085941/http://www.usab.com/mens/national/moly_1988.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2013|title=USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988|publisher=usab.com|accessdate=2014-05-01}}</ref>
+The team did not reach the gold-medal game for the first time in its history. They beat [[Australian national basketball team|Australia]] in the bronze-medal game 78–49.<ref name="usabasketball">{{cite web|url=http://www.usab.com/mens/national/moly_1988.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927085941/http://www.usab.com/mens/national/moly_1988.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2013|title=USAB: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988|publisher=usab.com|accessdate=2014-05-01}}</ref>
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