Men's USA Basketball Team - Olympics 2008

USA Basketball Team

China Olympics 2008

Dream Team or No Dream Team decide with Gold Medal......

Men's USA Basketball Rosters

• Boozer, Carlos - Utah Jazz
• Kidd, Jason - Dallas Mavericks
• James, LeBron - Cleveland Cavaliers
• Williams, Deron - Utah Jazz
• Redd, Michael - Milwaukee Bucks
• Wade, Dwyane - Miami Heat
• Bryant, Kobe - LA Lakers
• Howard, Dwight - Orlando Magic
• Bosh, Chris - Toronto Raptors
• Paul, Chris - New Orleans Hornets
• Prince, Tayshaun - Detroit Pistons
• Anthony, Carmelo - Denver Nuggets

2008 Olympic Basketball Fixtures

GROUP A - Argentina , Australia, Croatia, Iran , Lithuania, Russia
GROUP B - Angola, China, Germany, Greece, Spain, USA

Preliminary Round (CN Time - GMT+8)

August 18, 2008

• 09:00 Iran vs Croatia
• 11:15 Australia vs Lithuania
• 14:30 Greece vs China
• 16:45 Angola vs Spain
• 20:00 USA vs Germany
• 22:15 Argentina vs Russia

Standings Men's Preliminaries
Group A
Team GP / W / L
1 Lithuania 5 / 4 / 1
2 Argentina 5 / 4 / 1
3 Croatia 5 / 3 / 2
4 Australia 5 /3 / 2
5 Russian 5 / 1 / 4
6 Iran 5 / 0 / 5

Group B
Team GP / W / L
1 United States 5 / 5 / 0
2 Spain 5 /4 /1
3 Greece 5 / 3 / 2
4 China 5 / 2 / 3
5 Germany 5 /1 /4
6 Angola 5 / 0 / 5

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USA Dream Team Background

The United States men's national basketball team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's basketball. Considered the best national basketball team in the world, Team USA is historically the most prestigious, and successful team in international competition, medaling in all fifteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with twelve golds.

Traditionally composed of amateur players, a 1989 rule change by FIBA allowed USA Basketball to field teams with professional players. The "Dream Team" won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. That team is often regarded as the greatest collection of talent on one team in sport history.

With the introduction of professionals, Team USA was able to spark a second run of dominance after capturing only a bronze medal in 1988. A team of professional players competed in the 1994 Basketball World Championships, finishing first. In 1996 and 2000, Team USA once again captured gold medals.

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