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1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team

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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 was coached by John Thompson of Georgetown University. This would be the first time that Team USA would win the bronze medal and the last time they were represented by a basketball team that didn't feature NBA stars.

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Team staff

  • Head Coach: John Thompson, Georgetown University (DC)
  • Assistant coach: George Raveling, U. of Southern California
  • Assistant coach: Mary Fenlon, Georgetown University, (DC)
  • Manager: Bill Stein, St. Peter's College (NJ)
  • Team physician: James Hill, Chicago, IL
  • Athletic trainer: Troy Young, Arizona State University

    • Results

  • USA beats Spain, 97-53
  • USA beats Canada, 76-70
  • USA beats Brazil, 102-87
  • USA beats China, 108-57
  • USA beats Egypt, 102-35
  • USA beats Puerto Rico, 94-57
  • USSR beats USA, 82-76
  • USA beats Australia, 78-49

    • Team USA did not qualify for the Gold medal game because they lost to USSR in their seventh game. However, they would beat Australia in the Bronze medal game, 78-49.

    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 Africa Rep. (2-5)
  • 11. China (2-5)
  • 12. Egypt (0-7)

    • References

    1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team Wikipedia
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